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Candidates for county offices
Key: Dem. -- Democrat, Rep. -- Republican, Ind. -- Independent. (i) -- candidate is an incumbent.
| Candidate |
Hometown |
 David Capeless (i), Dem. |
West Stockbridge |
| Candidate |
Hometown |
| Samuel Sutter, Dem. [ web site ] |
Fall River |
| Candidate |
Hometown |
| Michael O'Keefe (i), Rep. |
Sandwich |
| Candidate |
Hometown |
| Jonathan Blodgett (i), Dem. |
Peabody |
| Candidate |
Hometown |
| William Bennett (i), Dem. |
Longmeadow |
| Candidate |
Hometown |
| Joseph Early, Dem. [ web site ] |
Worcester |
MIDDLESEX (NORTHERN) DISTRICT ATTORNEY |
| Candidate |
Hometown |
| Gerard Leone, Dem. [ web site ] |
Hopkinton |
| Candidate |
Hometown |
| William Keating (i), Dem. |
Sharon |
| Candidate |
Hometown |
| Elizabeth Scheibel (i), Rep. |
South Hadley |
| Candidate |
Hometown |
| Timothy Cruz (i), Rep. |
Marshfield |
| Candidate |
Hometown |
| Daniel Conley (i), Dem. |
Boston |
BARNSTABLE COUNTY COMMISSIONER |
| Candidate |
Hometown |
| William Doherty (i), Rep. |
Harwich |
| Thomas Bernardo, Dem. |
Chatham |
BRISTOL COUNTY COMMISSIONER |
| Candidate |
Hometown |
| Maria Lopes (i), Dem. |
Taunton |
DUKES COUNTY COMMISSIONER (3 to be elected) |
| Candidate |
Hometown |
| Leslie Leland (i), Unenrolled |
West Tisbury |
| Robert Sawyer (i), Dem. |
Tisbury |
| Paul Strauss (i), Dem. |
Oak Bluffs |
| Carlene Gatting, Dem. |
Edgartown |
| Woodrow Williams, Rep. |
Tisbury |
| Peter Hefler, Unenrolled |
Tisbury |
| Tristan Israel, Unenrolled |
Tisbury |
| Jesse Law, Unenrolled |
Oak Bluffs |
| Richard Lee, Unenrolled |
Aquinnah |
| James Morse, Unenrolled |
Tisbury |
NORFOLK COUNTY COMMISSIONER |
| Candidate |
Hometown |
| Peter Collins (i), Dem. |
Milton |
| Thomas Gorman, Rep. |
Dedham |
PLYMOUTH COUNTY COMMISSIONER |
| Candidate |
Hometown |
| Timothy McMullen (i), Dem. |
Pembroke |
| John Cafferty, Rep. |
Hingham |
| Thomas Jones, Unenrolled |
Brockton |
BARNSTABLE REGISTER OF DEEDS |
| Candidate |
Hometown |
| John Meade (i), Rep. |
Barnstable |
BERKSHIRE NORTHERN REGISTER OF DEEDS |
| Candidate |
Hometown |
| Frances Brooks (i), Dem. |
Adams |
BERKSHIRE MIDDLE REGISTER OF DEEDS |
| Candidate |
Hometown |
| Andrea Nuciforo, Dem. |
Pittsfield |
BERKSHIRE SOUTHERN REGISTER OF DEEDS |
| Candidate |
Hometown |
| Wanda Beckwith, Unenrolled |
Great Barrington |
| Harry Conklin, Unenrolled |
Sheffield |
| Julie Hannum, Unenrolled |
Sheffield |
| Helen Kuziemko, Unenrolled |
Great Barrington |
BRISTOL NORTHERN REGISTER OF DEEDS |
| Candidate |
Hometown |
| David Simas (i), Dem. |
Taunton |
BRISTOL SOUTHERN REGISTER OF DEEDS |
| Candidate |
Hometown |
| Mark Treadup (i), Dem. |
New Bedford |
| Robert Goeppner, Ind. |
Westport |
| Candidate |
Hometown |
| Dianne Powers (i), Dem. |
West Tisbury |
ESSEX NORTHERN REGISTER OF DEEDS |
| Candidate |
Hometown |
| Robert Kelley, Dem. |
Andover |
ESSEX SOUTHERN REGISTER OF DEEDS |
| Candidate |
Hometown |
| John O'Brien (i), Dem. |
Lynn |
BRISTOL FALL RIVER REGISTER OF DEEDS |
| Candidate |
Hometown |
| Bernard McDonald (i), Dem. |
Fall River |
FRANKLIN REGISTER OF DEEDS |
| Candidate |
Hometown |
| Joseph Gochinski, Dem. |
Greenfield |
| Isaac Mass, Rep. |
Greenfield |
HAMPDEN REGISTER OF DEEDS |
| Candidate |
Hometown |
| Donald Ashe (i), Dem. |
Springfield |
HAMPSHIRE REGISTER OF DEEDS |
| Candidate |
Hometown |
| Marianne Donohue (i), Dem. |
Northampton |
MIDDLESEX NORTHERN REGISTER OF DEEDS |
| Candidate |
Hometown |
| Richard Howe (i), Dem. |
Lowell |
MIDDLESEX SOUTHERN REGISTER OF DEEDS |
| Candidate |
Hometown |
| Eugene Brune (i), Dem. |
Somerville |
NANTUCKET REGISTER OF DEEDS |
| Candidate |
Hometown |
| Jennifer Ferreira, Unenrolled |
Nantucket |
NORFOLK REGISTER OF DEEDS |
| Candidate |
Hometown |
| William O'Donnell (i), Dem. |
Norwood |
PLYMOUTH REGISTER OF DEEDS |
| Candidate |
Hometown |
| John Buckley (i), Dem. |
Brockton |
SUFFOLK REGISTER OF DEEDS |
| Candidate |
Hometown |
| Mickey Roache (i), Dem. |
Boston |
WORCESTER REGISTER OF DEEDS |
| Candidate |
Hometown |
| Anthony Vigliotti, Dem. |
Worcester |
WORCESTER NORTHERN REGISTER OF DEEDS |
| Candidate |
Hometown |
| John Bowen, Rep. |
Westminster |
| Kathleen Daigneault, Dem. |
Leominster |
| George Watts, Unenrolled |
Fitchburg |
BARNSTABLE CLERK OF COURTS |
| Candidate |
Hometown |
| Scott Nickerson (i), Rep. |
Barnstable |
BERKSHIRE CLERK OF COURTS |
| Candidate |
Hometown |
| Deborah Capeless (i), Dem. |
Lenox |
| Candidate |
Hometown |
| Marc Santos (i), Dem. |
Fairhaven |
| Candidate |
Hometown |
| Joseph Sollitto (i), Rep. |
Chilmark |
| Daniel Larkosh, Dem. |
West Tisbury |
| Candidate |
Hometown |
| Thomas Driscoll (i), Dem. |
Swampscott |
| Candidate |
Hometown |
| Eve Blakeslee, Dem. |
Charlemont |
| Candidate |
Hometown |
| James Goodhines, Dem. |
Longmeadow |
| Brian Lees, Rep. |
East Longmeadow |
HAMPSHIRE CLERK OF COURTS |
| Candidate |
Hometown |
| Harry Jekanowski (i), Dem. |
Hadley |
MIDDLESEX CLERK OF COURTS |
| Candidate |
Hometown |
| Michael Sullivan, Dem. |
Cambridge |
NANTUCKET CLERK OF COURTS |
| Candidate |
Hometown |
| Patricia Church (i), Rep./Dem. |
Nantucket |
| Candidate |
Hometown |
| Walter Timilty (i), Dem. |
Milton |
| Candidate |
Hometown |
| Francis Powers (i), Dem. |
Scituate |
| Frederick McDermott, Rep. |
Brockton |
SUFFOLK CLERK OF SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT |
| Candidate |
Hometown |
| Maura Doyle (i), Dem. |
Boston |
SUFFOLK CIVIL CLERK OF COURTS |
| Candidate |
Hometown |
| Michael Donovan (i), Dem. |
Boston |
SUFFOLK CRIMINAL CLERK OF COURTS |
| Candidate |
Hometown |
| Maura Hennigan, Dem. |
Boston |
WORCESTER CLERK OF COURTS |
| Candidate |
Hometown |
| Dennis McManus, Dem. |
Worcester |
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