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Massachusetts legislative, county races
The following are the races on the Nov. 4, 2008, general election ballot in Massachusetts. If only one candidate is listed, he or she is unopposed, though voters still have the option of casting write-in ballots.
KEY TO PARTY ABBREVIATIONS
Dem- Democrat, GOP- Republican, Ind- independent, Unr- unenrolled, Lib- Libertarian, CST- Constitution Party, SWP- Socialist Workers Party.
Dem- Democrat, GOP- Republican, Ind- independent, Unr- unenrolled, Lib- Libertarian, CST- Constitution Party, SWP- Socialist Workers Party.
State Senate
Berkshire, Hampshire & Franklin
Seat held by: Downing
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Benjamin Downing [ web site ] | Dem | Pittsfield |
Bristol & Norfolk
Seat held by: Timilty
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| James Timilty [ web site ] | Dem | Walpole |
| Jon Rockwood [ web site ] | GOP | Walpole |
1st Bristol & Plymouth
Seat held by: Menard
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Joan Menard [ web site ] | Dem | Fall River |
2nd Bristol & Plymouth
Seat held by: Montigny
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Mark Montigny [ web site ] | Dem | New Bedford |
Cape & Islands
Seat held by: O'Leary
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Robert O'Leary [ web site ] | Dem | Barnstable |
1st Essex
Seat held by: Baddour
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Steven Baddour [ web site ] | Dem | Methuen |
2nd Essex
Seat held by: Berry
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Frederick Berry [ web site ] | Dem | Peabody |
1st Essex & Middlesex
Seat held by: Tarr
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Bruce Tarr [ web site ] | GOP | Gloucester |
2nd Essex & Middlesex
Seat held by: Tucker
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Susan Tucker [ web site ] | Dem | Andover |
3rd Essex & Middlesex
Seat held by: McGee
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Thomas McGee [ web site ] | Dem | Lynn |
Hampden
Seat held by: Buoniconti
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Stephen Buoniconti [ web site ] | Dem | West Springfield |
1st Hampden & Hampshire
Seat held by: Candaras
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Gale Candaras [ web site ] | Dem | Wilbraham |
2nd Hampden & Hampshire
Seat held by: Knapik
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Michael Knapik [ web site ] | GOP | Westfield |
Hampshire & Franklin
Seat held by: Rosenberg
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Stanley Rosenberg [ web site ] | Dem | Amherst |
| Keith McCormic [ web site ] | GOP | Greenfield |
1st Middlesex
Seat held by: Panagiotakos
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Steven Panagiotakos [ web site ] | Dem | Lowell |
2nd Middlesex
Seat held by: Jehlen
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Pat Jehlen [ web site ] | Dem | Somerville |
3rd Middlesex
Seat held by: Fargo
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Susan Fargo [ web site ] | Dem | Lincoln |
| Sandra Martinez [ web site ] | GOP | Chelmsford |
4th Middlesex
Seat held by: James Marzilli, Democrat of Arlington, who is not seeking re-election
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Brion Cangiamila [ web site ] | GOP | Billerica |
| Kenneth Donnelly [ web site ] | Dem | Arlington |
Middlesex & Essex
Seat held by: Tisei
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Richard Tisei [ web site ] | GOP | Wakefield |
1st Middlesex & Norfolk
Seat held by: Creem
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Cynthia Creem [ web site ] | Dem | Newton |
2nd Middlesex & Norfolk
Seat held by: Spilka
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Karen Spilka [ web site ] | Dem | Ashland |
Middlesex, Suffolk & Essex
Seat held by: Galluccio
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Anthony Galluccio [ web site ] | Dem | Cambridge |
Middlesex & Worcester
Seat held by: Pam Resor, Democrat of Acton, who is not seeking re-election.
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| James Eldridge [ web site ] | Dem | Acton |
| Steven Levy [ web site ] | GOP | Marlborough |
Norfolk, Bristol & Middlesex
Seat held by: Brown
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Scott Brown [ web site ] | GOP | Wrentham |
| Sara Orozco [ web site ] | Dem | Needham |
Norfolk, Bristol & Plymouth
Seat held by: Joyce
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Brian Joyce [ web site ] | Dem | Milton |
Norfolk & Plymouth
Seat held by: Morrissey
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Michael Morrissey [ web site ] | Dem | Quincy |
Plymouth & Barnstable
Seat held by: Murray
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Therese Murray [ web site ] | Dem | Plymouth |
1st Plymouth & Bristol
Seat held by: Pacheco
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Marc Pacheco [ web site ] | Dem | Taunton |
2nd Plymouth & Bristol
Seat held by: Robert Creedon, Democrat of Brockton, who is running for Plymouth Clerk of Courts.
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Thomas Kennedy [ web site ] | Dem | Brockton |
Plymouth & Norfolk
Seat held by: Hedlund
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Robert Hedlund [ web site ] | GOP | Weymouth |
1st Suffolk
Seat held by: Hart
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Jack Hart [ web site ] | Dem | Boston |
| Althea Garrison [ web site ] | Ind | Boston |
2nd Suffolk
Seat held by: Wilkerson, who lost the Democratic primary to Chang-Diaz, but is running a write-in campaign in the general election.
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Sonia Chang-Diaz [ web site ] | Dem | Boston |
| William Leonard | SWP | Boston |
| Dianne Wilkerson (write-in) [ web site ] | Dem | Boston |
1st Suffolk & Middlesex
Seat held by: Petruccelli
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Anthony Petruccelli [ web site ] | Dem | Boston |
2nd Suffolk & Middlesex
Seat held by: Tolman
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Steven Tolman [ web site ] | Dem | Boston |
Suffolk & Norfolk
Seat held by: Walsh
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Marian Walsh [ web site ] | Dem | Boston |
1st Worcester
Seat held by: Chandler
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Harriette Chandler [ web site ] | Dem | Worcester |
2nd Worcester
Seat held by: Edward M. Augustus Jr., Democrat of Worcester, who is not seeking re-election.
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Steven Baer [ web site ] | Green | Shrewsbury |
| John Lebeaux [ web site ] | GOP | Shrewsbury |
| Michael Moore [ web site ] | Dem | Millbury |
Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire & Franklin
Seat held by: Brewer
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Stephen Brewer [ web site ] | Dem | Barre |
Worcester & Middlesex
Seat held by: Robert A. Antonioni, Democrat of Leominster, who is not seeking re-election.
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Jennifer Flanagan [ web site ] | Dem | Leominster |
Worcester & Norfolk
Seat held by: Moore
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Richard Moore [ web site ] | Dem | Uxbridge |
State House
1st Barnstable
Seat held by: Turner
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Cleon Turner [ web site ] | Dem | Dennis |
2nd Barnstable
Seat held by: Atsalis
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Demetrius Atsalis [ web site ] | Dem | Barnstable |
| Carl Yingling [ web site ] | Ind | Barnstable |
3rd Barnstable
Seat held by: Patrick
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Matthew Patrick [ web site ] | Dem | Falmouth |
| Carey Murphy [ web site ] | Ind | Falmouth |
4th Barnstable
Seat held by: Peake
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Sarah Peake [ web site ] | Dem | Provincetown |
| Donald Howell [ web site ] | GOP | Harwich |
5th Barnstable
Seat held by: Perry
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Jeffrey Perry [ web site ] | GOP | Sandwich |
| Glenn Pare [ web site ] | Dem | Sandwich |
Barnstable, Dukes & Nantucket
Seat held by: Eric Turkington, Democrat of Falmouth, who is running for Barnstable Register of Probate. Bumpas is on the ballot, but has withdrawn from the race.
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Daniel Larkosh [ web site ] | Dem | West Tisbury |
| Jacob Ferreira [ web site ] | Ind | Tisbury |
| Melissa Freitag [ web site ] | Unr | Falmouth |
| Timothy Madden [ web site ] | Ind | Nantucket |
1st Berkshire
Seat held by: Bosley
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Daniel Bosley [ web site ] | Dem | North Adams |
2nd Berkshire
Seat held by: Guyer
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Denis Guyer [ web site ] | Dem | Dalton |
3rd Berkshire
Seat held by: Speranzo
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Christopher Speranzo [ web site ] | Dem | Pittsfield |
4th Berkshire
Seat held by: Pignatelli
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Smitty Pignatelli [ web site ] | Dem | Lenox |
1st Bristol
Seat held by: Barrows
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Jay Barrows [ web site ] | GOP | Mansfield |
| Devin Romanul [ web site ] | Dem | Mansfield |
2nd Bristol
Seat held by: John A. Lepper, Republican of Attleboro, who is not seeking re-election.
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Bill Bowles [ web site ] | Dem | Attleboro |
| George Ross [ web site ] | GOP | Attleboro |
3rd Bristol
Seat held by: Fagan
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| James Fagan [ web site ] | Dem | Taunton |
4th Bristol
Seat held by: D'Amico
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Steven D'Amico [ web site ] | Dem | Seekonk |
5th Bristol
Seat held by: Haddad
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Patricia Haddad [ web site ] | Dem | Somerset |
6th Bristol
Seat held by: Sullivan
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| David Sullivan [ web site ] | Dem | Fall River |
7th Bristol
Seat held by: Aguiar
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Kevin Aguiar [ web site ] | Dem | Fall River |
| CJ Ferry [ web site ] | GOP | Fall River |
8th Bristol
Seat held by: Rodrigues
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Michael Rodrigues [ web site ] | Dem | Westport |
| Mike Raposa | Veterans | Fall River |
9th Bristol
Seat held by: Quinn
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| John Quinn [ web site ] | Dem | Dartmouth |
10th Bristol
Seat held by: Straus
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| William Straus [ web site ] | Dem | Mattapoisett |
11th Bristol
Seat held by: Koczera
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Robert Koczera [ web site ] | Dem | New Bedford |
12th Bristol
Seat held by: Canessa
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Stephen Canessa [ web site ] | Dem | New Bedford |
13th Bristol
Seat held by: Cabral
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Antonio Cabral [ web site ] | Dem | New Bedford |
14th Bristol
Seat held by: Poirier
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Elizabeth Poirier [ web site ] | GOP | North Attleborough |
1st Essex
Seat held by: Costello
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Michael Costello [ web site ] | Dem | Newburyport |
2nd Essex
Seat held by: Stanley
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Harriett Stanley [ web site ] | Dem | West Newbury |
3rd Essex
Seat held by: Dempsey
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Brian Dempsey [ web site ] | Dem | Haverhill |
4th Essex
Seat held by: Hill
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Brad Hill [ web site ] | GOP | Ipswich |
| Donald Bumiller [ web site ] | Dem | Boxford |
5th Essex
Seat held by: Tony Verga, who was defeated in the Democratic primary
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Ann-Margaret Ferrante [ web site ] | Dem | Gloucester |
6th Essex
Seat held by: Grant
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Mary Grant [ web site ] | Dem | Beverly |
7th Essex
Seat held by: Keenan
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| John Keenan [ web site ] | Dem | Salem |
8th Essex
Seat held by: Ehrlich
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Lori Ehrlich [ web site ] | Dem | Marblehead |
| John Blaisdell [ web site ] | GOP | Marblehead |
9th Essex
Seat held by: Falzone
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Mark Falzone [ web site ] | Dem | Saugus |
10th Essex
Seat held by: Fennell
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Robert Fennell [ web site ] | Dem | Lynn |
11th Essex
Seat held by: Walsh
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Steven Walsh [ web site ] | Dem | Lynn |
12th Essex
Seat held by: Spiliotis
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Joyce Spiliotis [ web site ] | Dem | Peabody |
13th Essex
Seat held by: Speliotis
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Theodore Speliotis [ web site ] | Dem | Danvers |
14th Essex
Seat held by: Torrisi
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| David Torrisi [ web site ] | Dem | North Andover |
15th Essex
Seat held by: Campbell. Leone has withdrawn from the race and endorsed Campbell, but his name is still on the ballot
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Linda Campbell [ web site ] | Dem | Methuen |
| Joseph Leone | Ind | Methuen |
16th Essex
Seat held by: Lantigua
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| William Lantigua [ web site ] | Dem | Lawrence |
17th Essex
Seat held by: Finegold
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Barry Finegold [ web site ] | Dem | Andover |
18th Essex
Seat held by: L'Italien
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Barbara L'Italien [ web site ] | Dem | Andover |
| Lawrence Brennan [ web site ] | GOP | Georgetown |
1st Franklin
Seat held by: Kulik
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Stephen Kulik [ web site ] | Dem | Worthington |
2nd Franklin
Seat held by: Donelan
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Christopher Donelan [ web site ] | Dem | Orange |
| Robert Parks [ web site ] | GOP | Athol |
1st Hampden
Seat held by: Smola
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Todd Smola [ web site ] | GOP | Palmer |
2nd Hampden
Seat held by: Mary S. Rogeness, Republican of Longmeadow, who is not seeking re-election.
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Brian Ashe [ web site ] | Dem | Longmeadow |
| William Scibelli [ web site ] | GOP | Longmeadow |
3rd Hampden
Seat held by: Sandlin
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Rosemary Sandlin [ web site ] | Dem | Agawam |
| Nicholas Boldyga [ web site ] | Ind | Southwick |
4th Hampden
Seat held by: Humason
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Donald Humason [ web site ] | GOP | Westfield |
| Brian Hoose [ web site ] | Dem | Westfield |
5th Hampden
Seat held by: Kane
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Michael Kane [ web site ] | Dem | Holyoke |
6th Hampden
Seat held by: Welch
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| James Welch [ web site ] | Dem | West Springfield |
7th Hampden
Seat held by: Petrolati
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Thomas Petrolati [ web site ] | Dem | Ludlow |
8th Hampden
Seat held by: Wagner
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Joseph Wagner [ web site ] | Dem | Chicopee |
9th Hampden
Seat held by: Curran
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Sean Curran [ web site ] | Dem | Springfield |
10th Hampden
Seat held by: Coakley-Rivera
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Cheryl Rivera [ web site ] | Dem | Springfield |
| George Vazquez | GOP | Springfield |
11th Hampden
Seat held by: Swan
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Benjamin Swan [ web site ] | Dem | Springfield |
12th Hampden
Seat held by: Puppolo
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Angelo Puppolo [ web site ] | Dem | Springfield |
1st Hampshire
Seat held by: Kocot
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Peter Kocot [ web site ] | Dem | Northampton |
2nd Hampshire
Seat held by: Scibak
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| John Scibak [ web site ] | Dem | South Hadley |
3rd Hampshire
Seat held by: Story
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Ellen Story [ web site ] | Dem | Amherst |
1st Middlesex
Seat held by: Hargraves
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Robert Hargraves [ web site ] | GOP | Groton |
| Virginia Wood [ web site ] | Dem | Groton |
| Zachary Saboliauskas | Ind | Pepperell |
2nd Middlesex
Seat held by: Seat has been vacant since the Geoffrey D. Hall, Democrat of Westford, retired in April.
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| James Arciero [ web site ] | Dem | Westford |
| Paul Avella [ web site ] | GOP | Littleton |
3rd Middlesex
Seat held by: Patricia Walrath, Democrat of Stow, who is not seeking re-election.
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Kate Hogan [ web site ] | Dem | Stow |
| Sonny Parente [ web site ] | GOP | Hudson |
| David Goulding [ web site ] | Ind | Bolton |
4th Middlesex
Seat held by: Seat has been vacant since Stephen LeDuc, Democrat of Marlborough, resigned to become assistant clerk magistrate at Marlborough District Court.
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Danielle Gregoire [ web site ] | Dem | Marlborough |
| Arthur Vigeant [ web site ] | GOP | Marlborough |
| Joseph Valianti | Ind | Marlborough |
5th Middlesex
Seat held by: Linsky
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| David Linsky [ web site ] | Dem | Natick |
6th Middlesex
Seat held by: Richardson
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Pam Richardson [ web site ] | Dem | Framingham |
7th Middlesex
Seat held by: Sannicandro
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Tom Sannicandro [ web site ] | Dem | Ashland |
8th Middlesex
Seat held by: Paul J.P. Loscocco, Republican of Holliston, who is not seeking re-election.
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Carolyn Dykema [ web site ] | Dem | Holliston |
| Dan Haley [ web site ] | GOP | Holliston |
9th Middlesex
Seat held by: Stanley
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Thomas Stanley [ web site ] | Dem | Waltham |
10th Middlesex
Seat held by: Koutoujian
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Peter Koutoujian [ web site ] | Dem | Waltham |
11th Middlesex
Seat held by: Khan
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Kay Khan [ web site ] | Dem | Newton |
12th Middlesex
Seat held by: Balser
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Ruth Balser [ web site ] | Dem | Newton |
13th Middlesex
Seat held by: Conroy
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Thomas Conroy [ web site ] | Dem | Wayland |
| Susan Pope [ web site ] | GOP | Wayland |
14th Middlesex
Seat held by: Atkins
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Cory Atkins [ web site ] | Dem | Concord |
| Richard McClure [ web site ] | Ind | Chelmsford |
15th Middlesex
Seat held by: Kaufman
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Jay Kaufman [ web site ] | Dem | Lexington |
16th Middlesex
Seat held by: Golden
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Thomas Golden [ web site ] | Dem | Lowell |
17th Middlesex
Seat held by: Nangle
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| David Nangle [ web site ] | Dem | Lowell |
18th Middlesex
Seat held by: Murphy
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Kevin Murphy [ web site ] | Dem | Lowell |
| Kenneth Patrician | Unr | Lowell |
19th Middlesex
Seat held by: Miceli
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| James Miceli [ web site ] | Dem | Wilmington |
20th Middlesex
Seat held by: Jones
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Bradley Jones [ web site ] | GOP | North Reading |
| Claire Paradiso | Dem | Reading |
21st Middlesex
Seat held by: Murphy
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Charles Murphy [ web site ] | Dem | Burlington |
22nd Middlesex
Seat held by: Greene
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| William Greene [ web site ] | Dem | Billerica |
| Anthony Lucacio [ web site ] | GOP | Billerica |
23rd Middlesex
Seat held by: Garballey
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Sean Garballey [ web site ] | Dem | Arlington |
24th Middlesex
Seat held by: Brownsberger
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| William Brownsberger [ web site ] | Dem | Belmont |
25th Middlesex
Seat held by: Wolf
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Alice Wolf [ web site ] | Dem | Cambridge |
26th Middlesex
Seat held by: Toomey
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Timothy Toomey [ web site ] | Dem | Cambridge |
27th Middlesex
Seat held by: Provost
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Denise Provost [ web site ] | Dem | Somerville |
28th Middlesex
Seat held by: Smith
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Stat Smith [ web site ] | Dem | Everett |
29th Middlesex
Seat held by: Seat has been vacant since Rachel Kaprielian, Democrat of Watertown, resigned to become state registrar of motor vehicles.
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Jonathan Hecht [ web site ] | Dem | Watertown |
30th Middlesex
Seat held by: Patrick Natale, who lost in the Democratic primary
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| James Dwyer [ web site ] | Dem | Woburn |
31st Middlesex
Seat held by: Paul C. Casey, Democrat of Winchester, who is not seeking re-election.
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Jason Lewis [ web site ] | Dem | Winchester |
| Brian O'Connor | GOP | Winchester |
| Chad Riley [ web site ] | Ind | Winchester |
32nd Middlesex
Seat held by: Clark
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Katherine Clark [ web site ] | Dem | Melrose |
33rd Middlesex
Seat held by: Fallon
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Christopher Fallon [ web site ] | Dem | Malden |
34th Middlesex
Seat held by: Sciortino
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Carl Sciortino [ web site ] | Dem | Somerville |
35th Middlesex
Seat held by: Donato
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Paul Donato [ web site ] | Dem | Medford |
36th Middlesex
Seat held by: Garry
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Colleen Garry [ web site ] | Dem | Dracut |
37th Middlesex
Seat held by: James B. Eldridge, Democrat of Acton, who is running for State Senate.
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Jennifer Benson [ web site ] | Dem | Lunenburg |
| Kurt Hayes [ web site ] | GOP | Boxborough |
1st Norfolk
Seat held by: Ayers
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Bruce Ayers [ web site ] | Dem | Quincy |
2nd Norfolk
Seat held by: Tobin
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Arthur Tobin [ web site ] | Dem | Quincy |
3rd Norfolk
Seat held by: Mariano
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Ronald Mariano [ web site ] | Dem | Quincy |
4th Norfolk
Seat held by: Murphy
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| James Murphy [ web site ] | Dem | Weymouth |
| Robert Thomas | GOP | Weymouth |
5th Norfolk
Seat held by: Driscoll
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Joseph Driscoll [ web site ] | Dem | Braintree |
| Richard Moran | Unr | Braintree |
6th Norfolk
Seat held by: Galvin
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| William Galvin [ web site ] | Dem | Canton |
7th Norfolk
Seat held by: Timilty
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Walter Timilty [ web site ] | Dem | Milton |
8th Norfolk
Seat held by: Kafka
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Louis Kafka [ web site ] | Dem | Stoughton |
9th Norfolk
Seat held by: Ross
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Richard Ross [ web site ] | GOP | Wrentham |
| Thomas Roache [ web site ] | Ind | Medfield |
10th Norfolk
Seat held by: Vallee
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| James Vallee [ web site ] | Dem | Franklin |
11th Norfolk
Seat held by: McMurtry
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Paul McMurtry [ web site ] | Dem | Dedham |
12th Norfolk
Seat held by: Rogers
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| John Rogers [ web site ] | Dem | Norwood |
13th Norfolk
Seat held by: Harkins
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Lida Harkins [ web site ] | Dem | Needham |
14th Norfolk
Seat held by: Peisch
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Alice Peisch [ web site ] | Dem | Wellesley |
15th Norfolk
Seat held by: Smizik
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Frank Smizik [ web site ] | Dem | Brookline |
1st Plymouth
Seat held by: deMacedo
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Vinny deMacedo [ web site ] | GOP | Plymouth |
| Jay Ferguson | Dem | Plymouth |
2nd Plymouth
Seat held by: Gifford
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Susan Gifford [ web site ] | GOP | Wareham |
3rd Plymouth
Seat held by: Bradley
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Garrett Bradley [ web site ] | Dem | Hingham |
4th Plymouth
Seat held by: Frank M. Hynes, Democrat of Marshfield, who is not seeking re-election.
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| James Cantwell [ web site ] | Dem | Marshfield |
| John Valianti [ web site ] | Ind | Marshfield |
5th Plymouth
Seat held by: Nyman
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Robert Nyman [ web site ] | Dem | Hanover |
6th Plymouth
Seat held by: Webster
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Daniel Webster [ web site ] | GOP | Pembroke |
7th Plymouth
Seat held by: McCarthy
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Allen McCarthy [ web site ] | Dem | East Bridgewater |
8th Plymouth
Seat held by: Flynn
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| David Flynn [ web site ] | Dem | Bridgewater |
9th Plymouth
Seat held by: Thomas P. Kennedy, Democrat of Brockton, who is running for State Senate.
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Michael Brady [ web site ] | Dem | Brockton |
| Lawrence Novak | GOP | Brockton |
10th Plymouth
Seat held by: Canavan
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Christine Canavan [ web site ] | Dem | Brockton |
11th Plymouth
Seat held by: Creedon
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Geraldine Creedon [ web site ] | Dem | Brockton |
12th Plymouth
Seat held by: Calter
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Thomas Calter [ web site ] | Dem | Kingston |
1st Suffolk
Seat held by: Basile
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Carlo Basile [ web site ] | Dem | Boston |
2nd Suffolk
Seat held by: O'Flaherty
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Gene O'Flaherty [ web site ] | Dem | Chelsea |
3rd Suffolk
Seat held by: DiMasi
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Sal DiMasi [ web site ] | Dem | Boston |
4th Suffolk
Seat held by: Wallace
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Brian Wallace [ web site ] | Dem | Boston |
5th Suffolk
Seat held by: St. Fleur
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Marie St. Fleur [ web site ] | Dem | Boston |
6th Suffolk
Seat held by: Allen
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Willie Mae Allen [ web site ] | Dem | Boston |
7th Suffolk
Seat held by: Fox
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Gloria Fox [ web site ] | Dem | Boston |
8th Suffolk
Seat held by: Walz
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Martha Walz [ web site ] | Dem | Boston |
9th Suffolk
Seat held by: Rushing
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Byron Rushing [ web site ] | Dem | Boston |
10th Suffolk
Seat held by: Rush
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Michael Rush [ web site ] | Dem | Boston |
11th Suffolk
Seat held by: Malia
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Liz Malia [ web site ] | Dem | Boston |
12th Suffolk
Seat held by: Forry
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Linda Forry [ web site ] | Dem | Boston |
13th Suffolk
Seat held by: Walsh
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Martin Walsh [ web site ] | Dem | Boston |
14th Suffolk
Seat held by: Scaccia
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Angelo Scaccia [ web site ] | Dem | Boston |
15th Suffolk
Seat held by: Sanchez
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Jeffrey Sanchez [ web site ] | Dem | Boston |
16th Suffolk
Seat held by: Reinstein
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Kathi-Anne Reinstein [ web site ] | Dem | Revere |
17th Suffolk
Seat held by: Honan
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Kevin Honan [ web site ] | Dem | Boston |
18th Suffolk
Seat held by: Moran
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Michael Moran [ web site ] | Dem | Boston |
19th Suffolk
Seat held by: DeLeo
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Bob DeLeo [ web site ] | Dem | Winthrop |
1st Worcester
Seat held by: Evangelidis
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Lewis Evangelidis [ web site ] | GOP | Holden |
2nd Worcester
Seat held by: Rice
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Robert Rice [ web site ] | Dem | Gardner |
| Carolyn Kamuda [ web site ] | Unr | Gardner |
3rd Worcester
Seat held by: DiNatale
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Stephen DiNatale [ web site ] | Dem | Fitchburg |
4th Worcester
Seat held by: Jennifer Flannagan, Democrat of Leominster, who is running for State Senate.
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Dennis Rosa [ web site ] | Dem | Leominster |
| Claire Freda [ web site ] | Unr | Leominster |
5th Worcester
Seat held by: Gobi
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Anne Gobi [ web site ] | Dem | Spencer |
| Stephen Comtois [ web site ] | GOP | Brookfield |
6th Worcester
Seat held by: Alicea
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Geraldo Alicea [ web site ] | Dem | Charlton |
| Ronald Chernisky [ web site ] | GOP | Southbridge |
7th Worcester
Seat held by: Frost
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Paul Frost [ web site ] | GOP | Auburn |
| Daniel Carpenter [ web site ] | Dem | Auburn |
8th Worcester
Seat held by: Kujawski
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Paul Kujawski [ web site ] | Dem | Webster |
| Kevin Kuros [ web site ] | GOP | Uxbridge |
9th Worcester
Seat held by: Peterson
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| George Peterson [ web site ] | GOP | Grafton |
10th Worcester
Seat held by: Fernandes
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| John Fernandes [ web site ] | Dem | Milford |
11th Worcester
Seat held by: Polito
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Karyn Polito [ web site ] | GOP | Shrewsbury |
12th Worcester
Seat held by: Naughton
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Harold Naughton [ web site ] | Dem | Clinton |
13th Worcester
Seat held by: Spellane
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Robert Spellane [ web site ] | Dem | Worcester |
14th Worcester
Seat held by: O'Day
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| James O'Day [ web site ] | Dem | West Boylston |
15th Worcester
Seat held by: Pedone
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Vincent Pedone [ web site ] | Dem | Worcester |
16th Worcester
Seat held by: Fresolo
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| John Fresolo [ web site ] | Dem | Worcester |
| Mathew Taylor [ web site ] | Ind | Worcester |
17th Worcester
Seat held by: Binienda
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| John Binienda [ web site ] | Dem | Worcester |
18th Worcester
Seat held by: Callahan
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Jennifer Callahan [ web site ] | Dem | Sutton |
County offices
Plymouth Clerk of Courts
Seat held by: Creedon, who is filling out the term of Francis R. Powers, Democrat of Scituate, who died in April.
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Robert Creedon | Dem | Brockton |
Barnstable Register of Probate
Seat held by: Frederic P. Claussen, Republican of Barnstable, who is not seeking re-election.
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Anastasia Perrino [ web site ] | GOP | Dennis |
| Eric Turkington [ web site ] | Dem | Falmouth |
| James Feeney | Unr | Harwich |
Berkshire Register of Probate
Seat held by: Marinaro
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Francis Marinaro | Dem | Pittsfield |
Bristol Register of Probate
Seat held by: Robert Peck, Democrat from Dartmouth, who is not seeking re-election.
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Gina DeRossi [ web site ] | Dem | Dartmouth |
| Robert Heroux [ web site ] | GOP | Taunton |
| Roy Santos | Unr | New Bedford |
Dukes Register of Probate
Seat held by: Herrmann
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Elizabeth Herrmann | GOP | Edgartown |
Essex Register of Probate
Seat held by: O'Brien
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Pamela O'Brien | Dem | Saugus |
Franklin Register of Probate
Seat held by: Merrigan
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| John Merrigan | Dem | Greenfield |
Hampden Register of Probate
Seat held by: Moriarty
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Thomas Moriarty | Dem | Wilbraham |
| John Cesan | Unr | Agawam |
Hampshire Register of Probate
Seat held by: Sullivan
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| David Sullivan | Dem | Easthampton |
Middlesex Register of Probate
Seat held by: Democratic incumbent John Buonomo, of Newton, resigned his office in September after being charged with breaking and entering and theft. Though he won his party's uncontested primary, he withdrew from the general election. DeDristofaro was nominated to replace him at a county caucus.
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Tara DeChristofaro | Dem | Medford |
Nantucket Register of Probate
Seat held by: Sylvia Howard of Nantucket, who is not seeking re-election.
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Susan Beamish | Dem | Nantucket |
| Julie Fitzgerald | Unr | Nantucket |
Norfolk Register of Probate
Seat held by: McDermott
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Patrick McDermott [ web site ] | Dem | Quincy |
Plymouth Register of Probate
Seat held by: McCarthy
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Robert McCarthy | Dem | East Bridgewater |
Suffolk Register of Probate
Seat held by: Iannella
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Richard Iannella [ web site ] | Dem | Boston |
Worcester Register of Probate
Seat held by: Abraham
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Stephen Abraham | Dem | Worcester |
Bristol Northern Register of Deeds
Seat held by: Amaral
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Barry Amaral | Dem | Taunton |
Bristol County Treasurer
Seat held by: Finnerty
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Kevin Finnerty | Dem | New Bedford |
Dukes County Treasurer
Seat held by: Flanders
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Noreen Flanders | Unr | Tisbury |
Norfolk County Treasurer
Seat held by: Connolly
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Joseph Connolly | Dem | Weymouth |
Plymouth County Treasurer
Seat held by: O'Brien
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Thomas O'Brien | Dem | Kingston |
| Edward O'Connell [ web site ] | GOP | Marshfield |
Barnstable County Commissioner
Seat held by: Lambros, and Mary LeClair, Republican of Mashpee, who is not seeking re-election.
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Ricardo Barros [ web site ] | GOP | Barnstable |
| William Crowell [ web site ] | GOP | Dennis |
| Mary Pat Flynn [ web site ] | Dem | Falmouth |
| Sheila Lyons [ web site ] | Dem | Wellfleet |
Bristol County Commissioner
Seat held by: Saunders
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| Christopher Saunders | Dem | New Bedford |
| Paul Kitchen | Dem | Fall River |
| Gregory DeMelo | Unr | Dartmouth |
Dukes County Commissioner
Seat held by: Alley, Jason, and Roger W. Wey, Democrat of Oak Bluffs, who is running for state representative.
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| John Alley | Dem | West Tisbury |
| Leonard Jason | Dem | Chilmark |
| Linda Sibley | Dem | West Tisbury |
Norfolk County Commissioner
Seat held by: Gillis and O'Brien
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| John Gillis | Dem | Quincy |
| Francis O'Brien | Dem | Dedham |
| Thomas Gorman [ web site ] | GOP | Dedham |
| Michael Walsh | Ind | Westwood |
Plymouth County Commissioner
Seat held by: Riorden, and Tim McMullen, Democrat of Pembroke, who is running for county treasurer.
| Candidate | Party | Hometown |
| John Riordan | Dem | Marshfield |
| Ronald Davy [ web site ] | GOP | Hull |
| Anthony O'Brien | Dem | Whitman |
| Scott Vecchi [ web site ] | Unr | Plymouth |