Herbert F. Foster (R)

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Victories

Won 0 out of 6 generals.
Won 0 out of 1 primaries.
Won 0 out of 7 total contests.

Opponents

Maurice F. A'Hearn 1949 General
Helen L. Amber 1972 General
Joseph L. Amber 1972 General
Patsy Baroni 1949 General
John C. Bennett 1963 General
Santo Bimbo 1957 General
Doris L. Blevins 1972 General
Donald A. Boone 1972 General
Charles R. Brunelle 1949 General
Gladys I. Buchanan 1972 General
Thomas E. Burke 1957 General
Thomas J. Burke 1957 General
Thomas J. Burke 1957 General
Anna E. Butler 1972 General
Joseph R. Butler 1965 General
Ella F. Carpenter 1972 General
Irving L. Carpenter 1972 General
John B. Carr 1949 General
John L. Carroll 1949 General
Walter H. Casey 1949 General
Arthur S. Chavoor 1949 General
William R. Chisholm 1972 General
Linda D. Chisholm 1972 General
John S. Coolbroth 1972 General
T. Edward Corbett 1957 General
Thomas C. DeTucci 1957 General
William J. Donovan 1949 General
Francis J. Driscoll 1957 General
Philip V. Farrell 1949 General
Gordon Faulkner 1949 General
Francis Leo Francis Leo Francis Leo McCarthy 1957 General
Ralph L. Garrett 1949 General
Philip Leland Gatchell 1972 General
Thomas J. Gilligan 1949 General
Richard H. Goode 1949 General
Anthony C. Govoni 1949 General
Attilio Greco 1949 General
Willis G. Greene 1972 General
Bart J. Guarino 1963 General
Joseph A. Guidi 1957 General
James F. Hall 1957 General
J. Donald Healey 1949 General
Leo F. Henebury, Jr 1957 General
Charles H. Hoxie 1972 General
Gladys R. Hoxie 1972 General
Gordon F. Hughes 1957 General
Dorothy Joyce 1972 General
William J. Joyce 1957 General
Charles R. Kelly 1961 General
Matthew H. Kerner 1949 General
Robert H. King 1972 General
Elizabeth J. King 1972 General
Michael A. Manning 1957 General
Ernest W. Martin 1972 General
Charles F. McCarthy 1957 General
Eugene McCarthy 1957 General
Hannah B. McEvoy 1972 General
Robert W. McEvoy 1972 General
Thomas F. Stony McGlynn 1949 General
Robert F. McLaughlin 1949 General
John J. Molloy 1949 General
Charles J. Mooney 1949 General
John P. Morey, Jr 1972 General
Winifred Morey 1972 General
Edward F. Moynihan, Jr 1965 General
Daniel Mulqueeney 1949 General
Edward C. Murphy 1965 General
Thomas J. Naughton, Jr 1961 General
Joseph J. Nissenbaum 1949 General
Thomas M. Nolan 1949 General
John T. O'Brien 1957 General
E. Agnes Blood O'Brien 1949 General
Jeremiah J. O'Connell 1957 General
Arthur E. Penny 1972 General
Armand Piscopo 1949 General
Ernest E. Publicover 1972 General
Helen Publicover 1972 General
Edward E. Quimby 1972 General
Thomas F. Ryan 1965 General
John Joseph Ryan, Jr 1965 General
Joseph G. Salerno 1949 General
Fred C. Scanga 1949 General
Eugene A. Scott 1961 General
Frank P. Silva 1965 General
Joseph B. Spillane 1949 General
Ellen G. Sweeney 1972 General
Charles L. Thomas 1972 General
Irma G. Thomas 1972 General
William H. Thornton 1972 General
Charles E. Thornton 1949 General
Blaine A. Tompkins 1972 General
Joseph Vail 1972 General
Domenick Nick Vitiello 1957 General
Albert A. Walsh 1949 General
Pamela White 1972 General
Walter W. Whitney 1957 General
William M. William M. Winn 1957 General
Willard Wilson 1949 General
Russell A. Wood 1949 General

Herbert F. Foster (R)

Past Contests

Date Stage Office District Candidates
1972Apr 25 Republican Primary Ward CommitteeGroup 1 Ward 6
Donald A. Boone ran (3%) against 34 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
Donald A. Boone
 71 3.3%
Helen Publicover
 71 3.3%
Ernest E. Publicover
 69 3.2%
Herbert F. Foster
 67 3.1%
John P. Morey, Jr
 67 3.1%
Doris L. Blevins
 66 3.0%
Gladys I. Buchanan
 64 2.9%
William R. Chisholm
 64 2.9%
...and 27 more candidates »
Blank Votes 3,822  
Total Votes Cast 2,174  
Total Ballots Cast 5,996  
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1965Oct 5 Preliminary Election Councilor Ward 6
Edward F. Moynihan, Jr won (24%) against 6 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
Edward F. Moynihan, Jr
winner
457 23.8%
Edward C. Murphy
 439 22.9%
Thomas F. Ryan
 261 13.6%
Herbert F. Foster
 250 13.0%
John Joseph Ryan, Jr
 188 9.8%
Joseph R. Butler
 185 9.6%
Frank P. Silva
 141 7.3%
Blank Votes 80  
Total Votes Cast 1,921  
Total Ballots Cast 2,001  
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1963Nov 5 Municipal Election Councilor Ward 6
John C. Bennett won (66%) against Herbert F. Foster. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
John C. Bennett
winner
2,527 65.9%
Herbert F. Foster
 1,307 34.1%
Blank Votes 142  
Total Votes Cast 3,834  
Total Ballots Cast 3,976  
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1963Oct 8 Preliminary Election Councilor Ward 6
John C. Bennett won (61%) against 2 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
John C. Bennett
winner
1,533 61.0%
Herbert F. Foster
 719 28.6%
Bart J. Guarino
 261 10.4%
Blank Votes 84  
Total Votes Cast 2,513  
Total Ballots Cast 2,597  
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1961Oct 10 Preliminary Election Councilor Ward 6
Edward F. Moynihan, Jr won (29%) against 5 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
Edward F. Moynihan, Jr
winner
801 29.0%
John C. Bennett
 593 21.4%
Eugene A. Scott
 556 20.1%
Herbert F. Foster
 428 15.5%
Charles R. Kelly
 213 7.7%
Thomas J. Naughton, Jr
 176 6.4%
Blank Votes 110  
Total Votes Cast 2,767  
Total Ballots Cast 2,877  
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1957Oct 8 General Election CouncilorAt-Large City of Somerville
Walter W. Whitney and 22 others ran for 8 seats. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
Walter W. Whitney
winner
6,841 10.1%
Thomas J. Burke
winner
6,703 9.9%
James F. Hall
winner
6,357 9.4%
Francis Leo McCarthy
winner
5,847 8.6%
Domenick Nick Vitiello
winner
4,115 6.1%
T. Edward Corbett
winner
3,556 5.2%
Thomas C. DeTucci
winner
3,372 5.0%
William J. Joyce
winner
3,254 4.8%
...and 15 more candidates »
Blank Votes 21,403  
Total Votes Cast 68,001  
Total Ballots Cast 89,404  
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1949Oct 11 Preliminary Election Assessor City of Somerville
Gordon Faulkner won (11%) against 33 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
Gordon Faulkner
winner
5,380 10.7%
Charles R. Brunelle
 5,266 10.4%
John B. Carr
 3,965 7.9%
Maurice F. Ahearn
 3,205 6.3%
Joseph J. Nissenbaum
 2,424 4.8%
Herbert F. Foster
 2,063 4.1%
Ralph L. Garrett
 2,060 4.1%
John L. Carroll
 2,035 4.0%
...and 26 more candidates »
Total Votes Cast 50,544  
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