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词条 1956 Massachusetts general election
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  1. Statewide elections

     Governor  Lieutenant Governor  Attorney General  Secretary of the Commonwealth  Treasurer and Receiver-General  Auditor 

  2. References

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A Massachusetts general election was held on November 6, 1956 in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

The election included:

  • statewide elections for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of the Commonwealth, Treasurer, and Auditor;
  • district elections for U.S. Representatives, State Representatives, State Senators, and Governor's Councillors; and
  • ballot questions at the state and local levels.

Democratic and Republican candidates were selected in party primaries held on September 18, 1956.

Statewide elections

Governor

{{see|Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 1956}}

Democrat Foster Furcolo was elected over Republican Sumner G. Whittier, Socialist Labor candidate Henning A. Blomen, and Prohibition candidate Mark R. Shaw.

Lieutenant Governor

{{see|Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 1956}}

Democrat Robert F. Murphy was elected Lieutenant Governor over Republican Charles Gibbons, Socialist Labor candidate Francis A. Votano, and Prohibition candidate Harold E. Bassett.

Attorney General

Republican Attorney General George Fingold was re-elected over Democrat Edward J. McCormack Jr., Socialist Workers candidate Fred M. Ingersol, and Prohibition candidate Howard Rand in the general election.

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|party = Democratic Party (US)
|candidate = Edward J. McCormack Jr.
|votes = 250,916
|percentage = 55.17%
|change ={{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Democratic Party (US)
|candidate = Joseph D. Ward
|votes = 203,923
|percentage = 44.83%
|change ={{Election box candidate
|party = Write-in
|candidate =
|votes = 7
|percentage = 0.00%
|change =
}}{{Election box end}}{{Election box begin
| title=Massachusetts Attorney General Election, 1956[2]}}{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Republican Party (US)
|candidate = George Fingold
|votes = 1,152,348
|percentage = 50.58%
|change ={{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Democratic Party (US)
|candidate = Edward J. McCormack Jr.
|votes = 1,113,105
|percentage = 48.86%
|change ={{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Socialist Workers Party (United States)
|candidate = Fred M. Ingersoll
|votes = 7,983
|percentage = 0.35%
|change ={{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Prohibition Party
|candidate = Howard Rand
|votes = 4,779
|percentage = 0.20%
|change ={{Election box candidate
|party = Write-in
|candidate =
|votes = 7
|percentage = 0.00%
|change =
}}{{Election box end}}

Secretary of the Commonwealth

Incumbent Secretary of the Commonwealth Edward J. Cronin defeated Republican Senate President Richard I. Furbush, Prohibition candidate Earl Dodge, and Socialist Labor candidate Lawrence Gilfedder in the general election.

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| title=Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth Democratic Primary, 1956[3]}}{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Democratic Party (US)
|candidate = Edward J. Cronin
|votes = 366,019
|percentage = 83.79%
|change ={{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Democratic Party (US)
|candidate = Robert Emmet Dinsmore
|votes = 70,813
|percentage = 16.21%
|change ={{Election box candidate
|party = Write-in
|candidate =
|votes = 1
|percentage = 0.00%
|change =
}}{{Election box end}}{{Election box begin
| title=Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth Election, 1956[2]}}{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Democratic Party (US)
|candidate = Edward J. Cronin
|votes = 1,196,746
|percentage = 53.40%
|change ={{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Republican Party (US)
|candidate = Richard I. Furbush
|votes = 1,025,295
|percentage = 45.75%
|change ={{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Prohibition Party
|candidate = Earl Dodge
|votes = 10,030
|percentage = 0.45%
|change ={{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Socialist Workers Party (United States)
|candidate = Lawrence Gilfedder
|votes = 9,181
|percentage = 0.41%
|change ={{Election box candidate
|party = Write-in
|candidate =
|votes = 5
|percentage = 0.00%
|change =
}}{{Election box end}}

Treasurer and Receiver-General

Incumbent Treasurer and Receiver-General John Francis Kennedy defeated Norwood Selectman Clement A. Riley, John F. Buckley, John M. Kennedy, and Henry Joseph Hurley in the Democratic primary and Republican Robert H. Beaudreau, Socialist Labor candidate Willy N. Hogseth, and Prohibition candidate Isaac Goddard in the general election.

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|party = Democratic Party (US)
|candidate = John Francis Kennedy
|votes = 186,382
|percentage = 40.83%
|change ={{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Democratic Party (US)
|candidate = Clement A. Riley
|votes = 127,242
|percentage = 27.87%
|change ={{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Democratic Party (US)
|candidate = John F. Buckley
|votes = 72,019
|percentage = 15.79%
|change ={{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Democratic Party (US)
|candidate = John M. Kennedy
|votes = 43,925
|percentage = 9.62%
|change ={{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Democratic Party (US)
|candidate = Henry Joseph Hurley
|votes = 26,881
|percentage = 5.89%
|change ={{Election box candidate
|party = Write-in
|candidate =
|votes = 1
|percentage = 0.00%
|change ={{Election box end}}{{Election box begin
| title=Massachusetts Treasurer and Receiver-General Election, 1956[2]}}{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Democratic Party (US)
|candidate = John Francis Kennedy
|votes = 1,196,626
|percentage = 53.04%
|change ={{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Republican Party (US)
|candidate = Robert H. Beaudreau
|votes = 1,043,812
|percentage = 46.26%
|change ={{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Socialist Workers Party (United States)
|candidate = Willy N. Hogseth
|votes = 7,970
|percentage = 0.35%
|change ={{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Prohibition Party
|candidate = Issac Goddard
|votes = 7,887
|percentage = 0.35%
|change ={{Election box candidate
|party = Write-in
|candidate =
|votes = 5
|percentage = 0.00%
|change =
}}{{Election box end}}

Auditor

Incumbent Auditor Thomas J. Buckley defeated Republican Joseph A. Nobile, Socialist Labor candidate Anthony Martin, and Prohibition candidate John B. Lauder in the general election.

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| title=Massachusetts Auditor Election, 1956[2]}}{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Democratic Party (US)
|candidate = Thomas J. Buckley
|votes = 1,278,635
|percentage = 57.19%
|change ={{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Republican Party (US)
|candidate = Joseph A. Nobile
|votes = 937,570
|percentage = 41.94%
|change ={{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Socialist Workers Party (United States)
|candidate = Anthony Martin
|votes = 13,353
|percentage = 0.60%
|change ={{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Prohibition Party
|candidate = John B. Lauder
|votes = 6,153
|percentage = 0.28%
|change ={{Election box candidate
|party = Write-in
|candidate =
|votes = 4
|percentage = 0.00%
|change =
}}{{Election box end}}

References

1. ^{{cite book |author= |coauthors= |title=Massachusetts Election Statistics 1956 |year= |pages=247 |publisher= |quote= | url=https://archive.org/stream/electionstatisti1956mass#page/246/mode/2up |isbn= }}
2. ^{{cite book |author= |coauthors= |title=Massachusetts Election Statistics 1956 |year= |pages=5 |publisher= |quote= | url=https://archive.org/stream/electionstatisti1956mass#page/4/mode/2up |isbn= }}
3. ^{{cite book |author= |coauthors= |title=Massachusetts Election Statistics 1956 |year= |pages=233 |publisher= |quote= | url=https://archive.org/stream/electionstatisti1956mass#page/232/mode/2up |isbn= }}
4. ^{{cite book |author= |coauthors= |title=Massachusetts Election Statistics 1956 |year= |pages=238 |publisher= |quote= | url=https://archive.org/stream/electionstatisti1956mass#page/238/mode/2up= }}
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