Massachusetts Secretary of State election, 2014

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Massachusetts Secretary of State Election
Primary Date:
September 9, 2014
General Election Date:
November 4, 2014
November 4 Election Winner:
William F. GalvinDemocratic Party
Incumbent prior to election:
William F. GalvinDemocratic Party
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TheMassachusetts Secretary of State election took place onNovember 4, 2014. IncumbentWilliam F. Galvin (D) was first elected in 1994 and was running for re-election in2014. Hewon another four-year term by defeatingRepublican candidateDavid D'Arcangelo andGreen-Rainbow Party candidateDanny Factor.

Aprimary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. Massachusetts utilizes asemi-closed primary system where voters who are affiliated with a political party and unaffiliated voters may vote in a party's primary.[1][2]

For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, seethis article.

Candidates

General election

Democratic PartyWilliam F. Galvin -IncumbentGreen check mark transparent.png[3][4]
Republican PartyDavid D'Arcangelo
Green PartyGreen-Rainbow Party candidateDanny Factor

Results

General election

Secretary of State of Massachusetts, 2014
PartyCandidateVote %Votes
    DemocraticGreen check mark transparent.pngWilliam GalvinIncumbent67.4%1,395,616
    RepublicanDavid D'Arcangelo28.9%597,491
    GreenDanny Factor3.6%74,789
    Nonpartisan Write-in votes0.1%1,421
Total Votes2,069,317
Election results viaMassachusetts Secretary of State

Past elections

2010

Massachusetts Secretary of State, General Election, 2010
PartyCandidateVote %Votes
    DemocraticGreen check mark transparent.pngWilliam F. GalvinIncumbent64.5%1,420,481
    RepublicanWilliam C. Campbell32.7%720,967
    Independent Jim Henderson2.8%61,812
Total Votes2,203,260
Election results viaMassachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth

2006

Massachusetts Secretary of State, General Election, 2006
PartyCandidateVote %Votes
    DemocraticGreen check mark transparent.pngWilliam F. GalvinIncumbent72.9%1,546,582
    Green Jill E. Stein27.1%574,388
Total Votes2,120,970
Election results viaMassachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth

2002

Massachusetts Secretary of State, General Election, 2002
PartyCandidateVote %Votes
    DemocraticGreen check mark transparent.pngWilliam F. GalvinIncumbent74%1,472,562
    Republican Jack E. Robinson, III26%516,260
Total Votes1,988,822
Election results via[1]

Campaign finance

Comprehensive donor information for this election has been collected by Follow the Money. Based on available campaign finance records, the candidates raised a total of$823,269 during the election. This information was last updated on May 14, 2015.[5]

Campaign Contribution Totals
CandidateOfficeResultContributions
William GalvinDemocratic PartyMassachusetts Secretary of StateWon$772,772
David D'ArcangeloRepublican PartyMassachusetts Secretary of StateDefeated$46,851
Danny FactorGreen PartyMassachusetts Secretary of StateDefeated$3,646
Grand Total Raised$823,269

Key deadlines

DeadlineEvent
May 6, 2014Signature filing deadline for party candidates seeking federal or statewide office to file with Registrar of Voters
June 3, 2014Deadline for political party candidates seeking federal or statewide office to file with Secretary of Commonwealth
July 29, 2014Deadline for nonpartisan candidates seeking federal or statewide office to file with Registrar of Voters
August 26, 2014Deadline for nonpartisan candidates seeking federal or statewide office to file with Secretary of Commonwealth
September 9, 2014Primary election
November 4, 2014General election
January 8, 2015Inauguration day for governor and lieutenant governor
January 21, 2015Inauguration day for other state executive officers

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