Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin

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Victories

Won 5 out of 6 general elections

Won 8 out of 8 primaries

Won 13 out of 14 total contests

Opponents

David M. Bartley 1984 Primary

Jeffrey K. Beatty 2008 General

Carol Moseley Braun 2004 Primary

Wesley K. Clark 2004 Primary

Michael E. Cloud 2002 General

Michael Joseph Connolly 1984 Primary

Glenn M. Cooper 1972 Primary

Paul W. Cronin 1972 General

Howard Dean 2004 Primary

John J. Desmond, Jr. 1972 Primary

Anthony R. DiFruscia 1972 Primary

Helen Gilbride Droney 1972 Primary

Roger P. Durkin 1972 General

John Edwards 2004 Primary

Frederick J. Finnegan 1972 Primary

Randall Forsberg 2002 General

Susan C. Gallagher 1996 General

Richard E. Gephardt 2004 Primary

Robert B. Kennedy 1972 Primary

Daniel P. Kiley, Jr 1972 Primary

Dennis J. Kucinich 2004 Primary

Lyndon H. LaRouche, Jr. 2004 Primary

Joseph Lieberman 2004 Primary

Evelyn Murphy 1982 Primary

Lou Nickinello 1982 Primary

Edward J. O'Reilly 2008 Primary

Lois G. Pines 1982 Primary

Jim Rappaport 1990 General

Samuel Rotondi 1982 Primary

Raymond Shamie 1984 General

James M. Shannon 1984 Primary

Al Sharpton 2004 Primary

Paul J. Sheehy 1972 Primary

Robert C. Stowe 1996 General

Robert J. Underwood 2008 General

William F. Weld 1996 General

Richard Williams 1972 Primary

John F. Kerry (D)

Past Elections

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Year	Office	District	Stage	Candidates
2008	U.S. Senate	Statewide	General Election	John F. Kerry won (66%) against 2 opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % John F. Kerry Democratic 1,971,974 65.9% Jeffrey K. Beatty Republican 926,044 30.9% Robert J. Underwood Libertarian 93,713 3.1% All Others 2,516 0.1% Blanks 108,748   Total Votes Cast 3,102,995   See Details for this Election »
2008	U.S. Senate	Statewide	Democratic Primary	John F. Kerry won (69%) against 1 opponent. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % John F. Kerry 342,446 68.9% Edward J. O'Reilly 154,395 31.0% All Others 538 0.1% Blanks 8,808   Total Votes Cast 506,187   See Details for this Election »
2004	President	Statewide	Democratic Primary	John F. Kerry won (72%) against 9 opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % John F. Kerry 440,964 71.7% John Edwards 108,051 17.6% Dennis J. Kucinich 25,198 4.1% Howard Dean 17,076 2.8% Al Sharpton 6,123 1.0% Joseph Lieberman 5,432 0.9% ... and 4 other candidates     Wesley K. Clark 3,109 0.5% Richard E. Gephardt 1,455 0.2% Carol Moseley Braun 1,019 0.2% Lyndon H. LaRouche, Jr. 970 0.2% All Others 1,340 0.2% No Preference 4,451 0.7% Blanks 5,407   Total Votes Cast 620,597   See Details for this Election »
2002	U.S. Senate	Statewide	General Election	John F. Kerry won (80%) against 2 opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % John F. Kerry Democratic 1,605,976 80.0% Michael E. Cloud Libertarian 369,807 18.4% Randall Forsberg (Write-In) 24,898 1.2% All Others 6,077 0.3% Blanks 213,543   Total Votes Cast 2,220,301   See Details for this Election »
2002	U.S. Senate	Statewide	Democratic Primary	John F. Kerry won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % John F. Kerry 615,517 99.4% All Others 3,979 0.6% Blanks 147,730   Total Votes Cast 767,226   See Details for this Election »
1996	U.S. Senate	Statewide	General Election	John F. Kerry won (52%) against 3 opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % John F. Kerry Democratic 1,334,345 52.2% William F. Weld Republican 1,142,837 44.7% Susan C. Gallagher Conservative 70,013 2.7% Robert C. Stowe Natural Law 7,176 0.3% All Others 1,515 0.1% Blanks 44,399   Total Votes Cast 2,600,285   See Details for this Election »
1996	U.S. Senate	Statewide	Democratic Primary	John F. Kerry won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % John F. Kerry 221,213 98.6% All Others 3,095 1.4% Blanks 79,118   Total Votes Cast 303,426   See Details for this Election »
1990	U.S. Senate	Statewide	General Election	John F. Kerry won (57%) against 1 opponent. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % John F. Kerry Democratic 1,321,712 57.1% Jim Rappaport Republican 992,917 42.9% All Others 1,583 0.1% Blanks 108,367   Total Votes Cast 2,424,579   See Details for this Election »
1990	U.S. Senate	Statewide	Democratic Primary	John F. Kerry won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % John F. Kerry 721,134 99.8% All Others 1,647 0.2% Blanks 372,694   Total Votes Cast 1,095,475   See Details for this Election »
1984	U.S. Senate	Statewide	General Election	John F. Kerry won (55%) against 1 opponent. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % John F. Kerry Democratic 1,392,981 55.1% Raymond Shamie Republican 1,136,806 44.9% All Others 408 0% Blanks 64,859   Total Votes Cast 2,595,054   See Details for this Election »
1984	U.S. Senate	Statewide	Democratic Primary	John F. Kerry won (41%) against 3 opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % John F. Kerry 322,470 40.8% James M. Shannon 297,941 37.7% David M. Bartley 85,910 10.9% Michael Joseph Connolly 82,999 10.5% All Others 502 0.1% Blanks 48,299   Total Votes Cast 838,121   See Details for this Election »
1982	Lieutenant Governor	Statewide	Democratic Primary	John F. Kerry won (29%) against 4 opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % John F. Kerry 325,890 29.0% Evelyn Murphy 286,378 25.5% Samuel Rotondi 228,086 20.3% Lou Nickinello 150,829 13.4% Lois G. Pines 132,734 11.8% All Others 26 0% Blanks 87,274   Total Votes Cast 1,211,217   See Details for this Election »
1972	U.S. House	5th Congressional	General Election	Paul W. Cronin won (53%) against 2 opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Paul W. Cronin Republican 110,970 53.4% John F. Kerry Democratic 92,847 44.7% Roger P. Durkin Independent 3,803 1.8% All Others 3 0% Blanks 6,043   Total Votes Cast 213,666   See Details for this Election »
1972	U.S. House	5th Congressional	Democratic Primary	John F. Kerry won (28%) against 9 opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % John F. Kerry 20,771 27.6% Paul J. Sheehy 15,641 20.8% Anthony R. DiFruscia 12,222 16.2% John J. Desmond, Jr. 10,213 13.6% Robert B. Kennedy 5,632 7.5% Frederick J. Finnegan 2,558 3.4% ... and 4 other candidates     Glenn M. Cooper 2,282 3.0% Daniel P. Kiley, Jr 2,221 2.9% Helen Gilbride Droney 2,124 2.8% Richard Williams 1,706 2.3% All Others 2 0% Blanks 1,721   Total Votes Cast 77,093   See Details for this Election »

 

William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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