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John Cain
John Cain (Republican Party) ran for election to the Massachusetts State Senate to represent the 2nd Hampden and Hampshire District. He lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Cain also ran in a special election to the Massachusetts State Senate to represent the 2nd Hampden and Hampshire District. He lost in the special general election on May 19, 2020.
Cain also ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Massachusetts' 1st Congressional District. He did not appear on the ballot for the Republican primary on September 1, 2020.
Elections
2020
State Senate - regular election
See also: Massachusetts State Senate elections, 2020
General election
General election for Massachusetts State Senate 2nd Hampden and Hampshire District (Historical)
Incumbent John Velis defeated John Cain in the general election for Massachusetts State Senate 2nd Hampden and Hampshire District (Historical) on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | John Velis (D) | 63.9 | 50,100 |
| John Cain (R) | 35.8 | 28,078 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 177 | ||
| Total votes: 78,355 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Massachusetts State Senate 2nd Hampden and Hampshire District (Historical)
Incumbent John Velis advanced from the Democratic primary for Massachusetts State Senate 2nd Hampden and Hampshire District (Historical) on September 1, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | John Velis | 99.6 | 26,196 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 99 | ||
| Total votes: 26,295 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Massachusetts State Senate 2nd Hampden and Hampshire District (Historical)
John Cain advanced from the Republican primary for Massachusetts State Senate 2nd Hampden and Hampshire District (Historical) on September 1, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | John Cain | 99.1 | 7,523 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.9 | 69 | ||
| Total votes: 7,592 | |||
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State Senate - special election
See also: Massachusetts state legislative special elections, 2020
General election
Special general election for Massachusetts State Senate 2nd Hampden and Hampshire District (Historical)
John Velis defeated John Cain in the special general election for Massachusetts State Senate 2nd Hampden and Hampshire District (Historical) on May 19, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | John Velis (D) | 64.2 | 10,089 |
| John Cain (R) | 35.8 | 5,620 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 10 | ||
| Total votes: 15,719 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Special Democratic primary for Massachusetts State Senate 2nd Hampden and Hampshire District (Historical)
John Velis advanced from the special Democratic primary for Massachusetts State Senate 2nd Hampden and Hampshire District (Historical) on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | John Velis | 99.1 | 20,848 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.9 | 181 | ||
| Total votes: 21,029 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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Republican primary election
Special Republican primary for Massachusetts State Senate 2nd Hampden and Hampshire District (Historical)
John Cain advanced from the special Republican primary for Massachusetts State Senate 2nd Hampden and Hampshire District (Historical) on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | John Cain | 98.2 | 5,586 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.8 | 104 | ||
| Total votes: 5,690 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
John Cain did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
