The 1960 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1960. John A. Volpe was elected governor of Massachusetts to replace Foster Furcolo. Volpe defeated Democrat Joseph D. Ward in the race. Also running were Henning A. Blomen of the Socialist Labor Party of America and Guy S. Williams of the Prohibition Party.
In the race for lieutenant governor, Democrat Edward F. McLaughlin, Jr., defeated Republican Augustus Gardner Means, Prohibition candidate Thomas Maratea, and Socialist Labor candidate Francis A. Votano.
Democratic primary Candidates Francis E. Kelly, attorney general John Francis Kennedy, treasurer and receiver-general Alfred Magaletta, realtor Endicott Peabody, former member of the Massachusetts Governor's Council Gabriel Piemonte, former Boston city councilor Joseph D. Ward, Massachusetts secretary of the Commonwealth
Declined Foster Furcolo, incumbent governor (to run for US Senate)
Results
Republican primary Candidates John Volpe, former Massachusetts commissioner of public works and administrator of the Federal Highway Administration
Withdrew following convention Frank S. Giles, minority leader of the Massachusetts House of Representatives Philip A. Graham, state senator from Hamilton Howard J. Whitmore, Jr., former mayor of Newton
Results Following his endorsement at the state convention, Volpe was unopposed for the Republican nomination.
General election Results
Results by county County John VolpeRepublican Joseph WardDemocratic All others Margin Total votes # % # % # % # % Barnstable 23,006 70.0% 9,702 29.5% 147 0.5% 13,304 40.5% 32,855 Berkshire 36,038 53.9% 30,512 45.6% 338 0.5% 5,526 8.3% 66,888 Bristol 77,902 40.8% 111,851 58.6% 1,103 0.6% -33,949 -17.8% 190,856 Dukes 2,223 69.5% 951 29.7% 23 0.7% 20,219 39.8% 3,197 Essex 153,786 53.1% 133,567 46.1% 2,299 0.8% 20,219 7.0% 289,652 Franklin 16,933 61.1% 10,673 38.5% 108 0.4% 6,260 22.6% 27,714 Hampden 108,696 57.5% 79,146 41.9% 1,210 0.6% 29,550 15.6% 189,052 Hampshire 25,136 56.5% 19,091 42.9% 264 0.5% 6,045 13.6% 44,491 Middlesex 334,956 56.5% 253,854 42.8% 4,528 0.8% 81,102 13.7% 593,338 Nantucket 1,334 72.6% 497 27.0% 7 0.4% 837 45.6% 1,838 Norfolk 153,267 60.6% 97,889 38.7% 1,783 0.7% 55,378 21.9% 252,939 Plymouth 70,412 60.4% 45,380 39.0% 696 0.6% 25,032 21.4% 116,488 Suffolk 133,480 41.1% 189,367 58.3% 2,121 0.6% -55,887 17.2% 324,968 Worcester 132,126 46.7% 148,330 52.5% 2,243 0.8% -16,204 -5.8% 282,699Totals1,269,29552.5%1,130,81046.8%17,0280.7%138,4855.7%2,417,133
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Berkshire Essex Hampden Hampshire Middlesex
See also 1959–1960 Massachusetts legislature
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