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Paul Gannon
Paul Gannon was a Democratic candidate for the Plymouth & Norfolk District of the Massachusetts State Senate.
Gannon was a 2016 Democratic special election candidate for the Plymouth & Norfolk District of the Massachusetts State Senate.
Elections
2016
Elections for the Massachusetts State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election took place on September 8, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 7, 2016.
Incumbent Patrick O'Connor defeated Paul Gannon in the Massachusetts State Senate Plymouth & Norfolk District general election.[1][2]
| Massachusetts State Senate, Plymouth & Norfolk District General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Patrick O'Connor Incumbent |
56.61% | 52,440 | |
| Democratic | Paul Gannon | 43.39% | 40,193 | |
| Total Votes | 92,633 | |||
| Source: Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth | ||||
Joan Meschino defeated Brian Richard Cook in the Massachusetts State Senate Plymouth & Norfolk District Democratic Primary.[3][4]
| Massachusetts State Senate, Plymouth & Norfolk District Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Joan Meschino |
59.60% | 3,773 | |
| Democratic | Brian Richard Cook | 40.40% | 2,558 | |
| Total Votes | 6,331 | |||
Incumbent Patrick O'Connor defeated Stephen Gill in the Massachusetts State Senate Plymouth & Norfolk District Republican Primary.[3][4]
| Massachusetts State Senate, Plymouth & Norfolk District Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Patrick O'Connor Incumbent |
77.38% | 3,868 | |
| Republican | Stephen Gill | 22.62% | 1,131 | |
| Total Votes | 4,999 | |||
A special election for the position of Massachusetts State Senate Plymouth and Norfolk District was called for May 10. A primary election took place on April 12.[5] The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 8, 2016.[6]
The seat was vacant following Robert Hedlund's (R) election to mayor of Weymouth in 2015.[7]
Joan Meschino defeated Paul Gannon in the Democratic primary. Patrick O'Connor defeated Stephen Gill in the Republican primary.[8][9] Meschino was defeated by O'Connor in the special election.[10][11][12]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Joan Meschino |
60.5% | 3,714 |
| Paul Gannon | 38% | 2,337 |
| Patrick O'Connor (Write-in) | 1% | 60 |
| All Others | 0.3% | 20 |
| Blank Votes | 0.2% | 11 |
| Total Votes | 6,142 | |
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Patrick O'Connor |
85% | 3,706 |
| Stephen Gill | 14.2% | 618 |
| All Others | 0.6% | 26 |
| Blank Votes | 0.2% | 9 |
| Total Votes | 4,359 | |
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See also
- Massachusetts State Senate
- Massachusetts State Senate Plymouth & Norfolk District
- State legislative special elections, 2016
- Massachusetts State Legislature
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Massachusetts Secretary of State, "2016 State election candidates," accessed October 3, 2016
- ↑ Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, "Election data lookup," accessed December 20, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Massachusetts Secretary of State, "2016 Primary Candidates (Democratic)," accessed June 20, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Secretary of the Commonweath of Massachusetts, "Massachusetts Election Statistics," accessed October 14, 2016
- ↑ wwlp.com, "Senate plans pair of special elections on may 10th," accessed January 13, 2016
- ↑ Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, "Special State Election- Plymouth and Norfolk Senate District*," accessed January 25, 2016
- ↑ Wicked Local, "Weymouth Mayor-elect Hedlund resigns Senate seat," December 24, 2015
- ↑ bostonherald.com, "Joseph Boncore winner of vacated Senate seat," accessed April 13, 2016
- ↑ The Patriot Ledger, "Four candidates make it to primary ballots for South Shore state Senate seat," accessed March 9, 2016
- ↑ patch.com, "Weymouth Town Council President Patrick O'Connor Wins State Senate Election," accessed May 11, 2016
- ↑ Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, "2016 State Representative Special Democratic Primary," accessed September 7, 2016
- ↑ Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, "2016 State Representative Special Republican Primary," accessed September 7, 2016
