Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin

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Victories

Won 7 out of 7 general elections

Won 7 out of 8 primaries

Won 14 out of 15 total contests

Opponents

Anthony P. Anacki 1972 Primary

Lawrence R. Arena 1980 General

Stanley E. Barincoat 1972 General

William M. Blake 1980 Primary

James B. Dupont 1974 General

Joseph John McGrath 1972 Primary

Thomas A. Sheehan 1980 Primary

Edward H. Silva 1976 General

Gerry E. Studds 1984 Primary

Christopher Clay Trundy 1984 Primary

John J. White 1972 General

Peter Y. Flynn (D)

Past Elections

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Year	Office	District	Stage	Candidates
1992	Sheriff	Plymouth County	General Election	Peter Y. Flynn won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Peter Y. Flynn Democratic 149,807 99.6% All Others 586 0.4% Blanks 62,120   Total Votes Cast 212,513   See Details for this Election »
1992	Sheriff	Plymouth County	Democratic Primary	Peter Y. Flynn won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Peter Y. Flynn 29,450 99.7% All Others 84 0.3% Blanks 13,521   Total Votes Cast 43,055   See Details for this Election »
1986	Sheriff	Plymouth County	General Election	Peter Y. Flynn won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Peter Y. Flynn Democratic 88,045 100.0% All Others 44 0% Blanks 33,333   Total Votes Cast 121,422   See Details for this Election »
1986	Sheriff	Plymouth County	Democratic Primary	Peter Y. Flynn won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Peter Y. Flynn 19,168 99.9% All Others 12 0.1% Blanks 6,928   Total Votes Cast 26,108   See Details for this Election »
1984	U.S. House	10th Congressional	Democratic Primary	Gerry E. Studds won (61%) against 2 opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Gerry E. Studds 48,377 61.4% Peter Y. Flynn 27,094 34.4% Christopher Clay Trundy 3,284 4.2% All Others 35 0% Blanks 1,752   Total Votes Cast 80,542   See Details for this Election »
1980	Sheriff	Plymouth County	General Election	Peter Y. Flynn won (66%) against 1 opponent. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Peter Y. Flynn Democratic 104,160 65.9% Lawrence R. Arena Republican 53,998 34.1% All Others 14 0% Blanks 18,374   Total Votes Cast 176,546   See Details for this Election »
1980	Sheriff	Plymouth County	Democratic Primary	Peter Y. Flynn won (57%) against 2 opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Peter Y. Flynn 17,751 57.0% Thomas A. Sheehan 7,664 24.6% William M. Blake 5,708 18.3% All Others 5 0% Blanks 1,515   Total Votes Cast 32,643   See Details for this Election »
1978	State Representative	8th Plymouth	General Election	Peter Y. Flynn won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Peter Y. Flynn Democratic 10,002 100.0% All Others 1 0% Blanks 2,639   Total Votes Cast 12,642   See Details for this Election »
1978	State Representative	8th Plymouth	Democratic Primary	Peter Y. Flynn won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Peter Y. Flynn 2,201 100.0% Blanks 742   Total Votes Cast 2,943   See Details for this Election »
1976	State Representative	8th Plymouth	General Election	Peter Y. Flynn won (82%) against 1 opponent. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Peter Y. Flynn Democratic 9,669 82.1% Edward H. Silva Independent 2,105 17.9% Total Votes Cast 11,774   See Details for this Election »
1976	State Representative	8th Plymouth	Democratic Primary	Peter Y. Flynn won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Peter Y. Flynn 1,058 99.5% All Others 5 0.5% Blanks 273   Total Votes Cast 1,336   See Details for this Election »
1974	State Representative	8th Plymouth	General Election	Peter Y. Flynn won (62%) against 1 opponent. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Peter Y. Flynn Democratic 5,058 61.8% James B. Dupont Republican 3,126 38.2% Total Votes Cast 8,184   See Details for this Election »
1974	State Representative	8th Plymouth	Democratic Primary	Peter Y. Flynn won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Peter Y. Flynn 1,375 100.0% Blanks 308   Total Votes Cast 1,683   See Details for this Election »
1972	State Representative	7th Plymouth	General Election	Peter Y. Flynn won (48%) against 2 opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Peter Y. Flynn Democratic 4,984 47.8% Stanley E. Barincoat Republican 4,733 45.4% John J. White Independent 702 6.7% Total Votes Cast 10,419   See Details for this Election »
1972	State Representative	7th Plymouth	Democratic Primary	Peter Y. Flynn won (44%) against 2 opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Peter Y. Flynn 913 43.9% Joseph John McGrath 806 38.8% Anthony P. Anacki 358 17.2% All Others 1 0% Blanks 33   Total Votes Cast 2,111   See Details for this Election »

 

William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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