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1956 Massachusetts U.S. House District 8 Election

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Who won the 1956 Massachusetts U.S. House District 8 Election?

Torbert Macdonald won the 1956 Massachusetts U.S. House District 8 Election. Torbert Macdonald received 92,463 popular votes (54.78%). The main challenger was C Eugene Farnam (45.22%).

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

Macdonald +9.6 pts · won by 16,151 votes
Torbert MacdonaldDemocraticWINNER54.78%
92,463 votes
C Eugene FarnamRepublican45.22%
76,312 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.