1964 Massachusetts elections

A Massachusetts general election was held on November 3, 1964, in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

1964 Massachusetts general election

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Part of the
1964 United States elections

The election included:

Democratic and Republican candidates were selected in party primaries held on September 10, 1964.

This was the final election before the term of office for governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, secretary of the commonwealth, treasurer, and auditor was extended from two to four years.

Governor

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Republican John A. Volpe was elected over Democrat Francis X. Bellotti, Socialist Labor candidate Francis A. Votano, and Prohibition candidate Guy S. Williams. Incumbent governor Endicott Peabody lost in the Democratic primary to Bellotti, his lieutenant governor.

Lieutenant governor

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1964 Massachusetts Lieutenant Governor election
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Nominee Elliot Richardson John W. Costello
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 1,121,985 1,097,380
Percentage 50.2% 49.1%

Lieutenant Governor before election

Francis X. Bellotti
Democratic

Elected Lieutenant Governor

Elliot Richardson
Republican

Republican Elliot L. Richardson was elected Lieutenant Governor over Democrat John W. Costello.

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Results

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Richardson ran unopposed in the Republican primary for lieutenant governor.

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Withdrew following convention
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Withdrew at convention
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  • Joseph G. Bradley, state representative from Newton
  • Edward F. Harrington, mayor of New Bedford
  • George P. Macheras, Lowell City Councilor
  • Rico Matera, former state representative from East Boston
Eliminated at convention
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Convention

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On the first ballot, Governor's Councillor John W. Costello led with 428 votes to Worcester attorney and Industrial Accident Board member Joseph E. McGuire's 404, state senator Mario Umana's 250, and state representative Joseph G. Bradley's 112. The other seven candidates received less than the 100 votes required to remain on the ballot and Bradley chose to drop out, which left Costello, McGuire, and Umana as the only remaining candidates. Costello led again on the second ballot, with 641 votes to McGuire's 600 and Umana's 343, but did not receive enough votes to win the nomination. The same happened on the third (687 votes for Costello to McGuire's 656 and Umana's 172). On the fourth ballot, Umana fell to 99 votes, which eliminated him from the contest. On the fifth and final ballot Costello won the party's endorsement by defeating McGuire 724 votes to 691.[1]

Balloting[1]
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
John W. Costello 428 641 687 ? 724
Joseph E. McGuire 404 600 656 ? 691
Mario Umana 250 343 172 99
Joseph G. Bradley 112

Results

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Costello was unopposed for the nomination for lieutenant governor.

General election

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1964 Massachusetts Lt. gubernatorial election[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Elliot L. Richardson 1,121,985 50.22%
Democratic John W. Costello 1,097,380 49.11%
Socialist Labor Edgar E. Gaudet 9,551 0.43%
Prohibition Prescott E. Grout 5,424 0.24%
Write-in 10 0.00% {{{change}}}
Total votes 2,234,340 100.00%

Attorney General

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1964 Massachusetts Attorney General election
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Nominee Edward Brooke James W. Hennigan Jr.
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 1,543,900 746,390
Percentage 67.2% 32.5%

Attorney General before election

Edward Brooke
Republican

Elected Attorney General

Edward Brooke
Republican

Incumbent Attorney General Edward Brooke defeated Democrat James W. Hennigan, Jr.

General election

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Results

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Massachusetts Attorney General Election, 1964[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Edward Brooke (incumbent) 1,543,900 67.18%  11.20
Democratic James W. Hennigan, Jr. 746,390 32.48%  10.80
Socialist Workers Willy N. Hogseth 4,716 0.21%  0.26
Prohibition Howard B. Rand 3,030 0.13%  0.15
Write-in 4 0.00%  

Secretary of the Commonwealth

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1964 Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth election
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Nominee Kevin White Wallace B. Crawford
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 1,572,871 621,894
Percentage 71.2% 28.1%

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 Wallace B. Crawford.

General election

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Results

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1964 Secretary of the Commonwealth election[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Kevin White (incumbent) 1,572,871 71.20%  7.10
Republican Wallace B. Crawford 621,894 28.15%  8.43
Socialist Workers Fred M. Ingersoll 8,369 0.38%  0.10
Prohibition Julia B. Kohler 6,074 0.28%  0.12
Write-in 7 0.00%  

Treasurer and Receiver-General

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1964 Massachusetts Treasurer election
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Nominee Robert Q. Crane Robert C. Hahn
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 1,390,921 762,593
Percentage 61.2% 35.2%

Treasurer and Receiver-General before election

John T. Driscoll
Democratic

Elected Treasurer and Receiver-General

Robert Q. Crane
Democratic

Incumbent Treasurer and Receiver-General John T. Driscoll did not run for re-election as he had been appointed Chairman of the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority.

Robert Q. Crane defeated Republican Robert C. Hahn in the general election.

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Results

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Massachusetts Treasurer and Receiver-General Democratic Primary, 1964[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Robert Q. Crane 238,629 35.87%
Democratic Louise Day Hicks 163,201 24.53%
Democratic John Francis Kennedy 139,736 21.01%
Democratic John J. Buckley 123,519 18.57%
Write-in 175 0.03%

General election

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1964 Treasurer and Receiver-General election[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Robert Q. Crane 1,390,921 64.16%  2.36
Republican Robert C. Hahn 762,593 35.18%  2.34
Socialist Workers Arne A. Sortell 8,017 0.37%  0.09
Prohibition Warren C. Carberg 6,295 0.29%  0.07
Write-in 3 0.00%  

Auditor

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1966 Massachusetts Auditor election
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Nominee Thaddeus Buczko Elwynn Miller
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 1,247,674 868,813
Percentage 58.4% 40.7%

Auditor before election

Thomas J. Buckley
Democratic

Elected Auditor

Thaddeus M. Buczko
Democratic

Incumbent Auditor Thomas J. Buckley died on September 9, 1964, the night before the Democratic primary. Because no sticker campaign received enough votes to win the nomination, the Democratic State Committee chose Thaddeus M. Buczko to succeed Buckley for the Democratic nomination.

In the general election, Buczko defeated Republican Elwynn Miller.

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Results

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1964 Democratic primary for Auditor[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Thomas J. Buckley (inc., deceased) 375,917 95.95%
Write-in 4,355 1.11%
Democratic Rocco Antonelli (write-in) 2,859 0.73%
Democratic Richard J. Mulhern (write-in) 2,839 0.73%
Democratic Peter F. Hines (write-in) 2,837 0.72%
Democratic James Linchan (write-in) 2,545 0.65%
Democratic Raymond Rigney (write-in) 436 0.11%

Committee vote

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Democratic Committee Vote for Replacement Nominee[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Thaddeus M. Buczko 40 56.34%
Democratic John J. Buckley 23 32.39%
Democratic Louise Day Hicks 7 9.86%
Democratic Peter F. Hines 1 1.41%

General election

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Results

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1964 Massachusetts Auditor election[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Thaddeus M. Buczko (incumbent) 1,247,674 58.38%  9.27
Republican Elwynn Miller 868,813 40.66%  9.06
Prohibition John C. Hedges 11,368 0.53%  0.23
Socialist Workers Ethelbert L. Nevens 9,175 0.43%  0.02
Write-in 9 0.00%  

United States Senate

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Democrat Ted Kennedy was re-elected over Republican Howard J. Whitmore, Jr., Socialist Labor candidate Lawrence Gilfedder, and Prohibition candidate Grace F. Luder.

References

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  1. ^ a b Hanron, Robert B. (June 21, 1964). "Democrats Wind It Up". The Boston Globe.
  2. ^ Massachusetts Election Statistics 1964. p. 438.
  3. ^ Massachusetts Election Statistics 1964. p. 444.
  4. ^ Massachusetts Election Statistics 1964. p. 450.
  5. ^ Massachusetts Election Statistics 1964. p. 241.
  6. ^ Massachusetts Election Statistics 1964. p. 456.
  7. ^ Massachusetts Election Statistics 1964. p. 247.
  8. ^ Hanron, Robert (September 19, 1964). "Democrats Pick Buczko As Nominee for Auditor". Boston Globe.
  9. ^ Massachusetts Election Statistics 1964. p. 462.