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1956 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

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Primaries
General election
Governor Lieutenant Governor
References

{{Infobox election
| election_name = Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 1956
| country = Massachusetts
| flag_year = 1908
| type = presidential
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 1954 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
| previous_year = 1954
| next_election = 1958 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
| next_year = 1958
| election_date = November 6, 1956
| image_size = x160px
| image1 = Foster Furcolo, 60th Governor of Massachusetts.jpg
| nominee1 = Foster Furcolo
| party1 = Democratic Party (United States)
| popular_vote1 = 1,234,618
| percentage1 = 52.76%
| image2 = SumnerWhittier.jpg
| nominee2 = Sumner G. Whittier
| party2 = Republican Party (United States)
| popular_vote2 = 1,096,759
| percentage2 = 46.87%
| title = Governor
| before_election = Christian A. Herter
| before_party = Republican Party (United States)
| after_election = Foster Furcolo
| after_party = Democratic Party (United States)
}}{{ElectionsMA}}

The 1956 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1956. Democrat Foster Furcolo was elected Governor of Massachusetts to replace incumbent Christian Herter, who did not run for re-election. Furcolo defeated Republican Sumner G. Whittier, Socialist Labor candidate Henning A. Blomen, and Prohibition candidate Mark R. Shaw.

In the race for Lieutenant Governor, Democrat Robert F. Murphy defeated Republican Charles Gibbons, Prohibition candidate Harold E. Bassett, and Socialist Labor candidate Francis A. Votano.

Primaries

Former Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts Foster Furcolo defeated former Massachusetts Auditor Thomas Henry Buckley for the Democratic nomination. Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts Sumner Whittier ran unopposed in the Republican primary.

{{Election box begin
| title=Democratic gubernatorial primary, 1956 ^[1]}}{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Foster Furcolo
|votes = 358,051
|percentage = 78.65%
|change ={{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Thomas Henry Buckley
|votes = 131,496
|percentage = 21.35%
|change =
}}{{Election box end}}

In the lieutenant gubernatorial race, former State Representative Robert F. Murphy defeated Executive Councilor George A. Wells and former State Representative James A. Burke for the Democratic nomination. Former Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives Charles Gibbons ran unopposed in the Republican primary.

{{Election box begin
| title=Democratic lieutenant gubernatorial primary, 1956 ^[2]}}{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Robert F. Murphy
|votes = 280,781
|percentage = 62.06%
|change ={{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = James A. Burke
|votes = 95,111
|percentage = 21.02%
|change ={{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = George A. Wells
|votes = 76,514
|percentage = 16.92%
|change =
}}{{Election box end}}

General election

Governor

{{Election box begin
| title=Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 1956}}{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Foster Furcolo
|votes = 1,234,618
|percentage = 52.76%
|change ={{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Sumner G. Whittier
|votes = 1,096,759
|percentage = 46.87%
|change =
}}{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Socialist Labor Party of America
|candidate = Henning A. Blomen
|votes = 5,799
|percentage = 0.25%
|change =
}}{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Prohibition Party
|candidate = Mark R. Shaw
|votes = 2,692
|percentage = 0.12%
|change =
}}{{Election box end}}

Lieutenant Governor

{{Election box begin
| title=Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 1956}}{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Robert F. Murphy
|votes = 1,158,704
|percentage = 51.23%
|change =
}}{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Charles Gibbons
|votes = 1,082,113
|percentage = 47.84%
|change ={{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Socialist Labor Party of America
|candidate = Francis A. Votano
|votes = 13,286
|percentage = 0.59%
|change =
}}{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Prohibition Party
|candidate = Harold E. Bassett
|votes = 7,894
|percentage = 0.39%
|change =
}}{{Election box end}}

References

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{{cite book |title=A Manual for the Use of the General Court for 1957–1958 |last1=Hayden |first1=Irving N. |last2=Grove |first2=Lawrence R. |authorlink= |coauthors= |year=1957 |publisher=Wright & Potter Printing Company |location=Boston |isbn= |page= |pages=298–99 |url=https://archive.org/stream/manualforuseofge195758mass#page/298/mode/2up |accessdate=September 23, 2010}}{{Massachusetts Elections}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election, 1956}}

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