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1956 United States Congressional Elections – Massachusetts

United States House of Representatives – District 1 – GOP Hold

John W. Heselton (R-inc) – 92,26963.59%

Howard W. Shea (D) – 52,21335.99%

Gaetano T. Maratea (Proh.) – 6090.42%

Total Votes – 145,091100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 2 – DEM Hold

Edward P. Boland (D-inc) – 103,56361.22%

Foster W. Doty (R) – 65,59838.78%

Total Votes – 169,161100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 3 – DEM Hold

Philip J. Philbin (D-inc) – 114,84870.94%

Robert A. Parker (R) – 47,04129.06%

Others – 30.00%

Total Votes – 161,892100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 4 – DEM Hold

Harold D. Donohue (D-inc) – 104,65359.43%

Mary R. Wheller (R) – 71,43740.57%

Others – 30.00%

Total Votes – 176,093100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 5 – GOP Hold

Edith Nourse Rogers (R-inc) – 150,95773.28%

Lawrence E. Corcoran (D) – 55,03826.72%

Others – 80.00%

Total Votes – 206,003100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 6 – GOP Hold

William H. Bates (R-inc) – 131,31099.98%

Others – 310.02%

Total Votes – 131,341100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 7 – DEM Hold

Thomas J. Lane (D-inc) – 87,41568.51%

Robert T. Breed (R) – 40,17331.49%

Total Votes – 127,588100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 8 – DEM Hold

Torbert H. MacDonald (D-inc) – 92,46354.78%

C. Eugene Farnam (R) – 76,31245.22%

Total Votes – 168,775100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 9 – GOP Hold

Donald W. Nicholson (R-inc) – 111,86061.09%

William McAuliffe (D) – 71,24538.91%

Others – 130.01%

Total Votes – 183,118100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 10 – GOP Hold

Laurence Curtis (R-inc) – 93,32752.96%

Jackson J. Holtz (D) – 82,88247.04%

Total Votes – 176,209100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 11 – DEM Hold

Tip O’Neill (D-inc) – 83,53275.31%

Rudolph E. Mottola (R) – 27,38424.69%

Total Votes – 110,916100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 12 – DEM Hold

John William McCormack (D-inc) – 89,94382.48%

James S. Tremblay (R) – 19,09917.52%

Total Votes – 109,042100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 13 – GOP Hold

Richard B. Wigglesworth (R-inc) – 109,95055.62%

Richard E. McCormack (D) – 87,71944.38%

Others – 20.00%

Total Votes – 197,671100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 14 – GOP Hold

Joseph William Martin, Jr. (R-inc) – 111,42062.38%

Edward F. Doolan (D) – 67,18337.62%

Others – 30.00%

Total Votes – 178,606100.00%

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