The 1950 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1950. Democratic incumbent Paul A. Dever defeated Republican Arthur W. Coolidge, Socialist Labor candidate Horace Hillis, and Prohibition candidate Mark R. Shaw.
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Paul Dever ran unopposed for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Arthur W. Coolidge | 130,061 | 35.79% | |
Republican | Louis E. Denfeld | 68,560 | 18.87% | |
Republican | Clarence A. Barnes | 60,927 | 16.77% | |
Republican | Daniel Needham | 57,773 | 15.90% | |
Republican | Frankland W. L. Miles | 37,452 | 10.31% | |
Republican | Edward Rowe | 8,609 | 2.37% | |
Total votes | 363,382 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Paul A. Dever (incumbent) | 1,074,570 | 56.26% | ||
Republican | Arthur W. Coolidge | 824,069 | 43.14% | ||
Socialist Labor | Horace Hillis | 7,806 | 0.41% | ||
Prohibition | Mark R. Shaw | 3,716 | 0.20% | ||
Total votes | 1,910,161 | 100.00% |