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.
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Furcolo:
50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Whittier: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% | |||||||||||||||||
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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
editCandidates
editResults
editLt. Governor Whittier was unopposed in the Republican primary.
Democratic primary
editCandidates
edit- Thomas H. Buckley, former Massachusetts Auditor
- Foster Furcolo, former Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Foster Furcolo | 358,051 | 78.65% | |
| Democratic | Thomas Henry Buckley | 131,496 | 21.35% | |
General election
editResults
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | Foster Furcolo | 1,234,618 | 52.76% |  4.96
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| Republican | Sumner G. Whittier | 1,096,759 | 46.87% |  4.89
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| Socialist Labor | Henning A. Blomen | 5,799 | 0.25% | 0.05
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| Prohibition | Mark R. Shaw | 2,692 | 0.12% | 0.02
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Election Statistics. 1956.
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.