The 1970 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1970. Acting Governor Francis W. Sargent was elected to a four-year term.[1] He defeated incumbent Boston MayorKevin H. White in the general election.[2]
With Sargent's support, Dwight won the endorsement of the state party at the Republican convention.[3] State Rep. Martin A. Linsky was Sargent's original choice for the nomination, however two weeks before the convention, Linsky dropped out of the race after it was revealed that police officers had once stopped his car and informed him that the woman was traveling with was a prostitute. After Linsky dropped out, Sargent endorsed Dwight.[4]
Democratic primaryEdit
GovernorEdit
CandidatesEdit
Francis X. Bellotti, former Lieutenant Governor and nominee for Governor in 1964
Donahue won the vote of the state convention held on June 15 at the Curry Hicks Cage. Donahue received 697 votes, White received 589, and the remaining 78 went to Bellotti.[5]
ResultsEdit
Despite losing at the convention, White went on to win the Democratic primary, defeating Donahue by 12,940 votes.[6]
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The 1970 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 3 1970 Acting Governor Francis W Sargent was elected to a four year term 1 He defeated incumbent Boston Mayor Kevin H White in the general election 2 1970 Massachusetts gubernatorial election 1966 November 3 1970 1974 Nominee Francis Sargent Kevin WhiteParty Republican DemocraticRunning mate Donald R Dwight Michael DukakisPopular vote 1 058 623 799 269Percentage 56 67 42 79 Municipal resultsGovernor before electionFrancis SargentRepublican Elected Governor Francis SargentRepublicanThis was the first Massachusetts election in which the governor and lieutenant governor were elected as a ticket rather than separately Contents 1 Republican primary 1 1 Governor 1 1 1 Candidates 1 2 Lieutenant governor 1 2 1 Candidates 1 2 1 1 Eliminated at convention 1 2 1 2 Withdrew 1 2 2 Campaign 2 Democratic primary 2 1 Governor 2 1 1 Candidates 2 1 2 Campaign 2 1 3 Results 2 2 Lieutenant governor 2 2 1 Candidates 2 2 2 Results 3 General election 3 1 Results 3 2 Results by county 4 See also 5 ReferencesRepublican primary EditGovernor Edit Candidates Edit Francis Sargent acting GovernorActing Governor Francis Sargent was unopposed for renomination Lieutenant governor Edit Candidates Edit Donald R Dwight Commissioner of Finance and AdministrationEliminated at convention Edit Frank Harlan Freedman Mayor of Springfield John M Quinlan State Senator from DoverWithdrew Edit Martin A Linsky State Representative from BrooklineCampaign Edit With Sargent s support Dwight won the endorsement of the state party at the Republican convention 3 State Rep Martin A Linsky was Sargent s original choice for the nomination however two weeks before the convention Linsky dropped out of the race after it was revealed that police officers had once stopped his car and informed him that the woman was traveling with was a prostitute After Linsky dropped out Sargent endorsed Dwight 4 Democratic primary EditGovernor Edit Candidates Edit Francis X Bellotti former Lieutenant Governor and nominee for Governor in 1964 Maurice A Donahue President of the Massachusetts Senate Kenneth O Donnell former aide to President John F Kennedy Kevin White mayor of BostonCampaign Edit Donahue won the vote of the state convention held on June 15 at the Curry Hicks Cage Donahue received 697 votes White received 589 and the remaining 78 went to Bellotti 5 Results Edit Despite losing at the convention White went on to win the Democratic primary defeating Donahue by 12 940 votes 6 Primary results by municipality1970 Massachusetts Democratic gubernatorial primary 7 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Kevin H White 231 605 34 33 Democratic Maurice A Donahue 218 665 32 42 Democratic Francis X Bellotti 164 313 24 36 Democratic Kenneth O Donnell 59 970 8 89 Write in 24 0 00 Total votes 674 577 100 00 Lieutenant governor Edit Candidates Edit Rocco Antonelli Somerville Treasurer John J Craven Jr member of Boston School Committee Kathleen Ryan Dacey member of Boston School Committee Michael Dukakis State Representative from Brookline James McCormack attorneyResults Edit 1970 Massachusetts Democratic Lieutenant gubernatorial primary 8 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Michael Dukakis 283 849 46 03 Democratic James McCormack 150 901 24 47 Democratic Rocco Antonelli 79 348 12 87 Democratic Kathleen Ryan Dacey 54 205 8 79 Democratic John J Craven Jr 48 300 7 83 Write in 12 0 00 General election EditSargent defeated White by 259 354 votes He won 11 of the Massachusetts 14 counties and beat White in his home city of Boston 54 45 9 Results Edit Massachusetts gubernatorial election 1970 Party Candidate Votes Republican Francis W Sargent incumbent 1 058 623 56 67 Democratic Kevin H White 799 269 42 79 Socialist Labor Henning A Blomen 6 747 0 36 Prohibition John C Hedges 3 189 0 17 Write in 78 0 00 Results by county Edit 1970 United States gubernatorial election in Massachusetts by county 10 County Sargent Sargent White White Others Others Total Barnstable 70 5 30 271 23 4 10 051 6 1 2 634 42 956Berkshire 48 8 24 967 36 3 18 573 14 8 7 578 51 118Bristol 42 0 68 994 44 5 73 024 13 5 22 155 164 173Dukes 59 3 1 731 27 4 800 13 3 388 2 919Essex 51 4 128 265 38 0 94 779 10 7 26 634 249 678Franklin 54 1 12 328 34 5 7 848 11 4 2 604 22 780Hampden 38 9 58 656 48 6 73 200 12 5 18 812 150 668Hampshire 44 9 18 179 45 4 18 393 9 7 3 933 40 505Middlesex 55 2 283 312 37 1 190 617 7 6 39 183 513 112Nantucket 59 9 854 31 8 453 8 3 118 1 425Norfolk 60 9 142 806 32 8 77 036 6 3 14 840 234 682Plymouth 60 1 67 294 32 5 36 424 7 4 8 303 112 021Suffolk 50 02 113 801 42 5 96 636 7 5 17 094 227 531Worcester 46 5 106 495 44 3 101 435 9 2 21 119 229 049See also Edit1969 1970 Massachusetts legislatureReferences Edit Our Campaigns MA Governor Race Nov 03 1970 Our Campaigns MA Governor Race Nov 05 1974 Nyhan David June 28 1970 Dwight Defeats Quinlan on 1st Ballot The Boston Globe Moderate Named As Kennedy Foe Associated Press June 28 1970 Retrieved 13 August 2011 Jeff Bradley June 15 1970 Donahue Given Endorsement By De mocrats in Bay State The Telegraph Retrieved 2010 06 21 Our Campaigns MA Governor D Primary Race Sep 15 1970 Our Campaigns MA Governor D Primary Race Sep 15 1970 Election Statistics Election Statistics https electionstats state ma us elections search year from 1972 year to 2020 office id 1 stage General This Massachusetts elections related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1970 Massachusetts gubernatorial election amp oldid 1150967547, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
