1964 Massachusetts elections

Democratic and Republican candidates were selected in party primaries held on September 10, 1964.

This was the final election before the term of office for governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, secretary of the commonwealth, treasurer, and auditor was extended from two to four years.

Governor

Republican

lost in the Democratic primary to Bellotti, his lieutenant governor.

Lieutenant governor

1964 Massachusetts Lieutenant Governor election

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Nominee Elliot Richardson John W. Costello Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 1,121,985 1,097,380 Percentage 50.2% 49.1%

Lieutenant Governor before election Francis X. Bellotti Democratic Elected Lieutenant Governor Elliot Richardson Republican

Republican

• Elliott Richardson, former United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts

Results

Richardson ran unopposed in the Republican primary for lieutenant governor.

Democratic primary

Candidates

• John W. Costello, member of the Massachusetts Governor's Council

Withdrew following convention

• Joseph E. McGuire
  , Worcester attorney

Withdrew at convention

• Joseph G. Bradley, state representative from Newton
• Edward F. Harrington, mayor of New Bedford
• George P. Macheras, Lowell City Councilor
• Rico Matera, former state representative from East Boston

Eliminated at convention

• Joseph Alecks
• James A. DeGuglielmo
• Daniel Dibble, mayor of Holyoke
• Thomas S. Eisenstadt, member of the Boston School Committee
• George H. O'Fannell, state representative
• Andre R. Sigourney, state representative from Nahant
• Mario Umana, state senator from East Boston
• Harold L. Vaughn

Convention

On the first ballot,

Balloting[1]
	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th
John W. Costello	428	641	687	?	724
Joseph E. McGuire	404	600	656	?	691
Mario Umana	250	343	172	99	—
Joseph G. Bradley	112	—	—	—	—

Results

Costello was unopposed for the nomination for lieutenant governor.

General election

1964 Massachusetts Lt. gubernatorial election^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Elliot L. Richardson	1,121,985	50.22%
	Democratic	John W. Costello	1,097,380	49.11%
	Socialist Labor	Edgar E. Gaudet	9,551	0.43%
	Prohibition	Prescott E. Grout	5,424	0.24%
	Write-in		10	0.00%	{{{change}}}
Total votes			2,234,340	100.00%

Attorney General

1964 Massachusetts Attorney General election

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Nominee Edward Brooke James W. Hennigan Jr. Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 1,036,739 746,390 Percentage 67.2% 32.5%

Attorney General before election Edward Brooke Republican Elected Attorney General Edward Brooke Republican

Incumbent

James W. Hennigan, Jr.

General election

Results

Massachusetts Attorney General Election, 1964^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Edward Brooke (incumbent)	1,036,739	67.18%	11.20
	Democratic	James W. Hennigan, Jr.	746,390	32.48%	10.80
	Socialist Workers	Willy N. Hogseth	4,716	0.21%	0.26
	Prohibition	Howard B. Rand	3,030	0.13%	0.15
	Write-in		4	0.00%

Secretary of the Commonwealth

1964 Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth election

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Nominee Kevin White Wallace B. Crawford Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 1,572,871 621,894 Percentage 71.2% 28.1%

Secretary of the Commonwealth before election Kevin White Democratic Elected Secretary of the Commonwealth Kevin White Democratic

Incumbent

Kevin White

defeated Republican Wallace B. Crawford.

General election

Results

1964 Secretary of the Commonwealth election^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Kevin White (incumbent)	1,572,871	71.20%	7.10
	Republican	Wallace B. Crawford	621,894	28.15%	8.43
	Socialist Workers	Fred M. Ingersoll	8,369	0.38%	0.10
	Prohibition	Julia B. Kohler	6,074	0.28%	0.12
	Write-in		7	0.00%

Treasurer and Receiver-General

1964 Massachusetts Treasurer election

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Nominee Robert Q. Crane Robert C. Hahn Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 1,390,921 762,593 Percentage 61.2% 35.2%

Treasurer and Receiver-General before election John T. Driscoll Democratic Elected Treasurer and Receiver-General Robert Q. Crane Democratic

Incumbent

Massachusetts Turnpike Authority

.

Robert Q. Crane defeated Republican Robert C. Hahn in the general election.

Democratic primary

Candidates

• John J. Buckley, Mayor of Lawrence and member of the Governor's Council
• Robert Q. Crane, state representative from Brighton
• Louise Day Hicks, member of the Boston School Committee
• John Francis Kennedy, former Treasurer and Receiver-General (1955–61)

Results

General election

1964 Treasurer and Receiver-General election^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Robert Q. Crane	1,390,921	64.16%	2.36
	Republican	Robert C. Hahn	762,593	35.18%	2.34
	Socialist Workers	Arne A. Sortell	8,017	0.37%	0.09
	Prohibition	Warren C. Carberg	6,295	0.29%	0.07
	Write-in		3	0.00%

Auditor

1966 Massachusetts Auditor election

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Nominee Thaddeus Buczko Elwynn Miller Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 1,247,674 868,813 Percentage 58.4% 40.7%

Auditor before election Thomas J. Buckley Democratic Elected Auditor Thaddeus M. Buczko Democratic

Incumbent Auditor Thomas J. Buckley died on September 9, 1964, the night before the Democratic primary. Because no sticker campaign received enough votes to win the nomination, the Democratic State Committee chose Thaddeus M. Buczko to succeed Buckley for the Democratic nomination.

In the general election, Buczko defeated Republican Elwynn Miller.

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Thomas J. Buckley, incumbent (died September 9, 1964)

Results

Committee vote

General election

Results

1964 Massachusetts Auditor election^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Thaddeus M. Buczko (incumbent)	1,247,674	58.38%	9.27
	Republican	Elwynn Miller	868,813	40.66%	9.06
	Prohibition	John C. Hedges	11,368	0.53%	0.23
	Socialist Workers	Ethelbert L. Nevens	9,175	0.43%	0.02
	Write-in		9	0.00%

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