1944 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

1944 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

November 7, 1944

Nominee Maurice J. Tobin Horace T. Cahill Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 1,048,284 897,708 Percentage 53.6% 46.0%

Tobin:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Cahill:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%

Governor before election Leverett Saltonstall Republican Elected Governor Maurice J. Tobin Democratic

The 1944 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1944. Incumbent Republican governor Leverett Saltonstall did not run for reelection, choosing instead to run in the United States Senate special election to succeed Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. In the open race to succeed him, Democratic mayor of Boston Maurice J. Tobin defeated Republican lieutenant governor Horace T. Cahill.

Republican primary

Horace T. Cahill ran unopposed in the Republican primary.

Democratic primary

Boston mayor Maurice J. Tobin defeated state treasurer Francis X. Hurley for the Democratic nomination for Governor.

Democratic gubernatorial primary, 1944

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Maurice J. Tobin	131,889	62.51%
	Democratic	Francis X. Hurley	79,084	37.49%

General election

Results

Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 1944

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Maurice J. Tobin	1,048,284	53.6%
	Republican	Horace T. Cahill	897,708	46.0%
	Socialist Labor	Henning A. Blomen	5,176	0.3%
	Prohibition	Guy S. Williams	2,988	0.2%

See also

• 1943–1944 Massachusetts legislature