Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin

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Victories

Won 6 out of 6 general elections

Won 9 out of 10 primaries

Won 15 out of 16 total contests

Opponents

Alba N. Castillo 1990 General

Brian J. Donnelly 1998 Primary

L. Scott Harshbarger 1998 Primary

Micheal J. Kennedy 1982 Primary

William F. Melahn 1988 General

Margaret M. Minahan 1972 Primary

William X. Wall 1982 Primary

Patricia P. McGovern (D)

Past Elections

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Year	Office	District	Stage	Candidates
1998	Governor	Statewide	Democratic Primary	L. Scott Harshbarger won (51%) against 2 opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % L. Scott Harshbarger 306,883 51.1% Patricia P. McGovern 189,686 31.6% Brian J. Donnelly 101,984 17.0% All Others 1,484 0.2% Blanks 33,882   Total Votes Cast 633,919   See Details for this Election »
1990	State Senate	2nd Essex and Middlesex	General Election	Patricia P. McGovern won (59%) against 1 opponent. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Patricia P. McGovern Democratic 32,294 59.5% Alba N. Castillo Republican 21,998 40.5% All Others 11 0% Blanks 2,935   Total Votes Cast 57,238   See Details for this Election »
1990	State Senate	2nd Essex and Middlesex	Democratic Primary	Patricia P. McGovern won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Patricia P. McGovern 18,101 99.9% All Others 20 0.1% Blanks 9,517   Total Votes Cast 27,638   See Details for this Election »
1988	State Senate	2nd Essex and Middlesex	General Election	Patricia P. McGovern won (68%) against 1 opponent. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Patricia P. McGovern Democratic 39,745 68.1% William F. Melahn Republican 18,619 31.9% All Others 2 0% Blanks 3,894   Total Votes Cast 62,260   See Details for this Election »
1988	State Senate	2nd Essex and Middlesex	Democratic Primary	Patricia P. McGovern won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Patricia P. McGovern 4,343 99.9% All Others 3 0.1% Blanks 1,385   Total Votes Cast 5,731   See Details for this Election »
1986	State Senate	2nd Essex and Middlesex	General Election	Patricia P. McGovern won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Patricia P. McGovern Democratic 29,251 100.0% All Others 12 0% Blanks 7,661   Total Votes Cast 36,924   See Details for this Election »
1986	State Senate	2nd Essex and Middlesex	Democratic Primary	Patricia P. McGovern won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Patricia P. McGovern 11,774 100.0% All Others 2 0% Blanks 2,255   Total Votes Cast 14,031   See Details for this Election »
1984	State Senate	2nd Essex and Middlesex	General Election	Patricia P. McGovern won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Patricia P. McGovern Democratic 42,816 99.9% All Others 23 0.1% Blanks 12,326   Total Votes Cast 55,165   See Details for this Election »
1984	State Senate	2nd Essex and Middlesex	Democratic Primary	Patricia P. McGovern won (70%) against 1 opponent. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Patricia P. McGovern 15,836 70.0% William X. Wall 0 0.0% All Others 6,799 30% Blanks 769   Total Votes Cast 23,404   See Details for this Election »
1984	Party State Committee Woman	2nd Essex and Middlesex	Democratic Primary	Patricia P. McGovern won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Patricia P. McGovern 11,725 100.0% All Others 3 0% Blanks 3,336   Total Votes Cast 15,064   See Details for this Election »
1982	State Senate	2nd Essex and Middlesex	General Election	Patricia P. McGovern won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Patricia P. McGovern Democratic 37,203 99.9% All Others 33 0.1% Blanks 7,916   Total Votes Cast 45,152   See Details for this Election »
1982	State Senate	2nd Essex and Middlesex	Democratic Primary	Patricia P. McGovern won (61%) against 2 opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Patricia P. McGovern 17,583 60.9% William X. Wall 9,476 32.8% Micheal J. Kennedy 1,828 6.3% Blanks 1,479   Total Votes Cast 30,366   See Details for this Election »
1980	State Senate	2nd Essex and Middlesex	General Election	Patricia P. McGovern won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Patricia P. McGovern Democratic 43,768 99.9% All Others 38 0.1% Blanks 12,919   Total Votes Cast 56,725   See Details for this Election »
1980	State Senate	2nd Essex and Middlesex	Democratic Primary	Patricia P. McGovern won (54%) against 1 opponent. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Patricia P. McGovern 12,749 54.5% William X. Wall 10,660 45.5% Blanks 532   Total Votes Cast 23,941   See Details for this Election »
1976	Party State Committee Woman	2nd Essex and Middlesex	Democratic Primary	Patricia P. McGovern won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Patricia P. McGovern 12,507 100.0% All Others 1 0% Blanks 6,415   Total Votes Cast 18,923   See Details for this Election »
1972	Party State Committee Woman	5th Essex	Democratic Primary	Patricia P. McGovern won (59%) against 1 opponent. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Patricia P. McGovern 7,176 59.2% Margaret M. Minahan 4,943 40.8% Blanks 6,342   Total Votes Cast 18,461   See Details for this Election »

 

William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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