1962 Massachusetts general election

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November 6, 1962

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

The election included:

statewide elections for United States Senator, Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of the Commonwealth, Treasurer, and Auditor;
district elections for U.S. Representatives, State Representatives, State Senators, and Governor's Councillors; and
ballot questions at the state and local levels.

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

Governor

Further information: Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 1962

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

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1964 →


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

Candidates

Francis W. Perry, State Representative from Duxbury

Results

Perry was unopposed for the Republican nomination.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Francis X. Bellotti, attorney and candidate for Norfolk County District Attorney in 1958
Herbert L. Connolly, auto dealer

Disqualified

Pasquale Caggiano, perennial candidate^[1]

Declined

Edward F. McLaughlin Jr., incumbent Lt. Governor (to run for governor)^[2])

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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1964 →


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

Candidates

Francis E. Kelly, former Lieutenant Governor and Attorney General
James R. Lawton, State Representative from Brockton
Thomas L. McCormack
Margaret McGovern, attorney and candidate for Secretary of the Commonwealth in 1960
Matthew G. McGrath, Jr.

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

Edward Brooke, Chairman of the Boston Finance Commission and nominee for Secretary of the Commonwealth in 1960
Elliot Richardson, former U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts

Results

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

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

1962 Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth election

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1964 →


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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1964 →


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

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

Joseph B. Grossman, businessman and former State Representative
Francis Andrew Walsh

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

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1964 →


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

Further information: 1962 United States Senate special election in Massachusetts

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.
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^ Massachusetts Election Statistics 1962. p. 299.
^ Massachusetts Election Statistics 1962. p. 305.

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