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Terry Burke Dotson
Terry Burke Dotson (unenrolled) ran for election to the Massachusetts House of Representatives to represent the 7th Worcester District. She lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Elections
2024
See also: Massachusetts House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 7th Worcester District
Incumbent Paul Frost defeated Terry Burke Dotson in the general election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 7th Worcester District on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Paul Frost (R) | 69.1 | 16,472 |
| Terry Burke Dotson (Unenrolled) | 30.7 | 7,325 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 58 | ||
| Total votes: 23,855 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 7th Worcester District
No candidate advanced from the primary.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| Doreen Goodrich (Write-in) | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 100 | 124 | ||
| Total votes: 124 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 7th Worcester District
Incumbent Paul Frost defeated Michelle Frigon in the Republican primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 7th Worcester District on September 3, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Paul Frost | 81.5 | 2,107 |
| Michelle Frigon | 18.4 | 476 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 2 | ||
| Total votes: 2,585 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Dotson in this election.
2022
See also: Massachusetts House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 7th Worcester District
Incumbent Paul Frost defeated Terry Burke Dotson in the general election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 7th Worcester District on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Paul Frost (R) | 75.1 | 12,432 |
| Terry Burke Dotson (Independent) | 24.6 | 4,067 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 64 | ||
| Total votes: 16,563 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 7th Worcester District
Incumbent Paul Frost advanced from the Republican primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 7th Worcester District on September 6, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Paul Frost | 98.9 | 2,091 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.1 | 23 | ||
| Total votes: 2,114 | |||
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2020
See also: Massachusetts House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 7th Worcester District
Incumbent Paul Frost defeated Terry Burke Dotson in the general election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 7th Worcester District on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Paul Frost (R) | 64.6 | 14,659 |
| Terry Burke Dotson (Independent) | 35.2 | 7,993 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 57 | ||
| Total votes: 22,709 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 7th Worcester District
Incumbent Paul Frost advanced from the Republican primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 7th Worcester District on September 1, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Paul Frost | 99.2 | 2,195 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.8 | 17 | ||
| Total votes: 2,212 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 7th Worcester District
Incumbent Paul Frost defeated Terry Burke Dotson in the general election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 7th Worcester District on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Paul Frost (R) | 65.3 | 11,222 |
| Terry Burke Dotson (D) | 34.5 | 5,924 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 30 | ||
| Total votes: 17,176 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 7th Worcester District
Terry Burke Dotson advanced from the Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 7th Worcester District on September 4, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Terry Burke Dotson | 100.0 | 1,587 | |
| Total votes: 1,587 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 7th Worcester District
Incumbent Paul Frost advanced from the Republican primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 7th Worcester District on September 4, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Paul Frost | 100.0 | 1,818 |
| Total votes: 1,818 | |||
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2016
Elections for the Massachusetts House of Representatives 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 Paul Frost defeated Terry Burke Dotson in the Massachusetts House of Representatives Seventh Worcester District general election.[1][2]
| Massachusetts House of Representatives, Seventh Worcester District General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Paul Frost Incumbent |
66.33% | 13,691 | |
| Democratic | Terry Burke Dotson | 33.67% | 6,951 | |
| Total Votes | 20,642 | |||
| Source: Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth | ||||
Terry Burke Dotson ran unopposed in the Massachusetts House of Representatives Seventh Worcester District Democratic Primary.[3][4]
| Massachusetts House of Representatives, Seventh Worcester District Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Terry Burke Dotson (unopposed) | |
Incumbent Paul Frost ran unopposed in the Massachusetts House of Representatives Seventh Worcester District Republican Primary.[3][4]
| Massachusetts House of Representatives, Seventh Worcester District Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Paul Frost Incumbent (unopposed) | |
2014
Elections for the Massachusetts House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election was held on September 9, 2014, and a general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 3, 2014. Terry Burke Dotson was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Incumbent Paul Frost was unopposed in the Republican primary. Frost defeated Dotson in the general election.[5]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Paul Frost Incumbent |
73.7% | 10,087 | |
| Democratic | Terry Burke Dotson | 26.3% | 3,600 | |
| Total Votes | 13,687 | |||
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Terry Burke Dotson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
Terry Burke Dotson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Terry Burke Dotson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
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
- ↑ Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, "2014 State Primary Candidates," accessed September 9, 2014
