Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin

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Victories

Won 10 out of 12 general elections

Won 9 out of 10 primaries

Won 19 out of 22 total contests

Opponents

Thomas K. Barrett 1970 Primary

Stephen M. Bingham, III 1976 Primary

John C. Burke, II 1970 Primary

Charles Carrol 1986 Primary

Stephen Casey 1988 Primary

Francis X. Coppinger 1972 Primary

George E. Corcoran 1978 Primary

James J. Craven, Jr 1970 General

James J. Dailey 1970 Primary

Marc D. Draisen 1986 Primary

Terrance Flynn 1984 Primary

J. Michael Freedberg 1986 General

Robert J. Gallagher 1988 Primary

James W. Henningan, Jr. 1984 General

Christopher M. Lane 1990 General

Chustophet M. Lane 1988 General

Paul McCaffrey 1976 Primary

Harry Nickerson, Jr 1970 Primary

William E. O'Brien 1972 Primary

Bernard Otterman 1970 Primary

James A. Regan 1972 Primary

Harold E. Rosen 1972 General

John P. Spears 1976 Primary

Joseph F. Sullivan 1978 Primary

Donald J. Sullivan 1970 Primary

Jack Walsh 1978 Primary

Jo A. N. White 1972 Primary

Arthur Joseph Lewis, Jr. (D)

Past Elections

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Year	Office	District	Stage	Candidates
1990	State Senate	1st Suffolk and Norfolk	General Election	Christopher M. Lane won (52%) against 1 opponent. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Christopher M. Lane Republican 31,589 52.1% Arthur Joseph Lewis, Jr Democratic 29,084 47.9% All Others 1 0% Blanks 6,246   Total Votes Cast 66,920   See Details for this Election »
1990	State Senate	1st Suffolk and Norfolk	Democratic Primary	Arthur Joseph Lewis, Jr won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Arthur Joseph Lewis, Jr 21,987 100.0% All Others 3 0% Blanks 14,367   Total Votes Cast 36,357   See Details for this Election »
1988	State Senate	1st Suffolk and Norfolk	General Election	Arthur Joseph Lewis, Jr won (57%) against 1 opponent. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Arthur Joseph Lewis, Jr Democratic 35,714 56.8% Chustophet M. Lane Republican 27,145 43.2% All Others 1 0% Blanks 9,803   Total Votes Cast 72,663   See Details for this Election »
1988	State Senate	1st Suffolk and Norfolk	Democratic Primary	Arthur Joseph Lewis, Jr won (52%) against 2 opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Arthur Joseph Lewis, Jr 8,825 52.3% Stephen Casey 4,602 27.3% Robert J. Gallagher 3,435 20.4% All Others 2 0% Blanks 1,849   Total Votes Cast 18,713   See Details for this Election »
1986	State Senate	1st Suffolk and Norfolk	General Election	Arthur Joseph Lewis, Jr won (71%) against 1 opponent. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Arthur Joseph Lewis, Jr Democratic 28,202 70.9% J. Michael Freedberg Republican 11,590 29.1% All Others 1 0% Blanks 6,946   Total Votes Cast 46,739   See Details for this Election »
1986	State Senate	1st Suffolk and Norfolk	General Election	Arthur Joseph Lewis, Jr won (71%) against 1 opponent. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Arthur Joseph Lewis, Jr Democratic 28,202 70.9% J. Michael Freedberg Republican 11,590 29.1% All Others 4 0% Blanks 6,946   Total Votes Cast 46,742   See Details for this Election »
1986	State Senate	1st Suffolk and Norfolk	Democratic Primary	Arthur Joseph Lewis, Jr won (59%) against 2 opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Arthur Joseph Lewis, Jr 12,546 59.1% Marc D. Draisen 7,687 36.2% Charles Carrol 997 4.7% Blanks 2,763   Total Votes Cast 23,993   See Details for this Election »
1984	State Senate	1st Suffolk and Norfolk	General Election	Arthur Joseph Lewis, Jr won (93%) against 1 opponent. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Arthur Joseph Lewis, Jr Democratic 40,174 92.7% James W. Henningan, Jr. (Write-In) 3,175 7.3% All Others 12 0% Blanks 24,448   Total Votes Cast 67,809   See Details for this Election »
1984	State Senate	1st Suffolk and Norfolk	Democratic Primary	Arthur Joseph Lewis, Jr won (56%) against 3 opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Arthur Joseph Lewis, Jr 12,627 56.0% James W. Henningan, Jr. 7,735 34.3% Terrance Flynn 1,161 5.2% George E. Corcoran 1,012 4.5% Blanks 3,422   Total Votes Cast 25,957   See Details for this Election »
1982	State Senate	1st Suffolk and Norfolk	General Election	Arthur Joseph Lewis, Jr won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Arthur Joseph Lewis, Jr Democratic 37,117 100.0% All Others 1 0% Blanks 18,714   Total Votes Cast 55,832   See Details for this Election »
1982	State Senate	1st Suffolk and Norfolk	Democratic Primary	Arthur Joseph Lewis, Jr won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Arthur Joseph Lewis, Jr 23,564 100.0% Blanks 15,701   Total Votes Cast 39,265   See Details for this Election »
1980	State Senate	1st Suffolk and Norfolk	General Election	Arthur Joseph Lewis, Jr won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Arthur Joseph Lewis, Jr Democratic 38,741 100.0% All Others 9 0% Blanks 26,269   Total Votes Cast 65,019   See Details for this Election »
1980	State Senate	1st Suffolk and Norfolk	Democratic Primary	Arthur Joseph Lewis, Jr won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Arthur Joseph Lewis, Jr 10,344 100.0% All Others 2 0% Blanks 5,840   Total Votes Cast 16,186   See Details for this Election »
1978	State Senate	1st Suffolk and Norfolk	General Election	Arthur Joseph Lewis, Jr won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Arthur Joseph Lewis, Jr Democratic 39,973 100.0% All Others 17 0% Blanks 15,817   Total Votes Cast 55,807   See Details for this Election »
1978	State Senate	1st Suffolk and Norfolk	Democratic Primary	Arthur Joseph Lewis, Jr won (62%) against 3 opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Arthur Joseph Lewis, Jr 15,600 61.6% Jack Walsh 6,918 27.3% Joseph F. Sullivan 1,521 6.0% George E. Corcoran 1,276 5.0% Blanks 4,260   Total Votes Cast 29,575   See Details for this Election »
1976	State Senate	1st Suffolk and Norfolk	General Election	Arthur Joseoh Lewis, Jr won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Arthur Joseoh Lewis, Jr Democratic 37,463 100.0% All Others 10 0% Blanks 22,109   Total Votes Cast 59,582   See Details for this Election »
1976	State Senate	1st Suffolk and Norfolk	Democratic Primary	Arthur Joseph Lewis, Jr won (58%) against 3 opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Arthur Joseph Lewis, Jr 13,843 58.1% Paul McCaffrey 4,615 19.4% John P. Spears 4,209 17.7% Stephen M. Bingham, III 1,160 4.9% Blanks 3,527   Total Votes Cast 27,354   See Details for this Election »
1974	State Senate	1st Suffolk and Norfolk	General Election	Arthur Joseph Lewis, Jr won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Arthur Joseph Lewis, Jr Democratic 29,629 93.7% All Others 3 0% Blanks 17,234   Total Votes Cast 48,866   See Details for this Election »
1972	State Senate	4th Suffolk	General Election	Arthur Joseph Lewis, Jr won (62%) against 1 opponent. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Arthur Joseph Lewis, Jr 28,967 62.3% Harold E. Rosen Republican 17,545 37.7% All Others 2 0% Blanks 13,915   Total Votes Cast 60,429   See Details for this Election »
1972	State Senate	4th Suffolk	Democratic Primary	Arthur Joseph Lewis, Jr won (47%) against 4 opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Arthur Joseph Lewis, Jr 9,922 47.0% Francis X. Coppingre 7,115 33.7% James A. Regan 2,221 10.5% Jo A. N. White 1,036 4.9% William E. O'Brien 808 3.8% Blanks 4,061   Total Votes Cast 25,163   See Details for this Election »
1970	State Representative	8th Suffolk	General Election	James J. Craven, Jr won (52%) against 1 opponent. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % James J. Craven, Jr Democratic 8,544 51.6% Arthur Joseph Lewis, Jr Democratic 8,001 48.4% Total Votes Cast 16,545   See Details for this Election »
1970	State Representative	8th Suffolk	Democratic Primary	James J. Craven, Jr won (35%) against 7 opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % James J. Craven, Jr 4,391 35.1% Arthur Joseph Lewis 3,787 30.2% Bernard Otterman 1,210 9.7% Thomas K. Barrett 1,108 8.8% John C. Burke, II 916 7.3% James J. Dailey 448 3.6% ... and 2 other candidates     Donald J. Sullivan 439 3.5% Harry Nickerson, Jr 222 1.8% Blanks 6,473   Total Votes Cast 18,994   See Details for this Election »

 

William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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