1970 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

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1970 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
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  Governor Francis Sargent (cropped).jpg Boston Mayor Kevin H White (cropped).jpg
Nominee Francis Sargent Kevin White
Party Republican Democratic
Running mate Donald R. Dwight Michael Dukakis
Popular vote1,058,623799,269
Percentage56.67%42.79%
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1970 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election by Town.svg
Sargent:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
White:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%
Governor before election

Francis Sargent
Republican

Elected Governor

Francis Sargent
Republican

The 1970 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1970. Acting Governor Francis W. Sargent was elected to a four-year term. [1] He defeated incumbent Boston Mayor Kevin H. White in the general election. [2]

Contents

This was the first Massachusetts election in which the governor and lieutenant governor were elected as a ticket rather than separately.

Republican primary

Governor

Candidates

Acting Governor Francis Sargent was unopposed for renomination.

Lieutenant governor

Candidates

Eliminated at convention
Withdrew

Campaign

With Sargent's support, Dwight won the endorsement of the state party at the Republican convention. [3] State Rep. Martin A. Linsky was Sargent's original choice for the nomination, however two weeks before the convention, Linsky dropped out of the race after it was revealed that police officers had once stopped his car and informed him that the woman was traveling with was a prostitute. After Linsky dropped out, Sargent endorsed Dwight. [4]

Democratic primary

Governor

Candidates

Campaign

Donahue won the vote of the state convention held on June 15 at the Curry Hicks Cage. Donahue received 697 votes, White received 589, and the remaining 78 went to Bellotti. [5]

Results

Despite losing at the convention, White went on to win the Democratic primary, defeating Donahue by 12,940 votes. [6]

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Primary results by municipality
1970 Massachusetts Democratic gubernatorial primary [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Kevin H. White 231,605 34.33%
Democratic Maurice A. Donahue 218,66532.42%
Democratic Francis X. Bellotti 164,31324.36%
Democratic Kenneth O'Donnell 59,9708.89%
Write-in 240.00%
Total votes674,577 100.00%

Lieutenant governor

Candidates

Results

1970 Massachusetts Democratic lieutenant gubernatorial primary results by municipality.svg
1970 Massachusetts Democratic Lieutenant gubernatorial primary [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Michael Dukakis 283,849 46.03%
Democratic James McCormack150,90124.47%
Democratic Rocco Antonelli79,34812.87%
Democratic Kathleen Ryan Dacey54,2058.79%
Democratic John J. Craven Jr. 48,3007.83%
Write-in 120.00%

General election

Sargent defeated White by 259,354 votes. He won 11 of the Massachusetts' 14 counties and beat White in his home city of Boston 54–45%. [9]

Results

Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 1970
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Francis W. Sargent (incumbent) 1,058,623 56.67%
Democratic Kevin H. White 799,26942.79%
Socialist Labor Henning A. Blomen 6,7470.36%
Prohibition John C. Hedges 3,1890.17%
Write-in 780.00%

Results by county

1970 United States gubernatorial election in Massachusetts (by county) [10]
CountySargent %Sargent #White %White #Others %Others #Total #
Barnstable 70.5%30,27123.4%10,0516.1%2,63442,956
Berkshire 48.8%24,96736.3%18,57314.8%7,57851,118
Bristol 42.0%68,99444.5%73,02413.5%22,155164,173
Dukes 59.3%1,73127.4%80013.3%3882,919
Essex 51.4%128,26538.0%94,77910.7%26,634249,678
Franklin 54.1%12,32834.5%7,84811.4%2,60422,780
Hampden 38.9%58,65648.6%73,20012.5%18,812150,668
Hampshire 44.9%18,17945.4%18,3939.7%3,93340,505
Middlesex 55.2%283,31237.1%190,6177.6%39,183513,112
Nantucket 59.9%85431.8%4538.3%1181,425
Norfolk 60.9%142,80632.8%77,0366.3%14,840234,682
Plymouth 60.1%67,29432.5%36,4247.4%8,303112,021
Suffolk 50.02%113,80142.5%96,6367.5%17,094227,531
Worcester 46.5%106,49544.3%101,4359.2%21,119229,049

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References

  1. ↑ "Our Campaigns - MA Governor Race - Nov 03, 1970".
  2. ↑ "Our Campaigns - MA Governor Race - Nov 05, 1974".
  3. ↑ Nyhan, David (June 28, 1970). "Dwight Defeats Quinlan on 1st Ballot". The Boston Globe.
  4. ↑ "Moderate Named As Kennedy Foe". Associated Press. June 28, 1970. Retrieved August 13, 2011.
  5. ↑ Jeff Bradley (June 15, 1970). "Donahue Given Endorsement By De mocrats in Bay State". The Telegraph. Retrieved June 21, 2010.
  6. ↑ "Our Campaigns - MA Governor - D Primary Race - Sep 15, 1970".
  7. ↑ "Our Campaigns - MA Governor - D Primary Race - Sep 15, 1970".
  8. ↑ Election Statistics.
  9. ↑ Election Statistics.
  10. ↑ "PD43+ » Search Elections".


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