Massachusetts general election, 1960

A Massachusetts general election was held on November 8, 1960 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 13, 1960.

Statewide elections

United States Senator

Republican Leverett Saltonstall was re-elected over Democrat Thomas J. O'Connor, Socialist Labor candidate Lawrence Gilfedder, and Prohibition candidate Mark R. Shaw.

Governor

Republican John A. Volpe was elected over Democrat Joseph D. Ward, Socialist Labor candidate Henning A. Blomen, and Prohibition candidate Guy S. Williams.

Lieutenant Governor

Democrat Edward F. McLaughlin, Jr. was elected Lieutenant Governor over Republican Augustus G. Means, Socialist Labor candidate Francis A. Votano, and Prohibition candidate Thomas Maratea. This is the last time that a Lieutenant Governor would not be from the same party as the Governor.

Attorney General

Incumbent Attorney General Edward J. McCormack, Jr. defeated Republican George Michaels, Socialist Workers candidate August Johnson, and Prohibition candidate William D. Ross.

Massachusetts Attorney General Election, 1960^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Democratic	Edward J. McCormack, Jr.	1,386,452	58.81%
	Republican	George Michaels	954,136	40.47%
	Socialist Workers	August Johnson	11,839	0.50%
	Prohibition	William D. Ross	5,240	0.22%
	Write-in		2	0.00%

Secretary of the Commonwealth

Incumbent Secretary of the Commonwealth Joseph D. Ward did not run for re-election as he instead ran for Governor.

Kevin White defeated Francis Ahearn and Margaret McGovern in the Democratic primary.

The Republicans nominated Edward Brooke, who became the first African-American to be nominated for Massachusetts statewide office by a major party.^[2]

White defeated Brooke, Socialist Labor candidate Fred M. Ingersoll, and Prohibition candidate Julia Kohler in the general election.

Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth Democratic Primary, 1960^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Democratic	Kevin White	203,292	39.44%
	Democratic	Francis Ahearn	188,275	36.52%
	Democratic	Margaret McGovern	123,907	24.04%
	Write-in		10	0.00%

Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth Election, 1960^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Democratic	Kevin White	1,206,844	52.02%
	Republican	Edward Brooke	1,095,054	47.21%
	Socialist Workers	Fred M. Ingersoll	11,046	0.48%
	Prohibition	Julia Kohler	6,827	0.29%
	Write-in		1	0.00%

Treasurer and Receiver-General

Incumbent Treasurer and Receiver-General John Francis Kennedy did not run for re-election as he instead ran for Governor.

In the Democratic primary, John T. Driscoll defeated Patrick F. McDonough, John B. Kennedy, George F. Hurley, John M. Kennedy, and Robert J. Sullivan.

Walter Trybulski defeated Francis Andrew Walsh for the Republican nomination.

Driscoll defeated Trybulski, Socialist Labor candidate Domenico DiGirolamo, and Prohibition candidate Warren Carberg in the general election.

Massachusetts Treasurer and Receiver-General Democratic Primary, 1960^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Democratic	John T. Driscoll	204,299	39.36%
	Democratic	Patrick F. McDonough	99,899	19.25%
	Democratic	John B. Kennedy	83,799	16.14%
	Democratic	George F. Hurley	61,094	11.77%
	Democratic	John M. Kennedy	36,249	6.98%
	Democratic	Robert J. Sullivan	33,760	6.50%
	Write-in		3	0.00%

Massachusetts Treasurer and Receiver-General Republican Primary, 1960^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Republican	Walter Trybulski	137,479	67.10%
	Republican	Francis Andrew Walsh	67,365	32.88%
	Write-in		58	0.02%

Massachusetts Treasurer and Receiver-General Election, 1960^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Democratic	John T. Driscoll	1,338,202	58.14%
	Republican	Walter Trybulski	941,904	40.92%
	Socialist Workers	Domenico DiGirolamo	13,772	0.60%
	Prohibition	Warren Carberg	7,846	0.34%
	Write-in		3	0.00%

Auditor

Incumbent Auditor Thomas J. Buckley defeated John Hynes in the Democratic primary and Republican Gardner Wardwell, Socialist Labor candidate Arne Sortell, and Prohibition candidate John B. Lauder in the general election.

Massachusetts Auditor Democratic Primary, 1960^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Democratic	Thomas J. Buckley	414,524	82.49%
	Democratic	John Hynes	88,013	17.51%
	Write-in		7	0.00%

Massachusetts Auditor General Election, 1960^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Democratic	Thomas J. Buckley	1,530,715	66.00%
	Republican	Gardner Wardwell	774,772	33.41%
	Socialist Workers	Arne Sortell	7,897	0.34%
	Prohibition	John B. Lauder	5,787	0.25%
	Write-in		2	0.00%

References

1. Massachusetts Election Statistics 1960. p. 444.
2. "Negro Nominated In Massachusetts". Associated Press. June 11, 1960. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
3. Massachusetts Election Statistics 1960. p. 450.
4. Massachusetts Election Statistics 1960. p. 450.
5. Massachusetts Election Statistics 1960. p. 179.
6. Massachusetts Election Statistics 1960. p. 271.
7. Massachusetts Election Statistics 1960. p. 299.
8. Massachusetts Election Statistics 1960. p. 184.
9. Massachusetts Election Statistics 1960. p. 382.