1946 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1946 Massachusetts gubernatorial election Massachusetts 1908 presidential no 1944 Massachusetts gubernatorial election 1944 1948 Massachusetts gubernatorial election 1948 November 5, 1946 Robert F. Bradford (Massachusetts Governor) (3x4a).jpg Robert F. Bradford Republican Party (United States) 911,152 54.12% Maurice J. Tobin (1).jpg Maurice J. Tobin Democratic Party (United States) 762,743 45.30% 300px County results 300px| Municipality results 1 250px Bradford: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #C21B18 80–90% #A80000 >90%Tobin: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% Governor Maurice J. Tobin Democratic Party (United States) Robert F. Bradford Republican Party (United States) The 1946 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1946. Republican Robert F. Bradford defeated Democratic incumbent Maurice J. Tobin, Socialist Labor candidate Horace Hillis, and Prohibition candidate Guy S. Williams. Democratic primary Governor Tobin defeated Francis D. Harrigan, a senior partner with the law firm of Caulfield, Harrigan and Murray; associate editor of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America's Law Journal; and World War I veteran, for the Democratic nomination.Election Statistics; The Commonwealth of Massachusetts 1946 https://archive.org/stream/electionstatisti19461948mass#page/n43/mode/2up Francis D. Harrigan, once ran for governor The Boston Daily Globe November 17, 1969 Democratic gubernatorial primary, 1946 Democratic Party (United States) Maurice J. Tobin (incumbent) 194,529 75.70 Democratic Party (United States) Francis D. Harrigan 62,418 24.30 Republican primary Lieutenant Governor Robert F. Bradford won the Republican gubernatorial nomination unopposed.Election Statistics; The Commonwealth of Massachusetts 1946 https://archive.org/stream/electionstatisti19461948mass#page/n135/mode/2up General election Results Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 1946Election Statistics; The Commonwealth of Massachusetts 1946 https://archive.org/stream/electionstatisti19461948mass#page/n229/mode/2up Republican Party (United States) Robert F. Bradford 911,152 54.12% Democratic Party (United States) Maurice J. Tobin (incumbent) 762,743 45.30% Socialist Labor Party of America Horace Hillis 7,140 0.42% Prohibition Party Guy S. Williams 2,408 0.16% See also 1946 Massachusetts general election 1945–1946 Massachusetts legislature References Governor 1946 Massachusetts governor Category:November 1946 in the United States