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词条 1958 Massachusetts general election
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  1. Statewide elections

     United States Senator  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 4, 1958 in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

The election included:

  • statewide elections for United States Senator, 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 9, 1958.

Statewide elections

United States Senator

{{see|United States Senate election in Massachusetts, 1958}}

Democrat John F. Kennedy was re-elected over Republican Vincent J. Celeste, Socialist Labor candidate Lawrence Gilfedder, and Prohibition candidate Mark R. Shaw.

Governor

{{see|Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 1958}}

Democrat Foster Furcolo was re-elected over Republican Charles Gibbons, Socialist Labor candidate Henning A. Blomen, and Prohibition candidate Guy S. Williams.

George Fingold was the only candidate in the Republican primary, however he died nine days before the primary.[1] Gibbons won the nomination as a write-in candidate.[2]

Lieutenant Governor

{{see|Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 1958}}

Democrat Robert F. Murphy was re-elected Lieutenant Governor over Republican Elmer C. Nelson, Socialist Labor candidate Francis A. Votano, and Prohibition candidate Harold E. Bassett.

Attorney General

Incumbent Attorney General George Fingold ran for Governor instead of seeking reelection. He died on August 31, 1958 and Edward J. McCormack Jr., who won the Democratic primary over Endicott Peabody, was chosen by the Massachusetts General Court to finish his term.

McCormack defeated Republican Christian A. Herter Jr., Socialist Workers candidate Charles A. Couper, and Prohibition candidate Gustaf B. Nissan in the general election.

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|party = Democratic Party (US)
|candidate = Edward J. McCormack Jr.
|votes = 238,477
|percentage = 54.63%
|change ={{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Democratic Party (US)
|candidate = Endicott Peabody
|votes = 198,016
|percentage = 45.37%
|change ={{Election box candidate
|party = Write-in
|candidate =
|votes = 12
|percentage = 0.00%
|change =
}}{{Election box end}}{{Election box begin
| title=Massachusetts Attorney General Election, 1958[4]}}{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Democratic Party (US)
|candidate = Edward J. McCormack Jr.
|votes = 973,303
|percentage = 52.01%
|change ={{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Republican Party (US)
|candidate = Christian A. Herter Jr.
|votes = 888,385
|percentage = 47.47%
|change ={{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Socialist Workers Party (United States)
|candidate = Charles A. Couper
|votes = 6,048
|percentage = 0.32%
|change ={{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Prohibition Party
|candidate = Gustaf B. Nissan
|votes = 3,598
|percentage = 0.19%
|change ={{Election box candidate
|party = Write-in
|candidate =
|votes = 11
|percentage = 0.00%
|change =
}}{{Election box end}}

Secretary of the Commonwealth

Incumbent Secretary of the Commonwealth Edward J. Cronin defeated Republican Marion Curran Boch, Socialist Labor candidate Fred M. Ingersoll, and Prohibition candidate Julia Kohler in the general election.

Cronin died 20 days after the election.[5]

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|party = Democratic Party (US)
|candidate = Edward J. Cronin
|votes = 1,136,783
|percentage = 62.38%
|change ={{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Republican Party (US)
|candidate = Marion Curran Boch
|votes = 668,217
|percentage = 36.67%
|change ={{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Socialist Workers Party (United States)
|candidate = Fred M. Ingersoll
|votes = 9,547
|percentage = 0.52%
|change ={{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Prohibition Party
|candidate = Julia Kohler
|votes = 7,814
|percentage = 0.43%
|change ={{Election box candidate
|party = Write-in
|candidate =
|votes = 1
|percentage = 0.00%
|change =
}}{{Election box end}}

Treasurer and Receiver-General

Incumbent Treasurer and Receiver-General John Francis Kennedy defeated Woburn Mayor William G. Shaughnessy in the Democratic primary and Republican State Senator John Yerxa, Socialist Labor candidate John Erlandsson, and Prohibition candidate Warren Carberg in the general election.

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|party = Democratic Party (US)
|candidate = John Francis Kennedy
|votes = 256,155
|percentage = 61.78%
|change ={{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Democratic Party (US)
|candidate = William G. Shaughnessy
|votes = 158,447
|percentage = 38.22%
|change ={{Election box end}}{{Election box begin
| title=Massachusetts Treasurer and Receiver-General Election, 1958[4]}}{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Democratic Party (US)
|candidate = John Francis Kennedy
|votes = 1,140,765
|percentage = 62.00%
|change ={{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Republican Party (US)
|candidate = John Yerxa
|votes = 684,954
|percentage = 37.23%
|change ={{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Socialist Workers Party (United States)
|candidate = John Erlandsson
|votes = 7,814
|percentage = 0.42%
|change ={{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Prohibition Party
|candidate = Warren Carberg
|votes = 6,382
|percentage = 0.34%
|change ={{Election box candidate
|party = Write-in
|candidate =
|votes = 25
|percentage = 0.00%
|change =
}}{{Election box end}}

Auditor

Incumbent Auditor Thomas J. Buckley defeated Republican Thomas H. Adams, Socialist Labor candidate Arne Sortell, and Prohibition candidate John B. Lauder in the general election.

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|party = Democratic Party (US)
|candidate = Thomas J. Buckley
|votes = 1,150,267
|percentage = 63.26%
|change ={{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Republican Party (US)
|candidate = Thomas H. Adams
|votes = 654,808
|percentage = 36.01%
|change ={{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Socialist Workers Party (United States)
|candidate = Arne Sortell
|votes = 7,698
|percentage = 0.42%
|change ={{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Prohibition Party
|candidate = John B. Lauder
|votes = 5,621
|percentage = 0.31%
|change ={{Election box end}}

References

1. ^{{cite news |author= |coauthors= |title=George Fingold is Dead at 49. Massachusetts Attorney General; G.O.P.Candidate for Governor Had Campaigned Saturday --Serving Third Term |quote= |work=New York Times |date=September 1, 1958 }}
2. ^http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=570867
3. ^{{cite book |author= |coauthors= |title=Massachusetts Election Statistics 1958 |year= |pages=65 |publisher= |quote= | url=https://archive.org/stream/electionstatisti19571958mass#page/64/mode/2up |isbn= }}
4. ^{{cite book |author= |coauthors= |title=Massachusetts Election Statistics 1958 |year= |pages=5 |publisher= |quote= | url=https://archive.org/stream/electionstatisti19571958mass#page/4/mode/2up |isbn= }}
5. ^{{cite news |title=Edward J. Cronin |quote= |work=New York Times |date=November 25, 1958 }}
6. ^{{cite book |author= |coauthors= |title=Massachusetts Election Statistics 1958 |year= |pages=62 |publisher= |quote= | url=https://archive.org/stream/electionstatisti19571958mass#page/62/mode/2up|isbn= }}
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