- Source: 1956 Massachusetts elections
A Massachusetts general election was held on November 6, 1956, in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
The election included:
statewide elections for governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, Secretary of the Commonwealth, treasurer, and auditor;
district elections for U.S. Representatives, state representatives, state senators, and Governor's Councillors; and
ballot questions at the state and local levels.
Democratic and Republican candidates were selected in party primaries held on September 18, 1956.
Governor
Democrat Foster Furcolo was elected over Republican Sumner G. Whittier, Socialist Labor candidate Henning A. Blomen, and Prohibition candidate Mark R. Shaw.
Lieutenant governor
Incumbent lieutenant governor Sumner Whitter ran for governor.
Democrat Robert F. Murphy was elected lieutenant governor over Republican Charles Gibbons, Socialist Labor candidate Francis A. Votano, and Prohibition candidate Harold E. Bassett.
= Republican primary
=Candidates
Charles Gibbons, former Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
Results
Gibbons was unopposed for the Republican nomination.
= Democratic primary
=Candidates
James A. Burke, former state representative from Milton and candidate for lieutenant Gtovernor in 1954
Robert F. Murphy, former House Minority Leader and nominee for governor in 1954
George A. Wells, executive councilor
Results
= General election
=Results
Attorney general
Republican attorney general George Fingold was re-elected over Democrat Edward J. McCormack Jr., Socialist Workers candidate Fred M. Ingersol, and Prohibition candidate Howard Rand in the general election.
= Democratic primary
=Candidates
Edward J. McCormack Jr., president of the Boston City Council
Joseph D. Ward, State Representative from Fitchburg
Results
= General election
=Candidates
George Fingold, incumbent attorney general (Republican)
Fred M. Ingersoll (Socialist Workers)
Edward J. McCormack Jr., president of the Boston City Council (Democratic)
Howard Rand (Prohibition)
Results
Secretary of the Commonwealth
Incumbent Secretary of the Commonwealth Edward J. Cronin defeated Republican Senate President Richard I. Furbush, Prohibition candidate Earl Dodge, and Socialist Labor candidate Lawrence Gilfedder in the general election.
= Democratic primary
=Candidates
Edward J. Cronin, incumbent Secretary of the Commonwealth
Robert Emmet Dinsmore
Results
= General election
=Candidates
Edward J. Cronin, incumbent Secretary of the Commonwealth (Democratic)
Earl Dodge, executive secretary of the Massachusetts Prohibition Party (Prohibition)
Richard I. Furbush, president of the Massachusetts Senate (Republican)
Lawrence Gilfedder (Socialist Workers)
Results
Treasurer and receiver-general
Incumbent treasurer and receiver-general John Francis Kennedy defeated Norwood Selectman Clement A. Riley, John F. Buckley, John M. Kennedy, and Henry Joseph Hurley in the Democratic primary and Republican Robert H. Beaudreau, Socialist Labor candidate Willy N. Hogseth, and Prohibition candidate Isaac Goddard in the general election.
= Democratic primary
=Candidates
John F. Buckley
Henry Joseph Hurley
John Francis Kennedy, incumbent treasurer and receiver-general
John M. Kennedy
Clement A. Riley, Norwood selectman and candidate for treasurer in 1954
Results
= General election
=Candidates
Robert H. Beaudreau, U.S. Marshal for the District of Massachusetts (Republican)
Isaac Goddard (Prohibition)
Willy N. Hogseth (Socialist Workers)
John Francis Kennedy, incumbent treasurer and receiver-general (Democratic)
Results
Auditor
Incumbent auditor Thomas J. Buckley defeated Republican Joseph A. Nobile, Socialist Labor candidate Anthony Martin, and Prohibition candidate John B. Lauder in the general election.
= General election
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