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OfficeGovernor
TypeGeneral Election
Filing Deadline 00, 1942 - 05:00pm
Polls Open November 03, 1942 - 06:00am
Polls Close November 03, 1942 - 08:00pm
Term Start January 03, 1943 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 1945 - 12:00pm
ContributorThomas Walker
Last ModifiedRBH March 09, 2023 01:23pm
Data SourcesCongressional Quarterly Guide to U S Elections
American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978 Glashan
Massachusetts Election Statistics 1942, p. 3
County-Level Results From [Link]
Description
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/05/1940
NameLeverett Saltonstall Votes999,223 (49.74%)
Term01/03/1941 - 01/03/1943 Margin5,588 (+0.28%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Sep 15, 1942 MA Governor- D Primary Roger L. Putnam
COUNTY-LEVEL RESULTS
KEY RACE? 0.0000000000 Average
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail

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Name (I) Gov. Leverett Saltonstall Roger L. Putnam Otis Archer Hood Joseph F. Massidda Henning A. Blomen Guy S. Williams (W) Others
PartyRepublican Democratic Communist Socialist Socialist Labor Prohibition Other
Votes758,402 (54.11%) 630,265 (44.96%) 4,641 (0.33%) 3,119 (0.22%) 3,090 (0.22%) 1,898 (0.14%) 303 (0.02%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -128,137 (-9.14%) -753,761 (-53.77%) -755,283 (-53.88%) -755,312 (-53.88%) -756,504 (-53.97%) -758,099 (-54.08%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Finances$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
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