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1954 Massachusetts U.S. House District 8 Election

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Who won the 1954 Massachusetts U.S. House District 8 Election?

Torbert Macdonald won the 1954 Massachusetts U.S. House District 8 Election. Torbert Macdonald received 74,568 popular votes (53.19%). The main challenger was James Goodwin (46.81%).

See the full head-to-head between Macdonald and Goodwin

Macdonald +6.4 pts · won by 8,954 votes
Torbert MacdonaldDemocraticWINNER53.19%
74,568 votes
James GoodwinRepublican46.81%
65,614 votes
Popular-vote totals for this U.S. House election come from the Constituency-Level Elections Archive (CLEA) and the official public record.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.