Elections in Massachusetts
1962 Massachusetts general election
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A Massachusetts general election was held on November 6, 1962, in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
The election included:
Democratic and Republican candidates were selected in party primaries held on September 18, 1962.
Governor
Democrat Endicott Peabody was elected over Republican incumbent John A. Volpe, Socialist Labor candidate Henning A. Blomen, and Prohibition candidate Guy S. Williams.
Lieutenant governor
1962 Massachusetts Lieutenant Governor election |
| | | Nominee | Francis X. Bellotti | Francis W. Perry | | Party | Democratic | Republican | Popular vote | 1,037,704 | 970,157 | Percentage | 51.4% | 48.1% | |
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Democrat Francis X. Belotti was elected Lieutenant Governor over Republican Francis W. Perry, Socialist Labor candidate Francis A. Votano, and Prohibition candidate Gaetano T. Maratea.
Republican primary
Candidates
Results
Perry was unopposed for the Republican nomination.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Disqualified
- Pasquale Caggiano, perennial candidate[1]
Declined
Results
1962 Massachusetts Democratic lieutenant gubernatorial primary [3] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Francis X. Belotti | 401,428 | 57.02% |
| Democratic | Herbert L. Connolly | 302,567 | 42.98% |
Total votes | 703,995 | 100.00% |
General election
Results
1962 Massachusetts Lt. gubernatorial election [3]: 9 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Democratic | Francis X. Bellotti | 1,037,704 | 51.42% | |
| Republican | Francis W. Perry | 970,157 | 48.07% | |
| Socialist Labor | Francis A. Votano | 8,666 | 0.43% | |
| Prohibition | Gaetano T. Maratea | 1,508 | 0.08% | |
Total votes | 2,018,035 | 100.00% |
Attorney general
1962 Massachusetts Attorney General election |
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Incumbent attorney general Edward J. McCormack, Jr. did not run for re-election. Republican Edward Brooke defeated Democrat Francis E. Kelly to win the open race. Brooke became the first elected African-American Attorney General of any state in American history.[4]
Democratic primary
Candidates
Results
Massachusetts Attorney General Democratic primary, 1962[5] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Francis E. Kelly | 254,557 | 34.44% |
| Democratic | James R. Lawton | 221,973 | 30.04% |
| Democratic | Margaret McGovern | 146,067 | 19.77% |
| Democratic | Thomas L. McCormack | 68,373 | 9.25% |
| Democratic | Matthew G. McGrath, Jr. | 47,952 | 6.49% |
| Write-in | 12 | 0.00% |
Total votes | | 100.00% |
Republican primary
Candidates
Results
General election
In the general election, Brooke defeated Kelly, Socialist Workers candidate Edgar E. Gaudet, and Prohibition candidate Howard B. Rand.
Secretary of the Commonwealth
1962 Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth election |
| | | Nominee | Kevin White | Harris Reynolds | | Party | Democratic | Republican | Popular vote | 1,250,467 | 621,894 | Percentage | 64.1% | 36.6% | |
Secretary of the Commonwealth before election Kevin White Democratic | Elected Secretary of the Commonwealth Kevin White Democratic | |
Incumbent Secretary of the Commonwealth Kevin White, defeated Republican Harris Reynolds, Socialist Labor candidate John Erlandson, and Prohibition candidate Julia Kohler in the general election.
General election
Results
Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth Election, 1962[8] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Democratic | Kevin White (incumbent) | 1,250,467 | 64.10% | 12.08 |
| Republican | Harris Reynolds | 713,708 | 36.58% | 10.63 |
| Socialist Workers | John Erlandson | 9,433 | 0.48% | |
| Prohibition | Julia Kohler | 7,201 | 0.40% | 0.11 |
| Write-in | 2 | 0.00% | |
Total votes | | 100.00% |
Treasurer and Receiver-General
1962 Massachusetts Treasurer election |
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Democratic primary
Candidates
- John T. Driscoll, incumbent Treasurer and Receiver-General
- John Francis Kennedy, former Treasurer and Receiver-General (1957–61) and candidate for governor in 1960
- John M. Kennedy
Results
Massachusetts Treasurer and Receiver-General Democratic Primary, 1962[9] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | John T. Driscoll (incumbent) | 464,731 | 65.98% |
| Democratic | John Francis Kennedy | 190,522 | 27.05% |
| Democratic | John M. Kennedy | 49,113 | 6.97% |
| Write-in | 1 | 0.00% |
Total votes | | 100.00% |
Republican primary
Candidates
Results
Massachusetts Treasurer and Receiver-General Republican Primary, 1962[10] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Joseph B. Grossman | 282,765 | 70.59% |
| Republican | Francis Andrew Walsh | 117,793 | 29.14% |
| Write-in | 3 | 0.00% |
Total votes | | 100.00% |
General election
Results
Massachusetts Treasurer and Receiver-General Election, 1962[11] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Democratic | John T. Driscoll | 1,225,754 | 61.72% | 3.58 |
| Republican | Joseph B. Grossman | 744,115 | 37.42% | 3.50 |
| Socialist Workers | Arne A. Sortell | 9,039 | 0.46% | 0.14 |
| Prohibition | Isaac Goddard | 7,074 | 0.36% | 0.02 |
| Write-in | 6 | 0.00% | |
Total votes | | 100.00% |
Auditor
1962 Massachusetts Auditor election |
| | | Nominee | Thomas J. Buckley | Phillip M. Walsh | | Party | Democratic | Republican | Popular vote | 1,343,625 | 627,701 | Percentage | 67.5% | 31.6% | |
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Incumbent Auditor Thomas J. Buckley defeated Republican Phillip M. Walsh, Socialist Labor candidate Ethelbert Nevens, and Prohibition candidate Louise Metays in the general election.
Massachusetts Auditor General Election, 1962[12] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Democratic | Thomas J. Buckley (incumbent) | 1,343,625 | 67.65% | 1.65 |
| Republican | Phillip M. Walsh | 627,701 | 31.60% | 2.81 |
| Socialist Workers | Ethelbert Nevens | 8,874 | 0.45% | 0.11 |
| Prohibition | Louise Metays | 5,973 | 0.30% | 0.05 |
| Write-in | 9 | 0.00% | |
Total votes | 1,986,182 | 100.00% |
United States Senator
Democrat Ted Kennedy was elected over Republican George C. Lodge, Independent H. Stuart Hughes, Socialist Labor candidate Lawrence Gilfedder, and Prohibition candidate Mark R. Shaw in a special election to fill the unexpired term of John F. Kennedy, who was elected President of the United States.
References
- ^ Osoff, Jeffery A. (August 15, 1962). "Caggiano Ruled Off Ballot; Board Eyes Connolly List". The Boston Daily Globe.
- ^ Feinberg, Lawrence (May 18, 1962). "McLAUGHLIN AIMS AT GOVERNORSHIP". The Harvard Crimson. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
- ^ a b Election statistics : The Commonwealth of Massachusetts (1962). Office of Secretary of the Commonwealth. 1962. Retrieved June 23, 2022.
- ^ "Former senator awarded Congressional Gold Medal". CNN. October 28, 2009. Archived from the original on March 24, 2010. Retrieved October 28, 2009. .
- ^ Massachusetts Election Statistics 1962. p. 173.
- ^ Massachusetts Election Statistics 1962. p. 65.
- ^ Massachusetts Election Statistics 1962. p. 288.
- ^ Massachusetts Election Statistics 1962. p. 294.
- ^ Massachusetts Election Statistics 1962. p. 182.
- ^ Massachusetts Election Statistics 1962. p. 182.
- ^ Massachusetts Election Statistics 1962. p. 299.
- ^ Massachusetts Election Statistics 1962. p. 305.