1956 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1956 Massachusetts gubernatorial election Massachusetts 1908 presidential no 1954 Massachusetts gubernatorial election 1954 1958 Massachusetts gubernatorial election 1958 November 6, 1956 x160px Foster Furcolo, 60th Governor of Massachusetts.jpg Foster Furcolo Democratic Party (United States) 1,234,618 52.76% SumnerWhittier.jpg Sumner G. Whittier Republican Party (United States) 1,096,759 46.87% 300px County results 300px| Municipality results 1 250px Furcolo: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80%Whittier: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #C21B18 80–90% Governor Christian A. Herter Republican Party (United States) Foster Furcolo Democratic Party (United States) The 1956 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1956. Democrat Foster Furcolo was elected governor of Massachusetts to replace incumbent Christian Herter, who did not run for re-election. Furcolo defeated Republican Sumner G. Whittier, Socialist Labor candidate Henning A. Blomen, and Prohibition candidate Mark R. Shaw. In the race for lieutenant governor, Democrat Robert F. Murphy defeated Republican Charles Gibbons, Prohibition candidate Harold E. Bassett, and Socialist Labor candidate Francis A. Votano. Republican primary Candidates Sumner Whittier, lieutenant governor of Massachusetts Results Lt. Governor Whittier was unopposed in the Republican primary. Democratic primary Candidates Thomas H. Buckley, former Massachusetts auditor Foster Furcolo, former treasurer and receiver-general of Massachusetts Results Democratic gubernatorial primary, 1956Election Statistics 1956 https://archive.org/stream/electionstatisti1956mass#page/220/mode/2up Democratic Party (United States) Foster Furcolo 358,051 78.65% Democratic Party (United States) Thomas Henry Buckley 131,496 21.35% General election Results Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 1956 Democratic Party (United States) Foster Furcolo 1,234,618 52.76% 4.96 Republican Party (United States) Sumner G. Whittier 1,096,759 46.87% 4.89 Socialist Labor Party of America Henning A. Blomen 5,799 0.25% 0.05 Prohibition Party Mark R. Shaw 2,692 0.12% 0.02 See also 1955–1956 Massachusetts legislature References A Manual for the Use of the General Court for 1957–1958 Hayden Irving N. Grove Lawrence R. 1957 Wright & Potter Printing Company Boston 298–99 https://archive.org/stream/manualforuseofge195758mass#page/298/mode/2up September 23, 2010 1956 Gubernatorial Category:1956 United States gubernatorial elections Category:November 1956 in the United States