Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin

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Victories

Won 3 out of 3 general elections

Won 3 out of 6 primaries

Won 6 out of 9 total contests

Opponents

Annette D. I. Angelo 1972 Primary

Dorothie H. Baker 1972 Primary

Rosemary F. Banks 1972 Primary

Timothy A. Bassett 1972 Primary

Thaddeus Buczko 1972 Primary

James J. Carrigan 1972 Primary

Paul Cunney 1972 Primary

Peter S. DiCieeo 1972 Primary

Thomas Diggins 1972 Primary

John J. Dillon 1972 Primary

Albert V. DiVirgilio 1972 Primary

Edward Godfrey 1974 General

Selma L. Goldberg 1972 Primary

David E. Harrison 1972 Primary

Kathleen F. Holmes 1972 Primary

Pamela C. Jones 1972 Primary

Irving E. Kane 1972 Primary

Mary M. Kowalski 1972 Primary

Theresa st. M. Louis 1972 Primary

J.Thomas Manning 1972 General

Beverly S. Martin 1972 Primary

James C. Mavrick 1976 Primary

John R. McCarthy 1972 Primary

Thomas J. McGivern 1972 Primary

John E. Murphy, Jr. 1972 Primary

Sharon M. Pollard 1978 Primary

Jane C. Prendergast 1972 Primary

Janice J. Sloan 1972 Primary

Samuel B. Tassel 1972 Primary

James F. Waldron 1972 Primary

Peter W. Williamson 1972 Primary

James P. Rurak (D)

Past Elections

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Year	Office	District	Stage	Candidates
1978	State Senate	3rd Essex	Democratic Primary	Sharon M. Pollard won (56%) against 1 opponent. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Sharon M. Pollard 14,050 55.7% James P. Rurak 11,180 44.3% All Others 1 0% Blanks 1,023   Total Votes Cast 26,254   See Details for this Election »
1976	State Senate	3rd Essex	Democratic Primary	Sharon M. Pollard won (49%) against 2 opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Sharon M. Pollard 8,221 48.9% James P. Rurak 7,709 45.9% James C. Mavrick 872 5.2% Blanks 799   Total Votes Cast 17,601   See Details for this Election »
1974	State Senate	3rd Essex	General Election	James P. Rurak won (73%) against 1 opponent. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % James P. Rurak Democratic 34,785 73.4% Edward Godfrey Republican 12,617 26.6% All Others 1 0% Blanks 3,749   Total Votes Cast 51,152   See Details for this Election »
1974	State Senate	3rd Essex	Democratic Primary	James P. Rurak won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % James P. Rurak 13,312 100.0% Blanks 3,581   Total Votes Cast 16,893   See Details for this Election »
1972	State Senate	4th Essex	General Election	James P. Rurak won (71%) against 1 opponent. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % James P. Rurak Democratic 44,206 70.8% J.Thomas Manning Republican 18,259 29.2% Blanks 4,636   Total Votes Cast 67,101   See Details for this Election »
1972	State Senate	4th Essex	Democratic Primary	James P. Rurak won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % James P. Rurak 11,117 100.0% All Others 1 0% Blanks 2,990   Total Votes Cast 14,108   See Details for this Election »
1972	Delegate to the National Convention	6th Congressional	Democratic Primary	David E. Harrison won (8%) against 27 opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % David E. Harrison 16,608 8.1% Timothy A. Bassett 16,386 8.0% John R. McCarthy 16,383 8.0% Janice J. Sloan 16,124 7.8% Kathleen F. Holmes 16,100 7.8% Rosemary F. Banks 15,728 7.6% ... and 22 other candidates     Peter W. Williamson 15,600 7.6% Thaddeus Buczko 12,549 6.1% James J. Carrigan 9,728 4.7% James P. Rurak 9,465 4.6% Peter S. DiCieeo 9,343 4.5% Selma L. Goldberg 8,652 4.2% Dorothie H. Baker 8,582 4.2% Beverly S. Martin 8,413 4.1% Irving E. Kane 2,682 1.3% Thomas J. McGivern 2,405 1.2% Mary M. Kowalski 2,273 1.1% John E. Murphy, Jr. 2,064 1.0% Thomas Diggins 2,054 1.0% Albert V. DiVirgilio 2,005 1.0% Samuel B. Tassel 2,003 1.0% Paul Cunney 1,969 1.0% Jane C. Prendergast 1,940 0.9% John J. Dillon 1,836 0.9% James F. Waldron 1,628 0.8% Annette D. I. Angelo 1,255 0.6% Theresa st. M. Louis 1,199 0.6% Pamela C. Jones 1,040 0.5% Blanks 172,784   Total Votes Cast 378,798   See Details for this Election »
1970	State Senate	4th Essex	General Election	James P. Rurak won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % James P. Rurak Democratic 40,028 100.0% All Others 6 0% Blanks 15,281   Total Votes Cast 55,315   See Details for this Election »
1970	State Senate	4th Essex	Democratic Primary	James P. Rurak won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % James P. Rurak 11,276 100.0% Blanks 2,904   Total Votes Cast 14,180   See Details for this Election »

 

William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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