William Galvin (Secretary of the Commonwealth)

William Galvin (Democratic Party) is the Massachusetts Secretary of State. He assumed office in 1995. His current term ends on January 6, 2027.

Galvin (Democratic Party) ran for re-election for Massachusetts Secretary of State. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022.

Biography

William Galvin is a native of Brighton, Mass. He earned a bachelor's degree from Boston College in 1972 and a law degree from Suffolk University Law School in 1975.

Galvin began his political career while attending law school, working as an aide to the Governor of Massachusetts's Council. In 1975, the same year he graduated from Suffolk University Law School, he won a special election to the Massachusetts General Court as a state representative from the Allston-Brighton district. Galvin represented that district until 1990 when he won the Democratic Party's nomination in the race for treasurer; he was later defeated in the general election by Republican Joe Malone.^[1]

Political career

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Galvin's political career includes the following offices:

1995-present: Massachusetts Secretary of State

Elections

2022

General election

General election for Massachusetts Secretary of State

Incumbent William Galvin defeated Rayla Campbell and Juan Sanchez in the general election for Massachusetts Secretary of State on November 8, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	William Galvin (D)	67.7	1,665,808
	Rayla Campbell (R)	29.3	722,021
	Juan Sanchez (Green-Rainbow Party of Massachusetts)	2.9	71,717
	Other/Write-in votes	0.1	1,396

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,460,942
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Massachusetts Secretary of State

Incumbent William Galvin defeated Tanisha Sullivan in the Democratic primary for Massachusetts Secretary of State on September 6, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	William Galvin	70.1	524,947
	Tanisha Sullivan	29.8	223,420
	Other/Write-in votes	0.1	602

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 748,969
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Massachusetts Secretary of State

Rayla Campbell advanced from the Republican primary for Massachusetts Secretary of State on September 6, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Rayla Campbell	99.1	207,927
	Other/Write-in votes	0.9	1,937

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 209,864
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