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1956 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

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Field	Value
election_name	1956 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
country	Massachusetts
flag_year	1908
type	presidential
ongoing	no
previous_election	1954 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
previous_year	1954
next_election	1958 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
next_year	1958
election_date	November 6, 1956
image_size	x160px
image1	Foster Furcolo, 60th Governor of Massachusetts.jpg
nominee1	Foster Furcolo
party1	Democratic Party (United States)
popular_vote1	1,234,618
percentage1	52.76%
image2	SumnerWhittier.jpg
nominee2	Sumner G. Whittier
party2	Republican Party (United States)
popular_vote2	1,096,759
percentage2	46.87%
map_image	{{switcher
default	1
map_size	250px
map_caption	Furcolo:
title	Governor
before_election	Christian A. Herter
before_party	Republican Party (United States)
after_election	Foster Furcolo
after_party	Democratic Party (United States)

|[[File:1956 Massachusetts gubernatorial election results map by county.svg|300px]] |County results |[[File:1956 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election by Municipality.svg|300px|]] |Municipality results

Whittier:

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

Candidates

Sumner Whittier, Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts

Results

Lt. Governor Whittier was unopposed in the Republican primary.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Thomas H. Buckley, former Massachusetts Auditor
Foster Furcolo, former Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts

Results

General election

Results

References

(1956). "Election Statistics".

Wikipedia Source

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