1970 Massachusetts elections

none February 2026 September 2023 1970 Massachusetts general election parliamentary Massachusetts 1968 Massachusetts general election 1968 1972 Massachusetts general election 1972 November 3, 1970 Part of the1970 United States elections The 1970 Massachusetts general election was held on November 3, 1970, throughout Massachusetts. Democratic and Republican candidates were selected in party primaries held September 15, 1970. At the federal level, Ted Kennedy was re-elected to the United States Senate and ten of the commonwealth's twelve incumbents were re-elected to the United States House of Representatives. One retired and one lost re-nomination. No seats switched parties. Incumbents seeking reelection won all major state offices: Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of the Commonwealth, Auditor, and Treasurer. Governor and lieutenant governor 1970 Massachusetts gubernatorial election Republicans Francis W. Sargent and Donald R. Dwight were elected Governor and Lieutenant Governor, respectively, over Democrats Kevin White and Michael Dukakis. Attorney general 1970 Massachusetts Attorney General election presidential no 1966 Massachusetts Attorney General election 1966 1974 Massachusetts Attorney General election 1974 150x150px Robert H. Quinn Democratic Party (United States) 1,174,512 62.2% 150x150px Donald L. Conn Republican Party (United States) 697,010 36.9% 250px Municipality results Attorney General Robert H. Quinn Democratic Party (United States) Robert H. Quinn Democratic Party (United States) Attorney General Robert H. Quinn, who was appointed by the Massachusetts General Court to fill the unexpired term of Elliot Richardson, was elected to a full term. He defeated Republican Donald L. Conn. General election Massachusetts Attorney General Election, 1970Massachusetts Election Statistics 1970 302 https://archive.org/stream/electionstatisti19691970mass#page/302/mode/2up Democratic Party (US) Robert H. Quinn (incumbent) 1,174,512 62.22% 14.91 Republican Party (US) Donald L. Conn 697,010 36.92% 14.92 Socialist Labor Party of America Willy N. Hogseth 16,257 0.86% 0.86 24 0.00% 1,887,803 100% Secretary of the Commonwealth 1970 Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth election presidential no 1966 Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth election 1966 1974 Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth election 1974 150x150px John Davoren Democratic Party (United States) 1,001,528 53.8% 150x150px Mary B. Newman Republican Party (United States) 831,150 44.7% 250px Municipality results Secretary of the Commonwealth John Davoren Democratic Party (United States) John Davoren Democratic Party (United States) 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 B. Newman, Socialist Labor candidate Edgar E. Gaudet, and Prohibition candidate Murvin Becker in the general election. General election Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth Election, 1970Massachusetts Election Statistics 1970 310 https://archive.org/stream/electionstatisti19691970mass#page/310/mode/2up Democratic Party (US) John Davoren (incumbent) 1,001,528 53.84% 16.19 Republican Party (US) Mary B. Newman 831,150 44.68% 15.64 Socialist Labor Party of America Edgar E. Gaudet 17,445 0.94% 0.33 Prohibition Party Murvin Becker 10,165 0.55% 0.07 5 0.00% 1,860,293 100.00% Treasurer and Receiver-General 1970 Massachusetts Treasurer election presidential no 1966 Massachusetts elections#Treasurer and Receiver-General 1966 1974 Massachusetts elections#Treasurer and Receiver-General 1974 150x150px Robert Q. Crane Democratic Party (United States) 1,188,633 65.6% 150x150px Frederick Hannon Republican Party (United States) 592,934 32.7% 250px Municipality results Treasurer and Receiver-General Robert Q. Crane Democratic Party (United States) Robert Q. Crane Republican Party (United States) 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. General election Massachusetts Treasurer and Receiver-General Election, 1970Massachusetts Election Statistics 1970 318 https://archive.org/stream/electionstatisti19691970mass#page/318/mode/2up Democratic Party (US) Robert Q. Crane (incumbent) 1,188,633 65.61% 3.06 Republican Party (US) Frederick Hannon 592,934 32.73% 3.26 Socialist Labor Party of America Roy K. Nelson 20,667 1.14% 0.16 Prohibition Party John B. Lauder 9,457 0.52% 0.04 6 0.00% Auditor 1970 Massachusetts Auditor election presidential no 1966 Massachusetts elections#Auditor 1966 1974 Massachusetts elections#Auditor 1974 150x150px Thaddeus Buczko Democratic Party (United States) 1,222,783 66.9% 150x150px Frank P. Bucci Republican Party (United States) 574,178 31.4% 250px Municipality results Auditor Thaddeus M. Buczko Democratic Party (United States) Thaddeus M. Buczko Democratic Party (United States) 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, 1970Massachusetts Election Statistics 1970 325 https://archive.org/stream/electionstatisti19691970mass#page/324/mode/2up Democratic Party (US) Thaddeus M. Buczko (incumbent) 1,222,783 66.87% 9.79 Republican Party (US) Frank P. Bucci 574,178 31.40% 10.45 Socialist Labor Party of America Raymond Gray 18,184 0.99% 0.34 Prohibition Party Roger I. Williams 13,373 0.73% 0.31 2 0.00% United States Senate United States Senate election in Massachusetts, 1970 Democrat Ted Kennedy was re-elected to a second full term in office over Republican Josiah Spaulding. United States House of Representatives United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts, 1970 All of Massachusetts' twelve seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election in 2018. Ten seats were won by candidates seeking re-election. The 3rd District seat was won by Robert Drinan, who defeated incumbent Philip J. Philbin in the Democratic primary election. Philbin unsuccessfully campaigned as an independent candidate in the general election. The 9th District seat was won by Louise Day Hicks after incumbent John W. McCormack did not seek re-election. References Massachusetts