1956 Massachusetts general election
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A Massachusetts general election was held on November 6, 1956, in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
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 |
| | | Nominee | Robert F. Murphy | Charles Gibbons | | Party | Democratic | Republican | Popular vote | 1,158,704 | 711,362 | Percentage | 51.2% | 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
- James A. Burke, former state representative from Milton and candidate for lieutenant Gtovernor in 1954
- Robert F. Murphy, former House Minority Leader and nominee for governor in 1954
- George A. Wells, executive councilor
Results
1956 Democratic lieutenant gubernatorial primary[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Robert F. Murphy | 280,781 | 62.06% |
| Democratic | James A. Burke | 95,111 | 21.02% |
| Democratic | George A. Wells | 76,514 | 16.92% |
Total votes | 452,406 | 100.00% |
General election
Results
Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 1956 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Democratic | Robert F. Murphy | 1,158,704 | 51.23% | 4.00 |
| Republican | Charles Gibbons | 1,082,113 | 47.84% | 4.17 |
| Socialist Labor | Francis A. Votano | 13,286 | 0.59% | 0.10 |
| Prohibition | Harold E. Bassett | 7,894 | 0.39% | 0.12 |
Total votes | 2,261,997 | 100.00% |
Attorney general
1956 Massachusetts Attorney General election |
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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
General election
Candidates
Results
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] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Edward J. Cronin (incumbent) | 366,019 | 83.79% |
| Democratic | Robert Emmet Dinsmore | 70,813 | 16.21% |
| Write-in | 1 | 0.00% |
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
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
- John F. Buckley
- Henry Joseph Hurley
- John Francis Kennedy, incumbent treasurer and receiver-general
- John M. Kennedy
- Clement A. Riley, Norwood selectman and candidate for treasurer in 1954
Results
1956 Treasurer and Receiver-General Democratic primary[5] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | John Francis Kennedy (incumbent) | 186,382 | 40.83% |
| Democratic | Clement A. Riley | 127,242 | 27.87% |
| Democratic | John F. Buckley | 72,019 | 15.79% |
| Democratic | John M. Kennedy | 43,925 | 9.62% |
| Democratic | Henry Joseph Hurley | 26,881 | 5.89% |
| Write-in | 1 | 0.00% |
General election
Candidates
- Robert H. Beaudreau, U.S. Marshal for the District of Massachusetts (Republican)
- Isaac Goddard (Prohibition)
- Willy N. Hogseth (Socialist Workers)
- John Francis Kennedy, incumbent treasurer and receiver-general (Democratic)
Results
Massachusetts Treasurer and Receiver-General Election, 1956[3] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Democratic | John Francis Kennedy (incumbent) | 1,196,626 | 53.04% | |
| Republican | Robert H. Beaudreau | 1,043,812 | 46.26% | |
| Socialist Workers | Willy N. Hogseth | 7,970 | 0.35% | |
| Prohibition | Issac Goddard | 7,887 | 0.35% | |
| Write-in | 5 | 0.00% | |
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] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Democratic | Thomas J. Buckley (incumbent) | 1,278,635 | 57.19% | |
| Republican | Joseph A. Nobile | 937,570 | 41.94% | |
| Socialist Workers | Anthony Martin | 13,353 | 0.60% | |
| Prohibition | John B. Lauder | 6,153 | 0.28% | |
| Write-in | 4 | 0.00% | |
References
- ^ Election Statistics. 1956.
- ^ Massachusetts Election Statistics 1956. p. 247.
- ^ a b c d Massachusetts Election Statistics 1956. p. 5.
- ^ Massachusetts Election Statistics 1956. p. 233.
- ^ Massachusetts Election Statistics 1956. p. 238.