Somerville ElectionStats » Candidate: Joseph F. Leahy

Candidate	Votes	%
Alexander J. Lynch	232	4.5%
William J. Murphy	226	4.4%
Marie E. Howe	214	4.2%
James F. Brennan	196	3.8%
Michael J. Simonelli	180	3.5%
Alan Blumsack	171	3.3%
Edward L. Leahy	167	3.3%
Sarah M. McLaughlin	164	3.2%
...and 27 more candidates »
Blank Votes	12,561
Total Votes Cast	5,130
Total Ballots Cast	17,691
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1960Apr 26

Democratic Primary

Ward Committee

Ward 4

John M. Lynch ran (4%) against 32 opponents. Candidates »

Candidate	Votes	%
John M. Lynch	393	4.0%
Mary A. Kerwin	392	4.0%
Alexander J. Lynch	366	3.7%
Joseph F. Leahy	332	3.4%
Sarah M. McLaughlin	330	3.3%
Michael A. Manning	329	3.3%
N. John Rosselli	329	3.3%
John B. Carr	320	3.2%
...and 25 more candidates »
Blank Votes	15,906
Total Votes Cast	9,889
Total Ballots Cast	25,795
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1956Apr 24

Democratic Primary

Ward CommitteeGroup

Ward 4

John M. Lynch ran (4%) against 33 opponents. Candidates »

Candidate	Votes	%
John M. Lynch	256	4.2%
Harold A. Palmer	225	3.7%
Mary A. Kerwin	213	3.5%
John H. Cataldo	204	3.3%
Alexander J. Lynch	202	3.3%
Edward L. Leahy	198	3.2%
Sarah M. McLaughlin	198	3.2%
Francis Leo McCarthy	193	3.2%
...and 26 more candidates »
Blank Votes	9,282
Total Votes Cast	6,130
Total Ballots Cast	15,412
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1952Sep 16

Democratic Primary

State Representative

24th Middlesex District

G. Edward Bradley ran (13%) against 13 opponents. Candidates »

Candidate	Votes	%
G. Edward Bradley	3,786	13.4%
Paul A. McCarthy	3,663	13.0%
Michael J. Simonelli	3,388	12.0%
Harold A. Palmer	3,071	10.9%
Joseph F. Leahy	3,050	10.8%
Edward J. Butler	2,765	9.8%
Walter J. Moran	1,952	6.9%
Sarah M. McLaughlin	1,419	5.0%
...and 6 more candidates »
Blank Votes	7,868
Total Votes Cast	28,243
Total Ballots Cast	36,111
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1952Apr 29

Democratic Primary

Ward CommitteeGroup 2

Ward 1

Elvin E. MacKenzie ran (8%) against 9 opponents. Candidates »

Candidate	Votes	%
Elvin E. MacKenzie	175	7.8%
Frederick J. Ryan	148	6.6%
Joseph F. Leahy	136	6.0%
Charles L. Doherty	135	6.0%
Margaret T. Keane	122	5.4%
John H. Phelan	119	5.3%
Michael Toland	117	5.2%
Ernest E. Jennings	113	5.0%
...and 2 more candidates »
Blank Votes	1,881
Total Votes Cast	1,277
Total Ballots Cast	3,158
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1951Nov 6

Municipal Election

School Committee

Ward 1

Joseph F. Leahy won (52%) against Joseph G. Antonelli. Candidates »

Candidate	Votes	%
Joseph F. Leahy	2,338	51.5%
Joseph G. Antonelli	2,201	48.5%
Blank Votes	180
Total Votes Cast	4,539
Total Ballots Cast	4,719
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1951Oct 9

Preliminary Election

School Committee

Ward 1

Joseph F. Leahy won (45%) against 5 opponents. Candidates »

Candidate	Votes	%
Joseph F. Leahy	1,556	44.8%
Joseph G. Antonelli	981	28.2%
Leonard O'Hare	450	13.0%
Joseph F. Coveney	310	8.9%
Louis A. Ryan, Jr	171	4.9%
John F. Dunne	7	0.2%
Blank Votes	234
Total Votes Cast	3,475
Total Ballots Cast	3,709
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1950Nov 7

General Election

State Representative

24th Middlesex District

Paul A. McCarthy and 5 others ran for 3 seats. Candidates »

Candidate	Votes	%
Paul A. McCarthy Democratic	13,347	22.7%
Joseph F. Leahy Democratic	12,700	21.6%
Harold A. Palmer Democratic	12,609	21.4%
John R. Powers Republican	8,178	13.9%
Albert Baratta Republican	6,144	10.4%
Harold D. Taylor Republican	5,961	10.1%
Blank Votes	12,383
Total Votes Cast	58,939
Total Ballots Cast	71,322
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1950Sep 19

Democratic Primary

State Representative

24th Middlesex District

Paul A. McCarthy ran (12%) against 15 opponents. Candidates »

Candidate	Votes	%
Paul A. McCarthy	4,353	12.0%
Harold A. Palmer	3,419	9.4%
Joseph F. Leahy	2,909	8.0%
N. John Rosselli	2,659	7.0%
Edward J. Butler	2,394	6.6%
Thomas P. Russell	1,206	3.3%
Quinlan J. Sullivan	996	2.7%
Joseph J. Murphy	893	2.5%
...and 8 more candidates »
Blank Votes	6,971
Total Votes Cast	23,437
Total Ballots Cast	30,408
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1949Nov 8

Municipal Election

School Committee

Ward 1

Joseph F. Leahy won (54%) against Margaret T. Keane. Candidates »

Candidate	Votes	%
Joseph F. Leahy	2,827	54.1%
Margaret T. Keane	2,395	45.9%
Blank Votes	474
Total Votes Cast	5,222
Total Ballots Cast	5,696
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1949Oct 11

Preliminary Election

School Committee

Ward 1

Joseph F. Leahy won (48%) against 2 opponents. Candidates »

Candidate	Votes	%
Joseph F. Leahy	1,754	48.3%
Margaret T. Keane	1,134	31.2%
George Harry Boghigian	745	20.5%
Blank Votes	375
Total Votes Cast	3,633
Total Ballots Cast	4,008
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1948Nov 2

General Election

State Representative

24th Middlesex District

Paul A. McCarthy ran (24%) against 5 opponents. Candidates »

Candidate	Votes	%
Paul A. McCarthy Democratic	16,163	23.8%
Harold A. Palmer Democratic	14,411	21.2%
Joseph F. Leahy Democratic	13,661	20.1%
William B. Bailey Republican	9,703	14.3%
Peter Paul Bellini Republican	8,172	12.0%
Harold D. Taylor 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	%
Paul A. McCarthy	3,560	21.0%
Harold A. Palmer	2,521	14.9%
Joseph F. Leahy	2,115	12.5%
Thomas F. Mackey	1,835	10.8%
Paul I. McCarthy	1,599	9.4%
William B. Bailey	1,527	9.0%
John J. Certusi	1,474	8.7%
James L. Hagan	744	4.4%
...and 3 more candidates »
Blank Votes	5,377
Total Votes Cast	16,994
Total Ballots Cast	22,371
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1947Nov 4

Municipal Election

School Committee

Ward 1

Joseph F. Leahy won (53%) against Mary E. Wholey. Candidates »

Candidate	Votes	%
Joseph F. Leahy	2,644	52.8%
Mary E. Wholey	2,368	47.3%
Blank Votes	389
Total Votes Cast	5,012
Total Ballots Cast	5,401
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1928Sep 18

Democratic Primary

State Representative

24th Middlesex District

William F. Corbett and 11 others ran (top 3 advance). Candidates »

Candidate	Votes	%
William F. Corbett	2,180	20.4%
Joseph J. Borgatti	1,955	18.3%
John J. Murphy	1,188	11.1%
Robert A. Blake	1,085	10.1%
Francis J. Daley	1,013	9.5%
James A. Dwyer	790	7.4%
William E. O'Brien	589	5.5%
Patrick L. Lynch	517	4.8%
...and 4 more candidates »
Blank Votes	2,211
Total Votes Cast	10,704
Total Ballots Cast	12,915
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1928Sep 18

Democratic Primary

Ward Committee

Ward 1

Francis J. Fitzpatrick and 9 others ran (top 10 advance). Candidates »

Candidate	Votes	%
Francis J. Fitzpatrick	559	11.5%
John J. Crowley	526	10.9%
Daniel J. Carney	494	10.2%
Daniel A. Downey	493	10.2%
Joseph F. Leahy	487	10.0%
John M. Gratton	471	9.7%
Arthur MacKenzie	470	9.7%
Mary E. Dailey	461	9.5%
...and 2 more candidates »
Total Votes Cast	4,849
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1928Sep 18

Democratic Primary

Delegate to State Convention

Ward 1

Francis J. Fitzpatrick won (23%) against 4 opponents. Candidates »

Candidate	Votes	%
Francis J. Fitzpatrick	577	23.5%
John J. Crowley	499	20.3%
Joseph F. Leahy	489	19.9%
John M. Gratton	454	18.5%
John Holland	441	17.9%
Blank Votes	6,910
Total Votes Cast	2,460
Total Ballots Cast	9,370
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1925Oct 13

Republican Primary

Councilor

Ward 4

Henry J. Connell and 5 others ran (top 2 advance). Candidates »

Candidate	Votes	%
Henry J. Connell	746	31.7%
Edith B. Davidson	611	26.0%
Jesse Stevens Newcomb	439	18.7%
Joseph F. Leahy	231	9.8%
Walter R. Snyder	172	7.3%
John L. Chiesa	154	6.5%
Blank Votes	303
Total Votes Cast	2,353
Total Ballots Cast	2,656
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1924Sep 9

Republican Primary

Ward Committee

Ward 4

George C. Fairbairn and 15 others ran (top 15 advance). Candidates »

Candidate	Votes	%
George C. Fairbairn	793	7.1%
Warren A. Perry	791	7.1%
Charles H. Manzer	772	7.0%
John S. Smith, Jr	762	6.9%
Edith B. Davidson	758	6.8%
John M. Nangle	742	6.7%
Josephine H. Ham	735	6.6%
John A. Cadario	734	6.6%
...and 8 more candidates »
Blank Votes	9,117
Total Votes Cast	11,103
Total Ballots Cast	20,220
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1922Sep 12

Republican Primary

Ward Committee

Ward 4

J. Edward Lydstone ran (7%) against 15 opponents. Candidates »

Candidate	Votes	%
J. Edward Lydstone	675	6.7%
Warren A. Perry	673	6.7%
George C. Fairbairn	671	6.7%
Charles A. Kirkpatrick	660	6.6%
Botsford Kempston	652	6.5%
John M. Nangle	651	6.5%
Charles W. F. Bennett	630	6.3%
Waldo S. Ford	621	6.2%
...and 8 more candidates »
Blank Votes	8,382
Total Votes Cast	10,050
Total Ballots Cast	18,432
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1922Sep 12

Republican Primary

Delegate to State Convention

Ward 4

Leonard B. Chandler won (14%) against 8 opponents. Candidates »

Candidate	Votes	%
Leonard B. Chandler	809	13.7%
J. Edward Lydstone	753	12.8%
E. Annie Kirkpatrick	747	12.7%
George C. Fairbairn	744	12.6%
Herbert G. Hight	728	12.4%
John M. Nangle	724	12.3%
Hugh F. McKay	697	11.8%
Joseph F. Leahy	691	11.7%
...and 1 more candidates »
Blank Votes	3,322
Total Votes Cast	5,894
Total Ballots Cast	9,216
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1920Sep 7

Republican Primary

Ward Committee

Ward 4

Richard L. Rice ran (13%) against 12 opponents. Candidates »

Candidate	Votes	%
Richard L. Rice	655	13.4%
Charles Harvey	641	13.1%
Charles A. Kirkpatrick	608	12.4%
Charles H. Danforth	607	12.4%
Edwin S. MacGregor	605	12.4%
William Francis Riley	604	12.3%
John A. Cadario	587	12.0%
Joseph F. Leahy	584	11.9%
...and 5 more candidates »
Blank Votes	4,523
Total Votes Cast	4,897
Total Ballots Cast	9,420
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1920Apr 27

Republican Primary

Delegate to National Convention

State of Massachusetts

Henry Cabot Lodge ran (19%) against 12 opponents. Candidates »

Candidate	Votes	%
Henry Cabot Lodge	2,241	18.7%
Alvan T. Fuller	1,818	15.2%
W. Murray Crane	1,458	12.2%
Frederick H. Gillett	1,438	12.0%
Samuel W. McCall	1,419	11.9%
Louis A. Frothingham	1,260	10.5%
Edward A. Thurston	1,038	8.7%
Thomas W. Lawson	780	6.5%
...and 5 more candidates »
Blank Votes	1,415
Total Votes Cast	11,973
Total Ballots Cast	13,388
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1920Sep 7

Republican Primary

Delegate to State Convention

Ward 4

Richard L. Rice won (26%) against 10 opponents. Candidates »

Candidate	Votes	%
Richard L. Rice	682	25.6%
Edwin S. Macgregor	617	23.1%
Charles A. Kirkpatrick	616	6.0%
Joseph F. Leahy	606	22.7%
E. Annie Kirkpatrick	595	22.3%
Lennie Holmes	2	0.1%
George S. Fletcher	1	0.0%
William Jones	1	0.0%
...and 3 more candidates »
Blank Votes	2,529
Total Votes Cast	3,123
Total Ballots Cast	5,652
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1919Nov 4

Municipal Election

State Representative

23rd Middlesex District

William Fleming and 7 others ran for 3 seats. Candidates »

Candidate	Votes	%
William Fleming	3,504	28.3%
Charles M. Austin	3,432	27.8%
Harvey E. Frost	3,320	26.8%
David J. Kelley	2,109	17.1%
Charles L. Underhill	1	0.0%
Joseph F. Leahy	1	0.0%
Chas. L. Underhill	1	0.0%
John M. Webster	1	0.0%
Blank Votes	4,545
Total Votes Cast	12,369
Total Ballots Cast	16,914
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1919Sep 23

Republican Primary

Ward Committee

Ward 4

Waldo D. Phelps ran (10%) against 9 opponents. Candidates »

Candidate	Votes	%
Waldo D. Phelps	400	10.2%
William F. Riley	400	10.2%
Arthur N. Richardson	398	10.1%
Richard L. Rice	397	10.1%
Charles H. Manzer	395	10.0%
Charles A. Kirkpatrick	391	9.9%
Charles H. Danforth	391	9.9%
John S. Smith, Jr	391	9.9%
...and 2 more candidates »
Blank Votes	1,070
Total Votes Cast	3,940
Total Ballots Cast	5,010
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