Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin

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Victories

Won 14 out of 14 general elections

Won 14 out of 14 primaries

Won 28 out of 28 total contests

Opponents

Hazel Bennett 1990 Primary

Anthony M. Benzevich 1992 General

Nurjhan B. Govan 1978 General

Robert C. Johnson, Jr. 1982 Primary

Robert J. Johnson 1990 Primary

Kevin J. Joyce 1978 Primary

James G. Kelley 1980 Primary

Ken Bunnapart B. Mitchell 1978 Primary

Henryn F. Nelson 1978 Primary

Patrick J. Pearce 1990 General

John Shanley 1978 General

James S. Sullivan 1992 General

Thomas M. Finneran (D)

Past Elections

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Year	Office	District	Stage	Candidates
2004	State Representative	12th Suffolk	General Election	Thomas M. Finneran won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Thomas M. Finneran Democratic 9,706 97.2% All Others 281 2.8% Blanks 4,903   Total Votes Cast 14,890   See Details for this Election »
2004	State Representative	12th Suffolk	Democratic Primary	Thomas M. Finneran won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Thomas M. Finneran 2,739 97.3% All Others 77 2.7% Blanks 1,303   Total Votes Cast 4,119   See Details for this Election »
2002	State Representative	12th Suffolk	General Election	Thomas M. Finneran won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Thomas M. Finneran Democratic 7,616 100.0% All Others 2 0% Blanks 4,976   Total Votes Cast 12,594   See Details for this Election »
2002	State Representative	12th Suffolk	Democratic Primary	Thomas M. Finneran won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Thomas M. Finneran 3,945 100.0% Blanks 2,735   Total Votes Cast 6,680   See Details for this Election »
2000	State Representative	12th Suffolk	General Election	Thomas M. Finneran won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Thomas M. Finneran Democratic 8,172 100.0% Blanks 3,562   Total Votes Cast 11,734   See Details for this Election »
2000	State Representative	12th Suffolk	Democratic Primary	Thomas M. Finneran won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Thomas M. Finneran 1,017 100.0% Blanks 262   Total Votes Cast 1,279   See Details for this Election »
1998	State Representative	12th Suffolk	General Election	Thomas M. Finneran won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Thomas M. Finneran Democratic 5,827 100.0% All Others 1 0% Blanks 2,157   Total Votes Cast 7,985   See Details for this Election »
1998	State Representative	12th Suffolk	Democratic Primary	Thomas M. Finneran won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Thomas M. Finneran 3,324 100.0% Blanks 1,912   Total Votes Cast 5,236   See Details for this Election »
1996	State Representative	12th Suffolk	General Election	Thomas M. Finneran won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Thomas M. Finneran Democratic 6,743 99.8% All Others 11 0.2% Blanks 3,369   Total Votes Cast 10,123   See Details for this Election »
1996	State Representative	12th Suffolk	Democratic Primary	Thomas M. Finneran won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Thomas M. Finneran 1,273 100.0% Blanks 404   Total Votes Cast 1,677   See Details for this Election »
1994	State Representative	12th Suffolk	General Election	Thomas M. Finneran won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Thomas M. Finneran Democratic 5,843 100.0% Blanks 2,793   Total Votes Cast 8,636   See Details for this Election »
1994	State Representative	12th Suffolk	Democratic Primary	Thomas M. Finneran won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Thomas M. Finneran 2,562 99.9% All Others 2 0.1% Blanks 1,320   Total Votes Cast 3,884   See Details for this Election »
1992	State Representative	13th Suffolk	General Election	Thomas M. Finneran won (87%) against 2 opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Thomas M. Finneran Democratic 7,112 86.8% James S. Sullivan Libertarian 775 9.5% Anthony M. Benzevich Unenrolled 311 3.8% Blanks 1,866   Total Votes Cast 10,064   See Details for this Election »
1992	State Representative	13th Suffolk	Democratic Primary	Thomas M. Finneran won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Thomas M. Finneran 2,556 100.0% Blanks 1,204   Total Votes Cast 3,760   See Details for this Election »
1990	State Representative	13th Suffolk	General Election	Thomas M. Finneran won (81%) against 1 opponent. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Thomas M. Finneran Democratic 5,959 80.5% Patrick J. Pearce Republican 1,443 19.5% Blanks 1,411   Total Votes Cast 8,813   See Details for this Election »
1990	State Representative	13th Suffolk	Democratic Primary	Thomas M. Finneran won (77%) against 2 opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Thomas M. Finneran 3,922 76.5% Hazel Bennett 781 15.2% Robert J. Johnson 423 8.3% Blanks 991   Total Votes Cast 6,117   See Details for this Election »
1988	State Representative	13th Suffolk	General Election	Thomas M. Finneran won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Thomas M. Finneran Democratic 6,874 100.0% All Others 1 0% Blanks 3,861   Total Votes Cast 10,736   See Details for this Election »
1988	State Representative	13th Suffolk	Democratic Primary	Thomas M. Finneran won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Thomas M. Finneran 2,008 99.9% All Others 2 0.1% Blanks 866   Total Votes Cast 2,876   See Details for this Election »
1986	State Representative	15th Suffolk	General Election	Thomas M. Finneran won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Thomas M. Finneran Democratic 3,961 99.9% All Others 2 0.1% Blanks 2,224   Total Votes Cast 6,187   See Details for this Election »
1986	State Representative	15th Suffolk	Democratic Primary	Thomas M. Finneran won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Thomas M. Finneran 2,436 100.0% All Others 1 0% Blanks 1,583   Total Votes Cast 4,020   See Details for this Election »
1984	State Representative	15th Suffolk	General Election	Thomas M. Finneran won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Thomas M. Finneran Democratic 5,941 100.0% Blanks 3,723   Total Votes Cast 9,664   See Details for this Election »
1984	State Representative	15th Suffolk	Democratic Primary	Thomas M. Finneran won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Thomas M. Finneran 2,500 100.0% Blanks 931   Total Votes Cast 3,431   See Details for this Election »
1982	State Representative	15th Suffolk	General Election	Thomas M. Finneran won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Thomas M. Finneran Democratic 4,403 100.0% All Others 1 0% Blanks 2,647   Total Votes Cast 7,051   See Details for this Election »
1982	State Representative	15th Suffolk	Democratic Primary	Thomas M. Finneran won (73%) against 1 opponent. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Thomas M. Finneran 3,759 73.3% Robert C. Johnson, Jr. 1,371 26.7% Blanks 763   Total Votes Cast 5,893   See Details for this Election »
1980	State Representative	15th Suffolk	General Election	Thomas M. Finneran won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Thomas M. Finneran Democratic 4,975 100.0% All Others 1 0% Blanks 3,557   Total Votes Cast 8,533   See Details for this Election »
1980	State Representative	15th Suffolk	Democratic Primary	Thomas M. Finneran won (74%) against 1 opponent. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Thomas M. Finneran 3,176 73.6% James G. Kelley 1,141 26.4% Blanks 224   Total Votes Cast 4,541   See Details for this Election »
1978	State Representative	15th Suffolk	General Election	Thomas M. Finneran won (79%) against 2 opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Thomas M. Finneran Democratic 5,371 79.0% Nurjhan B. Govan Independent 1,235 18.2% John Shanley Libertarian 190 2.8% Blanks 1,406   Total Votes Cast 8,202   See Details for this Election »
1978	State Representative	15th Suffolk	Democratic Primary	Thomas M. Finneran won (55%) against 3 opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Thomas M. Finneran 2,488 55.0% Kevin J. Joyce 1,060 23.4% Henryn F. Nelson 695 15.4% Ken Bunnapart B. Mitchell 279 6.2% Blanks 914   Total Votes Cast 5,436   See Details for this Election »

 

William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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