Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin

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Victories

Won 12 out of 12 general elections

Won 12 out of 12 primaries

Won 24 out of 24 total contests

Opponents

Philip N. Carney 1970 General

James J. Carrigan 1970 General

James Michael Carroll 1970 Primary

John F. Clancy 1970 Primary

Emily Gilligan Colbert 1982 Primary

Jerome P. Defield 1988 General

Randall L. Pinch 1990 General

Paul T. Rabchenuk 1992 General

Andre R. Sigourney 1970 Primary

Richard L. Wood 1970 Primary

Walter J. Boverini (D)

Past Elections

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Year	Office	District	Stage	Candidates
1992	State Senate	1st Essex	General Election	Walter J. Boverini won (64%) against 1 opponent. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Walter J. Boverini Democratic 41,224 63.8% Paul T. Rabchenuk Republican 23,332 36.1% All Others 49 0.1% Blanks 5,066   Total Votes Cast 69,671   See Details for this Election »
1992	State Senate	1st Essex	Democratic Primary	Walter J. Boverini won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Walter J. Boverini 19,069 99.3% All Others 135 0.7% Blanks 6,508   Total Votes Cast 25,712   See Details for this Election »
1990	State Senate	1st Essex	General Election	Walter J. Boverini won (58%) against 1 opponent. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Walter J. Boverini Democratic 31,674 57.6% Randall L. Pinch Republican 23,235 42.3% All Others 35 0.1% Blanks 7,202   Total Votes Cast 62,146   See Details for this Election »
1990	State Senate	1st Essex	Democratic Primary	Walter J. Boverini won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Walter J. Boverini 22,284 99.8% All Others 41 0.2% Blanks 10,949   Total Votes Cast 33,274   See Details for this Election »
1988	State Senate	1st Essex	General Election	Walter J. Boverini won (72%) against 1 opponent. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Walter J. Boverini Democratic 45,018 71.8% Jerome P. Defield Republican 17,703 28.2% All Others 1 0% Blanks 6,133   Total Votes Cast 68,855   See Details for this Election »
1988	State Senate	1st Essex	Democratic Primary	Walter J. Boverini won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Walter J. Boverini 4,289 100.0% Blanks 1,334   Total Votes Cast 5,623   See Details for this Election »
1986	State Senate	1st Essex	General Election	Walter J. Boverini won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Walter J. Boverini Democratic 34,014 100.0% Blanks 11,520   Total Votes Cast 45,534   See Details for this Election »
1986	State Senate	1st Essex	Democratic Primary	Walter J. Boverini won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Walter J. Boverini 9,996 100.0% Blanks 3,028   Total Votes Cast 13,024   See Details for this Election »
1984	State Senate	1st Essex	General Election	Walter J. Boverini won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Walter J. Boverini Democratic 46,875 100.0% All Others 19 0% Blanks 18,263   Total Votes Cast 65,157   See Details for this Election »
1984	State Senate	1st Essex	Democratic Primary	Walter J. Boverini won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Walter J. Boverini 13,845 100.0% Blanks 4,316   Total Votes Cast 18,161   See Details for this Election »
1982	State Senate	1st Essex	General Election	Walter J. Boverini won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Walter J. Boverini Democratic 42,607 100.0% All Others 1 0% Blanks 13,643   Total Votes Cast 56,251   See Details for this Election »
1982	State Senate	1st Essex	Democratic Primary	Walter J. Boverini won (70%) against 1 opponent. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Walter J. Boverini 21,612 69.6% Emily Gilligan Colbert 9,441 30.4% All Others 1 0% Blanks 2,987   Total Votes Cast 34,041   See Details for this Election »
1980	State Senate	1st Essex	General Election	Walter J. Boverini won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Walter J. Boverini Democratic 45,713 100.0% All Others 6 0% Blanks 20,704   Total Votes Cast 66,423   See Details for this Election »
1980	State Senate	1st Essex	Democratic Primary	Walter J. Boverini won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Walter J. Boverini 6,889 99.9% All Others 9 0.1% Blanks 2,428   Total Votes Cast 9,326   See Details for this Election »
1978	State Senate	1st Essex	General Election	Walter J. Boverini won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Walter J. Boverini Democratic 42,872 100.0% All Others 3 0% Blanks 13,541   Total Votes Cast 56,416   See Details for this Election »
1978	State Senate	1st Essex	Democratic Primary	Walter J. Boverini won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Walter J. Boverini 19,688 100.0% All Others 1 0% Blanks 6,551   Total Votes Cast 26,240   See Details for this Election »
1976	State Senate	1st Essex	General Election	Walter J. Boverini won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Walter J. Boverini Democratic 48,706 100.0% All Others 6 0% Blanks 16,935   Total Votes Cast 65,647   See Details for this Election »
1976	State Senate	1st Essex	Democratic Primary	Walter J. Boverini won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Walter J. Boverini 11,517 100.0% Blanks 7,545   Total Votes Cast 19,062   See Details for this Election »
1974	State Senate	1st Essex	General Election	Walter J. Boverini won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Walter J. Boverini Democratic 34,991 100.0% All Others 1 0% Blanks 12,944   Total Votes Cast 47,936   See Details for this Election »
1974	State Senate	1st Essex	Democratic Primary	Walter J. Boverini won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Walter J. Boverini 18,210 100.0% All Others 4 0% Blanks 4,665   Total Votes Cast 22,879   See Details for this Election »
1972	State Senate	1st Essex	General Election	Walter J. Boverini won against no opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Walter J. Boverini Democratic 46,700 99.9% All Others 62 0.1% Blanks 15,152   Total Votes Cast 61,914   See Details for this Election »
1972	State Senate	1st Essex	Democratic Primary	Walter J. Boverini won (51%) against 1 opponent. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Walter J. Boverini 11,765 51.0% James J. Carrigan 11,279 48.9% All Others 3 0% Blanks 797   Total Votes Cast 23,844   See Details for this Election »
1970	State Representative	9th Essex	General Election	Walter J. Boverini won (36%) against 2 opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Walter J. Boverini Democratic 15,640 36.0% Philip N. Carney Democratic 14,651 33.7% James J. Carrigan Democratic 13,202 30.4% Total Votes Cast 43,493   See Details for this Election »
1970	State Representative	9th Essex	Democratic Primary	Walter J. Boverini won (22%) against 6 opponents. Candidates » Candidate Vote Count % Walter J. Boverini 4,979 22.1% Philip N. Carney 3,611 16.0% James J. Carrigan 3,552 15.8% Andre R. Sigourney 3,091 13.7% Richard L. Wood 2,973 13.2% James Michael Carroll 2,302 10.2% John F. Clancy 2,004 8.9% Blanks 6,513   Total Votes Cast 29,025   See Details for this Election »

 

William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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