| Election Name: | 1960 Massachusetts general election |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Country: | Massachusetts |
| Previous Election: | 1958 Massachusetts general election |
| Previous Year: | 1958 |
| Next Election: | 1962 Massachusetts general election |
| Next Year: | 1962 |
| Election Date: | November 8, 1960 |
| Seats For Election: | Part of the 1960 United States elections |
A Massachusetts general election was held on November 8, 1960, in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
The election included:
Democratic and Republican candidates were selected in party primaries held on September 13, 1960.
See main article: Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 1960. Republican John A. Volpe was elected over Democrat Joseph D. Ward, Socialist Labor candidate Henning A. Blomen, and Prohibition candidate Guy S. Williams.
| Election Name: | 1960 Massachusetts Lieutenant Governor election |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1958 Massachusetts elections#Lieutenant Governor |
| Previous Year: | 1958 |
| Next Election: | 1962 Massachusetts elections#Lieutenant Governor |
| Next Year: | 1962 |
| Nominee1: | Edward F. McLaughlin Jr. |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 1,265,244 |
| Percentage1: | 54.0% |
| Nominee2: | Augustus Gardner Means |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 1,056,679 |
| Percentage2: | 45.0% |
| Map Size: | 250px |
| Lieutenant Governor | |
| Before Election: | Robert F. Murphy |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Edward F. McLaughlin Jr. |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Democrat Edward F. McLaughlin Jr. was elected Lieutenant Governor over Republican Augustus Gardner Means, Socialist Labor candidate Francis A. Votano, and Prohibition candidate Thomas Maratea. This is the last time that a Lieutenant Governor would not be from the same party as the Governor.
Means was unopposed for the Republican nomination.
| Election Name: | 1960 Massachusetts Attorney General election |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1958 Massachusetts elections#Attorney General |
| Previous Year: | 1958 |
| Next Election: | 1962 Massachusetts elections#Attorney General |
| Next Year: | 1962 |
| Nominee1: | Edward J. McCormack Jr. |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 1,386,452 |
| Percentage1: | 58.8% |
| Nominee2: | George Michaels |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 954,136 |
| Percentage2: | 40.5% |
| Map Size: | 250px |
| Attorney General | |
| Before Election: | Edward J. McCormack Jr. |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Edward J. McCormack Jr. |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Incumbent Attorney General Edward J. McCormack, Jr. defeated Republican George Michaels, Socialist Workers candidate August Johnson, and Prohibition candidate William D. Ross.
| Election Name: | 1960 Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth election |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1958 Massachusetts elections#Secretary of the Commonwealth |
| Previous Year: | 1958 |
| Next Election: | 1962 Massachusetts elections#Secretary of the Commonwealth |
| Next Year: | 1962 |
| Nominee1: | Kevin White |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 1,206,844 |
| Percentage1: | 52.0% |
| Nominee2: | Edward Brooke |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 1,095,054 |
| Percentage2: | 47.2% |
| 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 Joseph D. Ward did not run for re-election as he instead ran for Governor.
Kevin White defeated Francis X. Ahearn and Margaret McGovern in the Democratic primary.
The Republicans nominated Edward Brooke, who became the first African-American to be nominated for Massachusetts statewide office by a major party.[1]
White defeated Brooke, Socialist Labor candidate Fred M. Ingersoll, and Prohibition candidate Julia Kohler in the general election.
| Election Name: | 1962 Massachusetts Treasurer election |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1960 Massachusetts elections#Treasurer and Receiver-General |
| Previous Year: | 1960 |
| Next Election: | 1964 Massachusetts elections#Treasurer and Receiver-General |
| Next Year: | 1964 |
| Nominee1: | John T. Driscoll |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 1,338,202 |
| Percentage1: | 58.1% |
| Nominee2: | Walter J. Trybulski |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 941,904 |
| Percentage2: | 40.9% |
| Map Size: | 250px |
| Treasurer and Receiver-General | |
| Before Election: | John Francis Kennedy |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | John T. Driscoll |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Incumbent Treasurer and Receiver-General John Francis Kennedy did not run for re-election as he instead ran for Governor.
In the Democratic primary, John T. Driscoll defeated Patrick F. McDonough, John B. Kennedy, George F. Hurley, John M. Kennedy, and Robert J. Sullivan.
Walter J. Trybulski defeated Francis Andrew Walsh for the Republican nomination.
Driscoll defeated Trybulski, Socialist Labor candidate Domenico DiGirolamo, and Prohibition candidate Warren Carberg in the general election.
| Election Name: | 1962 Massachusetts Auditor election |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1960 Massachusetts elections#Auditor |
| Previous Year: | 1960 |
| Next Election: | 1964 Massachusetts elections#Auditor |
| Next Year: | 1964 |
| Nominee1: | Thomas J. Buckley |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 1,530,715 |
| Percentage1: | 66.0% |
| Nominee2: | Gardner Wardwell |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 774,772 |
| Percentage2: | 33.4% |
| Map Size: | 250px |
| Auditor | |
| Before Election: | Thomas J. Buckley |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Thomas J. Buckley |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Incumbent Auditor Thomas J. Buckley defeated John Hynes in the Democratic primary and Republican Gardner Wardwell, Socialist Labor candidate Arne Sortell, and Prohibition candidate John B. Lauder in the general election.
See main article: 1960 United States Senate election in Massachusetts. Republican Leverett Saltonstall was re-elected over Democrat Thomas J. O'Connor, Socialist Labor candidate Lawrence Gilfedder, and Prohibition candidate Mark R. Shaw.