1964 Massachusetts elections

none February 2026 September 2023 1964 Massachusetts general election parliamentary Massachusetts 1962 Massachusetts general election 1962 1966 Massachusetts general election 1966 November 3, 1964 Part of the1964 United States elections A Massachusetts general election was held on November 3, 1964, 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 10, 1964. This was the final election before the term of office for governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, secretary of the commonwealth, treasurer, and auditor was extended from two to four years. 3 Governor 1964 Massachusetts gubernatorial election Republican John A. Volpe was elected over Democrat Francis X. Bellotti, Socialist Labor candidate Francis A. Votano, and Prohibition candidate Guy S. Williams. Incumbent governor Endicott Peabody lost in the Democratic primary to Bellotti, his lieutenant governor. Lieutenant governor 1964 Massachusetts Lieutenant Governor election presidential no 1962 Massachusetts elections#Attorney General 1962 1966 Massachusetts gubernatorial election 1966 150x150px Elliot Richardson Republican Party (United States) 1,121,985 50.2% 150x150px John W. Costello Democratic Party (United States) 1,097,380 49.1% 250px Municipality results Lieutenant Governor Francis X. Bellotti Democratic Party (United States) Elliot Richardson Republican Party (United States) Republican Elliot L. Richardson was elected Lieutenant Governor over Democrat John W. Costello. Republican primary Candidates Elliott Richardson, former United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts Results Richardson ran unopposed in the Republican primary for lieutenant governor. Democratic primary Candidates John W. Costello, member of the Massachusetts Governor's Council Withdrew following convention Joseph E. McGuire, Worcester attorney Withdrew at convention Joseph G. Bradley, state representative from Newton Edward F. Harrington, mayor of New Bedford George P. Macheras, Lowell City Councilor Rico Matera, former state representative from East Boston Eliminated at convention Joseph Alecks James A. DeGuglielmo Daniel Dibble, mayor of Holyoke Thomas S. Eisenstadt, member of the Boston School Committee George H. O'Fannell, state representative Andre R. Sigourney, state representative from Nahant Mario Umana, state senator from East Boston Harold L. Vaughn Convention On the first ballot, Governor's Councillor John W. Costello led with 428 votes to Worcester attorney and Industrial Accident Board member Joseph E. McGuire's 404, state senator Mario Umana's 250, and state representative Joseph G. Bradley's 112. The other seven candidates received less than the 100 votes required to remain on the ballot and Bradley chose to drop out, which left Costello, McGuire, and Umana as the only remaining candidates. Costello led again on the second ballot, with 641 votes to McGuire's 600 and Umana's 343, but did not receive enough votes to win the nomination. The same happened on the third (687 votes for Costello to McGuire's 656 and Umana's 172). On the fourth ballot, Umana fell to 99 votes, which eliminated him from the contest. On the fifth and final ballot Costello won the party's endorsement by defeating McGuire 724 votes to 691.Hanron Robert B. Democrats Wind It Up The Boston Globe June 21, 1964 Balloting1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th John W. Costello 428641687?724Joseph E. McGuire404600656?691Mario Umana25034317299—Joseph G. Bradley112———— Results Costello was unopposed for the nomination for lieutenant governor. General election 1964 Massachusetts Lt. gubernatorial electionMassachusetts Election Statistics 1964 438 https://archive.org/stream/electionstatisti1964mass#page/438/mode/2up Republican Party (United States) Elliot L. Richardson 1,121,985 50.22% Democratic Party (United States) John W. Costello 1,097,380 49.11% Socialist Labor Party of America Edgar E. Gaudet 9,551 0.43% Prohibition Party Prescott E. Grout 5,424 0.24% 10 0.00% 2,234,340 100.00% Attorney General 1964 Massachusetts Attorney General election presidential no 1962 Massachusetts Attorney General election 1962 1966 Massachusetts Attorney General election 1966 150x150px Edward Brooke Republican Party (United States) 1,543,900 67.2% 150x150px James W. Hennigan Jr. Democratic Party (United States) 746,390 32.5% 250px Municipality results Attorney General Edward Brooke Republican Party (United States) Edward Brooke Republican Party (United States) Incumbent Attorney General Edward Brooke defeated Democrat James W. Hennigan, Jr. General election Results Massachusetts Attorney General Election, 1964Massachusetts Election Statistics 1964 444 https://archive.org/stream/electionstatisti1964mass#page/444/mode/2up Republican Party (US) Edward Brooke (incumbent) 1,543,900 67.18% 11.20 Democratic Party (US) James W. Hennigan, Jr. 746,390 32.48% 10.80 Socialist Workers Party (United States) Willy N. Hogseth 4,716 0.21% 0.26 Prohibition Party Howard B. Rand 3,030 0.13% 0.15 4 0.00% Secretary of the Commonwealth 1964 Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth election presidential no 1962 Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth election 1962 1966 Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth election 1966 Kevin White official portrait as Secretary of the Commonwealth, circa 1961.jpeg Kevin White Democratic Party (United States) 1,572,871 71.2% 150x150px Wallace B. Crawford Republican Party (United States) 621,894 28.1% 250px Municipality results Secretary of the Commonwealth Kevin White Democratic Party (United States) Kevin White Democratic Party (United States) Incumbent Secretary of the Commonwealth Kevin White defeated Republican Wallace B. Crawford. General election Results 1964 Secretary of the Commonwealth electionMassachusetts Election Statistics 1964 450 https://archive.org/stream/electionstatisti1964mass#page/450/mode/2up Democratic Party (US) Kevin White (incumbent) 1,572,871 71.20% 7.10 Republican Party (US) Wallace B. Crawford 621,894 28.15% 8.43 Socialist Workers Party (United States) Fred M. Ingersoll 8,369 0.38% 0.10 Prohibition Party Julia B. Kohler 6,074 0.28% 0.12 7 0.00% Treasurer and Receiver-General 1964 Massachusetts Treasurer election presidential no 1962 Massachusetts elections#Treasurer and Receiver-General 1962 1966 Massachusetts elections#Treasurer and Receiver-General 1966 150x150px Robert Q. Crane Democratic Party (United States) 1,390,921 61.2% 150x150px Robert C. Hahn Republican Party (United States) 762,593 35.2% 250px Municipality results Treasurer and Receiver-General John T. Driscoll Democratic Party (United States) Robert Q. Crane Democratic Party (United States) Incumbent Treasurer and Receiver-General John T. Driscoll did not run for re-election as he had been appointed Chairman of the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority. Robert Q. Crane defeated Republican Robert C. Hahn in the general election. Democratic primary Candidates John J. Buckley, Mayor of Lawrence and member of the Governor's Council Robert Q. Crane, state representative from Brighton Louise Day Hicks, member of the Boston School Committee John Francis Kennedy, former Treasurer and Receiver-General (1955–61) Results Massachusetts Treasurer and Receiver-General Democratic Primary, 1964Massachusetts Election Statistics 1964 241 https://archive.org/stream/electionstatisti1964mass#page/240/mode/2up Democratic Party (US) Robert Q. Crane 238,629 35.87% Democratic Party (US) Louise Day Hicks 163,201 24.53% Democratic Party (US) John Francis Kennedy 139,736 21.01% Democratic Party (US) John J. Buckley 123,519 18.57% Write-in 175 0.03% General election 1964 Treasurer and Receiver-General electionMassachusetts Election Statistics 1964 456 https://archive.org/stream/electionstatisti1964mass#page/456/mode/2up Democratic Party (US) Robert Q. Crane 1,390,921 64.16% 2.36 Republican Party (US) Robert C. Hahn 762,593 35.18% 2.34 Socialist Workers Party (United States) Arne A. Sortell 8,017 0.37% 0.09 Prohibition Party Warren C. Carberg 6,295 0.29% 0.07 3 0.00% Auditor 1966 Massachusetts Auditor election presidential no 1962 Massachusetts elections#Auditor 1962 1966 Massachusetts elections#Auditor 1966 150x150px Thaddeus Buczko Democratic Party (United States) 1,247,674 58.4% 150x150px Elwynn Miller Republican Party (United States) 868,813 40.7% 250px Municipality results Auditor Thomas J. Buckley Democratic Party (United States) Thaddeus M. Buczko Democratic Party (United States) Incumbent Auditor Thomas J. Buckley died on September 9, 1964, the night before the Democratic primary. Because no sticker campaign received enough votes to win the nomination, the Democratic State Committee chose Thaddeus M. Buczko to succeed Buckley for the Democratic nomination. In the general election, Buczko defeated Republican Elwynn Miller. Democratic primary Candidates Thomas J. Buckley, incumbent (died September 9, 1964) Results 1964 Democratic primary for AuditorMassachusetts Election Statistics 1964 247 https://archive.org/stream/electionstatisti1964mass#page/246/mode/2up Democratic Party (US) Thomas J. Buckley (inc., deceased) 375,917 95.95% 4,355 1.11% Democratic Party (US) Rocco Antonelli (write-in) 2,859 0.73% Democratic Party (US) Richard J. Mulhern (write-in) 2,839 0.73% Democratic Party (US) Peter F. Hines (write-in) 2,837 0.72% Democratic Party (US) James Linchan (write-in) 2,545 0.65% Democratic Party (US) Raymond Rigney (write-in) 436 0.11% Committee vote Democratic Committee Vote for Replacement NomineeHanron Robert Democrats Pick Buczko As Nominee for Auditor Boston Globe September 19, 1964 Democratic Party (US) Thaddeus M. Buczko 40 56.34% Democratic Party (US) John J. Buckley 23 32.39% Democratic Party (US) Louise Day Hicks 7 9.86% Democratic Party (US) Peter F. Hines 1 1.41% General election Results 1964 Massachusetts Auditor electionMassachusetts Election Statistics 1964 462 https://archive.org/stream/electionstatisti1964mass#page/462/mode/2up Democratic Party (US) Thaddeus M. Buczko (incumbent) 1,247,674 58.38% 9.27 Republican Party (US) Elwynn Miller 868,813 40.66% 9.06 Prohibition Party John C. Hedges 11,368 0.53% 0.23 Socialist Workers Party (United States) Ethelbert L. Nevens 9,175 0.43% 0.02 9 0.00% United States Senate 1964 United States Senate election in Massachusetts Democrat Ted Kennedy was re-elected over Republican Howard J. Whitmore, Jr., Socialist Labor candidate Lawrence Gilfedder, and Prohibition candidate Grace F. Luder. References Massachusetts