Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 1952

Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 1952

November 4, 1952

Nominee Christian Herter Paul A. Dever Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 1,175,955 1,161,499 Percentage 49.90% 49.29%

Governor before election Paul A. Dever Democratic Elected Governor Christian Herter Republican

The 1952 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1952. Republican Christian Herter defeated Democratic incumbent Paul A. Dever, Socialist Labor candidate Lawrence Gilfedder, Peace Progressive candidate Florence H. Luscomb, and Prohibition candidate Guy S. Williams.

In the race for Lieutenant Governor, Republican Sumner G. Whittier defeated Democrat Charles F. Sullivan, Prohibition candidate William R. Ferry, and Socialist Labor candidate Francis A. Votano.

Primaries

Christian Herter and Paul Dever ran unopposed for their respective nominations. Sumner Whittier ran unopposed for the Republican nomination for Lt. Governor.

Charles F. "Jeff" Sullivan defeated Brockton Mayor C. Gerald Lucey, Middlesex County Commissioner Thomas B. Brennan, businessman Thomas J. Kurey, and former State Senators Edward C. Carroll and Joseph L. Murphy for the Democratic nomination for Lt. Governor.

Democratic Lt. gubernatorial primary, 1952 [1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Charles F. Sullivan	192,945	45.70%
	Democratic	C. Gerald Lucey	68,914	16.32%
	Democratic	Joseph L. Murphy	55,546	13.16%
	Democratic	Thomas B. Brennan	44,239	10.48%
	Democratic	Edward C. Carroll	42,361	10.03%
	Democratic	Thomas J. Kurey	18,166	4.30%

General election

Governor

Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 1952 [2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Christian Herter	1,175,955	49.90%
	Democratic	Paul A. Dever	1,161,499	49.29%
	Peace Progressive	Florence H. Luscomb	7,502	0.32%
	Socialist Labor	Lawrence Gilfedder	6,159	0.26%
	Prohibition	Guy S. Williams	5,163	0.22%

Lieutenant Governor

Massachusetts Lt. gubernatorial election, 1952 [2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Sumner G. Whittier	1,194,966	51.88%
	Democratic	Charles F. Sullivan	1,087,865	47.23%
	Socialist Labor	Francis A. Votano	13,602	0.59%
	Prohibition	William R. Ferry	7,013	0.30%

References

1. Election Statistics; The Commonwealth of Massachusetts 1952.
2. Election Statistics; The Commonwealth of Massachusetts 1952.