Christian A. Herter Republican Christian A. Herter Republican The 1954 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1954.

Republican governor Christian Herter was re-elected, defeating Democrat Robert F. Murphy, Socialist Labor candidate Lawrence Gilfedder, and Prohibition candidate Guy S. Williams.

Hayden, Irving N.; Grove, Lawrence R. (1955).

A Manual for the Use of the General Court for 1955–1956.

Boston: Wright & Potter Printing Company.