Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin

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Victories

Won 12 out of 13 general elections

Won 12 out of 13 primaries

Won 24 out of 26 total contests

Opponents

Gerald I. Angleton 1988 General

Gerald Bagley 1988 Primary

Robert W. Desmond 1972 Primary

Brian J. Donnelly 1972 General

James L. Dunn 1972 Primary

Micheal T. Feeney 1972 Primary

William A. Ferguson, Jr. 1984 Primary

John J. Finnegan 1972 General

John H. Flood 1994 Primary

Martin P. Foley 1972 Primary

Maurice F. Ford 1972 Primary

Mary A. Gannon 1972 Primary

Catherine Henderson 1972 Primary

Robert A. Jawvis 1972 Primary

William F. Keenan 1972 Primary

Brian M. Leahy 1972 Primary

Patrick J. Lydon 1972 Primary

Richard A. Magri 1972 Primary

Walter J. McCann 1972 Primary

Thomas Xavier Murphy 1972 Primary

Arthur C. Murphy 1972 Primary

Joseph S. Onorato 1990 General

Ronald O. Preble 1994 General

Clifford R. Sweeney 1972 Primary

John E. Tevnan 1972 Primary

Rita E. Walsh 1988 Primary

William H. Walsh 1972 Primary

Charles Zibell 1976 General

W. Paul White (D)

Past Elections

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Year	Office	District	Stage	Candidates
1996	State Senate	Suffolk and Norfolk	General Election	W. Paul White won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % W. Paul White Democratic 40,061 99.8% All Others 87 0.2% Blanks 21,421   Total Votes Cast 61,569   See Details for this Election »
1996	State Senate	Suffolk and Norfolk	Democratic Primary	W. Paul White won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % W. Paul White 9,835 99.8% All Others 22 0.2% Blanks 4,288   Total Votes Cast 14,145   See Details for this Election »
1994	State Senate	Suffolk and Norfolk	General Election	W. Paul White won (74%) against 1 opponent. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % W. Paul White Democratic 34,321 74.2% Ronald O. Preble Republican 11,919 25.8% All Others 12 0% Blanks 8,151   Total Votes Cast 54,403   See Details for this Election »
1994	State Senate	Suffolk and Norfolk	Democratic Primary	W. Paul White won (66%) against 1 opponent. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % W. Paul White 11,947 66.2% John H. Flood 6,102 33.8% All Others 7 0% Blanks 2,393   Total Votes Cast 20,449   See Details for this Election »
1992	State Senate	2nd Suffolk and Norfolk	General Election	W. Paul White won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % W. Paul White Democratic 37,028 99.5% All Others 171 0.5% Blanks 21,363   Total Votes Cast 58,562   See Details for this Election »
1992	State Senate	2nd Suffolk and Norfolk	Democratic Primary	W. Paul White won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % W. Paul White 12,149 99.4% All Others 68 0.6% Blanks 6,171   Total Votes Cast 18,388   See Details for this Election »
1990	State Senate	2nd Suffolk and Norfolk	General Election	W. Paul White won (63%) against 1 opponent. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % W. Paul White Democratic 28,686 62.8% Joseph S. Onorato Republican 16,913 37.0% All Others 95 0.2% Blanks 8,531   Total Votes Cast 54,225   See Details for this Election »
1990	State Senate	2nd Suffolk and Norfolk	Democratic Primary	W. Paul White won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % W. Paul White 20,423 99.6% All Others 86 0.4% Blanks 13,753   Total Votes Cast 34,262   See Details for this Election »
1988	State Senate	2nd Suffolk and Norfolk	General Election	W. Paul White won (59%) against 1 opponent. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % W. Paul White Democratic 32,114 58.7% Gerald I. Angleton Independent 22,562 41.2% All Others 31 0.1% Blanks 6,310   Total Votes Cast 61,017   See Details for this Election »
1988	State Senate	2nd Suffolk and Norfolk	Democratic Primary	W. Paul White won (71%) against 2 opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % W. Paul White 8,881 70.7% Rita E. Walsh 2,942 23.4% Gerald Bagley 719 5.7% All Others 13 0.1% Blanks 1,496   Total Votes Cast 14,051   See Details for this Election »
1986	State Representative	13th Suffolk	General Election	W. Paul White won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % W. Paul White Democratic 3,489 99.9% All Others 2 0.1% Blanks 1,898   Total Votes Cast 5,389   See Details for this Election »
1986	State Representative	13th Suffolk	Democratic Primary	W. Paul White won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % W. Paul White 2,339 100.0% Blanks 1,366   Total Votes Cast 3,705   See Details for this Election »
1984	State Representative	13th Suffolk	General Election	W. Paul White won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % W. Paul White Democratic 5,478 100.0% All Others 2 0% Blanks 3,200   Total Votes Cast 8,680   See Details for this Election »
1984	State Representative	13th Suffolk	Democratic Primary	W. Paul White won (87%) against 1 opponent. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % W. Paul White 2,336 87.5% William A. Ferguson, Jr. 335 12.5% Blanks 417   Total Votes Cast 3,088   See Details for this Election »
1982	State Representative	13th Suffolk	General Election	W. Paul White won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % W. Paul White 3,696 100.0% Blanks 2,655   Total Votes Cast 6,351   See Details for this Election »
1982	State Representative	13th Suffolk	Democratic Primary	W. Paul White won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % W. Paul White 2,947 100.0% Blanks 2,005   Total Votes Cast 4,952   See Details for this Election »
1980	State Representative	13th Suffolk	General Election	W. Paul White won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % W. Paul White Democratic 4,822 100.0% All Others 1 0% Blanks 2,696   Total Votes Cast 7,519   See Details for this Election »
1980	State Representative	13th Suffolk	Democratic Primary	W. Paul White won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % W. Paul White 1,604 100.0% Blanks 436   Total Votes Cast 2,040   See Details for this Election »
1978	State Representative	13th Suffolk	General Election	W. Paul White won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % W. Paul White Democratic 4,572 100.0% All Others 1 0% Blanks 2,183   Total Votes Cast 6,756   See Details for this Election »
1978	State Representative	13th Suffolk	Democratic Primary	W. Paul White won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % W. Paul White 2,763 100.0% Blanks 1,463   Total Votes Cast 4,226   See Details for this Election »
1976	State Representative	19th Suffolk	General Election	W. Paul White won (92%) against 1 opponent. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % W. Paul White Democratic 4,829 91.9% Charles Zibell Independent 424 8.1% Total Votes Cast 5,253   See Details for this Election »
1976	State Representative	19th Suffolk	Democratic Primary	W. Paul White won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % W. Paul White 2,003 100.0% Blanks 1,381   Total Votes Cast 3,384   See Details for this Election »
1974	State Representative	19th Suffolk	General Election	W. Paul White won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % W. Paul White Democratic 3,634 100.0% Total Votes Cast 3,634   See Details for this Election »
1974	State Representative	19th Suffolk	Democratic Primary	W. Paul White won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % W. Paul White 2,703 100.0% Blanks 1,345   Total Votes Cast 4,048   See Details for this Election »
1972	State Representative	12th Suffolk	General Election	John J. Finnegan won (36%) against 2 opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % John J. Finnegan Democratic 12,164 35.7% W. Paul White Democratic 11,344 33.3% Brian J. Donnelly Democratic 10,581 31.0% Total Votes Cast 34,089   See Details for this Election »
1972	State Representative	12th Suffolk	Democratic Primary	John J. Finnegan won (17%) against 20 opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % John J. Finnegan 4,605 17.3% W. Paul White 3,916 14.7% Brian J. Donnelly 2,886 10.9% William F. Keenan 2,147 8.1% Maurice F. Ford 2,061 7.8% Robert A. Jawvis 1,820 6.9% ... and 15 other candidates     Micheal T. Feeney 1,653 6.2% Brian M. Leahy 1,590 6.0% Martin P. Foley 1,305 4.9% Clifford R. Sweeney 855 3.2% Richard A. Magri 833 3.1% Arthur C. Murphy 603 2.3% William H. Walsh 602 2.3% Robert W. Desmond 319 1.2% Thomas Xavier Murphy 300 1.1% James L. Dunn 271 1.0% Patrick J. Lydon 254 1.0% Mary A. Gannon 226 0.9% Catherine Henderson 143 0.5% Walter J. McCann 108 0.4% John E. Tevnan 61 0.2% Blanks 6,766   Total Votes Cast 33,324   See Details for this Election »

 

William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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