elections
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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sorted both by offices sought and by years held.
Elections are administered by the individual municipalities. There is some oversight by the Secretary of the Commonwealth and the Office of Campaign and Political Finance.
Individual elections are listed with the winner.
General
* November 5, 1861
* November 4, 1862
* November 3, 1863
* November 8, 1864
* November 7, 1865
* November 6, 1866
* November 5, 1867
* November 3, 1868
* November 2, 1869
* November 8, 1870
* November 7, 1871
* November 5, 1872
* November 4, 1873
* November 3, 1874
* November 2, 1875
* November 7, 1876
* November 6, 1877
* November 5, 1878
* November 4, 1879
* November 2, 1880
* November 8, 1881
* November 7, 1882
* November 6, 1883
* November 4, 1884
* November 3, 1885
* November 2, 1886
* November 8, 1887
* November 6, 1888
* November 5, 1889
* November 4, 1890
* November 3, 1891
* November 8, 1892
* November 7, 1893
* November 6, 1894
* November 5, 1895
* November 3, 1896
* November 2, 1897
* November 8, 1898
* November 7, 1899
* November 6, 1900
* November 5, 1901
* November 4, 1902
* November 3, 1903
* November 8, 1904
* November 7, 1905
* November 6, 1906
* November 5, 1907
* November 3, 1908
* November 2, 1909
* November 8, 1910
* November 7, 1911
* November 5, 1912
* November 4, 1913
* November 3, 1914
* November 6, 1917
* 1919 Massachusetts general election, November 4, 1919
* 1920 Massachusetts general election, November 2, 1920
* 1922 Massachusetts general election, November 7, 1922
* 1924 Massachusetts general election, November 4, 1924
* 1926 Massachusetts general election, November 2, 1926
* 1928 Massachusetts general election, November 6, 1928
* 1930 Massachusetts general election, November 4, 1930
* 1932 Massachusetts general election, November 8, 1932
* 1934 Massachusetts general election, November 6, 1934
* 1936 Massachusetts general election, November 3, 1936
* 1938 Massachusetts general election, November 8, 1938
* 1940 Massachusetts general election, November 5, 1940
* 1942 Massachusetts general election
* 1944 Massachusetts general election
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1946 Massachusetts general election
The 1946 Massachusetts general election was held on November 5, 1946, throughout Massachusetts. Primary elections took place on June 18.
At the federal level, Republican Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. was elected to the United States Senate over incumben ...
1974 Massachusetts general election
The 1974 Massachusetts general election was held on November 5, 1974, throughout Massachusetts. Democratic and Republican candidates were selected in party primaries held September 10, 1974.
The Democratic primary in this election was notably co ...
1994 Massachusetts general election
A Massachusetts general election was held on November 8, 1994 in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
The election included:
* statewide elections for United States Senator, Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of the Com ...
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1998 Massachusetts general election
A Massachusetts general election was held on November 3, 1998 in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
The election included:
* statewide elections for governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, Secretary of the Commonwealth, treasurer, ...
2002 Massachusetts general election
A Massachusetts general election was held on November 5, 2002 in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
The election included:
* statewide elections for U.S. Senator, Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of the Commonwealth, ...
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2004 Massachusetts general election
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2006 Massachusetts general election
The 2006 Massachusetts general election was held on November 7, 2006, throughout Massachusetts.
At the federal level, Ted Kennedy was re-elected to the United States Senate, and all ten seats in the United States House of Representatives were wo ...
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2008 Massachusetts general election
The Massachusetts general election, 2008 were held on November 4, 2008 throughout Massachusetts. Among the elections which took place were those for the office of President of the United States, John Kerry's seat in the Senate, all ten seats ...
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2010 Massachusetts general election
The Massachusetts general election, 2010 was held on November 2, 2010 throughout Massachusetts. Primary elections took place on September 14, 2010.
Governor and Lieutenant Governor
Governor Deval Patrick and Lieutenant Governor Tim Murray so ...
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2012 Massachusetts general election
The Massachusetts general election, 2012 was held on November 6, 2012, throughout Massachusetts. Primary elections took place on September 6, 2012.
Federal
United States Senate
United States House of Representatives
Ballot measures
There we ...
2016 Massachusetts general election
The Massachusetts general election, 2016 was held on November 8, 2016, throughout Massachusetts. All 160 seats of the Massachusetts House of Representatives and all 40 seats of the Massachusetts Senate were up for election. The primary election f ...
1848 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
The 1848 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 13, 1848.
Incumbent Whig Governor George N. Briggs defeated Free Soil nominee Stephen C. Phillips and Democratic nominee Caleb Cushing.
Since no candidate received a majority ...
(Briggs)
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1849 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
Events
January–March
* January 1 – France begins issue of the Ceres series, the nation's first postage stamps.
* January 5 – Hungarian Revolution of 1848: The Austrian army, led by Alfred I, Prince of Windisch-Grätz, enters in th ...
(Briggs)
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1850 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
The 1850 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 12.
Incumbent Whig Governor George N. Briggs ran for an eighth term in office, but was defeated by the Democratic-Free Soil coalition, which successfully maneuvered to deny him ...
1864 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
The 1864 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 8.
Governor John Albion Andrew was re-elected to a fifth term in office over Democrat Henry W. Paine.
General election Candidates
* John Albion Andrew, Governor of Massachuse ...
1881 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
The 1881 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 8.
Governor
Lt. Governor
See also
* 1881 Massachusetts legislature
References
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Events
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1882 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
The 1882 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 7.
Civil War Major and former Congressman Benjamin Butler ran on a fusion ticket between the Democratic Party and the Greenback Labor Party.
Republican nomination Candidates
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1907 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
The 1907 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 5. Incumbent Republican Governor Curtis Guild Jr. was re-elected for a third one-year term.
The election was noted for the split in the Democratic Party and the very strong thi ...
1916 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
The 1916 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1916.
Republican primary Governor Candidates
*Samuel W. McCall, incumbent governor
Results
Lieutenant governor Candidates
* Calvin Coolidge, incumbent lieutenant gove ...
(McCall)
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1917 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
The 1917 Massachusetts gubernatorial election on November 6, 1917.
Republican primary Governor Candidates
* Grafton D. Cushing, former Lieutenant Governor and former Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
*Samuel W. McCall, incu ...
(McCall)
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1918 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
The 1918 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1918.
Republican primary Governor Candidates
* Calvin Coolidge, incumbent Lieutenant Governor =Declined=
* Samuel W. McCall, incumbent Governor (to run for U.S. Senate)
Lieu ...
(Coolidge)
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1919 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
The 1919 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1919. This was the last gubernatorial election before the governor's term was extended to two years and the first election following the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment t ...
(Coolidge)
Two-year terms, starting in 1920:
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1920 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
The 1920 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1920. This was the first election in which the governor was elected to a two-year term, following the adoption of amendments to the state constitution proposed by the state ...
1932 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
The 1932 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1932.
Incumbent Democratic Governor Joseph B. Ely was re-elected to a second term in office. This was the only election between 1910 and 1944 in which the Democratic candida ...
(Ely)
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1934 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
The 1934 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1934.
Democratic Mayor of Boston James Michael Curley was elected to his only term as Governor of Massachusetts.
Democratic primary Governor Candidates
* Charles H. Cole, ...
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1936 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
The 1936 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1936.
Democratic Governor James Michael Curley chose to run for United States Senate rather than seek a second term in office. Incumbent Democratic Treasurer Charles F. Hurl ...
1946 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
The 1946 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1946. Republican Robert F. Bradford defeated Democratic incumbent Maurice J. Tobin, Socialist Labor candidate Horace Hillis, and Prohibition candidate Guy S. Williams.
Dem ...
1964 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
The 1964 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1964. Incumbent Governor Endicott Peabody ran for re-election, but was defeated by then-Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts, Lieutenant Governor Francis X. Bellotti in the De ...
1970 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
The 1970 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1970. Acting Governor Francis W. Sargent was elected to a four-year term. He defeated incumbent Boston Mayor Kevin H. White in the general election.
This was the first Mass ...
1982 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
The 1982 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1982. Michael Dukakis was elected to a second non-consecutive term. He beat Republican John W. Sears in the General election, after defeating Incumbent Governor Edward J. Ki ...
(Dukakis)
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1986 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
The 1986 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1986. Michael Dukakis was elected Governor of Massachusetts for a third term. He defeated Republican George Kariotis by a 69–31% margin. This would be the last time a Democ ...
(Dukakis)
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1990 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
The 1990 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1990. Incumbent Democratic Governor Michael Dukakis, his party's nominee for president in 1988, opted to not seek a fourth term. Republican Bill Weld won the open seat, beati ...
(Weld)
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1994 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
The 1994 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1994. Incumbent Republican Governor Bill Weld won reelection as Governor of Massachusetts by the largest margin in state history. As of 2022, this is the most recent election ...
(Weld)
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1998 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
The 1998 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1998. Acting Governor Paul Cellucci was elected to his first term as Governor of Massachusetts.
Republican primary Governor Candidates
* Paul Cellucci, acting Governor
* Joe M ...
(Cellucci)
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2002 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
The 2002 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 2002. Incumbent Republican Party (United States), Republican acting governor Jane Swift chose not to seek a full term in office. Republican businessman Mitt Romney defeated Dem ...
2010 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
The 2010 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 2010. Incumbent Democratic Governor Deval Patrick was re-elected to a second term.
Party primaries were held on September 14, though all four candidates ran unopposed in the ...
2018 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
The 2018 Massachusetts gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 2018, to elect the governor and lieutenant governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Republican Governor Charlie Baker and Lieutenant Governor Karyn Polito sought reele ...
(Baker)
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2022 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
The 2022 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the governor of Massachusetts. Republican former state representative Geoff Diehl, Democratic state attorney general Maura Healey, and Libertarian Kevin ...
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1894 Boston mayoral election
The 1894 Boston mayoral election occurred on Tuesday, December 11, 1894. Republican candidate Edwin Upton Curtis defeated Democratic candidate Francis Peabody Jr., and two other contenders, to win election as Mayor of Boston.
This was the la ...
(Curtis)
Two-year terms:
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1895 Boston mayoral election
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1897 Boston mayoral election
The Boston mayoral election of 1897 occurred on Tuesday, December 21, 1897. In a rematch of the previous election, Democratic candidate and incumbent Mayor of Boston Josiah Quincy defeated Republican candidate and former mayor Edwin Upton Curt ...
1971 Boston mayoral election
The Boston mayoral election of 1971 occurred on Tuesday, November 2, 1971, between Mayor Kevin White and United States Representative Louise Day Hicks. This was the second election in a row between White and Hicks. White once again defeated Hic ...
1983 Boston mayoral election
The Boston mayoral election of 1983 occurred on Tuesday, November 15, 1983, between City Councillor Raymond Flynn and former State Representative Mel King. Flynn was elected to his first term, and inaugurated on Monday, January 2, 1984.
The no ...
1993 Boston mayoral election
The Boston mayoral election of 1993 occurred on Tuesday, November 2, 1993, between Acting Mayor Thomas Menino and State Representative James T. Brett. Menino was elected to his first term.
This election came just two years after the prior mayo ...
2009 Boston mayoral election
The 2009 Boston mayoral election occurred on Tuesday, November 3, 2009, between incumbent Mayor of Boston Thomas Menino, and Michael F. Flaherty, member of the Boston City Council and former Council president. Menino was re-elected to a fifth te ...
2021 Boston mayoral election
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2001 Boston City Council election
Boston City Council elections were held on November 6, 2001. Nine seats (five representatives and four at-large members) were contested in the general election, as the incumbents for districts 1, 5, 8, and 9 ran unopposed. Two seats (districts 3 ...
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2003 Boston City Council election
Boston City Council elections were held on November 4, 2003. Nine seats (five representatives and four at-large members) were contested in the general election, as the incumbents for districts 2, 3, 5, and 7 ran unopposed. Six seats (the four at ...
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2005 Boston City Council election
Boston City Council elections were held on November 8, 2005. Ten seats (six district representatives and four at-large members) were contested in the general election, as the incumbents in districts 5, 7, and 8 were unopposed. Five seats (the fou ...
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2007 Boston City Council election
Boston City Council elections were held on November 6, 2007. Eight seats (four district representatives and four at-large members) were contested in the general election, as the incumbents in districts 1, 2, 5, 6, and 8 were unopposed. Two seats ...
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2009 Boston City Council election
Boston City Council elections were held on November 3, 2009. Eight seats (four district representatives and four at-large members) were contested in the general election, as the incumbents in districts 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 were unopposed. Seven seat ...
2013 Boston City Council election
Boston City Council elections were held on November 5, 2013. Twelve seats (eight district representatives and four at-large members) were contested in the general election, as the incumbent in district 3 was unopposed. Eight seats (the four at-lar ...
2019 Boston City Council election
Boston City Council elections were held on November 5, 2019. Nomination forms could be submitted starting April 17, and candidates had a filing deadline of May 21. A preliminary election was held on September 24. By law, Boston municipal election ...
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2021 Boston City Council election
The 2021 Boston City Council election was held on November 2, 2021. All thirteen councillors from the nine districts and four councillors at-large were up for election. Elections in Boston are officially nonpartisan.
Councillors Andrea Campbe ...
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1800–1801 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts
Of the 14 Massachusetts incumbents, only half were re-elected.
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See also
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1804 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts
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See also
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See also
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See also
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Notes
References
1808
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1880 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts
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1884 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts
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In spite of Cleveland's victory, the opposition Republican Party gained back some of the seats lost in 1882, but the Democratic ...
1888 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts
The 1888 United States House of Representatives elections were held at the same time as the election of President Benjamin Harrison.
Harrison's Republican Party gained a majority in the House at the expense of the Democratic Party, even though i ...
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1890 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts
The 1890 United States House of Representatives elections were held in the middle of President Benjamin Harrison's term.
A stagnant economy which became worse after the Panic of 1890, combined with a lack of support for then Representative Willia ...
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1892 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts
The 1892 United States House of Representatives elections, coincided with the election of Grover Cleveland as president for the second, non-continuous, time, defeating incumbent Benjamin Harrison.
In spite of the presidential results, Harrison's ...
1894 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts
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1896 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts
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1898 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts
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1898 Massachusetts's 13th congressional district special election
Events
January–March
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William S. Greene
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1902 Massachusetts's 6th congressional district special election
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1906 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts
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1908 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts
The 1908 United States House of Representatives elections were held, coinciding with the 1908 United States presidential election, which William Howard Taft won.
Taft was not as popular as his predecessor, Theodore Roosevelt, but won with Roos ...
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1910 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts
The 1910 United States House of Representatives elections were held in the middle of President William Howard Taft's term.
The conservative Taft contended with major factional splits within his Republican Party. Instead of using his position as ...
Eugene Foss
Eugene Noble Foss (September 24, 1858 – September 13, 1939) was an American politician and manufacturer from Massachusetts. He was a member of the United States House of Representatives and served as a three-term governor of Massachusetts.
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1912 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts
The 1912 United States House of Representatives elections were held, coinciding with the election of President Woodrow Wilson.
Wilson's victory was partly due to the division of the opposition Republican Party into conservative and progressive ...
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1913 Massachusetts's 3rd congressional district special election
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Calvin Paige
Calvin DeWitt Paige (May 20, 1848 – April 24, 1930) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.
He was born in Southbridge, Massachusetts. He was president of the Central Cotton Mills Company, the Southbridge Savings Bank and the Edwards C ...
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1913 Massachusetts's 13th congressional district special election
Events January
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1914 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts
1914 United States House of Representatives elections were held in the middle of President Woodrow Wilson's first term.
The opposition Republican Party had recovered from the split they underwent during the 1912 presidential election, and the p ...
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1914 Massachusetts's 12th congressional district special election
1914 United States House of Representatives elections were held in the middle of President Woodrow Wilson's first term.
The opposition Republican Party had recovered from the split they underwent during the 1912 presidential election, and the p ...
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James A. Gallivan
James Ambrose Gallivan (October 22, 1866 – April 3, 1928) was a United States representative from Massachusetts.
Biography
Gallivan was born in Boston on October 22, 1866. He attended the public schools, graduated from the Boston Latin School ...
Willfred W. Lufkin
Willfred Weymouth Lufkin (March 10, 1879 – March 28, 1934) was a United States representative from Massachusetts.
Biography
He was born in Essex on March 10, 1879. He attended public schools. After completing school, Lufkin was a newspaper co ...
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1918 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts
The 1918 United States House of Representatives elections were held November 5, 1918, which occurred in the middle of President Woodrow Wilson's second term.
With the country in World War I (contrary to previous promises by Wilson), and Wilson' ...
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1920 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts
The 1920 United States House of Representatives elections were held, coinciding with the election of President Warren G. Harding, the first time that women in all states were allowed to vote in federal elections after the passage of the 19th Am ...
1922 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts
The 1922 United States House of Representatives elections were held for the United States House of Representatives in November 1922, in the middle of President Warren G. Harding's term. Just as voters had expressed their distrust of Wilson in 19 ...
Charles L. Gifford
Charles Laceille Gifford (March 15, 1871 – August 23, 1947) was a United States representative from Massachusetts He was born in Cotuit on March 15, 1871. Through his father he was a descendant of Robert Pike, George Phillips, Richard Sal ...
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1924 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts
The 1924 United States House of Representatives elections was an election for the United States House of Representatives in 1924 which coincided with the election to a full term of President Calvin Coolidge, who had replaced Warren Harding follo ...
Robert M. Leach
Robert Milton Leach (April 2, 1879 – February 18, 1952) was a United States representative from Massachusetts. He was born in Franklin, New Hampshire, on April 2, 1879. He attended the public schools, Phillips Academy and Dartmouth College. He ...
Edith Nourse Rogers
Edith Rogers (née Nourse; March 19, 1881 – September 10, 1960) was an American social welfare volunteer and politician who served in the United States Congress. She was the first woman elected to Congress from Massachusetts. Until 2 ...
Frederick W. Dallinger
Frederick William Dallinger (October 2, 1871 – September 5, 1955) was a United States representative from Massachusetts and a judge of the United States Customs Court.
Education and career
Born on October 2, 1871, in Cambridge, Middlesex Co ...
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1928 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts
The 1928 United States House of Representatives elections was an election for the United States House of Representatives in 1928 which coincided with the election of President Herbert Hoover.
The strength of the U.S. economy resulted in Hoover ...
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1928 Massachusetts's 12th congressional district special election
The 1928 United States House of Representatives elections was an election for the United States House of Representatives in 1928 which coincided with the election of President Herbert Hoover.
The strength of the U.S. economy resulted in Hoover's ...
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John W. McCormack
John William McCormack (December 21, 1891 – November 22, 1980) was an American politician from Boston, Massachusetts. An attorney and a Democrat, McCormack served in the United States Army during World War I, and afterwards won terms in both ...
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1928 Massachusetts's 14th congressional district special election
The 1928 United States House of Representatives elections was an election for the United States House of Representatives in 1928 which coincided with the election of President Herbert Hoover.
The strength of the U.S. economy resulted in Hoover's ...
1930 Massachusetts's 2nd congressional district special election
The 1930 United States House of Representatives elections was an election for the United States House of Representatives in 1930 which occurred in the middle of President Herbert Hoover's term.
During the election cycle, the nation was enterin ...
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William J. Granfield
William Joseph Granfield (December 18, 1889 – May 28, 1959) was a United States representative from Massachusetts.
Granfield was born in Springfield on December 18, 1889. He attended elementary and high school in Springfield, and graduated ...
1937 Massachusetts's 7th congressional district special election
There were several special elections to the United States House of Representatives in 1937 during the 75th United States Congress.
List of elections
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Lawrence J. Connery
Lawrence Joseph Connery (October 17, 1895 – October 19, 1941) was a United States House Representative from Massachusetts.
Life and career
Connery was born in Lynn, Massachusetts on October 17, 1895. He attended the local parochial and pu ...
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1937 Massachusetts's 11th congressional district special election
There were several special elections to the United States House of Representatives in 1937 during the 75th United States Congress.
List of elections
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Thomas A. Flaherty
Thomas Aloysius Flaherty (December 21, 1898 – April 27, 1965) was a member of the US House of Representatives from Massachusetts. Flaherty was born in Boston, Massachusetts, December 21, 1898. He attended the public schools, Boston College ...
Thomas J. Lane
Thomas Joseph Lane (July 6, 1898 – June 14, 1994) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts from 1941 to 1963, notable for having been re-elected after serving time in federal prison.
Lane was born in Lawrence, Massachusetts on July 6, 1898 ...
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1942 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts
The 1942 United States House of Representatives elections was held in the middle of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's third term. It was the first wartime election in the United States since 1918.
Roosevelt's Democratic Party lost 45 seats to t ...
Donald W. Nicholson
Donald William Nicholson (August 11, 1888 – February 16, 1968) was an American politician from the state of Massachusetts.
Early life
Born in Wareham, Massachusetts, Nicholson attended the public schools and took college extension courses. H ...
1950 Massachusetts's 6th congressional district special election
The 1950 United States House of Representatives elections was an election for the United States House of Representatives in 1950 which occurred in the middle of President Harry Truman's second term.
As the Korean War began and Truman's persona ...
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William H. Bates
William Henry Bates (April 26, 1917 – June 22, 1969) was a member of the United States House of Representatives notable for his staunch support of the United States Navy.
Life and career
Bates was born in Salem, Massachusetts, the son of Nora ...
1954 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts
The 1954 United States House of Representatives elections was an election for the United States House of Representatives in 1954 which occurred in the middle of President Dwight Eisenhower's first term. Eisenhower's Republican Party lost eighteen ...
Ed Markey
Edward John Markey (born July 11, 1946) is an American lawyer, politician, and former Army reservist who has served as the junior United States senator from Massachusetts since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the U.S. represent ...
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1978 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts
The 1978 United States House of Representatives elections was an election for the United States House of Representatives in 1978 which occurred in the middle of Democratic President Jimmy Carter's term, amidst an energy crisis and rapid inflati ...
1984 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts
The 1984 United States House of Representatives elections was an election for the United States House of Representatives in 1984 which coincided with the 1984 United States presidential election, re-election of President of the United States, Pres ...
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1986 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts
The 1986 United States House of Representatives elections was held on November 4, 1986, in the middle of President Ronald Reagan's second term in office, while he was still relatively popular with the American public. As in most mid-term election ...
1992 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts
The 1992 United States House of Representatives elections coincided with the 1992 presidential election, in which Democrat Bill Clinton was elected as President, defeating Republican incumbent President George H. W. Bush.
Despite this, howev ...
1996 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts
The 1996 United States House of Representatives elections was an election for the United States House of Representatives on November 5, 1996, which coincided with the re-election of President of the United States, President Bill Clinton. Democra ...
2001 Massachusetts's 9th congressional district special election
Massachusetts's 9th congressional district special election of 2001 was held on October 16, 2001 to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Representative Joe Moakley. Democratic State Senator Stephen F. Lynch won the election; defeating six cand ...
2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts
The 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts were held on November 2, 2010, to determine who would represent the state of Massachusetts in the U.S. House of Representatives. Massachusetts has ten seats in the House, ...
2013 Massachusetts's 5th congressional district special election
A special election for Massachusetts's 5th congressional district took place on December 10, 2013, due to the resignation of Democratic Congressman Ed Markey following his election to the United States Senate in a special election on June 25, ...
2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts
The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts were held on November 6, 2018, electing the nine U.S. representatives from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, one from each of the state's nine congressional districts. Th ...
2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts
The 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts were held on November 8, 2022, to elect the nine U.S. representatives from the state of Massachusetts, one from each of the state's nine congressional districts. The el ...
League of Women Voters
The League of Women Voters (LWV or the League) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan political organization in the United States. Founded in 1920, its ongoing major activities include registering voters, providing voter information, and advocating for vot ...