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AMassachusetts general election was held on November 6, 1956, in theCommonwealth of Massachusetts.
The election included:
Democratic and Republican candidates were selected in party primaries held on September 18, 1956.
DemocratFoster Furcolo was elected over RepublicanSumner G. Whittier, Socialist Labor candidateHenning A. Blomen, and Prohibition candidateMark R. Shaw.
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 County results Murphy: 50–60% 60–70% Gibbons: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% | |||||||||||||||||
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Incumbent lieutenant governor Sumner Whitter ran for governor.
DemocratRobert F. Murphy was elected lieutenant governor over RepublicanCharles Gibbons, Socialist Labor candidate Francis A. Votano, and Prohibition candidate Harold E. Bassett.
Gibbons was unopposed for the Republican nomination.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Robert F. Murphy | 280,781 | 62.06% | |
| Democratic | James A. Burke | 95,111 | 21.02% | |
| Democratic | George A. Wells | 76,514 | 16.92% | |
| Total votes | 452,406 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | Robert F. Murphy | 1,158,704 | 51.23% |  4.00 | |
| Republican | Charles Gibbons | 1,082,113 | 47.84% |  4.17 | |
| Socialist Labor | Francis A. Votano | 13,286 | 0.59% | 0.10 | |
| Prohibition | Harold E. Bassett | 7,894 | 0.39% | 0.12 | |
| Total votes | 2,261,997 | 100.00% | |||
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Republicanattorney generalGeorge Fingold was re-elected over DemocratEdward J. McCormack Jr., Socialist Workers candidate Fred M. Ingersol, and Prohibition candidateHoward Rand in the general election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Edward J. McCormack Jr. | 250,916 | 55.17% | |
| Democratic | Joseph D. Ward | 203,923 | 44.83% | |
| Write-in | 7 | 0.00% | ||
| Total votes | 454,839 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | George Fingold (incumbent) | 1,152,348 | 50.58% | ||
| Democratic | Edward J. McCormack Jr. | 1,113,105 | 48.86% | ||
| Socialist Workers | Fred M. Ingersoll | 7,983 | 0.35% | ||
| Prohibition | Howard Rand | 4,779 | 0.20% | ||
| Write-in | 7 | 0.00% | |||
| Total votes | 2,278,222 | 100.00% | |||
IncumbentSecretary of the CommonwealthEdward J. Cronin defeated RepublicanSenate PresidentRichard I. Furbush, Prohibition candidateEarl Dodge, and Socialist Labor candidate Lawrence Gilfedder in the general election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Edward J. Cronin (incumbent) | 366,019 | 83.79% | |
| Democratic | Robert Emmet Dinsmore | 70,813 | 16.21% | |
| Write-in | 1 | 0.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | Edward J. Cronin (incumbent) | 1,196,746 | 53.40% | ||
| Republican | Richard I. Furbush | 1,025,295 | 45.75% | ||
| Prohibition | Earl Dodge | 10,030 | 0.45% | ||
| Socialist Workers | Lawrence Gilfedder | 9,181 | 0.41% | ||
| Write-in | 5 | 0.00% | |||
Incumbenttreasurer and receiver-generalJohn Francis Kennedy defeatedNorwood SelectmanClement A. Riley, John F. Buckley, John M. Kennedy, and Henry Joseph Hurley in the Democratic primary and RepublicanRobert H. Beaudreau, Socialist Labor candidate Willy N. Hogseth, and Prohibition candidate Isaac Goddard in the general election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | John Francis Kennedy (incumbent) | 186,382 | 40.83% | |
| Democratic | Clement A. Riley | 127,242 | 27.87% | |
| Democratic | John F. Buckley | 72,019 | 15.79% | |
| Democratic | John M. Kennedy | 43,925 | 9.62% | |
| Democratic | Henry Joseph Hurley | 26,881 | 5.89% | |
| Write-in | 1 | 0.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | John Francis Kennedy (incumbent) | 1,196,626 | 53.04% | ||
| Republican | Robert H. Beaudreau | 1,043,812 | 46.26% | ||
| Socialist Workers | Willy N. Hogseth | 7,970 | 0.35% | ||
| Prohibition | Issac Goddard | 7,887 | 0.35% | ||
| Write-in | 5 | 0.00% | |||
IncumbentauditorThomas J. Buckley defeated Republican Joseph A. Nobile, Socialist Labor candidate Anthony Martin, and Prohibition candidate John B. Lauder in the general election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | Thomas J. Buckley (incumbent) | 1,278,635 | 57.19% | ||
| Republican | Joseph A. Nobile | 937,570 | 41.94% | ||
| Socialist Workers | Anthony Martin | 13,353 | 0.60% | ||
| Prohibition | John B. Lauder | 6,153 | 0.28% | ||
| Write-in | 4 | 0.00% | |||
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