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Parents > United States > Massachusetts > Governor
OfficeGovernor
HonorificGovernor - Abbr: Gov.
Type General Election
Filing Deadline 00, 1942 - 05:00pm Central
Polls Open November 03, 1942 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close November 03, 1942 - 08:00pm Central
Term Start January 03, 1943 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 1945 - 12:00pm
ContributorThomas Walker
Last ModifiedRBH March 09, 2023 01:23pm
Data SourcesCongressional Quarterly Guide to U S Elections
American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978 Glashan
Massachusetts Election Statistics 1942, p. 3
County-Level Results From [Link]
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LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/05/1940
NameLeverett Saltonstall Votes999,223 (49.74%)
Term01/03/1941 - 01/03/1943 Margin5,588 (+0.28%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/07/1944
NameMaurice J. Tobin Votes1,048,284 (53.64%)
Term01/03/1945 - 01/01/1947 Margin150,576 (+7.70%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Sep 15, 1942 MA Governor- D Primary
Roger L. Putnam
D 250,610

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Name (I) Gov. Leverett Saltonstall Roger L. Putnam Otis Archer Hood Joseph F. Massidda Henning A. Blomen Guy S. Williams (W) Others
PartyRepublican Democratic Communist Socialist Socialist Labor Prohibition Other
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Certified Votes 758,402 (54.11%) 630,265 (44.96%) 4,641 (0.33%) 3,119 (0.22%) 3,090 (0.22%) 1,898 (0.14%) 303 (0.02%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -128,137 (-9.14%) -753,761 (-53.77%) -755,283 (-53.88%) -755,312 (-53.88%) -756,504 (-53.97%) -758,099 (-54.08%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
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