William B. Bailey (R)

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Won 8 out of 21 generals.
Won 0 out of 17 primaries.
Won 8 out of 38 total contests.

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William B. Bailey (R)

Past Contests

Date Stage Office District Candidates
1967Nov 7 Municipal Election Assessor City of Somerville
William B. Bailey won (29%) against 3 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
winner
14,189 28.8%
12,998 26.4%
11,950 24.3%
10,072 20.5%
Blank Votes 8,395  
Total Votes Cast 49,209  
Total Ballots Cast 57,604  
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1967Oct 10 Preliminary Election Assessor City of Somerville
Edward A. Ciampa won (20%) against 7 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
winner
7,484 20.3%
6,760 18.3%
5,574 15.1%
5,302 14.4%
5,050 13.7%
4,566 12.4%
2,133 5.8%
1 0.0%
Blank Votes 7,768  
Total Votes Cast 36,870  
Total Ballots Cast 44,638  
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1964Nov 3 General Election Register of Deeds Middlesex Southern District
Edmund C. Buckley ran (75%) against William B. Bailey. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
28,369 74.6%
9,681 25.4%
Blank Votes 2,370  
Total Votes Cast 38,050  
Total Ballots Cast 40,420  
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1964Sep 10 Republican Primary Register of Deeds Middlesex Southern District
William B. Bailey ran (86%) against George L. Leavitt Jr. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
1,292 85.9%
212 14.1%
Blank Votes 223  
Total Votes Cast 1,504  
Total Ballots Cast 1,727  
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1963Nov 5 Municipal Election Assessor City of Somerville
William B. Bailey won (33%) against 3 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
winner
17,898 33.2%
13,938 25.9%
13,781 25.6%
8,242 15.3%
Blank Votes 9,021  
Total Votes Cast 53,859  
Total Ballots Cast 62,880  
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1963Oct 8 Preliminary Election Assessor City of Somerville
William B. Bailey won (20%) against 11 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
winner
7,396 19.7%
7,124 19.0%
5,237 13.9%
4,294 11.4%
2,648 7.0%
2,586 6.9%
2,152 5.7%
1,879 5.0%
Blank Votes 7,463  
Total Votes Cast 37,591  
Total Ballots Cast 45,054  
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1962Nov 6 General Election County Commissioner Middlesex County
John F. Dever, Jr ran (55%) against William B. Bailey. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
Democratic
19,782 55.4%
Republican
15,936 44.6%
Blank Votes 2,310  
Total Votes Cast 35,718  
Total Ballots Cast 38,028  
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1962Sep 18 Republican Primary County Commissioner Middlesex County
William B. Bailey ran (74%) against 4 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
2,646 74.2%
385 10.8%
333 9.3%
147 4.1%
57 1.6%
Blank Votes 446  
Total Votes Cast 3,568  
Total Ballots Cast 4,014  
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1959Nov 3 Municipal Election Assessor City of Somerville
William B. Bailey won (29%) against 3 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
winner
17,552 28.6%
17,082 27.9%
14,121 23.0%
12,559 20.5%
Blank Votes 10,746  
Total Votes Cast 61,314  
Total Ballots Cast 72,060  
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1959Oct 6 Preliminary Election Assessor City of Somerville
John R. Havican won (14%) against 16 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
winner
5,675 13.8%
4,820 11.7%
3,406 8.3%
3,183 7.7%
2,669 6.5%
2,583 6.3%
2,435 5.9%
2,426 5.9%
Blank Votes 7,019  
Total Votes Cast 41,187  
Total Ballots Cast 48,206  
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1958Nov 4 General Election Register of Deeds Middlesex Southern District
Edmund C. Buckley ran (64%) against William B. Bailey. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
Democratic
22,192 64.0%
Republican
12,455 36.0%
Blank Votes 1,736  
Total Votes Cast 34,647  
Total Ballots Cast 36,383  
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1958Sep 9 Republican Primary Register of Deeds Middlesex Southern District
William B. Bailey ran (77%) against George L. Leavitt Jr. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
1,967 77.2%
581 22.8%
Blank Votes 361  
Total Votes Cast 2,548  
Total Ballots Cast 2,909  
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1952Apr 29 Republican Primary Party State Committee Man 3rd Middlesex District
William B. Bailey ran (71%) against Charles E. Thornton. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
1,090 71.2%
441 28.8%
Blank Votes 617  
Total Votes Cast 1,531  
Total Ballots Cast 2,148  
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1952Nov 4 General Election Register of Deeds Middlesex Southern District
James F. Fitzgerald ran (59%) against William B. Bailey. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
Democratic
27,576 58.6%
Republican
19,514 41.4%
Blank Votes 2,926  
Total Votes Cast 47,090  
Total Ballots Cast 50,016  
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1952Sep 16 Republican Primary Register of Deeds Middlesex Southern District
William B. Bailey ran (71%) against 4 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
3,835 71.0%
750 13.9%
302 5.6%
278 5.2%
237 4.4%
Blank Votes 459  
Total Votes Cast 5,402  
Total Ballots Cast 5,861  
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1952Apr 29 Republican Primary Ward Committee Ward 4
William B. Bailey ran (7%) against 19 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
340 6.6%
319 6.2%
295 5.7%
295 5.7%
288 5.6%
288 5.6%
287 5.5%
287 5.5%
Blank Votes 14,092  
Total Votes Cast 5,189  
Total Ballots Cast 19,281  
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1950Sep 19 Republican Primary Secretary of the Commonwealth State of Massachusetts
William B. Bailey ran (57%) against 6 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
3,131 57.0%
928 16.9%
625 11.4%
357 6.5%
252 4.6%
116 2.1%
85 1.6%
Blank Votes 386  
Total Votes Cast 5,494  
Total Ballots Cast 5,880  
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1949Nov 8 Municipal Election Assessor City of Somerville
William B. Bailey won (12%) against 9 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
winner
18,783 12.3%
18,031 11.8%
16,096 10.5%
15,639 10.2%
15,089 9.9%
15,072 9.9%
15,063 9.9%
13,839 9.1%
Blank Votes 60,812  
Total Votes Cast 152,853  
Total Ballots Cast 213,665  
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1949Oct 11 Preliminary Election Assessor City of Somerville
Timothy J. Cronin won (9%) against 33 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
winner
4,842 8.7%
4,174 7.5%
3,500 6.3%
3,317 6.0%
3,251 5.8%
3,171 5.7%
2,792 5.0%
2,365 4.2%
Total Votes Cast 55,764  
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1948Apr 27 Republican Primary Party State Committee Man 3rd Middlesex District
William B. Bailey ran unopposed. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
278 64.2%
Blank Votes 60  
Total Votes Cast 278  
Total Ballots Cast 338  
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1948Nov 2 General Election State Representative 24th Middlesex District
Paul A. McCarthy ran (24%) against 5 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
Democratic
16,163 23.8%
Democratic
14,411 21.2%
Democratic
13,661 20.1%
Republican
9,703 14.3%
Republican
8,172 12.0%
Republican
5,905 8.7%
Blank Votes 16,156  
Total Votes Cast 68,015  
Total Ballots Cast 84,171  
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1948Sep 14 Democratic Primary State Representative 24th Middlesex District
Paul A. McCarthy ran (21%) against 10 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
3,560 21.0%
2,521 14.9%
2,115 12.5%
1,835 10.8%
1,599 9.4%
1,527 9.0%
1,474 8.7%
744 4.4%
Blank Votes 5,377  
Total Votes Cast 16,994  
Total Ballots Cast 22,371  
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1948Sep 14 Republican Primary State Representative 24th Middlesex District
William B. Bailey ran (35%) against 3 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
1,570 35.2%
1,323 29.6%
925 20.7%
649 14.5%
Blank Votes 1,509  
Total Votes Cast 4,467  
Total Ballots Cast 5,976  
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1948Apr 27 Republican Primary Ward Committee Ward 4
William B. Bailey ran (6%) against 19 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
68 5.9%
65 5.6%
63 5.4%
62 5.3%
61 5.3%
60 5.2%
59 5.1%
58 5.0%
Blank Votes 560  
Total Votes Cast 1,160  
Total Ballots Cast 1,720  
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1947Oct 7 Preliminary Election Mayor City of Somerville
John M. Lynch won (37%) against 4 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
winner
10,838 37.0%
9,109 31.1%
5,434 18.5%
3,760 12.8%
187 0.6%
Blank Votes 372  
Total Votes Cast 29,328  
Total Ballots Cast 29,700  
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1946Nov 5 General Election State Representative 24th Middlesex District
Paul A. McCarthy ran (19%) against 5 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
Democratic
9,786 19.1%
Republican
9,498 18.6%
Democratic
8,884 17.4%
Democratic
8,805 17.2%
Republican
7,624 14.9%
Republican
6,532 12.8%
Blank Votes 10,881  
Total Votes Cast 51,127  
Total Ballots Cast 62,009  
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1946Jun 18 Republican Primary State Representative 24th Middlesex District
Harvey E. Frost ran (34%) against 3 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
1,528 33.5%
1,476 32.4%
1,198 26.3%
357 7.8%
Blank Votes 1,180  
Total Votes Cast 4,559  
Total Ballots Cast 5,739  
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1944Apr 25 Republican Primary Party State Committee Man 3rd Middlesex District
William B. Bailey ran (66%) against Alfred S. Wass. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
424 66.4%
215 33.7%
Blank Votes 63  
Total Votes Cast 639  
Total Ballots Cast 702  
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1944Jul 11 Republican Primary County Commissioner Middlesex County
William B. Bailey ran (56%) against 7 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
2,002 55.8%
340 9.5%
297 8.3%
277 9.4%
234 6.5%
172 4.8%
110 3.2%
92 2.6%
Blank Votes 355  
Total Votes Cast 3,524  
Total Ballots Cast 3,879  
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1944Jul 10 Preliminary Election Mayor City of Somerville
G. Edward Bradley won (50%) against 4 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
winner
7,240 49.7%
2,586 17.7%
2,231 15.3%
1,997 13.7%
536 3.7%
Blank Votes 293  
Total Votes Cast 14,590  
Total Ballots Cast 14,883  
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1944Apr 25 Republican Primary Ward Committee Ward 4
William B. Bailey ran (7%) against 16 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
186 7.3%
179 7.0%
161 6.3%
160 6.3%
158 6.2%
150 5.9%
146 5.7%
146 5.7%
Blank Votes 1,784  
Total Votes Cast 2,556  
Total Ballots Cast 4,340  
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1943Nov 2 Municipal Election School Committee Ward 4
William B. Bailey won (57%) against Earl W. Landry. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
winner
2,411 56.8%
1,833 43.2%
Blank Votes 334  
Total Votes Cast 4,244  
Total Ballots Cast 4,578  
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1943Oct 5 Preliminary Election School Committee Ward 4
William B. Bailey won (32%) against 3 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
winner
938 32.1%
884 30.2%
642 22.0%
461 15.8%
Blank Votes 301  
Total Votes Cast 2,925  
Total Ballots Cast 3,226  
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1942Sep 15 Republican Primary State Senator 3rd Middlesex District
Wilbur D. Raymond ran (42%) against 5 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
5 41.7%
3 25.0%
1 8.3%
1 8.3%
1 8.3%
1 8.3%
Blank Votes 1,986  
Total Votes Cast 12  
Total Ballots Cast 1,998  
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1942Nov 3 General Election State Representative 24th Middlesex District
Paul McCarthy ran (19%) against 6 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
Democratic
9,201 19.2%
Democratic
8,808 18.4%
Democratic
7,099 14.8%
Republican
6,210 13.0%
Republican
5,905 12.3%
Independent
2,798 5.8%
1,731 3.6%
Blank Votes 14,453  
Total Votes Cast 41,752  
Total Ballots Cast 56,205  
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1942Sep 15 Republican Primary State Representative 24th Middlesex District
Philip J. Beyer, Jr ran (69%) against 4 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
1,420 69.0%
541 26.3%
50 2.4%
19 1.4%
17 0.8%
Blank Votes 3,545  
Total Votes Cast 2,047  
Total Ballots Cast 5,592  
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1941Nov 4 Municipal Election School Committee Ward 4
William B. Bailey won (62%) against Guy A. Petralia. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
winner
3,294 61.7%
2,048 38.3%
Blank Votes 303  
Total Votes Cast 5,342  
Total Ballots Cast 5,645  
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1941Oct 7 Preliminary Election School Committee Ward 4
Guy A. Petralia won (41%) against 2 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
winner
783 41.1%
692 36.3%
430 22.6%
Write-In
1 0.1%
Blank Votes 192  
Total Votes Cast 1,906  
Total Ballots Cast 2,098  
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