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Gubernatorial Candidate | Political Party | Popular Vote |
 | John A. Volpe | Republican |
1,277,358 |
62.58% |
 | Edward J. McCormack Jr. | Democratic |
752,720 |
36.88% |
 | Henning A. Blomen | Socialist Labor |
6,539 |
0.32% |
 | Other (+) | - |
4,560 |
0.22% |
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| Demographic Data
1970 Population: | 5,689,170 | Enum. | 1970 Population Density: | 280.2 | persons/km2 | 1960 Population: | 5,148,578 | Enum. | 1960 Population Density: | 253.5 | persons/km2 | Land Area (2000): | 20,306 | km2 | Annual Pop Growth Rate: | 1.0 | % |
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| Data Sources:
- Source for Popular Vote data: Massachusetts Secretary of State. Election statistics, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Massachusetts Secretary of State (http://www.archive.org/details/electionstatisti19651966mass) (accessed 10 Sep 2011)
- Source for Population data: U.S. Census Bureau.
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