Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin

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Victories

Won 11 out of 12 general elections

Won 11 out of 11 primaries

Won 22 out of 23 total contests

Opponents

William E. Blizard 1972 General

Robert M. Celeste 1982 Primary

Joseph P. Conlon 1976 Primary

Dana E. Cunningham 1988 Primary

Stephen M. Diamond 1988 General

John Robert Gordon 1980 Primary

Willaim L. Hannah 1986 General

Gerald J. McManus 1978 General

Lou Nickinello 1984 Primary

Jeffery D. Nutting 1982 General

Shirley Owens-Hicks 1988 General

Andrew B. Pryor 1990 General

William L. Randall 1970 General

Carl M. Rice 1976 Primary

Thomas P. Tierney 1976 Primary

William B. Webb 1976 General

Edward L. Burke (D)

Past Elections

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Year	Office	District	Stage	Candidates
1990	State Senate	Middlesex, Norfolk & Worcester	General Election	Edward L. Burke won (52%) against 1 opponent. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Edward L. Burke Democratic 34,841 52.2% Andrew B. Pryor Republican 31,845 47.8% Blanks 4,950   Total Votes Cast 71,636   See Details for this Election »
1990	State Senate	Middlesex, Norfolk & Worcester	Democratic Primary	Edward L. Burke won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Edward L. Burke 19,004 100.0% Blanks 9,460   Total Votes Cast 28,464   See Details for this Election »
1988	State Senate	Middlesex, Norfolk & Worcester	General Election	Edward L. Burke won (70%) against 1 opponent. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Edward L. Burke Democratic 50,253 69.7% Stephen M. Diamond Republican 21,830 30.3% All Others 1 0% Blanks 5,867   Total Votes Cast 77,951   See Details for this Election »
1988	State Senate	Middlesex, Norfolk & Worcester	Democratic Primary	Edward L. Burke won (67%) against 1 opponent. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Edward L. Burke 7,114 66.8% Dana E. Cunningham 3,535 33.2% All Others 3 0% Blanks 333   Total Votes Cast 10,985   See Details for this Election »
1988	State Representative	6th Suffolk	General Election	Shirley Owens-Hicks won (81%) against 1 opponent. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Shirley Owens-Hicks Democratic 5,233 80.9% Edward L. Burke Republican 1,239 19.1% Blanks 1,182   Total Votes Cast 7,654   See Details for this Election »
1986	State Senate	1st Middlesex and Norfolk	General Election	Edward L. Burke won (67%) against 1 opponent. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Edward L. Burke Democratic 27,677 67.2% Willaim L. Hannah Republican 13,492 32.8% Blanks 3,479   Total Votes Cast 44,648   See Details for this Election »
1986	State Senate	1st Middlesex and Norfolk	Democratic Primary	Edward L. Burke won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Edward L. Burke 8,582 100.0% All Others 1 0% Blanks 2,752   Total Votes Cast 11,335   See Details for this Election »
1984	State Senate	1st Middlesex and Norfolk	General Election	Edward L. Burke won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Edward L. Burke Democratic 48,832 100.0% All Others 5 0% Blanks 20,605   Total Votes Cast 69,442   See Details for this Election »
1984	State Senate	1st Middlesex and Norfolk	Democratic Primary	Edward L. Burke won (54%) against 1 opponent. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Edward L. Burke 12,269 54.4% Lou Nickinello 10,271 45.6% Blanks 843   Total Votes Cast 23,383   See Details for this Election »
1982	State Senate	1st Middlesex and Norfolk	General Election	Edward L. Burke won (71%) against 1 opponent. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Edward L. Burke Democratic 36,186 71.0% Jeffery D. Nutting Republican 14,767 29.0% Blanks 3,960   Total Votes Cast 54,913   See Details for this Election »
1982	State Senate	1st Middlesex and Norfolk	Democratic Primary	Edward L. Burke won (72%) against 1 opponent. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Edward L. Burke 20,121 71.8% Robert M. Celeste 7,884 28.2% Blanks 4,274   Total Votes Cast 32,279   See Details for this Election »
1980	State Senate	1st Middlesex and Norfolk	General Election	Edward L. Burke won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Edward L. Burke Democratic 46,054 100.0% All Others 1 0% Blanks 21,536   Total Votes Cast 67,591   See Details for this Election »
1980	State Senate	1st Middlesex and Norfolk	Democratic Primary	Edward L. Burke won (60%) against 1 opponent. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Edward L. Burke 8,321 60.4% John Robert Gordon 5,449 39.6% Blanks 996   Total Votes Cast 14,766   See Details for this Election »
1978	State Senate	1st Middlesex and Norfolk	General Election	Edward L. Burke won (68%) against 1 opponent. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Edward L. Burke Democratic 31,424 67.6% Gerald J. McManus Republican 15,030 32.4% All Others 3 0% Blanks 4,299   Total Votes Cast 50,756   See Details for this Election »
1978	State Senate	1st Middlesex and Norfolk	Democratic Primary	Edward L. Burke won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Edward L. Burke 10,983 100.0% Blanks 5,153   Total Votes Cast 16,136   See Details for this Election »
1976	State Senate	1st Middlesex and Norfolk	General Election	Edward L. Burke won (61%) against 1 opponent. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Edward L. Burke Democratic 37,878 60.7% William B. Webb Republican 24,530 39.3% All Others 3 0% Blanks 4,632   Total Votes Cast 67,043   See Details for this Election »
1976	State Senate	1st Middlesex and Norfolk	Democratic Primary	Edward L. Burke won (53%) against 3 opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Edward L. Burke 6,106 52.6% Joseph P. Conlon 2,967 25.5% Carl M. Rice 1,369 11.8% Thomas P. Tierney 1,175 10.1% All Others 1 0% Blanks 566   Total Votes Cast 12,184   See Details for this Election »
1974	State Senate	1st Middlesex and Norfolk	General Election	Edward L. Burke won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Edward L. Burke Democratic 35,260 100.0% Blanks 11,042   Total Votes Cast 46,302   See Details for this Election »
1974	State Senate	1st Middlesex and Norfolk	Democratic Primary	Edward L. Burke won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Edward L. Burke 10,826 100.0% Blanks 3,636   Total Votes Cast 14,462   See Details for this Election »
1972	State Senate	Middlesex and Worcester	General Election	Edward L. Burke won (72%) against 1 opponent. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Edward L. Burke Democratic 48,593 72.5% William E. Blizard Republican 18,464 27.5% All Others 1 0% Blanks 4,299   Total Votes Cast 71,357   See Details for this Election »
1972	State Senate	Middlesex and Worcester	Democratic Primary	Edward L. Burke won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Edward L. Burke 8,228 100.0% Blanks 1,911   Total Votes Cast 10,139   See Details for this Election »
1970	State Senate	Middlesex and Worcester	General Election	Edward L. Burke won (53%) against 1 opponent. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Edward L. Burke Democratic 28,443 53.0% William L. Randall Republican 25,209 47.0% All Others 1 0% Blanks 1,996   Total Votes Cast 55,649   See Details for this Election »
1970	State Senate	Middlesex and Worcester	Democratic Primary	Edward L. Burke won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Edward L. Burke 10,398 100.0% Blanks 2,640   Total Votes Cast 13,038   See Details for this Election »

 

William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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