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The1962 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1962. FormerExecutive CouncilorEndicott Peabody defeated incumbent GovernorJohn A. Volpe in the general election.[1]
The election is notable as a demonstration of the politicalindividualism ofItalian Americans and historic lack of ethnicbloc voting among Americans ofItalian descent, instead preferring to vote based on individual candidates and issues. John Volpe, just the second Massachusetts governor of Italian ancestry, lost his 1962 re-election campaign by a razor-thin 0.21%—a final margin that could be more than sufficiently explained by Volpe polling only 51% among the state's significantpopulation of Italian Americans, roughly half of whom voted for the old-lineAnglo-Saxon Protestant Endicott Peabody over a fellow ethnic.[2]
Governor Volpe was unopposed for renomination.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Endicott Peabody | 596,553 | 79.96% | |
| Democratic | Clement A. Riley | 149,499 | 20.04% | |
| Total votes | 746,052 | 100.00% | ||
Peabody defeated Volpe by 4,431 votes. Peabody's slim margin of victory prompted a recount.[3] On December 20, Volpe conceded the election to Peabody.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Endicott Peabody | 1,052,322 | 49.92% |  3.13 | |
| Republican | John A. Volpe (incumbent) | 1,047,891 | 49.71% |  2.80 | |
| Socialist Labor | Henning A. Blomen | 5,477 | 0.26% | 0.13 | |
| Prohibition | Guy S. Williams | 2,394 | 0.11% | 0.20 | |
| Total votes | 2,108,084 | 100.00% | |||
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