1970 Massachusetts elections

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1970 Massachusetts general election
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 1968November 3, 19701972 

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1970 United States elections

The 1970 Massachusetts general election was held on November 3, 1970, throughout Massachusetts. Democratic and Republican candidates were selected in party primaries held September 15, 1970.

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At the federal level, Ted Kennedy was re-elected to the United States Senate and ten of the commonwealth's twelve incumbents were re-elected to the United States House of Representatives. One retired and one lost re-nomination. No seats switched parties.

Incumbents seeking reelection won all major state offices: Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of the Commonwealth, Auditor, and Treasurer.

Governor and lieutenant governor

Republicans Francis W. Sargent and Donald R. Dwight were elected Governor and Lieutenant Governor, respectively, over Democrats Kevin White and Michael Dukakis.

Attorney general

1970 Massachusetts Attorney General election
  1966
1974  
  Robert H. Quinn.png 3x4.svg
Nominee Robert H. Quinn Donald L. Conn
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote1,174,512697,010
Percentage62.2%36.9%

Attorney General before election

Robert H. Quinn
Democratic

Elected Attorney General

Robert H. Quinn
Democratic

Attorney General Robert H. Quinn, who was appointed by the Massachusetts General Court to fill the unexpired term of Elliot Richardson, was elected to a full term. He defeated Republican Donald L. Conn.

General election

Massachusetts Attorney General Election, 1970 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Robert H. Quinn (incumbent) 1,174,512 62.22% Increase2.svg14.91
Republican Donald L. Conn697,01036.92%Decrease2.svg14.92
Socialist Labor Willy N. Hogseth16,2570.86%Increase2.svg0.86
Write-in 240.00%Steady2.svg
Total votes1,887,803 0.00%

Secretary of the Commonwealth

1970 Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth election
  1966
1974  
  John Francis Xavier Davoren.png 1969 Mary B. Newman (cropped).png
Nominee John Davoren Mary B. Newman
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote1,001,528831,150
Percentage53.8%44.7%

Secretary of the Commonwealth before election

John Davoren
Democratic

Elected Secretary of the Commonwealth

John Davoren
Democratic

Secretary of the Commonwealth John Davoren, who was appointed by the Massachusetts General Court to fill the unexpired term of Kevin White, defeated Republican Mary B. Newman, Socialist Labor candidate Edgar E. Gaudet, and Prohibition candidate Murvin Becker in the general election.

General election

Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth Election, 1970 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic John Davoren (incumbent) 1,001,528 53.84% Decrease2.svg16.19
Republican Mary B. Newman 831,15044.68%Increase2.svg15.64
Socialist Labor Edgar E. Gaudet17,4450.94%Decrease2.svg0.33
Prohibition Murvin Becker10,1650.55%Increase2.svg0.07
Write-in 50.00%Steady2.svg
Total votes1,860,293 100.00%

Treasurer and Receiver-General

1970 Massachusetts Treasurer election
  1966
1974  
  Robert Q. Crane (9504749002) 1.jpg 3x4.svg
Nominee Robert Q. Crane Frederick Hannon
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote1,188,633592,934
Percentage65.6%32.7%

Treasurer and Receiver-General before election

Robert Q. Crane
Democratic

Elected Treasurer and Receiver-General

Robert Q. Crane
Republican

Incumbent Treasurer and Receiver-General Robert Q. Crane defeated Republican Frederick Hannon, Socialist Labor candidate Roy K. Nelson, and Prohibition candidate John B. Lauder in the general election.

General election

Massachusetts Treasurer and Receiver-General Election, 1970 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Robert Q. Crane (incumbent) 1,188,633 65.61% Increase2.svg3.06
Republican Frederick Hannon592,93432.73%Decrease2.svg3.26
Socialist Labor Roy K. Nelson20,6671.14%Increase2.svg0.16
Prohibition John B. Lauder9,4570.52%Increase2.svg0.04
Write-in 60.00%Steady2.svg

Auditor

1970 Massachusetts Auditor election
  1966
1974  
  Thaddeus Buczko (48265067096).jpg 3x4.svg
Nominee Thaddeus Buczko Frank P. Bucci
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote1,222,783574,178
Percentage66.9%31.4%

Auditor before election

Thaddeus M. Buczko
Democratic

Elected Auditor

Thaddeus M. Buczko
Democratic

Incumbent Auditor Thaddeus M. Buczko defeated Republican Frank P. Bucci, Socialist Labor candidate Raymond Gray, and Prohibition candidate Roger I. Williams in the general election.

Massachusetts Auditor General Election, 1970 [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Thaddeus M. Buczko (incumbent) 1,222,783 66.87% Increase2.svg9.79
Republican Frank P. Bucci574,17831.40%Decrease2.svg10.45
Socialist Labor Raymond Gray18,1840.99%Increase2.svg0.34
Prohibition Roger I. Williams13,3730.73%Increase2.svg0.31
Write-in 20.00%Steady2.svg

United States Senate

Democrat Ted Kennedy was re-elected to a second full term in office over Republican Josiah Spaulding.

United States House of Representatives

All of Massachusetts' twelve seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election in 2018.

Ten seats were won by candidates seeking re-election.

The 3rd District seat was won by Robert Drinan, who defeated incumbent Philip J. Philbin in the Democratic primary election. Philbin unsuccessfully campaigned as an independent candidate in the general election. The 9th District seat was won by Louise Day Hicks after incumbent John W. McCormack did not seek re-election.

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References

  1. Massachusetts Election Statistics 1970. p. 302.
  2. Massachusetts Election Statistics 1970. p. 310.
  3. Massachusetts Election Statistics 1970. p. 318.
  4. Massachusetts Election Statistics 1970. p. 325.