1952 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
The 1952 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1952. Republican Christian Herter defeated Democratic incumbent Paul A. Dever, Socialist Labor candidate Lawrence Gilfedder, Peace Progressive candidate Florence H. Luscomb, and Prohibition candidate Guy S. Williams.Candidates
Declared
Governor Dever was unopposed for renomination.Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
Christian Herter ran unopposed for the Republican nomination for Governor.Peace Progressive
- Florence H. Luscomb
Prohibition
- Guy S. Williams
- Lawrence Gilfedder
General election
Results