1958 Massachusetts elections

none February 2026 September 2023 1958 Massachusetts general election parliamentary Massachusetts 1956 Massachusetts general election 1956 1960 Massachusetts general election 1960 November 4, 1958 Part of the1958 United States elections A Massachusetts general election was held on November 4, 1958, in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The election included: statewide elections for United States Senator, 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 9, 1958. Governor Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 1958 Democrat Foster Furcolo was re-elected over Republican Charles Gibbons, Socialist Labor candidate Henning A. Blomen, and Prohibition candidate Guy S. Williams. George Fingold was the only candidate in the Republican primary, however he died nine days before the primary.George Fingold is Dead at 49. Massachusetts Attorney General; G.O.P.Candidate for Governor Had Campaigned Saturday --Serving Third Term New York Times September 1, 1958 Gibbons won the nomination as a write-in candidate.http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=570867 Our Campaigns - MA Governor- R Primary Race - Sep 09, 1958 Lieutenant governor 1958 Massachusetts Lieutenant Governor election presidential no 1956 Massachusetts elections#Lieutenant Governor 1956 1960 Massachusetts elections#Lieutenant Governor 1960 150x150px Robert F. Murphy Democratic Party (United States) 1,112,001 60.3% 150x150px Elmer C. Nelson Republican Party (United States) 711,362 38.6% 1958 Massachusetts lieutenant gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 250px County resultsMurphy: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80%Gibbons: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% Lieutenant Governor Robert F. Murphy Democratic Party (United States) Robert F. Murphy Democratic Party (United States) Democrat Robert F. Murphy was re-elected Lieutenant Governor over Republican Elmer C. Nelson, Socialist Labor candidate Francis A. Votano, and Prohibition candidate Harold E. Bassett. Democratic primary Candidates Robert F. Murphy, incumbent Lieutenant Governor Results Lt. Governor Murphy was unopposed for renomination. Republican primary Candidates Elmer C. Nelson, former Chair of the Massachusetts Republican Party Results Nelson was unopposed for the Republican nomination. General election Results 1958 Massachusetts Lieutenant Governor election Democratic Party (United States) Robert F. Murphy 1,112,001 60.34% 9.11 Republican Party (United States) Elmer C. Nelson 711,362 38.60% 9.24 Socialist Labor Party of America Francis A. Votano 11,230 0.61% 0.02 Prohibition Party Harold E. Bassett 8,300 0.45% 0.06 1,842,893 100.00% Attorney general 1958 Massachusetts Attorney General election presidential no 1956 Massachusetts elections#Attorney general 1956 1960 Massachusetts elections#Attorney General 1960 150x150px Edward J. McCormack Jr. Democratic Party (United States) 973,303 52.0% 150x150px Christian A. Herter Jr. Republican Party (United States) 888,385 47.5% 250px Municipality results Attorney General George Fingold Republican Party (United States) Edward J. McCormack Jr. Democratic Party (United States) Incumbent attorney general George Fingold ran for Governor instead of seeking reelection. He died on August 31, 1958, and Edward J. McCormack Jr., who won the Democratic primary over Endicott Peabody, was chosen by the Massachusetts General Court to finish his term. McCormack defeated Republican Christian A. Herter Jr., Socialist Workers candidate Charles A. Couper, and Prohibition candidate Gustaf B. Nissan in the general election. Democratic primary Candidates Edward J. McCormack Jr., former Boston City Council member and nominee for Attorney General in 1956 Endicott Peabody, former Governor Council member from Lawrence Results 1958 Democratic primaryMassachusetts Election Statistics 1958 65 https://archive.org/stream/electionstatisti19571958mass#page/64/mode/2up Democratic Party (US) Edward J. McCormack Jr. 238,477 54.63% Democratic Party (US) Endicott Peabody 198,016 45.37% 12 0.00% 436,505 100.00% General election Results 1958 Massachusetts Attorney General electionMassachusetts Election Statistics 1958 5 https://archive.org/stream/electionstatisti19571958mass#page/4/mode/2up Democratic Party (US) Edward J. McCormack Jr. 973,303 52.01% 3.15 Republican Party (US) Christian A. Herter Jr. 888,385 47.47% 3.11 Socialist Workers Party (United States) Charles A. Couper 6,048 0.32% 0.03 Prohibition Party Gustaf B. Nissan 3,598 0.19% 0.01 11 0.00% 1,871,345 100.00% Secretary of the Commonwealth 1958 Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth election presidential no 1956 Massachusetts elections#Secretary of the Commonwealth 1956 1960 Massachusetts elections#Secretary of the Commonwealth 1960 Edward J. Cronin Democratic Party (United States) 1,136,783 62.4% Marion Curran Boch Republican Party (United States) 668,217 36.7% 250px Municipality results Secretary of the Commonwealth Edward J. Cronin Democratic Party (United States) Edward J. Cronin Democratic Party (United States) Incumbent Secretary of the Commonwealth Edward J. Cronin defeated Republican Marion Curran Boch, Socialist Labor candidate Fred M. Ingersoll, and Prohibition candidate Julia Kohler in the general election. General election Results 1958 Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth election Democratic Party (US) Edward J. Cronin (incumbent) 1,136,783 62.38% 8.98 Republican Party (US) Marion Curran Boch 668,217 36.67% 9.08 Socialist Workers Party (United States) Fred M. Ingersoll 9,547 0.52% 0.11 Prohibition Party Julia Kohler 7,814 0.43% 0.02 1 0.00% Aftermath Cronin died 20 days after the election.Edward J. Cronin New York Times November 25, 1958 Treasurer and Receiver-General 1958 Massachusetts Treasurer election presidential no 1956 Massachusetts elections#Treasurer and Receiver-General 1956 1960 Massachusetts elections#Treasurer and Receiver-General 1960 150x150px John Francis Kennedy Democratic Party (United States) 1,140,765 62.0% 150x150px John Yerxa Republican Party (United States) 684,954 37.2% 250px Municipality results Treasurer and Receiver-General John Francis Kennedy Democratic Party (United States) John Francis Kennedy Democratic Party (United States) Incumbent Treasurer and Receiver-General John Francis Kennedy defeated Woburn Mayor William G. Shaughnessy in the Democratic primary and Republican State Senator John Yerxa, Socialist Labor candidate John Erlandsson, and Prohibition candidate Warren Carberg in the general election. Democratic primary Candidates John Francis Kennedy, incumbent Treasurer William G. Shaughnessy, mayor of Woburn Results 1958 Democratic Treasurer primaryMassachusetts Election Statistics 1958 62 https://archive.org/stream/electionstatisti19571958mass#page/62/mode/2up Democratic Party (US) John Francis Kennedy (incumbent) 256,155 61.78% Democratic Party (US) William G. Shaughnessy 158,447 38.22% 414,602 100.00% General election Results 1958 Massachusetts Treasurer and Receiver-General election Democratic Party (US) John Francis Kennedy (incumbent) 1,140,765 62.00% 8.96 Republican Party (US) John Yerxa 684,954 37.23% 9.03 Socialist Workers Party (United States) John Erlandsson 7,814 0.42% 0.07 Socialist Workers Party (United States) Warren Carberg 6,382 0.34% 0.01 25 0.00% Auditor Incumbent Auditor Thomas J. Buckley defeated Republican Thomas H. Adams, Socialist Labor candidate Arne Sortell, and Prohibition candidate John B. Lauder in the general election. 1958 Massachusetts Auditor election Democratic Party (US) Thomas J. Buckley (incumbent) 1,150,267 63.26% 6.07 Republican Party (US) Thomas H. Adams 654,808 36.01% Socialist Workers Party (United States) Arne Sortell 7,698 0.42% Prohibition Party John B. Lauder 5,621 0.31% United States Senator United States Senate election in Massachusetts, 1958 Democrat John F. Kennedy was re-elected over Republican Vincent J. Celeste, Socialist Labor candidate Lawrence Gilfedder, and Prohibition candidate Mark R. Shaw. References Massachusetts