1966_Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election

1966 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

1966 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

Election

The 1966 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1966. Governor John A. Volpe was reelected to a four-year term. He defeated former Attorney General Edward J. McCormack Jr. in the general election.[1] This was the first election held since Governor's term of office was extended from two to four years.

Quick Facts Nominee, Party ...

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Governor Volpe was unopposed for renomination.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

More information Party, Candidate ...

General election

McCormack campaigning with Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey

Results

Volpe defeated McCormack by over a half million votes. He won the majority of the votes in every Massachusetts county.[2] This was the last general election in which the Governor and Lt. Governor were elected separately.

More information Party, Candidate ...

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Election Statistics.
  2. [2]
    Election Statistics.
  3. [3]
    Election Statistics.


Stub icon 1 Stub icon 2

This Massachusetts elections–related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article 1966_Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.