Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin

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Victories

Won 6 out of 6 general elections

Won 6 out of 8 primaries

Won 12 out of 14 total contests

Opponents

Robert W. Desmond 1972 Primary

Brian J. Donnelly 1972 General

James L. Dunn 1972 Primary

Micheal T. Feeney 1972 Primary

Martin P. Foley 1972 Primary

Maurice F. Ford 1972 Primary

Mary A. Gannon 1972 Primary

Francis N. Goode 1974 Primary

Catherine Henderson 1972 Primary

Robert A. Jawvis 1972 Primary

William F. Keenan 1972 Primary

Brian M. Leahy 1972 Primary

katherine B. Liunehan 1972 Primary

Patrick J. Lydon 1972 Primary

John M. Lynch 1972 Primary

Richard A. Magri 1972 Primary

Walter J. McCann 1972 Primary

Paul F. Murphy 1970 Primary

Thomas Xavier Murphy 1972 Primary

Arthur C. Murphy 1972 Primary

Michael S. Robertson 1982 General

Clifford R. Sweeney 1972 Primary

John E. Tevnan 1972 Primary

Joseph B. Walsh 1970 Primary

William H. Walsh 1972 Primary

John Coleman Walsh 1972 Primary

Donald E. Washburn 1982 General

W. Paul White 1972 General

John J. Finnegan (D)

Past Elections

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Year	Office	District	Stage	Candidates
1982	Auditor	Statewide	General Election	John J. Finnegan won (67%) against 2 opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % John J. Finnegan Democratic 1,225,427 66.9% Michael S. Robertson Republican 535,463 29.2% Donald E. Washburn Libertarian 69,795 3.8% All Others 31 0% Blanks 273,064   Total Votes Cast 2,103,780   See Details for this Election »
1982	Auditor	Statewide	Democratic Primary	John J. Finnegan won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % John J. Finnegan 777,319 100.0% All Others 26 0% Blanks 433,872   Total Votes Cast 1,211,217   See Details for this Election »
1980	State Representative	14th Suffolk	General Election	John J. Finnegan won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % John J. Finnegan Democratic 6,965 100.0% Blanks 3,189   Total Votes Cast 10,154   See Details for this Election »
1980	State Representative	14th Suffolk	Democratic Primary	John J. Finnegan won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % John J. Finnegan 2,961 100.0% Blanks 853   Total Votes Cast 3,814   See Details for this Election »
1978	State Representative	14th Suffolk	General Election	John J. Finnegan won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % John J. Finnegan Democratic 7,075 100.0% Blanks 2,342   Total Votes Cast 9,417   See Details for this Election »
1978	State Representative	14th Suffolk	Democratic Primary	John J. Finnegan won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % John J. Finnegan 4,469 100.0% Blanks 2,200   Total Votes Cast 6,669   See Details for this Election »
1976	State Representative	18th Suffolk	General Election	John J. Finnegan won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % John J. Finnegan Democratic 5,135 100.0% Total Votes Cast 5,135   See Details for this Election »
1976	State Representative	18th Suffolk	Democratic Primary	John J. Finnegan won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % John J. Finnegan 2,636 100.0% Blanks 1,857   Total Votes Cast 4,493   See Details for this Election »
1974	State Representative	18th Suffolk	General Election	John J. Finnegan won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % John J. Finnegan Democratic 4,760 100.0% Total Votes Cast 4,760   See Details for this Election »
1974	State Representative	18th Suffolk	Democratic Primary	John J. Finnegan won (81%) against 1 opponent. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % John J. Finnegan 3,288 81.0% Francis N. Goode 769 19.0% Blanks 910   Total Votes Cast 4,967   See Details for this Election »
1972	State Senate	6th Suffolk	Special Democratic Primary	Joseph B. Walsh won (50%) against 4 opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Joseph B. Walsh 9,928 50.3% John J. Finnegan 5,378 27.3% John M. Lynch 3,150 16.0% John Coleman Walsh 863 4.4% katherine B. Liunehan 413 2.1% Blanks 175   Total Votes Cast 19,907   See Details for this Election »
1972	State Representative	12th Suffolk	General Election	John J. Finnegan won (36%) against 2 opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % John J. Finnegan Democratic 12,164 35.7% W. Paul White Democratic 11,344 33.3% Brian J. Donnelly Democratic 10,581 31.0% Total Votes Cast 34,089   See Details for this Election »
1972	State Representative	12th Suffolk	Democratic Primary	John J. Finnegan won (17%) against 20 opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % John J. Finnegan 4,605 17.3% W. Paul White 3,916 14.7% Brian J. Donnelly 2,886 10.9% William F. Keenan 2,147 8.1% Maurice F. Ford 2,061 7.8% Robert A. Jawvis 1,820 6.9% ... and 15 other candidates     Micheal T. Feeney 1,653 6.2% Brian M. Leahy 1,590 6.0% Martin P. Foley 1,305 4.9% Clifford R. Sweeney 855 3.2% Richard A. Magri 833 3.1% Arthur C. Murphy 603 2.3% William H. Walsh 602 2.3% Robert W. Desmond 319 1.2% Thomas Xavier Murphy 300 1.1% James L. Dunn 271 1.0% Patrick J. Lydon 254 1.0% Mary A. Gannon 226 0.9% Catherine Henderson 143 0.5% Walter J. McCann 108 0.4% John E. Tevnan 61 0.2% Blanks 6,766   Total Votes Cast 33,324   See Details for this Election »
1970	State Representative	12th Suffolk	Democratic Primary	Paul F. Murphy won (36%) against 2 opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Paul F. Murphy 8,077 35.5% John J. Finnegan 7,458 32.8% Joseph B. Walsh 7,187 31.6% All Others 1 0% Blanks 17,210   Total Votes Cast 39,933   See Details for this Election »

 

William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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