1954 Massachusetts general election

← 1952 November 2, 1954 1956 →
Part of the 1954 United States elections

AMassachusetts general election was held on November 2, 1954 in theCommonwealth of Massachusetts.

The election included:

• statewide elections forUnited States Senator,Governor,Lieutenant Governor,Attorney General,Secretary of the Commonwealth,Treasurer, andAuditor;
• district elections forU.S. Representatives,State Representatives,State Senators, andGovernor's Councillors; and
• ballot questions at the state and local levels.

Democratic and Republican candidates were selected in party primaries held on September 14, 1954.

Republican incumbentChristian Herter was re-elected overRobert F. Murphy.

1956 Massachusetts Lieutenant Governor election

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Nominee Sumner G. Whittier James A. Burke Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 972,745 883,440 Percentage 52.0% 47.2%

Lieutenant Governor before election Sumner Whittier Republican Elected Lieutenant Governor Sumner Whittier Republican

RepublicanSumner Whittier was re-elected lieutenant governor over DemocratJames A. Burke, Socialist Labor candidate Francis A. Votano, and Prohibition candidate Donald E. Babcock.

• Donald E. Babcock (Prohibition)
• James A. Burke, state representative fromHyde Park (Democratic)
• Sumner G. Whittier, incumbent lieutenant governor since 1953 (Republican)
• Francis A. Votano (Socialist Labor)

1954 Massachusetts Attorney General election

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Nominee George Fingold John F. Collins Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 972,745 893,825 Percentage 51.2% 48.2%

Attorney General before election George Fingold Republican Elected Attorney General George Fingold Republican

Republicanattorney generalGeorge Fingold was re-elected over Democratic State SenatorJohn F. Collins, Socialist Workers candidate Malcolm T. Rowe, and Prohibition candidate Howard B. Rand in the general election.

• John F. Collins, state senator fromJamaica Plain (Democratic)
• George Fingold, incumbent attorney general since 1953 (Republican)
• Howard B. Rand (Prohibition)
• Malcolm T. Rowe (Socialist Workers)

1954 Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth election

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Nominee Edward J. Cronin Michael J. McCarthy Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 1,018,428 793,121 Percentage 55.6% 43.3%

Secretary of the Commonwealth before election Edward J. Cronin Democratic Elected Secretary of the Commonwealth Edward J. Cronin Democratic

IncumbentSecretary of the CommonwealthEdward J. Cronin defeated Republican state representativeMichael J. McCarthy, Socialist Labor candidate Fred M. Ingersoll, and Prohibition candidate William D. Ross in the general election.

• Edward J. Cronin, incumbent secretary since 1949 (Democratic)
• Fred M. Ingersoll (Socialist Workers)
• Michael J. McCarthy, state representative fromEast Bridgewater (Republican)
• William D. Ross (Prohibition)

1954 Massachusetts Treasurer and Receiver-General election

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Nominee John Francis Kennedy Augustus Gardner Means Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 1,004,145 830,263 Percentage 54.4% 45.0%

Treasurer before election Foster Furcolo Democratic Elected Treasurer John Francis Kennedy Democratic

IncumbentTreasurer and Receiver-General Foster Furcolo ran for a U.S. Senate seat instead of seeking re-election.John Francis Kennedy defeatedNorwood SelectmanClement A. Riley and State Representative and Boston School Committee ChairWilliam F. Carr in the Democratic primary and RepublicanAugustus Gardner Means, Socialist Labor candidateHenning A. Blomen, and Prohibition candidate Isaac Goddard in the general election.

• William F. Carr,Boston School Committee chair and former State Representative fromSouth Boston
• John Francis Kennedy,Gillette stockroom supervisor
• Clement A. Riley,Norwood selectman

• Henning A. Blomen, perennial candidate (Socialist Workers)
• Issac Goddard (Prohibition)
• John Francis Kennedy,Gillette stockroom supervisor (Democratic)
• Augustus Gardner Means, state representative fromBeverly (Republican)

1954 Massachusetts Auditor election

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Nominee Thomas J. Buckley William P. Constantino Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 1,075,162 741,082 Percentage 58.7% 40.5%

Auditor before election Thomas J. Buckley Democratic Elected Auditor Thomas J. Buckley Democratic

IncumbentAuditorThomas J. Buckley defeated Republican state representativeWilliam P. Constantino, Socialist Labor candidate Anthony Martin, and Prohibition candidate John B. Lauder in the general election.

• Thomas J. Buckley, incumbent auditor since 1941 (Democratic)
• William P. Constantino, state representative fromClinton (Republican)
• John B. Lauder (Prohibition)
• Anthony Martin (Socialist Workers)

RepublicanLeverett Saltonstall was re-elected over DemocratFoster Furcolo, Socialist Labor candidate Thelma Ingersoll, and Prohibition candidate Harold J. Ireland.

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