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Victories

Won 8 out of 8 general elections
Won 8 out of 9 primaries
Won 16 out of 17 total contests

Opponents

F. Christopher Arterten 1972 Primary
David M. Bartley 1972 Primary
Ruth M. Batson 1972 Primary
Samuel H. Beer 1972 Primary
Roberta F. Benjamin 1972 Primary
Anna P. Buckley 1972 Primary
Mary I. Bunting 1972 Primary
George G. Burke 1972 Primary
Salvatore Camelio 1972 Primary
Elizabeth A. Chase 1972 Primary
Antonia H. Chayes 1972 Primary
Beryl W. Cohen 1970 Primary
Robert Q. Crane 1972 Primary
Robert F. Drinan 1972 Primary
Ann L. Dunphy 1972 Primary
Margaret V. Eagan 1972 Primary
Irving Fishman 1974 Primary
Mary L. Fonseca 1972 Primary
Regina M. Frawley 1984 General
J. Kenneth Galbraith 1972 Primary
K. Bun Gifford 1972 Primary
Ronald Glover 1972 Primary
Kevin B. Harrington 1972 Primary
Ellen M. Jackson 1972 Primary
Doris M. Kanin 1972 Primary
Doris Kearns 1972 Primary
Irene Lambert 1972 Primary
Alvin Levin 1972 Primary
David E. Long 1976 General
Salvador E. Luria 1972 Primary
Theodore Madfis 1982 General
Ma A. Y. Markel 1972 Primary
Nicholas Mavroules 1972 Primary
Peter M. McCormack 1970 Primary
Charles F. McDevitt 1972 Primary
Melvin B. Miller 1972 Primary
Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr 1972 Primary
Robert R. Parker 1972 General
Jesse Parks 1972 Primary
Endicott Peabody 1972 Primary
Geraldine Pleshaw 1972 Primary
Joseph A. Powers 1970 Primary
Robert H. Quinn 1972 Primary
John L. Saltonstall, Jr 1972 Primary
Lena Saunders 1972 Primary
Patricia A. Simon 1972 Primary
Aron D. Spencer 1976 General
Betty Taymor 1972 Primary
Joseph Weinrebe 1974 General
Kevin H. White 1972 Primary
Mary E. Williamson 1972 Primary

Jack H. Backman (D)

Past Elections

Year Office District Stage Candidates
1984 State Senate 2nd Middlesex and Norfolk General Election
Jack H. Backman won (71%) against 1 opponent. Candidates »
1984 State Senate 2nd Middlesex and Norfolk Democratic Primary
Jack H. Backman won against no opponents. Candidates »
1982 State Senate 2nd Middlesex and Norfolk General Election
Jack H. Backman won (75%) against 1 opponent. Candidates »
1982 State Senate 2nd Middlesex and Norfolk Democratic Primary
Jack H. Backman won against no opponents. Candidates »
1980 State Senate 2nd Middlesex and Norfolk General Election
Jack H. Backman won against no opponents. Candidates »
1980 State Senate 2nd Middlesex and Norfolk Democratic Primary
Jack H. Backman won against no opponents. Candidates »
1978 State Senate 2nd Middlesex and Norfolk General Election
Jack H. Backman won against no opponents. Candidates »
1978 State Senate 2nd Middlesex and Norfolk Democratic Primary
Jack H. Backman won against no opponents. Candidates »
1976 State Senate 3rd Middlesex and Norfolk General Election
Jack H. Backman won (62%) against 2 opponents. Candidates »
1976 State Senate 3rd Middlesex and Norfolk Democratic Primary
Jack H. Backman won against no opponents. Candidates »
1974 State Senate 3rd Middlesex and Norfolk General Election
Jack H. Backman won (75%) against 1 opponent. Candidates »
1974 State Senate 3rd Middlesex and Norfolk Democratic Primary
Jack H. Backman won (59%) against 1 opponent. Candidates »
1972 State Senate Norfolk and Suffolk General Election
Jack H. Backman won (74%) against 1 opponent. Candidates »
1972 State Senate Norfolk and Suffolk Democratic Primary
Jack H. Backman won against no opponents. Candidates »
1972 Delegate to the National Convention Statewide Democratic Primary
Robert F. Drinan won (4%) against 41 opponents. Candidates »
1970 State Senate Norfolk and Suffolk General Election
Jack H. Backman won against no opponents. Candidates »
1970 State Senate Norfolk and Suffolk Democratic Primary
Jack H. Backman won (39%) against 3 opponents. Candidates »