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1948 United States Congressional Elections – Massachusetts

United States Senate – GOP Hold

Leverett Saltonstall (R-inc) – 1,088,47552.95%

John I. Fitzgerald (D) – 954,39846.42%

Henning A. Blomen (SL) – 9,2660.45%

E. Tallmadge Root (Proh.) – 3,6520.18%

Scattering – 70.00%

Total Votes – 2,055,798100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 1 – GOP Hold

John W. Heselton (R-inc) – 75,58257.18%

Patrick J. O’Malley (D) – 56,60442.82%

Total Votes – 132,186100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 2 – DEM Gain

Foster Furcolo (D) – 81,77554.87%

Charles R. Clason (R-inc) – 67,26745.13%

Total Votes – 149,042100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 3 – DEM Hold

Philip J. Philbin (D-inc) – 104,60173.94%

Carroll H. Balcom (R) – 36,85526.05%

Scattering – 30.00%

Total Votes – 141,459100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 4 – DEM Hold

Harold D. Donohue (D-inc) – 89,06459.17%

John J. Maginnis (R) – 61,44840.83%

Total Votes – 150,512100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 5 – GOP Hold

Edith Nourse Rogers (R-inc) – 139,28899.42%

Scattering – 8130.58%

Total Votes – 140,101100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 6 – GOP Hold

George J. Bates (R-inc) – 108,17999.99%

Scattering – 130.01%

Total Votes – 108,192100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 7 – DEM Hold

Thomas Joseph Lane (D-inc) – 100,33379.21%

A. Prescott Barker (R) – 26,33920.79%

Total Votes – 126,672100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 8 – GOP Hold

Angier L. Goodwin (R-inc) – 75,96551.12%

Anthony M. Roche (D) – 72,62548.88%

Total Votes – 148,590100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 9 – GOP Hold

Donald W. Nicholson (R-inc) – 82,75056.67%

Jacinto F. Diniz (D) – 63,27543.33%

Scattering – 70.00%

Total Votes – 146,032100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 10 – GOP Hold

Christian A. Herter (R-inc) – 118,74169.53%

Walter A. O’Brien, Jr. (D) – 52,02230.46%

Scattering – 100.01%

Total Votes – 170,773100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 11 – DEM Hold

John F. Kennedy (D-inc) – 106,366100.00%

Scattering – 20.00%

Total Votes – 106,368100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 12 – DEM Hold

John William McCormack (D-inc) – 125,105100.00%

Scattering – 60.00%

Total Votes – 125,111100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 13 – GOP Hold

Richard B. Wigglesworth (R-inc) – 89,91356.56%

David J. Concannon (D) – 69,05043.44%

Scattering – 10.00%

Total Votes – 158,964100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 14 – GOP Hold

Joseph William Martin, Jr. (R-inc) – 87,97361.37%

Joseph M. Mendonca (D) – 55,36938.63%

Total Votes – 143,342100.00%

Source: Office of the Clerk of the United States House of Representatives