1954 Massachusetts elections

none February 2026 September 2023 1954 Massachusetts general election parliamentary Massachusetts 1952 Massachusetts general election 1952 1956 Massachusetts general election 1956 November 2, 1954 Part of the1954 United States elections A Massachusetts general election was held on November 2, 1954, 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 14, 1954. Governor 1954 Massachusetts gubernatorial election Republican incumbent Christian Herter was re-elected over Robert F. Murphy. Lieutenant governor 1956 Massachusetts Lieutenant Governor election presidential no 1954 Massachusetts elections#Lieutenant Governor 1954 1958 Massachusetts elections#Lieutenant Governor 1958 150x150px Sumner G. Whittier Republican Party (United States) 972,745 52.0% x150px James A. Burke Democratic Party (United States) 883,440 47.2% 250px Lieutenant Governor Sumner Whittier Republican Party (United States) Sumner Whittier Republican Party (United States) Republican Sumner Whittier was re-elected lieutenant governor over Democrat James A. Burke, Socialist Labor candidate Francis A. Votano, and Prohibition candidate Donald E. Babcock. General election Candidates Donald E. Babcock (Prohibition) James A. Burke, state representative from Hyde Park (Democratic) Sumner G. Whittier, incumbent lieutenant governor since 1953 (Republican) Francis A. Votano (Socialist Labor) Results Massachusetts Lt. gubernatorial election, 1954 Republican Party (United States) Sumner G. Whittier 972,745 52.01% Democratic Party (United States) James A. Burke 883,440 47.23% Socialist Labor Party of America Francis A. Votano 9,215 0.49% Prohibition Party Donald E. Babcock 5,067 0.27% 1,870,467 100.00% Attorney general 1954 Massachusetts Attorney General election presidential no 1952 Massachusetts elections#Attorney General 1952 1956 Massachusetts elections#Attorney General 1956 150x150px George Fingold Republican Party (United States) 972,745 51.2% x150px John F. Collins Democratic Party (United States) 893,825 48.2% 250px Attorney General George Fingold Republican Party (United States) George Fingold Republican Party (United States) Republican attorney general George Fingold was re-elected over Democratic State Senator John F. Collins, Socialist Workers candidate Malcolm T. Rowe, and Prohibition candidate Howard B. Rand in the general election. General election Candidates John F. Collins, state senator from Jamaica Plain (Democratic) George Fingold, incumbent attorney general since 1953 (Republican) Howard B. Rand (Prohibition) Malcolm T. Rowe (Socialist Workers) Results Massachusetts Attorney General Election, 1954Massachusetts Election Statistics 1954 5 https://archive.org/stream/electionstatisti19531955mass#page/4/mode/2up Republican Party (US) George Fingold (incumbent) 950,865 51.22% Democratic Party (US) John F. Collins 893,825 48.16% Socialist Workers Party (United States) Malcolm T. Rowe 6,004 0.32% Prohibition Party Howard B. Rand 5,425 0.29% 1 0.00% 1,856,120 100.00% Secretary of the Commonwealth 1954 Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth election presidential no 1952 Massachusetts elections#Secretary of the Commonwealth 1952 1956 Massachusetts elections#Secretary of the Commonwealth 1956 Edward J. Cronin Democratic Party (United States) 1,018,428 55.6% x150px Michael J. McCarthy Republican Party (United States) 793,121 43.3% 250px 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 state representative Michael J. McCarthy, Socialist Labor candidate Fred M. Ingersoll, and Prohibition candidate William D. Ross in the general election. General election Candidates Edward J. Cronin, incumbent secretary since 1949 (Democratic) Fred M. Ingersoll (Socialist Workers) Michael J. McCarthy, state representative from East Bridgewater (Republican) William D. Ross (Prohibition) Results Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth Election, 1954 Democratic Party (US) Edward J. Cronin (incumbent) 1,018,428 55.62% Republican Party (US) Michael J. McCarthy 793,121 43.32% Socialist Workers Party (United States) Fred M. Ingersoll 10,613 0.58% Prohibition Party William D. Ross 8,833 0.48% 1 0.00% 1,830,996 100.00% Treasurer and Receiver-General 1954 Massachusetts Treasurer and Receiver-General election presidential no 1952 Massachusetts elections#Treasurer and Receiver-General 1952 1956 Massachusetts elections#Treasurer and Receiver-General 1956 150x150px John Francis Kennedy Democratic Party (United States) 1,004,145 54.4% x150px Augustus Gardner Means Republican Party (United States) 830,263 45.0% 250px Treasurer Foster Furcolo Democratic Party (United States) John Francis Kennedy Democratic Party (United States) Incumbent Treasurer and Receiver-General Foster Furcolo ran for a U.S. Senate seat instead of seeking re-election. John Francis Kennedy defeated Norwood Selectman Clement A. Riley and State Representative and Boston School Committee Chair William F. Carr in the Democratic primary and Republican Augustus Gardner Means, Socialist Labor candidate Henning A. Blomen, and Prohibition candidate Isaac Goddard in the general election. Democratic primary Candidates William F. Carr, Boston School Committee chair and former State Representative from South Boston John Francis Kennedy, Gillette stockroom supervisor Clement A. Riley, Norwood selectman Massachusetts Treasurer and Receiver-General Democratic Primary, 1954Massachusetts Election Statistics 1954 131 https://archive.org/stream/electionstatisti19531955mass#page/130/mode/2up Democratic Party (US) John Francis Kennedy 124,884 36.84% Democratic Party (US) Clement A. Riley 110,221 32.53% Democratic Party (US) William F. Carr 103,857 30.63% Write-in 3 0.00% General election Candidates Henning A. Blomen, perennial candidate (Socialist Workers) Issac Goddard (Prohibition) John Francis Kennedy, Gillette stockroom supervisor (Democratic) Augustus Gardner Means, state representative from Beverly (Republican) Results Massachusetts Treasurer and Receiver-General Election, 1954 Democratic Party (US) John Francis Kennedy 1,004,145 54.37% Republican Party (US) Augustus Gardner Means 830,263 44.96% Socialist Workers Party (United States) Henning A. Blomen 7,325 0.40% Prohibition Party Issac Goddard 5,069 0.27% 1 0.00% 1,846,803 100.00% Auditor 1954 Massachusetts Auditor election presidential no 1952 Massachusetts elections#Auditor 1952 1956 Massachusetts elections#Auditor 1956 Thomas J. Buckley Democratic Party (United States) 1,075,162 58.7% x150px William P. Constantino Republican Party (United States) 741,082 40.5% 250px Auditor Thomas J. Buckley Democratic Party (United States) Thomas J. Buckley Democratic Party (United States) Incumbent Auditor Thomas J. Buckley defeated Republican state representative William P. Constantino, Socialist Labor candidate Anthony Martin, and Prohibition candidate John B. Lauder in the general election. General election Candidates Thomas J. Buckley, incumbent auditor since 1941 (Democratic) William P. Constantino, state representative from Clinton (Republican) John B. Lauder (Prohibition) Anthony Martin (Socialist Workers) Results Massachusetts Auditor Election, 1954 Democratic Party (US) Thomas J. Buckley (incumbent) 1,075,162 58.69% Republican Party (US) William P. Constantino 741,082 40.45% Socialist Workers Party (United States) Anthony Martin 9,483 0.52% Prohibition Party John B. Lauder 6,198 0.34% 2 0.00% 1,831,925 100.00% U.S. Senator 1954 United States Senate election in Massachusetts Republican Leverett Saltonstall was re-elected over Democrat Foster Furcolo, Socialist Labor candidate Thelma Ingersoll, and Prohibition candidate Harold J. Ireland. References Massachusetts