The United States Senate election of 1948 in Massachusetts was held on November 2, 1948, with Republican incumbent Leverett Saltonstall defeating his challengers.
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County results Saltonstall: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Fitzgerald: 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||
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Senator Saltonstall was unopposed for renomination.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | John I. Fitzgerald | 79,663 | 30.26% | |
Democratic | Richard M. Russell | 64,191 | 24.39% | |
Democratic | Francis D. Harrigan | 44,395 | 16.87% | |
Democratic | John D. Lynch | 42,087 | 15.98% | |
Democratic | Joseph A. Langone, Jr. | 32,895 | 12.50% | |
Total votes | 263,231 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Leverett Saltonstall (incumbent) | 1,088,475 | 52.95% | 11.34 | |
Democratic | John I. Fitzgerald | 954,398 | 46.43% | 11.53 | |
Socialist Labor | Henning A. Blomen | 9,266 | 0.44% | 0.20 | |
Prohibition | E. Tallmadge Root | 3,652 | 0.18% | 0.01 | |
Total votes | 2,055,791 | 100.00% |