1948 United States Senate election in Massachusetts

1948 United States Senate election in Massachusetts
	Saltonstall: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% ; Fitzgerald: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
Senator before election; Leverett Saltonstall; Republican	Elected Senator ; Leverett Saltonstall; Republican

The United States Senate election of 1948 in Massachusetts was held on November 2, 1948, with Republican incumbent Leverett Saltonstall defeating his challengers.

Republican primary

Candidates

Leverett Saltonstall, incumbent Senator since 1945

Results

Senator Saltonstall was unopposed for renomination.

Democratic primary

Candidates

John I. Fitzgerald, former Boston Fire Commissioner and Boston City Councilor
Francis D. Harrigan, Boston attorney and candidate for Governor in 1946
Joseph A. Langone, Jr., Boston Election Commissioner and former State Senator
John D. Lynch, Cambridge City Councilor and former Mayor of Cambridge
Richard M. Russell, former U.S. Representative and Mayor of Cambridge

Results

Democratic primary ^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John I. Fitzgerald	79,663	30.26%
	Democratic	Richard M. Russell	64,191	24.39%
	Democratic	Francis D. Harrigan	44,395	16.87%
	Democratic	John D. Lynch	42,087	15.98%
	Democratic	Joseph A. Langone, Jr.	32,895	12.50%
Total votes			263,231	100.00%

General election

Candidates

Henning A. Blomen, perennial candidate^[2] (Socialist Labor)
John I. Fitzgerald, former Boston Fire Commissioner and Boston City Councilor (Democratic)
Leverett Saltonstall, incumbent Senator since 1945 (Republican)
E. Tallmadge Root, candidate for Senator in 1944 and Governor of Massachusetts in 1940 (Prohibition)

Results

General election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Leverett Saltonstall (incumbent)	1,088,475	52.95%	11.34
	Democratic	John I. Fitzgerald	954,398	46.43%	11.53
	Socialist Labor	Henning A. Blomen	9,266	0.44%	0.20
	Prohibition	E. Tallmadge Root	3,652	0.18%	0.01
Total votes			2,055,791	100.00%

References

^ "Our Campaigns - MA US Senate - D Primary Race - Sep 14, 1948".
^ Henning A. Blomen at ourcampaigns.com

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Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

General election

Candidates

Results

See also

References