1954 United States Senate election in Massachusetts
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The United States Senate election of 1954 in Massachusetts was held on November 2, 1954, with Republican Incumbent Leverett Saltonstall defeating his challengers.
Candidates
Democratic
- Foster Furcolo - Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts since 1952 and member of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 2nd congressional district from 1949-1952.
- John I. Fitzgerald, former member of the Boston City Council. Democratic candidate for Senate in 1948.
- Joseph L. Murphy, former member of the Massachusetts Senate.
Republican
- Leverett Saltonstall - United States Senator since 1945. Governor of Massachusetts from 1939-1945.
Socialist Workers
- Thelma Ingersoll - Ran for Senate in 1952.[1]
Prohibition
- Harold J. Ireland - was the Prohibition Party candidate for Treasurer and Receiver-General in 1948 and 1952.
Results
Primaries
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Foster Furcolo | 207,232 | 59.13 | ||
Democratic | Joseph L. Murphy | 79,463 | 22.68 | ||
Democratic | John I. Fitzgerald | 63,752 | 18.19 |
General election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Leverett Saltonstall | 956,605 | 50.54 | -2.41 | |
Democratic | Foster Furcolo | 927,899 | 49.03 | +2.60 | |
Socialist Labor | Thelma Ingersoll | 5,353 | 0.28 | -0.17 | |
Prohibition | Harold J. Ireland | 2,832 | 0.15 | -0.03 |
References
- ^ Thelma Ingersoll at ourcampaigns.com
- ^ http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=29251