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Gubernatorial Candidate | Political Party | Popular Vote |
| Leverett Saltonstall | Republican |
941,465 |
53.31% |
| James M. Curley | Democratic |
793,884 |
44.96% |
| William H. McMasters | Townsend Recovery Plan |
7,206 |
0.41% |
| Jeffrey W. Campbell | Socialist |
5,691 |
0.32% |
| Other (+) | - |
17,623 |
1.00% |
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| Election Notes:
- Manser under the label of "Sound, Sensible Government."
| Demographic Data
1940 Population: | 4,316,721 | Enum. | 1940 Population Density: | 212.6 | persons/km2 | 1930 Population: | 4,249,614 | Enum. | 1930 Population Density: | 209.3 | persons/km2 | Land Area (2000): | 20,306 | km2 | Annual Pop Growth Rate: | 0.2 | % |
| Election Data and Statistics:
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Data Sources:
- Source for Popular Vote data: Massachusetts Secretary of State. Election statistics (1937), Massachusetts Secretary of State (www.archive.org/details/electionstatisti19371939mass) (accessed 27 Sep 2011)
- Source for Population data: U.S. Census Bureau.
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