1960 Massachusetts general election
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A Massachusetts general election was held on November 8, 1960, in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
The election included:
Democratic and Republican candidates were selected in party primaries held on September 13, 1960.
Governor
Republican John A. Volpe was elected over Democrat Joseph D. Ward, Socialist Labor candidate Henning A. Blomen, and Prohibition candidate Guy S. Williams.
Lieutenant governor
1960 Massachusetts Lieutenant Governor election |
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Lieutenant Governor before election Robert F. Murphy Democratic | Elected Lieutenant Governor Edward F. McLaughlin Jr. Democratic | |
Democrat Edward F. McLaughlin Jr. was elected Lieutenant Governor over Republican Augustus Gardner Means, Socialist Labor candidate Francis A. Votano, and Prohibition candidate Thomas Maratea. This is the last time that a Lieutenant Governor would not be from the same party as the Governor.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Results
Massachusetts Democratic Lt. gubernatorial primary, 1960 [1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Edward F. McLaughlin Jr. | 403,694 | 77.09% |
| Democratic | Pasquale Caggiano | 119,943 | 22.91% |
| Write-in | All others | 2 | 0.00% |
Total votes | 523,639 | 100.00% |
Republican primary
Candidates
Results
Means was unopposed for the Republican nomination.
General election
Lieutenant governor
Attorney General
1960 Massachusetts Attorney General election |
| | | Nominee | Edward J. McCormack Jr. | George Michaels | | Party | Democratic | Republican | Popular vote | 1,386,452 | 954,136 | Percentage | 58.8% | 40.5% | |
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Incumbent Attorney General Edward J. McCormack, Jr. defeated Republican George Michaels, Socialist Workers candidate August Johnson, and Prohibition candidate William D. Ross.
General election
Results
Massachusetts Attorney General Election, 1960[2] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Democratic | Edward J. McCormack, Jr. (incumbent) | 1,386,452 | 58.81% | |
| Republican | George Michaels | 954,136 | 40.47% | |
| Socialist Workers | August Johnson | 11,839 | 0.50% | |
| Prohibition | William D. Ross | 5,240 | 0.22% | |
| Write-in | 2 | 0.00% | |
Secretary of the Commonwealth
1960 Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth election |
| | | Nominee | Kevin White | Edward Brooke | | Party | Democratic | Republican | Popular vote | 1,206,844 | 1,095,054 | Percentage | 52.0% | 47.2% | |
Secretary of the Commonwealth before election Kevin White Democratic | Elected Secretary of the Commonwealth Kevin White Democratic | |
Incumbent Secretary of the Commonwealth Joseph D. Ward did not run for re-election as he instead ran for Governor.
Kevin White defeated Francis X. Ahearn and Margaret McGovern in the Democratic primary.
The Republicans nominated Edward Brooke, who became the first African-American to be nominated for Massachusetts statewide office by a major party.[3]
White defeated Brooke, Socialist Labor candidate Fred M. Ingersoll, and Prohibition candidate Julia Kohler in the general election.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Results
1960 Democratic primary for Secretary of the Commonwealth[4] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Kevin White | 203,292 | 39.44% |
| Democratic | Francis X. Ahearn | 188,275 | 36.52% |
| Democratic | Margaret McGovern | 123,907 | 24.04% |
| Write-in | 10 | 0.00% |
General election
Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth Election, 1960[5] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Democratic | Kevin White | 1,206,844 | 52.02% | |
| Republican | Edward Brooke | 1,095,054 | 47.21% | |
| Socialist Workers | Fred M. Ingersoll | 11,046 | 0.48% | |
| Prohibition | Julia Kohler | 6,827 | 0.29% | |
| Write-in | 1 | 0.00% | |
Treasurer and Receiver-General
1962 Massachusetts Treasurer election |
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Treasurer and Receiver-General before election John Francis Kennedy Democratic | Elected Treasurer and Receiver-General John T. Driscoll Democratic | |
Incumbent Treasurer and Receiver-General John Francis Kennedy did not run for re-election as he instead ran for Governor.
In the Democratic primary, John T. Driscoll defeated Patrick F. McDonough, John B. Kennedy, George F. Hurley, John M. Kennedy, and Robert J. Sullivan.
Walter J. Trybulski defeated Francis Andrew Walsh for the Republican nomination.
Driscoll defeated Trybulski, Socialist Labor candidate Domenico DiGirolamo, and Prohibition candidate Warren Carberg in the general election.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Results
1960 Democratic primary for Treasurer and Receiver-General[6] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | John T. Driscoll | 204,299 | 39.36% |
| Democratic | Patrick F. McDonough | 99,899 | 19.25% |
| Democratic | John B. Kennedy | 83,799 | 16.14% |
| Democratic | George F. Hurley | 61,094 | 11.77% |
| Democratic | John M. Kennedy | 36,249 | 6.98% |
| Democratic | Robert J. Sullivan | 33,760 | 6.50% |
| Write-in | 3 | 0.00% |
Republican primary
Candidates
Results
Massachusetts Treasurer and Receiver-General Republican Primary, 1960[7] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Walter J. Trybulski | 137,479 | 67.10% |
| Republican | Francis Andrew Walsh | 67,365 | 32.88% |
| Write-in | 58 | 0.02% |
General election
Massachusetts Treasurer and Receiver-General Election, 1960[8] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Democratic | John T. Driscoll | 1,338,202 | 58.14% | |
| Republican | Walter J. Trybulski | 941,904 | 40.92% | |
| Socialist Workers | Domenico DiGirolamo | 13,772 | 0.60% | |
| Prohibition | Warren Carberg | 7,846 | 0.34% | |
| Write-in | 3 | 0.00% | |
Auditor
1962 Massachusetts Auditor election |
| | | Nominee | Thomas J. Buckley | Gardner Wardwell | | Party | Democratic | Republican | Popular vote | 1,530,715 | 774,772 | Percentage | 66.0% | 33.4% | |
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Incumbent Auditor Thomas J. Buckley defeated John Hynes in the Democratic primary and Republican Gardner Wardwell, Socialist Labor candidate Arne Sortell, and Prohibition candidate John B. Lauder in the general election.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Results
Massachusetts Auditor Democratic Primary, 1960[9] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Thomas J. Buckley (incumbent) | 414,524 | 82.49% |
| Democratic | John Hynes | 88,013 | 17.51% |
| Write-in | 7 | 0.00% |
General election
Massachusetts Auditor Election, 1960[10] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Democratic | Thomas J. Buckley (incumbent) | 1,530,715 | 66.00% | |
| Republican | Gardner Wardwell | 774,772 | 33.41% | |
| Socialist Workers | Arne Sortell | 7,897 | 0.34% | |
| Prohibition | John B. Lauder | 5,787 | 0.25% | |
| Write-in | | 2 | 0.00% | |
United States Senator
Republican Leverett Saltonstall was re-elected over Democrat Thomas J. O'Connor, Socialist Labor candidate Lawrence Gilfedder, and Prohibition candidate Mark R. Shaw.
See also
- 162nd Massachusetts General Court (1961–1962)
References
- ^ Election Statistics.
- ^ Massachusetts Election Statistics 1960. p. 444.
- ^ "Negro Nominated In Massachusetts". Associated Press. June 11, 1960. Retrieved July 16, 2011.
- ^ Massachusetts Election Statistics 1960. p. 450.
- ^ Massachusetts Election Statistics 1960. p. 450.
- ^ Massachusetts Election Statistics 1960. p. 179.
- ^ Massachusetts Election Statistics 1960. p. 271.
- ^ Massachusetts Election Statistics 1960. p. 299.
- ^ Massachusetts Election Statistics 1960. p. 184.
- ^ Massachusetts Election Statistics 1960. p. 382.