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1958 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

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Field	Value
election_name	1958 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
country	Massachusetts
flag_year	1908
type	presidential
ongoing	no
previous_election	1956 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
previous_year	1956
next_election	1960 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
next_year	1960
election_date	November 4, 1958
image_size	x150px
image1	File:Foster Furcolo, 60th Governor of Massachusetts.jpg
nominee1	Foster Furcolo
party1	Democratic Party (United States)
popular_vote1	1,067,020
percentage1	56.19%
image2	File:1953 Charles Gibbons Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
nominee2	Charles Gibbons
party2	Republican Party (United States)
popular_vote2	818,463
percentage2	43.10%
map_image	{{switcher
default	1
map_size	250px
map_caption	Furcolo:
title	Governor
before_election	Foster Furcolo
before_party	Democratic Party (United States)
after_election	Foster Furcolo
after_party	Democratic Party (United States)

|[[File:1958 Massachusetts gubernatorial election results map by county.svg|300px]] |County results |[[File:1958 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election by Municipality.svg|300px|]] |Municipality results

Gibbons:
Tie:

The 1958 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1958. Democrat Foster Furcolo was elected Governor of Massachusetts for a second term, defeating Republican Charles Gibbons, Socialist Labor candidate Henning A. Blomen, and Prohibition candidate Guy S. Williams.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Foster Furcolo, incumbent Governor

Results

Governor Furcolo was unopposed for renomination.

Republican primary

Candidates

George Fingold, Massachusetts Attorney General (died August 31)

Write-in candidates

Charles Gibbons, former Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives and nominee for Lt. Governor in 1956
Joseph P. McKay, Assistant Attorney General
John Volpe, former Public Works Commissioner

Campaign

Attorney General George Fingold was unopposed in the Republican primary.

On August 31, 1958, Fingold died unexpectedly at his home in Concord, Massachusetts. As his death occurred only nine days before the primary, Fingold was the only candidate for Governor on the Republican ballot. Former Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives Charles Gibbons, former State Public Works Commissioner John A. Volpe, and Assistant Attorney General Joseph P. McKay ran as write-in candidates.

Results

General election

Results

References

(September 1, 1958). "George Fingold is Dead at 49. Massachusetts Attorney General; G.O.P.Candidate for Governor Had Campaigned Saturday --Serving Third Term". [[The New York Times]].
"Our Campaigns - MA Governor- R Primary Race - Sep 09, 1958".
"Our Campaigns - MA Governor- R Primary Race - Sep 09, 1958".

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