1954 United States Senate election in Massachusetts

The 1954 United States Senate election in Massachusetts was held on November 2, 1954, with Republican Incumbent Leverett Saltonstall defeating his challengers.

1954 United States Senate election in Massachusetts

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Nominee Leverett Saltonstall Foster Furcolo Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 956,605 927,899 Percentage 50.54% 49.03%

County results Municipality results Saltonstall:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Furcolo:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

Senator before election Leverett Saltonstall Republican Elected Senator Leverett Saltonstall Republican

Republican primary

Candidates

• Leverett Saltonstall, incumbent Senator since 1945

Results

Senator Saltonstall was unopposed for re-nomination.

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Foster Furcolo, Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts since 1952
• John I. Fitzgerald, former member of the Boston City Council and candidate for Senate in 1948
• Joseph L. Murphy, former State Senator

Results

1954 Democratic U.S. Senate primary^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Foster Furcolo	207,232	59.13%
	Democratic	Joseph L. Murphy	79,463	22.68%
	Democratic	John I. Fitzgerald	63,752	18.19%
Total votes			350,447	100.00%

General election

Candidates

• Foster Furcolo, Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts since 1952 (Democratic)
• Thelma Ingersoll, candidate for Senate in 1952 (Socialist Workers)
• Harold J. Ireland, candidate for Treasurer and Receiver-General in 1948 and 1952 (Prohibition)
• Leverett Saltonstall, incumbent Senator since 1945 (Republican)

Results

Results by county

General election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Leverett Saltonstall (incumbent)	956,605	50.54%	2.41
	Democratic	Foster Furcolo	927,899	49.03%	2.60
	Socialist Labor	Thelma Ingersoll	5,353	0.28%	0.17
	Prohibition	Harold J. Ireland	2,832	0.15%	0.03
Total votes			1,892,689	100.00%