Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin

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Victories

Won 6 out of 7 general elections

Won 6 out of 9 primaries

Won 12 out of 16 total contests

Opponents

Chester G. Atkins 1984 Primary

Walter J. Flynn 1992 Primary

Victor M. Forsley 1972 Primary

Raymond P. Gendron 1972 Primary

Frank J. Gorman, Sr. 1992 Primary

Robert B. Kennedy 1978 Primary

Cornelius F. Kiernan 1972 General

Daniel P. Leahy 1992 Primary

James F. Loughran, III 1980 General

Stanley W. Norkunas, Jr 1972 General

James R. O'Connor 1972 Primary

Philip L. Shea (D)

Past Elections

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Year	Office	District	Stage	Candidates
1992	State Senate	1st Middlesex	Democratic Primary	Daniel P. Leahy won (41%) against 3 opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Daniel P. Leahy 9,612 41.1% Philip L. Shea 6,401 27.3% Frank J. Gorman, Sr. 4,900 20.9% Walter J. Flynn 2,430 10.4% All Others 65 0.3% Blanks 1,339   Total Votes Cast 24,747   See Details for this Election »
1984	U.S. House	5th Congressional	Democratic Primary	Chester G. Atkins won (53%) against 1 opponent. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Chester G. Atkins 43,538 52.9% Philip L. Shea 38,737 47.1% All Others 21 0% Blanks 3,363   Total Votes Cast 85,659   See Details for this Election »
1982	State Senate	1st Middlesex	General Election	Philip L. Shea won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Philip L. Shea Democratic 38,643 99.9% All Others 35 0.1% Blanks 11,404   Total Votes Cast 50,082   See Details for this Election »
1982	State Senate	1st Middlesex	Democratic Primary	Philip L. Shea won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Philip L. Shea 24,515 100.0% All Others 4 0% Blanks 8,843   Total Votes Cast 33,362   See Details for this Election »
1980	State Senate	1st Middlesex	General Election	Philip L. Shea won (71%) against 1 opponent. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Philip L. Shea Democratic 40,288 71.4% James F. Loughran, III Republican 16,102 28.6% All Others 6 0% Blanks 5,602   Total Votes Cast 61,998   See Details for this Election »
1980	State Senate	1st Middlesex	Democratic Primary	Philip L. Shea won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Philip L. Shea 19,528 99.9% All Others 19 0.1% Blanks 6,791   Total Votes Cast 26,338   See Details for this Election »
1979	State Senate	1st Middlesex	Special General Election	Philip L. Shea won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Philip L. Shea Democratic 2,453 98.0% All Others 51 2% Blanks 149   Total Votes Cast 2,653   See Details for this Election »
1979	State Senate	1st Middlesex	Special Democratic Primary	Philip L. Shea won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Philip L. Shea 2,917 99.2% All Others 23 0.8% Blanks 151   Total Votes Cast 3,091   See Details for this Election »
1978	State Representative	19th Middlesex	General Election	Philip L. Shea won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Philip L. Shea Democratic 9,043 100.0% All Others 4 0% Blanks 2,375   Total Votes Cast 11,422   See Details for this Election »
1978	State Representative	19th Middlesex	Democratic Primary	Philip L. Shea won (51%) against 1 opponent. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Philip L. Shea 3,591 51.3% Robert B. Kennedy 3,407 48.7% Blanks 318   Total Votes Cast 7,316   See Details for this Election »
1976	State Representative	45th Middlesex	General Election	Philip L. Shea won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Philip L. Shea Democratic 8,941 100.0% Total Votes Cast 8,941   See Details for this Election »
1976	State Representative	45th Middlesex	Democratic Primary	Philip L. Shea won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Philip L. Shea 2,115 100.0% Blanks 911   Total Votes Cast 3,026   See Details for this Election »
1974	State Representative	45th Middlesex	General Election	Philip L. Shea won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Philip L. Shea Democratic 7,193 100.0% Total Votes Cast 7,193   See Details for this Election »
1974	State Representative	45th Middlesex	Democratic Primary	Philip L. Shea won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Philip L. Shea 2,667 100.0% Blanks 818   Total Votes Cast 3,485   See Details for this Election »
1972	State Representative	31st Middlesex	General Election	Cornclius F. Kirnan won (46%) against 2 opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Cornclius F. Kirnan Democratic 13,848 46.3% Philip L. Shea Democratic 13,384 44.7% Stanley W. Norkunas, Jr Independent 2,681 9.0% Total Votes Cast 29,913   See Details for this Election »
1972	State Representative	31st Middlesex	Democratic Primary	Cornelius F. Kiernan won (28%) against 4 opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Cornelius F. Kiernan 5,010 28.3% Philip L. Shea 3,684 20.8% Victor M. Forsley 3,317 18.7% Raymond P. Gendron 3,137 17.7% James R. O'Connor 2,554 14.4% Blanks 3,074   Total Votes Cast 20,776   See Details for this Election »

 

William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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