Here are the unofficial results of the contested Massachusetts county races in the Nov. 6, 2012, general election.
Winners declared by the Associated Press are marked by a checkmark.
County commissioner
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Pct. |
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Barnstable County Commissioner |
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Dem | 60,869 | 37% |
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Dem | 55,529 | 33% |
Eric Steinhilber |
GOP | 49,852 | 30% |
Incumbent: Flynn, Lyons |
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100% reporting | Updated 11:14 AM |
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Bristol County Commissioner |
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John Mitchell |
Dem | 99,522 | 37% |
Paul Kitchen |
Dem | 98,846 | 37% |
Paul Levasseur |
Ind | 68,494 | 26% |
Incumbent: Kitchen, Mitchell |
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100% reporting | Updated 11:14 AM |
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Plymouth County Commissioner |
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Greg Hanley |
Dem | 109,552 | 42% |
Daniel Pallotta |
GOP | 84,752 | 33% |
Maryanne Lewis |
Ind | 64,185 | 25% |
Incumbent: John Riordan is not seeking re-election; Anthony O’Brien is running for Plymouth Register of Deeds. |
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99% reporting | Updated 11:14 AM |
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Sheriff
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Pct. |
|---|---|---|---|
Middlesex Sheriff (to fill vacancy) |
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Dem | 454,519 | 77% |
Ernesto Petrone |
Unr | 137,633 | 23% |
Incumbent: Koutoujian |
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100% reporting | Updated 11:14 AM |
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Register of deeds
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Pct. |
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Essex Northern Register of Deeds |
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Dem | 38,145 | 55% |
John Wilson |
GOP | 19,742 | 29% |
Brian Corrigan |
Ind | 8,457 | 12% |
Stephen Battle |
Unr | 2,534 | 4% |
Incumbent: Democrat Robert Kelley lost his party's primary. |
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100% reporting | Updated 11:14 AM |
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Hampshire Register of Deeds |
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Dem | 42,680 | 61% |
George Zimmerman |
Ind | 27,160 | 39% |
Incumbent: Interim register Patricia Plaza is not running for the post. |
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100% reporting | Updated 11:14 AM |
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Plymouth Register of Deeds |
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Dem | 136,747 | 60% |
Anthony O'Brien |
GOP | 89,576 | 40% |
Incumbent: Buckley |
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99% reporting | Updated 11:14 AM |
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Worcester Northern Register of Deeds |
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Dem | 26,663 | 67% |
Patricia Malcolmson |
Unr | 13,108 | 33% |
Incumbent: Daigneault |
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100% reporting | Updated 11:14 AM |
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Other results
Key to party abbreviations
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AIP -- American Independent
AmC -- American Constitution
AmE -- Americans Elect
AmP -- America's Party
ATP -- American Third Position
Cnl -- Constitutional
Con -- Conservative
CST -- Constitution
DCG -- DC Statehood Green
Dem -- Democratic
GOP -- Republican
GRP -- Grass Roots
Grn -- Green
IAP -- Independent American
IGr -- Independent Green
Ind -- independent
Inp -- Independence
IP -- Independent Party
IPD -- Independent Party of Delaware
JP -- Justice Party
Lib -- Libertarian
LUn -- Liberty Union
Mnt -- Mountain
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NLP -- Natural Law
NMI -- New Mexico Independent
NPA -- No party affiliation
NPD -- No party designation
Obj -- Objectivist
Oth -- Other
PAG -- Pacific Green
PEC -- Petitioning candidate
PFP -- Peace & Freedom
Prg -- Progressive
Pro -- Prohibition
PSL -- Party of Socialism and Liberation
RP -- Reform
SEP -- Socialist Equality
Soc -- Socialist
SPU -- Socialist USA
SWP -- Socialist Workers
Una -- Unaffiliated
Unr -- Unenrolled
UST -- Taxpayers
WTP -- We the People
WYC -- Wyoming Country
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