1954 Massachusetts elections
A Massachusetts general election was held on November 2, 1954 in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
The election included:statewide elections for United States Senator, Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of the Commonwealth, Treasurer, and Auditor;district elections for U.S. Representatives, State Representatives, State Senators, and Governor's Councillors; andballot questions at the state and local levels.
Democratic and Republican candidates were selected in party primaries held on September 14, 1954.
Governor
Republican incumbent Christian Herter was re-elected over Robert F. Murphy.Lieutenant governor
Republican Sumner Whittier was re-elected lieutenant governor over Democrat James A. Burke, Socialist Labor candidate Francis A. Votano, and Prohibition candidate Donald E. Babcock.General election
Candidates
- Donald E. Babcock
- James A. Burke, state representative from Hyde Park
- Sumner G. Whittier, incumbent lieutenant governor since 1953
- Francis A. Votano
Attorney general
Republican attorney general George Fingold 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.General election
Candidates
- John F. Collins, state senator from Jamaica Plain
- George Fingold, incumbent attorney general since 1953
- Howard B. Rand
- Malcolm T. Rowe
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.General election
Candidates
- Edward J. Cronin, incumbent secretary since 1949
- Fred M. Ingersoll
- Michael J. McCarthy, state representative from East Bridgewater
- William D. Ross
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 William F. Carr in the Democratic primary and Republican Augustus Gardner Means, Socialist Labor candidate Henning A. Blomen, and Prohibition candidate Isaac Goddard in the general election.Democratic primary
Candidates
- William F. Carr, Boston School Committee chair and former State Representative from South Boston
- John Francis Kennedy, Gillette stockroom supervisor
- Clement A. Riley, Norwood selectman
General election
Candidates
- Henning A. Blomen, perennial candidate
- Issac Goddard
- John Francis Kennedy, Gillette stockroom supervisor
- Augustus Gardner Means, state representative from Beverly
Auditor
Incumbent Auditor 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.General election
Candidates
- Thomas J. Buckley, incumbent auditor since 1941
- William P. Constantino, state representative from Clinton
- John B. Lauder
- Anthony Martin