Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin

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Victories

Won 14 out of 14 general elections

Won 14 out of 15 primaries

Won 28 out of 29 total contests

Opponents

Matthew J. Amorello 1998 General

James Arena-DeRosa 1994 Primary

Patrick J. Barron 2010 General

Peter I. Blute 1996 General

Ronald A. Crews 2004 General

William B. Feegbeh 2012 Primary

Dale E. Friedgen 1996 General

Martin A. Lamb 2010 General

Tracy Lyn Lovvorn 2020 General

Luke Lumina 1994 Primary

Kevin O'Sullivan 1994 Primary

George David Joseph Phillies 1998 General

Patrick M. Raymond 1994 Primary

Jeffrey A. Sossa-Paquette 2022 General

John B. Walsh 1994 Primary

James P. McGovern (D)

Past Elections

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Year	Office	District	Stage	Candidates
2022	U.S. House	2nd Congressional	General Election	James P. McGovern won (66%) against 1 opponent. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % James P. McGovern Democratic 180,639 66.2% Jeffrey A. Sossa-Paquette Republican 91,956 33.7% All Others 276 0.1% Blanks 7,200   Total Votes Cast 280,071   See Details for this Election »
2022	U.S. House	2nd Congressional	Democratic Primary	James P. McGovern won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % James P. McGovern 69,839 99.7% All Others 216 0.3% Blanks 7,362   Total Votes Cast 77,417   See Details for this Election »
2020	U.S. House	2nd Congressional	General Election	James P. McGovern won (65%) against 1 opponent. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % James P. McGovern Democratic 249,854 65.3% Tracy Lyn Lovvorn Republican 132,220 34.6% All Others 378 0.1% Blanks 11,632   Total Votes Cast 394,084   See Details for this Election »
2020	U.S. House	2nd Congressional	Democratic Primary	James P. McGovern won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % James P. McGovern 121,645 99.4% All Others 686 0.6% Blanks 14,936   Total Votes Cast 137,267   See Details for this Election »
2018	U.S. House	2nd Congressional	General Election	James P. McGovern won (67%) against 1 opponent. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % James P. McGovern Democratic 191,332 67.2% Tracy Lyn Lovvorn Republican 93,391 32.8% All Others 170 0.1% Blanks 8,270   Total Votes Cast 293,163   See Details for this Election »
2018	U.S. House	2nd Congressional	Democratic Primary	James P. McGovern won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % James P. McGovern 53,848 99.2% All Others 448 0.8% Blanks 7,995   Total Votes Cast 62,291   See Details for this Election »
2016	U.S. House	2nd Congressional	General Election	James P. McGovern won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % James P. McGovern Democratic 275,487 98.2% All Others 4,924 1.8% Blanks 82,786   Total Votes Cast 363,197   See Details for this Election »
2016	U.S. House	2nd Congressional	Democratic Primary	James P. McGovern won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % James P. McGovern 21,562 99.2% All Others 166 0.8% Blanks 3,614   Total Votes Cast 25,342   See Details for this Election »
2014	U.S. House	2nd Congressional	General Election	James P. McGovern won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % James P. McGovern Democratic 169,640 98.2% All Others 3,105 1.8% Blanks 63,068   Total Votes Cast 235,813   See Details for this Election »
2014	U.S. House	2nd Congressional	Democratic Primary	James P. McGovern won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % James P. McGovern 39,852 99.3% All Others 288 0.7% Blanks 10,025   Total Votes Cast 50,165   See Details for this Election »
2012	U.S. House	2nd Congressional	General Election	James P. McGovern won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % James P. McGovern Democratic 259,257 98.5% All Others 4,078 1.5% Blanks 79,401   Total Votes Cast 342,736   See Details for this Election »
2012	U.S. House	2nd Congressional	Democratic Primary	James P. McGovern won (91%) against 1 opponent. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % James P. McGovern 24,375 91.3% William B. Feegbeh 2,265 8.5% All Others 44 0.2% Blanks 3,368   Total Votes Cast 30,052   See Details for this Election »
2010	U.S. House	3rd Congressional	General Election	James P. McGovern won (56%) against 2 opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % James P. McGovern Democratic 122,708 56.5% Martin A. Lamb Republican 85,124 39.2% Patrick J. Barron Unenrolled 9,388 4.3% All Others 132 0.1% Blanks 6,751   Total Votes Cast 224,103   See Details for this Election »
2010	U.S. House	3rd Congressional	Democratic Primary	James P. McGovern won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % James P. McGovern 32,108 99.2% All Others 275 0.8% Blanks 8,297   Total Votes Cast 40,680   See Details for this Election »
2008	U.S. House	3rd Congressional	General Election	James P. McGovern won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % James P. McGovern Democratic 227,619 98.5% All Others 3,488 1.5% Blanks 72,208   Total Votes Cast 303,315   See Details for this Election »
2008	U.S. House	3rd Congressional	Democratic Primary	James P. McGovern won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % James P. McGovern 37,041 99.2% All Others 284 0.8% Blanks 8,727   Total Votes Cast 46,052   See Details for this Election »
2006	U.S. House	3rd Congressional	General Election	James P. McGovern won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % James P. McGovern Democratic 166,973 98.8% All Others 1,983 1.2% Blanks 46,145   Total Votes Cast 215,101   See Details for this Election »
2006	U.S. House	3rd Congressional	Democratic Primary	James P. McGovern won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % James P. McGovern 64,756 99.4% All Others 370 0.6% Blanks 17,160   Total Votes Cast 82,286   See Details for this Election »
2004	U.S. House	3rd Congressional	General Election	James P. McGovern won (70%) against 1 opponent. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % James P. McGovern Democratic 192,036 70.5% Ronald A. Crews Republican 80,197 29.4% All Others 179 0.1% Blanks 13,584   Total Votes Cast 285,996   See Details for this Election »
2004	U.S. House	3rd Congressional	Democratic Primary	James P. McGovern won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % James P. McGovern 39,014 99.2% All Others 322 0.8% Blanks 7,488   Total Votes Cast 46,824   See Details for this Election »
2002	U.S. House	3rd Congressional	General Election	James P. McGovern won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % James P. McGovern Democratic 155,697 98.8% All Others 1,848 1.2% Blanks 54,759   Total Votes Cast 212,304   See Details for this Election »
2002	U.S. House	3rd Congressional	Democratic Primary	James P. McGovern won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % James P. McGovern 44,515 99.6% All Others 188 0.4% Blanks 11,037   Total Votes Cast 55,740   See Details for this Election »
2000	U.S. House	3rd Congressional	General Election	James P. McGovern won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % James P. McGovern Democratic 213,065 98.8% All Others 2,496 1.2% Blanks 63,009   Total Votes Cast 278,570   See Details for this Election »
2000	U.S. House	3rd Congressional	Democratic Primary	James P. McGovern won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % James P. McGovern 36,705 99.2% All Others 290 0.8% Blanks 9,739   Total Votes Cast 46,734   See Details for this Election »
1998	U.S. House	3rd Congressional	General Election	James P. McGovern won (57%) against 2 opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % James P. McGovern Democratic 108,613 56.9% Matthew J. Amorello Republican 79,174 41.5% George David Joseph Phillies Libertarian 2,887 1.5% All Others 204 0.1% Blanks 5,249   Total Votes Cast 196,127   See Details for this Election »
1998	U.S. House	3rd Congressional	Democratic Primary	James P. McGovern won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % James P. McGovern 37,223 99.6% All Others 165 0.4% Blanks 10,467   Total Votes Cast 47,855   See Details for this Election »
1996	U.S. House	3rd Congressional	General Election	James P. McGovern won (53%) against 2 opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % James P. McGovern Democratic 135,047 52.9% Peter I. Blute Republican 115,695 45.4% Dale E. Friedgen Natural Law 3,363 1.3% All Others 997 0.4% Blanks 8,220   Total Votes Cast 263,322   See Details for this Election »
1996	U.S. House	3rd Congressional	Democratic Primary	James P. McGovern won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % James P. McGovern 14,723 99.6% All Others 66 0.4% Blanks 7,354   Total Votes Cast 22,143   See Details for this Election »
1994	U.S. House	3rd Congressional	Democratic Primary	Kevin O'Sullivan won (38%) against 5 opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Kevin O'Sullivan 17,619 38.2% James P. McGovern 13,603 29.5% John B. Walsh 8,030 17.4% James Arena-DeRosa 3,038 6.6% Luke Lumina 1,871 4.1% Patrick M. Raymond 1,847 4.0% All Others 63 0.1% Blanks 5,540   Total Votes Cast 51,611   See Details for this Election »

 

William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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