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Gubernatorial Candidate | Political Party | Popular Vote |
| Foster Furcolo | Democratic |
1,234,618 |
52.76% |
| Sumner G. Whittier | Republican |
1,096,759 |
46.87% |
| Other (+) | - |
8,491 |
0.36% |
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| Demographic Data
1960 Population: | 5,148,578 | Enum. | 1960 Population Density: | 253.5 | persons/km2 | 1950 Population: | 4,690,514 | Enum. | 1950 Population Density: | 231.0 | persons/km2 | Land Area (2000): | 20,306 | km2 | Annual Pop Growth Rate: | 0.9 | % |
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Data Sources:
- Source for Popular Vote data: Massachusetts Secretary of State. Election statistics, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (1956), Massachusetts Secretary of State (www.archive.org/details/electionstatisti1956mass) (accessed 28 Sep 2011)
- Source for Population data: U.S. Census Bureau.
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