AMassachusetts general election was held on November 8, 1960, in theCommonwealth of Massachusetts .
The election included:
Democratic and Republican candidates were selected in party primaries held on September 13, 1960.
RepublicanJohn A. Volpe was elected over DemocratJoseph D. Ward , Socialist Labor candidateHenning A. Blomen , and Prohibition candidate Guy S. Williams.
Lieutenant governor [ edit ] 1960 Massachusetts Lieutenant Governor election County resultsMcLaughlin: 50–60% 60–70%Means: 50–60% 60–70%
DemocratEdward F. McLaughlin Jr. was elected Lieutenant Governor over RepublicanAugustus 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.
Means was unopposed for the Republican nomination.
Lieutenant governor [ edit ]
1960 Massachusetts Attorney General election
IncumbentAttorney General Edward J. McCormack, Jr. defeated Republican George Michaels, Socialist Workers candidate August Johnson, and Prohibition candidate William D. Ross.
Secretary of the Commonwealth [ edit ] 1960 Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth election
Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth
Mayor of Boston
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IncumbentSecretary of the Commonwealth Joseph D. Ward did not run for re-election as he instead ran for Governor.
Kevin White defeatedFrancis X. Ahearn andMargaret McGovern in the Democratic primary.
The Republicans nominatedEdward Brooke , who became the first African-American to be nominated for Massachusetts statewide office by a major party.[ 3]
White defeated Brooke, Socialist Labor candidate Fred M. Ingersoll, and Prohibition candidate Julia Kohler in the general election.
Treasurer and Receiver-General [ edit ] 1960 Massachusetts Treasurer election
IncumbentTreasurer 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 defeatedPatrick 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.
1960 Massachusetts Auditor election
IncumbentAuditor Thomas J. Buckley defeatedJohn Hynes in the Democratic primary and Republican Gardner Wardwell, Socialist Labor candidate Arne Sortell, and Prohibition candidate John B. Lauder in the general election.
United States Senator [ edit ] Republican Leverett Saltonstall was re-elected overDemocrat Thomas J. O'Connor ,Socialist Labor candidate Lawrence Gilfedder, andProhibition candidateMark R. Shaw .
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