Elections for the Massachusetts House of Representatives consisted of a primary election on September 17, 2002, and a general election on November 5, 2002.
Qualifications
Article LXXI of the Massachusetts Constitution states: Every representative, for one year at least immediately preceding his election, shall have been an inhabitant of the district for which he is chosen and shall cease to represent such district when he shall cease to be an inhabitant of the commonwealth.
List of candidates
First Barnstable District
September 17 Democratic primary:
- Cleon H. Turner
a
September 17 GOP primary:
- Thomas N. George
a
November 5 General election candidates:
Cleon H. Turner: 7,417
Thomas N. George: 11,983 
Second Barnstable District
September 17 Democratic primary:
- Demetrius J. Atsalis
a
September 17 GOP primary:
- Ann B. Canedy
a
Green Party candidate:
November 5 General election candidates:
Demetrius J. Atsalis: 7,499 
Ann B. Canedy: 6,398
Peter A. White: 1,038
Third Barnstable District
September 17 Democratic primary:
- Matthew C. Patrick: 3,215
a
- George R. Costa: 1,350
September 17 GOP primary:
- Larry F. Wheatley
a
November 5 General election candidates:
Matthew C. Patrick: 8,655 
Larry F. Wheatley: 8,638
Fourth Barnstable District
September 17 Democratic primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
September 17 GOP primary:
- Shirley A. Gomes
a
November 5 General election candidates:
Shirley A. Gomes 
Fifth Barnstable District
September 17 Democratic primary:
- Ruth W. Provost
a
September 17 GOP primary:
- Jeffrey Davis Perry
a
November 5 General election candidates:
Ruth W. Provost: 8,126
Jeffrey Davis Perry: 8,529 
Barnstable, Dukes & Nantucket District
September 17 Democratic primary:
- Eric T. Turkington
a
September 17 GOP primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
November 5 General election candidates:
Eric T. Turkington 
First Berkshire District
September 17 Democratic primary:
- Daniel E. Bosley
a
September 17 GOP primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
November 5 General election candidates:
Daniel E. Bosley 
Second Berkshire District
September 17 Democratic primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
September 17 GOP primary:
- Shaun P. Kelly
a
Independent candidate:
November 5 General election candidates:
Shaun P. Kelly: 10,214 
Matthew E. Goddard: 3,021
Third Berkshire District
September 17 Democratic primary:
- Peter J. Larkin: 2,395
a
- Eric Guttormsen: 439
September 17 GOP primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
November 5 General election candidates:
Peter J. Larkin 
Fourth Berkshire District
September 17 Democratic primary:
- William "Smitty" Pignatelli: 2,591
a
- Kevin J. Sherman: 2,485
September 17 GOP primary:
- J. Cristopher Irsfeld
a
Independent candidate:
November 5 General election candidates:
William "Smitty" Pignatelli: 7,189 
J. Cristopher Irsfeld: 4,371
Thomas H. Stokes: 4,371
First Bristol District
September 17 Democratic primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
September 17 GOP primary:
- Michael J. Coppola
a
November 5 General election candidates:
Michael J. Coppola 
Second Bristol District
September 17 Democratic primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
September 17 GOP primary:
- John A. Lepper
a
November 5 General election candidates:
John A. Lepper 
Third Bristol District
September 17 Democratic primary:
- James H. Fagan
a
September 17 GOP primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
November 5 General election candidates:
James H. Fagan 
Fourth Bristol District
September 17 Democratic primary:
- Philip Travis
a
September 17 GOP primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
November 5 General election candidates:
Philip Travis 
Fifth Bristol District
September 17 Democratic primary:
- Patricia A. Haddad
a
September 17 GOP primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
November 5 General election candidates:
Patricia A. Haddad 
Sixth Bristol District
September 17 Democratic primary:
- David B. Sullivan: 3,217
a
- Joseph D. Camara: 2,226
September 17 GOP primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
November 5 General election candidates:
David B. Sullivan 
Seventh Bristol District
September 17 Democratic primary:
- Robert Correia
a
September 17 GOP primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
Libertarian Party candidate:
November 5 General election candidates:
Robert Correia: 6,418 
Raymond P. Leary, Jr.: 1,133
Eighth Bristol District
September 17 Democratic primary:
- Michael J. Rodrigues
a
September 17 GOP primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
November 5 General election candidates:
Michael J. Rodrigues 
Ninth Bristol District
September 17 Democratic primary:
- John F. Quinn
a
September 17 GOP primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
November 5 General election candidates:
John F. Quinn 
Tenth Bristol District
September 17 Democratic primary:
- William M. Straus
a
September 17 GOP primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
November 5 General election candidates:
William M. Straus 
Eleventh Bristol District
September 17 Democratic primary:
- Robert M. Koczera
a
September 17 GOP primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
November 5 General election candidates:
Robert M. Koczera 
Twelfth Bristol District
September 17 Democratic primary:
- Mark A. Howland: 2,163
a
- George Rogers: 1,549
September 17 GOP primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
November 5 General election candidates:
Mark A. Howland
Thirteenth Bristol District
September 17 Democratic primary:
- Antonio F.D. Cabral: 3,729
a
- Duarte D. Silva: 1,415
September 17 GOP primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
November 5 General election candidates:
Antonio F.D. Cabral 
Fourteenth Bristol District
September 17 Democratic primary:
- William K. Redding (Write-in)
a
September 17 GOP primary:
- Elizabeth A. Poirier
a
November 5 General election candidates:
Elizabeth A. Poirier 
First Essex District
September 17 Democratic primary:
- Michael A. Costello: 3,631
a
- Paul E. Tirone: 2,148
September 17 GOP primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
November 5 General election candidates:
Michael A. Costello 
Second Essex District
September 17 Democratic primary:
- Harriett Lari Stanley
a
September 17 GOP primary:
- Robert V. Finneran: 1,370
a
- James E. Cassidy: 951
November 5 General election candidates:
Harriett Lari Stanley: 10,245 
Robert V. Finneran: 6,817
Third Essex District
September 17 Democratic primary:
- Brian S. Dempsey
a
September 17 GOP primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
November 5 General election candidates:
Brian S. Dempsey 
Fourth Essex District
September 17 Democratic primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
September 17 GOP primary:
- Bradford R. Hill
a
November 5 General election candidates:
Bradford R. Hill 
Fifth Essex District
September 17 Democratic primary:
- Anthony J. Verga
a
September 17 GOP primary:
- Charles F. Choate
a
November 5 General election candidates:
Anthony J. Verga: 12,134 
Charles F. Choate: 3,794
Sixth Essex District
September 17 Democratic primary:
- Mary E. Grant: 3,431
a
- F. John Monahan: 1,308
- Ronald F. Costa: 714
- Robert A. Mounroe: 304
September 17 GOP primary:
- John W. Murray
a
Independent candidate:
November 5 General election candidates:
Mary E. Grant: 9,208 
John W. Murray: 4,773
Donato H. Paglia: 859
Seventh Essex District
September 17 Democratic primary:
- J. Michael Ruane: 4,005
a
- Heather B. Pickard: 2,827
September 17 GOP primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
November 5 General election candidates:
J. Michael Ruane 
Eighth Essex District
September 17 Democratic primary:
- Douglas W. Petersen
a
September 17 GOP primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
November 5 General election candidates:
Douglas W. Petersen 
Ninth Essex District
September 17 Democratic primary:
- Mark V. Falzone: 4,359
a
- Stephen P. Maio: 2,974
September 17 GOP primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
November 5 General election candidates:
Mark V. Falzone 
Tenth Essex District
September 17 Democratic primary:
- Robert F. Fennell
a
September 17 GOP primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
November 5 General election candidates:
Robert F. Fennell 
Eleventh Essex District
September 17 Democratic primary:
- Steven Myles Walsh: 2,199
a
- John E. Ford, Jr.: 1,622
- Donna M. Coppola: 1,529
- Richard W. Costin, Jr.: 272
September 17 GOP primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
November 5 General election candidates:
Steven Myles Walsh 
Twelfth Essex District
September 17 Democratic primary:
- Joyce A. Spiliotis: 2,732
a
- Anne M. Manning: 2,367
- Peter C. McCarthy: 1,499
- Robert J. Wood: 1,244
September 17 GOP primary:
- John F. McCarthy, Jr.
a
November 5 General election candidates:
Joyce A. Spiliotis: 9,223 
John F. McCarthy, Jr.: 6,166
Thirteenth Essex District
September 17 Democratic primary:
- Theodore C. Speliotis
a
September 17 GOP primary:
- Stephen S. Clark
a
November 5 General election candidates:
Theodore C. Speliotis: 8,873 
Stephen S. Clark: 7,771
Fourteenth Essex District
September 17 Democratic primary:
- David M. Torrisi: 2,735
a
- Graydon McCormick: 1,016
September 17 GOP primary:
- Paula L. Porten
a
Green Party candidate:
November 5 General election candidates:
David M. Torrisi: 6,317 
Paula L. Porten: 4,067
Jonathan A. Leavitt: 1,158
Fifteenth Essex District
September 17 Democratic primary:
- Arthur J. Broadhurst, Jr.
a
September 17 GOP primary:
- Robert G. Hazelton, III (Write-in)
a
November 5 General election candidates:
Arthur J. Broadhurst, Jr.: 7,560 
Robert G. Hazelton, III: 4,584
Sixteenth Essex District
September 17 Democratic primary:
- Jose L. Stantiago: 1,026
a
- Patrick J. Blanchette: 825
- Alfonso Garcia: 577
September 17 GOP primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
Independent candidate:
November 5 General election candidates:
Jose L. Stantiag: 2,257
William Lantigua: 2,440 
Seventeenth Essex District
September 17 Democratic primary:
- Barry R. Finegold: 3,067
a
- Michael A. Frishman: 997
September 17 GOP primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
November 5 General election candidates:
Barry R. Finegold 
Eighteenth Essex District
September 17 Democratic primary:
- Barbara A. L'Italien: 2,522
a
- Kevin Bryan Shea: 1,270
September 17 GOP primary:
- Kathleen R. Sachs
a
Independent candidate:
November 5 General election candidates:
Barbara A. L'Italien: 7,277 
Kathleen R. Sachs: 6,341
Alfred J. Depietro: 762
First Franklin District
September 17 Democratic primary:
- Stephen Kulik
a
September 17 GOP primary:
- James A. Gagne
a
November 5 General election candidates:
Stephen Kulik: 12,537 
James A. Gagne: 3,372
Second Franklin District
September 17 Democratic primary:
- Christopher J. Donelan: 3,855
a
- Peter A. Ruggeri: 1,990
September 17 GOP primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
November 5 General election candidates:
Christopher J. Donelan 
First Hampden District
September 17 Democratic primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
September 17 GOP primary:
- Reed V. Hillman
a
November 5 General election candidates:
Reed V. Hillman 
Second Hampden District
September 17 Democratic primary:
- Kathleen E. Grady
a
September 17 GOP primary:
- Mary S. Rogeness
a
Libertarian Party candidate:
November 5 General election candidates:
Kathleen E. Grady: 6,351
Mary S. Rogeness: 9,363 
Alan L. Wilcox: 582
Third Hampden District
September 17 Democratic primary:
- Daniel F. Keenan
a
September 17 GOP primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
November 5 General election candidates:
Daniel F. Keenan 
Fourth Hampden District
September 17 Democratic primary:
- Bo Sullivan
a
September 17 GOP primary:
- Donald F. Humason, Jr.: 1,756
a
- Lynn F. Boscher: 585
November 5 General election candidates:
Bo Sullivan: 4,827
Donald F. Humason, Jr.: 8,250 
Fifth Hampden District
September 17 Democratic primary:
- Michael F. Kane
a
September 17 GOP primary:
- Michael Franco
a
November 5 General election candidates:
Michael F. Kane: 7,673 
Michael Franco: 2,847
Sixth Hampden District
September 17 Democratic primary:
- Stephen J. Buoniconti
a
September 17 GOP primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
November 5 General election candidates:
Stephen J. Buoniconti 
Seventh Hampden District
September 17 Democratic primary:
- Thomas M. Petrolati
a
September 17 GOP primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
November 5 General election candidates:
Thomas M. Petrolati 
Eighth Hampden District
September 17 Democratic primary:
- Joseph F. Wagner
a
September 17 GOP primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
November 5 General election candidates:
Joseph F. Wagner 
Ninth Hampden District
September 17 Democratic primary:
- Christopher P. Asselin
a
September 17 GOP primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
November 5 General election candidates:
Christopher P. Asselin 
Tenth Hampden District
September 17 Democratic primary:
- Cheryl Rivera
a
September 17 GOP primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
November 5 General election candidates:
Cheryl Rivera 
Eleventh Hampden District
September 17 Democratic primary:
- Benjamin Swan: 2,100
a
- Bud L. Williams: 1,034
- Larry Lawson: 151
September 17 GOP primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
November 5 General election candidates:
Benjamin Swan 
Twelfth Hampden District
September 17 Democratic primary:
- Gale D. Candaras
a
September 17 GOP primary:
- Bob Collamore: 963
a
- Christopher R. Leisey: 907
November 5 General election candidates:
Gale D. Candaras: 9,051 
Bob Collamore: 6,054
First Hampshire District
September 17 Democratic primary:
- Peter V. Kocot
a
September 17 GOP primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
Green Party candidate:
November 5 General election candidates:
Peter V. Kocot: 10,541 
Michael E. Aleo: 5,414
Second Hampshire District
September 17 Democratic primary:
- John W. Scibak (Write-in): 1,969
a
- Patricia A. Duffy: 1,891
- Carlene C. Hamlin: 1,867
- James Kwiecinski (Write-in): 949
September 17 GOP primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
Independent candidate:
Green Party candidate:
November 5 General election candidates:
John W. Scibak: 7,999 
Max Pappas: 4,664
Sue Bartone: 1,959
Third Hampshire District
September 17 Democratic primary:
- Ellen S. Story
a
September 17 GOP primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
November 5 General election candidates:
Ellen S. Story 
First Middlesex District
September 17 Democratic primary:
- Faye L. Morrison (Write-in)
a
September 17 GOP primary:
- Robert S. Hargraves
a
November 5 General election candidates:
Faye L. Morrison: 5,466
Robert S. Hargraves: 9,671 
Second Middlesex District
September 17 Democratic primary:
- Geoffrey D. Hall
a
September 17 GOP primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
November 5 General election candidates:
Geoffrey D. Hall 
Third Middlesex District
September 17 Democratic primary:
- Patricia A. Walrath
a
September 17 GOP primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
November 5 General election candidates:
Patricia A. Walrath 
Fourth Middlesex District
September 17 Democratic primary:
- Stephen P. LeDuc
a
September 17 GOP primary:
- William J. Hagan (Write-in)
a
Libertarian Party candidate:
November 5 General election candidates:
Stephen P. LeDuc: 10,152 
William J. Hagan: 3,679
Mark P. Testagrossa: 561
Fifth Middlesex District
September 17 Democratic primary:
- David Paul Linsky
a
September 17 GOP primary:
- Michael P. Cashman (Write-in)
a
November 5 General election candidates:
David Paul Linsky: 10,081 
Michael P. Cashman: 5,682
Sixth Middlesex District
September 17 Democratic primary:
- Deborah D. Blumer
a
September 17 GOP primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
Libertarian Party candidate:
November 5 General election candidates:
Deborah D. Blumer: 9,686 
James M. Pillsbury: 3,273
Seventh Middlesex District
September 17 Democratic primary:
- Karen E. Spilka
a
September 17 GOP primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
Libertarian Party candidate:
November 5 General election candidates:
Karen E. Spilka: 8,861 
Gregory Doherty: 2,723
Eighth Middlesex District
September 17 Democratic primary:
- James P. Carboneau
a
September 17 GOP primary:
- Paul P.J. Loscocco
a
November 5 General election candidates:
James P. Carboneau: 4,930
Paul P.J. Loscocco: 11,490 
Ninth Middlesex District
September 17 Democratic primary:
- Thomas M. Stanley
a
September 17 GOP primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
November 5 General election candidates:
Thomas M. Stanley 
Tenth Middlesex District
September 17 Democratic primary:
- Peter J. Koutoujian
a
September 17 GOP primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
November 5 General election candidates:
Peter J. Koutoujian 
Eleventh Middlesex District
September 17 Democratic primary:
- Kay S. Khan: 5,770
a
- Zygmunt P. Choroszy, Jr.: 1,468
September 17 GOP primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
Libertarian Party candidate:
November 5 General election candidates:
Kay S. Khan: 11,413 
Danny Fain: 2,681
Twelfth Middlesex District
September 17 Democratic primary:
- Ruth B. Balser
a
September 17 GOP primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
November 5 General election candidates:
Ruth B. Balser 
Thirteenth Middlesex District
September 17 Democratic primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
September 17 GOP primary:
- Susan W. Pope
a
November 5 General election candidates:
Susan W. Pope 
Fourteenth Middlesex District
September 17 Democratic primary:
- Cory Atkins
a
September 17 GOP primary:
- Peter J. Unitt, III: 1,601
a
- Richard P. McClure: 1,190
November 5 General election candidates:
Cory Atkins: 10,282 
Peter J. Unitt, III: 7,079
Fifteenth Middlesex District
September 17 Democratic primary:
- Jay R. Kauman
a
September 17 GOP primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
Independent candidate:
November 5 General election candidates:
Jay R. Kauman: 10883 
Michael J. Dever: 4,896
Sixteenth Middlesex District
September 17 Democratic primary:
- Thomas A. Golden, Jr.
a
September 17 GOP primary:
- Harry H. Garavanian
a
November 5 General election candidates:
Thomas A. Golden, Jr.: 8,080 
Harry H. Garavanian: 3,141
Seventeenth Middlesex District
September 17 Democratic primary:
- David M. Nangle
a
September 17 GOP primary:
- Clifford R. Krieger
a
Libertarian Party candidate:
November 5 General election candidates:
David M. Nangle: 6,547 
Clifford R. Krieger: 1,924
Eryk C. Boston: 636
Eighteenth Middlesex District
September 17 Democratic primary:
- Kevin J. Murphy
a
September 17 GOP primary:
- John W. Charow, Jr.
a
November 5 General election candidates:
Kevin J. Murphy: 4,364 
John W. Charow, Jr.: 1,319
Nineteenth Middlesex District
September 17 Democratic primary:
- James R. Miceli
a
September 17 GOP primary:
- Daniel H. Ballou, Jr.
a
November 5 General election candidates:
James R. Miceli: 10,200 
Daniel H. Ballou, Jr.: 4,470
Twentieth Middlesex District
September 17 Democratic primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
September 17 GOP primary:
- Bradley H. Jones, Jr.
a
November 5 General election candidates:
Bradley H. Jones, Jr. 
Twenty-First Middlesex District
September 17 Democratic primary:
- Charles A. Murphy: 3,590
a
- Terrence L. Parker: 785
September 17 GOP primary:
- John J. Cirignano (Write-in)
a
Libertarian Party candidate:
November 5 General election candidates:
Charles A. Murphy: 9,782 
John J. Cirignano: 4,709
Elias Israel: 564
Twenty-Second Middlesex District
September 17 Democratic primary:
- William G. Greene, Jr.
a
September 17 GOP primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
November 5 General election candidates:
William G. Greene, Jr. 
Twenty-Third Middlesex District
September 17 Democratic primary:
- Jim Marzilli: 5,873
a
- Richard Arena: 2,967
September 17 GOP primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
November 5 General election candidates:
Jim Marzilli 
Twenty-Fourth Middlesex District
September 17 Democratic primary:
- Anne Marie Paulsen
a
September 17 GOP primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
November 5 General election candidates:
Anne Marie Paulsen 
Twenty-Fifth Middlesex District
September 17 Democratic primary:
- Alice K. Wolf
a
September 17 GOP primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
November 5 General election candidates:
Alice K. Wolf 
Twenty-Sixth Middlesex District
September 17 Democratic primary:
- Timothy J. Toomey, Jr.
a
September 17 GOP primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
Green Party candidate:
November 5 General election candidates:
Timothy J. Toomey, Jr.: 6,258 
Paul E. Lachelier: 3,720
Twenty-Seventh Middlesex District
September 17 Democratic primary:
- Patricia D. Jehlen
a
September 17 GOP primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
Libertarian Party candidate:
November 5 General election candidates:
Patricia D. Jehlen: 9,292 
John Alan Roderick: 2,111
Twenty-Eighth Middlesex District
September 17 Democratic primary:
- Edward G. Connolly: 4,943
a
- Barbara J. Collins: 1,627
September 17 GOP primary:
- Anthony F. Ranieri
a
November 5 General election candidates:
Edward G. Connolly: 7,693 
Anthony F. Ranieri: 2,957
Twenty-Ninth Middlesex District
September 17 Democratic primary:
- Rachel Kaprielian
a
September 17 GOP primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
November 5 General election candidates:
Rachel Kaprielian 
Thirtieth Middlesex District
September 17 Democratic primary:
- Carol A. Donovan
a
September 17 GOP primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
November 5 General election candidates:
Carol A. Donovan 
Thirty-First Middlesex District
September 17 Democratic primary:
- Paul C. Casey
a
September 17 GOP primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
November 5 General election candidates:
Paul C. Casey 
Thirty-Second Middlesex District
September 17 Democratic primary:
- Michael E. Festa
a
September 17 GOP primary:
- Arthur E. Hitchman, Jr.
a
November 5 General election candidates:
Michael E. Festa: 11,742 
Arthur E. Hitchman, Jr.: 6,257
Thirty-Third Middlesex District
September 17 Democratic primary:
- Christopher G. Fallon
a
September 17 GOP primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
November 5 General election candidates:
Christopher G. Fallon 
Thirty-Fourth Middlesex District
September 17 Democratic primary:
- Vincent Paul Ciampa
a
September 17 GOP primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
November 5 General election candidates:
Vincent Paul Ciampa 
Thirty-Fifth Middlesex District
September 17 Democratic primary:
- Paul J. Donato, Sr.
a
September 17 GOP primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
November 5 General election candidates:
Paul J. Donato, Sr. 
Thirty-Sixth Middlesex District
September 17 Democratic primary:
- Colleen M. Garry
a
September 17 GOP primary:
- Dennis Deeb, II
a
November 5 General election candidates:
Colleen M. Garry: 7,992 
Dennis Deeb, II: 5,977
Thirty-Seventh Middlesex District
September 17 Democratic primary:
- James B. Eldridge: 2,229
a
- Paul E. Linet: 1,154
- David L. Westerling: 1,130
- Ronald Lamothe: 267
September 17 GOP primary:
- Todd D. Fenniman
a
November 5 General election candidates:
James B. Eldridge: 8,257 
Todd D. Fenniman: 7,598
First Norfolk District
September 17 Democratic primary:
- Bruce J. Ayers
a
September 17 GOP primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
November 5 General election candidates:
Bruce J. Ayers 
Second Norfolk District
September 17 Democratic primary:
- Arthur Stephen Tobin
a
September 17 GOP primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
November 5 General election candidates:
Arthur Stephen Tobin 
Third Norfolk District
September 17 Democratic primary:
- Ronald Mariano
a
September 17 GOP primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
November 5 General election candidates:
Ronald Mariano 
Fourth Norfolk District
September 17 Democratic primary:
- James M. Murphy
a
September 17 GOP primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
November 5 General election candidates:
James M. Murphy 
Fifth Norfolk District
September 17 Democratic primary:
- Joseph C. Sullivan
a
September 17 GOP primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
November 5 General election candidates:
Joseph C. Sullivan 
Sixth Norfolk District
September 17 Democratic primary:
- William C. Galvin
a
September 17 GOP primary:
- Howard Hansen
a
Libertarian Party candidate:
November 5 General election candidates:
William C. Galvin: 9,916 
Howard Hansen: 3,911
Richard A. Yampell: 335
Seventh Norfolk District
September 17 Democratic primary:
- Walter F. Timilty, Jr.: 4,611
a
- Joseph P. McEttrick: 2,485
- THomas M. Finneran: 829
September 17 GOP primary:
- James J. Aldred
a
November 5 General election candidates:
Walter F. Timilty, Jr.: 8,213 
Thomas M. Finneran: 1,400
James J. Aldred: 1,659
Jeremiah Lowney: 2,987
Eighth Norfolk District
September 17 Democratic primary:
- Louis L. Kafka
a
September 17 GOP primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
November 5 General election candidates:
Louis L. Kafka 
Ninth Norfolk District
September 17 Democratic primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
September 17 GOP primary:
- Scott P. Brown
a
November 5 General election candidates:
Scott P. Brown 
Tenth Norfolk District
September 17 Democratic primary:
- James E. Vallee
a
September 17 GOP primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
November 5 General election candidates:
James E. Vallee 
Eleventh Norfolk District
September 17 Democratic primary:
- Robert K. Coughlin: 4,618
a
- Maryanne Lewis: 4,362
September 17 GOP primary:
- Joseph A. Pascarella: 1,290
a
- Daniel Smith: 722
November 5 General election candidates:
Robert K. Coughlin: 10,944 
Joseph A. Pascarella: 6,526
Twelfth Norfolk District
September 17 Democratic primary:
- John H. Rogers
a
September 17 GOP primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
November 5 General election candidates:
John H. Rogers 
Thirteenth Norfolk District
September 17 Democratic primary:
- Lida Eisenstadt Harkins
a
September 17 GOP primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
November 5 General election candidates:
Lida Eisenstadt Harkins 
Fourteenth Norfolk District
September 17 Democratic primary:
- Alice Hanlon Peisch: 3,390
a
- Lawrence R. Kaplan: 2,215
September 17 GOP primary:
- George P. Field
a
November 5 General election candidates:
Alice Hanlon Peisch: 10,150 
George P. Field: 7,976
Fifteenth Norfolk District
September 17 Democratic primary:
- Frank Israel Smizik
a
September 17 GOP primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
November 5 General election candidates:
Frank Israel Smizik 
First Plymouth District
September 17 Democratic primary:
- Loring Tripp III
a
September 17 GOP primary:
- Vinny M. deMacedo
a
November 5 General election candidates:
Loring Tripp III: 4,708
Vinny M. deMacedo: 9,635 
Second Plymouth District
September 17 Democratic primary:
- John T. Donahue: 2,151
a
- Richard A. Musiol, Jr.: 2,139
September 17 GOP primary:
- Susan Williams Gifford: 976
a
- Samuel J. Corbitt, Jr.: 890
- Dennis A. Damata: 363
November 5 General election candidates:
John T. Donahue: 6,665
Susan Williams Gifford: 7,276 
Third Plymouth District
September 17 Democratic primary:
- Garrett J. Bradley
a
September 17 GOP primary:
- Nathaniel G. Palmer
a
November 5 General election candidates:
Garrett J. Bradley: 12,802 
Nathaniel G. Palmer: 6,122
Fourth Plymouth District
September 17 Democratic primary:
- Frank M. Hynes
a
September 17 GOP primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
November 5 General election candidates:
Frank M. Hynes 
Fifth Plymouth District
September 17 Democratic primary:
- Robert J. Nyman
a
September 17 GOP primary:
- Joseph E. Mullin
a
November 5 General election candidates:
Robert J. Nyman: 10,460 
Joseph E. Mullin: 6,262
Sixth Plymouth District
September 17 Democratic primary:
- Bridget A. Simmons: 2,569
a
- William Cullity, Jr.: 1,692
September 17 GOP primary:
- Daniel K. Webster: 1,640
a
- Thomas J. Barry: 1,146
November 5 General election candidates:
Bridget A. Simmons: 7,523
Daniel K. Webster: 8,779 
Seventh Plymouth District
September 17 Democratic primary:
- Kathleen M. Teahan
a
September 17 GOP primary:
- R. Andrew Burbine
a
Libertarian Party candidate:
November 5 General election candidates:
Kathleen M. Teahan: 9,182 
R. Andrew Burbine: 5,826
Steven P. Olson: 606
Eighth Plymouth District
September 17 Democratic primary:
- David L. Flynn
a
September 17 GOP primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
Libertarian Party candidate:
November 5 General election candidates:
David L. Flynn: 9,377 
George L. Berdos, Jr.: 2,477
Ninth Plymouth District
September 17 Democratic primary:
- Thomas P. Kennedy
a
September 17 GOP primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
November 5 General election candidates:
Thomas P. Kennedy 
Tenth Plymouth District
September 17 Democratic primary:
- Christine E. Canavan
a
September 17 GOP primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
November 5 General election candidates:
Christine E. Canavan 
Eleventh Plymouth District
September 17 Democratic primary:
- Geraldine Creedon
a
September 17 GOP primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
November 5 General election candidates:
Geraldine Creedon 
Twelfth Plymouth District
September 17 Democratic primary:
- Thomas J. O'Brien
a
September 17 GOP primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
November 5 General election candidates:
Thomas J. O'Brien 
First Suffolk District
September 17 Democratic primary:
- Anthony W. Petruccelli
a
September 17 GOP primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
November 5 General election candidates:
Anthony W. Petruccelli 
Second Suffolk District
September 17 Democratic primary:
- Eugene L. O'Flaherty
a
September 17 GOP primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
November 5 General election candidates:
Eugene L. O'Flaherty 
Third Suffolk District
September 17 Democratic primary:
- Salvatore F. DiMasi
a
September 17 GOP primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
November 5 General election candidates:
Salvatore F. DiMasi 
Fourth Suffolk District
September 17 Democratic primary:
- Brian P. Wallace: 3,095
a
- Robert O'Shea: 2,267
- Shawn P. Murphy: 2,199
September 17 GOP primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
November 5 General election candidates:
Brian P. Wallace 
Fifth Suffolk District
September 17 Democratic primary:
- Marie St. Fleur
a
September 17 GOP primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
Independent candidate:
November 5 General election candidates:
Marie St. Fleur: 3,473 
Peggy Chaparro: 435
Sixth Suffolk District
September 17 Democratic primary:
- Shirley Owens-Hicks
a
September 17 GOP primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
November 5 General election candidates:
Shirley Owens-Hicks 
Seventh Suffolk District
September 17 Democratic primary:
- Gloria L. Fox
a
September 17 GOP primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
November 5 General election candidates:
Gloria L. Fox 
Eighth Suffolk District
September 17 Democratic primary:
- Paul C. Demakis: 3,048
a
- Marjorie C. Decker: 2,031
September 17 GOP primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
November 5 General election candidates:
Paul C. Demakis 
Ninth Suffolk District
September 17 Democratic primary:
- Byron Rushing
a
September 17 GOP primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
November 5 General election candidates:
Byron Rushing 
Tenth Suffolk District
September 17 Democratic primary:
- Sara Hamlen: 1,327
- John M. Hickey: 3,095
- Brian J. Kenneally: 1,706
- Michael F. Rush: 3,634
a
September 17 GOP primary:
- Richard H. Wheeler
a
Independent candidate:
November 5 General election candidates:
Michael F. Rush: 9,482 
Richard H. Wheeler: 2,471
David B. Estrada: 2,570
Eleventh Suffolk District
September 17 Democratic primary:
- Elizabeth A. Malia: 3,139
a
- Rafael P. McLaughlin: 1,440
- Jacquelyne Payne-Thompson: 602
September 17 GOP primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
November 5 General election candidates:
Elizabeth A. Malia 
Twelfth Suffolk District
September 17 Democratic primary:
- Thomas M. Finneran
a
September 17 GOP primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
November 5 General election candidates:
Thomas M. Finneran 
Thirteenth Suffolk District
September 17 Democratic primary:
- Martin J. Walsh: 3,760
a
- Edward L. Geary, Jr.: 901
September 17 GOP primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
November 5 General election candidates:
Martin J. Walsh 
Fourteenth Suffolk District
September 17 Democratic primary:
- Angelo M. Scaccia
a
September 17 GOP primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
November 5 General election candidates:
Angelo M. Scaccia 
Fifteenth Suffolk District
September 17 Democratic primary:
- Jeffrey Sanchez: 1,885
a
- William F. Allan: 1,592
- Richard J. Giordano: 1,246
- Juan Lopez: 752
- Kathryn J. Brookins: 399
September 17 GOP primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
Independent candidates:
- George A. Chidi, Jr.
- John H. Clifford
November 5 General election candidates:
Jeffrey Sanchez: 7,673 
George A. Chidi, Jr.: 1,334
John H. Clifford: 1,110
Sixteenth Suffolk District
September 17 Democratic primary:
- Kathi-Anne Reinstein
a
September 17 GOP primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
November 5 General election candidates:
Kathi-Anne Reinstein 
Seventeenth Suffolk District
September 17 Democratic primary:
- Kevin G. Honan
a
September 17 GOP primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
November 5 General election candidates:
Kevin G. Honan 
Eighteenth Suffolk District
September 17 Democratic primary:
- Brian Paul Golden: 2,259
a
- David Samuel Friedman: 1,945
- Paul William Felker: 237
September 17 GOP primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
November 5 General election candidates:
Brian Paul Golden 
Nineteenth Suffolk District
September 17 Democratic primary:
- Robert A. DeLeo
a
September 17 GOP primary:
- Paul J. Ronukaitus
a
November 5 General election candidates:
Robert A. DeLeo: 8,507 
Paul J. Ronukaitus: 2,849
First Worcester District
September 17 Democratic primary:
- David C. Bunker, Jr.
a
September 17 GOP primary:
- Lewis G. Evangelidis: 2,569
a
- Mark S. Ferguson: 2,517
November 5 General election candidates:
David C. Bunker, Jr.: 7,856
Lewis G. Evangelidis: 10,652 
Second Worcester District
September 17 Democratic primary:
- Brian Knuuttila
a
September 17 GOP primary:
- William A. Hunter
a
November 5 General election candidates:
Brian Knuuttila: 8,096 
William A. Hunter: 4,434
Third Worcester District
September 17 Democratic primary:
- Emile J. Goguen: 2,395
a
- Ronald R. Dionne: 556
September 17 GOP primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
November 5 General election candidates:
Emile J. Goguen 
Fourth Worcester District
September 17 Democratic primary:
- Mary Jane Simmons
a
September 17 GOP primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
November 5 General election candidates:
Mary Jane Simmons 
Fifth Worcester District
September 17 Democratic primary:
- Anne M. Gobi: 2,905
a
- James J. Foyle: 962
September 17 GOP primary:
- Ryan J. Witkos
a
November 5 General election candidates:
Anne M. Gobi: 7,647 
Ryan J. Witkos: 6,101
Sixth Worcester District
September 17 Democratic primary:
- Mark J. Carron
a
September 17 GOP primary:
- Jerry J. Jachimczyk
a
November 5 General election candidates:
Mark J. Carron: 6,136 
Jerry J. Jachimczyk: 5,878
Seventh Worcester District
September 17 Democratic primary:
- James F. Murphy, Jr.
a
September 17 GOP primary:
- Paul K. Frost
a
November 5 General election candidates:
James F. Murphy, Jr.: 4,972
Paul K. Frost: 9,146 
Eighth Worcester District
September 17 Democratic primary:
- Paul Kujawski: 2,095
a
- John F. Healy: 1,055
September 17 GOP primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
November 5 General election candidates:
Paul Kujawski 
Ninth Worcester District
September 17 Democratic primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
September 17 GOP primary:
- George N. Peterson, Jr.
a
November 5 General election candidates:
George N. Peterson, Jr. 
Tenth Worcester District
September 17 Democratic primary:
- Marie J. Parente
a
September 17 GOP primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
November 5 General election candidates:
Marie J. Parente 
Eleventh Worcester District
September 17 Democratic primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
September 17 GOP primary:
- Karyn E. Polito
a
November 5 General election candidates:
Karyn E. Polito 
Twelfth Worcester District
September 17 Democratic primary:
- Harold P. Naughton, Jr.
a
September 17 GOP primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
Libertarian Party candidate:
November 5 General election candidates:
Harold P. Naughton, Jr.: 10,867 
William D. Pacheco: 2,769
Thirteenth Worcester District
September 17 Democratic primary:
- Robert P. Spellane
a
September 17 GOP primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
November 5 General election candidates:
Robert P. Spellane 
Fourteenth Worcester District
September 17 Democratic primary:
- James B. Leary
a
September 17 GOP primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
November 5 General election candidates:
James B. Leary 
Fifteenth Worcester District
September 17 Democratic primary:
- Vincent A. Pedone
a
September 17 GOP primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
November 5 General election candidates:
Vincent A. Pedone 
Sixteenth Worcester District
September 17 Democratic primary:
- John P. Fresolo
a
September 17 GOP primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
Independent candidate:
November 5 General election candidates:
John P. Fresolo: 6,215 
Aidan T. Yeaw: 1,163
Seventeenth Worcester District
September 17 Democratic primary:
- John J. Binienda, Sr.
a
September 17 GOP primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
November 5 General election candidates:
John J. Binienda, Sr. 
Eighteenth Worcester District
September 17 Democratic primary:
- Jennifer M. Callahan: 2,803
a
- Robert J. Dubois: 2,799
September 17 GOP primary:
- Peter A. Amorello
a
Independent candidate:
November 5 General election candidates:
Jennifer M. Callahan: 6,852 
Peter A. Amorello: 4,381
Robert J. Badzmierowski: 4,162
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