1962 Massachusetts elections

A Massachusetts general election was held on November 6, 1962, in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

1962 Massachusetts general election

← 1960 November 6, 1962 1964 →

Part of the
1962 United States elections

The election included:

Democratic and Republican candidates were selected in party primaries held on September 18, 1962.

Governor

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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

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1962 Massachusetts Lieutenant Governor election
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Nominee Francis X. Bellotti Francis W. Perry
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 1,037,704 970,157
Percentage 51.4% 48.1%

Lieutenant Governor before election

Edward F. McLaughlin Jr.
Democratic

Elected Lieutenant Governor

Francis X. Bellotti
Democratic

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

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Candidates

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Results

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Perry was unopposed for the Republican nomination.

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Disqualified
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  • Pasquale Caggiano, perennial candidate[1]
Declined
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Results

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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

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Results

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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

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1962 Massachusetts Attorney General election
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Nominee Edward Brooke Francis E. Kelly
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 1,143,065 883,710
Percentage 56.0% 43.3%

Attorney General before election

Edward J. McCormack, Jr.
Democratic

Elected Attorney General

Edward Brooke
Republican

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

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Candidates

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Results

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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

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Candidates

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Results

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Massachusetts Attorney General Republican primary, 1962[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Edward Brooke 238,147 54.88%
Republican Elliot Richardson 195,791 45.12%
Write-in 14 0.00%
Total votes 100.00%

General election

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In the general election, Brooke defeated Kelly, Socialist Workers candidate Edgar E. Gaudet, and Prohibition candidate Howard B. Rand.

Massachusetts Attorney General Election, 1962[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Edward Brooke 1,143,065 55.98%  15.51
Democratic Francis E. Kelly 883,710 43.28%  15.53
Socialist Workers Edgar E. Gaudet 9,591 0.47%  0.03
Prohibition Howard B. Rand 5,610 0.28%  0.06
Write-in 14 0.00%  
Total votes 2,041,990 100.00%

Secretary of the Commonwealth

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1962 Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth election
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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

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Results

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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

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1962 Massachusetts Treasurer election
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Nominee John T. Driscoll Joseph B. Grossman
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 1,225,754 744,115
Percentage 61.7% 37.4%

Treasurer and Receiver-General before election

John T. Driscoll
Democratic

Elected Treasurer and Receiver-General

John T. Driscoll
Democratic

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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  • 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

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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

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Candidates

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Results

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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

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Results

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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

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1962 Massachusetts Auditor election
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Nominee Thomas J. Buckley Phillip M. Walsh
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 1,343,625 627,701
Percentage 67.5% 31.6%

Auditor before election

Thomas J. Buckley
Democratic

Elected Auditor

Thomas J. Buckley
Democratic

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

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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

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  1. ^ Osoff, Jeffery A. (August 15, 1962). "Caggiano Ruled Off Ballot; Board Eyes Connolly List". The Boston Daily Globe.
  2. ^ Feinberg, Lawrence (May 18, 1962). "McLAUGHLIN AIMS AT GOVERNORSHIP". The Harvard Crimson. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
  3. ^ a b Election statistics : The Commonwealth of Massachusetts (1962). Office of Secretary of the Commonwealth. 1962. Retrieved June 23, 2022.
  4. ^ "Former senator awarded Congressional Gold Medal". CNN. October 28, 2009. Archived from the original on March 24, 2010. Retrieved October 28, 2009. .
  5. ^ Massachusetts Election Statistics 1962. p. 173.
  6. ^ Massachusetts Election Statistics 1962. p. 65.
  7. ^ Massachusetts Election Statistics 1962. p. 288.
  8. ^ Massachusetts Election Statistics 1962. p. 294.
  9. ^ Massachusetts Election Statistics 1962. p. 182.
  10. ^ Massachusetts Election Statistics 1962. p. 182.
  11. ^ Massachusetts Election Statistics 1962. p. 299.
  12. ^ Massachusetts Election Statistics 1962. p. 305.