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:

• 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 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

←  1958 1962 →

Nominee Edward F. McLaughlin Jr. Augustus Gardner Means Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 1,265,244 1,056,679 Percentage 54.0% 45.0%

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

• Pasquale Caggiano, perennial candidate
• Edward F. McLaughlin Jr., Boston City Council President

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

• Augustus Gardner Means, member of the Massachusetts Governor's Council

Results

Means was unopposed for the Republican nomination.

General election

Lieutenant governor

Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 1960

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Edward F. McLaughlin Jr.	1,265,244	53.99%
	Republican	Augustus Gardner Means	1,056,679	45.01%
	Socialist Labor	Francis A. Votano	12,380	0.53%
	Prohibition	Thomas Maratea	8,853	0.38%
Total votes			2,343,156	100.00%

Attorney General

1960 Massachusetts Attorney General election

←  1958 1962 →

Nominee Edward J. McCormack Jr. George Michaels Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 1,386,452 954,136 Percentage 58.8% 40.5%

Attorney General before election Edward J. McCormack Jr. Democratic Elected Attorney General Edward J. McCormack Jr. Democratic

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

←  1958 1962 →

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

• Francis X. Ahearn, former President of the Boston City Council
• Margaret McGovern, attorney
• Kevin White, attorney and son of Joseph C. White

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

←  1960 1964 →

Nominee John T. Driscoll Walter J. Trybulski Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 1,338,202 941,904 Percentage 58.1% 40.9%

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

• John T. Driscoll, State Representative
• George F. Hurley
• John B. Kennedy, Saugus Town Manager
• John M. Kennedy
• Patrick F. McDonough, member of the Boston City Council
• Robert J. Sullivan

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

• Walter J. Trybulski, former Mayor of Chicopee
• Francis Andrew Walsh

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

←  1960 1964 →

Nominee Thomas J. Buckley Gardner Wardwell Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 1,530,715 774,772 Percentage 66.0% 33.4%

Auditor before election Thomas J. Buckley Democratic Elected Auditor Thomas J. Buckley Democratic

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

• Thomas J. Buckley, incumbent Auditor
• John Hynes, mayor of Boston

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