1948 United States Senate election in Massachusetts
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The United States Senate election of 1948 in Massachusetts was held on November 2, 1948. Republican incumbent Leverett Saltonstall was re-elected to a second term in office over John I. Fitzgerald.
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November 2, 1948
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Saltonstall: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Fitzgerald: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% | |||||||||||||||||
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Republican primary
Candidates
- Leverett Saltonstall, incumbent U.S. senator since 1945
Results
Senator Saltonstall was unopposed for renomination.
Democratic primary
Candidates
- John I. Fitzgerald, former Boston fire commissioner and member of the Boston City Council
- Francis D. Harrigan, Boston attorney and candidate for governor in 1946
- Joseph A. Langone Jr., Boston election commissioner and former state senator
- John D. Lynch, member of the Cambridge City Council and former mayor of Cambridge
- Richard M. Russell, former U.S. representative and mayor of Cambridge
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John I. Fitzgerald | 79,663 | 30.26% | |
| Democratic | Richard M. Russell | 64,191 | 24.39% | |
| Democratic | Francis D. Harrigan | 44,395 | 16.87% | |
| Democratic | John D. Lynch | 42,087 | 15.98% | |
| Democratic | Joseph A. Langone, Jr. | 32,895 | 12.50% | |
| Total votes | 263,231 | 100.00% | ||
General election
Candidates
- Henning A. Blomen, perennial candidate[2] (Socialist Labor)
- John I. Fitzgerald, former Boston fire commissioner and member of the Boston City Council (Democratic)
- Leverett Saltonstall, incumbent U.S. senator since 1945 (Republican)
- E. Tallmadge Root, nominee for Senate in 1944 and governor in 1940 (Prohibition)
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Leverett Saltonstall (incumbent) | 1,088,475 | 52.95% |  11.34 | |
| Democratic | John I. Fitzgerald | 954,398 | 46.43% |  11.53 | |
| Socialist Labor | Henning A. Blomen | 9,266 | 0.44% | 0.20 | |
| Prohibition | E. Tallmadge Root | 3,652 | 0.18% | 0.01 | |
| Total votes | 2,055,791 | 100.00% | |||
