Massachusetts general election, 1970

A Massachusetts general election was held on November 3, 1970 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 September 15, 1970.

Statewide elections

United States Senator

Democrat Ted Kennedy was re-elected over Republican Josiah Spaulding, Socialist Labor candidate Lawrence Gilfedder, and Prohibition candidate Mark R. Shaw.

Governor & Lieutenant Governor

Republicans Francis W. Sargent and Donald R. Dwight were elected Governor and Lieutenant Governor, respectively, over Democrats Kevin White and Michael Dukakis, Socialist Labor candidates Henning A. Blomen and Francis A. Votano, and Prohibition candidates John C. Hedges and Albert E. Bates.

Attorney General

Attorney General Robert H. Quinn, who was appointed by the Massachusetts General Court to fill the unexpired term of Elliot Richardson, defeated Republican Donald L. Conn and Socialist Labor candidate Willy N. Hogseth in the general election.

Massachusetts Attorney General Election, 1970[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Robert H. Quinn	1,174,512	62.22%
	Republican	Donald L. Conn	697,010	36.92%
	Socialist Labor	Willy N. Hogseth	16,257	0.86%
	Write-in		24	0.00%

Secretary of the Commonwealth

Secretary of the Commonwealth John Davoren, who was appointed by the Massachusetts General Court to fill the unexpired term of Kevin White, defeated Republican Mary Newman, Socialist Labor candidate Edgar E. Gaudet, and Prohibition candidate Murvin Becker in the general election.

Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth Election, 1970[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	John Davoren	1,155,636	64.49%
	Republican	Mary Newman	636,203	35.51%
	Socialist Labor	Edgar E. Gaudet	16,257	0.86%
	Prohibition	Murvin Becker	16,257	0.86%
	Write-in		48	0.00%

Treasurer and Receiver-General

Incumbent Treasurer and Receiver-General Robert Q. Crane defeated Republican Frederick Hannon, Socialist Labor candidate Roy K. Nelson, and Prohibition candidate John B. Lauder in the general election.

Massachusetts Treasurer and Receiver-General Election, 1970[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Robert Q. Crane	1,188,633	65.61%
	Republican	Frederick Hannon	592,934	32.73%
	Socialist Labor	Roy K. Nelson	20,667	1.14%
	Prohibition	John B. Lauder	9,457	0.52%
	Write-in		6	0.00%

Auditor

Incumbent Auditor Thaddeus M. Buczko defeated Republican Frank P. Bucci, Socialist Labor candidate Raymond Gray, and Prohibition candidate Roger I. Williams in the general election.

Massachusetts Auditor General Election, 1970[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Thaddeus M. Buczko	1,222,783	66.87%
	Republican	Frank P. Bucci	574,178	31.40%
	Socialist Labor	Raymond Gray	18,184	0.99%
	Prohibition	Roger I. Williams	13,373	0.73%
	Write-in		2	0.00%

References

1. Massachusetts Election Statistics 1970. p. 302.
2. Massachusetts Election Statistics 1970. p. 310.
3. Massachusetts Election Statistics 1970. p. 318.
4. Massachusetts Election Statistics 1970. p. 325.