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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% |
| Henning A. Blomen | Socialist Labor |
3,927 |
0.22% |
| Otis A. Hood | Communist |
3,488 |
0.20% |
| Roland S. Bruneau | Independent |
3,400 |
0.19% |
| William A. Davenport | Independent Tax Reform |
3,118 |
0.18% |
| George L. Thompson | Prohibition |
2,046 |
0.12% |
| Charles L. Manser | S. S. Government |
1,533 |
0.09% |
| Write-ins | - |
111 |
0.01% |
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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 | % |
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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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