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A Massachusetts general election was held on November 8, 1960, in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts .
The election included:
Democratic and Republican candidates were selected in party primaries held on September 13, 1960.
Governor
Main article: Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 1960
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
1960 Massachusetts Lieutenant Governor election ← 1958 1962 →
Democrat Edward F. McLaughlin Jr. was elected Lieutenant Governor over Republican Augustus Gardner 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.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Results
Republican primary
Candidates
Results
Means was unopposed for the Republican nomination.
General election
Lieutenant governor
Attorney General
1960 Massachusetts Attorney General election ← 1958 1962 →
Incumbent Attorney General Edward J. McCormack, Jr. defeated Republican George Michaels, Socialist Workers candidate August Johnson, and Prohibition candidate William D. Ross.
General election
Results
Secretary of the Commonwealth
1960 Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth election ← 1958 1962 →
Incumbent Secretary of the Commonwealth Joseph D. Ward did not run for re-election as he instead ran for Governor.
Kevin White defeated Francis X. 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.
White defeated Brooke, Socialist Labor candidate Fred M. Ingersoll, and Prohibition candidate Julia Kohler in the general election.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Results
General election
Treasurer and Receiver-General
1960 Massachusetts Treasurer election ← 1958 1962 →
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 J. 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.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Results
Republican primary
Candidates
Results
General election
Auditor
1960 Massachusetts Auditor election ← 1958 1962 →
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.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Results
General election
United States Senator
Main article: 1960 United States Senate election in Massachusetts
Republican Leverett Saltonstall was re-elected over Democrat Thomas J. O'Connor , Socialist Labor candidate Lawrence Gilfedder, and Prohibition candidate Mark R. Shaw .
See also
References
Election Statistics .
Massachusetts Election Statistics 1960 . p. 444.
"Negro Nominated In Massachusetts" . Associated Press . June 11, 1960. Retrieved July 16, 2011.
Massachusetts Election Statistics 1960 . p. 450.
Massachusetts Election Statistics 1960 . p. 450.
Massachusetts Election Statistics 1960 . p. 179.
Massachusetts Election Statistics 1960 . p. 271.
Massachusetts Election Statistics 1960 . p. 299.
Massachusetts Election Statistics 1960 . p. 184.
Massachusetts Election Statistics 1960 . p. 382.
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