1946 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

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1946 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
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  1944 November 5, 1946 1948  
  Robert F. Bradford (Massachusetts Governor) (3x4a).jpg Maurice J. Tobin (1).jpg
Nominee Robert F. Bradford Maurice J. Tobin
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote911,152762,743
Percentage54.12%45.30%

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1946 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election by Municipality.svg
Bradford:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Tobin:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%

Governor before election

Maurice J. Tobin
Democratic

Elected Governor

Robert F. Bradford
Republican

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.

Contents

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]

Democratic gubernatorial primary, 1946 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Maurice J. Tobin (incumbent) 194,529 75.70%
Democratic Francis D. Harrigan62,41824.30%

Republican primary

Lieutenant Governor Robert F. Bradford won the Republican gubernatorial nomination unopposed. [3]

General election

Results

Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 1946 [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Robert F. Bradford 911,152 54.12%
Democratic Maurice J. Tobin (incumbent)762,74345.30%
Socialist Labor Horace Hillis7,1400.42%
Prohibition Guy S. Williams2,4080.16%

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References

  1. 1 2 Election Statistics; The Commonwealth of Massachusetts 1946.
  2. "Francis D. Harrigan, once ran for governor". The Boston Daily Globe. November 17, 1969.
  3. Election Statistics; The Commonwealth of Massachusetts 1946.
  4. Election Statistics; The Commonwealth of Massachusetts 1946.