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1954 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1954 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election?

Christian A. Herter won the 1954 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election. Christian A. Herter received 985,339 popular votes (51.76%). The main challenger was Robert F. Murphy (47.8%).

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

Herter +4.0 pts · won by 75,252 votes
Christian A. HerterRepublicanWINNER51.76%
985,339 votes
Robert F. MurphyDemocratic47.8%
910,087 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.