Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 1946

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Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 1946

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  Robert F. Bradford (Massachusetts Governor).jpg Mjtobin.jpg
Nominee Robert F. Bradford Maurice J. Tobin
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote911,152 762,743
Percentage54.12% 45.30%
Governor before election

Maurice J. Tobin
Democratic

Elected Governor

Robert F. Bradford
Republican

The 1946 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1946. Republican Robert F. Bradford defeated Democratic incumbent Maurice J. Tobin, Socialist Labor candidate Horace Hillis, and Prohibition candidate Guy S. Williams.

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.

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.

Contents

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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.

Primaries

Democratic

Governor Tobin defeated Francis D. Harrigan, a senior partner with the law firm of Caulfield, Harrigan and Murray, associate editor of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America's Law Journal, and a World War I veteran, for the Democratic nomination. [1] [2]

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Democratic gubernatorial primary, 1946 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Democratic Maurice J. Tobin 194,52975.70%
Democratic Francis D. Harrigan 62,418 24.30%

Former Attorney General Paul A. Dever defeated Roger Putnam, Daniel J. O'Connell, and John B. Carr for the Democratic nomination for Lt. Governor. [3]

Roger Lowell Putnam was an American politician and businessman. A member of the prominent Lowell family of Boston, he served as Mayor of Springfield, Massachusetts, from 1937 until 1943, and as director of the Economic Stabilization Administration from 1951 until 1952. During his short tenure in federal office, the nation's steelworkers struck—leading United States President Harry S. Truman to seize the nation's steel mills.

Democratic Lt. gubernatorial primary, 1946 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Democratic Paul A. Dever 135,99152.01%
Democratic Roger Putnam 87,868 33.60%
Democratic Daniel J. O'Connell 19,669 7.52%
Democratic John B. Carr 17,908 6.87%

Republican

Lieutenant Governor Robert F. Bradford won the Republican gubernatorial nomination unopposed. [4]

State Senator Arthur W. Coolidge defeated Lynn, Massachusetts mayor Albert Cole in the Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor. [5]

Lynn, Massachusetts City in Massachusetts, United States

Lynn is the 9th largest municipality in Massachusetts and the largest city in Essex County. Situated on the Atlantic Ocean, 3.7 miles (6.0 km) north of the Boston city line at Suffolk Downs, Lynn is part of Greater Boston's urban inner core. Settled by Europeans in 1629, Lynn is the 5th oldest colonial settlement in the Commonwealth. An early industrial center, Lynn was long colloquially referred to as the "City of Sin", owing to its historical reputation for crime and vice. Today, however, the city is known for its contemporary public art, international population, historic architecture, downtown cultural district, loft-style apartments, and public parks and open spaces, which include the oceanfront Lynn Shore Reservation; the 2,200-acre, Frederick Law Olmsted-designed Lynn Woods Reservation; and the High Rock Tower Reservation. Lynn also is home to Lynn Heritage State Park, the southernmost portion of the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway, and the seaside, National Register-listed Diamond Historic District.

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Republican Lt. gubernatorial primary, 1946 [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Republican Arthur W. Coolidge 124,80466.39%
Republican Albert Cole 63,072 33.61%

General election

Governor

Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 1946 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Republican Robert F. Bradford 911,15254.12%
Democratic Maurice J. Tobin 762,743 45.30%
Socialist Labor Horace Hillis 7,140 0.42%
Prohibition Guy S. Williams 2,408 0.16%

Lieutenant Governor

Massachusetts Lt. gubernatorial election, 1946 [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Republican Arthur W. Coolidge 827,19249.71%
Democratic Paul A. Dever 820,405 49.31%
Socialist Labor Francis A. Votano 10,708 0.64%
Prohibition Alfred Erickson 5,398 0.34%

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References

  1. 1 2 Election Statistics; The Commonwealth of Massachusetts 1946.
  2. ↑ "Francis D. Harrigan, once ran for governor". The Boston Daily Globe. November 17, 1969.
  3. 1 2 Election Statistics; The Commonwealth of Massachusetts 1946.
  4. ↑ Election Statistics; The Commonwealth of Massachusetts 1946.
  5. 1 2 Election Statistics; The Commonwealth of Massachusetts 1946.
  6. ↑ Election Statistics; The Commonwealth of Massachusetts 1946.
  7. ↑ Election Statistics; The Commonwealth of Massachusetts 1946.
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