1944 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1944 Massachusetts gubernatorial election Massachusetts 1908 presidential no 1942 Massachusetts gubernatorial election 1942 1946 Massachusetts gubernatorial election 1946 November 7, 1944 x150px Maurice J. Tobin (1).jpg Maurice J. Tobin Democratic Party (United States) 1,048,284 53.64% File:1935 Horace Cahill Massachusetts House of Representatives.png Horace T. Cahill Republican Party (United States) 897,708 45.94% 300px County results 300px| Municipality results 1 250px Tobin: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933E5 80–90%Cahill: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #C21B18 80–90% #A80000 >90% Governor Leverett Saltonstall Republican Party (United States) Maurice J. Tobin Democratic Party (United States) The 1944 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1944. Incumbent Republican Governor Leverett Saltonstall did not run for reelection, choosing instead to run in the United States Senate special election to succeed Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. In the open race to succeed him, Democratic mayor of Boston Maurice J. Tobin defeated Republican Lieutenant Governor Horace T. Cahill. Republican primary Horace T. Cahill ran unopposed in the Republican primary. Democratic primary Boston mayor Maurice J. Tobin defeated state treasurer Francis X. Hurley for the Democratic nomination for governor. Democratic gubernatorial primary, 1944Election Statistics; The Commonwealth of Massachusetts 1944 1943–1945 178 https://archive.org/details/electionstatisti19431945mass Democratic Party (United States) Maurice J. Tobin 131,889 62.51% Democratic Party (United States) Francis X. Hurley 79,084 37.49% General election Results Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 1944Dubin, Michael United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1932-1952 110 Democratic Party (United States) Maurice J. Tobin 1,048,284 53.64% Republican Party (United States) Horace T. Cahill 897,708 45.94% Socialist Labor Party of America Henning A. Blomen 5,176 0.27% Prohibition Party Guy S. Williams 2,988 0.15% See also 1943–1944 Massachusetts legislature References Governor 1944 Massachusetts governor Category:November 1944 in the United States