1956 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

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1956 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
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  1954 November 6, 1956 1958  
  Foster Furcolo, 60th Governor of Massachusetts.jpg SumnerWhittier.jpg
Nominee Foster Furcolo Sumner G. Whittier
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote1,234,6181,096,759
Percentage52.76%46.87%

1956 Massachusetts gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results
Furcolo:      50–60%     60–70%
Whittier:      50-60%     60-70%     70-80%

Governor before election

Christian A. Herter
Republican

Elected Governor

Foster Furcolo
Democratic

The 1956 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1956. Democrat Foster Furcolo was elected Governor of Massachusetts to replace incumbent Christian Herter, who did not run for re-election. Furcolo defeated Republican Sumner G. Whittier, Socialist Labor candidate Henning A. Blomen, and Prohibition candidate Mark R. Shaw.

Contents

In the race for lieutenant governor, Democrat Robert F. Murphy defeated Republican Charles Gibbons, Prohibition candidate Harold E. Bassett, and Socialist Labor candidate Francis A. Votano.

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Lt. Governor Whittier was unopposed in the Republican primary.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic gubernatorial primary, 1956 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Foster Furcolo 358,051 78.65%
Democratic Thomas Henry Buckley 131,49621.35%

General election

Results

Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 1956
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Foster Furcolo 1,234,618 52.76% Increase2.svg4.96
Republican Sumner G. Whittier 1,096,75946.87%Decrease2.svg4.89
Socialist Labor Henning A. Blomen 5,7990.25%Decrease2.svg0.05
Prohibition Mark R. Shaw 2,6920.12%Decrease2.svg0.02

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References

  1. Election Statistics. 1956.

Hayden, Irving N.; Grove, Lawrence R. (1957). A Manual for the Use of the General Court for 1957–1958. Boston: Wright & Potter Printing Company. pp. 298–99. Retrieved September 23, 2010.