1958 Massachusetts gubernatorial election explained

Election Name:1958 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
Country:Massachusetts
Flag Year:1908
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1956 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
Previous Year:1956
Next Election:1960 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
Next Year:1960
Election Date:November 4, 1958
Image1:File:Foster Furcolo, 60th Governor of Massachusetts.jpg
Nominee1:Foster Furcolo
Party1:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:1,067,020
Percentage1:56.19%
Nominee2:Charles Gibbons
Party2:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:818,463
Percentage2:43.10%
Map Size:250px
Governor
Before Election:Foster Furcolo
Before Party:Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:Foster Furcolo
After Party:Democratic Party (United States)

The 1958 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1958. Democrat Foster Furcolo was elected Governor of Massachusetts for a second term, defeating Republican Charles Gibbons, Socialist Labor candidate Henning A. Blomen, and Prohibition candidate Guy S. Williams.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Governor Furcolo was unopposed for renomination.

Republican primary

Candidates

Write-in candidates

Campaign

Attorney General George Fingold was unopposed in the Republican primary.

On August 31, 1958, Fingold died unexpectedly at his home in Concord, Massachusetts.[1] As his death occurred only nine days before the primary, Fingold was the only candidate for Governor on the Republican ballot. Former Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives Charles Gibbons, former State Public Works Commissioner John A. Volpe, and Assistant Attorney General Joseph P. McKay ran as write-in candidates.[2]

Results

General election

Results

See also

References

Book: A Manual for the Use of the General Court for 1959–1960 . Hayden . Irving N. . Grove . Lawrence R. . 1959 . Wright & Potter Printing Company . Boston . 298–99 . September 23, 2010.

Notes and References

  1. News: George Fingold is Dead at 49. Massachusetts Attorney General; G.O.P.Candidate for Governor Had Campaigned Saturday --Serving Third Term . . September 1, 1958 .
  2. Web site: Our Campaigns - MA Governor- R Primary Race - Sep 09, 1958.