Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin

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Victories

Won 9 out of 10 general elections

Won 10 out of 10 primaries

Won 19 out of 20 total contests

Opponents

Andrea E. Farretta 2014 General

Michael F. Flaherty 1974 General

Dominic S. Giannone, III 2020 General

Robert Montgomery Thomas 2012 General

Douglas R. Ness 2010 General

Patricia K. Ranese 1974 General

Paul J. Rotondo 2022 General

Melissa B. Smith 2020 Primary

James Michael Murphy (D)

Past Elections

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Year	Office	District	Stage	Candidates
2024	State Representative	4th Norfolk	Democratic Primary	James Michael Murphy won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % James Michael Murphy 3,222 99.8% All Others 6 0.2% Blanks 403   Total Votes Cast 3,631   See Details for this Election »
2022	State Representative	4th Norfolk	General Election	James Michael Murphy won (64%) against 1 opponent. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % James Michael Murphy Democratic 10,255 63.9% Paul J. Rotondo Republican 5,778 36.0% All Others 12 0.1% Blanks 444   Total Votes Cast 16,489   See Details for this Election »
2022	State Representative	4th Norfolk	Democratic Primary	James Michael Murphy won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % James Michael Murphy 3,759 99.7% All Others 13 0.3% Blanks 612   Total Votes Cast 4,384   See Details for this Election »
2020	State Representative	4th Norfolk	General Election	James Michael Murphy won (65%) against 2 opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % James Michael Murphy Democratic 16,257 64.7% Paul J. Rotondo Republican 7,622 30.3% Dominic S. Giannone, III Unenrolled 1,247 5.0% All Others 20 0.1% Blanks 1,480   Total Votes Cast 26,626   See Details for this Election »
2020	State Representative	4th Norfolk	Democratic Primary	James Michael Murphy won (67%) against 1 opponent. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % James Michael Murphy 6,401 67.4% Melissa B. Smith 3,082 32.5% All Others 8 0.1% Blanks 714   Total Votes Cast 10,205   See Details for this Election »
2018	State Representative	4th Norfolk	General Election	James Michael Murphy won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % James Michael Murphy Democratic 14,747 98.5% All Others 230 1.5% Blanks 4,768   Total Votes Cast 19,745   See Details for this Election »
2018	State Representative	4th Norfolk	Democratic Primary	James Michael Murphy won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % James Michael Murphy 3,174 99.5% All Others 17 0.5% Blanks 594   Total Votes Cast 3,785   See Details for this Election »
2016	State Representative	4th Norfolk	General Election	James Michael Murphy won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % James Michael Murphy Democratic 17,771 98.7% All Others 240 1.3% Blanks 5,586   Total Votes Cast 23,597   See Details for this Election »
2016	State Representative	4th Norfolk	Democratic Primary	James Michael Murphy won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % James Michael Murphy 1,017 95.0% All Others 54 5% Blanks 173   Total Votes Cast 1,244   See Details for this Election »
2014	State Representative	4th Norfolk	General Election	James Michael Murphy won (58%) against 1 opponent. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % James Michael Murphy Democratic 8,740 58.4% Andrea E. Farretta Republican 6,202 41.4% All Others 32 0.2% Blanks 845   Total Votes Cast 15,819   See Details for this Election »
2014	State Representative	4th Norfolk	Democratic Primary	James Michael Murphy won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % James Michael Murphy 2,537 99.4% All Others 16 0.6% Blanks 976   Total Votes Cast 3,529   See Details for this Election »
2012	State Representative	4th Norfolk	General Election	James Michael Murphy won (81%) against 1 opponent. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % James Michael Murphy Democratic 15,822 80.7% Robert Montgomery Thomas Unenrolled 3,728 19.0% All Others 44 0.2% Blanks 2,573   Total Votes Cast 22,167   See Details for this Election »
2012	State Representative	4th Norfolk	Democratic Primary	James Michael Murphy won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % James Michael Murphy 1,001 99.1% All Others 9 0.9% Blanks 159   Total Votes Cast 1,169   See Details for this Election »
2010	State Representative	4th Norfolk	General Election	James Michael Murphy won (62%) against 2 opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % James Michael Murphy Democratic 8,862 62.1% Douglas R. Ness Republican 4,498 31.5% Robert Montgomery Thomas Unenrolled 909 6.4% All Others 13 0.1% Blanks 888   Total Votes Cast 15,170   See Details for this Election »
2010	State Representative	4th Norfolk	Democratic Primary	James Michael Murphy won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % James Michael Murphy 2,440 99.2% All Others 20 0.8% Blanks 842   Total Votes Cast 3,302   See Details for this Election »
2008	State Representative	4th Norfolk	General Election	James Michael Murphy won (74%) against 1 opponent. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % James Michael Murphy Democratic 13,385 74.4% Robert Montgomery Thomas Republican 4,572 25.4% All Others 35 0.2% Blanks 1,628   Total Votes Cast 19,620   See Details for this Election »
2008	State Representative	4th Norfolk	Democratic Primary	James Michael Murphy won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % James Michael Murphy 1,893 99.2% All Others 16 0.8% Blanks 657   Total Votes Cast 2,566   See Details for this Election »
2006	State Representative	4th Norfolk	General Election	James Michael Murphy won (71%) against 1 opponent. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % James Michael Murphy Democratic 9,793 71.1% Robert Montgomery Thomas Republican 3,971 28.8% All Others 11 0.1% Blanks 831   Total Votes Cast 14,606   See Details for this Election »
2006	State Representative	4th Norfolk	Democratic Primary	James Michael Murphy won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % James Michael Murphy 4,782 99.6% All Others 21 0.4% Blanks 1,475   Total Votes Cast 6,278   See Details for this Election »
1974	State Representative	8th Suffolk	General Election	Michael F. Flaherty won (71%) against 2 opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Michael F. Flaherty Democratic 4,328 71.2% James Michael Murphy Independent 1,278 21.0% Patricia K. Ranese Independent 473 7.8% Total Votes Cast 6,079   See Details for this Election »

 

William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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