1942 United States Senate election in Massachusetts
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The United States Senate election of 1942 in Massachusetts was held on November 3, 1942. Republican incumbent Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. was re-elected to a second term in office over Democratic U.S. Representative Joseph E. Casey.
Republican primary
Candidates
- Henry Cabot Lodge Jr., incumbent US Senator since 1937
- Courtenay Crocker, former Boston City Councilor (1909–1910) and State Representative (1910–1914)
Campaign
Crocker, who left the Republican Party in 1920 over the party's opposition to the
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican
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Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. (incumbent) | 174,401 | 88.12% | |
Republican
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Courtenay Crocker | 23,503 | 11.88% | |
| Write-in | 8 | 0.00% | ||
| Total votes | 197,912 | 100.00% | ||
| None | Blank votes | 24,652 | — | |
| Turnout | 222,564 | |||
After losing the primary, Crocker supported Democratic nominee Joseph E. Casey in the general election.[3]
Democratic primary
Candidates
- Joseph E. Casey, U.S. Representative from Clinton
- Daniel H. Coakley, former member of the Massachusetts Executive Council
- John F. Fitzgerald, former U.S. Representative and Mayor of Boston
- Joseph Lee, former member of the Boston School Committee
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic
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Joseph E. Casey | 108,251 | 45.47% | |
Democratic
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John F. Fitzgerald | 80,456 | 33.79% | |
Democratic
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Joseph Lee | 32,260 | 13.55% | |
Democratic
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Daniel H. Coakley | 17,105 | 7.18% | |
| Write-in | 18 | 0.00% | ||
| Total votes | 238,090 | 100.00% | ||
| None | Blank | 31,528 | — | |
| Turnout | 269,618 | |||
General election
Candidates
- Joseph E. Casey, U.S. Representative from Canton (Democratic)
- Horace Hillis, candidate for Governor in 1936 and Senate in 1940 (Socialist Labor)
- Henry Cabot Lodge Jr., incumbent Senator since 1937 (Republican)
- George Lyman Paine, candidate for Senate in 1940 (Socialist)
- George Thompson, candidate for Governor in 1936 and Senate in 1940 (Prohibition)
Campaign
Casey attempted to make an issue of Lodge's pre-war isolationism, although he had voted for the
Lodge, an Army reservist himself, was briefly unable to campaign after he enlisted and was sent to Libya for training. While there, he inadvertently took part in a major Allied defeat when Erwin Rommel launched a surprise attack on Lodge's training position in Tobruk.[5] He returned to Massachusetts in July, when President Roosevelt required all members of Congress be relieved from active duty. When Casey attempted to portray his service as a mere "Cook's tour of the Libyan desert," Lodge angrily refuted him.[6]
Late in the campaign, Lodge drew criticism from U.S. Representative
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican
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Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. (incumbent) | 721,239 | 52.44 |  3.91
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Democratic
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Joseph E. Casey | 641,042 | 46.61 | 5.62
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| Socialist | George Lyman Paine | 4,802 | 0.35 |  0.19
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| Socialist Labor | Horace I. Hillis | 4,781 | 0.35 | 0.35
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| Prohibition | George L. Thompson | 3,577 | 0.26 | 0.26
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| Total votes | 1,375,441 | 100.00% | |||
See also
- United States Senate elections, 1942
References
- ^ "Ely and Crocker File for Senate". The Boston Daily Globe. July 28, 1942.
- ^ a b "Our Campaigns - MA US Senate - D Primary Race - Sep 15, 1942". www.ourcampaigns.com.
- ^ Harris, John G. (October 25, 1942). "Courtenay Crocker Bolts Lodge, Will Support Casey for Senator". The Boston Daily Globe.
- ISBN 9781555534622.
- ^ Whalen 2000, p. 47.
- ^ Whalen 2000, p. 48.
- ^ "LODGE IS ACCUSED OF MISUSING LETTER". The New York Times. November 3, 1942. p. 14.