1962 Massachusetts elections


A Massachusetts general election was held on November 6, 1962, in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
The election included:statewide elections for United States Senator, Governor, [Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts|Governor of Massachusetts|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; andballot questions at the state and local levels.
Democratic and Republican candidates were selected in party primaries held on September 18, 1962.

Governor

Democrat Endicott Peabody was elected over Republican incumbent John A. Volpe, Socialist Labor candidate Henning A. Blomen, and Prohibition candidate Guy S. Williams.

Lieutenant governor

Democrat Francis X. Belotti was elected Lieutenant Governor over Republican Francis W. Perry, Socialist Labor candidate Francis A. Votano, and Prohibition candidate Gaetano T. Maratea.

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Perry was unopposed for the Republican nomination.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Attorney general

Incumbent attorney general Edward J. McCormack, Jr. did not run for re-election. Republican Edward Brooke defeated Democrat Francis E. Kelly to win the open race. Brooke became the first elected African-American Attorney General of any state in American history.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Republican primary

Candidates

General election

In the general election, Brooke defeated Kelly, Socialist Workers candidate Edgar E. Gaudet, and Prohibition candidate Howard B. Rand.

Secretary of the Commonwealth

Incumbent Secretary of the Commonwealth Kevin White, defeated Republican Harris Reynolds, Socialist Labor candidate John Erlandson, and Prohibition candidate Julia Kohler in the general election.

Treasurer and Receiver-General

Democratic primary

Candidates

Republican primary

Candidates

Auditor

Incumbent Auditor Thomas J. Buckley defeated Republican Phillip M. Walsh, Socialist Labor candidate Ethelbert Nevens, and Prohibition candidate Louise Metays in the general election.

United States Senator

Democrat Ted Kennedy was elected over Republican George C. Lodge, Independent H. Stuart Hughes, Socialist Labor candidate Lawrence Gilfedder, and Prohibition candidate Mark R. Shaw in a special election to fill the unexpired term of John F. Kennedy, who was elected President of the United States.