Stephen J. Murphy (Massachusetts)

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Stephen Murphy

Democratic Party

Suffolk County Register of Deeds

Tenure

2016 - Present

Term ends

2031

Years in position

9

Prior offices

Boston City Council At-large

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Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 5, 2024

Education

High school

Boston Latin School

Bachelor's

Stonehill College

Stephen Murphy (Democratic Party) is a member of the Suffolk County Register of Deeds in Massachusetts. Murphy assumed office in 2016. Murphy's current term ends on January 1, 2031.

Murphy (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Suffolk County Register of Deeds in Massachusetts. Murphy won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Elections

2024

See also: Municipal elections in Suffolk County, Massachusetts (2024)

General election

General election for Suffolk County Register of Deeds

Incumbent Stephen Murphy won election in the general election for Suffolk County Register of Deeds on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Stephen Murphy (D)	98.1	223,614
		Other/Write-in votes	1.9	4,435

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 228,049
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Suffolk County Register of Deeds

Incumbent Stephen Murphy advanced from the Democratic primary for Suffolk County Register of Deeds on September 3, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Stephen Murphy	98.8	47,907
		Other/Write-in votes	1.2	602

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 48,509
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Endorsements

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2018

See also: Municipal elections in Suffolk County, Massachusetts (2018)

General election

General election for Suffolk County Register of Deeds

Incumbent Stephen Murphy defeated Gabriela Mendoza in the general election for Suffolk County Register of Deeds on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Stephen Murphy (D)	70.7	180,208
	Submit photo	Gabriela Mendoza (Unenrolled)	12.5	31,779
		Other/Write-in votes	16.8	42,855

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 254,842 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Suffolk County Register of Deeds

Incumbent Stephen Murphy defeated Katherine Forde in the Democratic primary for Suffolk County Register of Deeds on September 4, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Stephen Murphy	52.7	42,040
	Submit photo	Katherine Forde	47.3	37,715

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 79,755
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2015

See also: Boston, Massachusetts municipal elections, 2015

The city of Boston, Massachusetts, held elections for city council on November 3, 2015. A primary election took place on September 8, 2015. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was May 19, 2015. All 13 city council seats were up for election. Annissa Essaibi George and incumbents Michael Flaherty, Ayanna Pressley, and Michelle Wu won the four at-large seats. Incumbent Stephen J. Murphy was defeated.

Boston City Council At-large, General election, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Ayanna Pressley Incumbent	24.2%	31,783
Michelle Wu Incumbent	22.0%	28,908
Michael Flaherty Incumbent	20.2%	26,473
Annissa Essaibi George	17.9%	23,447
Stephen J. Murphy Incumbent	14.9%	19,546
Write-in votes	0.86%	1,131
Total Votes		131,288
Source: City of Boston, "November 3, 2015 - Municipal Election," accessed December 7, 2015

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2024

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