The 1948 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1948. Democrat Paul A. Dever defeated Republican incumbent Robert F. Bradford, Socialist Labor candidate Horace Hillis, and Prohibition candidate Mark R. Shaw.
Republican primary Candidates Robert F. Bradford, incumbent governor Edward Rowe, state senator
Results
Democratic primary Candidates Paul Dever, former attorney general and candidate for lieutenant governor in 1946
Withdrew Maurice Tobin, former governor (withdrew to become United States secretary of labor)
Results
General election Results
See also 1948 Massachusetts general election 1947–1948 Massachusetts legislature
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