1956 Massachusetts elections

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1956 Massachusetts general election
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A Massachusetts general election was held on November 6, 1956, in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

Contents

The election included:

Democratic and Republican candidates were selected in party primaries held on September 18, 1956.

Governor

Democrat Foster Furcolo was elected over Republican Sumner G. Whittier, Socialist Labor candidate Henning A. Blomen, and Prohibition candidate Mark R. Shaw.

Lieutenant governor

1956 Massachusetts Lieutenant Governor election
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  Robert F. Murphy Massachusetts (cropped).png 1953 Charles Gibbons Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Nominee Robert F. Murphy Charles Gibbons
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote1,158,704711,362
Percentage51.2%47.8%
Lieutenant Governor before election

Sumner Whittier
Republican

Elected Lieutenant Governor

Robert F. Murphy
Democratic

Incumbent lieutenant governor Sumner Whitter ran for governor.

Democrat Robert F. Murphy was elected lieutenant governor over Republican Charles Gibbons, Socialist Labor candidate Francis A. Votano, and Prohibition candidate Harold E. Bassett.

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Gibbons was unopposed for the Republican nomination.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

1956 Democratic lieutenant gubernatorial primary [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Robert F. Murphy 280,781 62.06%
Democratic James A. Burke 95,11121.02%
Democratic George A. Wells 76,51416.92%
Total votes452,406 100.00%

General election

Results

Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 1956
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Robert F. Murphy 1,158,704 51.23% Increase2.svg4.00
Republican Charles Gibbons 1,082,11347.84%Decrease2.svg4.17
Socialist Labor Francis A. Votano13,2860.59%Increase2.svg0.10
Prohibition Harold E. Bassett7,8940.39%Increase2.svg0.12
Total votes2,261,997 100.00%

Attorney general

1956 Massachusetts Attorney General election
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  George Fingold.png Edward J. McCormack, Jr.png
Nominee George Fingold Edward J. McCormack Jr.
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote1,152,3481,113,105
Percentage50.1%48.9%
Attorney General before election

George Fingold
Republican

Elected Attorney General

George Fingold
Republican

Republican attorney general George Fingold was re-elected over Democrat Edward J. McCormack Jr., Socialist Workers candidate Fred M. Ingersol, and Prohibition candidate Howard Rand in the general election.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Massachusetts Attorney General Democratic Primary, 1956 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Edward J. McCormack Jr. 250,916 55.17%
Democratic Joseph D. Ward 203,92344.83%
Write-in 70.00%
Total votes454,839 100.00%

General election

Candidates

Results

Massachusetts Attorney General Election, 1956 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican George Fingold (incumbent) 1,152,348 50.58%
Democratic Edward J. McCormack Jr. 1,113,10548.86%
Socialist Workers Fred M. Ingersoll7,9830.35%
Prohibition Howard Rand 4,7790.20%
Write-in 70.00%
Total votes2,278,222 100.00%

Secretary of the Commonwealth

Incumbent Secretary of the Commonwealth Edward J. Cronin defeated Republican Senate President Richard I. Furbush, Prohibition candidate Earl Dodge, and Socialist Labor candidate Lawrence Gilfedder in the general election.

Democratic primary

Candidates

  • Edward J. Cronin, incumbent Secretary of the Commonwealth
  • Robert Emmet Dinsmore

Results

1956 Secretary of the Commonwealth Democratic primary [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Edward J. Cronin (incumbent) 366,019 83.79%
Democratic Robert Emmet Dinsmore70,81316.21%
Write-in 10.00%

General election

Candidates

  • Edward J. Cronin, incumbent Secretary of the Commonwealth (Democratic)
  • Earl Dodge, executive secretary of the Massachusetts Prohibition Party (Prohibition)
  • Richard I. Furbush, president of the Massachusetts Senate (Republican)
  • Lawrence Gilfedder (Socialist Workers)

Results

Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth Election, 1956 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Edward J. Cronin (incumbent) 1,196,746 53.40%
Republican Richard I. Furbush 1,025,29545.75%
Prohibition Earl Dodge 10,0300.45%
Socialist Workers Lawrence Gilfedder9,1810.41%
Write-in 50.00%

Treasurer and receiver-general

Incumbent treasurer and receiver-general John Francis Kennedy defeated Norwood Selectman Clement A. Riley, John F. Buckley, John M. Kennedy, and Henry Joseph Hurley in the Democratic primary and Republican Robert H. Beaudreau, Socialist Labor candidate Willy N. Hogseth, and Prohibition candidate Isaac Goddard in the general election.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

1956 Treasurer and Receiver-General Democratic primary [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic John Francis Kennedy (incumbent) 186,382 40.83%
Democratic Clement A. Riley 127,24227.87%
Democratic John F. Buckley72,01915.79%
Democratic John M. Kennedy43,9259.62%
Democratic Henry Joseph Hurley26,8815.89%
Write-in 10.00%

General election

Candidates

Results

Massachusetts Treasurer and Receiver-General Election, 1956 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic John Francis Kennedy (incumbent) 1,196,626 53.04%
Republican Robert H. Beaudreau 1,043,81246.26%
Socialist Workers Willy N. Hogseth7,9700.35%
Prohibition Issac Goddard7,8870.35%
Write-in 50.00%

Auditor

Incumbent auditor Thomas J. Buckley defeated Republican Joseph A. Nobile, Socialist Labor candidate Anthony Martin, and Prohibition candidate John B. Lauder in the general election.

General election

1946 Auditor election [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Thomas J. Buckley (incumbent) 1,278,635 57.19%
Republican Joseph A. Nobile937,57041.94%
Socialist Workers Anthony Martin13,3530.60%
Prohibition John B. Lauder6,1530.28%
Write-in 40.00%

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References

  1. ↑ Election Statistics. 1956.
  2. ↑ Massachusetts Election Statistics 1956. p. 247.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Massachusetts Election Statistics 1956. p. 5.
  4. ↑ Massachusetts Election Statistics 1956. p. 233.
  5. ↑ Massachusetts Election Statistics 1956. p. 238.
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