Robert McConnell
Robert McConnell (Republican Party) ran for election to the Massachusetts House of Representatives to represent the 10th Bristol District. He lost in the Republican primary on September 3, 2024.
Biography
Robert McConnell's career experience includes working in law enforcement and nursing.
McConnell has been affiliated with the following organizations:[1]
- Fairhaven Town Meeting, member
- Fairhaven Republican Town Committee, chair
- Acushnet Wesley Methodist
- New Bedford Rifle & Revolver Club
Elections
2024
See also: Massachusetts House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 10th Bristol District
Mark Sylvia defeated Joseph Pires in the general election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 10th Bristol District on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Mark Sylvia (D)  | 52.6 | 13,663 |
| Joseph Pires (R) | 47.3 | 12,295 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 23 | ||
| Total votes: 25,981 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 10th Bristol District
Mark Sylvia advanced from the Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 10th Bristol District on September 3, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mark Sylvia | 99.9 | 4,014 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 5 | ||
| Total votes: 4,019 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 10th Bristol District
Joseph Pires defeated Robert McConnell in the Republican primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 10th Bristol District on September 3, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Joseph Pires | 68.8 | 1,894 | |
 | Robert McConnell | 31.0 | 854 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 6 | ||
| Total votes: 2,754 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for McConnell in this election.
2022
See also: Massachusetts House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 10th Bristol District
Incumbent William Straus defeated Jeffrey Swift in the general election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 10th Bristol District on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | William Straus (D) | 56.2 | 10,648 |
| Jeffrey Swift (R) | 43.7 | 8,280 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 7 | ||
| Total votes: 18,935 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 10th Bristol District
Incumbent William Straus defeated Richard Trapilo in the Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 10th Bristol District on September 6, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | William Straus | 78.9 | 4,454 |
| Richard Trapilo | 21.1 | 1,190 | ||
| Total votes: 5,644 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 10th Bristol District
Jeffrey Swift defeated Robert McConnell in the Republican primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 10th Bristol District on September 6, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Jeffrey Swift | 53.8 | 1,622 | |
| Robert McConnell | 46.2 | 1,395 | |
| Total votes: 3,017 | |||
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2022
Robert McConnell completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by McConnell's responses.
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With almost 40 years working in law enforcement, and four decades as a licensed Massachusetts nurse, Bob has demonstrated his commitment and passion in service of others. Many of today's issues and concerns are directly relevant to his life and career. These issues and concerns are shared by many in our community.
Bob believes his decades of service and experience will be essential in addressing and solving the many concerns of the residents of the 10th Bristol District.
Bob is currently a sworn Deputy Sheriff with the Plymouth County Sherriff's Office. Since 2014, he has been assigned to the Dept. of Homeland Security ICE teams, working with E.R.O enforcement removal operations.
During his career at the Plymouth County Sheriff's Office, he has planned and organized many charitable events for the Massachusetts Special Olympics and the American Red Cross.
He's an active member of the Acushnet Wesley Methodist Church, where he sings in the choir, teaches vacation Bible School and serves on the Administration Board.
He's also an active member of the New Bedford Rifle & Revolver Club, where he has worked with clean-up committees and has chaired charitable events.
Bob is an elected Town Meeting member, and current chair of the Fairhaven Republican Committee, and served as its delegate to the State Convention earlier this year.
Bob is the proud father of two sons, as well as a grandfather.
- Pro Law Enforcement Candidate with over 34 years in Law Enforcement
- First hand experience in Immigration Issues effecting our nation.
- 40 years experience in health care with a strong focus on public health issues
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on August 14, 2022
