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Elvin E. MacKenzie
(D)
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Victories
Won
5
out of
18
generals.
Won
0
out of
9
primaries.
Won
5
out of
27
total contests.
Opponents
Evelyn Allen
1968 General
Gasper Amato
1956 General
Conrad Anderka
1964 General
George L. Andersen
1964 General
Ronald G. Arruda
1959 General
Louis A. Bannister
1968 General
Armando Baratta
1964 General
Anthony Bellanco
1960 General
Mark Berardi
1960 General
Robert Bodoin, Jr.
1951 General
G. Edward Bradley
1956 General
William Brady
1946 General
James F. Brennan
1954 General
Daniel J. Buckley
1960 General
Thomas J. Burke
1963 General
Michael F. Burns
1946 General
Edward J. Butler
1963 General
Joseph R. Butler
1964 General
Anthony Tony Caliri
1961 General
Anthony Caliri
1945 General
John Cammarata
1952 General
Anthony Cantalupa
1964 General
Cosmo D. Capobianco
1963 General
Angie Captiva
1960 General
John B. Carr
1940 General
William J. Carr
1963 General
Louis F. Carucci
1968 General
Joseph A. Casaletto
1960 General
John F. Casey
1964 General
John W. Casey
1956 General
John H. Cataldo
1956 General
William A. Caton
1960 General
Charles J. Chisholm
1968 General
William F. Chisholm
1964 General
John V. Chisholm
1954 General
Albert G. Ciampa
1960 General
Steven Cimorelli
1954 General
John C. Coady
1964 General
John J. Coakley
1956 General
George Colandrea
1960 General
Emma Colandreo
1964 General
George Colandreo
1968 General
Joseph F. Costa, Jr
1960 General
Joseph F. Coveney
1946 General
Ann Crowley
1968 General
Lawrence J. Crowley
1968 General
Arthur F. Cushing
1960 General
John Della Paolera
1963 General
Florence DeStefanis
1960 General
John W. DiCecca
1960 General
P. Joseph DiGiusto
1946 General
Panfilo J. DiGiusto
1945 General
Paul A. DiPietro
1968 General
Charles L. Doherty
1952 General
Joseph Donati
1964 General
Harold J. Drew
1954 General
John F. Dunne
1960 General
John F. Dunne
1951 General
Edward A. Edward A. Ciampa
1964 General
Catherine E. Falvey
1940 General
George J. Feeney
1968 General
Arthur P. Fitzgerald
1940 General
Edward J. Fitzpatrick
1960 General
Francis Leo Francis Leo Francis Leo McCarthy
1963 General
Donald A. Frost
1963 General
David H. Fulton, Jr
1940 General
Helen Gaudet
1960 General
Anna George
1964 General
Louis D. George
1964 General
James F. Hall
1963 General
Philip F. Hanley
1952 General
Alfred Harvey
1951 General
Ernest E. Jennings
1952 General
John J. John J. Gallagher
1964 General
Margaret T. Keane
1952 General
William Kelleher
1960 General
Francis J. Kelly
1963 General
Charles R. Kelly
1963 General
John F. Kennedy
1940 General
Matthew H. Kerner
1968 General
Renee Khachadourian
1968 General
Robert W. Kilroy
1963 General
John LaFauci
1964 General
Michael Lafferty
1968 General
Joseph Langone
1951 General
Patrick D. Langone
1949 General
Joseph F. Leahy
1952 General
Joseph P. Leahy
1945 General
Daniel LeBlanc
1968 General
Frances LeBlanc
1964 General
Denis J. LeBlanc
1968 General
John Macaris
1953 General
Virginia A. Mackenzie
1968 General
Mary T. Maguire
1960 General
Timothy J. Maguire
1964 General
James P. Maloney
1968 General
John K. Maltas
1951 General
Michael A. Manning
1956 General
Frank A. Marciello
1960 General
Mary L. Mary L. Connor
1960 General
Mary Mary Rizzo
1968 General
Arthur J. Mason
1968 General
Evelyn B. Mason
1968 General
Paul A. McCarthy
1940 General
James McCarthy
1968 General
Philip O. McCarthy
1953 General
Charles F. McCarthy
1968 General
Philip O. McCarthy, Jr
1946 General
Daniel J. McInerney
1956 General
Michael J. McMullen
1960 General
William McNeil
1968 General
Hazel McNeil
1968 General
Anthony R. Medeiros, Jr.
1964 General
Arthur J. Menezes
1964 General
Wilbur R. Molan, Jr
1960 General
George J. Moran
1964 General
Walter J. Moran
1940 General
Gilbert S. Moreira
1964 General
Louis A. Morris
1940 General
Joseph Mulligan, Jr
1964 General
Frank J. Mulligan
1968 General
Hugh Murphy
1951 General
William J. Murphy
1964 General
John J. O'Brien
1951 General
John J. O'Keefe
1960 General
John M. O'Leary
1963 General
William P. O'Meara
1968 General
Joseph N. Palermo
1964 General
Harold A. Palmer
1956 General
D. Thomas Paoletti
1946 General
Helen F. Peterson
1960 General
John H. Phelan
1952 General
Mary E. Pike
1960 General
John R. Powers
1940 General
Thomas F. Powers, Jr
1945 General
Dewey Rappucci
1946 General
Timothy F. Ring
1964 General
Anthony C. Rosselli
1968 General
Eleanor Rosselli
1968 General
Charles A. Rosselli
1968 General
Michele Rubino
1968 General
Peter Rubino
1968 General
Catherine Rubino
1968 General
Thomas Russo
1964 General
Frederick J. Ryan
1952 General
John Joseph Ryan, Jr
1956 General
Louis A. Ryan, Jr
1968 General
Francis E. Ryan
1940 General
Chester M.Ryan
1949 General
Louis A. Ryan, Jr
1951 General
William E. Ryan
1955 General
Anthony Scaglione
1946 General
Eugene C. Sheehan
1940 General
Michael J. Simonelli
1956 General
Francis J. Stanford
1946 General
Harold D. Taylor
1945 General
George F.Thibeault
1949 General
John H. F. Tobin
1960 General
Michael Toland
1952 General
Arthur Vitt Vitagliano
1963 General
Walter W. Whitney
1963 General
Mary E. Wholey
1945 General
Mary E. Wholey
1951 General
Charles Wholey
1968 General
Donald E. Wilson
1953 General
Thomas P. Woods
1960 General
N . Roy Zagami
1940 General
Elvin E. MacKenzie
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1968
Apr 30
Democratic Primary
Ward Committee
Group 1
Ward
1
Louis A. Ryan, Jr
ran (4%) against 34 opponents.
Candidates »
Candidate
Votes
%
Louis A. Ryan, Jr
226
3.7%
Anthony C. Rosselli
212
3.5%
Elvin E. MacKenzie
199
3.3%
Virginia A. Mackenzie
197
3.2%
James McCarthy
196
3.2%
Mary E. Wholey
194
3.2%
Charles J. Chisholm
192
3.2%
Ann Crowley
191
3.1%
...and 27 more candidates »
Blank Votes
13,551
Total Votes Cast
6,104
Total Ballots Cast
19,655
See Details for this Contest »
1964
Apr 28
Democratic Primary
Party State Committee Man
3rd Middlesex
District
George J. Moran
ran (22%) against 8 opponents.
Candidates »
Candidate
Votes
%
George J. Moran
573
22.3%
William J. Murphy
492
19.1%
Elvin E. MacKenzie
348
13.5%
John C. Coady
291
11.3%
George L. Andersen
209
8.1%
John F. Casey
184
7.2%
Armando Baratta
123
4.8%
Joseph Mulligan, Jr
76
3.0%
...and 1 more candidates »
Blank Votes
616
Total Votes Cast
2,310
Total Ballots Cast
2,926
See Details for this Contest »
1964
Apr 28
Democratic Primary
Ward Committee
Ward
1
Louis A. Ryan, Jr
ran (5%) against 34 opponents.
Candidates »
Candidate
Votes
%
Louis A. Ryan, Jr
238
5.3%
Mary E. Wholey
221
4.9%
Elvin E. MacKenzie
195
4.3%
Edward A. Ciampa
189
4.2%
Virginia A. Mackenzie
165
3.7%
Anthony C. Rosselli
153
3.4%
Anthony Cantalupa
142
3.2%
Lawrence J. Crowley
137
3.1%
...and 27 more candidates »
Blank Votes
9,402
Total Votes Cast
4,493
Total Ballots Cast
13,895
See Details for this Contest »
1963
Nov 5
Municipal Election
Councilor
At-Large
City
of
Somerville
Thomas J. Burke
and 7 others ran for 4 seats.
Candidates »
Candidate
Votes
%
Thomas J. Burke
15,061
15.5%
James F. Hall
13,482
13.9%
Francis Leo McCarthy
12,964
13.3%
Walter W. Whitney
12,740
13.1%
Cosmo D. Capobianco
12,641
13.0%
George J. Moran
12,276
12.7%
Edward J. Butler
9,433
9.7%
Elvin E. MacKenzie
8,637
8.9%
Blank Votes
28,505
Total Votes Cast
97,234
Total Ballots Cast
125,739
See Details for this Contest »
1963
Oct 8
Preliminary Election
Councilor
At-Large
City
of
Somerville
Francis Leo McCarthy
and 15 others ran for 8 seats.
Candidates »
Candidate
Votes
%
Francis Leo McCarthy
7,246
10.5%
James F. Hall
7,137
10.4%
Cosmo D. Capobianco
6,977
10.2%
Walter W. Whitney
6,694
9.7%
George J. Moran
6,454
9.4%
Thomas J. Burke
6,043
8.8%
Edward J. Butler
4,549
6.6%
Elvin E. MacKenzie
3,701
5.4%
...and 8 more candidates »
Blank Votes
21,345
Total Votes Cast
68,763
Total Ballots Cast
90,108
See Details for this Contest »
1961
Nov 7
Municipal Election
Councilor
Ward
1
Louis A. Ryan, Jr
won (59%) against
Elvin E. MacKenzie
.
Candidates »
Candidate
Votes
%
Louis A. Ryan, Jr
2,324
59.4%
Elvin E. MacKenzie
1,592
40.7%
Blank Votes
117
Total Votes Cast
3,916
Total Ballots Cast
4,033
See Details for this Contest »
1961
Oct 10
Preliminary Election
Councilor
Ward
1
Louis A. Ryan, Jr
won (51%) against 2 opponents.
Candidates »
Candidate
Votes
%
Louis A. Ryan, Jr
1,397
50.7%
Elvin E. MacKenzie
895
32.5%
Anthony Tony Caliri
463
16.8%
Blank Votes
92
Total Votes Cast
2,755
Total Ballots Cast
2,847
See Details for this Contest »
1960
Apr 26
Democratic Primary
Ward Committee
Group 1
Ward
1
Louis A. Ryan, Jr
ran (6%) against 32 opponents.
Candidates »
Candidate
Votes
%
Louis A. Ryan, Jr
196
5.6%
Mary E. Wholey
164
4.7%
Elvin E. MacKenzie
163
4.7%
Anthony C. Rosselli
151
4.3%
Francis Leo McCarthy
146
4.2%
Edward A. Ciampa
133
3.8%
Mary T. Maguire
127
3.6%
John F. Dunne
125
3.6%
...and 25 more candidates »
Total Votes Cast
3,504
See Details for this Contest »
1960
Apr 26
Democratic Primary
Ward Committee
Group 2
Ward
1
Louis A. Ryan, Jr
ran (11%) against 19 opponents.
Candidates »
Candidate
Votes
%
Louis A. Ryan, Jr
125
10.6%
Mary E. Wholey
121
10.2%
Elvin E. MacKenzie
98
8.3%
Albert G. Ciampa
89
7.5%
Frank A. Marciello
78
6.6%
Daniel J. Buckley
67
5.7%
John H. F. Tobin
56
4.7%
Mary L. Connor
55
4.7%
...and 12 more candidates »
Blank Votes
19,253
Total Votes Cast
1,183
Total Ballots Cast
20,436
See Details for this Contest »
1959
Nov 3
Municipal Election
Councilor
Ward
1
Louis A. Ryan, Jr
won (52%) against
Elvin E. MacKenzie
.
Candidates »
Candidate
Votes
%
Louis A. Ryan, Jr
2,247
52.0%
Elvin E. MacKenzie
2,072
48.0%
Blank Votes
120
Total Votes Cast
4,319
Total Ballots Cast
4,439
See Details for this Contest »
1959
Oct 6
Preliminary Election
Councilor
Ward
1
Elvin E. MacKenzie
won (39%) against 4 opponents.
Candidates »
Candidate
Votes
%
Elvin E. MacKenzie
1,159
39.5%
Louis A. Ryan, Jr
962
32.8%
Anthony Tony Caliri
473
16.1%
William A. Caton
226
7.7%
Ronald G. Arruda
115
3.9%
Blank Votes
117
Total Votes Cast
2,935
Total Ballots Cast
3,052
See Details for this Contest »
1957
Nov 5
Municipal Election
Councilor
Ward
1
Elvin E. MacKenzie
won (53%) against
John F. Dunne
.
Candidates »
Candidate
Votes
%
Elvin E. MacKenzie
2,122
52.5%
John F. Dunne
1,918
47.5%
Blank Votes
133
Total Votes Cast
4,040
Total Ballots Cast
4,173
See Details for this Contest »
1956
Sep 18
Democratic Primary
State Representative
24th Middlesex
District
G. Edward Bradley
ran (15%) against 13 opponents.
Candidates »
Candidate
Votes
%
G. Edward Bradley
4,964
15.0%
Harold A. Palmer
4,338
13.1%
Michael J. Simonelli
4,323
7.4%
John H. Cataldo
3,239
3.7%
Edward J. Butler
2,621
4.4%
Francis Leo McCarthy
2,136
3.3%
John F. Dunne
1,872
4.8%
John Joseph Ryan, Jr
1,417
15.5%
...and 6 more candidates »
Blank Votes
7,059
Total Votes Cast
29,934
Total Ballots Cast
36,993
See Details for this Contest »
1955
Nov 8
Municipal Election
Councilor
Ward
1
John F. Dunne
won (51%) against
Elvin E. MacKenzie
.
Candidates »
Candidate
Votes
%
John F. Dunne
2,311
50.8%
Elvin E. MacKenzie
2,236
49.2%
Blank Votes
136
Total Votes Cast
4,547
Total Ballots Cast
4,683
See Details for this Contest »
1955
Oct 11
General Election
Councilor
Ward
1
John F. Dunne
won (36%) against 3 opponents.
Candidates »
Candidate
Votes
%
John F. Dunne
1,121
35.6%
Elvin E. MacKenzie
1,107
35.1%
P. Joseph DiGiusto
722
22.9%
William E. Ryan
202
6.4%
Blank Votes
121
Total Votes Cast
3,152
Total Ballots Cast
3,273
See Details for this Contest »
1954
Sep 14
Democratic Primary
State Representative
24th Middlesex
District
G. Edward Bradley
ran (17%) against 12 opponents.
Candidates »
Candidate
Votes
%
G. Edward Bradley
4,039
17.2%
Michael J. Simonelli
3,485
14.8%
Harold A. Palmer
3,284
14.0%
Edward J. Butler
2,547
10.8%
James F. Brennan
1,483
6.3%
Elvin E. MacKenzie
1,458
6.2%
Harold J. Drew
1,455
6.2%
Arthur Vitt Vitagliano
1,290
5.5%
...and 5 more candidates »
Blank Votes
6,500
Total Votes Cast
23,503
Total Ballots Cast
30,003
See Details for this Contest »
1953
Nov 3
Municipal Election
Councilor
Ward
1
John F. Dunne
won (51%) against
Elvin E. MacKenzie
.
Candidates »
Candidate
Votes
%
John F. Dunne
2,425
50.8%
Elvin E. MacKenzie
2,345
49.2%
Blank Votes
208
Total Votes Cast
4,770
Total Ballots Cast
4,978
See Details for this Contest »
1953
Oct 6
General Election
Councilor
Ward
1
Elvin E. MacKenzie
won (42%) against 4 opponents.
Candidates »
Candidate
Votes
%
Elvin E. MacKenzie
1,445
42.2%
John F. Dunne
1,153
33.7%
Philip O. McCarthy
349
10.2%
Donald E. Wilson
295
8.6%
John Macaris
184
5.4%
Blank Votes
182
Total Votes Cast
3,426
Total Ballots Cast
3,608
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
See Details for this Contest »
1951
Nov 6
Municipal Election
Councilor
Ward
1
Elvin E. MacKenzie
won (51%) against
Joseph Langone
.
Candidates »
Candidate
Votes
%
Elvin E. MacKenzie
2,350
51.4%
Joseph Langone
2,221
48.6%
Blank Votes
148
Total Votes Cast
4,571
Total Ballots Cast
4,719
See Details for this Contest »
1951
Oct 9
Preliminary Election
Councilor
Ward
1
Joseph Langone
won (23%) against 10 opponents.
Candidates »
Candidate
Votes
%
Joseph Langone
807
22.7%
Elvin E. MacKenzie
723
20.3%
Mary E. Wholey
454
12.8%
Hugh Murphy
446
12.5%
John F. Dunne
286
8.0%
Alfred Harvey
228
6.4%
John V. Chisholm
219
6.2%
John J. O'Brien
185
5.2%
...and 3 more candidates »
Blank Votes
147
Total Votes Cast
3,562
Total Ballots Cast
3,709
See Details for this Contest »
1949
Nov 8
Municipal Election
Councilor
Ward
1
Frederick J. Ryan
won (56%) against
Elvin E. MacKenzie
.
Candidates »
Candidate
Votes
%
Frederick J. Ryan
3,015
56.3%
Elvin E. MacKenzie
2,340
43.7%
Blank Votes
341
Total Votes Cast
5,355
Total Ballots Cast
5,696
See Details for this Contest »
1949
Oct 11
Preliminary Election
Councilor
Ward
1
Frederick J. Ryan
won (33%) against 4 opponents.
Candidates »
Candidate
Votes
%
Frederick J. Ryan
1,221
32.8%
Elvin E. MacKenzie
794
21.3%
Patrick D. Langone
647
17.4%
George F.Thibeault
541
14.5%
Chester M.Ryan
518
13.9%
Blank Votes
287
Total Votes Cast
3,721
Total Ballots Cast
4,008
See Details for this Contest »
1946
Jun 25
Municipal Election
Councilor
Ward
1
Frederick J. Ryan
won (30%) against 10 opponents.
Candidates »
Candidate
Votes
%
Frederick J. Ryan
711
29.7%
D. Thomas Paoletti
435
18.2%
Elvin E. MacKenzie
263
11.0%
Francis J. Stanford
231
9.7%
Michael F. Burns
211
8.8%
P. Joseph DiGiusto
153
6.4%
Philip O. McCarthy, Jr
126
5.3%
Anthony Scaglione
112
4.7%
...and 3 more candidates »
Total Votes Cast
2,395
See Details for this Contest »
1945
Nov 6
Municipal Election
School Committee
Ward
1
Mary E. Wholey
won (52%) against
Elvin E. MacKenzie
.
Candidates »
Candidate
Votes
%
Mary E. Wholey
1,711
52.0%
Elvin E. MacKenzie
1,579
48.0%
Blank Votes
209
Total Votes Cast
3,290
Total Ballots Cast
3,499
See Details for this Contest »
1945
Jul 10
Preliminary Election
School Committee
Ward
1
Mary E. Wholey
won (23%) against 6 opponents.
Candidates »
Candidate
Votes
%
Mary E. Wholey
445
22.7%
Elvin E. MacKenzie
402
20.5%
Joseph P. Leahy
392
20.0%
Panfilo J. DiGiusto
298
15.2%
Harold D. Taylor
213
10.9%
Thomas F. Powers, Jr
122
6.2%
Anthony Caliri
91
4.6%
Blank Votes
149
Total Votes Cast
1,963
Total Ballots Cast
2,112
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1940
Sep 17
Democratic Primary
State Representative
24th Middlesex
District
Paul A. McCarthy
ran (19%) against 12 opponents.
Candidates »
Candidate
Votes
%
Paul A. McCarthy
4,934
18.6%
Catherine E. Falvey
2,898
11.0%
Walter J. Moran
2,732
10.3%
Francis E. Ryan
2,460
9.3%
Arthur P. Fitzgerald
2,316
8.8%
John F. Kennedy
1,572
5.9%
John R. Powers
1,391
5.3%
Eugene C. Sheehan
883
3.3%
...and 5 more candidates »
Blank Votes
7,966
Total Votes Cast
21,653
Total Ballots Cast
29,619
See Details for this Contest »
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