1950 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

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1950 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
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  1948 November 7, 1950 1952  
  PaulADever (3x4a).jpg 1945 Arthur Coolidge senator Massachusetts (3x4a).jpg
Nominee Paul A. Dever Arthur W. Coolidge
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote1,074,570824,069
Percentage56.26%43.14%

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Dever:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%
Coolidge:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%

Governor before election

Paul A. Dever
Democratic

Elected Governor

Paul A. Dever
Democratic

The 1950 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1950. Democratic incumbent Paul A. Dever defeated Republican Arthur W. Coolidge, Socialist Labor candidate Horace Hillis, and Prohibition candidate Mark R. Shaw.

Contents

Democratic primary

Paul Dever ran unopposed for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination.

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

1950 Republican gubernatorial primary [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Arthur W. Coolidge 130,061 35.79%
Republican Louis E. Denfeld 68,56018.87%
Republican Clarence A. Barnes 60,92716.77%
Republican Daniel Needham 57,77315.90%
Republican Frankland W. L. Miles 37,45210.31%
Republican Edward Rowe 8,6092.37%
Total votes363,382 100.00%

General election

Results

Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 1950 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Paul A. Dever (incumbent) 1,074,570 56.26%
Republican Arthur W. Coolidge 824,06943.14%
Socialist Labor Horace Hillis7,8060.41%
Prohibition Mark R. Shaw 3,7160.20%
Total votes1,910,161 100.00%

See also

References

  1. Election Statistics; The Commonwealth of Massachusetts 1950.
  2. Election Statistics; The Commonwealth of Massachusetts 1950.