Edward William Brooke III was an American lawyer and politician who represented Massachusetts in the United States Senate from 1967 to 1979. A member of the Republican Party,he was the first African American elected to the United States Senate by popular vote. Prior to serving in the Senate,he served as the Attorney General of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts from 1963 until 1967.
Christy Peter Mihos was an American politician and businessman from Massachusetts. He was an Independent candidate for governor of Massachusetts in 2006. He ran for the Republican nomination for governor in 2010,but did not receive enough votes at the Republican Convention to qualify for the primary ballot.
Donald Rathbun Dwight is an American newspaper executive and politician who served as the 64th Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts from 1971 to 1975.
John Francis Parker was an American Republican Party politician from Massachusetts who served as the mayor of Taunton and represented the area in the Massachusetts Senate from 1953 to 1989. He was a leader within the Massachusetts Republican Party,serving as its chair from 1967 to 1969 and leading the minority in the Senate from 1967 to 1989.
Henry Gordon Wells was a lawyer and a Republican politician in Massachusetts and New Hampshire.
Charles Gibbons was a U.S. politician who served as the Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1953 to 1955 as a Republican. As of 2022,he was the last Republican to serve as Speaker of the Massachusetts House.
Robert Quentin Crane was an American politician who served as Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts from 1965 to 1991. He was credited with starting the Massachusetts Lottery.
The 1978 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 7,1978. Former Massachusetts Port Authority executive director Edward J. King was elected to a four-year term,from January 4,1979,until January 6,1983. King won the Democratic nomination by defeating incumbent Governor of Massachusetts Michael Dukakis in the Democratic primary.
James J. "Jim" Lyons Jr. is an American politician who was the chairman of the Massachusetts Republican Party and represented the 18th Essex district in the Massachusetts House of Representatives for four terms. He was a member of the Judiciary Joint Committee and the Public Health Joint Committee.
Gordon M. Nelson was an American political activist who served as chairman of the Massachusetts Republican State Committee from 1976 to 1980.
William A. Barnstead was an American businessman and politician who served as chairman of the Massachusetts Republican State Committee from 1974 to 1975.
Otto Arnold Wahlrab was an American political figure who served as chairman of the Massachusetts Republican State Committee from 1972 to 1974.
Philip Kirkham "P.K." Allen was an American educator and politician who represented the 4th Essex District in the Massachusetts Senate from 1947 to 1949 and served as Chairman of the Massachusetts Republican State Committee from 1961 to 1963.
The 1974 Massachusetts general election was held on November 5,1974,throughout Massachusetts. Democratic and Republican candidates were selected in party primaries held September 10,1974.
A Massachusetts general election was held on November 3,1964,in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
William Irvin Cowin was an American jurist,politician,and state cabinet secretary who served as Massachusetts Secretary of Consumer Affairs from 1971 to 1972 and Massachusetts Secretary of Administration and Finance from 1972 to 1974. He was a candidate for State Attorney General in 1974 and Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts in 1978.
Ronald Conrad MacKenzie was an American attorney and Republican politician who served in the Massachusetts Senate from 1967 to 1977. He resigned following his conviction for extortion,conspiracy,and other related offenses.
John Michael "Jack" Quinlan was an American politician who served as a member of the Massachusetts Senate from 1965 to 1975.
The Boston City Council election was held on November 6,1979,with preliminary elections on September 25,1979.
Mary B. Newman was an American politician and state government official who was elected to her first term in the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1953. A moderate Republican,she represented the 2nd Middlesex District from 1953 to 1954 and,again,from 1957 to 1970. Appointed to the Massachusetts Parole Board in 1955 after her initial legislative term ended,she held that parole board post until 1957 when she returned to the Massachusetts House. During the early part of that second term,she served on the House's Labor and Industries and Water Supply committees.
