The 1950 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1950. Democratic incumbent Paul A. Dever

Paul A. Dever

Paul Andrew Dever was a Democratic politician from Boston, Massachusetts. He served as the 58th Governor of Massachusetts.-Biography:...

 defeated Republican Arthur W. Coolidge

Arthur W. Coolidge

Arthur William Coolidge was a Massachusetts politician who served multiple positions within the state government....

, Socialist Labor candidate Horace Hillis

Horace Hillis

Horace I. Hillis was a Socialist Labor politician in the US State of Massachusetts from 1936-1950. He was a candidate for Governor of Massachusetts in 1936, 1946, 1948, and 1950. He also ran for United States Senator in 1940 and 1942.-External links:*...

, and Prohibition candidate Mark R. Shaw

Mark R. Shaw

Mark R. Shaw was a Prohibition Party candidate for the U.S. Senate from Massachusetts in 1946, 1952, 1958, 1960, 1962, 1966 and 1970. He was also the party's candidate for governor of that state in 1948 and in 1956...

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In the race for Lieutenant Governor

Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts

The Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts is the first in the line to discharge the powers and duties of the office of governor following the incapacitation of the Governor of Massachusetts...

, Democratic incumbent Charles F. Sullivan

Charles F. Sullivan

Charles F. "Jeff" Sullivan was an American politician who served as Lieutenant Governor for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts from 1949 to 1953...

 defeated Republican Laurence Curtis

Laurence Curtis

Laurence Curtis was a United States Representative from Massachusetts. He was born in Boston. He graduated from Groton School in 1912 and from Harvard University in 1916. He served in the Foreign Diplomatic Service...

 and Socialist Labor candidate Lawrence Gilfedder.

Democratic

Paul Dever ran unopposed for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination.

Incumbent Charles F. "Jeff" Sullivan defeated former Democratic State Committee Chairman John Francis Cahill, Hull

Hull, Massachusetts

Hull is a peninsula town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 10,293 at the 2010 census. Hull is the smallest town by land area in Plymouth County and the fourth smallest in the state...

 selectman William N. Bergan, C. Edward Bradley, and J. Frank Murphy for the Democratic nomination for Lt. Governor.

Republican

Former Lieutenant Governor Arthur W. Coolidge

Arthur W. Coolidge

Arthur William Coolidge was a Massachusetts politician who served multiple positions within the state government....

 defeated former Massachusetts Attorney General

Massachusetts Attorney General

The Massachusetts Attorney General is an elected executive officer of the Massachusetts Government. The office of Attorney-General was abolished in 1843 and re-established in 1849. The current Attorney General is Martha Coakley....

 Clarence A. Barnes

Clarence A. Barnes

Clarence Alfred Barnes was an American politician who served as Attorney General of Massachusetts from 1945–1949....

, Admiral Louis E. Denfeld

Louis E. Denfeld

Louis Emil Denfeld , was Chief of Naval Operations of the United States Navy from 15 December 1947 to 1 November 1949. He also held several significant surface commands during World War II, and after the war commanded the U.S...

, District Court Judge Frankland W. L. Miles, former Massachusetts National Guard

Massachusetts National Guard

The Massachusetts National Guard was founded as the Massachusetts Bay Colonial Militia on December 13, 1636, and contains the oldest units in the United States Army. It is currently headquartered in Milford, Massachusetts and commanded by Major General Joseph C...

 Commander and Public Safety Commissioner Daniel Needham, and former State Senator Edward Rowe for the Republican nomination for Governor.
Former Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts

Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts

The Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts is an executive officer, elected state-wide every four years....

 Laurence Curtis

Laurence Curtis

Laurence Curtis was a United States Representative from Massachusetts. He was born in Boston. He graduated from Groton School in 1912 and from Harvard University in 1916. He served in the Foreign Diplomatic Service...

 defeated State Senator Harris S. Richardson, former Governor's Councilor Warren G. Harris, former Beverly

Beverly, Massachusetts

Beverly is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 39,343 on , which differs by no more than several hundred from the 39,862 obtained in the 2000 census. A resort, residential and manufacturing community on the North Shore, Beverly includes Beverly Farms and Prides...

 Mayor Daniel E. McLean

Daniel E. McLean

Daniel E. "Chick" McLean was an American politician who served as Mayor of Beverly, Massachusetts from 1937 to 1949, City Manager of Haverhill‎, Massachusetts from 1951 to 1955, Town Manager of Saugus, Massachusetts from 1956 to 1958, and Chairman of the Massachusetts Republican State Committee...

, and Robert H. W. Welch, Jr. in the Republican Primary.

Governor

Lieutenant Governor