1942 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

1942 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

← 1940 November 3, 1942 1944 →
 
Nominee Leverett Saltonstall Roger Putnam
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 758,402 630,265
Percentage 54.1% 45.0%

Saltonstall:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Putnam:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

Governor before election

Leverett Saltonstall
Republican

Elected Governor

Leverett Saltonstall
Republican

The 1942 Massachusetts Gubernatorial election was held on Tuesday November 3, to elect Governor of Massachusetts. incumbent Governor Leverett Saltonstall defeated Democrat candidate Roger Putnam, Communist candidate Otis A. Hood, Socialist candidate Joseph Massidda, Socialist Labor candidate Henning A. Blomen, and Prohibition candidate Guy S. Williams.


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