Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin

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Victories

Won 1 out of 5 general elections

Won 11 out of 13 primaries

Won 12 out of 18 total contests

Opponents

Gordon C. Andrews 2020 Primary

Michael D. Brady 2008 General

John R. Buckley, Jr. 1992 Primary

R. Andrew Burbine 2000 Primary

Gerard J. Cassidy 2022 General

Robert S. Creedon, Jr. 2004 General

Geoff Diehl 2020 Primary

David R. Heidke 2008 Primary

Thomas P. Kennedy 1983 General

Patricia A. Lawton 1992 Primary

Russell G. McGilvray 2000 Primary

John F. McLellan 1984 General

Matthew C. Striggles, Sr. 1992 Primary

Lawrence P. Novak (R)

Past Elections

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Year	Office	District	Stage	Candidates
2022	State Representative	9th Plymouth	General Election	Gerard J. Cassidy won (61%) against 1 opponent. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Gerard J. Cassidy Democratic 9,357 60.5% Lawrence P. Novak Republican 6,072 39.3% All Others 25 0.2% Blanks 896   Total Votes Cast 16,350   See Details for this Election »
2022	State Representative	9th Plymouth	Republican Primary	Lawrence P. Novak won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Lawrence P. Novak 1,605 99.4% All Others 9 0.6% Blanks 638   Total Votes Cast 2,252   See Details for this Election »
2020	Party State Committee Man	2nd Plymouth and Bristol	Republican Primary	Geoff Diehl won (74%) against 2 opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Geoff Diehl 5,240 73.9% Gordon C. Andrews 1,266 17.8% Lawrence P. Novak 571 8.0% All Others 18 0.3% Blanks 406   Total Votes Cast 7,501   See Details for this Election »
2008	State Representative	9th Plymouth	General Election	Michael D. Brady won (84%) against 1 opponent. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Michael D. Brady Democratic 10,820 83.6% Lawrence P. Novak Republican 2,104 16.3% All Others 21 0.2% Blanks 1,405   Total Votes Cast 14,350   See Details for this Election »
2008	State Representative	9th Plymouth	Republican Primary	Lawrence P. Novak won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Lawrence P. Novak 287 98.3% All Others 5 1.7% Blanks 103   Total Votes Cast 395   See Details for this Election »
2008	Party State Committee Man	2nd Plymouth and Bristol	Republican Primary	Lawrence P. Novak won (53%) against 1 opponent. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Lawrence P. Novak 4,691 53.0% David R. Heidke 4,143 46.8% All Others 19 0.2% Blanks 2,308   Total Votes Cast 11,161   See Details for this Election »
2004	State Senate	2nd Plymouth and Bristol	General Election	Robert S. Creedon, Jr. won (68%) against 1 opponent. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Robert S. Creedon, Jr. Democratic 38,836 67.7% Lawrence P. Novak Republican 18,533 32.3% All Others 34 0.1% Blanks 5,035   Total Votes Cast 62,438   See Details for this Election »
2004	State Senate	2nd Plymouth and Bristol	Republican Primary	Lawrence P. Novak won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Lawrence P. Novak 1,504 99.7% All Others 4 0.3% Blanks 452   Total Votes Cast 1,960   See Details for this Election »
2004	Party State Committee Man	2nd Plymouth and Bristol	Republican Primary	Lawrence P. Novak won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Lawrence P. Novak 1,030 99.5% All Others 5 0.5% Blanks 281   Total Votes Cast 1,316   See Details for this Election »
2000	Party State Committee Man	2nd Plymouth and Bristol	Republican Primary	Lawrence P. Novak won (59%) against 1 opponent. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Lawrence P. Novak 5,302 59.4% R. Andrew Burbine 3,623 40.6% All Others 4 0% Blanks 2,124   Total Votes Cast 11,053   See Details for this Election »
2000	Register of Probate	Plymouth County	Republican Primary	R. Andrew Burbine won (46%) against 2 opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % R. Andrew Burbine 3,934 46.0% Russell G. McGilvray 2,743 32.1% Lawrence P. Novak 1,849 21.6% All Others 19 0.2% Blanks 1,201   Total Votes Cast 9,746   See Details for this Election »
1996	Party State Committee Man	2nd Plymouth and Bristol	Republican Primary	Lawrence P. Novak won (53%) against 1 opponent. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Lawrence P. Novak 3,197 53.2% R. Andrew Burbine 2,812 46.7% All Others 6 0.1% Blanks 1,237   Total Votes Cast 7,252   See Details for this Election »
1992	Party State Committee Man	Plymouth	Republican Primary	Lawrence P. Novak won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Lawrence P. Novak 3,495 100.0% All Others 1 0% Blanks 2,320   Total Votes Cast 5,816   See Details for this Election »
1984	Party State Committee Man	1st Plymouth	Republican Primary	Lawrence P. Novak won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Lawrence P. Novak 964 100.0% Blanks 369   Total Votes Cast 1,333   See Details for this Election »
1984	County Treasurer	Plymouth County	General Election	Lawrence P. Novak won (43%) against 1 opponent. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % John F. McLellan Democratic 88,645 57.4% Lawrence P. Novak Republican 65,878 42.6% All Others 3 0% Blanks 22,746   Total Votes Cast 177,272   See Details for this Election »
1984	County Treasurer	Plymouth County	Republican Primary	Lawrence P. Novak won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Lawrence P. Novak 16,213 100.0% All Others 2 0% Blanks 6,522   Total Votes Cast 22,737   See Details for this Election »
1983	State Representative	9th Plymouth	Special General Election	Thomas P. Kennedy won (67%) against 1 opponent. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Thomas P. Kennedy Democratic 3,026 66.7% Lawrence P. Novak Republican 1,508 33.3% Blanks 76   Total Votes Cast 4,610   See Details for this Election »
1983	State Representative	9th Plymouth	Special Republican Primary	Lawrence P. Novak won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Lawrence P. Novak 357 98.9% All Others 4 1.1% Blanks 43   Total Votes Cast 404   See Details for this Election »

 

William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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