Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin

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Victories

Won 0 out of 4 general elections

Won 3 out of 4 primaries

Won 3 out of 8 total contests

Opponents

Joseph E. Brett 1974 General

Walter J. Hannon 1970 General

Paul D. Harold 1978 General

Alley E. McInnis, Jr 1976 General

Michael W. Morrissey 1976 General

J. Vincent Smyth 1970 General

Jens E. Thornton (R)

Past Elections

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Year	Office	District	Stage	Candidates
1978	State Senate	Norfolk	General Election	Paul D. Harold won (82%) against 1 opponent. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Paul D. Harold Democratic 44,717 82.3% Jens E. Thornton Republican 9,584 17.6% All Others 15 0% Blanks 4,148   Total Votes Cast 58,464   See Details for this Election »
1978	State Senate	Norfolk	Republican Primary	Jens E. Thornton won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Jens E. Thornton 4,639 99.7% All Others 13 0.3% Blanks 3,318   Total Votes Cast 7,970   See Details for this Election »
1976	State Representative	3rd Norfolk	General Election	Michael W. Morrissey won (79%) against 2 opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Michael W. Morrissey Democratic 6,945 79.0% Jens E. Thornton Republican 989 11.3% Alley E. McInnis, Jr Independent 857 9.7% Total Votes Cast 8,791   See Details for this Election »
1976	State Representative	3rd Norfolk	Republican Primary	Jens E. Thornton won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Jens E. Thornton 339 100.0% Blanks 110   Total Votes Cast 449   See Details for this Election »
1974	State Representative	3rd Norfolk	General Election	Joseph E. Brett won (79%) against 1 opponent. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Joseph E. Brett Democratic 6,670 78.6% Jens E. Thornton Republican 1,819 21.4% Total Votes Cast 8,489   See Details for this Election »
1972	State Representative	3rd Norfolk	Republican Primary	Jens E. Thornton won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Jens E. Thornton 694 96.5% All Others 25 3.5% Blanks 1,077   Total Votes Cast 1,796   See Details for this Election »
1970	State Representative	3rd Norfolk	General Election	Joseph E. Brett won (31%) against 3 opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Joseph E. Brett Democratic 11,011 30.9% Walter J. Hannon Republican 10,790 30.3% J. Vincent Smyth Democratic 10,126 28.4% Jens E. Thernton Republican 3,719 10.4% Total Votes Cast 35,646   See Details for this Election »
1970	State Representative	3rd Norfolk	Republican Primary	Walter J. Hannon won (53%) against 1 opponent. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Walter J. Hannon 1,558 52.9% Jens E. Thornton 1,389 47.1% Blanks 791   Total Votes Cast 3,738   See Details for this Election »

 

William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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