1946 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
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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 a World War I veteran, for the Democratic nomination.[1][2]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Maurice J. Tobin (incumbent) | 194,529 | 75.70% | ||
Democratic | Francis D. Harrigan | 62,418 | 24.30% |
Republican primary[]
Lieutenant Governor Robert F. Bradford won the Republican gubernatorial nomination unopposed.[3]
General election[]
Results[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Robert F. Bradford | 911,152 | 54.12% | ||
Democratic | Maurice J. Tobin (incumbent) | 762,743 | 45.30% | ||
Socialist Labor | Horace Hillis | 7,140 | 0.42% | ||
Prohibition | Guy S. Williams | 2,408 | 0.16% |
See also[]
- 1946 Massachusetts general election
- 1945–1946 Massachusetts legislature
References[]
- ^ a b Election Statistics; The Commonwealth of Massachusetts 1946.
- ^ "Francis D. Harrigan, once ran for governor". The Boston Daily Globe. November 17, 1969.
- ^ Election Statistics; The Commonwealth of Massachusetts 1946.
- ^ Election Statistics; The Commonwealth of Massachusetts 1946.
Categories:
- 1946 Massachusetts elections
- Massachusetts gubernatorial elections
- 1946 United States gubernatorial elections
- November 1946 events