1952 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
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The 1952 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1952. Republican Christian Herter defeated Democratic incumbent Paul A. Dever, Socialist Labor candidate Lawrence Gilfedder, Peace Progressive candidate Florence H. Luscomb, and Prohibition candidate Guy S. Williams.
Democratic primary[]
Candidates[]
Declared[]
- Paul Dever, incumbent Governor
Results[]
Governor Dever was unopposed for renomination.
Republican primary[]
Candidates[]
Declared[]
- Christian Herter, U.S. Representative from Massachusetts's 10th congressional district
Results[]
Christian Herter ran unopposed for the Republican nomination for Governor.
Independents and third parties[]
Peace Progressive[]
- Florence H. Luscomb
Prohibition[]
- Guy S. Williams
Socialist Labor[]
- Lawrence Gilfedder
General election[]
Results[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Christian Herter (incumbent) | 1,175,955 | 49.90% | ||
Democratic | Paul A. Dever | 1,161,499 | 49.29% | ||
Peace Progressive | Florence H. Luscomb | 7,502 | 0.32% | ||
Socialist Labor | Lawrence Gilfedder | 6,159 | 0.26% | ||
Prohibition | Guy S. Williams | 5,163 | 0.22% |
See also[]
References[]
Categories:
- Massachusetts gubernatorial elections
- 1952 Massachusetts elections
- 1952 United States gubernatorial elections
- November 1952 events in the United States