1958 Massachusetts elections

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1958 Massachusetts general election
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A Massachusetts general election was held on November 4, 1958, in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

Contents

The election included:

Democratic and Republican candidates were selected in party primaries held on September 9, 1958.

Governor

Democrat Foster Furcolo was re-elected over Republican Charles Gibbons, Socialist Labor candidate Henning A. Blomen, and Prohibition candidate Guy S. Williams.

George Fingold was the only candidate in the Republican primary, however he died nine days before the primary. [1] Gibbons won the nomination as a write-in candidate. [2]

Lieutenant governor

1958 Massachusetts Lieutenant Governor election
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  Robert F. Murphy Massachusetts (cropped).png 1935 Elmer Nelson Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Nominee Robert F. Murphy Elmer C. Nelson
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote1,112,001711,362
Percentage60.3%38.6%
Lieutenant Governor before election

Robert F. Murphy
Democratic

Elected Lieutenant Governor

Robert F. Murphy
Democratic

Democrat Robert F. Murphy was re-elected Lieutenant Governor over Republican Elmer C. Nelson, Socialist Labor candidate Francis A. Votano, and Prohibition candidate Harold E. Bassett.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Lt. Governor Murphy was unopposed for renomination.

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Nelson was unopposed for the Republican nomination.

General election

Results

1958 Massachusetts Lieutenant Governor election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Robert F. Murphy 1,112,001 60.34% Increase2.svg9.11
Republican Elmer C. Nelson 711,36238.60%Decrease2.svg9.24
Socialist Labor Francis A. Votano11,2300.61%Increase2.svg0.02
Prohibition Harold E. Bassett8,3000.45%Decrease2.svg0.06
Total votes1,842,893 100.00%

Attorney general

1958 Massachusetts Attorney General election
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  Edward J. McCormack, Jr.png 1953 Christian Archibald Herter, Jr. Massachusetts House of Representatives (cropped).png
Nominee Edward J. McCormack Jr. Christian A. Herter Jr.
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote973,303888,385
Percentage52.0%47.5%
Attorney General before election

George Fingold
Republican

Elected Attorney General

Edward J. McCormack Jr.
Democratic

Incumbent attorney general George Fingold ran for Governor instead of seeking reelection. He died on August 31, 1958, and Edward J. McCormack Jr., who won the Democratic primary over Endicott Peabody, was chosen by the Massachusetts General Court to finish his term.

McCormack defeated Republican Christian A. Herter Jr., Socialist Workers candidate Charles A. Couper, and Prohibition candidate Gustaf B. Nissan in the general election.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

1958 Democratic primary [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Edward J. McCormack Jr. 238,477 54.63%
Democratic Endicott Peabody 198,01645.37%
Write-in 120.00%
Total votes436,505 100.00%

General election

Results

1958 Massachusetts Attorney General election [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Edward J. McCormack Jr. 973,303 52.01% Increase2.svg 3.15
Republican Christian A. Herter Jr. 888,38547.47%Decrease2.svg 3.11
Socialist Workers Charles A. Couper6,0480.32%Decrease2.svg 0.03
Prohibition Gustaf B. Nissan3,5980.19%Decrease2.svg 0.01
Write-in 110.00%Steady2.svg
Total votes1,871,345 100.00%

Secretary of the Commonwealth

1958 Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth election
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Nominee Edward J. Cronin Marion Curran Boch
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote1,136,783668,217
Percentage62.4%36.7%
Secretary of the Commonwealth before election

Edward J. Cronin
Democratic

Elected Secretary of the Commonwealth

Edward J. Cronin
Democratic

Incumbent Secretary of the Commonwealth Edward J. Cronin defeated Republican Marion Curran Boch, Socialist Labor candidate Fred M. Ingersoll, and Prohibition candidate Julia Kohler in the general election.

General election

Results

1958 Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth election [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Edward J. Cronin (incumbent) 1,136,783 62.38% Increase2.svg 8.98
Republican Marion Curran Boch 668,21736.67%Decrease2.svg 9.08
Socialist Workers Fred M. Ingersoll9,5470.52%Increase2.svg 0.11
Prohibition Julia Kohler7,8140.43%Decrease2.svg 0.02
Write-in 10.00%Steady2.svg

Aftermath

Cronin died 20 days after the election. [5]

Treasurer and Receiver-General

1958 Massachusetts Treasurer election
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  3x4.svg 1953 John Eliot Yerxa Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Nominee John Francis Kennedy John Yerxa
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote1,140,765684,954
Percentage62.0%37.2%
Treasurer and Receiver-General before election

John Francis Kennedy
Democratic

Elected Treasurer and Receiver-General

John Francis Kennedy
Democratic

Incumbent Treasurer and Receiver-General John Francis Kennedy defeated Woburn Mayor William G. Shaughnessy in the Democratic primary and Republican State Senator John Yerxa, Socialist Labor candidate John Erlandsson, and Prohibition candidate Warren Carberg in the general election.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

1958 Democratic Treasurer primary [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic John Francis Kennedy (incumbent) 256,155 61.78%
Democratic William G. Shaughnessy 158,44738.22%
Total votes414,602 100.00%

General election

Results

1958 Massachusetts Treasurer and Receiver-General election [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic John Francis Kennedy (incumbent) 1,140,765 62.00% Increase2.svg 8.96
Republican John Yerxa 684,95437.23%Decrease2.svg 9.03
Socialist Workers John Erlandsson7,8140.42%Increase2.svg 0.07
Socialist Workers Warren Carberg6,3820.34%Decrease2.svg 0.01
Write-in 250.00%Steady2.svg

Auditor

Incumbent Auditor Thomas J. Buckley defeated Republican Thomas H. Adams, Socialist Labor candidate Arne Sortell, and Prohibition candidate John B. Lauder in the general election.

1958 Massachusetts Auditor election [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Thomas J. Buckley (incumbent) 1,150,267 63.26% Increase2.svg 6.07
Republican Thomas H. Adams654,80836.01%
Socialist Workers Arne Sortell7,6980.42%
Prohibition John B. Lauder5,6210.31%

United States Senator

Democrat John F. Kennedy was re-elected over Republican Vincent J. Celeste, Socialist Labor candidate Lawrence Gilfedder, and Prohibition candidate Mark R. Shaw.

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References

  1. ↑ "George Fingold is Dead at 49. Massachusetts Attorney General; G.O.P.Candidate for Governor Had Campaigned Saturday --Serving Third Term". New York Times . September 1, 1958.
  2. ↑ "Our Campaigns - MA Governor- R Primary Race - Sep 09, 1958".
  3. ↑ Massachusetts Election Statistics 1958. p. 65.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Massachusetts Election Statistics 1958. p. 5.
  5. ↑ "Edward J. Cronin". New York Times. November 25, 1958.
  6. ↑ Massachusetts Election Statistics 1958. p. 62.
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