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OfficeSenate
HonorificSenator - Abbr: Sen.
Type General Election
Filing Deadline June 01, 1954 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open November 02, 1954 - 07:00am Central
Polls Close November 02, 1954 - 07:00pm Central
Term Start January 03, 1955 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 1961 - 12:00pm
ContributorJoshua L.
Last ModifiedRBH December 02, 2021 06:09pm
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LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/02/1948
NameLeverett Saltonstall Votes1,088,475 (52.95%)
Term01/03/1949 - 01/03/1955 Margin134,077 (+6.52%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/08/1960
NameLeverett Saltonstall Votes1,358,556 (56.19%)
Term01/03/1961 - 01/03/1967 Margin307,831 (+12.73%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Sep 14, 1954 MA US Senate - D Primary
Foster Furcolo
D 350,450

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Name (I) Sen. Leverett Saltonstall Treasurer Foster Furcolo Thelma Ingersoll Harold J. Ireland (W) Scattering  
PartyRepublican Democratic Socialist Labor Prohibition  
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Certified Votes 956,605 (50.54%) 927,899 (49.03%) 5,353 (0.28%) 2,832 (0.15%) 21 (0.00%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -28,706 (-1.52%) -951,252 (-50.26%) -953,773 (-50.39%) -956,584 (-50.54%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%  
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R Rockefeller Republican
 


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