Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 1948

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Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 1948

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Nominee Paul A. Dever Robert F. Bradford
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote1,239,247 849,895
Percentage59.03% 40.49%
Governor before election

Robert F. Bradford
Republican

Elected Governor

Paul A. Dever
Democratic

The 1948 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1948. Democrat Paul A. Dever defeated Republican incumbent Robert F. Bradford, Socialist Labor candidate Horace Hillis, and Prohibition candidate Mark R. Shaw.

Paul A. Dever American politician

Paul Andrew Dever was an American Democratic politician from Boston, Massachusetts. He served as the 58th Governor of Massachusetts and was its youngest-ever Attorney General.

Robert F. Bradford American politician

Robert Fiske Bradford was an American lawyer and politician who served one term as the 57th Governor of Massachusetts, from 1947 to 1949.

Contents

In the race for Lieutenant Governor, Democrat Charles F. Sullivan defeated Republican incumbent Arthur W. Coolidge, Socialist Labor candidate Lawrence Gilfedder, and Prohibition candidate Guy S. Williams.

Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts position

The Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts is the first in the line to discharge the powers and duties of the office of governor following the incapacitation of the Governor of Massachusetts. The constitutional honorific title for the office is His, or Her, Honor.

Charles F. "Jeff" Sullivan was an American politician who served as the 57th Lieutenant Governor for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts from 1949 to 1953. Sullivan was also a member of the Worcester, Massachusetts Common Council, a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, a Massachusetts State Senator and the Mayor of Worcester, Massachusetts from 1946 to 1949.

Arthur William Coolidge was a Massachusetts politician who served multiple positions within the state government.

Primaries

Democratic

Former Massachusetts Attorney General and 1946 Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor Paul A. Dever defeated former Governor Maurice J. Tobin for the Democratic nomination. [1] Tobin had ceased campaigning after he was appointed United States Secretary of Labor.

Massachusetts Attorney General attorney general for the U.S. state of Massachusetts

The Massachusetts Attorney General is an elected constitutionally defined executive officer of the Massachusetts Government. The officeholder is the chief lawyer and law enforcement officer of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The officeholder also acts as an advocate and resource for the Commonwealth and its residents in many areas, including consumer protection, combating fraud and corruption, protecting civil rights, and maintaining economic competition. The current Attorney General is Maura Healey.

Maurice J. Tobin American politician

Maurice Joseph Tobin was a Mayor of Boston, Massachusetts, the Governor of Massachusetts, and United States Secretary of Labor. He was a Democrat and a liberal who supported the New Deal and Fair Deal programs, and was outspoken in his support for labor unions. However, he had little success battling against the conservative majorities in the Massachusetts legislature, and the U.S. Congress.

United States Secretary of Labor position

The United States Secretary of Labor is a member of the Cabinet of the United States, and as the head of the United States Department of Labor, controls the department, and enforces and suggests laws involving unions, the workplace, and all other issues involving any form of business-person controversies.

Democratic gubernatorial primary, 1948 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Democratic Paul A. Dever 221,72776.65%
Democratic Maurice J. Tobin 67,555 23.35%

Worcester Mayor Charles F. "Jeff" Sullivan defeated Benedict FitzGerald and Edward P. Barry for the Democratic nomination for Lt. Governor. [2]

Democratic Lt. gubernatorial primary, 1948 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Democratic Charles F. Sullivan 127,94848.05%
Democratic Benedict FitzGerald 99,712 37.44%
Democratic Edward P. Barry 38,637 14.51%

Republican

Governor Robert F. Bradford defeated State Senator Edward Rowe in the Republican primary. [3]

Edward M. Rowe was an American politician who served in the Massachusetts Senate and was a two-time candidate for Governor of Massachusetts.

Republican gubernatorial primary, 1948 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Republican Robert F. Bradford 210,57482.86%
Republican Edward Rowe 43,545 17.14%

Lieutenant Governor Arthur W. Coolidge ran unopposed in the Republican Primary.

General election

Governor

Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 1948 [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Democratic Paul A. Dever 1,239,24759.03%
Republican Robert F. Bradford 849,895 40.49%
Socialist Labor Horace Hillis 7,259 0.35%
Prohibition Mark R. Shaw 2,841 0.14%

Lieutenant Governor

Massachusetts Lt. gubernatorial election, 1948 [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Democratic Charles F. Sullivan 1,163,04156.69%
Republican Arthur W. Coolidge 870,864 42.45%
Socialist Labor Lawrence Gilfedder 12,127 0.59%
Prohibition Guy S. Williams 5,457 0.27%

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References

  1. 1 2 Election Statistics; The Commonwealth of Massachusetts 1948.
  2. 1 2 Election Statistics; The Commonwealth of Massachusetts 1948.
  3. 1 2 Election Statistics; The Commonwealth of Massachusetts 1948.
  4. ↑ Election Statistics; The Commonwealth of Massachusetts 1948.
  5. ↑ Election Statistics; The Commonwealth of Massachusetts 1948.
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