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1946 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1946 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election?

Robert F. Bradford won the 1946 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election. Robert F. Bradford received 911,152 popular votes (54.12%). The main challenger was Maurice J. Tobin (45.3%).

See the full head-to-head between Bradford and Tobin

Bradford +8.8 pts · won by 148,409 votes
Robert F. BradfordRepublicanWINNER54.12%
911,152 votes
Maurice J. TobinDemocratic45.3%
762,743 votes
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.