1954 United States Senate election in Massachusetts

← 1948

November 2, 1954

1960 →


Nominee	Leverett Saltonstall	Foster Furcolo
Party	Republican	Democratic
Popular vote	956,605	927,899
Percentage	50.54%	49.03%

Saltonstall: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%
Furcolo: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%

Senator before election

Leverett Saltonstall
Republican

Elected Senator

Leverett Saltonstall
Republican

Federal government

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The 1954 United States Senate election in Massachusetts was held on November 2, 1954, with Republican Incumbent Leverett Saltonstall defeating his challengers.

Republican primary

Candidates

Leverett Saltonstall, incumbent Senator since 1945

Results

Senator Saltonstall was unopposed for re-nomination.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Foster Furcolo, Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts since 1952
John I. Fitzgerald, former member of the Boston City Council and candidate for Senate in 1948
Joseph L. Murphy, former State Senator

Results

1954 Democratic U.S. Senate primary^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Foster Furcolo	207,232	59.13%
	Democratic	Joseph L. Murphy	79,463	22.68%
	Democratic	John I. Fitzgerald	63,752	18.19%
Total votes			350,447	100.00%

General election

Candidates

Foster Furcolo, Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts since 1952 (Democratic)
Thelma Ingersoll, candidate for Senate in 1952 (Socialist Workers)
Harold J. Ireland, candidate for Treasurer and Receiver-General in 1948 and 1952 (Prohibition)
Leverett Saltonstall, incumbent Senator since 1945 (Republican)

Results

General election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Leverett Saltonstall (incumbent)	956,605	50.54%	2.41
	Democratic	Foster Furcolo	927,899	49.03%	2.60
	Socialist Labor	Thelma Ingersoll	5,353	0.28%	0.17
	Prohibition	Harold J. Ireland	2,832	0.15%	0.03
Total votes			1,892,689	100.00%

References

^ "Our Campaigns - MA US Senate Race - Nov 08, 1960".

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1954 United States Senate election in Massachusetts

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Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

General election

Candidates

Results

References