1948 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
The 1948 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1948. Democrat Paul A. Dever defeated Republican incumbent Robert F. Bradford, Socialist Labor candidate Horace Hillis, and Prohibition candidate Mark R. Shaw.
Republican primary
Candidates
- Robert F. Bradford, incumbent Governor
- Edward Rowe, State Senator
Democratic primary
Candidates
- Paul Dever, former Attorney General and candidate for Lieutenant Governor in 1946
Withdrew
- Maurice Tobin, former Governor