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The 1950 Massachusetts general election was held on November 7, 1950, throughout Massachusetts. Primary elections took place on September 19.
At the federal level, Republicans maintained their majority in the state by holding eight of fourteen seats in the United States House of Representatives. Incumbents were re-elected in each House seat.
In the race for Governor, Democratic incumbent Paul Dever was re-elected over former Lieutenant Governor Arthur W. Coolidge.
Democratic incumbents swept the six elections for statewide offices.
Democratic incumbent Paul A. Dever was reelected over Republican Arthur W. Coolidge, Socialist Labor candidate Horace Hillis, and Prohibition candidate Mark R. Shaw.
Democratic incumbent Charles F. Sullivan was reelected over Republican Laurence Curtis and Socialist Labor candidate Lawrence Gilfedder.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Charles F. Sullivan (incumbent) | 196,638 | 52.68% | |
Democratic | G. Edward Bradley | 55,176 | 14.78% | |
Democratic | J. Frank Murphy | 49,095 | 13.15% | |
Democratic | John Francis Cahill | 47,635 | 12.76% | |
Democratic | William N. Bergan | 24,718 | 6.62% | |
Total votes | 373,262 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Laurence Curtis | 162,506 | 46.73% | |
Republican | Robert W. Welch, Jr. | 59,073 | 16.99% | |
Republican | Harris S. Richardson | 52,994 | 15.24% | |
Republican | Daniel E. McLean | 40,492 | 11.64% | |
Republican | Warren G. Harris | 32,677 | 9.40% | |
Total votes | 347,742 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Charles F. Sullivan (incumbent) | 982,014 | 52.64% | ||
Republican | Laurence Curtis | 870,542 | 46.66% | ||
Socialist Labor | Lawrence Gilfedder | 13,009 | 0.70% | ||
Total votes | 1,865,565 | 100.00% |
Incumbent Francis E. Kelly attorney general defeated Benjamin F. Chesky, Eli Y. Krovitsky, Isadore H. Y. Muchnick in the Democratic primary and Republican Frederick Ayer Jr., Socialist Workers candidate Anthony Martin, and Prohibition candidate Howard B. Rand in the general election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Francis E. Kelly (incumbent) | 292,450 | 76.74% | |
Democratic | Isadore H. Y. Muchnick | 60,708 | 15.94% | |
Democratic | Benjamin F. Chesky | 15,416 | 4.04% | |
Democratic | Eli Y. Krovitsky | 12,471 | 3.27% | |
Total votes | 381,045 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Frederick Ayer Jr. | 117,256 | 34.94% | |
Republican | George Fingold | 101,037 | 30.11% | |
Republican | Edward Butterworth | 60,738 | 18.10% | |
Republican | Edwin W. Hadley | 36,534 | 10.88% | |
Republican | Frank F. Walters | 19,971 | 5.95% | |
Write-in | All others | 2 | 0.00% | |
Total votes | 335,538 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Francis E. Kelly (incumbent) | 957,262 | 51.87% | ||
Republican | Frederick Ayer Jr. | 868,871 | 47.08% | ||
Socialist Labor | Anthony Martin | 13,237 | 0.71% | ||
Prohibition | Howard B. Rand | 5,888 | 0.31% | ||
Write-in | All others | 8 | 0.00% | ||
Total votes | 1,845,266 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Edward J. Cronin (incumbent) | 190,380 | 52.97% | |
Democratic | Stephen J. Carr | 38,418 | 10.69% | |
Democratic | Paul V. Shaughnessy | 36,085 | 10.04% | |
Democratic | Anthony L. Bruno | 31,277 | 8.70% | |
Democratic | John F. Welch | 22,063 | 6.13% | |
Democratic | Alfred R. Vitale | 18,796 | 5.23% | |
Democratic | Alfred L. Smith | 12,369 | 3.43% | |
Democratic | Martin Graham | 10,053 | 2.79% | |
Write-in | All others | 1 | 0.00% | |
Total votes | 359,442 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Russell A. Wood | 84,052 | 25.77% | |
Republican | Randall W. "Ranny" Weeks | 61,931 | 18.99% | |
Republican | John Adams | 55,637 | 17.06% | |
Republican | William B. Bailey | 49,589 | 15.20% | |
Republican | Douglas Lawson | 35,696 | 10.94% | |
Republican | Henry Clay | 23,931 | 7.33% | |
Republican | Ada F. York | 15,238 | 4.67% | |
Total votes | 326,074 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Edward J. Cronin (incumbent) | 1,004,632 | 54.89% | ||
Republican | Russell A. Wood | 801,162 | 43.78% | ||
Socialist Labor | Fred M. Ingersoll | 13,398 | 0.73% | ||
Prohibition | Ellsworth J. M. Dickson | 10,743 | 0.58% | ||
Write-in | All others | 2 | 0.00% | ||
Total votes | 1,829,937 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Fred J. Burrell | 194,784 | 59.00% | |
Republican | Roy C. Papalia | 135,321 | 40.99% | |
Write-in | All others | 1 | 0.00% | |
Total votes | 330,106 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | John E. Hurley (incumbent) | 1,101,367 | 60.27% | ||
Republican | Fred J. Burrell | 702,604 | 38.45% | ||
Socialist Labor | Henning A. Blomen | 11,968 | 0.65% | ||
Prohibition | Harold J. Ireland | 11,289 | 0.61% | ||
Write-in | All others | 17 | 0.00% | ||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | William G. Andrew | 238,762 | 86.02% | |
Republican | Warren A. Rood | 38,797 | 13.97% | |
Write-in | All others | 1 | 0.00% | |
Total votes | 277,560 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Thomas J. Buckley (incumbent) | 1,082,350 | 59.21% | ||
Republican | William G. Andrew | 724,058 | 39.61% | ||
Socialist Labor | Francis A. Votano | 13,498 | 0.73% | ||
Prohibition | Robert A. Simmons | 7,844 | 0.42% | ||
Write-in | 2 | 0.00% | |||
Total votes | 1,827,752 | 100.00% |
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