Editing Calvin Coolidge (section)

===1919 election===
{{Main|1919 Massachusetts gubernatorial election}}

In 1919, Coolidge and Cox were renominated for their respective offices in 1919. By this time Coolidge's supporters, especially Stearns, had publicized his actions in the Police Strike around the state and the nation, and some of Coolidge's speeches were published in book form.{{sfn|Coolidge|1919|pp=2–9}} He faced the same opponent as in 1918, Richard Long, but this time Coolidge defeated him by 125,101 votes, more than seven times his margin of victory from a year earlier.{{efn|The tally was Coolidge 317,774, Long 192,673.{{sfn|Fuess|1940|p=238}}}} His actions in the police strike, combined with the massive electoral victory, led to suggestions that Coolidge run for president in 1920.{{sfnm|Fuess|1940|1pp=239–243|McCoy|1967|2pp=102–113}}