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Charles L. Doherty
(D)
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Victories
Won
0
out of
1
generals.
Won
1
out of
4
primaries.
Won
1
out of
5
total contests.
Opponents
Beatrice Beatrice Shannon
1972 General
Leo J. Bertoncini
1968 General
Thomas J. Brennan
1940 General
John Cammarata
1952 General
Nicholas Cammarata
1968 General
Antonio Cammarata
1968 General
William J. Carroll
1940 General
Patricia Chase
1972 General
Helen L. Chisholm
1972 General
Charles J. Chisholm
1972 General
Paul R. Corrieri
1972 General
Michael F. Crowley
1940 General
Mary A. Dedrick
1940 General
Philip DeGeorge
1972 General
Philip J. DeGeorge
1968 General
Dennis J. Dennis J. Dennis J. Dennis J. Mahoney, Jr, Jr, Jr, Jr
1968 General
Gianetto Fiore
1940 General
Anthony A. Fiore
1968 General
Francis J. Fitzpatrick
1940 General
Francis D. Francis D. Daly
1972 General
John M. Grattan
1933 General
Philip F. Hanley
1952 General
John A. Howard
1933 General
Dennis J. Hurley
1968 General
James J. James J. McCarthy
1968 General
James R. James R. Rogers
1968 General
Ernest E. Jennings
1952 General
John J. John J. Gallagher
1968 General
Joseph P. Joseph P. Gentile
1972 General
Margaret T. Keane
1952 General
William J. Keeley
1933 General
Thomas J. Kelleher
1968 General
William J. Killilea
1968 General
Dominic J. Langone
1968 General
Vincent Lanovara
1968 General
Joseph F. Leahy
1952 General
Leslie E. LeBlanc
1968 General
Louis A. Louis A. Ryan
1968 General
Louise A. Louise A. McCarthy
1972 General
Maynard MacDaniel
1968 General
John MacInnes
1968 General
Elvin E. MacKenzie
1952 General
Joh H. Makredes
1972 General
Frank A. Marciello
1972 General
Frank A. Marciello, Jr
1972 General
Margaret C. Margaret C. Daly
1972 General
Frank A. Maricello, Jr
1968 General
Mary Mary Rizzo
1972 General
Walter F. Mattos
1972 General
James F. McCarthy
1972 General
Michael J. Michael J. Khoury
1968 General
Vincent Micheroni
1968 General
Hugh A. Murphy, Jr
1968 General
James J. Murray
1968 General
Thomas F. Murray
1933 General
John Neary
1968 General
Jesse S. Newcomb
1933 General
Patrick O'Driscoll
1968 General
Michael J. O'Hare
1933 General
Patricia Patricia Loveless
1972 General
Paul J. Paul J. Ryan
1968 General
Ann R. Peddle
1972 General
Albert V. Pellecchia
1968 General
John H. Phelan
1952 General
Robert W. Price
1972 General
Thomas F. Purcell
1940 General
Paul H. Raymond
1968 General
Reta M. Rogers
1972 General
Rudolph A. Rudolph A. Pino
1972 General
Thomas Russo
1968 General
Frederick J. Ryan
1952 General
Louis A. Ryan, Jr
1972 General
Richard Cyril Schwartz
1968 General
Robert David Shediac
1968 General
Margaret M. Sonnenberg
1940 General
Theresa G. Theresa G. Fancy
1968 General
Joseph M. Thornton, Jr
1968 General
Michael Toland
1952 General
Edward J. White
1972 General
Charles L. Doherty
(D)
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District
Candidates
1972
Apr 25
Democratic Primary
Ward Committee
Group 1
Ward
1
James F. McCarthy
ran (2%) against 34 opponents.
Candidates »
Candidate
Votes
%
James F. McCarthy
638
1.8%
Charles J. Chisholm
634
1.8%
Louis A. Ryan, Jr
614
1.8%
Rudolph A. Pino
606
1.7%
Joseph P. Gentile
600
1.7%
James J. McCarthy
583
1.7%
Frank A. Marciello, Jr
580
1.7%
Patricia Loveless
578
1.7%
...and 27 more candidates »
Blank Votes
14,820
Total Votes Cast
20,016
Total Ballots Cast
34,836
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1968
Apr 30
Democratic Primary
Ward Committee
Group 3
Ward
1
Louis A. Ryan
ran (3%) against 33 opponents.
Candidates »
Candidate
Votes
%
Louis A. Ryan
504
2.6%
Charles L. Doherty
465
2.4%
James J. McCarthy
465
2.4%
Thomas J. Kelleher
465
2.4%
Patrick O'Driscoll
457
2.4%
Frank A. Maricello, Jr
452
2.3%
Hugh A. Murphy, Jr
452
2.3%
Dennis J. Hurley
448
2.3%
...and 26 more candidates »
Blank Votes
13,551
Total Votes Cast
14,858
Total Ballots Cast
28,409
See Details for this Contest »
1952
Apr 29
Democratic Primary
Ward Committee
Group 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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1940
Sep 17
Democratic Primary
Delegate to State Convention
Ward
1
Francis J. Fitzpatrick
and 9 others ran (top 10 advance).
Candidates »
Candidate
Votes
%
Francis J. Fitzpatrick
1,225
12.4%
Thomas J. Brennan
1,047
10.6%
Michael F. Crowley
1,023
10.4%
Ernest E. Jennings
1,012
10.3%
Charles L. Doherty
981
10.0%
Mary A. Dedrick
959
9.7%
Thomas F. Purcell
908
9.2%
Gianetto Fiore
902
9.2%
...and 2 more candidates »
Blank Votes
15,348
Total Votes Cast
9,852
Total Ballots Cast
25,200
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1933
Oct 17
Preliminary Election
Councilor
At-Large From a Ward
Ward
1
Jesse S. Newcomb
won (22%) against 6 opponents.
Candidates »
Candidate
Votes
%
Jesse S. Newcomb
772
22.3%
John M. Grattan
639
18.4%
Thomas F. Murray
531
15.3%
William J. Keeley
511
14.7%
John A. Howard
433
12.5%
Charles L. Doherty
399
11.5%
Michael J. O'Hare
185
5.3%
Blank Votes
321
Total Votes Cast
3,470
Total Ballots Cast
3,791
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