A Massachusetts general election was held on November 2, 1954 in the

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. The election included: * statewide elections for

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, Secretary of the Commonwealth,

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, and

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; * district elections for

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, 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 14, 1954.

Governor

Republican Christian A. Herter was re-elected over Democrat Robert F. Murphy, Socialist Labor candidate Lawrence Gilfedder, and Prohibition candidate Guy S. Williams.

Lieutenant governor

Republican Sumner G. Whittier was re-elected lieutenant governor over Democrat James A. Burke, Socialist Labor candidate Francis A. Votano, and Prohibition candidate Donald E. Babcock.

Attorney general

Republican

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was re-elected over Democratic State Senator John F. Collins, Socialist Workers candidate Malcolm T. Rowe, and Prohibition candidate Howard B. Rand in the general election.

Secretary of the Commonwealth

Incumbent Secretary of the Commonwealth Edward J. Cronin defeated Republican state representative Michael J. McCarthy, Socialist Labor candidate Fred M. Ingersoll, and Prohibition candidate William D. Ross in the general election.

Treasurer and Receiver-General

Incumbent Treasurer and Receiver-General Foster Furcolo ran for a U.S. Senate seat instead of seeking re-election. John Francis Kennedy defeated Norwood Selectman Clement A. Riley and State Representative and Boston School Committee Chair

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in the Democratic primary and Republican

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, Socialist Labor candidate

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, and Prohibition candidate Isaac Goddard in the general election.

Democratic primary

Candidates

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chair and former State Representative from

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* John Francis Kennedy,

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stockroom supervisor * Clement A. Riley, Norwood selectman

General election

Auditor

Incumbent

Thomas J. Buckley defeated Republican state representative William P. Constantino, Socialist Labor candidate Anthony Martin, and Prohibition candidate John B. Lauder in the general election.

U.S. Senator

Republican

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was re-elected over Democrat

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, Socialist Labor candidate Thelma Ingersoll, and Prohibition candidate Harold J. Ireland.

References

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