# Electoral history of John W. McCormack

Electoral history of John W. McCormack, United States Representative for Massachusetts, from the 12th (1928–1963) and 9th districts (1963–1971), Speaker of the House (1962–1971).
McCormack's 6 decade political career begun with his election to the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1920 and ended with his retirement in 1971.

## Massachusetts State Senate

Massachusetts's 3rd Suffolk district election, 1922 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | John W. McCormack | 14,900 | 100.00 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 14,900 | 100.00 |
Massachusetts's 3rd Suffolk district election, 1924 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | John W. McCormack (incumbent) | 15,833 | 85.47 |
| | Republican | Henry J. Kogel | 2,692 | 14.53 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 18,525 | 100.00 |

## U.S. House of Representatives
### 1926 primary

Massachusetts's 12th congressional district election, 1926 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | James A. Gallivan (incumbent) | 20,443 | 65.34 |
| | Democratic | John W. McCormack | 10,838 | 34.64 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 5 | 0.02 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 31,286 | 100.00 |

### 1928

Massachusetts's 12th congressional district special election, 1928 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | John W. McCormack | 62,435 | 76.51 |
| | Republican | Herbert W. Burr | 19,164 | 23.49 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 81,499 | 100.00 |
Massachusetts's 12th congressional district election, 1928 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | John W. McCormack | 64,531 | 76.35 |
| | Republican | Herbert W. Burr | 19,937 | 23.65 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 84,288 | 100.00 |

### 1930

Massachusetts's 12th congressional district election, 1930 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | John W. McCormack (incumbent) | 50,894 | 76.75 |
| | Republican | Samuel Abrams | 15,422 | 23.25 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 66,316 | 100.00 |

### 1932

Massachusetts's 12th congressional district election, 1932 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | John W. McCormack (incumbent) | 69,994 | 72.92 |
| | Republican | Bernard Ginsburg | 25,995 | 27.08 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 95,989 | 100.00 |

### 1934

Massachusetts's 12th congressional district election, 1934 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | John W. McCormack (incumbent) | 78,783 | 82.8 |
| | Republican | Francis A. Pentoney | 16,370 | 17.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 95,153 | 100.00 |

### 1936

Massachusetts's 12th congressional district election, 1936 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | John W. McCormack (incumbent) | 78,711 | 68.72 |
| | Republican | Albert P. McCulloch | 35,827 | 31.28 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 114,538 | 100.00 |

### 1938

Massachusetts's 12th congressional district election, 1938 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | John W. McCormack (incumbent) | 86,618 | 77.13 |
| | Republican | Henry J. Allen | 25,678 | 22.87 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 112,296 | 100.00 |

### 1940

Massachusetts's 12th congressional district election, 1940 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | John W. McCormack (incumbent) | 97,588 | 78.14 |
| | Republican | Henry J. Allen | 27,302 | 21.86 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 124,890 | 100.00 |

### 1942

Massachusetts's 12th congressional district election, 1942 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | John W. McCormack (incumbent) | 76,043 | 78.68 |
| | Republican | Francis P. O'Neill | 20,600 | 21.32 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 96,643 | 100.00 |

### 1944

Massachusetts's 12th congressional district election, 1944 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | John W. McCormack (incumbent) | 97,469 | 75.76 |
| | Republican | Henry J. Allen | 31,178 | 24.24 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 128,647 | 100.00 |

### 1946

Massachusetts's 12th congressional district election, 1946 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | John W. McCormack (incumbent) | 92,622 | 100.00 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 92,622 | 100.00 |

### 1948

Massachusetts's 12th congressional district election, 1948 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | John W. McCormack (incumbent) | 125,015 | 100.00 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 125,015 | 100.00 |

### 1950

Massachusetts's 12th congressional district election, 1950 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | John W. McCormack (incumbent) | 102,940 | 84.04 |
| | Republican | John J. Biggins | 16,746 | 13.67 |
| | Progressive | Florence H. Luscomb | 2,205 | 1.80 |
| | Prohibition | Anna B. Campbell | 598 | 0.49 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 84,288 | 100.00 |

### 1952

Massachusetts's 12th congressional district election, 1952 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | John W. McCormack (incumbent) | 111,986 | 82.19 |
| | Republican | James S. Tremblay | 24,271 | 17.81 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 136,257 | 100.00 |

### 1954

Massachusetts's 12th congressional district election, 1954 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | John W. McCormack (incumbent) | 79,073 | 100.00 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 79,073 | 100.00 |

### 1956

Massachusetts's 12th congressional district election, 1956 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | John W. McCormack (incumbent) | 89,943 | 82.49 |
| | Republican | James S. Tremblay | 19,099 | 17.52 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 109,042 | 100.00 |

### 1958

Massachusetts's 12th congressional district election, 1958 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | John W. McCormack (incumbent) | 72,573 | 100.00 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 72,573 | 100.00 |

### 1960

Massachusetts's 12th congressional district election, 1960 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | John W. McCormack (incumbent) | 86,057 | 100.00 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 86,057 | 100.00 |

### 1962

Massachusetts's 9th congressional district election, 1962 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | John W. McCormack (incumbent) | 105,565 | 100.00 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 105,565 | 100.00 |

### 1964

Massachusetts's 9th congressional district election, 1964 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | John W. McCormack (incumbent) | 118,385 | 80.33 |
| | Republican | Jack E. Molesworth | 21,557 | 14.63 |
| | Independent | Noel E. Day | 7,440 | 5.05 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 147,382 | 100.00 |

### 1966

Massachusetts's 9th congressional district election, 1966 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | John W. McCormack (incumbent) | 87,879 | 100.00 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 87,879 | 100.00 |

### 1968

Massachusetts's 9th congressional district election, 1968 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | John W. McCormack (incumbent) | 77,347 | 82.94 |
| | Republican | Alan C. Freeman | 15,906 | 17.06 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 93,253 | 100.00 |

## Speaker of the House
### 1962 election

1962 special election for speaker :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | John W. McCormack (MA 9) | 248 | 59.90 |
| | Republican | Charles A. Halleck (IN 2) | 166 | 40.10 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 414 | 100 |
| Votes necessary | Votes necessary | Votes necessary | 208 | >50 |

### 1963 election

1963 election for speaker :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | John W. McCormack (MA 9) (incumbent) | 256 | 59.12 |
| | Republican | Charles A. Halleck (IN 2) | 175 | 40.42 |
| | — | Present | 2 | 0.46 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 433 | 100 |
| Votes necessary | Votes necessary | Votes necessary | 217 | >50 |
===1965 election===
1965 election for speaker :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | John W. McCormack (MA 9) (incumbent) | 289 | 67.52 |
| | Republican | Gerald Ford (MI 5) | 139 | 32.48 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 428 | 100 |
| Votes necessary | Votes necessary | Votes necessary | 215 | >50 |

### 1967 election

1967 election for speaker :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | John W. McCormack (MA 9) (incumbent) | 246 | 56.94 |
| | Republican | Gerald Ford (MI 5) | 186 | 43.06 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 432 | 100 |
| Votes necessary | Votes necessary | Votes necessary | 217 | >50 |

### 1969 election

1969 election for speaker :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | John W. McCormack (MA 9) (incumbent) | 241 | 56.31 |
| | Republican | Gerald Ford (MI 5) | 187 | 43.69 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 428 | 100 |
| Votes necessary | Votes necessary | Votes necessary | 215 | >50 |