| Election Name: | 1964 Massachusetts general election |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Country: | Massachusetts |
| Previous Election: | 1962 Massachusetts general election |
| Previous Year: | 1962 |
| Next Election: | 1966 Massachusetts general election |
| Next Year: | 1966 |
| Election Date: | November 3, 1964 |
| Seats For Election: | Part of the 1964 United States elections |
A Massachusetts general election was held on November 3, 1964, in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
The election included:
Democratic and Republican candidates were selected in party primaries held on September 10, 1964.
This was the final election before the term of office for governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, secretary of the commonwealth, treasurer, and auditor was extended from two to four years.
See main article: 1964 Massachusetts gubernatorial election. Republican John A. Volpe was elected over Democrat Francis X. Bellotti, Socialist Labor candidate Francis A. Votano, and Prohibition candidate Guy S. Williams. Incumbent governor Endicott Peabody lost in the Democratic primary to Bellotti, his lieutenant governor.
| Election Name: | 1964 Massachusetts Lieutenant Governor election |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1962 Massachusetts elections#Attorney General |
| Previous Year: | 1962 |
| Next Election: | 1966 Massachusetts gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1966 |
| Nominee1: | Elliot Richardson |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 1,121,985 |
| Percentage1: | 50.2% |
| Nominee2: | John W. Costello |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 1,097,380 |
| Percentage2: | 49.1% |
| Map Size: | 250px |
| Lieutenant Governor | |
| Before Election: | Francis X. Bellotti |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Elliot Richardson |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
Republican Elliot L. Richardson was elected Lieutenant Governor over Democrat John W. Costello.
Richardson ran unopposed in the Republican primary for lieutenant governor.
On the first ballot, Governor's Councillor John W. Costello led with 428 votes to Worcester attorney and Industrial Accident Board member Joseph E. McGuire's 404, state senator Mario Umana's 250, and state representative Joseph G. Bradley's 112. The other seven candidates received less than the 100 votes required to remain on the ballot and Bradley chose to drop out, which left Costello, McGuire, and Umana as the only remaining candidates. Costello led again on the second ballot, with 641 votes to McGuire's 600 and Umana's 343, but did not receive enough votes to win the nomination. The same happened on the third (687 votes for Costello to McGuire's 656 and Umana's 172). On the fourth ballot, Umana fell to 99 votes, which eliminated him from the contest. On the fifth and final ballot Costello won the party's endorsement by defeating McGuire 724 votes to 691.[1]
| Balloting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | ||
| 428 | 641 | 687 | ? | 724 | ||
| Joseph E. McGuire | 404 | 600 | 656 | ? | 691 | |
| Mario Umana | 250 | 343 | 172 | 99 | — | |
| Joseph G. Bradley | 112 | — | — | — | — | |
Costello was unopposed for the nomination for lieutenant governor.
| Election Name: | 1964 Massachusetts Attorney General election |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1962 Massachusetts elections#Attorney General |
| Previous Year: | 1962 |
| Next Election: | 1966 Massachusetts elections#Attorney General |
| Next Year: | 1966 |
| Nominee1: | Edward Brooke |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 1,543,900 |
| Percentage1: | 67.2% |
| Nominee2: | James W. Hennigan Jr. |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 746,390 |
| Percentage2: | 32.5% |
| Map Size: | 250px |
| Attorney General | |
| Before Election: | Edward Brooke |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Edward Brooke |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
Incumbent Attorney General Edward Brooke defeated Democrat James W. Hennigan, Jr.
| Election Name: | 1964 Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth election |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1962 Massachusetts elections#Secretary of the Commonwealth |
| Previous Year: | 1962 |
| Next Election: | 1966 Massachusetts elections#Secretary of the Commonwealth |
| Next Year: | 1966 |
| Nominee1: | Kevin White |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 1,572,871 |
| Percentage1: | 71.2% |
| Nominee2: | Wallace B. Crawford |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 621,894 |
| Percentage2: | 28.1% |
| Map Size: | 250px |
| Secretary of the Commonwealth | |
| Before Election: | Kevin White |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Kevin White |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Incumbent Secretary of the Commonwealth Kevin White defeated Republican Wallace B. Crawford.
| Election Name: | 1964 Massachusetts Treasurer election |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1962 Massachusetts elections#Treasurer and Receiver-General |
| Previous Year: | 1962 |
| Next Election: | 1966 Massachusetts elections#Treasurer and Receiver-General |
| Next Year: | 1966 |
| Nominee1: | Robert Q. Crane |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 1,390,921 |
| Percentage1: | 61.2% |
| Nominee2: | Robert C. Hahn |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 762,593 |
| Percentage2: | 35.2% |
| Map Size: | 250px |
| Treasurer and Receiver-General | |
| Before Election: | John T. Driscoll |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Robert Q. Crane |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Incumbent Treasurer and Receiver-General John T. Driscoll did not run for re-election as he had been appointed Chairman of the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority.
Robert Q. Crane defeated Republican Robert C. Hahn in the general election.
| Election Name: | 1966 Massachusetts Auditor election |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1962 Massachusetts elections#Auditor |
| Previous Year: | 1962 |
| Next Election: | 1966 Massachusetts elections#Auditor |
| Next Year: | 1966 |
| Nominee1: | Thaddeus Buczko |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 1,247,674 |
| Percentage1: | 58.4% |
| Nominee2: | Elwynn Miller |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 868,813 |
| Percentage2: | 40.7% |
| Map Size: | 250px |
| Auditor | |
| Before Election: | Thomas J. Buckley |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Thaddeus M. Buczko |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Incumbent Auditor Thomas J. Buckley died on September 9, 1964, the night before the Democratic primary. Because no sticker campaign received enough votes to win the nomination, the Democratic State Committee chose Thaddeus M. Buczko to succeed Buckley for the Democratic nomination.
In the general election, Buczko defeated Republican Elwynn Miller.
See main article: 1964 United States Senate election in Massachusetts. Democrat Ted Kennedy was re-elected over Republican Howard J. Whitmore, Jr., Socialist Labor candidate Lawrence Gilfedder, and Prohibition candidate Grace F. Luder.