United States Senate election in Massachusetts, 1948
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The United States Senate election of 1948 in Massachusetts was held on November 2, 1948 with Republican
incumbent Leverett Saltonstall
defeating his challengers.
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
incumbent Leverett Saltonstall
Leverett Saltonstall
Leverett A. Saltonstall was an American Republican politician who served as the 55th Governor of Massachusetts and as a United States Senator .-Biography:...
defeating his challengers.
Democratic
- John I. Fitzgerald, former member of the Boston City CouncilBoston City CouncilThe Boston City Council is the legislative branch of government for the city of Boston. It is made up of 13 members: 9 district representatives and 4 at-large members. Councilors are elected to two-year terms and there is no limit on the number of terms an individual can serve...
. - Francis D. Harrigan - Boston attorney
- Joseph A. Langone, Jr. - Boston Election Commissioner and a former member of the Massachusetts SenateMassachusetts SenateThe Massachusetts Senate is the upper house of the Massachusetts General Court, the bicameral state legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The Senate comprises 40 elected members from 40 single-member senatorial districts in the state...
. - John D. Lynch - Mayor of Cambridge from 1936-1938
- Richard M. RussellRichard M. RussellRichard Manning Russell was a United States Representative from Massachusetts. He was born in Cambridge on March 3, 1891. He attended the Middlesex School in Concord...
, member of the United States House of RepresentativesUnited States House of RepresentativesThe United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Massachusetts's 9th congressional districtMassachusetts's 9th congressional districtMassachusetts's 9th congressional district is in eastern Massachusetts, including part of Boston and some of its southern suburbs. It is currently represented by Stephen Lynch, who has served the district since 2001. It has subsumed much of the former 11th District in the south suburbs of Boston...
from 1935-1937 and the Mayor of Cambridge from 1930-1936.
Republican
- Leverett SaltonstallLeverett SaltonstallLeverett A. Saltonstall was an American Republican politician who served as the 55th Governor of Massachusetts and as a United States Senator .-Biography:...
- United States Senator since 1945. Governor of Massachusetts from 1939-1945.
Socialist Workers
- Henning A. BlomenHenning A. BlomenHenning A. Blomen was a candidate for United States President of the Socialist Labor Party of America in 1968 and for Vice President of the United States in 1964. Blomen was also an unsuccessful candidate for Governor of Massachusetts 14 times...
- Candidate for the US Senate in 1948, Governor of Massachusetts in 1938, 1940, 1942, and 1944, Lt. Governor of Massachusetts in 1936, and Massachusetts AuditorMassachusetts AuditorThe Massachusetts State Auditor is a statewide elected office in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The current auditor is Suzanne Bump.-List of state auditors of Massachusetts:-External links:*...
in 1934.
Prohibition
- E. Tallmadge Root - Prohibition Party candidate for US Senator in 1944 and Governor of Massachusetts in 1940.