1962 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1962 Massachusetts gubernatorial election Massachusetts 1908 presidential no 1960 Massachusetts gubernatorial election 1960 1964 Massachusetts gubernatorial election 1964 November 6, 1962 150x150px File:Endicott Peabody (MA).png Endicott Peabody Democratic Party (United States) 1,052,322 49.92% File:John Volpe (1970).jpg John Volpe Republican Party (United States) 1,047,891 49.71% 300px County results 300px| Municipality results 1 250px Peabody: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80%Volpe: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #C21B18 80–90% Governor John Volpe Republican Party (United States) Endicott Peabody Democratic Party (United States) The 1962 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1962. Former Executive Councilor Endicott Peabody defeated incumbent Governor John A. Volpe in the general election.https://archives.lib.state.ma.us/handle/2452/43454 Election statistics : The Commonwealth of Massachusetts (1962) Office of Secretary of the Commonwealth 1962 2022-06-23 The election is notable as a demonstration of the political individualism of Italian Americans and historic lack of ethnic bloc voting among Americans of Italian descent, instead preferring to vote based on individual candidates and issues. John Volpe, just the second Massachusetts governor of Italian ancestry, lost his 1962 re-election campaign by a razor-thin 0.21%—a final margin that could be more than sufficiently explained by Volpe polling only 51% among the state's significant population of Italian Americans, roughly half of whom voted for the old-line Anglo-Saxon Protestant Endicott Peabody over a fellow ethnic.Sowell Thomas Thomas Sowell 1981 Ethnic America: A History New York Basic Books 128 0465020755 Republican primary Candidates John Volpe, incumbent governor Results Governor Volpe was unopposed for renomination. Democratic primary Candidates Endicott Peabody, member of the Massachusetts Governor's Council Clement A. Riley, auto registrar Results 1962 Massachusetts Democratic gubernatorial primary Democratic Party (United States) Endicott Peabody 596,553 79.96% Democratic Party (United States) Clement A. Riley 149,499 20.04% 746,052 100.00% General election Results Peabody defeated Volpe by 4,431 votes. Peabody's slim margin of victory prompted a recount.Recount Asked In Massachusetts Governor's Race https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=9tEdAAAAIBAJ&pg=2784,664448&dq Park City Daily News November 9, 1962 2010-07-25 On December 20, Volpe conceded the election to Peabody.Volpe Concedes Governor Race https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=qBYuAAAAIBAJ&pg=5901,4595659&dq The Deseret News December 20, 1962 2010-07-25 1962 Massachusetts gubernatorial election9 Democratic Party (United States) Endicott Peabody 1,052,322 49.92% 3.13 Republican Party (United States) John A. Volpe (incumbent) 1,047,891 49.71% 2.80 Socialist Labor Party of America Henning A. Blomen 5,477 0.26% 0.13 Prohibition Party Guy S. Williams 2,394 0.11% 0.20 2,108,084 100.00% Results by county County John VolpeRepublican Endicott PeabodyDemocratic All others Margin Total votes # % # % # % # % Barnstable 20,075 69.6% 8,740 30.3% 46 0.2% -11,335 -39.3% 28,861 Berkshire 29,048 50.7% 27,984 48.8% 294 0.5% -1,064 -1.9% 57,236 Bristol 66,188 40.0% 98,737 59.6% 616 0.3% 32,549 19.6% 165,541 Dukes 1,798 64.0% 1,001 35.6% 12 0.4% -797 -28.4% 2,811 Essex 129,896 50.3% 127,767 49.5% 695 0.3% -2,129 -0.8% 258,358 Franklin 14,002 61.2% 8,800 38.5% 62 0.2% -5,202 -22.7% 22,864 Hampden 75,041 48.4% 78,990 50.9% 1,171 0.8% 3,949 2.5% 155,202 Hampshire 19,269 50.8% 18,563 48.9% 128 0.3% -706 -1.9% 37,960 Middlesex 276,833 52.8% 245,779 46.9% 1,448 0.3% -31,054 -5.9% 524,060 Nantucket 1,210 74.6% 409 25.2% 3 0.2% -801 -49.4% 1,622 Norfolk 127,674 55.9% 100,073 43.8% 594 0.3% -27,601 -12.1% 228,341 Plymouth 59,107 57.1% 44,148 42.7% 204 0.2% -14,959 -14.4% 103,459 Suffolk 107,228 38.8% 167,253 60.5% 1,990 0.7% 60,025 21.7% 276,471 Worcester 120,522 49.0% 125,078 50.8% 608 0.2% 4,556 1.8% 246,208Totals1,053,32249.9%1,047,89149.7%7,8760.4%5,4310.2%2,109,089 Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Hampden See also 1961–1962 Massachusetts legislature References 1962 Gubernatorial Massachusetts Category:November 1962 in the United States Category:Long stubs with short prose