The 1944 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1944. Democrat
Maurice J. Tobin defeated Republican
Horace T. Cahill, Socialist Labor candidate Henning A. Blomen, and Prohibition candidate Guy S. Williams. Incumbent governor
Leverett Saltonstall did not run for reelection. In the race for
lieutenant governor, Republican
Robert F. Bradford defeated Democrat
John B. Carr, Socialist Labor candidate George L. McGlynn, and Prohibition candidate Alfred Erickson.
Primaries
Governor
Horace T. Cahill ran unopposed in the Republican primary. Boston mayor Maurice J. Tobin defeated state treasurer
Francis X. Hurley for the Democratic nomination for Governor.
Somerville assessor John B. Carr defeated former
Worcester mayor John S. Sullivan, former state representative Alexander F. Sullivan, and
Everett city councilor Alfred P. Farese for the Democratic nomination.