1944_Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election

1944 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
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Governor before election; Leverett Saltonstall; Republican	Elected Governor ; Maurice J. Tobin; Democratic

1944 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

Election

The 1944 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1944. Democrat Maurice J. Tobin defeated Republican Horace T. Cahill, Socialist Labor candidate Henning A. Blomen, and Prohibition candidate Guy S. Williams. Incumbent governor Leverett Saltonstall did not run for reelection. In the race for lieutenant governor, Republican Robert F. Bradford defeated Democrat John B. Carr, Socialist Labor candidate George L. McGlynn, and Prohibition candidate Alfred Erickson.

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Election Statistics; The Commonwealth of Massachusetts 1944. 1943–1945. p. 178.

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Maurice J. Tobin	131,889	62.51%
	Democratic	Francis X. Hurley	79,084	37.49%

	Candidate	Votes	%
Republican	Robert F. Bradford	106,684	54.06%
Republican	Jarvis Hunt	37,866	19.19%
Republican	Rudolph King	33,860	17.16%
Republican	Daniel E. McLean	12,780	6.47%
Republican	William McMasters	6,142	3.11%

	Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	John B. Carr	61,222	33.38%
Democratic	John S. Sullivan	55,140	30.07%
Democratic	Alexander F. Sullivan	53,267	29.04%
Democratic	Alfred P. Farese	13,754	7.50%

	Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	Maurice J. Tobin	1,048,284	53.6%
Republican	Horace T. Cahill	897,708	46.0%
Socialist Labor	Henning A. Blomen	5,176	0.3%
Prohibition	Guy S. Williams	2,988	0.2%

	Candidate	Votes	%
Republican	Robert F. Bradford	975,537	51.65%
Democratic	John B. Carr	893,487	47.30%
Socialist Labor	George Leo McGlynn	11,159	0.59%
Prohibition	Alfred Erickson	8,662	0.46%

1944_Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election

1944 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

Primaries

Governor

Lt. Governor

General election

Governor

See also

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