United States Senate election in Massachusetts, 1942
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Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. The United States Senate election of 1942 in Massachusetts was held on November 3, 1942, with Republican incumbent Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. defeating his challengers.
Contents
Candidates
Democratic
- Joseph E. Casey, Member of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 3rd congressional district since 1935.
- Daniel H. Coakley, Member of the Massachusetts Executive Council. Impeached during campaign.
- John F. Fitzgerald - former member of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 10th congressional district (1919), Mayor of Boston (1910–1914, 1906-1910), member of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 9th congressional district (1895–1901), Member of the Massachusetts Senate (1892–1894), and member of the Boston Common Council (1891–1892)
- Joseph Lee - former member of the Boston School Committee.
Republican
- Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. - US Senator since 1937.
- Courtenay Crocker - former member of the Boston Common Council and the Massachusetts House of Representatives.
Socialist
- George Lyman Paine - Candidate for US Senate in 1940.
Socialist Workers
- Horace I. Hillis - Candidate for Governor of Massachusetts in 1936 and United States Senator in 1940.
Prohibition
- George L. Thompson - Candidate for Governor of Massachusetts in 1938 and United States Senator in 1940.
Results
Primaries
Republican primary [2]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Joseph E. Casey | 108,251 | 40.15 | ||
Democratic | John F. Fitzgerald | 80,456 | 29.84 | ||
Democratic | Joseph Lee | 32,260 | 11.97 | ||
Democratic | Daniel H. Coakley | 17,105 | 6.34 | ||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Republican | Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. | 174,401 | 78.36 | ||
Republican | Courtenay Crocker | 23,503 | 10.56 |
General election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. | 721,239 | 52.44 | +3.91 | |
Democratic | Joseph E. Casey | 641,042 | 46.61 | +5.62 | |
Socialist | George Lyman Paine | 4,802 | 0.35 | -0.19 | |
Socialist Labor | Horace I. Hillis | 4,781 | 0.35 | +0.35 | |
Prohibition | George L. Thompson | 3,577 | 0.26 | +0.26 |
References
3.^ Election statistics: The Commonwealth of Massachusetts (1942)
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