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1954 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
	Herter: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%; Murphy: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
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The 1954 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1954. Republican governor Christian Herter was re-elected, defeating Democrat Robert F. Murphy, Socialist Labor candidate Lawrence Gilfedder, and Prohibition candidate Guy S. Williams.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Francis E. Kelly, former Lieutenant Governor and Attorney General
Robert F. Murphy, State Representative from Malden and Minority Leader of the House of Representatives

Results

Democratic gubernatorial primary, 1954 ^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Robert F. Murphy	254,996	70.27%
	Democratic	Francis E. Kelly	107,861	29.73%

General election

Results

Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 1954
	Candidate	Votes	%
Republican	Christian A. Herter (incumbent)	985,339	51.76%
Democratic	Robert F. Murphy	910,087	47.80%
Socialist Labor	Lawrence Gilfedder	5,766	0.30%
Prohibition	Guy S. Williams	2,579	0.14%

References

^ Election Statistics.

Hayden, Irving N.; Grove, Lawrence R. (1955). A Manual for the Use of the General Court for 1955–1956. Boston: Wright & Potter Printing Company. pp. 298–99. Retrieved September 23, 2010.

[1] Election Statistics.

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 | election_name      = 1954 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
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-| image1             = Christian Archibald Herter (politician).jpg
+| image1             = Christian A. Herter, U.S. Secretary of State (2358513075) (3x4b).jpg
 | nominee1         = '''[[Christian Herter|Christian A. Herter]]'''
 | party1             = Republican Party (United States)
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 | percentage1        = '''51.76%'''
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 | nominee2         = [[Robert F. Murphy (politician)|Robert F. Murphy]]
 | party2             = Democratic Party (United States)
 | popular_vote2      = 910,087
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+|County results
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+| map_size = 250px
+| map_caption = '''Herter:'''  {{legend0|#ffb2b2|40–50%}} {{legend0|#e27f7f|50–60%}} {{legend0|#d75d5d|60–70%}} {{legend0|#d72f30|70–80%}} {{legend0|#C21B18|80–90%}} {{legend0|#A80000|>90%}}<br>'''Murphy:'''
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 | percentage2        = 47.80%
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-The '''1954 Massachusetts gubernatorial election''' was held on November 2, 1954.  Republican [[Governor of Massachusetts|Governor]] [[Christian Herter]] was re-elected, defeating Democrat [[Robert F. Murphy (politician)|Robert F. Murphy]], Socialist Labor candidate Lawrence Gilfedder, and Prohibition candidate Guy S. Williams.
+The '''1954 Massachusetts gubernatorial election''' was held on November 2, 1954.  Republican [[Governor of Massachusetts|governor]] [[Christian Herter]] was re-elected, defeating Democrat [[Robert F. Murphy (politician)|Robert F. Murphy]], Socialist Labor candidate Lawrence Gilfedder, and Prohibition candidate Guy S. Williams.
+==Democratic primary==
-In the race for [[Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts|Lieutenant Governor]], Republican [[Sumner G. Whittier]] defeated  Democrat [[James A. Burke (Massachusetts politician)|James A. Burke]], Prohibition candidate [[Donald E. Babcock]], and Socialist Labor candidate Francis A. Votano.
-==Primaries==
+=== Candidates ===
-State Representative Robert F. Murphy defeated former [[Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts|Lieutenant Governor]] and [[Massachusetts Attorney General|Attorney General]] [[Francis E. Kelly]] for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination. Christian Herter ran unopposed for the Republican nomination
+* [[Francis E. Kelly]], former [[Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts|Lieutenant Governor]] and [[Massachusetts Attorney General|Attorney General]]
+* [[Robert F. Murphy (politician)|Robert F. Murphy]], State Representative from [[Malden, Massachusetts|Malden]] and Minority Leader of the House of Representatives
+=== Results ===
 {{Election box begin
-| title=Democratic gubernatorial primary, 1954 <ref>{{cite book |author= |coauthors= |title=Election Statistics |year= |publisher= |quote= | url=https://archive.org/stream/electionstatisti19531955mass#page/118/mode/2up |isbn= }}</ref>}}
+| title=Democratic gubernatorial primary, 1954 <ref>{{cite book |title=Election Statistics | url=https://archive.org/stream/electionstatisti19531955mass#page/118/mode/2up }}</ref>}}
-{{Election box candidate with party link
+{{Election box winning candidate with party link
   |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
-  |candidate  = '''[[Robert F. Murphy (politician)|Robert F. Murphy]]'''
+  |candidate  = [[Robert F. Murphy (politician)|Robert F. Murphy]]
-  |votes      = '''254,996'''
+  |votes      = 254,996
-  |percentage = '''70.27%'''
+  |percentage = 70.27%
   |change     =
  }}
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 ==General election==
-===Governor===
+===Results===
 {{Election box begin
 | title=Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 1954}}
-{{Election box candidate with party link
+{{Election box winning candidate with party link
   |party      = Republican Party (United States)
-  |candidate  = '''[[Christian Herter|Christian A. Herter]]'''
+  |candidate  = [[Christian Herter|Christian A. Herter]] (incumbent)
-  |votes      = '''985,339'''
+  |votes      = 985,339
-  |percentage = '''51.76%'''
+  |percentage = 51.76%
   |change     =
  }}
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 {{Election box end}}
+== See also ==
-===Lieutenant Governor===
+* [[1953–1954 Massachusetts legislature]]
-{{Election box begin
-| title=Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 1954}}
-{{Election box candidate with party link
-  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
-  |candidate  = '''[[Sumner G. Whittier]]'''
-  |votes      = '''972,745'''
-  |percentage = '''52.01%'''
-  |change     =
-}}
-{{Election box candidate with party link
-  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
-  |candidate  = [[James A. Burke (Massachusetts politician)|James A. Burke]]
-  |votes      = 883,440
-  |percentage = 47.23%
-  |change     =
- }}
-{{Election box candidate with party link
-  |party      = Socialist Labor Party of America
-  |candidate  = Francis A. Votano
-  |votes      = 9,215
-  |percentage = 0.49%
-  |change     =
-}}
-{{Election box candidate with party link
-  |party      = Prohibition Party
-  |candidate  = [[Donald E. Babcock]]
-  |votes      = 5,067
-  |percentage = 0.27%
-  |change     =
-}}
-{{Election box end}}
 ==References==
 {{reflist}}
-{{cite book |title=A Manual for the Use of the General Court for 1955–1956 |last1=Hayden |first1=Irving N. |last2=Grove |first2=Lawrence R.  |authorlink= |coauthors= |year=1955 |publisher=Wright & Potter Printing Company |location=Boston |isbn= |page= |pages=298–99 |url=https://archive.org/stream/manualforuseofge195556mass#page/298/mode/2up |accessdate=September 23, 2010}}
+{{cite book |title=A Manual for the Use of the General Court for 1955–1956 |last1=Hayden |first1=Irving N. |last2=Grove |first2=Lawrence R.  |year=1955 |publisher=Wright & Potter Printing Company |location=Boston |pages=298–99 |url=https://archive.org/stream/manualforuseofge195556mass#page/298/mode/2up |access-date=September 23, 2010}}
 {{1954 United States elections}}
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 [[Category:1954 Massachusetts elections|Gubernatorial]]
 [[Category:1954 United States gubernatorial elections]]
-[[Category:November 1954 events]]
+[[Category:November 1954 events in the United States]]

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