James M. Curley (D)

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Victories

Won 0 out of 5 generals.
Won 0 out of 15 primaries.
Won 0 out of 20 total contests.

Opponents

John W. Aiken 1934 General
Gaspar G. Bacon 1934 General
John J. Ballam 1924 General
John S. Begley 1956 General
Joseph W. Belanger 1956 General
Lester W. Bowen 1944 General
Thomas J. Brady 1938 General
James J. Brennan 1938 General
James H. Brennan 1932 General
Edward Brennan 1938 General
David J. Brickley 1948 General
Henry Brides 1952 General
Daniel B. Brunton 1956 General
Thomas J. Buckley 1956 General
William H. Burke, Jr 1944 General
Garrett H. Byrne 1956 General
John A. Callahan 1956 General
John C. Carr 1952 General
Joseph E. Casey 1944 General
Thomas F. Cassidy 1932 General
Michael Catino 1938 General
John W. Coddaire, Jr 1952 General
Charles H. Cole 1934 General
Alonzo B. Cook 1936 General
Marcus A. Coolidge 1936 General
Albert Sprague Coolidge 1936 General
James J. Corbett 1956 General
Edward J. Coughlin 1938 General
Edward J. Cronin 1956 General
Paul A. Dever 1940 General
Ernest L. Dodge 1936 General
Chester A. Dolan, Jr 1948 General
Thomas H. Eliot 1944 General
Joseph B. Ely 1944 General
Howard W. Fitzpatrick 1956 General
Charles Flaherty 1936 General
William J. Foley 1944 General
Freeman W. Follett 1934 General
Alvan T. Fuller 1924 General
Edward P. Gilgun 1948 General
Eugene Giroux 1934 General
Frank A. Goodwin 1934 General
J. Ralph Granara 1942 General
William J. Granfield 1936 General
Guy M. Gray 1936 General
Robert E. Greenwood 1936 General
Alexander J. Gregorowicz, Jr 1944 General
Maxwell B. Grossman 1948 General
Moses H. Gulesian 1936 General
Joseph H. Hanken 1932 General
James Hayes 1924 General
Jos. M. Heffernan 1938 General
Paul H. Hines 1932 General
Walter A. Hodgdon 1938 General
Jackson J. Holtz 1956 General
Grace Hartley Howe 1936 General
Charles F. Hurley 1944 General
Joseph J. Hurley 1932 General
John M. Hurley 1938 General
Walter S. Hutchins 1924 General
John B. Hynes 1956 General
John F. Kane 1956 General
Edward J. Kelley 1928 General
Francis E. Kelly 1940 General
John F. Kennedy 1956 General
Alexander G. LaJoie 1940 General
Mathias LaPierre 1944 General
Alfred Baker Lewis 1934 General
Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr 1936 General
Ida R. Lyons 1956 General
Helen A. MacDonald 1928 General
John W. McCormack 1944 General
William P. McGarry 1938 General
Mary E. McGoldrick 1928 General
Joseph McGrath 1936 General
Thomas F. McGrath 1938 General
Edward A. McLaughlin, Jr 1932 General
William McMahon 1938 General
John T. McMorrow 1948 General
Elizabeth L. McNamara 1936 General
Wilbur D. Moon 1936 General
James T. Moriarty 1932 General
Vincent Mottola 1942 General
John J. Murphy 1944 General
Mary DePasquale Murray 1952 General
James D. O'Brien 1956 General
Thomas C. O'Brien 1936 General
Thomas C. O'Brien 1936 General
Edward H. O'Connor 1938 General
Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr 1952 General
Margaret M. O'Riordan 1944 General
Andrew J. Peters 1928 General
John E. Powers 1956 General
Albert S. Previte, Jr 1956 General
Roger L. Putnam 1940 General
Lawrence F. Quigley 1928 General
Prime Robichaud 1932 General
James Roosevelt 1932 General
Edward A. Rose 1938 General
Daniel Rudsten 1956 General
Richard M. Russell 1938 General
Joseph Russo 1944 General
Joseph Santosuosso 1932 General
Joseph A. Scolponeti 1948 General
Michael F. Skerry 1956 General
Edward Stevens 1934 General
Charles Jeff F. Sullivan 1948 General
John F. Sullivan 1938 General
Nellie L. Sullivan 1932 General
Charles I. Taylor 1952 General
Maurice J. Tobin 1944 General
Frank W. Tomasello 1944 General
David I. Walsh 1944 General
Raymond A. Willett, Jr 1938 General

James M. Curley (D)

Past Contests

Date Stage Office District Candidates
1956Apr 24 Democratic Primary Delegate to National ConventionGrouped State of Massachusetts
John W. McCormack ran (6%) against 23 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
John W. McCormack
 1,680 5.7%
John F. Kennedy
 1,668 5.7%
James J. Corbett
 1,613 5.5%
James M. Curley
 1,569 5.3%
Paul A. Dever
 1,558 5.3%
Howard W. Fitzpatrick
 1,336 4.5%
John B. Hynes
 1,330 4.5%
Michael F. Skerry
 1,299 4.4%
...and 16 more candidates »
Blank Votes 36,040  
Total Votes Cast 29,528  
Total Ballots Cast 65,568  
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1952Apr 29 Democratic Primary Delegate to National ConventionGrouped State of Massachusetts
Paul A. Dever ran (8%) against 15 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
Paul A. Dever
 1,532 8.2%
Maurice J. Tobin
 1,415 7.6%
James M. Curley
 1,358 7.3%
John B. Hynes
 1,336 7.2%
John W. McCormack
 1,262 6.8%
John C. Carr
 1,216 6.5%
Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr
 1,175 6.3%
William J. Foley
 1,166 6.3%
...and 8 more candidates »
Blank Votes 20,326  
Total Votes Cast 18,618  
Total Ballots Cast 38,944  
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1948Apr 27 Democratic Primary Delegate to National ConventionGroup 1 State of Massachusetts
John W. McCormack ran (6%) against 15 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
John W. McCormack
 290 5.6%
James M. Curley
 287 5.5%
Thomas J. Buckley
 225 4.3%
Francis E. Kelly
 216 4.2%
Roger L. Putnam
 211 4.1%
William J. Foley
 209 4.0%
Joseph E. Casey
 203 3.9%
Chester A. Dolan, Jr
 203 3.9%
...and 8 more candidates »
Total Votes Cast 3,300  
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1944Nov 7 General Election U.S. House Congressional District 11
James M. Curley ran (24%) against Lester W. Bowen. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
James M. Curley
Democratic
 9,625 24.4%
Lester W. Bowen
Republican
 5,876 14.9%
Blank Votes 1,148  
Total Votes Cast 15,501  
Total Ballots Cast 16,649  
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1944Jul 11 Democratic Primary U.S. House Congressional District 11
James M. Curley ran (58%) against 4 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
James M. Curley
 2,589 57.5%
Thomas H. Eliot
 991 22.0%
John J. Murphy
 519 11.5%
Joseph Russo
 345 7.7%
Alexander J. Gregorowicz, Jr
 56 1.2%
Blank Votes 281  
Total Votes Cast 4,500  
Total Ballots Cast 4,781  
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1944Apr 25 Democratic Primary Delegate to National Convention State of Massachusetts
David I. Walsh and 11 others ran (top 12 advance). Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
David I. Walsh
 964 5.6%
Joseph B. Ely
 853 4.9%
James M. Curley
 842 4.9%
Maurice J. Tobin
 787 4.6%
William J. Foley
 736 4.3%
John W. McCormack
 724 4.2%
Joseph E. Casey
 723 4.2%
Charles F. Hurley
 709 4.1%
...and 4 more candidates »
Blank Votes 8,335  
Total Votes Cast 8,969  
Total Ballots Cast 17,304  
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1942Nov 3 General Election U.S. House Congressional District 11
James M. Curley ran (69%) against Vincent Mottola. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
James M. Curley
Democratic
 8,189 69.0%
Vincent Mottola
Republican
 3,672 31.0%
Official War Ballots 1  
Blank Votes 860  
Total Votes Cast 11,861  
Total Ballots Cast 12,722  
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1942Sep 15 Democratic Primary U.S. House Congressional District 11
James M. Curley ran (60%) against 2 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
James M. Curley
 2,923 60.0%
Thomas H. Eliot
 1,869 38.4%
J. Ralph Granara
 82 1.7%
Blank Votes 251  
Total Votes Cast 4,874  
Total Ballots Cast 5,125  
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1940Apr 30 Democratic Primary Delegate to National Convention State of Massachusetts
Paul A. Dever ran (11%) against 11 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
Paul A. Dever
 2,019 10.8%
James M. Curley
 1,983 10.6%
David I. Walsh
 1,937 10.4%
Maurice J. Tobin
 1,570 8.4%
Francis E. Kelly
 1,498 8.0%
John W. McCormack
 1,464 7.8%
Joseph B. Ely
 1,458 7.8%
Charles F. Hurley
 1,427 7.6%
...and 4 more candidates »
Blank Votes 21,911  
Total Votes Cast 18,685  
Total Ballots Cast 40,596  
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1938Sep 20 Democratic Primary Governor State of Massachusetts
James M. Curley ran (52%) against 4 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
James M. Curley
 9,002 51.6%
Charles F. Hurley
 4,610 26.4%
Francis E. Kelly
 2,462 14.1%
Richard M. Russell
 1,357 7.8%
Jos. M. Heffernan
 31 0.2%
Blank Votes 451  
Total Votes Cast 17,462  
Total Ballots Cast 17,913  
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1938Sep 20 Democratic Primary Governor's Council 6th District
Thomas F. McGrath ran (28%) against 14 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
Thomas F. McGrath
 4,466 28.4%
Edward A. Rose
 2,630 16.7%
James J. Brennan
 1,889 12.0%
Edward J. Coughlin
 1,747 11.1%
Edward Brennan
 1,043 6.6%
Michael Catino
 977 6.2%
John F. Sullivan
 918 5.8%
Thomas J. Brady
 853 5.4%
...and 7 more candidates »
Blank Votes 2,179  
Total Votes Cast 15,734  
Total Ballots Cast 17,913  
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1936Nov 3 General Election U.S. Senate State of Massachusetts
James M. Curley ran (45%) against 9 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
James M. Curley
Democratic
 18,361 44.9%
Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr
Republican
 17,658 43.2%
Thomas C. O'Brien
Union
 3,904 9.6%
Alonzo B. Cook
Townsendite-Prohibition Economy
 274 0.7%
Albert Sprague Coolidge
Socialist
 192 0.5%
Ernest L. Dodge
Socialist Labor
 141 0.4%
Guy M. Gray
Townsend Social Justice
131 0.3%
Moses H. Gulesian
Townsend Plan
86 0.2%
...and 2 more candidates »
Blank Votes 1,189  
Total Votes Cast 40,853  
Total Ballots Cast 42,042  
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1936Sep 15 Democratic Primary U.S. Senate State of Massachusetts
James M. Curley ran (61%) against 2 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
James M. Curley
 9,303 61.3%
Robert E. Greenwood
 3,644 24.0%
Thomas C. O'Brien
 2,225 14.7%
Write-In
 4 0.0%
Blank Votes 2,240  
Total Votes Cast 15,176  
Total Ballots Cast 17,416  
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1936Apr 28 Democratic Primary Delegate to National Convention State of Massachusetts
James M. Curley and 7 others ran (top 8 advance). Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
James M. Curley
 3,679 16.8%
David I. Walsh
 3,658 16.7%
Marcus A. Coolidge
 2,656 12.1%
Joseph McGrath
 2,451 11.2%
Elizabeth L. McNamara
 2,444 11.2%
William J. Granfield
 2,409 11.0%
Margaret M. O'Riordan
 2,400 11.0%
Grace Hartley Howe
 2,190 10.0%
Total Votes Cast 21,887  
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1934Nov 6 General Election Governor State of Massachusetts
James M. Curley ran (55%) against 6 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
James M. Curley
Democratic
 18,676 55.0%
Gaspar G. Bacon
Republican
 13,205 38.9%
Frank A. Goodwin
Equal Tax
 1,733 5.1%
Alfred Baker Lewis
Socialist
 186 0.6%
John W. Aiken
Socialist Labor
 85 0.3%
Freeman W. Follett
Prohibition
 47 0.1%
Edward Stevens
Communist
 41 0.1%
Blank Votes 435  
Total Votes Cast 33,973  
Total Ballots Cast 34,408  
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1934Sep 20 Democratic Primary Governor State of Massachusetts
James M. Curley ran (73%) against 3 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
James M. Curley
 11,066 73.1%
Charles H. Cole
 3,094 20.4%
Frank A. Goodwin
 980 6.5%
Eugene Giroux
 1 0.0%
Blank Votes 236  
Total Votes Cast 15,141  
Total Ballots Cast 15,377  
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1932Apr 26 Democratic Primary Delegate to National ConventionGroup 1 State of Massachusetts
James M. Curley and 11 others ran (top 12 advance). Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
James M. Curley
 2,590 10.4%
James Roosevelt
 2,477 9.9%
James H. Brennan
 2,136 8.6%
Joseph J. Hurley
 2,058 8.3%
James T. Moriarty
 2,019 8.1%
Edward A. McLaughlin, Jr
 2,018 8.1%
Joseph Santosuosso
 2,016 8.1%
Thomas F. Cassidy
 2,007 8.1%
...and 4 more candidates »
Total Votes Cast 24,938  
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1928Apr 24 Democratic Primary Delegate to National Convention State of Massachusetts
David I. Walsh ran (10%) against 9 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
David I. Walsh
 1,509 9.8%
James M. Curley
 1,401 9.1%
William J. Foley
 1,177 7.6%
Edward J. Kelley
 1,148 7.5%
Andrew J. Peters
 1,127 7.3%
Charles H. Cole
 1,111 7.2%
Joseph B. Ely
 1,032 6.7%
Helen A. MacDonald
 970 6.3%
...and 2 more candidates »
Blank Votes 2,221  
Total Votes Cast 10,207  
Total Ballots Cast 12,428  
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1924Nov 4 General Election Governor State of Massachusetts
Alvan T. Fuller ran (29%) against 4 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
Alvan T. Fuller
Republican
 17,542 29.4%
James M. Curley
Democratic
 12,846 21.5%
James Hayes
Socialist Labor
 102 0.2%
John J. Ballam
Workers
 67 0.1%
Walter S. Hutchins
Socialist
 66 0.1%
Blank Votes 692  
Total Votes Cast 30,623  
Total Ballots Cast 31,315  
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1924Sep 9 Democratic Primary Governor State of Massachusetts
James M. Curley ran unopposed. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
James M. Curley
 1,719 52.1%
Blank Votes 164  
Total Votes Cast 1,719  
Total Ballots Cast 1,883  
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