Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin

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Victories

Won 9 out of 10 general elections

Won 9 out of 11 primaries

Won 18 out of 21 total contests

Opponents

Robert W. Desmond 1972 Primary

Margaret R. Dinneen 1978 Primary

James L. Dunn 1972 Primary

Micheal T. Feeney 1972 Primary

John J. Finnegan 1972 General

Martin P. Foley 1972 Primary

Maurice F. Ford 1972 Primary

Mary A. Gannon 1972 Primary

Michael C. Gilleran 1988 General

L. Scott Harshbarger 1998 Primary

Catherine Henderson 1972 Primary

Paul R. Howard 1974 Primary

Robert A. Jawvis 1972 Primary

Sabina Kavanagh 1978 Primary

William F. Keenan 1972 Primary

Brian M. Leahy 1972 Primary

H. Graham Lowry 1978 General

Patrick J. Lydon 1972 Primary

Richard A. Magri 1972 Primary

Walter J. McCann 1972 Primary

Patrick Henry McCarthy 1978 Primary

Patrick F. McDonough 1978 Primary

Patricia P. McGovern 1998 Primary

Arthur C. Murphy 1972 Primary

Thomas Xavier Murphy 1972 Primary

James A. Murray 1974 Primary

David J. Peterson 1988 Primary

John Pasquale Scaldone 1984 Primary

James A. Sheets 1978 Primary

Clifford R. Sweeney 1972 Primary

John E. Tevnan 1972 Primary

William H. Walsh 1972 Primary

W. Paul White 1972 General

Brian J. Donnelly (D)

Past Elections

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Year	Office	District	Stage	Candidates
1998	Governor	Statewide	Democratic Primary	L. Scott Harshbarger won (51%) against 2 opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % L. Scott Harshbarger 306,883 51.1% Patricia P. McGovern 189,686 31.6% Brian J. Donnelly 101,984 17.0% All Others 1,484 0.2% Blanks 33,882   Total Votes Cast 633,919   See Details for this Election »
1990	U.S. House	11th Congressional	General Election	Brian J. Donnelly won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Brian J. Donnelly Democratic 145,480 99.7% All Others 492 0.3% Blanks 60,169   Total Votes Cast 206,141   See Details for this Election »
1990	U.S. House	11th Congressional	Democratic Primary	Brian J. Donnelly won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Brian J. Donnelly 79,089 99.9% All Others 91 0.1% Blanks 32,495   Total Votes Cast 111,675   See Details for this Election »
1988	U.S. House	11th Congressional	General Election	Brian J. Donnelly won (81%) against 1 opponent. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Brian J. Donnelly Democratic 169,692 80.8% Michael C. Gilleran Republican 40,277 19.2% All Others 19 0% Blanks 16,907   Total Votes Cast 226,895   See Details for this Election »
1988	U.S. House	11th Congressional	Democratic Primary	Brian J. Donnelly won (86%) against 1 opponent. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Brian J. Donnelly 40,122 85.7% David J. Peterson 6,709 14.3% All Others 2 0% Blanks 6,625   Total Votes Cast 53,458   See Details for this Election »
1986	U.S. House	11th Congressional	General Election	Brian J. Donnelly won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Brian J. Donnelly Democratic 114,926 100.0% All Others 3 0% Blanks 34,264   Total Votes Cast 149,193   See Details for this Election »
1986	U.S. House	11th Congressional	Democratic Primary	Brian J. Donnelly won (88%) against 1 opponent. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Brian J. Donnelly 46,571 88.1% David J. Peterson 6,272 11.9% All Others 4 0% Blanks 7,978   Total Votes Cast 60,825   See Details for this Election »
1984	U.S. House	11th Congressional	General Election	Brian J. Donnelly won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Brian J. Donnelly Democratic 172,010 100.0% All Others 15 0% Blanks 51,422   Total Votes Cast 223,447   See Details for this Election »
1984	U.S. House	11th Congressional	Democratic Primary	Brian J. Donnelly won (91%) against 1 opponent. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Brian J. Donnelly 62,480 91.3% John Pasquale Scaldone 5,988 8.7% All Others 1 0% Blanks 7,032   Total Votes Cast 75,501   See Details for this Election »
1982	U.S. House	11th Congressional	General Election	Brian J. Donnelly won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Brian J. Donnelly Democratic 144,132 100.0% All Others 25 0% Blanks 42,553   Total Votes Cast 186,710   See Details for this Election »
1982	U.S. House	11th Congressional	Democratic Primary	Brian J. Donnelly won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Brian J. Donnelly 94,332 100.0% All Others 2 0% Blanks 32,064   Total Votes Cast 126,398   See Details for this Election »
1980	U.S. House	11th Congressional	General Election	Brian J. Donnelly won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Brian J. Donnelly Democratic 137,066 100.0% All Others 56 0% Blanks 62,090   Total Votes Cast 199,212   See Details for this Election »
1980	U.S. House	11th Congressional	Democratic Primary	Brian J. Donnelly won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Brian J. Donnelly 42,310 100.0% All Others 17 0% Blanks 12,705   Total Votes Cast 55,032   See Details for this Election »
1978	U.S. House	11th Congressional	General Election	Brian J. Donnelly won (92%) against 1 opponent. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Brian J. Donnelly Democratic 133,644 91.7% H. Graham Lowry U.S. Labor 12,044 8.3% All Others 34 0% Blanks 20,676   Total Votes Cast 166,398   See Details for this Election »
1978	U.S. House	11th Congressional	Democratic Primary	Brian J. Donnelly won (43%) against 5 opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Brian J. Donnelly 39,236 43.2% Patrick Henry McCarthy 18,127 20.0% James A. Sheets 15,641 17.2% Margaret R. Dinneen 8,749 9.6% Patrick F. McDonough 7,677 8.5% Sabina Kavanagh 1,309 1.4% Blanks 5,579   Total Votes Cast 96,318   See Details for this Election »
1976	State Representative	20th Suffolk	General Election	Brian J. Donnelly won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Brian J. Donnelly Democratic 5,697 100.0% Total Votes Cast 5,697   See Details for this Election »
1976	State Representative	20th Suffolk	Democratic Primary	Brian J. Donnelly won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Brian J. Donnelly 2,659 100.0% Blanks 2,241   Total Votes Cast 4,900   See Details for this Election »
1974	State Representative	20th Suffolk	General Election	Brian J. Donnelly won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Brian J. Donnelly Democratic 5,295 100.0% Total Votes Cast 5,295   See Details for this Election »
1974	State Representative	20th Suffolk	Democratic Primary	Brian J. Donnelly won (78%) against 2 opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Brian J. Donnelly 3,710 78.3% Paul R. Howard 841 17.7% James A. Murray 189 4.0% Blanks 938   Total Votes Cast 5,678   See Details for this Election »
1972	State Representative	12th Suffolk	General Election	John J. Finnegan won (36%) against 2 opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % John J. Finnegan Democratic 12,164 35.7% W. Paul White Democratic 11,344 33.3% Brian J. Donnelly Democratic 10,581 31.0% Total Votes Cast 34,089   See Details for this Election »
1972	State Representative	12th Suffolk	Democratic Primary	John J. Finnegan won (17%) against 20 opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % John J. Finnegan 4,605 17.3% W. Paul White 3,916 14.7% Brian J. Donnelly 2,886 10.9% William F. Keenan 2,147 8.1% Maurice F. Ford 2,061 7.8% Robert A. Jawvis 1,820 6.9% ... and 15 other candidates     Micheal T. Feeney 1,653 6.2% Brian M. Leahy 1,590 6.0% Martin P. Foley 1,305 4.9% Clifford R. Sweeney 855 3.2% Richard A. Magri 833 3.1% Arthur C. Murphy 603 2.3% William H. Walsh 602 2.3% Robert W. Desmond 319 1.2% Thomas Xavier Murphy 300 1.1% James L. Dunn 271 1.0% Patrick J. Lydon 254 1.0% Mary A. Gannon 226 0.9% Catherine Henderson 143 0.5% Walter J. McCann 108 0.4% John E. Tevnan 61 0.2% Blanks 6,766   Total Votes Cast 33,324   See Details for this Election »

 

William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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