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Charlene DiCalogero
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Charlene DiCalogero (Green-Rainbow Party of Massachusetts) ran for election to the Massachusetts House of Representatives to represent the 12th Worcester District. She lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.
DiCalogero was a 2017 Green-Rainbow Party special election candidate for the Worcester & Middlesex District of the Massachusetts State Senate.
Elections
2020
See also: Massachusetts House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 12th Worcester District
Meghan Kilcoyne defeated Susan Smiley and Charlene DiCalogero in the general election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 12th Worcester District on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Meghan Kilcoyne (D) | 56.0 | 13,801 |
Susan Smiley (R)  | 39.4 | 9,700 | ||
 | Charlene DiCalogero (Green-Rainbow Party of Massachusetts) | 4.5 | 1,100 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 45 | ||
| Total votes: 24,646 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 12th Worcester District
Meghan Kilcoyne defeated Ceylan Rowe and Alexandra Turner in the Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 12th Worcester District on September 1, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Meghan Kilcoyne | 51.3 | 4,412 |
 | Ceylan Rowe | 28.4 | 2,444 | |
| Alexandra Turner | 20.2 | 1,734 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 9 | ||
| Total votes: 8,599 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 12th Worcester District
Susan Smiley advanced from the Republican primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 12th Worcester District on September 1, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Susan Smiley | 98.8 | 2,001 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.2 | 25 | ||
| Total votes: 2,026 | |||
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Green-Rainbow Party of Massachusetts primary election
Green-Rainbow Party of Massachusetts primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 12th Worcester District
Charlene DiCalogero advanced from the Green-Rainbow Party of Massachusetts primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 12th Worcester District on September 1, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Charlene DiCalogero | 85.2 | 23 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 14.8 | 4 | ||
| Total votes: 27 | |||
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2017
A special election for the position of Massachusetts State Senate Worcester & Middlesex District was called for December 5, 2017. A primary election was held on November 7, 2017. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was October 3, 2017.[1]
The seat became vacant on August 31, 2017, when Jennifer Flanagan (D) resigned to join the state's Cannabis Control Commission.[2]
Susan Chalifoux Zephir defeated Michael Mahan and Michael Kushmerek in the Democratic primary. Dean Tran was unopposed in the Republican primary. Claire Freda ran as an unenrolled candidate and Charlene DiCalogero ran as a Green-Rainbow Party candidate.[3] Tran defeated Chalifoux Zephir, Freda, and DiCalogero in the special election.[4]
| Massachusetts State Senate, Worcester & Middlesex District, Special Election, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Dean Tran |
46.5% | 7,290 | |
| Democratic | Susan A. Chalifoux Zephir | 42.1% | 6,614 | |
| Unenrolled | Claire M. Freda | 9.9% | 1,554 | |
| Green-Rainbow | Charlene R. DiCalogero | 1.3% | 201 | |
| Other | Blank Votes | 0.2% | 28 | |
| Other | All Others | 0% | 6 | |
| Total Votes | 15,693 | |||
| Source: Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts | ||||
| Massachusetts State Senate, Worcester & Middlesex District Democratic Primary, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|
Susan A. Chalifoux Zephir |
51.5% | 6,835 | ||
| Michael A. Mahan | 26.3% | 3,487 | ||
| Michael P. Kushmerek | 21.8% | 2,894 | ||
| Blank votes | 0.3% | 44 | ||
| All others | 0.1% | 15 | ||
| Total Votes | 13,275 | |||
| Source: Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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Campaign themes
2020
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, "Special State Election Worcester & Middlesex Senatorial District," accessed August 30, 2017
- ↑ Sentinel and Enterprise, "Sen. Jennifer Flanagan to resign seat to become Cannabis Control Commission member," August 23, 2017
- ↑ Telegram, "6 in running to replace former Sen. Jennifer Flanagan," September 30, 2017
- ↑ Sentinel and Enterprise, "Leominster's Chalifoux Zephir heads to special election for Senate seat after beating Dem opponents in primary," November 8, 2017
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