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1960-11-08 Gubernatorial Election Results for Massachusetts


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County Turnout John Volpe
(R)		 Joseph Ward
(D)		 Henning Blomen
(Socialist Labor)		 Guy Williams
(Prohibition)		 Other Margin TOTAL
Barnstable72%23,00670.0%9,70229.5%640.2%830.3%00.0%13,304 32,855
Berkshire74%36,03853.9%30,51245.6%2160.3%1220.2%00.0%5,526 66,888
Bristol78%77,90240.8%111,85158.6%5960.3%5070.3%00.0%-33,949 190,856
Dukes83%2,22369.5%95129.7%90.3%140.4%00.0%1,272 3,197
Essex82%153,78653.1%133,56746.1%1,2030.4%1,0960.4%00.0%20,219 289,652
Franklin80%16,93361.1%10,67338.5%440.2%640.2%00.0%6,260 27,714
Hampden71%108,69657.5%79,14641.9%8440.4%3660.2%00.0%29,550 189,052
Hampshire64%25,13656.5%19,09142.9%1530.3%1110.2%00.0%6,045 44,491
Middlesex76%334,95656.5%253,85442.8%2,8650.5%1,6630.3%00.0%81,102 593,338
Nantucket78%1,33472.6%49727.0%40.2%30.2%00.0%837 1,838
Norfolk78%153,26760.6%97,88938.7%1,0040.4%7790.3%00.0%55,378 252,939
Plymouth81%70,41260.4%45,38039.0%3270.3%3690.3%00.0%25,032 116,488
Suffolk62%133,48041.1%189,36758.3%1,3760.4%7450.2%00.0%-55,887 324,968
Worcester78%132,12646.7%148,33052.5%7690.3%1,4740.5%00.0%-16,204 282,699
TOTAL 74% 1,269,29552.5% 1,130,81046.8% 9,4740.4% 7,3960.3% 1580.0% 138,485 2,417,133
Total R vote: 1,269,295 (52.5%)      Total D vote: 1,130,810 (46.8%)      Total Other vote: 17,028 (0.7%)
* incumbent



1960 Governor, Barnstable County
CandidateVotesPct
John Volpe (R) 23,006 70.0%
Joseph Ward (D) 9,702 29.5%
Henning Blomen (SL) 64 0.2%
Guy Williams (Proh) 83 0.3%
TOTAL 32,855
Turnout: 72%


1960 Governor, Berkshire County
CandidateVotesPct
John Volpe (R) 36,038 53.9%
Joseph Ward (D) 30,512 45.6%
Henning Blomen (SL) 216 0.3%
Guy Williams (Proh) 122 0.2%
TOTAL 66,888
Turnout: 74%


1960 Governor, Bristol County
CandidateVotesPct
John Volpe (R) 77,902 40.8%
Joseph Ward (D) 111,851 58.6%
Henning Blomen (SL) 596 0.3%
Guy Williams (Proh) 507 0.3%
TOTAL 190,856
Turnout: 78%


1960 Governor, Dukes County
CandidateVotesPct
John Volpe (R) 2,223 69.5%
Joseph Ward (D) 951 29.7%
Henning Blomen (SL) 9 0.3%
Guy Williams (Proh) 14 0.4%
TOTAL 3,197
Turnout: 83%


1960 Governor, Essex County
CandidateVotesPct
John Volpe (R) 153,786 53.1%
Joseph Ward (D) 133,567 46.1%
Henning Blomen (SL) 1,203 0.4%
Guy Williams (Proh) 1,096 0.4%
TOTAL 289,652
Turnout: 82%


1960 Governor, Franklin County
CandidateVotesPct
John Volpe (R) 16,933 61.1%
Joseph Ward (D) 10,673 38.5%
Henning Blomen (SL) 44 0.2%
Guy Williams (Proh) 64 0.2%
TOTAL 27,714
Turnout: 80%


1960 Governor, Hampden County
CandidateVotesPct
John Volpe (R) 108,696 57.5%
Joseph Ward (D) 79,146 41.9%
Henning Blomen (SL) 844 0.4%
Guy Williams (Proh) 366 0.2%
TOTAL 189,052
Turnout: 71%


1960 Governor, Hampshire County
CandidateVotesPct
John Volpe (R) 25,136 56.5%
Joseph Ward (D) 19,091 42.9%
Henning Blomen (SL) 153 0.3%
Guy Williams (Proh) 111 0.2%
TOTAL 44,491
Turnout: 64%


1960 Governor, Middlesex County
CandidateVotesPct
John Volpe (R) 334,956 56.5%
Joseph Ward (D) 253,854 42.8%
Henning Blomen (SL) 2,865 0.5%
Guy Williams (Proh) 1,663 0.3%
TOTAL 593,338
Turnout: 76%


1960 Governor, Nantucket County
CandidateVotesPct
John Volpe (R) 1,334 72.6%
Joseph Ward (D) 497 27.0%
Henning Blomen (SL) 4 0.2%
Guy Williams (Proh) 3 0.2%
TOTAL 1,838
Turnout: 78%


1960 Governor, Norfolk County
CandidateVotesPct
John Volpe (R) 153,267 60.6%
Joseph Ward (D) 97,889 38.7%
Henning Blomen (SL) 1,004 0.4%
Guy Williams (Proh) 779 0.3%
TOTAL 252,939
Turnout: 78%


1960 Governor, Plymouth County
CandidateVotesPct
John Volpe (R) 70,412 60.4%
Joseph Ward (D) 45,380 39.0%
Henning Blomen (SL) 327 0.3%
Guy Williams (Proh) 369 0.3%
TOTAL 116,488
Turnout: 81%


1960 Governor, Suffolk County
CandidateVotesPct
John Volpe (R) 133,480 41.1%
Joseph Ward (D) 189,367 58.3%
Henning Blomen (SL) 1,376 0.4%
Guy Williams (Proh) 745 0.2%
TOTAL 324,968
Turnout: 62%


1960 Governor, Worcester County
CandidateVotesPct
John Volpe (R) 132,126 46.7%
Joseph Ward (D) 148,330 52.5%
Henning Blomen (SL) 769 0.3%
Guy Williams (Proh) 1,474 0.5%
TOTAL 282,699
Turnout: 78%

Republican Primary
Pos Candidate Votes %
1   John Volpe 213,912 100.0%
    Other 75 0.0%
TOTAL VOTES 213,987  


Democrat Primary
Pos Candidate Votes %
1   Joseph Ward 180,848 30.2%
2   Endicott Peabody 152,762 25.5%
3   Francis Kelly 98,107 16.4%
4   Robert Murphy 76,577 12.8%
5   John Kennedy 52,972 8.9%
6   Gabriel Piemonte 28,199 4.7%
7   Alfred Magaletta 8,826 1.5%
    Other 3 0.0%
TOTAL VOTES 598,294