Election Name: | 1948 United States Senate election in Massachusetts |
Country: | Massachusetts |
Flag Year: | 1908 |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1944 United States Senate special election in Massachusetts |
Previous Year: | 1944 (special) |
Next Election: | 1954 United States Senate election in Massachusetts |
Next Year: | 1954 |
Election Date: | November 2, 1948 |
Image1: | LeverettSaltonstall.jpg |
Nominee1: | Leverett Saltonstall |
Party1: | Republican Party (US) |
Popular Vote1: | 1,088,475 |
Percentage1: | 52.95% |
Nominee2: | John I. Fitzgerald |
Party2: | Democratic Party (US) |
Popular Vote2: | 954,398 |
Percentage2: | 46.43% |
Senator | |
Before Election: | Leverett Saltonstall |
Before Party: | Republican Party (US) |
After Election: | Leverett Saltonstall |
After Party: | Republican Party (US) |
Map Size: | 250px |
The United States Senate election of 1948 in Massachusetts was held on November 2, 1948, with Republican incumbent Leverett Saltonstall defeating his challengers.
Senator Saltonstall was unopposed for renomination.