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Elections for the Massachusetts House of Representatives consisted of a primary election on September 16, 2008, and a general election on November 4, 2008 .
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.
Campaign contributions
During the 2008 election, the total contributions to House candidates amounted to $13,560,016. The top 10 contributors were:[1]
2008 Donors, Massachusetts House of Representatives
Donor
Amount
Massachusetts Democratic Party
$207,144
Devers, Marcos A
$125,303
Retired Public Employees
$71,200
Massachusetts Republican Party
$53,605
Massachusetts Correction Officers Federated Union
$49,500
Professional Fire Fighters Of Massachusetts
$48,700
Massachusetts Association Of Realtors
$47,925
Massachusetts Federation Of Teachers
$44,800
Sheet Metal Workers Local 17
$43,325
Campbell, Linda Dean
$42,911
List of candidates
First Barnstable District
September 16 Democratic primary:
Cleon H. Turner a
September 16 GOP primary:
No candidates filed for election.
November 4 General election candidates:
Cleon H. Turner
Second Barnstable District
September 16 Democratic primary:
Demetrius J. Atsalis a
September 16 GOP primary:
No candidates filed for election.
Independent candidate:
November 4 General election candidates:
Demetrius J. Atsalis: 12,359
Carl D. Yingling: 5,224
Third Barnstable District
September 16 Democratic primary:
Matthew C. Patrick a
September 16 GOP primary:
No candidates filed for election.
Independent candidate:
November 4 General election candidates:
Matthew C. Patrick: 12,898
Carey M. Murphy: 8,748
Fourth Barnstable District
September 16 Democratic primary:
Sarah K. Peake a
September 16 GOP primary:
Donald F. Howell a
November 4 General election candidates:
Sarah K. Peake: 17,823
Donald F. Howell: 8,437
Fifth Barnstable District
September 16 Democratic primary:
Glenn S. Pare a
September 16 GOP primary:
Jeffrey Davis Perry a
November 4 General election candidates:
Glenn S. Pare: 6,790
Jeffrey Davis Perry: 15,780
Barnstable, Dukes & Nantucket District
September 16 Democratic primary:
Daniel James Larkosh: 1,740 a
Timothy R. Madden (Write-in): 1,402
Timothy W. Lasker: 1,326
Roger W. Wey: 823
David R. Moriarty: 760
Catherine E. Bumpus: 666
September 16 GOP primary:
Timothy R. Madden (Write-in): 208 a
Independent candidates:
Melissa C. Freitag
Jacob D. Ferreira
November 4 General election candidates:
Daniel James Larkosh: 7,519
Timothy R. Madden: 9,539
Melissa C. Freitag: 3,399
Jacob D. Ferreira: 3,011
First Berkshire District
September 16 Democratic primary:
Daniel E. Bosley a
September 16 GOP primary:
No candidates filed for election.
November 4 General election candidates:
Daniel E. Bosley
Second Berkshire District
September 16 Democratic primary:
Denis E. Guyer a
September 16 GOP primary:
No candidates filed for election.
November 4 General election candidates:
Denis E. Guyer
Third Berkshire District
September 16 Democratic primary:
Christopher N. Speranzo a
September 16 GOP primary:
No candidates filed for election.
November 4 General election candidates:
Christopher N. Speranzo
Fourth Berkshire District
September 16 Democratic primary:
William "Smitty" Pignatelli a
September 16 GOP primary:
No candidates filed for election.
November 4 General election candidates:
William "Smitty" Pignatelli
First Bristol District
September 16 Democratic primary:
Devin P. Romanul a
September 16 GOP primary:
Fred Jay Barrows a
November 4 General election candidates:
Devin P. Romanul: 7,164
Fred Jay Barrows: 11,323
Second Bristol District
September 16 Democratic primary:
Bill Bowles: 1,239 a
Kate M. Jackson: 1,212
September 16 GOP primary:
George T. Ross a
November 4 General election candidates:
Bill Bowles: 8,768
George T. Ross: 7,461
Third Bristol District
September 16 Democratic primary:
James H. Fagan a
September 16 GOP primary:
No candidates filed for election.
November 4 General election candidates:
James H. Fagan
Fourth Bristol District
September 16 Democratic primary:
Steven J. D'Amico a
September 16 GOP primary:
No candidates filed for election.
November 4 General election candidates:
Steven J. D'Amico
Fifth Bristol District
September 16 Democratic primary:
Patricia A. Haddad a
September 16 GOP primary:
No candidates filed for election.
November 4 General election candidates:
Patricia A. Haddad
Sixth Bristol District
September 16 Democratic primary:
David B. Sullivan: 3,250 a
Linda M. Pereira: 1,551
September 16 GOP primary:
No candidates filed for election.
November 4 General election candidates:
David B. Sullivan
Seventh Bristol District
September 16 Democratic primary:
Kevin Aguiar: 2,564 a
John J. Rodrigues: 819
September 16 GOP primary:
C.J. Ferry a
Libertarian Party candidate:
November 4 General election candidates:
Kevin Aguiar: 2,388
Raymond P. Leary, Jr.: 407
Eighth Bristol District
September 16 Democratic primary:
Michael J. Rodrigues: 2,560 a
Mike Raposa (Write-in): 18
September 16 GOP primary:
No candidates filed for election.
November 4 General election candidates:
Michael J. Rodrigues
Ninth Bristol District
September 16 Democratic primary:
John F. Quinn a
September 16 GOP primary:
No candidates filed for election.
November 4 General election candidates:
John F. Quinn
Tenth Bristol District
September 16 Democratic primary:
William M. Straus a
September 16 GOP primary:
No candidates filed for election.
November 4 General election candidates:
William M. Straus
Eleventh Bristol District
September 16 Democratic primary:
Robert M. Koczera a
September 16 GOP primary:
No candidates filed for election.
November 4 General election candidates:
Robert M. Koczera
Twelfth Bristol District
September 16 Democratic primary:
Stephen R. Canessa a
September 16 GOP primary:
No candidates filed for election.
November 4 General election candidates:
Stephen R. Canessa
Thirteenth Bristol District
September 16 Democratic primary:
Antonio F.D. Cabral a
September 16 GOP primary:
No candidates filed for election.
November 4 General election candidates:
Antonio F.D. Cabral
Fourteenth Bristol District
September 16 Democratic primary:
No candidates filed for election.
September 16 GOP primary:
Elizabeth A. Poirier a
November 4 General election candidates:
Elizabeth A. Poirier
First Essex District
September 16 Democratic primary:
Michael A. Costello a
September 16 GOP primary:
No candidates filed for election.
November 4 General election candidates:
Michael A. Costello
Second Essex District
September 16 Democratic primary:
Harriett L. Stanley a
September 16 GOP primary:
No candidates filed for election.
November 4 General election candidates:
Harriett L. Stanley
Third Essex District
September 16 Democratic primary:
Brian S. Dempsey a
September 16 GOP primary:
No candidates filed for election.
November 4 General election candidates:
Brian S. Dempsey
Fourth Essex District
September 16 Democratic primary:
Donald R. Bumiller a
September 16 GOP primary:
Bradford R. Hill a
November 4 General election candidates:
Donald R. Bumiller: 6,390
Bradford R. Hill: 15,779
Fifth Essex District
September 16 Democratic primary:
Ann-Margaret Ferrante: 3,724 a
Anthony J. Verga: 3,133
Astrid H. Afklinteberg: 1,058
September 16 GOP primary:
No candidates filed for election.
November 4 General election candidates:
Ann-Margaret Ferrante
Sixth Essex District
September 16 Democratic primary:
Mary E. Grant a
September 16 GOP primary:
No candidates filed for election.
November 4 General election candidates:
Mary E. Grant
Seventh Essex District
September 16 Democratic primary:
John D. Keenan a
September 16 GOP primary:
No candidates filed for election.
November 4 General election candidates:
John D. Keenan
Eighth Essex District
September 16 Democratic primary:
Lori A. Ehrlich a
September 16 GOP primary:
John Blaisdell a
November 4 General election candidates:
Lori A. Ehrlich: 14,072
John Blaisdell: 7,018
Ninth Essex District
September 16 Democratic primary:
Mark V. Falzone a
September 16 GOP primary:
No candidates filed for election.
November 4 General election candidates:
Mark V. Falzone
Tenth Essex District
September 16 Democratic primary:
Robert F. Fennell a
September 16 GOP primary:
No candidates filed for election.
November 4 General election candidates:
Robert F. Fennell
Eleventh Essex District
September 16 Democratic primary:
Steven M. Walsh a
September 16 GOP primary:
No candidates filed for election.
November 4 General election candidates:
Steven M. Walsh
Twelfth Essex District
September 16 Democratic primary:
Joyce A. Spiliotis a
September 16 GOP primary:
No candidates filed for election.
November 4 General election candidates:
Joyce A. Spiliotis
Thirteenth Essex District
September 16 Democratic primary:
Theodore C. Speliotis a
September 16 GOP primary:
Philip J. Celeste (Write-in) a
November 4 General election candidates:
Theodore C. Speliotis
Fourteenth Essex District
September 16 Democratic primary:
David M. Torrisi a
September 16 GOP primary:
No candidates filed for election.
November 4 General election candidates:
David M. Torrisi
Fifteenth Essex District
September 16 Democratic primary:
Linda Dean Campbell: 2,482 a
Christopher DiBella: 1,982
September 16 GOP primary:
No candidates filed for election.
Independent candidate:
November 4 General election candidates:
Linda Dean Campbell: 11,836
Joseph A. Leone, III: 5,019
Sixteenth Essex District
September 16 Democratic primary:
William Lantigua: 1,785 a
Marcos A. Devers: 1,386
September 16 GOP primary:
No candidates filed for election.
November 4 General election candidates:
William Lantigua
Seventeenth Essex District
September 16 Democratic primary:
Barry R. Finegold a
September 16 GOP primary:
No candidates filed for election.
November 4 General election candidates:
Barry R. Finegold
Eighteenth Essex District
September 16 Democratic primary:
Barbara A. L'Italien a
September 16 GOP primary:
Lawrence Brennan a
November 4 General election candidates:
Barbara A. L'Italien: 11,980
Lawrence Brennan: 8,273
First Franklin District
September 16 Democratic primary:
Stephen Kulik a
September 16 GOP primary:
No candidates filed for election.
November 4 General election candidates:
Stephen Kulik
Second Franklin District
September 16 Democratic primary:
Christopher J. Donelan a
September 16 GOP primary:
Robert E. Parks a
November 4 General election candidates:
Christopher J. Donelan: 13,956
Robert E. Parks: 3,690
First Hampden District
September 16 Democratic primary:
No candidates filed for election.
September 16 GOP primary:
Todd M. Smola a
November 4 General election candidates:
Todd M. Smola
Second Hampden District
September 16 Democratic primary:
Brian Michael Ashe: 2,061 a
Kateri B. Walsh a
September 16 GOP primary:
William G. Scibelli a
November 4 General election candidates:
Brian Michael Ashe: 12,133
William G. Scibelli: 10,146
Third Hampden District
September 16 Democratic primary:
Rosemary Sandlin a
September 16 GOP primary:
No candidates filed for election.
Independent candidate:
November 4 General election candidates:
Rosemary Sandlin: 10,247
Nicholas A. Boldyga: 9,458
Fourth Hampden District
September 16 Democratic primary:
Brian R. Hoose a
September 16 GOP primary:
Donald F. Humason, Jr. a
November 4 General election candidates:
Brian R. Hoose: 5,080
Donald F. Humason, Jr.: 11,521
Fifth Hampden District
September 16 Democratic primary:
Michael F. Kane a
September 16 GOP primary:
No candidates filed for election.
November 4 General election candidates:
Michael F. Kane
Sixth Hampden District
September 16 Democratic primary:
James T. Welch a
September 16 GOP primary:
No candidates filed for election.
November 4 General election candidates:
James T. Welch
Seventh Hampden District
September 16 Democratic primary:
Thomas M. Petrolati a
September 16 GOP primary:
No candidates filed for election.
November 4 General election candidates:
Thomas M. Petrolati
Eighth Hampden District
September 16 Democratic primary:
Joseph F. Wagner a
September 16 GOP primary:
No candidates filed for election.
November 4 General election candidates:
Joseph F. Wagner
Ninth Hampden District
September 16 Democratic primary:
Sean Curran a
September 16 GOP primary:
No candidates filed for election.
November 4 General election candidates:
Sean Curran
Tenth Hampden District
September 16 Democratic primary:
Cheryl Rivera a
September 16 GOP primary:
George Vazquez a
November 4 General election candidates:
Cheryl Rivera: 6,926
George Vazquez: 1,196
Eleventh Hampden District
September 16 Democratic primary:
Benjamin Swan: 1,221 a
Chelan D. Brown: 520
Lorenzo D. Gaines: 497
September 16 GOP primary:
No candidates filed for election.
November 4 General election candidates:
Benjamin Swan
Twelfth Hampden District
September 16 Democratic primary:
Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr. a
September 16 GOP primary:
No candidates filed for election.
November 4 General election candidates:
Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr.
First Hampshire District
September 16 Democratic primary:
Peter V. Kocot a
September 16 GOP primary:
No candidates filed for election.
November 4 General election candidates:
Peter V. Kocot
Second Hampshire District
September 16 Democratic primary:
John W. Scibak a
September 16 GOP primary:
No candidates filed for election.
November 4 General election candidates:
John W. Scibak
Third Hampshire District
September 16 Democratic primary:
Ellen S. Story a
September 16 GOP primary:
No candidates filed for election.
November 4 General election candidates:
Ellen S. Story
First Middlesex District
September 16 Democratic primary:
Virginia C. Wood a
September 16 GOP primary:
Robert S. Hargraves a
Independent candidate:
November 4 General election candidates:
Virginia C. Wood: 8,808
Robert S. Hargraves: 11,479
Zachary E. Saboliauskas: 1,226
Second Middlesex District
September 16 Democratic primary:
James Arciero: 2,334 a
Patricia Wojtas: 1,213
September 16 GOP primary:
Paul J. Avella: 1,221 a
William K. Bunker: 134
November 4 General election candidates:
James Arciero: 12,094
Paul J. Avella: 10,648
Third Middlesex District
September 16 Democratic primary:
Kate Hogan: 1,988 a
Ellen S. Sturgis: 1,585
Leonard H. Golder: 381
September 16 GOP primary:
Sonny Parente a
Independent candidate:
November 4 General election candidates:
Kate Hogan: 10,166
Sonny Parente: 9,288
David A. Goulding: 1,897
Fourth Middlesex District
September 16 Democratic primary:
Danielle W. Gregoire: 2,006 a
Matthew A. Giancola: 784
September 16 GOP primary:
Arthur G. Vigeant a
Independent candidate:
November 4 General election candidates:
Danielle W. Gregoire: 9,044
Arthur G. Vigeant: 8,296
Joseph L. Valianti: 1,484
Fifth Middlesex District
September 16 Democratic primary:
David Paul Linsky a
September 16 GOP primary:
No candidates filed for election.
November 4 General election candidates:
David Paul Linsky
Sixth Middlesex District
September 16 Democratic primary:
Pam Richardson: 1,779 a
Chris Walsh: 1,641
Dawn F. Harkness: 1,280
September 16 GOP primary:
No candidates filed for election.
November 4 General election candidates:
Pam Richardson
James M. Pillsbury (Write-in): 341
Seventh Middlesex District
September 16 Democratic primary:
Tom Sannicandro a
September 16 GOP primary:
No candidates filed for election.
November 4 General election candidates:
Tom Sannicandro
Eighth Middlesex District
September 16 Democratic primary:
Carolyn C. Dykema: 2,414 a
Edward J. Mills: 978
September 16 GOP primary:
Dan Haley a
November 4 General election candidates:
Carolyn C. Dykema: 11,680
Dan Haley: 10,685
Ninth Middlesex District
September 16 Democratic primary:
Thomas M. Stanley a
September 16 GOP primary:
No candidates filed for election.
November 4 General election candidates:
Thomas M. Stanley
Tenth Middlesex District
September 16 Democratic primary:
Peter J. Koutoujian a
September 16 GOP primary:
No candidates filed for election.
November 4 General election candidates:
Peter J. Koutoujian
Eleventh Middlesex District
September 16 Democratic primary:
Kay S. Khan a
September 16 GOP primary:
No candidates filed for election.
November 4 General election candidates:
Kay S. Khan
Twelfth Middlesex District
September 16 Democratic primary:
Ruth B. Balser a
September 16 GOP primary:
No candidates filed for election.
November 4 General election candidates:
Ruth B. Balser
Thirteenth Middlesex District
September 16 Democratic primary:
Thomas P. Conroy a
September 16 GOP primary:
Susan W. Pope a
November 4 General election candidates:
Thomas P. Conroy: 12,225
Susan W. Pope: 8,539
Fourteenth Middlesex District
September 16 Democratic primary:
Cory Atkins a
September 16 GOP primary:
No candidates filed for election.
Independent candidate:
November 4 General election candidates:
Cory Atkins: 13,868
Richard P. McClure: 7,297
Fifteenth Middlesex District
September 16 Democratic primary:
Jay R. Kauman a
September 16 GOP primary:
No candidates filed for election.
November 4 General election candidates:
Jay R. Kauman
Sixteenth Middlesex District
September 16 Democratic primary:
Thomas A. Golden, Jr. a
September 16 GOP primary:
No candidates filed for election.
November 4 General election candidates:
Thomas A. Golden, Jr.
Seventeenth Middlesex District
September 16 Democratic primary:
David M. Nangle a
September 16 GOP primary:
No candidates filed for election.
November 4 General election candidates:
David M. Nangle
Eighteenth Middlesex District
September 16 Democratic primary:
Kevin J. Murphy a
September 16 GOP primary:
No candidates filed for election.
Independent candidate:
November 4 General election candidates:
Kevin J. Murphy: 6,604
Kenneth J. Patrician: 1,289
Nineteenth Middlesex District
September 16 Democratic primary:
James R. Miceli a
September 16 GOP primary:
No candidates filed for election.
November 4 General election candidates:
James R. Miceli
Twentieth Middlesex District
September 16 Democratic primary:
Claire M. Paradiso (Write-in) a
September 16 GOP primary:
Bradley H. Jones, Jr. a
November 4 General election candidates:
Claire M. Paradiso: 6,597
Bradley H. Jones, Jr.: 16,381
Twenty-First Middlesex District
September 16 Democratic primary:
Charles A. Murphy a
September 16 GOP primary:
No candidates filed for election.
November 4 General election candidates:
Charles A. Murphy
Twenty-Second Middlesex District
September 16 Democratic primary:
William G. Greene, Jr.: 2,619 a
James F. O'Donnell, Jr.: 1,709
September 16 GOP primary:
Anthony Lucacio a
November 4 General election candidates:
William G. Greene, Jr.: 11,836
Anthony Lucacio: 6,491
Twenty-Third Middlesex District
September 16 Democratic primary:
Sean Garballey a
September 16 GOP primary:
No candidates filed for election.
November 4 General election candidates:
Sean Garballey
Twenty-Fourth Middlesex District
September 16 Democratic primary:
William N. Brownsberger a
September 16 GOP primary:
No candidates filed for election.
November 4 General election candidates:
William N. Brownsberger
Twenty-Fifth Middlesex District
September 16 Democratic primary:
Alice K. Wolf a
September 16 GOP primary:
No candidates filed for election.
November 4 General election candidates:
Alice K. Wolf
Twenty-Sixth Middlesex District
September 16 Democratic primary:
Timothy J. Toomey, Jr. a
September 16 GOP primary:
No candidates filed for election.
November 4 General election candidates:
Timothy J. Toomey, Jr.
Twenty-Seventh Middlesex District
September 16 Democratic primary:
Denise Provost a
September 16 GOP primary:
No candidates filed for election.
November 4 General election candidates:
Denise Provost
Twenty-Eighth Middlesex District
September 16 Democratic primary:
Stephen Stat Smith: 3,112 a
Wayne A. Matewsky: 2,609
September 16 GOP primary:
No candidates filed for election.
November 4 General election candidates:
Stephen Stat Smith
Twenty-Ninth Middlesex District
September 16 Democratic primary:
Jonathan Hecht (Write-in): 3,008 a
Julia Fahey (Write-in): 2,118
Stephen Corbett (Write-in): 318
September 16 GOP primary:
No candidates filed for election.
November 4 General election candidates:
Jonathan Hecht
Thirtieth Middlesex District
September 16 Democratic primary:
James J. Dwyer: 3,473 a
Patrick Michael Natale: 2,344
September 16 GOP primary:
No candidates filed for election.
November 4 General election candidates:
James J. Dwyer
Thirty-First Middlesex District
September 16 Democratic primary:
Jason M. Lewis: 4,113 a
Michael J. Rotondi: 2,079
September 16 GOP primary:
Brian P. O'Connor a
Independent candidate:
November 4 General election candidates:
Jason M. Lewis: 10,858
Brian P. O'Connor: 5,147
Chad Riley: 5,070
Thirty-Second Middlesex District
September 16 Democratic primary:
Katherine M. Clark a
September 16 GOP primary:
No candidates filed for election.
November 4 General election candidates:
Katherine M. Clark
Thirty-Third Middlesex District
September 16 Democratic primary:
Christopher G. Fallon a
September 16 GOP primary:
No candidates filed for election.
November 4 General election candidates:
Christopher G. Fallon
Thirty-Fourth Middlesex District
September 16 Democratic primary:
Carl M. Sciortino, Jr. (Write-in): 2,678 a
Robert C. Trane: 2,218
September 16 GOP primary:
No candidates filed for election.
November 4 General election candidates:
Carl M. Sciortino, Jr.
Thirty-Fifth Middlesex District
September 16 Democratic primary:
Paul J. Donato, Sr.: 3,458 a
Patrick William McCabe: 1,869
A. James Caralis: 457
September 16 GOP primary:
No candidates filed for election.
November 4 General election candidates:
Paul J. Donato, Sr.
Thirty-Sixth Middlesex District
September 16 Democratic primary:
Colleen M. Garry a
September 16 GOP primary:
No candidates filed for election.
November 4 General election candidates:
Colleen M. Garry
Thirty-Seventh Middlesex District
September 16 Democratic primary:
Jennifer E. Benson a
September 16 GOP primary:
Kurt Hayes a
November 4 General election candidates:
Jennifer E. Benson: 11,700
Kurt Hayes: 9,268
First Norfolk District
September 16 Democratic primary:
Bruce J. Ayers a
September 16 GOP primary:
No candidates filed for election.
November 4 General election candidates:
Bruce J. Ayers
Second Norfolk District
September 16 Democratic primary:
Arthur Stephen Tobin a
September 16 GOP primary:
No candidates filed for election.
November 4 General election candidates:
Arthur Stephen Tobin
Third Norfolk District
September 16 Democratic primary:
Ronald Mariano a
September 16 GOP primary:
No candidates filed for election.
November 4 General election candidates:
Ronald Mariano
Fourth Norfolk District
September 16 Democratic primary:
James Michael Murphy a
September 16 GOP primary:
Robert Montgomery Thomas a
November 4 General election candidates:
James Michael Murphy: 13,385
Robert Montgomery Thomas: 4,572
Fifth Norfolk District
September 16 Democratic primary:
Joseph R. Driscoll, Jr. a
September 16 GOP primary:
No candidates filed for election.
Independent candidate:
November 4 General election candidates:
Joseph R. Driscoll, Jr.: 15,280
Richard A. Moran: 3,945
Sixth Norfolk District
September 16 Democratic primary:
William C. Galvin a
September 16 GOP primary:
No candidates filed for election.
November 4 General election candidates:
William C. Galvin
Seventh Norfolk District
September 16 Democratic primary:
Walter F. Timilty, Jr. a
September 16 GOP primary:
No candidates filed for election.
November 4 General election candidates:
Walter F. Timilty, Jr.
Eighth Norfolk District
September 16 Democratic primary:
Louis L. Kafka a
September 16 GOP primary:
No candidates filed for election.
November 4 General election candidates:
Louis L. Kafka
Ninth Norfolk District
September 16 Democratic primary:
No candidates filed for election.
September 16 GOP primary:
Richard J. Ross a
Independent candidate:
November 4 General election candidates:
Richard J. Ross: 12,688
Thomas Joseph Roache: 7,974
Tenth Norfolk District
September 16 Democratic primary:
James E. Vallee a
September 16 GOP primary:
No candidates filed for election.
November 4 General election candidates:
James E. Vallee
Eleventh Norfolk District
September 16 Democratic primary:
Paul McMurtry a
September 16 GOP primary:
No candidates filed for election.
November 4 General election candidates:
Paul McMurtry
Twelfth Norfolk District
September 16 Democratic primary:
John H. Rogers a
September 16 GOP primary:
No candidates filed for election.
November 4 General election candidates:
John H. Rogers
Thirteenth Norfolk District
September 16 Democratic primary:
Lida E. Harkins a
September 16 GOP primary:
No candidates filed for election.
November 4 General election candidates:
Lida E. Harkins
Fourteenth Norfolk District
September 16 Democratic primary:
Alice Hanlon Peisch: 3,291 a
Lawrence R. Kaplan: 762
September 16 GOP primary:
Royall H. Switzler (Write-in) a
November 4 General election candidates:
Alice Hanlon Peisch
Fifteenth Norfolk District
September 16 Democratic primary:
Frank Israel Smizik a
September 16 GOP primary:
No candidates filed for election.
November 4 General election candidates:
Frank Israel Smizik
First Plymouth District
September 16 Democratic primary:
Jay D. Ferguson (Write-in) a
September 16 GOP primary:
Vinny M. DeMacedo a
November 4 General election candidates:
Jay D. Ferguson: 7,118
Vinny M. DeMacedo: 14,778
Second Plymouth District
September 16 Democratic primary:
No candidates filed for election.
September 16 GOP primary:
Susan Williams Gifford a
November 4 General election candidates:
Susan Williams Gifford
Third Plymouth District
September 16 Democratic primary:
Garrett J. Bradley a
September 16 GOP primary:
No candidates filed for election.
November 4 General election candidates:
Garrett J. Bradley
Fourth Plymouth District
September 16 Democratic primary:
James M. Cantwell: 3,600 a
Michael A. Maresco: 967
James Mf Gilmore: 797
Stephen A. Lynch: 659
September 16 GOP primary:
No candidates filed for election.
Independent candidate:
November 4 General election candidates:
James M. Cantwell: 13,988
John M. Valianti: 8,673
Fifth Plymouth District
September 16 Democratic primary:
Robert J. Nyman a
September 16 GOP primary:
No candidates filed for election.
November 4 General election candidates:
Robert J. Nyman
Sixth Plymouth District
September 16 Democratic primary:
No candidates filed for election.
September 16 GOP primary:
Daniel K. Webster a
November 4 General election candidates:
Daniel K. Webster
Seventh Plymouth District
September 16 Democratic primary:
Allen J. McCarthy a
September 16 GOP primary:
No candidates filed for election.
November 4 General election candidates:
Allen J. McCarthy
Eighth Plymouth District
September 16 Democratic primary:
David L. Flynn a
September 16 GOP primary:
No candidates filed for election.
November 4 General election candidates:
David L. Flynn
Ninth Plymouth District
September 16 Democratic primary:
Michael D. Brady: 1,536 a
Robert F. Sullivan: 1,522
Conor Yunits: 879
September 16 GOP primary:
November 4 General election candidates:
Michael D. Brady: 10,820
Lawrence P. Novak: 2,104
Tenth Plymouth District
September 16 Democratic primary:
Christine E. Canavan a
September 16 GOP primary:
No candidates filed for election.
November 4 General election candidates:
Christine E. Canavan
Eleventh Plymouth District
September 16 Democratic primary:
Geraldine Creedon a
September 16 GOP primary:
No candidates filed for election.
November 4 General election candidates:
Geraldine Creedon
Twelfth Plymouth District
September 16 Democratic primary:
Thomas J. Calter, III a
September 16 GOP primary:
No candidates filed for election.
November 4 General election candidates:
Thomas J. Calter, III
First Suffolk District
September 16 Democratic primary:
Carlo P. Basile a
September 16 GOP primary:
No candidates filed for election.
November 4 General election candidates:
Carlo P. Basile
Second Suffolk District
September 16 Democratic primary:
Eugene L. O'Flaherty a
September 16 GOP primary:
No candidates filed for election.
November 4 General election candidates:
Eugene L. O'Flaherty
Third Suffolk District
September 16 Democratic primary:
Salvatore F. DiMasi a
September 16 GOP primary:
No candidates filed for election.
November 4 General election candidates:
Salvatore F. DiMasi
Fourth Suffolk District
September 16 Democratic primary:
Brian P. Wallace a
September 16 GOP primary:
No candidates filed for election.
November 4 General election candidates:
Brian P. Wallace
Fifth Suffolk District
September 16 Democratic primary:
Marie St. Fleur: 1,443 a
Roy A. Owens: 711
September 16 GOP primary:
No candidates filed for election.
November 4 General election candidates:
Marie St. Fleur
Sixth Suffolk District
September 16 Democratic primary:
Willie Mae Allen: 1,951 a
Faustina Kathy Gabriel: 603
September 16 GOP primary:
No candidates filed for election.
November 4 General election candidates:
Willie Mae Allen
Seventh Suffolk District
September 16 Democratic primary:
Gloria A. Fox a
September 16 GOP primary:
No candidates filed for election.
November 4 General election candidates:
Gloria A. Fox
Eighth Suffolk District
September 16 Democratic primary:
Martha Walz a
September 16 GOP primary:
No candidates filed for election.
November 4 General election candidates:
Martha Walz
Ninth Suffolk District
September 16 Democratic primary:
Byron Rushing a
September 16 GOP primary:
No candidates filed for election.
November 4 General election candidates:
Byron Rushing
Tenth Suffolk District
September 16 Democratic primary:
Michael F. Rush: 3,375 a
Pamela S. Julian: 1,212
September 16 GOP primary:
No candidates filed for election.
November 4 General election candidates:
Michael F. Rush
Eleventh Suffolk District
September 16 Democratic primary:
Elizabeth A. Malia a
September 16 GOP primary:
No candidates filed for election.
November 4 General election candidates:
Elizabeth A. Malia
Twelfth Suffolk District
September 16 Democratic primary:
Linda Dorcena Forry a
September 16 GOP primary:
No candidates filed for election.
November 4 General election candidates:
Linda Dorcena Forry
Thirteenth Suffolk District
September 16 Democratic primary:
Martin J. Walsh a
September 16 GOP primary:
No candidates filed for election.
November 4 General election candidates:
Martin J. Walsh
Fourteenth Suffolk District
September 16 Democratic primary:
Angelo M. Scaccia a
September 16 GOP primary:
No candidates filed for election.
November 4 General election candidates:
Angelo M. Scaccia
Fifteenth Suffolk District
September 16 Democratic primary:
Jeffrey Sanchez a
September 16 GOP primary:
No candidates filed for election.
November 4 General election candidates:
Jeffrey Sanchez
Sixteenth Suffolk District
September 16 Democratic primary:
Kathi-Anne Reinstein a
September 16 GOP primary:
No candidates filed for election.
November 4 General election candidates:
Kathi-Anne Reinstein
Seventeenth Suffolk District
September 16 Democratic primary:
Kevin G. Honan a
September 16 GOP primary:
No candidates filed for election.
November 4 General election candidates:
Kevin G. Honan
Eighteenth Suffolk District
September 16 Democratic primary:
Michael J. Moran a
September 16 GOP primary:
No candidates filed for election.
November 4 General election candidates:
Michael J. Moran
Nineteenth Suffolk District
September 16 Democratic primary:
Robert A. DeLeo a
September 16 GOP primary:
No candidates filed for election.
November 4 General election candidates:
Robert A. DeLeo
First Worcester District
September 16 Democratic primary:
No candidates filed for election.
September 16 GOP primary:
Lewis G. Evangelidis a
November 4 General election candidates:
Lewis G. Evangelidis
Second Worcester District
September 16 Democratic primary:
Robert L. Rice a
September 16 GOP primary:
No candidates filed for election.
Independent candidate:
November 4 General election candidates:
Robert L. Rice: 11,921
Carolyn A. Kamuda: 4,521
Third Worcester District
September 16 Democratic primary:
Stephen L. DiNatale a
September 16 GOP primary:
No candidates filed for election.
November 4 General election candidates:
Stephen L. DiNatale
Fourth Worcester District
September 16 Democratic primary:
Dennis A. Rosa: 3,114 a
Susan A. Chalifoux Zephir: 2,585
September 16 GOP primary:
No candidates filed for election.
Independent candidate:
November 4 General election candidates:
Dennis A. Rosa: 9,671
Claire M. Freda: 7,473
Fifth Worcester District
September 16 Democratic primary:
Anne M. Gobi a
September 16 GOP primary:
Stephen J. Comtois, II a
November 4 General election candidates:
Anne M. Gobi: 13,577
Stephen J. Comtois, II: 5,734
Sixth Worcester District
September 16 Democratic primary:
Geraldo Alicea a
September 16 GOP primary:
Ronald J. Chernisky a
November 4 General election candidates:
Geraldo Alicea: 11,047
Ronald J. Chernisky: 7,223
Seventh Worcester District
September 16 Democratic primary:
Daniel S. Carpenter: 2,251 a
Stephen Consilvio: 1,049
September 16 GOP primary:
Paul K. Frost a
November 4 General election candidates:
Daniel S. Carpenter: 6,675
Paul K. Frost: 12,611
Eighth Worcester District
September 16 Democratic primary:
Paul Kujawski: 1,646 a
Richard E. Preston: 874
September 16 GOP primary:
Kevin J. Kuros a
November 4 General election candidates:
Paul Kujawski: 9,823
Kevin J. Kuros: 8,592
Ninth Worcester District
September 16 Democratic primary:
No candidates filed for election.
September 16 GOP primary:
George N. Peterson, Jr. a
November 4 General election candidates:
George N. Peterson, Jr.
Tenth Worcester District
September 16 Democratic primary:
John V. Fernandes a
September 16 GOP primary:
No candidates filed for election.
November 4 General election candidates:
John V. Fernandes
Eleventh Worcester District
September 16 Democratic primary:
No candidates filed for election.
September 16 GOP primary:
Karyn E. Polito a
November 4 General election candidates:
Karyn E. Polito
Twelfth Worcester District
September 16 Democratic primary:
Harold P. Naughton, Jr.: 3,990 a
Stephen J. Kerrigan: 1,551
September 16 GOP primary:
William J. Higgins, Sr. (Write-in) a
November 4 General election candidates:
Harold P. Naughton, Jr.: 16,285
Thirteenth Worcester District
September 16 Democratic primary:
Robert P. Spellane a
September 16 GOP primary:
No candidates filed for election.
Independent candidate:
November 4 General election candidates:
Robert P. Spellane: 9,015
John J. Mahoney, Jr.: 5,699
Fourteenth Worcester District
September 16 Democratic primary:
James J. O'Day a
September 16 GOP primary:
No candidates filed for election.
November 4 General election candidates:
James J. O'Day
Fifteenth Worcester District
September 16 Democratic primary:
Vincent A. Pedone a
September 16 GOP primary:
No candidates filed for election.
November 4 General election candidates:
Vincent A. Pedone
Sixteenth Worcester District
September 16 Democratic primary:
John P. Fresolo a
September 16 GOP primary:
No candidates filed for election.
Independent candidate:
November 4 General election candidates:
John P. Fresolo: 7,412
Mathew T. Taylor: 3,338
Seventeenth Worcester District
September 16 Democratic primary:
John J. Binienda, Sr. a
September 16 GOP primary:
No candidates filed for election.
November 4 General election candidates:
John J. Binienda, Sr.
Eighteenth Worcester District
September 16 Democratic primary:
Jennifer M. Callahan a
September 16 GOP primary:
No candidates filed for election.
November 4 General election candidates:
Jennifer M. Callahan
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