1956 Massachusetts elections

none February 2026 September 2023 1956 Massachusetts general election parliamentary Massachusetts 1954 Massachusetts general election 1954 1958 Massachusetts general election 1958 November 6, 1956 Part of the1956 United States elections A Massachusetts general election was held on November 6, 1956, in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The election included: statewide elections for governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, Secretary of the Commonwealth, treasurer, and auditor; district elections for U.S. Representatives, state representatives, state senators, and Governor's Councillors; and ballot questions at the state and local levels. Democratic and Republican candidates were selected in party primaries held on September 18, 1956. Governor Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 1956 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 presidential no 1954 Massachusetts elections#Lieutenant Governor 1954 1958 Massachusetts elections#Lieutenant Governor 1958 150x150px Robert F. Murphy Democratic Party (United States) 1,158,704 51.2% x150px Charles Gibbons Republican Party (United States) 711,362 47.8% 1956 Massachusetts lieutenant gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 250px County resultsMurphy: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70%Gibbons: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% Lieutenant Governor Sumner Whittier Republican Party (United States) Robert F. Murphy Democratic Party (United States) 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 Charles Gibbons, former Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives 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 primaryElection Statistics 1956 https://archive.org/stream/electionstatisti1956mass#page/226/mode/2up Democratic Party (United States) Robert F. Murphy 280,781 62.06% Democratic Party (United States) James A. Burke 95,111 21.02% Democratic Party (United States) George A. Wells 76,514 16.92% 452,406 100.00% General election Results Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 1956 Democratic Party (United States) Robert F. Murphy 1,158,704 51.23% 4.00 Republican Party (United States) Charles Gibbons 1,082,113 47.84% 4.17 Socialist Labor Party of America Francis A. Votano 13,286 0.59% 0.10 Prohibition Party Harold E. Bassett 7,894 0.39% 0.12 2,261,997 100.00% Attorney general 1956 Massachusetts Attorney General election presidential no 1954 Massachusetts elections#Attorney general 1954 1958 Massachusetts elections#Attorney general 1958 x150px George Fingold Republican Party (United States) 1,152,348 50.1% 150x150px Edward J. McCormack Jr. Democratic Party (United States) 1,113,105 48.9% 250px Municipality results Attorney General George Fingold Republican Party (United States) George Fingold Republican Party (United States) 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 Edward J. McCormack Jr., president of the Boston City Council Joseph D. Ward, State Representative from Fitchburg Results Massachusetts Attorney General Democratic Primary, 1956Massachusetts Election Statistics 1956 247 https://archive.org/stream/electionstatisti1956mass#page/246/mode/2up Democratic Party (US) Edward J. McCormack Jr. 250,916 55.17% Democratic Party (US) Joseph D. Ward 203,923 44.83% 7 0.00% 454,839 100.00% General election Candidates George Fingold, incumbent attorney general (Republican) Fred M. Ingersoll (Socialist Workers) Edward J. McCormack Jr., president of the Boston City Council (Democratic) Howard Rand (Prohibition) Results Massachusetts Attorney General Election, 1956Massachusetts Election Statistics 1956 5 https://archive.org/stream/electionstatisti1956mass#page/4/mode/2up Republican Party (US) George Fingold (incumbent) 1,152,348 50.58% Democratic Party (US) Edward J. McCormack Jr. 1,113,105 48.86% Socialist Workers Party (United States) Fred M. Ingersoll 7,983 0.35% Prohibition Party Howard Rand 4,779 0.20% 7 0.00% 2,278,222 100.00% 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 primaryMassachusetts Election Statistics 1956 233 https://archive.org/stream/electionstatisti1956mass#page/232/mode/2up Democratic Party (US) Edward J. Cronin (incumbent) 366,019 83.79% Democratic Party (US) Robert Emmet Dinsmore 70,813 16.21% 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 Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth Election, 1956 Democratic Party (US) Edward J. Cronin (incumbent) 1,196,746 53.40% Republican Party (US) Richard I. Furbush 1,025,295 45.75% Prohibition Party Earl Dodge 10,030 0.45% Socialist Workers Party (United States) Lawrence Gilfedder 9,181 0.41% 5 0.00% 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 primaryMassachusetts Election Statistics 1956 238 https://archive.org/stream/electionstatisti1956mass#page/238/mode/2up= Democratic Party (US) John Francis Kennedy (incumbent) 186,382 40.83% Democratic Party (US) Clement A. Riley 127,242 27.87% Democratic Party (US) John F. Buckley 72,019 15.79% Democratic Party (US) John M. Kennedy 43,925 9.62% Democratic Party (US) Henry Joseph Hurley 26,881 5.89% 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 Democratic Party (US) John Francis Kennedy (incumbent) 1,196,626 53.04% Republican Party (US) Robert H. Beaudreau 1,043,812 46.26% Socialist Workers Party (United States) Willy N. Hogseth 7,970 0.35% Prohibition Party Issac Goddard 7,887 0.35% 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 Democratic Party (US) Thomas J. Buckley (incumbent) 1,278,635 57.19% Republican Party (US) Joseph A. Nobile 937,570 41.94% Socialist Workers Party (United States) Anthony Martin 13,353 0.60% Prohibition Party John B. Lauder 6,153 0.28% 4 0.00% References Massachusetts