1956 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
Nominee
Foster Furcolo
Sumner G. Whittier
Party
Democratic
Republican
Popular vote
1,234,618
1,096,759
Percentage
52.76%
46.87%
County resultsFurcolo : 50–60% 60–70% Whittier : 50-60% 60-70% 70-80%
Governor before election
Christian A. Herter
Republican
Elected Governor
Foster Furcolo
Democratic
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 [ ]
Governor [ ]
Candidates [ ]
Declared [ ]
Sumner Whittier , Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts
Results [ ]
Lt. Governor Whittier was unopposed for the Republican nomination.
Lt. Governor [ ]
Candidates [ ]
Declared [ ]
Charles Gibbons , former Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
Results [ ]
Gibbons was unopposed for the Republican nomination.
Democratic primary [ ]
Governor [ ]
Candidates [ ]
Declared [ ]
Thomas H. Buckley , former Massachusetts Auditor
Foster Furcolo , former Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts
Results [ ]
Lt. Governor [ ]
Candidates [ ]
Declared [ ]
Results [ ]
General election [ ]
Governor [ ]
Results [ ]
Lieutenant Governor [ ]
Results [ ]
See also [ ]
References [ ]
Hayden, Irving N.; Grove, Lawrence R. (1957). A Manual for the Use of the General Court for 1957–1958 . Boston: Wright & Potter Printing Company. pp. 298–99. Retrieved September 23, 2010 .
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