Massachusetts primary results
Here are the unofficial results of the Democratic and Republican state primaries, held Sept. 19, 2006. Winners declared by the Associated Press are denoted by a check mark (
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Democrats: Governor | Lt. Governor | US House | Secretary of State | Governor's Council | State Senate | State House | County offices |
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Democrats |
| Seat held by: Mitt Romney (R), who is not seeking re-election Precincts reporting: 2166 of 2166 -- 100% |
| Candidate | Votes | Pct. |
|---|---|---|
| 452,393 | 50% | |
| Christopher Gabrieli | 248,095 | 27% |
| Thomas Reilly | 210,389 | 23% |
Democrats |
| Seat held by: Kerry Healey (R), who is running for governor Precincts reporting: 2166 of 2166 -- 100% |
| Candidate | Votes | Pct. |
|---|---|---|
| 351,594 | 43% | |
| Deborah Goldberg | 280,080 | 34% |
| Andrea Silbert | 192,075 | 23% |
Republicans |
| Seat held by: Edward Kennedy (D), who is running for re-election Precincts reporting: 2166 of 2166 -- 100% |
| Candidate | Votes | Pct. |
|---|---|---|
| 35,497 | 51% | |
| Kevin Scott | 34,179 | 49% |
Democrats |
| 9th District |
| Seat held by: Lynch Precincts reporting: 225 of 225 -- 100% |
| Candidate | Votes | Pct. |
|---|---|---|
| 75,250 | 77% | |
| Philip Dunkelbarger | 22,071 | 23% |
Democrats |
| Seat held by: Galvin Precincts reporting: 2166 of 2166 -- 100% |
| Candidate | Votes | Pct. |
|---|---|---|
| 634,053 | 83% | |
| John Bonifaz | 128,997 | 17% |
Democrats |
| 1st District |
| Seat held by: Fiola Precincts reporting: 258 of 258 -- 100% |
| Candidate | Votes | Pct. |
|---|---|---|
| 51,774 | 56% | |
| Kelly Lydon | 40,882 | 44% |
| 7th District |
| Seat held by: Dennis McManus (D), who is not seeking re-election Precincts reporting: 248 of 248 -- 100% |
| Candidate | Votes | Pct. |
|---|---|---|
| 28,209 | 33% | |
| Brian D'Andrea | 22,529 | 26% |
| Brian Buckley | 14,567 | 17% |
| John Burke | 11,273 | 13% |
| Daniel O'Connor | 9,950 | 11% |
| 8th District |
| Seat held by: Vickery Precincts reporting: 314 of 314 -- 100% |
| Candidate | Votes | Pct. |
|---|---|---|
| 33,966 | 44% | |
| Peter Vickery | 33,388 | 44% |
| Rinaldo Del Gallo | 8,994 | 12% |
Democrats |
| Berkshire, Hampshire & Franklin |
| Seat held by: Andrea Nuciforo Jr. (D), who is not seeking re-election Precincts reporting: 80 of 80 -- 100% |
| Candidate | Votes | Pct. |
|---|---|---|
| 32% | ||
| Christopher Hodgkins | 7,333 | 31% |
| Margaret Ware | 5,221 | 22% |
| Helen Sharron | 3,111 | 13% |
| John Zelazo | 394 | 2% |
| 1st Hampden & Hampshire |
| Seat held by: Brian Lees (R), who is not seeking re-election Precincts reporting: 53 of 53 -- 100% |
| Candidate | Votes | Pct. |
|---|---|---|
| 8,351 | 46% | |
| Brian Ashe | 6,580 | 37% |
| Rosemarie Mazza-Moriarty | 3,072 | 17% |
| 4th Middlesex |
| Seat held by: Havern Precincts reporting: 56 of 56 -- 100% |
| Candidate | Votes | Pct. |
|---|---|---|
| 15,719 | 61% | |
| Joanna Gonsalves | 10,237 | 39% |
| Plymouth & Norfolk |
| Seat held by: Robert Hedlund (R), who is running for re-election Precincts reporting: 51 of 51 -- 100% |
| Candidate | Votes | Pct. |
|---|---|---|
| 12,318 | 57% | |
| Matthias Mulvey | 9,461 | 43% |
| 2nd Suffolk |
| Seat held by: Wilkerson. Note: Candidates are all write-ins Precincts reporting: 73 of 73 -- 100% |
| Candidate | Votes | Pct. |
|---|---|---|
| Dianne Wilkerson-W-I | 5,466 | 48% |
| Sonia Chang-Diaz-W-I | 5,325 | 46% |
| John Kelleher-W-I | 393 | 3% |
| Samiyah Diaz-W-I | 275 | 2% |
| 1st Worcester |
| Seat held by: Chandler Precincts reporting: 46 of 46 -- 100% |
| Candidate | Votes | Pct. |
|---|---|---|
| 16,930 | 77% | |
| Deirdre Healy | 5,152 | 23% |
Republicans |
| Cape & Islands |
| Seat held by: Robert O'Leary (D), who is running for re-election Precincts reporting: 50 of 50 -- 100% |
| Candidate | Votes | Pct. |
|---|---|---|
| 4,256 | 59% | |
| Doug Bennett | 3,004 | 41% |
| 1st Hampden & Hampshire |
| Seat held by: Brian Lees (R), who is not seeking re-election Precincts reporting: 53 of 53 -- 100% |
| Candidate | Votes | Pct. |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | ||
| Kevin Corridan | 1,197 | 31% |
| Ronald Cutler | 679 | 18% |
Democrats |
| 4th Barnstable |
| Seat held by: Shirley Gomes (R), who is not seeking re-election Precincts reporting: 12 of 12 -- 100% |
| Candidate | Votes | Pct. |
|---|---|---|
| 4,381 | 55% | |
| Raymond Gottwald | 1,875 | 24% |
| Ronald Bergstrom | 1,652 | 21% |
| 4th Berkshire |
| Seat held by: Pignatelli Precincts reporting: 26 of 26 -- 100% |
| Candidate | Votes | Pct. |
|---|---|---|
| 5,916 | 88% | |
| Patrick Long | 810 | 12% |
| 1st Bristol |
| Seat held by: Virginia Coppola (R), who is not seeking re-election Precincts reporting: 11 of 11 -- 100% |
| Candidate | Votes | Pct. |
|---|---|---|
| 2,592 | 60% | |
| Paul Feeney | 1,210 | 28% |
| Matthew Donovan | 487 | 11% |
| 4th Bristol |
| Seat held by: Philip Travis (D), who is not seeking re-election Precincts reporting: 12 of 12 -- 100% |
| Candidate | Votes | Pct. |
|---|---|---|
| 1,710 | 38% | |
| Nicholas Bernier | 1,302 | 29% |
| John Whelan | 750 | 17% |
| Robert Marquis | 719 | 16% |
| 7th Bristol |
| Seat held by: Correia Precincts reporting: 12 of 12 -- 100% |
| Candidate | Votes | Pct. |
|---|---|---|
| 3,213 | 69% | |
| Kevin Aguiar | 991 | 21% |
| John Rodrigues | 434 | 9% |
| 13th Bristol |
| Seat held by: Cabral Precincts reporting: 19 of 19 -- 100% |
| Candidate | Votes | Pct. |
|---|---|---|
| 3,784 | 59% | |
| Brian Gomes | 2,577 | 41% |
| 9th Essex |
| Seat held by: Falzone Precincts reporting: 14 of 14 -- 100% |
| Candidate | Votes | Pct. |
|---|---|---|
| 4,633 | 60% | |
| Sean Grant | 3,093 | 40% |
| 12th Essex |
| Seat held by: Spiliotis Precincts reporting: 16 of 16 -- 100% |
| Candidate | Votes | Pct. |
|---|---|---|
| 4,450 | 53% | |
| Sean Fitzgerald | 3,983 | 47% |
| 15th Essex |
| Seat held by: Arthur Broadhurst (D), who is running for Essex Register of Precincts reporting: 11 of 11 -- 100% |
| Candidate | Votes | Pct. |
|---|---|---|
| 1,907 | 32% | |
| Christopher DiBella | 1,715 | 29% |
| Edward Curran | 1,311 | 22% |
| Michael Hennessy | 975 | 17% |
| 3rd Hampden |
| Seat held by: Daniel F. Keenan (D), who is not seeking re-election Precincts reporting: 13 of 13 -- 100% |
| Candidate | Votes | Pct. |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | ||
| Joseph Mineo | 1,747 | 40% |
| Carley Johnson | 189 | 4% |
| 11th Hampden |
| Seat held by: Swan Precincts reporting: 17 of 17 -- 100% |
| Candidate | Votes | Pct. |
|---|---|---|
| 1,962 | 55% | |
| Norman Oliver | 1,073 | 30% |
| Larry Lawson | 563 | 16% |
| 28th Middlesex |
| Seat held by: Edward Connolly (D), who died in May Precincts reporting: 19 of 19 -- 100% |
| Candidate | Votes | Pct. |
|---|---|---|
| 3,080 | 52% | |
| Frank Nuzzo | 2,884 | 48% |
| 12th Norfolk |
| Seat held by: Rogers Precincts reporting: 13 of 13 -- 100% |
| Candidate | Votes | Pct. |
|---|---|---|
| 5,155 | 72% | |
| Leah O'Leary | 1,976 | 28% |
| 5th Suffolk |
| Seat held by: St. Fleur Precincts reporting: 19 of 19 -- 100% |
| Candidate | Votes | Pct. |
|---|---|---|
| 1,912 | 56% | |
| Roy Owens | 897 | 26% |
| Severiano Cruz | 588 | 17% |
| 6th Suffolk |
| Seat held by: Shirley Owens-Hicks (D), who is not seeking re-election Precincts reporting: 18 of 18 -- 100% |
| Candidate | Votes | Pct. |
|---|---|---|
| 2,187 | 52% | |
| William Celester | 1,785 | 43% |
| Wayne Wilson | 203 | 5% |
| 1st Worcester |
| Seat held by: Lewis Evangelidis (R), who is running for re-election Precincts reporting: 13 of 13 -- 100% |
| Candidate | Votes | Pct. |
|---|---|---|
| 3,403 | 71% | |
| Emery Markles | 1,379 | 29% |
| 3rd Worcester |
| Seat held by: Emile Goguen (D), who is not seeking re-election Precincts reporting: 12 of 12 -- 100% |
| Candidate | Votes | Pct. |
|---|---|---|
| 66% | ||
| Mary Whitney | 984 | 21% |
| David LeBlanc | 639 | 14% |
| 6th Worcester |
| Seat held by: Mark Carron (D), who is not seeking re-election Precincts reporting: 12 of 12 -- 100% |
| Candidate | Votes | Pct. |
|---|---|---|
| 1,935 | 31% | |
| Scott Lazo | 1,468 | 24% |
| Joanne Powell | 1,039 | 17% |
| Patrick Driscoll | 908 | 15% |
| Karen Spiewak | 880 | 14% |
| 8th Worcester |
| Seat held by: Kujawski Precincts reporting: 13 of 13 -- 100% |
| Candidate | Votes | Pct. |
|---|---|---|
| 2,819 | 62% | |
| Mark Dowgiewicz | 1,718 | 38% |
| 10th Worcester |
| Seat held by: Parente Precincts reporting: 9 of 9 -- 100% |
| Candidate | Votes | Pct. |
|---|---|---|
| 4,823 | 59% | |
| Marie Parente | 3,328 | 41% |
| 16th Worcester |
| Seat held by: Fresolo Precincts reporting: 11 of 11 -- 100% |
| Candidate | Votes | Pct. |
|---|---|---|
| 2,709 | 57% | |
| Melissa Murgo | 2,010 | 43% |
Republicans |
| 4th Barnstable |
| Seat held by: Shirley Gomes (R), who is not seeking re-election Precincts reporting: 12 of 12 -- 100% |
| Candidate | Votes | Pct. |
|---|---|---|
| Aaron Maloy | 873 | 34% |
| Donald Howell | 862 | 34% |
| Andrew Buckley | 831 | 32% |
| 4th Bristol |
| Seat held by: Philip Travis (D), who is not seeking re-election Precincts reporting: 12 of 12 -- 100% |
| Candidate | Votes | Pct. |
|---|---|---|
| 563 | 75% | |
| Brian Langevin | 192 | 25% |
| 3rd Hampden |
| Seat held by: Daniel F. Keenan (D), who is not seeking re-election Precincts reporting: 13 of 13 -- 100% |
| Candidate | Votes | Pct. |
|---|---|---|
| 495 | 70% | |
| John Cesan | 213 | 30% |
| 12th Hampden |
| Seat held by: Gale Candaras (D), who is running for State Senate Precincts reporting: 15 of 15 -- 100% |
| Candidate | Votes | Pct. |
|---|---|---|
| 67% | ||
| Bob Collamore | 430 | 33% |
| 4th Norfolk |
| Seat held by: James M. Murphy (D), who is running for re-election Precincts reporting: 13 of 13 -- 100% |
| Candidate | Votes | Pct. |
|---|---|---|
| 295 | 55% | |
| Brad Bennion | 245 | 45% |
| 6th Worcester |
| Seat held by: Mark Carron (D), who is not seeking re-election Precincts reporting: 12 of 12 -- 100% |
| Candidate | Votes | Pct. |
|---|---|---|
| 596 | 52% | |
| Ronald Chernisky | 540 | 48% |
Democrats |
| Berkshire District Attorney |
| Seat held by: Capeless Precincts reporting: 64 of 64 -- 100% |
| Candidate | Votes | Pct. |
|---|---|---|
| 12,870 | 61% | |
| Judith Knight | 8,089 | 39% |
| Bristol County Commissioner |
| Seat held by: Lopes Precincts reporting: 175 of 175 -- 100% |
| Candidate | Votes | Pct. |
|---|---|---|
| 25,612 | 44% | |
| Gregory DeMelo | 20,138 | 34% |
| Perry Long | 13,041 | 22% |
| Bristol District Attorney |
| Seat held by: Walsh Precincts reporting: 175 of 175 -- 100% |
| Candidate | Votes | Pct. |
|---|---|---|
| 33,912 | 51% | |
| Paul Walsh | 32,062 | 49% |
| Essex Northern Register of Deeds |
| Seat held by: Thomas J. Burke (D), who is not seeking re-election Precincts reporting: 53 of 53 -- 100% |
| Candidate | Votes | Pct. |
|---|---|---|
| 9,131 | 51% | |
| Arthur Broadhurst | 8,733 | 49% |
| Franklin Clerk of Courts |
| Seat held by: Doris Doyle, who is not seeking re-election Precincts reporting: 40 of 40 -- 100% |
| Candidate | Votes | Pct. |
|---|---|---|
| 5,992 | 58% | |
| William Mazanec | 4,401 | 42% |
| Hampden Clerk of Courts |
| Seat held by: Mazza Precincts reporting: 171 of 171 -- 100% |
| Candidate | Votes | Pct. |
|---|---|---|
| 19,079 | 51% | |
| Marie Mazza | 18,617 | 49% |
| Hampden Register of Deeds |
| Seat held by: Ashe Precincts reporting: 171 of 171 -- 100% |
| Candidate | Votes | Pct. |
|---|---|---|
| 28,422 | 69% | |
| Gerard Matthews | 12,943 | 31% |
| Middlesex Clerk of Courts |
| Seat held by: Edward J. Sullivan (D), who is not seeking re-election Precincts reporting: 475 of 475 -- 100% |
| Candidate | Votes | Pct. |
|---|---|---|
| 124,686 | 71% | |
| Bruce Desmond | 50,166 | 29% |
| Plymouth Clerk of Courts |
| Seat held by: Powers Precincts reporting: 141 of 141 -- 100% |
| Candidate | Votes | Pct. |
|---|---|---|
| 34,365 | 66% | |
| Mark Adams | 17,445 | 34% |
| Plymouth County Commissioner |
| Seat held by: McMullen Precincts reporting: 141 of 141 -- 100% |
| Candidate | Votes | Pct. |
|---|---|---|
| 25,117 | 47% | |
| Lisa Clark | 14,924 | 28% |
| Robert Sullivan | 13,633 | 25% |
| Suffolk Clerk of Supreme Judicial Court |
| Seat held by: Doyle Precincts reporting: 297 of 297 -- 100% |
| Candidate | Votes | Pct. |
|---|---|---|
| 47,044 | 68% | |
| Peter Walsh | 21,758 | 32% |
| Suffolk Criminal Clerk of Courts |
| Seat held by: Acting Clerk of Courts Joseph Rubino, who is not seeking Precincts reporting: 297 of 297 -- 100% |
| Candidate | Votes | Pct. |
|---|---|---|
| 42,952 | 54% | |
| Robert Dello Russo | 36,444 | 46% |
| Suffolk Register of Deeds |
| Seat held by: Roache Precincts reporting: 297 of 297 -- 100% |
| Candidate | Votes | Pct. |
|---|---|---|
| 55,225 | 79% | |
| Michael Mackan | 14,782 | 21% |
| Worcester (Middle) District Attorney |
| Seat held by: John Conte (D), who is not running for re-election Precincts reporting: 230 of 230 -- 100% |
| Candidate | Votes | Pct. |
|---|---|---|
| 69,787 | 78% | |
| Daniel Shea | 20,021 | 22% |
| Worcester Northern Register of Deeds |
| Seat held by: John McLaughlin, who is not running for re-election Precincts reporting: 34 of 34 -- 100% |
| Candidate | Votes | Pct. |
|---|---|---|
| 6,431 | 58% | |
| James Connors | 4,638 | 42% |
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