1948 United States Senate election in Massachusetts
Nominee
Leverett Saltonstall
John I. Fitzgerald
Party
Republican
Democratic
Popular vote
1,088,475
954,398
Percentage
52.95%
46.43%
Senator before election
Leverett Saltonstall
Republican
Elected Senator
Leverett Saltonstall
Republican
The United States Senate election of 1948 in Massachusetts was held on November 2, 1948, with Republican incumbent Leverett Saltonstall defeating his challengers.
Republican primary [ ]
Candidates [ ]
Leverett Saltonstall , incumbent Senator since 1945
Results [ ]
Senator Saltonstall was unopposed for renomination.
Democratic primary [ ]
Candidates [ ]
John I. Fitzgerald , former Boston Fire Commissioner and Boston City Councilor
Francis D. Harrigan , Boston attorney and candidate for Governor in 1946
Joseph A. Langone, Jr. , Boston Election Commissioner and former State Senator
John D. Lynch , Cambridge City Councilor and former Mayor of Cambridge
Richard M. Russell , former U.S. Representative and Mayor of Cambridge
Results [ ]
General election [ ]
Candidates [ ]
Henning A. Blomen , perennial candidate[2] (Socialist Labor)
John I. Fitzgerald , former Boston Fire Commissioner and Boston City Councilor (Democratic)
Leverett Saltonstall , incumbent Senator since 1945 (Republican)
E. Tallmadge Root, candidate for Senator in 1944 and Governor of Massachusetts in 1940 (Prohibition)
Results [ ]
See also [ ]
United States Senate elections, 1948 and 1949
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