Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin

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Victories

Won 9 out of 10 general elections

Won 11 out of 11 primaries

Won 20 out of 21 total contests

Opponents

Claire J. Aizenstadt 1974 General

Margaret R. Boynton 1972 Primary

Charles Chuck Chevalier 1972 Primary

Charles R. Chevalier 1970 Primary

William A. Connell, Jr 1970 General

John P. Creed 1990 Primary

Laura A. Evans 1970 General

Mark Fitzsimmons 1978 Primary

William J. Flynn, Jr. 1990 Primary

William P. Gavin 1972 General

William J. Gunville 1970 Primary

Howard Thomas Hay 1984 General

Robert L. Hedlund, Jr. 1990 General

George E. Lane 1970 General

Brian J. McDonald 1990 Primary

Paul R. Rober 1970 Primary

Leonard E. Tagg 1970 Primary

Robert B. Ambler (D)

Past Elections

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Year	Office	District	Stage	Candidates
1990	State Senate	Norfolk and Plymouth	General Election	Robert L. Hedlund, Jr. won (58%) against 1 opponent. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Robert L. Hedlund, Jr. Republican 39,005 57.6% Robert B. Ambler Democratic 28,724 42.4% All Others 14 0% Blanks 5,129   Total Votes Cast 72,872   See Details for this Election »
1990	State Senate	Norfolk and Plymouth	Democratic Primary	Robert B. Ambler won (36%) against 3 opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Robert B. Ambler 10,533 35.9% Brian J. McDonald 9,254 31.6% William J. Flynn, Jr. 5,359 18.3% John P. Creed 4,162 14.2% Blanks 2,978   Total Votes Cast 32,286   See Details for this Election »
1988	State Representative	4th Norfolk	General Election	Robert B. Ambler won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Robert B. Ambler 14,967 100.0% Blanks 3,893   Total Votes Cast 18,860   See Details for this Election »
1988	State Representative	4th Norfolk	Democratic Primary	Robert B. Ambler won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Robert B. Ambler 1,060 100.0% Blanks 359   Total Votes Cast 1,419   See Details for this Election »
1986	State Representative	4th Norfolk	General Election	Robert B. Ambler won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Robert B. Ambler Democratic 8,285 100.0% Blanks 2,501   Total Votes Cast 10,786   See Details for this Election »
1986	State Representative	4th Norfolk	Democratic Primary	Robert B. Ambler won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Robert B. Ambler 2,331 100.0% Blanks 696   Total Votes Cast 3,027   See Details for this Election »
1984	State Representative	4th Norfolk	General Election	Robert B. Ambler won (68%) against 1 opponent. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Robert B. Ambler Democratic 10,348 67.6% Howard Thomas Hay Republican 4,965 32.4% Blanks 806   Total Votes Cast 16,119   See Details for this Election »
1984	State Representative	4th Norfolk	Democratic Primary	Robert B. Ambler won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Robert B. Ambler 4,510 100.0% All Others 1 0% Blanks 1,424   Total Votes Cast 5,935   See Details for this Election »
1982	State Representative	4th Norfolk	General Election	Robert B. Ambler won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Robert B. Ambler Democratic 9,611 100.0% All Others 2 0% Blanks 3,394   Total Votes Cast 13,007   See Details for this Election »
1982	State Representative	4th Norfolk	Democratic Primary	Robert B. Ambler won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Robert B. Ambler 6,141 100.0% Blanks 1,970   Total Votes Cast 8,111   See Details for this Election »
1978	State Representative	4th Norfolk	General Election	Robert B. Ambler won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Robert B. Ambler Democratic 10,674 100.0% All Others 4 0% Blanks 2,586   Total Votes Cast 13,264   See Details for this Election »
1978	State Representative	4th Norfolk	Democratic Primary	Robert B. Ambler won (60%) against 1 opponent. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Robert B. Ambler 4,763 59.6% Mark Fitzsimmons 3,228 40.4% Blanks 286   Total Votes Cast 8,277   See Details for this Election »
1978	State Representative	4th Norfolk	Republican Primary	*Robert Ambler won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % *Robert Ambler 167 60.7% All Others 108 39.3% Blanks 1,320   Total Votes Cast 1,595   See Details for this Election »
1976	State Representative	6th Norfolk	General Election	Robert B. Ambler won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Robert B. Ambler Democratic 7,685 100.0% Total Votes Cast 7,685   See Details for this Election »
1976	State Representative	6th Norfolk	Democratic Primary	Robert B. Ambler won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Robert B. Ambler 1,834 99.8% All Others 4 0.2% Blanks 578   Total Votes Cast 2,416   See Details for this Election »
1974	State Representative	6th Norfolk	General Election	Robert B. Ambler won (56%) against 1 opponent. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Robert B. Ambler Democratic 4,148 55.9% Claire J. Aizenstadt Republican 3,273 44.1% Total Votes Cast 7,421   See Details for this Election »
1974	State Representative	6th Norfolk	Democratic Primary	Robert B. Ambler won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Robert B. Ambler 2,287 81.4% All Others 523 18.6% Blanks 491   Total Votes Cast 3,301   See Details for this Election »
1972	State Representative	4th Norfolk	General Election	Robert B. Ambler won (30%) against 4 opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Robert B. Ambler Democratic 13,602 29.9% William A. Connell, Jr Democratic 12,072 26.5% George E. Lane Republican 8,696 19.1% William P. Gavin Independent 6,074 13.3% Laura A. Evans Republican 5,117 11.2% Total Votes Cast 45,561   See Details for this Election »
1972	State Representative	4th Norfolk	Democratic Primary	Robert B. Ambler won (30%) against 4 opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Robert B. Ambler 3,009 29.7% William A. Connell, Jr 2,664 26.3% Charles Chuck Chevalier 2,514 24.8% William J. Gunville 1,373 13.5% Margaret R. Boynton 572 5.6% All Others 2 0% Blanks 1,484   Total Votes Cast 11,618   See Details for this Election »
1970	State Representative	4th Norfolk	General Election	Robert B. Ambler won (32%) against 3 opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Robert B. Ambler Democratic 10,314 32.1% William A. Connell, Jr Democratic 9,597 29.8% George E. Lane Republican 8,697 27.1% Laura A. Evans Independent 3,543 11.0% Total Votes Cast 32,151   See Details for this Election »
1970	State Representative	4th Norfolk	Democratic Primary	Robert B. Ambler won (23%) against 5 opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Robert B. Ambler 2,946 22.7% William A. Connell, Jr 2,807 21.7% William J. Gunville 2,736 21.1% Charles R. Chevalier 2,652 20.5% Leonard E. Tagg 1,357 10.5% Paul R. Rober 457 3.5% Blanks 1,803   Total Votes Cast 14,758   See Details for this Election »

 

William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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