1942 United States Senate election in Massachusetts
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The United States Senate election of 1942 in Massachusetts was held on November 3, 1942, with Republican incumbent Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. defeating his challengers.
Candidates
Democratic
- Joseph E. Casey, Member of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 3rd congressional district since 1935.
- Daniel H. Coakley, Member of the Massachusetts Executive Council. Impeached during campaign.
- John F. Fitzgerald - former member of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 10th congressional district (1919), Mayor of Boston (1910–1914, 1906-1910), member of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 9th congressional district (1895–1901), Member of the Massachusetts Senate (1892–1894), and member of the Boston Common Council (1891–1892)
- Joseph Lee - former member of the Boston School Committee.
Republican
- Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. - US Senator since 1937.
- Courtenay Crocker - former member of the Boston Common Council and the Massachusetts House of Representatives.
Socialist
- George Lyman Paine - Candidate for US Senate in 1940.
Socialist Workers
- Horace I. Hillis - Candidate for Governor of Massachusetts in 1936 and United States Senator in 1940.
Prohibition
- George L. Thompson - Candidate for Governor of Massachusetts in 1938 and United States Senator in 1940.
Results
Primaries
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Joseph E. Casey | 108,251 | 40.15 | ||
Democratic | John F. Fitzgerald | 80,456 | 29.84 | ||
Democratic | Joseph Lee | 32,260 | 11.97 | ||
Democratic | Daniel H. Coakley | 17,105 | 6.34 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. | 174,401 | 78.36 | ||
Republican | Courtenay Crocker | 23,503 | 10.56 |
General election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. | 721,239 | 52.44 | +3.91 | |
Democratic | Joseph E. Casey | 641,042 | 46.61 | +5.62 | |
Socialist | George Lyman Paine | 4,802 | 0.35 | -0.19 | |
Socialist Labor | Horace I. Hillis | 4,781 | 0.35 | +0.35 | |
Prohibition | George L. Thompson | 3,577 | 0.26 | +0.26 |
References
3.^ Election statistics: The Commonwealth of Massachusetts (1942)