1966 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1966 Massachusetts gubernatorial election Massachusetts 1908 presidential no 1964 Massachusetts gubernatorial election 1964 1970 Massachusetts gubernatorial election 1970 November 8, 1966 x150px John Volpe (1970).jpg John Volpe Republican Party (United States) 1,277,358 62.58% File:Edward J. McCormack, Jr.png Edward McCormack Jr. Democratic Party (United States) 752,720 36.88% 300px County results 300px| Municipality results 1 250px Volpe: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #c21b18 80–90% McCormack: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% Governor John Volpe Republican Party (United States) John Volpe Republican Party (United States) The 1966 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1966. Governor John A. Volpe was reelected to a four-year term. He defeated former Attorney General Edward J. McCormack Jr. in the general election. This was the first election held since the governor's term of office was extended from two to four years. Republican primary Candidates John Volpe, incumbent governor Results Governor Volpe was unopposed for renomination. Democratic primary Candidates Edward J. McCormack Jr., former Massachusetts attorney general Kenneth O'Donnell, former aide to President Kennedy Results 1966 Massachusetts Democratic gubernatorial primaryElection Statistics https://archive.org/stream/electionstatisti19651966mass#page/136/mode/2up Democratic Party (US) Edward J. McCormack Jr. 343,381 55.12% Democratic Party (US) Kenneth O'Donnell 279,541 44.87% Write-in All others 97 0.00% 623,019 100.00% General election thumb|McCormack campaigning with Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey Results Volpe defeated McCormack by over a half million votes. He won the majority of the votes in every Massachusetts county.Election Statistics https://archive.org/stream/electionstatisti19651966mass#page/240/mode/2up This was the last general election in which the governor and lieutenant governor were elected separately. 1966 Massachusetts gubernatorial electionElection Statistics https://archive.org/stream/electionstatisti19651966mass#page/240/mode/2up Republican Party (US) John A. Volpe (incumbent) 1,277,358 62.58% Democratic Party (US) Edward J. McCormack, Jr. 752,720 36.88% Socialist Labor Party of America Henning A. Blomen 6,539 0.32% Prohibition Party John C. Hedges 4,494 0.22% Write-in All others 66 0.00% Results by county County John VolpeRepublican Edward McCormackDemocratic All others Margin Total votes # % # % # % # % Barnstable 25,471 75.3% 8,232 24.3% 127 0.4% 17,239 41.0% 33,830 Berkshire 33,098 64.4% 18,024 35.1% 284 0.5% 15,074 29.3% 51,406 Bristol 87,629 54.6% 72,140 45.0% 715 0.4% 15,489 9.6% 160,484 Dukes 1,846 71.4% 726 28.1% 13 0.5% 1,120 43.3% 2,585 Essex 156,070 62.5% 92,278 36.9% 1,390 0.6% 63,792 25.6% 249,738 Franklin 14,600 69.9% 6,195 29.7% 83 0.4% 8,405 40.2% 20,878 Hampden 89,263 62.2% 53,042 37.0% 1,167 0.8% 36,221 25.2% 143,472 Hampshire 23,766 61.7% 14,570 37.8% 162 0.4% 9,196 23.9% 34,498 Middlesex 332,958 65.2% 175,185 34.3% 2,596 0.5% 157,773 30.9% 510,739 Nantucket 942 71.4% 370 28.0% 8 0.6% 572 43.4% 1,320 Norfolk 157,988 67.4% 75,106 32.1% 1,193 0.5% 82,882 35.3% 234,287 Plymouth 75,501 69.3% 33,082 30.3% 419 0.4% 42,419 39.0% 109,002 Suffolk 131,375 52.6% 116,304 46.6% 2,078 0.8% 15,071 6.0% 249,757 Worcester 146,851 62.4% 87,466 37.2% 864 0.3% 59,385 25.2% 235,181Totals1,277,35862.6%752,72036.9%11,0990.5%524,63825.7%2,041,177 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Bristol Essex Hampden Suffolk Worcester See also 1966 Massachusetts general election 1965–1966 Massachusetts legislature References Massachusetts Category:Massachusetts gubernatorial elections Category:November 1966 in the United States Category:Long stubs with short prose