Steve Kerrigan
Steve Kerrigan was elected to serve as chairman of the Massachusetts Democratic Party on April 24, 2023.[1]
Kerrigan was a 2018 Democratic candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 3rd Congressional District of Massachusetts.[2] He dropped out of the race in February 2018.[3]
Kerrigan was a Democratic candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts in the 2014 elections. He ran on the Democratic ticket with gubernatorial nominee and outgoing state attorney general Martha Coakley. They faced the Republican ticket of Charles D. Baker and Karyn Polito and three Independent tickets in the general election on November 4, 2014. Steve Kerrigan lost the general election on November 4, 2014.
Elections
2014
Kerrigan ran for election as Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts. Kerrigan won the Democratic nomination in the primary on September 9, 2014;[4] He and gubernatorial running mate Martha Coakley faced the Republican ticket of Charles D. Baker and Karyn Polito and three Independent tickets in the general election. The general election took place on November 4, 2014.
Results
Primary election
| Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts, Democratic Primary, 2014 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
 Steve Kerrigan |
50.7% | 222,562 | ||
| Leland Cheung | 29.3% | 128,645 | ||
| Michael Edward Lake | 19.6% | 86,006 | ||
| Write-in votes | 0.3% | 1,435 | ||
| Total Votes | 438,648 | |||
| Election results via Massachusetts Secretary of State. | ||||
General election
| Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts, 2014 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Charles D. Baker/Karyn Polito |
48.4% | 1,044,573 | |
| Democratic | Martha Coakley/Steve Kerrigan | 46.5% | 1,004,408 | |
| United Independent | Evan Falchuk/Angus Jennings | 3.3% | 71,814 | |
| Independent | Scott Lively/Shelly Saunders | 0.9% | 19,378 | |
| Independent | Jeffrey McCormick/Tracy Post | 0.8% | 16,295 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.1% | 1,858 | |
| Total Votes | 2,158,326 | |||
| Election results via Massachusetts Secretary of State | ||||
Endorsements
Kerrigan was endorsed by Holyoke Mayor Alex Morse, Norfolk County District Attorney Michael Morrissey and former Lieutenant Governor Murphy prior to the primary.[5][6][7]
Campaign finance summary
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See also
- Massachusetts' 3rd Congressional District election, 2018
- Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts
- Massachusetts Lieutenant Gubernatorial election, 2014
Footnotes
- ↑ Massachusetts Democratic Party, "Steve Kerrigan Elected Chairperson of Massachusetts Democratic Party," April 24, 2023
- ↑ Lowell Sun, "Kerrigan officially joining 3rd Congressional District race," October 18, 2017
- ↑ Sentinel & Enterprise, "Lancaster's Kerrigan drops out of race for District 3 seat," February 27, 2018
- ↑ Steve Kerrigan for Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts, "Home," accessed April 22, 2013
- ↑ Massachusetts Live, Holyoke Mayor Alex Morse endorses Democrat Steve Kerrigan for lieutenant governor of Massachusetts, February 20, 2014
- ↑ Massachusetts Live, "Democrat Steve Kerrigan endorsed by former Mass. Lieutenant Governor Evelyn Murphy," July 30, 2014
- ↑ Massachusetts Live, "Lieutenant governor candidate Steve Kerrigan endorsed by Norfolk County District Attorney Michael Morrissey," August 6, 2014
