Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 1950

Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 1950

1948 ← November 7, 1950 → 1952

Nominee Paul A. Dever Arthur W. Coolidge Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 1,074,570 824,069 Percentage 56.26% 43.14%

Governor before election Paul A. Dever Democratic Elected Governor Paul A. Dever Democratic

The 1950 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1950. Democratic incumbent Paul A. Dever defeated Republican Arthur W. Coolidge, Socialist Labor candidate Horace Hillis, and Prohibition candidate Mark R. Shaw.

In the race for Lieutenant Governor, Democratic incumbent Charles F. Sullivan defeated Republican Laurence Curtis and Socialist Labor candidate Lawrence Gilfedder.

Primaries

Democratic

Paul Dever ran unopposed for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination.

Incumbent Charles F. "Jeff" Sullivan defeated former Democratic State Committee Chairman John Francis Cahill, Hull selectman William N. Bergan, C. Edward Bradley, and J. Frank Murphy for the Democratic nomination for Lt. Governor.^[1]

Democratic Lt. gubernatorial primary, 1950[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Charles F. Sullivan	196,638	52.68%
	Democratic	C. Edward Bradley	55,176	14.78%
	Democratic	J. Frank Murphy	49,095	13.15%
	Democratic	John Francis Cahill	47,635	12.76%
	Democratic	William N. Bergan	24,718	6.62%%

Republican

Former Lieutenant Governor Arthur W. Coolidge defeated former Massachusetts Attorney General Clarence A. Barnes, Admiral Louis E. Denfeld, District Court Judge Frankland W. L. Miles, former Massachusetts National Guard Commander and Public Safety Commissioner Daniel Needham, and former State Senator Edward Rowe for the Republican nomination for Governor.^[2]

Republican gubernatorial primary, 1950[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Arthur W. Coolidge	130,061	35.79%
	Republican	Louis E. Denfeld	68,560	18.87%
	Republican	Clarence A. Barnes	60,927	16.77%
	Republican	Daniel Needham	57,773	15.90%
	Republican	Frankland W. L. Miles	37,452	10.31%
	Republican	Edward Rowe	8,609	2.37%

Former Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts Laurence Curtis defeated State Senator Harris S. Richardson, former Governor's Councilor Warren G. Harris, former Beverly Mayor Daniel E. McLean, and Robert H. W. Welch, Jr. in the Republican Primary.^[3]

Republican Lt. gubernatorial primary, 1950[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Laurence Curtis	162,506	46.73%
	Republican	Robert H. W. Welch, Jr.	59,073	16.99%
	Republican	Harris S. Richardson	52,994	15.24%
	Republican	Daniel E. McLean	40,492	11.64%
	Republican	Warren G. Harris	32,677	9.40%

General election

Governor

Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 1950 [4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Paul A. Dever	1,074,570	56.26%
	Republican	Arthur W. Coolidge	824,069	43.14%
	Socialist Labor	Horace Hillis	7,806	0.41%
	Prohibition	Mark R. Shaw	3,716	0.20%

Lieutenant Governor

Massachusetts Lt. gubernatorial election, 1950 [5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Charles F. Sullivan	982,014	52.64%
	Republican	Laurence Curtis	870,542	46.66%
	Socialist Labor	Lawrence Gilfedder	13,009	0.70%

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Election Statistics; The Commonwealth of Massachusetts 1950. http://www.archive.org/stream/electionstatisti19501951mass#page/n53/mode/2up. 
2. ^ ^{a b} Election Statistics; The Commonwealth of Massachusetts 1950. http://www.archive.org/stream/electionstatisti19501951mass#page/138/mode/2up. 
3. ^ ^{a b} Election Statistics; The Commonwealth of Massachusetts 1950. http://www.archive.org/stream/electionstatisti19501951mass#page/144/mode/2up. 
4. ^ Election Statistics; The Commonwealth of Massachusetts 1950. http://www.archive.org/stream/electionstatisti19501951mass#page/234/mode/2up. 
5. ^ Election Statistics; The Commonwealth of Massachusetts 1950. http://www.archive.org/stream/electionstatisti19501951mass#page/240/mode/2up.