1950 Massachusetts elections

none February 2026 September 2023 1950 Massachusetts general election parliamentary Massachusetts 1948 Massachusetts general election 1948 1952 Massachusetts general election 1952 November 7, 1950 Part of the1950 United States elections The 1950 Massachusetts general election was held on November 7, 1950, throughout Massachusetts. Primary elections took place on September 19. At the federal level, Republicans maintained their majority in the state by holding eight of fourteen seats in the United States House of Representatives. Incumbents were re-elected in each House seat. In the race for Governor, Democratic incumbent Paul Dever was re-elected over former Lieutenant Governor Arthur W. Coolidge. Democratic incumbents swept the six elections for statewide offices. Governor 1950 Massachusetts gubernatorial election Democratic incumbent Paul A. Dever was reelected over Republican Arthur W. Coolidge, Socialist Labor candidate Horace Hillis, and Prohibition candidate Mark R. Shaw. Lieutenant governor Democratic incumbent Charles F. Sullivan was reelected over Republican Laurence Curtis and Socialist Labor candidate Lawrence Gilfedder. Democratic primary Candidates William N. Bergan, Hull selectman G. Edward Bradley, Mayor of Somerville John Francis Cahill, former Democratic State Committee Chair J. Frank Murphy Charles F. Sullivan, incumbent Lieutenant Governor Results 1950 Democratic Lt. gubernatorial primaryElection Statistics; The Commonwealth of Massachusetts 1950 https://archive.org/stream/electionstatisti19501951mass#page/n53/mode/2up Democratic Party (United States) Charles F. Sullivan (incumbent) 196,638 52.68% Democratic Party (United States) G. Edward Bradley 55,176 14.78% Democratic Party (United States) J. Frank Murphy 49,095 13.15% Democratic Party (United States) John Francis Cahill 47,635 12.76% Democratic Party (United States) William N. Bergan 24,718 6.62% 373,262 100.00% Republican primary Candidates Laurence Curtis, former Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts Warren G. Harris, former Governor's Councilor Daniel E. McLean, former Mayor of Beverly Harris S. Richardson, State Senator Robert W. Welch, Jr., businessman and founder of the John Birch Society Results 1950 Republican Lt. gubernatorial primaryElection Statistics; The Commonwealth of Massachusetts 1950 https://archive.org/stream/electionstatisti19501951mass#page/144/mode/2up Republican Party (United States) Laurence Curtis 162,506 46.73% Republican Party (United States) Robert W. Welch, Jr. 59,073 16.99% Republican Party (United States) Harris S. Richardson 52,994 15.24% Republican Party (United States) Daniel E. McLean 40,492 11.64% Republican Party (United States) Warren G. Harris 32,677 9.40% 347,742 100.00% General election Massachusetts Lt. gubernatorial election, 1950 Election Statistics; The Commonwealth of Massachusetts 1950 https://archive.org/stream/electionstatisti19501951mass#page/240/mode/2up Democratic Party (United States) Charles F. Sullivan (incumbent) 982,014 52.64% Republican Party (United States) Laurence Curtis 870,542 46.66% Socialist Labor Party of America Lawrence Gilfedder 13,009 0.70% 1,865,565 100.00% Attorney general Incumbent Francis E. Kelly attorney general defeated Benjamin F. Chesky, Eli Y. Krovitsky, Isadore H. Y. Muchnick in the Democratic primary and Republican Frederick Ayer Jr., Socialist Workers candidate Anthony Martin, and Prohibition candidate Howard B. Rand in the general election. Democratic primary Candidates Benjamin F. Chesky Francis E. Kelly, incumbent Attorney General Eli Y. Krovitsky Isadore H. Y. Muchnick, member of the Boston School Committee Results 1950 Massachusetts Attorney General Democratic PrimaryMassachusetts Election Statistics 1950 60 https://archive.org/stream/electionstatisti19501951mass#page/60/mode/2up Democratic Party (US) Francis E. Kelly (incumbent) 292,450 76.74% Democratic Party (US) Isadore H. Y. Muchnick 60,708 15.94% Democratic Party (US) Benjamin F. Chesky 15,416 4.04% Democratic Party (US) Eli Y. Krovitsky 12,471 3.27% 381,045 100.00% Republican primary Candidates Frederick Ayer Jr., Republican Party fundraiser and nephew of George S. Patton Edward Butterworth, former State Representative George Fingold, member of the Malden City Council Edwin W. Hadley, professor at Northeastern University School of Law Frank F. Walters Results 1950 Massachusetts Attorney General Republican PrimaryMassachusetts Election Statistics 1950 169 https://archive.org/stream/electionstatisti19501951mass#page/168/mode/2up Republican Party (US) Frederick Ayer Jr. 117,256 34.94% Republican Party (US) George Fingold 101,037 30.11% Republican Party (US) Edward Butterworth 60,738 18.10% Republican Party (US) Edwin W. Hadley 36,534 10.88% Republican Party (US) Frank F. Walters 19,971 5.95% Write-in All others 2 0.00% 335,538 100.00% General election 1950 Massachusetts Attorney General ElectionMassachusetts Election Statistics 1950 5 https://archive.org/stream/electionstatisti19501951mass#page/n9/mode/2up Democratic Party (US) Francis E. Kelly (incumbent) 957,262 51.87% Republican Party (US) Frederick Ayer Jr. 868,871 47.08% Socialist Labor Party of America Anthony Martin 13,237 0.71% Prohibition Party Howard B. Rand 5,888 0.31% Write-in All others 8 0.00% 1,845,266 100.00% Secretary of the Commonwealth Democratic primary Candidates Anthony L. Bruno Stephen J. Carr Edward J. Cronin, incumbent Secretary of the Commonwealth Martin Graham Paul V. Shaughnessy, member of the Waltham School Committee Alfred L. Smith Alfred R. Vitale John F. Welch Results 1950 Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth Democratic PrimaryMassachusetts Election Statistics 1950 54 https://archive.org/stream/electionstatisti19501951mass#page/n59/mode/2up Democratic Party (US) Edward J. Cronin (incumbent) 190,380 52.97% Democratic Party (US) Stephen J. Carr 38,418 10.69% Democratic Party (US) Paul V. Shaughnessy 36,085 10.04% Democratic Party (US) Anthony L. Bruno 31,277 8.70% Democratic Party (US) John F. Welch 22,063 6.13% Democratic Party (US) Alfred R. Vitale 18,796 5.23% Democratic Party (US) Alfred L. Smith 12,369 3.43% Democratic Party (US) Martin Graham 10,053 2.79% Write-in All others 1 0.00% 359,442 100.00% Republican primary Candidates John Adams William B. Bailey, former State Representative Henry Clay Douglas Lawson Ranny Weeks, bandleader Russell A. Wood, former Massachusetts Auditor and State Representative Ada F. York Results 1950 Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth Republican PrimaryMassachusetts Election Statistics 1950 150 https://archive.org/stream/electionstatisti19501951mass#page/150/mode/2up Republican Party (US) Russell A. Wood 84,052 25.77% Republican Party (US) Randall W. "Ranny" Weeks 61,931 18.99% Republican Party (US) John Adams 55,637 17.06% Republican Party (US) William B. Bailey 49,589 15.20% Republican Party (US) Douglas Lawson 35,696 10.94% Republican Party (US) Henry Clay 23,931 7.33% Republican Party (US) Ada F. York 15,238 4.67% 326,074 100.00% General election 1950 Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth Election Democratic Party (US) Edward J. Cronin (incumbent) 1,004,632 54.89% Republican Party (US) Russell A. Wood 801,162 43.78% Socialist Labor Party of America Fred M. Ingersoll 13,398 0.73% Prohibition Party Ellsworth J. M. Dickson 10,743 0.58% Write-in All others 2 0.00% 1,829,937 100.00% Treasurer and Receiver-General Republican primary Candidates Fred J. Burrell, former Treasurer and Receiver-General Roy C. Papalia, Watertown selectman Results 1950 Massachusetts Treasurer and Receiver-General Republican PrimaryMassachusetts Election Statistics 1950 157 https://archive.org/stream/electionstatisti19501951mass#page/156/mode/2up Republican Party (US) Fred J. Burrell 194,784 59.00% Republican Party (US) Roy C. Papalia 135,321 40.99% Write-in All others 1 0.00% 330,106 100.00% General election 1950 Massachusetts Treasurer and Receiver-General Election Democratic Party (US) John E. Hurley (incumbent) 1,101,367 60.27% Republican Party (US) Fred J. Burrell 702,604 38.45% Socialist Labor Party of America Henning A. Blomen 11,968 0.65% Prohibition Party Harold J. Ireland 11,289 0.61% Write-in All others 17 0.00% Auditor Republican primary Candidates William G. Andrew, former interim district attorney of Middlesex County, Massachusetts Warren A. Rood Results 1950 Massachusetts State Auditor Republican PrimaryMassachusetts Election Statistics 1950 163 https://archive.org/stream/electionstatisti19501951mass#page/162/mode/2up Republican Party (US) William G. Andrew 238,762 86.02% Republican Party (US) Warren A. Rood 38,797 13.97% Write-in All others 1 0.00% 277,560 100.00% General election 1950 Massachusetts Auditor General Election Democratic Party (US) Thomas J. Buckley (incumbent) 1,082,350 59.21% Republican Party (US) William G. Andrew 724,058 39.61% Socialist Labor Party of America Francis A. Votano 13,498 0.73% Prohibition Party Robert A. Simmons 7,844 0.42% Write-in 2 0.00% 1,827,752 100.00% See also 157th Massachusetts General Court (1951–1952) References Massachusetts