Endicott Howard Peabody was an American politician from Massachusetts. A Democrat,he served a single two-year term as the 62nd Governor of Massachusetts,from 1963 to 1965. His tenure is probably best known for his categorical opposition to the death penalty and for signing into law the bill establishing the University of Massachusetts Boston. After losing the 1964 Democratic gubernatorial primary,Peabody made several more failed bids for office in Massachusetts and New Hampshire,including failed campaigns for the U.S. Senate in 1966 and 1986.
John Foster Furcolo was an American lawyer,writer,and Democratic Party politician from Massachusetts. He was the state's 60th governor,and also represented the state as a member of the United States House of Representatives. He was the first Italian-American governor of the state,and an active promoter of community colleges.
The 1966 United States Senate elections were elections on November 8,1966,for the United States Senate which occurred midway through the second term of President Lyndon B. Johnson. The 33 seats of Class 2 were contested in regular elections. Special elections were also held to fill vacancies. With divisions in the Democratic base over the Vietnam War,and with the traditional mid-term advantage of the party not holding the presidency,the Republicans took three Democratic seats,thereby breaking Democrats' 2/3rds supermajority. Despite Republican gains,the balance remained overwhelmingly in favor of the Democrats,who retained a 64–36 majority. Democrats were further reduced to 63–37,following the death of Robert F. Kennedy in June 1968.
The 1964 United States Senate elections were held on November 3. The 33 seats of Class 1 were contested in regular elections. Special elections were also held to fill vacancies. They coincided with the election of President Lyndon B. Johnson by an overwhelming majority,to a full term. His Democratic Party picked up a net two seats from the Republicans. As of 2023,this was the last time either party has had a two-thirds majority in the Senate,which allowed the Senate Democrats to override a veto,propose constitutional amendments,or convict and expel certain officials without any votes from Senate Republicans. However,internal divisions would have prevented the Democrats from having done so. The Senate election cycle coincided with Democratic gains in the House in the same year.
The 1998 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 3,1998. Acting Governor Paul Cellucci was elected to his first term as Governor of Massachusetts.
John Francis Kennedy was the Treasurer of Massachusetts from 1955 to 1961.
The 1970 United States Senate election in Massachusetts was held on November 3,1970. The incumbent Democratic Senator Ted Kennedy defeated his challengers. This was Kennedy's first election run since the 1969 Chappaquiddick incident. Kennedy won 62.2% of the vote,down from the 74.3% that he won in the previous election in 1964,indicating that Chappaquiddick did affect his popularity.
The 1962 United States Senate special election in Massachusetts was held on November 6,1962. The election was won by Ted Kennedy,the youngest brother of then-President John F. Kennedy,who would remain Senator until his death in 2009.
Robert Quentin Crane was an American politician who served as Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts from 1964 to 1991. He was credited with starting the Massachusetts Lottery.
Maurice A. Donahue was an American politician who served as President of the Massachusetts Senate from 1964 to 1971.
John E. Powers was an American politician who served as President of the Massachusetts Senate from 1959 to 1964.
The 1970 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 3,1970. Acting Governor Francis W. Sargent was elected to a four-year term. He defeated incumbent Boston Mayor Kevin H. White in the general election.
The 1964 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 3,1964. Incumbent Governor Endicott Peabody ran for re-election,but was defeated by then-Lieutenant Governor Francis X. Bellotti in the Democratic Party primary. Bellotti went on to lose the general election to former Governor John Volpe.
A Massachusetts general election was held on November 5,2002 in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
A Massachusetts general election was held on November 3,1998 in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
A Massachusetts general election was held on November 6,1990 in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
A Massachusetts general election was held on November 3,1964,in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
A Massachusetts general election was held on November 6,1962,in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
A Massachusetts general election was held on November 8,1960,in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
A Massachusetts general election was held on November 4,1958,in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
