Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin

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Victories

Won 3 out of 5 general elections

Won 3 out of 7 primaries

Won 6 out of 12 total contests

Opponents

William V. Ahearn 1972 Primary

Gary M. Bean 1972 Primary

Earle A. Bengston, Jr 1972 Primary

Edward J. Bishop, Jr. 1978 Primary

Kathleen Golden Brennan 1972 Primary

Janet Buckless G. Buckless 1972 Primary

Robert V. Campo 1978 General

Anthony J. Civitareale 1970 Primary

Joseph C. J. DiCarlo 1972 Primary

Francis X. Donahue 1978 Primary

Marion P. Donoghue 1972 Primary

Leonard Deacon F. Doyle 1978 Primary

John J. Droney 1982 Primary

Thomas J. Fahey 1970 Primary

Edward R. Gargiulo 1982 Primary

Eleanor K. Gibbons 1972 Primary

Robert A. Gonsalves 1972 Primary

L. Scott Harshbarger 1982 Primary

Ralph R. Harvey 1978 Primary

John R. Harvey 1978 Primary

Daniel G. Hurley 1972 Primary

Walter J. Kelliher 1972 Primary

David S. Liederman 1972 Primary

John J. Lonergan 1970 Primary

George R. McCarthy 1972 Primary

John J. McGlynn 1970 General

To Y. Pearlstein 1972 Primary

Robert M. Penta 1974 General

William G. Reinstein 1972 Primary

Aliee Fitzgibbon Del rossi 1972 Primary

George L. Sacco, Jr 1970 General

Philip J. Spelman 1972 Primary

Paul J. Sweeney 1970 Primary

Ruth D. Terzaghi 1972 Primary

Anna Christina Thompson 1972 Primary

Rona H. D. Wayland 1972 Primary

Virginia D. Yardnmian 1972 Primary

Paul J. Cavanaugh (D)

Past Elections

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Year	Office	District	Stage	Candidates
1984	Register of Probate	Middlesex County	General Election	Paul J. Cavanaugh won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Paul J. Cavanaugh Democratic 413,521 100.0% All Others 105 0% Blanks 241,180   Total Votes Cast 654,806   See Details for this Election »
1984	Register of Probate	Middlesex County	Democratic Primary	Paul J. Cavanaugh won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Paul J. Cavanaugh 157,823 100.0% All Others 22 0% Blanks 84,765   Total Votes Cast 242,610   See Details for this Election »
1982	District Attorney	Northern	Democratic Primary	L. Scott Harshbarger won (48%) against 3 opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % L. Scott Harshbarger 146,485 47.5% Paul J. Cavanaugh 55,559 18.0% Edward R. Gargiulo 54,004 17.5% John J. Droney 52,222 16.9% All Others 6 0% Blanks 31,408   Total Votes Cast 339,684   See Details for this Election »
1978	Register of Probate	Middlesex County	General Election	Paul J. Cavanaugh won (71%) against 1 opponent. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Paul J. Cavanaugh Democratic 291,210 70.6% Robert V. Campo Independent 121,326 29.4% All Others 24 0% Blanks 105,841   Total Votes Cast 518,401   See Details for this Election »
1978	Register of Probate	Middlesex County	Democratic Primary	Paul J. Cavanaugh won (45%) against 5 opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Paul J. Cavanaugh 80,059 45.0% Francis X. Donahue 27,311 15.4% Leonard Deacon F. Doyle 23,096 13.0% Edward J. Bishop, Jr. 17,619 9.9% Ralph R. Harvey 15,635 8.8% John R. Harvey 13,998 7.9% All Others 6 0% Blanks 59,263   Total Votes Cast 236,987   See Details for this Election »
1974	State Representative	22nd Middlesex	General Election	Robert M. Penta won (58%) against 1 opponent. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Robert M. Penta Independent 4,399 57.9% Paul J. Cavanaugh Democratic 3,195 42.1% Total Votes Cast 7,594   See Details for this Election »
1974	State Representative	22nd Middlesex	Democratic Primary	Paul J. Cavanaugh won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Paul J. Cavanaugh 3,462 99.7% All Others 9 0.3% Blanks 1,070   Total Votes Cast 4,541   See Details for this Election »
1972	State Representative	14th Middlesex	General Election	George L. Sacco, Jr won (34%) against 2 opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % George L. Sacco, Jr Democratic 18,564 34.4% John J. McGlynn Democratic 17,925 33.2% Paul J. Cavanaugh Democratic 17,427 32.3% Total Votes Cast 53,916   See Details for this Election »
1972	State Representative	14th Middlesex	Democratic Primary	John J. McGlynn won (34%) against 2 opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % George L. Sacco, Jr 4,520 34.0% John J. McGlynn 4,458 33.6% Paul J. Cavanaugh 4,299 32.4% All Others 9 0.1% Blanks 9,478   Total Votes Cast 22,764   See Details for this Election »
1972	Delegate to the National Convention	7th Congressional	Democratic Primary	William V. Ahearn won (9%) against 22 opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % William V. Ahearn 20,590 8.9% Daniel G. Hurley 20,084 8.7% Robert A. Gonsalves 19,015 8.2% Eleanor K. Gibbons 18,969 8.2% Gary M. Bean 18,605 8.0% Ruth D. Terzaghi 18,480 8.0% ... and 17 other candidates     Anna Christina Thompson 16,938 7.3% Joseph C. J. DiCarlo 10,260 4.4% Paul J. Cavanaugh 8,840 3.8% George R. McCarthy 8,450 3.6% David S. Liederman 7,995 3.4% George L. Sacco, Jr 7,324 3.2% Janet Buckless G. Buckless 7,174 3.1% Virginia D. Yardnmian 7,147 3.1% To Y. Pearlstein 6,964 3.0% Walter J. Kelliher 6,955 3.0% William G. Reinstein 5,715 2.5% Philip J. Spelman 5,129 2.2% Kathleen Golden Brennan 5,096 2.2% Aliee Fitzgibbon Del rossi 4,635 2.0% Marion P. Donoghue 4,578 2.0% Earle A. Bengston, Jr 1,660 0.7% Rona H. D. Wayland 1,516 0.7% All Others 2 0% Blanks 187,470   Total Votes Cast 419,591   See Details for this Election »
1970	State Representative	14th Middlesex	General Election	Paul J. Cavanaugh won (34%) against 2 opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Paul J. Cavanaugh Democratic 18,093 34.0% John J. McGlynn Democratic 17,575 33.0% George L. Sacco, Jr Democratic 17,572 33.0% Total Votes Cast 53,240   See Details for this Election »
1970	State Representative	14th Middlesex	Democratic Primary	George L. Sacco, Jr won (24%) against 6 opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % George L. Sacco, Jr 7,088 24.1% John J. McGlynn 6,724 22.9% Paul J. Cavanaugh 6,686 22.8% John J. Lonergan 5,256 17.9% Paul J. Sweeney 1,346 4.6% Thomas J. Fahey 1,197 4.1% Anthony J. Civitareale 1,069 3.6% Blanks 6,718   Total Votes Cast 36,084   See Details for this Election »

 

William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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