Word: bellotti
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...unofficial recanvass of votes in the Massachusetts governor's race last night apparently ruled out a recount requested a few hours earlier by Lt. Gov. Francis X. Bellotti...
...recanvass, which included absentee ballots, gave Bellotti 1,122,615 votes to 1,147,059 for his Republican opponent, former Governor John A. Volpe. Some 42 precincts were missing, but officials expected Volpe's final lead to be about...
...Bellotti had asked for the recount after the State Election Service discovered errors in the vote count from Lawrence. Corrections cut Volpe's lead from...
There are some bright spots, as there inevitably must be, even in a Massachusetts election. Ted Kennedy's tremendous victory coupled with Bellotti's defeat insures the Senator control over the party apparatus, and the continuation of his policy of reform begun by the appointment of Democratic state chairman Gerry Doherty. Kennedy has been trying to build up a liberal party organization that can work for candidates in the primary, and unify the various personal followings that make up the party. Bellotti's defeat after his divisive primary victory, should tend to strengthen the convention system and discourage primary races...
...impact of Goldwaterism in this state was just about nil. With some other Republican, Johnson, while still winning by a big margin, would probably have run somewhat behind Kennedy and Bellotti would have sunk like a stone under a tidal wave of Volpe votes, since few Republicans would have had reason to split their tickets. There was no Ken Keating in Massachusetts. Even somebody as unknown and as vulnerable to a Democratic landslide as Elywnn Miller, the Republican aspirant for Auditor, held on to the usual number of GOP votes as he lost in the usual fashion. Lloyd Waring...