1950 Massachusetts elections explained

Election Name:1950 Massachusetts general election
Type:parliamentary
Country:Massachusetts
Previous Election:1948 Massachusetts general election
Previous Year:1948
Next Election:1952 Massachusetts general election
Next Year:1952
Election Date:November 7, 1950
Seats For Election:Part of the
1950 United States elections

The 1950 Massachusetts general election was held on November 7, 1950, throughout Massachusetts. Primary elections took place on September 19.

At the federal level, Republicans maintained their majority in the state by holding eight of fourteen seats in the United States House of Representatives. Incumbents were re-elected in each House seat.

In the race for Governor, Democratic incumbent Paul Dever was re-elected over former Lieutenant Governor Arthur W. Coolidge.

Democratic incumbents swept the six elections for statewide offices.

Governor

Democratic incumbent Paul A. Dever was reelected over Republican Arthur W. Coolidge, Socialist Labor candidate Horace Hillis, and Prohibition candidate Mark R. Shaw.

Lieutenant governor

Democratic incumbent Charles F. Sullivan was reelected over Republican Laurence Curtis and Socialist Labor candidate Lawrence Gilfedder.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

General election

Attorney general

Incumbent Francis E. Kelly attorney general defeated Benjamin F. Chesky, Eli Y. Krovitsky, Isadore H. Y. Muchnick in the Democratic primary and Republican Frederick Ayer Jr., Socialist Workers candidate Anthony Martin, and Prohibition candidate Howard B. Rand in the general election.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

General election

Secretary of the Commonwealth

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

General election

Treasurer and Receiver-General

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

General election

Auditor

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

General election

See also