State Elections - November 06, 1962 Back to List
The State Election was held at the Center School Auditorium with the polls open from 6:30 A.M. to 8:00 P.M. There were a total of 3510 ballots cast. The three ballot boxes registers totaled only 3502 as the ballot boxes became jammed and failed to register eight times. The election officers completed the count at 2:45 A.M., November 7, 1962 and the following results were announced.
SENATOR IN CONGRESS |
| EDWARD M. KENNEDY | 869 |
| GEORGE C. LODGE | 2459 |
| LAWRENCE GILFEDDER | 5 |
| H. STUART HUGHES | 149 |
| MARK R. SHAW | 4 |
| BLANKS | 24 |
| Totals for Office | 3510 |
GOVERNOR |
| JOHN A. VOLPE | 2534 |
| ENDICOTT PEABODY | 956 |
| HENNING A. BLOMEN | 5 |
| GUY S. WILLIAMS | 2 |
| BLANKS | 13 |
| Totals for Office | 3510 |
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR |
| FRANCIS X. BELLOTTI | 774 |
| FRANCIS W. PERRY | 2682 |
| THOMAS MARATEA | 4 |
| FRANCIS A. VOTANO | 3 |
| BLANKS | 47 |
| Totals for Office | 3510 |
ATTORNEY GENERAL |
| EDWARD W. BROOKE | 2867 |
| FRANCIS E. KELLY | 595 |
| EDGAR E. GAUDET | 0 |
| HOWARD B. RAND | 5 |
| SCATTERING | 2 |
| BLANKS | 41 |
| Totals for Office | 3510 |
SECRETARY |
| KEVIN H. WHITE | 1201 |
| HARRIS A. REYNOLDS | 2220 |
| JOHN ERLANDSON | 6 |
| JULIA B. KOHLER | 4 |
| BLANKS | 75 |
| Totals for Office | 3506 |
TREASURER |
| JOHN THOMAS DRISCOLL | 1304 |
| JOSEPH B. GROSSMAN | 2101 |
| ISAAC GODDARD | 13 |
| ARNE A. SORTELL | 5 |
| SCATTERING | 2 |
| BLANKS | 85 |
| Totals for Office | 3510 |
AUDITOR |
| THOMAS J. BUCKLEY | 1583 |
| PHILIP M. WALSH | 1818 |
| LOUISE T. METAYS | 9 |
| ETHELBERT L. NEVENS | 4 |
| SCATTERING | 5 |
| BLANKS | 91 |
| Totals for Office | 3510 |
CONGRESSMAN |
| HAROLD D. DONOHUE | 2382 |
| STANLEY E. SHOGREN | 433 |
| BLANKS | 680 |
| SCATTERING | 15 |
| Totals for Office | 3510 |
COUNCILLOR |
| CHESTER W. COOPER | 2414 |
| JOHN W. COSTELLO | 852 |
| BLANKS | 244 |
| Totals for Office | 3510 |
SENATOR |
| CHARLES W. OLSON | 2447 |
| EDWARD N. CUSSON | 902 |
| BLANKS | 161 |
| Totals for Office | 3510 |
REPRESENTATIVE IN GENERAL COURT |
| JAMES DENORMANDIE | 3050 |
| BLANKS | 452 |
| SCATTERING | 8 |
| Totals for Office | 3510 |
DISTRICT ATTORNEY |
| JOHN J. DRONEY | 1134 |
| WILLIAM G. ANDREW | 2212 |
| BLANKS | 161 |
| SCATTERING | 3 |
| Totals for Office | 3510 |
COUNTY COMMISSIONER |
| JESSE A. ROGERS | 2262 |
| THOMAS B. BRENNAN | 1034 |
| BLANKS | 212 |
| SCATTERING | 2 |
| Totals for Office | 3510 |
SHERIFF |
| HOWARD W. FITZPATRICK | 1016 |
| JOHN F. CAHILL | 2337 |
| BLANKS | 157 |
| Totals for Office | 3510 |
COUNTY COMMISSIONER (TO FILL VACANCY) |
| JOHN F. DEVER, JR. | 858 |
| WILLIAM B. BAILEY | 2440 |
| BLANKS | 212 |
| Totals for Office | 3510 |
COUNTY TREASURER (TO FILL VACANCY) |
| EDWARD L. BUCKLEY | 1031 |
| FRANK D. PARKER | 2263 |
| BLANKS | 216 |
| Totals for Office | 3510 |
| BALLOT QUESTION 1 |
| Graduated income tax. |
| Yes | 688 |
| No | 2596 |
| Blanks | 226 |
| Totals | 3510 |
| BALLOT QUESTION 2 |
| Increasing compensation and allowances of state legislators. |
| Yes | 676 |
| No | 2484 |
| Blanks | 350 |
| Totals | 3510 |
