1948 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

1948 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
	Dever: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%; Cahill: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%
Governor before election; Robert F. Bradford; Republican	Elected Governor ; Paul A. Dever; Democratic

The 1948 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1948. Democrat Paul A. Dever defeated Republican incumbent Robert F. Bradford, Socialist Labor candidate Horace Hillis, and Prohibition candidate Mark R. Shaw.

Republican primary

Candidates

Robert F. Bradford, incumbent Governor^[1]
Edward Rowe, State Senator^[1]

Results

1948 Republican gubernatorial primary^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Robert F. Bradford (incumbent)	210,574	82.86%
	Republican	Edward Rowe	43,545	17.14%
Total votes			254,119	100.00%

Democratic primary

Candidates

Paul Dever, former Attorney General and candidate for Lieutenant Governor in 1946^[2]

Withdrew

Maurice Tobin, former Governor (withdrew to become United States Secretary of Labor)^[2]

Results

Democratic gubernatorial primary, 1948^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Paul A. Dever	221,727	76.65%
	Democratic	Maurice J. Tobin	67,555	23.35%

General election

Results

Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 1948 ^[3]
	Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	Paul A. Dever	1,239,247	59.03%
Republican	Robert F. Bradford (incumbent)	849,895	40.49%
Socialist Labor	Horace Hillis	7,259	0.35%
Prohibition	Mark R. Shaw	2,841	0.14%

References

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[RepublicanGovernor-1] Election Statistics; The Commonwealth of Massachusetts 1948.

[DemocraticGovernor-2] Election Statistics; The Commonwealth of Massachusetts 1948.

[3] Election Statistics; The Commonwealth of Massachusetts 1948.

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Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Withdrew

Results

General election

Results

See also

References