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1952 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election

Massachusetts · 2 candidates · See every 1952 Governor race

Who won the 1952 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election?

Christian A. Herter won the 1952 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election. Christian A. Herter received 1,175,955 popular votes (49.9%). The main challenger was Paul A. Dever (49.29%).

See the full head-to-head between Herter and Dever

Herter +0.6 pts · won by 14,456 votes
Christian A. HerterRepublicanWINNER49.9%
1,175,955 votes
Paul A. DeverDemocratic49.29%
1,161,499 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.