Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 1960

Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 1960

November 8, 1960

Nominee John A. Volpe Joseph D. Ward Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 1,269,295 1,130,810 Percentage 52.51% 46.79%

Governor before election Foster Furcolo Democratic Elected Governor John A. Volpe Republican

The 1960 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1960. John A. Volpe was elected Governor of Massachusetts to replace Foster Furcolo. Volpe defeated Democrat Joseph D. Ward in the race. Also running were Henning A. Blomen of the Socialist Labor Party of America and Guy S. Williams of the Prohibition Party.

In the race for Lieutenant Governor, Democrat Edward F. McLaughlin, Jr., defeated Republican Augustus G. Means, Prohibition candidate Thomas Maratea, and Socialist Labor candidate Francis A. Votano.

Primaries

Governor

Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth Joseph D. Ward defeated Lieutenant Governor Robert F. Murphy, Treasurer and Receiver-General John Francis Kennedy, former Lieutenant Governor and Attorney General Francis E. Kelly, former Executive Councilor Endicott Peabody, former Boston City Councilor Gabriel Piemonte, and realtor Alfred Magaletta for the Democratic nomination for Governor.^[1]

John Volpe ran unopposed for the Republican nomination after Howard J. Whitmore, Jr., Philip A. Graham, and Frank S. Giles dropped out after the Republican convention.

Massachusetts Democratic gubernatorial primary, 1960 [2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Joseph D. Ward	180,848	30.23%
	Democratic	Endicott Peabody	152,762	26.53%
	Democratic	Francis E. Kelly	98,107	16.40%
	Democratic	Robert F. Murphy	76,577	12.80%
	Democratic	John Francis Kennedy	52,972	8.85%
	Democratic	Gabriel Piemonte	28,199	4.71%
	Democratic	Alfred Magaletta	8,826	1.48%
	Write-in	All others	3	0.00%

Lt. Governor

Boston City Council President Edward F. McLaughlin, Jr. defeated Perennial candidate Pasquale Caggiano for the Democratic nomination for Lt. Governor.

Augustus G. Means ran unopposed for the Republican nomination.

Massachusetts Democratic Lt. gubernatorial primary, 1960 [3]
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%

General election

Governor

Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 1960
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	John A. Volpe	1,269,295	52.51%
	Democratic	Joseph D. Ward	1,130,810	46.79%
	Socialist Labor	Henning A. Blomen	9,474	0.39%
	Prohibition	Guy S. Williams	7,396	0.31%

Lieutenant Governor

Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 1960
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Edward F. McLaughlin, Jr.	1,265,244	53.99%
	Republican	Augustus G. Means	1,056,679	45.01%
	Socialist Labor	Francis A. Votano	12,380	0.53%
	Prohibition	Thomas Maratea	8,853	0.38%

References

1. Election Statistics.
2. Election Statistics.
3. Election Statistics.

Hayden, Irving N.; Grove, Lawrence R. (1961). A Manual for the Use of the General Court for 1961–1962. Boston: Wright & Potter Printing Company. pp. 286–99. Retrieved September 23, 2010.