The 1958 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1958. Democrat Foster Furcolo was elected governor of Massachusetts for a second term, defeating Republican Charles Gibbons, Socialist Labor candidate Henning A. Blomen, and Prohibition candidate Guy S. Williams.
Democratic primary
Candidates Foster Furcolo, incumbent governor
Results Governor Furcolo was unopposed for renomination.
Republican primary
Candidates George Fingold, Massachusetts attorney general (died August 31)
Write-in candidates Charles Gibbons, former speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives and nominee for lt. governor in 1956 Joseph P. McKay, assistant attorney general John Volpe, former public works commissioner
Campaign Attorney General George Fingold was unopposed in the Republican primary.
On August 31, 1958, Fingold died unexpectedly at his home in Concord, Massachusetts. As his death occurred only nine days before the primary, Fingold was the only candidate for Governor on the Republican ballot. Former Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives Charles Gibbons, former State Public Works Commissioner John A. Volpe, and Assistant Attorney General Joseph P. McKay ran as write-in candidates.
Results
General election Results
See also 1957–1958 Massachusetts legislature
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