Philip Sherman (R)

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Victories

Won 2 out of 9 generals.
Won 5 out of 23 primaries.
Won 7 out of 32 total contests.

Opponents

Leo Adelman 1944 General
Adelina S. Avanzino 1940 General
William G. Barrett 1934 General
Joseph M. Barry 1934 General
Marie A. Berg 1938 General
Arthur F. Blanchard 1944 General
Sennator Borah 1936 General
Frederick L. Bosworth 1936 General
Lester W. Bowen 1940 General
George E Brennan 1932 General
Elsie T. Bridge 1952 General
Eugene F. A. Burtnett 1940 General
Charles A. Campbell 1938 General
Elkins A. Clarke 1944 General
Johanna H. Clough 1934 General
James J. Courtney 1930 General
Irving F. Crine, Jr. 1930 General
Irvine F. Crine, Jr. 1930 General
Frank P. Daley 1932 General
Hiram N. Dearborn 1940 General
Hiram N. Dearborn 1938 General
Henry Ford, Detroit 1936 General
William H. Dolben 1938 General
Daniel P. Falvey 1934 General
Frederic W. Fenerty 1940 General
Irene V. Fenerty 1940 General
Sara M. Fiske 1952 General
Elsie B. Fiske 1940 General
Joseph Follomon 1944 General
Gilbert R. Foster 1952 General
Agnes E. Frohock 1944 General
Gordon M. Furber 1944 General
Ralph L. Garrett 1944 General
Elizabeth Garrett 1944 General
Sarah A. Gillis 1936 General
Daniel E. Gumm 1932 General
James E. Hagan 1937 General
William P. Harrington 1952 General
Edgar R. Harrington 1952 General
Robert C. Harris 1927 General
Nina W. Heald 1944 General
Herbert Hoover 1936 General
Wellmore H. Hopkins 1938 General
Ethel E. Jackson 1944 General
Fred Johnson 1944 General
Howard Johnson 1932 General
Warren S. Johnston 1936 General
John C. Juther 1932 General
Allan Roy Kingston 1938 General
Allen Roy Kingston 1952 General
Alice M. Kingston 1952 General
Lee Carver Kitson 1952 General
Leslie E. Knox 1938 General
Leslie Edgar Knox 1929 General
Knox 1936 General
Alfred Landon 1936 General
Wilbur F. Lewis 1932 General
Sarah A. Lewis 1934 General
Wilbur Lewis 1932 General
John R. Linardy 1936 General
Joseph Linhares 1927 General
John W. Luce, Jr 1952 General
John M. Lynch 1937 General
Harry MacNutt 1944 General
James F. McKenna 1952 General
J. Porter Morey 1952 General
Winifred Morey 1952 General
Robert J. Moseley 1940 General
Winifred L. Moulton 1952 General
Joseph P. Murray 1938 General
G. Victor Murray 1952 General
John G. Niles 1937 General
Patrick H. Patrick H. Ryan 1936 General
Plumer E. Pope 1940 General
George Pratt 1932 General
Jeremiah J. Regan 1929 General
William L. Reinhardt 1927 General
Robert A. Repetto 1944 General
Edward H. Riley 1929 General
Isabel Robertson 1952 General
Caroline A. Rohnstock 1952 General
David Y. Ross 1944 General
Mary J. Ross 1944 General
Benjamin H. Shute 1934 General
Charles A. Stackpole 1940 General
John F. Sullivan 1930 General
Lottie Prescott Sweet 1936 General
Frank A. Teele 1932 General
Gaetano D' Thomasso 1934 General
Morton J. Thorburn 1944 General
Helen Thorburn 1944 General
Leonard F. Tibbetts 1944 General
Leroy E. Tinsley 1952 General
Helen C. Tufts 1934 General
Henry T. Turner 1952 General
Joseph Vail 1952 General
Senn. Vanderberg 1936 General
Charles A. Vaughan 1932 General
Orville S. Waldron 1936 General
Alfred C. Walton 1936 General
Herbert L. Wanamaker 1934 General
Herbert M. Waters 1927 General
James F. Welch 1927 General
Irving G. Wessman 1938 General
Everett E. West 1936 General
John P. Whalen 1927 General
Theodore T. Wickstead 1927 General
Christean A. Wickstead 1932 General
Christian A. Wickstead 1932 General
Marion Fisk Wilson 1952 General
Percy Windsor 1940 General
Morrill C. Woods 1936 General
Earl M. Woodward 1932 General
Earl W. Woodward 1932 General
Earl Woodward 1932 General
Lyda B. Woodward 1936 General
Dayton B. Wright 1932 General
Salvatore Zammitti 1952 General

Philip Sherman (R)

Past Contests

Date Stage Office District Candidates
1952Apr 29 Republican Primary Party State Committee Man 2nd Middlesex District
Philip Sherman ran unopposed. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
Philip Sherman
 1,258 50.7%
Blank Votes 519  
Total Votes Cast 1,258  
Total Ballots Cast 1,777  
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1952Apr 29 Republican Primary Ward Committee Ward 6
Allen Roy Kingston ran (5%) against 22 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
Allen Roy Kingston
 647 5.2%
Philip Sherman
 609 4.9%
Alice M. Kingston
 600 4.9%
Charles A. Stackpole
 575 4.7%
Gilbert R. Foster
 564 4.6%
Lee Carver Kitson
 558 4.5%
Elsie T. Bridge
 547 4.4%
Marion Fisk Wilson
 544 4.4%
...and 15 more candidates »
Blank Votes 21,832  
Total Votes Cast 12,363  
Total Ballots Cast 34,195  
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1948Apr 27 Republican Primary Party State Committee Man 2nd Middlesex District
Philip Sherman ran unopposed. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
Philip Sherman
 155 35.8%
Blank Votes 44  
Total Votes Cast 155  
Total Ballots Cast 199  
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1944Apr 25 Republican Primary Party State Committee Man 2nd Middlesex District
Philip Sherman ran (81%) against Arthur F. Blanchard. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
Philip Sherman
 437 81.2%
Arthur F. Blanchard
 101 18.8%
Blank Votes 68  
Total Votes Cast 538  
Total Ballots Cast 606  
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1944Apr 25 Republican Primary Ward Committee Ward 7
Philip Sherman ran (7%) against 17 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
Philip Sherman
 191 6.7%
Ralph L. Garrett
 176 6.2%
Leonard F. Tibbetts
 172 6.1%
Agnes E. Frohock
 166 5.9%
Elizabeth Garrett
 163 5.7%
David Y. Ross
 160 5.6%
Harry MacNutt
 158 5.6%
Nina W. Heald
 155 5.5%
...and 10 more candidates »
Blank Votes 2,080  
Total Votes Cast 2,840  
Total Ballots Cast 4,920  
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1940Apr 30 Republican Primary Party State Committee Man 2nd Middlesex District
Philip Sherman ran unopposed. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
Philip Sherman
 443 33.4%
Blank Votes 610  
Total Votes Cast 1,326  
Total Ballots Cast 1,936  
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1940Apr 30 Republican Primary Ward Committee Ward 7
Philip Sherman ran (6%) against 19 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
Philip Sherman
 191 6.3%
Eugene A. F. Burtnett
 172 5.7%
Ralph L. Garrett
 172 5.7%
Hiram N. Dearborn
 171 5.7%
Charles A. Stackpole
 166 5.5%
Agnes E. Frohock
 160 5.3%
Harry MacNutt
 149 4.9%
Ethel E. Jackson
 148 4.9%
...and 12 more candidates »
Blank Votes 2,581  
Total Votes Cast 3,019  
Total Ballots Cast 5,600  
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1938Nov 8 General Election State Representative 25th Middlesex District
Philip Sherman ran (31%) against 3 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
Philip Sherman
Republican
 6,396 31.2%
Hiram N. Dearborn
Republican
 6,166 30.1%
Charles A. Campbell
Democratic
 4,693 22.9%
Joseph P. Murray
Democratic
 3,214 15.7%
Blank Votes 3,607  
Total Votes Cast 20,469  
Total Ballots Cast 24,076  
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1938Sep 20 Republican Primary State Representative 25th Middlesex District
Philip Sherman ran (37%) against 2 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
Philip Sherman
 2,699 37.3%
Hiram N. Dearborn
 2,239 31.6%
Allan Roy Kingston
 2,188 31.1%
Blank Votes 1,490  
Total Votes Cast 7,126  
Total Ballots Cast 8,616  
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1938Sep 20 Republican Primary Delegate to State Convention Ward 7
Eugene A. F. Burtnett won (14%) against 10 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
Eugene A. F. Burtnett
winner
1,516 13.7%
William H. Dolben
 1,292 11.6%
Irving G. Wessman
 1,211 10.9%
Leslie E. Knox
 1,199 10.8%
Wellmore H. Hopkins
 1,185 10.7%
Agnes E. Frohock
 1,184 10.7%
Plumer E. Pope
 1,184 10.7%
Marie A. Berg
 1,170 10.5%
...and 3 more candidates »
Blank Votes 13,828  
Total Votes Cast 11,108  
Total Ballots Cast 24,936  
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1937Nov 2 Municipal Election Mayor City of Somerville
John M. Lynch won (56%) against Philip Sherman. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
John M. Lynch
winner
20,399 55.8%
Philip Sherman
 16,163 44.2%
Write-In
 4 0.0%
Blank Votes 403  
Total Votes Cast 36,566  
Total Ballots Cast 36,969  
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1937Oct 13 Preliminary Election Mayor City of Somerville
John M. Lynch won (31%) against 4 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
John M. Lynch
winner
9,386 30.9%
Philip Sherman
 7,301 24.0%
James E. Hagan
 6,629 21.8%
Leslie E. Knox
 6,434 21.2%
John G. Niles
 640 2.1%
Blank Votes 219  
Total Votes Cast 30,390  
Total Ballots Cast 30,609  
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1936Apr 28 Republican Primary President State of Massachusetts
Alfred Landon ran (87%) against 7 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
Alfred Landon
 2,581 86.7%
Herbert Hoover
 204 6.9%
Sennator Borah
 91 3.1%
Knox
 58 2.0%
Senn. Vanderberg
 37 1.2%
Henry Ford, Detroit
 3 0.1%
Philip Sherman
 3 0.1%
Patrick H. Ryan
 1 0.0%
Total Votes Cast 2,978  
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1936Nov 3 General Election State Representative 25th Middlesex District
Hiram N. Dearborn ran (32%) against 3 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
Hiram N. Dearborn
Republican
 6,644 31.8%
Philip Sherman
Republican
 6,528 31.2%
Charles A. Campbell
Democratic
 4,611 22.1%
John R. Linardy
Democratic
 3,118 14.9%
Blank Votes 3,749  
Total Votes Cast 20,901  
Total Ballots Cast 24,650  
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1936Sep 15 Republican Primary State Representative 25th Middlesex District
Philip Sherman ran (51%) against Hiram N. Dearborn. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
Philip Sherman
 3,372 50.6%
Hiram N. Dearborn
 3,298 49.4%
Write-In
 1 0.0%
Blank Votes 1,323  
Total Votes Cast 6,671  
Total Ballots Cast 7,994  
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1936Apr 28 Republican Primary Ward Committee Ward 7
Philip Sherman and 19 others ran (top 20 advance). Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
Philip Sherman
 1,251 6.4%
Leslie E. Knox
 1,226 6.3%
Eugene A. F. Burtnett
 1,191 6.1%
Irving G. Wessman
 1,183 6.1%
Hiram N. Dearborn
 1,060 5.5%
Frederick L. Bosworth
 1,046 5.4%
Warren S. Johnston
 957 4.9%
Orville S. Waldron
 954 4.9%
...and 12 more candidates »
Blank Votes 12,664  
Total Votes Cast 19,436  
Total Ballots Cast 32,100  
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1936Apr 28 Republican Primary Delegate to State Convention Ward 7
Philip Sherman and 3 others ran (top 2 advance). Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
Philip Sherman
winner
1,023 36.4%
Eugene A. F. Burtnett
winner
857 30.5%
Irving G. Wessman
 854 30.4%
Ralph L. Garrett
 77 2.7%
Blank Votes 399  
Total Votes Cast 2,811  
Total Ballots Cast 3,210  
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1934Nov 6 General Election State Representative 25th Middlesex District
Hiram N. Dearborn and 5 others ran for 2 seats. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
Hiram N. Dearborn
Republican
 5,627 31.4%
Philip Sherman
Republican
 5,415 30.2%
Joseph M. Barry
Democratic
 3,416 19.1%
William G. Barrett
Democratic
 3,154 17.6%
Daniel P. Falvey
Socialist
 167 0.9%
Herbert L. Wanamaker
Socialist
 144 0.8%
Blank Votes 2,783  
Total Votes Cast 17,923  
Total Ballots Cast 20,606  
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1934Sep 20 Republican Primary State Representative 25th Middlesex District
Philip Sherman and 3 others ran (top 2 advance). Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
Philip Sherman
 2,491 36.0%
Hiram N. Dearborn
 2,125 30.7%
Allan Roy Kingston
 1,266 18.3%
David Y. Ross
 1,030 14.9%
Blank Votes 974  
Total Votes Cast 6,912  
Total Ballots Cast 7,886  
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1934Apr 24 Republican Primary Ward Committee Ward 7
Leslie E. Knox and 18 others ran (top 20 advance). Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
Leslie E. Knox
 216 6.5%
Philip Sherman
 205 6.2%
Eugene A. F. Burtnett
 203 6.1%
Frederick L. Bosworth
 191 5.8%
Hiram N. Dearborn
 190 5.7%
Orville S. Waldron
 179 5.4%
Benjamin H. Shute
 170 5.1%
Helen C. Tufts
 170 5.1%
...and 11 more candidates »
Blank Votes 1,910  
Total Votes Cast 3,310  
Total Ballots Cast 5,220  
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1934Apr 24 Republican Primary Delegate to State Convention Ward 7
Leslie E. Knox and 2 others ran (top 2 advance). Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
Leslie E. Knox
winner
206 46.5%
Philip Sherman
winner
176 39.7%
Agnes E. Frohock
 61 13.8%
Blank Votes 79  
Total Votes Cast 443  
Total Ballots Cast 522  
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1932Sep 20 Republican Primary State Representative 23rd Middlesex District
James E. Hagan ran (60%) against 3 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
James E. Hagan
 6 60.0%
Wilbur Lewis
 2 20.0%
George Pratt
 1 10.0%
Philip Sherman
 1 10.0%
Blank Votes 324  
Total Votes Cast 10  
Total Ballots Cast 334  
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1932Nov 8 General Election State Representative 25th Middlesex District
Philip Sherman and 3 others ran for 2 seats. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
Philip Sherman
 6,808 33.8%
Hiram N. Dearborn
 6,544 32.5%
William G. Barrett
 3,411 16.9%
Joseph M. Barry
 3,371 16.7%
Blank Votes 2,496  
Total Votes Cast 20,134  
Total Ballots Cast 22,630  
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1932Sep 20 Republican Primary State Representative 25th Middlesex District
Philip Sherman and 4 others ran (top 2 advance). Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
Philip Sherman
 2,606 32.5%
Hiram N. Dearborn
 1,822 22.7%
Wilbur F. Lewis
 1,816 22.6%
Frank A. Teele
 1,599 19.9%
Charles A. Vaughan
 189 2.4%
Blank Votes 922  
Total Votes Cast 8,032  
Total Ballots Cast 8,954  
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1932Sep 20 Republican Primary Ward Committee Ward 7
Eugene A. F. Burtnett and 18 others ran (top 20 advance). Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
Eugene A. F. Burtnett
 1,712 9.2%
Philip Sherman
 1,664 8.9%
Leslie E. Knox
 1,644 8.9%
Benjamin H. Shute
 1,542 8.5%
Sarah A. Lewis
 1,511 8.1%
Orville S. Waldron
 1,497 8.2%
Marie A. Berg
 1,480 8.1%
Frederick L. Bosworth
 1,463 8.0%
...and 11 more candidates »
Blank Votes 26,036  
Total Votes Cast 18,364  
Total Ballots Cast 44,400  
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1932Sep 20 Republican Primary Delegate to State Convention Ward 7
Eugene A. F. Burtnett and 11 others ran (top 10 advance). Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
Eugene A. F. Burtnett
winner
1,774 13.5%
Philip Sherman
winner
1,759 13.4%
Leslie E. Knox
winner
1,717 13.2%
Benjamin H. Shute
winner
1,622 12.6%
Christian A. Wickstead
winner
1,522 11.8%
Marie A. Berg
winner
1,521 11.8%
Nina W. Heald
winner
1,519 11.8%
Agnes E. Frohock
winner
1,516 11.8%
...and 4 more candidates »
Blank Votes 9,242  
Total Votes Cast 12,958  
Total Ballots Cast 22,200  
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1930Nov 4 General Election State Representative 25th Middlesex District
Philip Sherman and 3 others ran for 2 seats. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
Philip Sherman
Republican
 5,596 35.0%
Frank A. Teele
Republican
 5,170 32.3%
John F. Sullivan
Democratic
 2,771 17.3%
Irving F. Crine, Jr.
Democratic
 2,465 15.4%
Blank Votes 2,674  
Total Votes Cast 16,002  
Total Ballots Cast 18,676  
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1930Sep 16 Republican Primary State Representative 25th Middlesex District
Philip Sherman and 4 others ran (top 2 advance). Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
Philip Sherman
 2,362 37.2%
Frank A. Teele
 1,919 30.2%
Hiram N. Dearborn
 1,819 28.6%
James J. Courtney
 249 3.9%
Irvine F. Crine, Jr.
 6 0.1%
Blank Votes 1,149  
Total Votes Cast 6,355  
Total Ballots Cast 7,504  
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1929Nov 5 Municipal Election Councilor Ward 7
Philip Sherman and 2 others ran for 2 seats. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
Philip Sherman
winner
3,174 40.4%
Leslie Edgar Knox
winner
3,153 40.2%
Jeremiah J. Regan
 1,523 19.4%
Blank Votes 1,678  
Total Votes Cast 7,850  
Total Ballots Cast 9,528  
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1929Oct 15 Republican Primary Councilor Ward 7
Leslie Edgar Knox and 2 others ran (top 2 advance). Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
Leslie Edgar Knox
winner
1,615 44.2%
Philip Sherman
winner
1,533 42.0%
Edward H. Riley
 506 13.9%
Blank Votes 586  
Total Votes Cast 3,654  
Total Ballots Cast 4,240  
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1927Nov 8 Municipal Election Councilor Ward 7
Robert C. Harris and 3 others ran for 2 seats. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
Robert C. Harris
winner
2,588 36.3%
Philip Sherman
winner
2,538 35.6%
James F. Welch
 1,013 14.2%
John P. Whalen
 1,000 14.0%
Blank Votes 657  
Total Votes Cast 7,139  
Total Ballots Cast 7,796  
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1927Oct 18 Republican Primary Councilor Ward 7
Robert C. Harris and 5 others ran (top 2 advance). Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
Robert C. Harris
winner
574 29.9%
Philip Sherman
winner
410 21.4%
Theodore T. Wickstead
 302 15.8%
Joseph Linhares
 268 14.0%
Herbert M. Waters
 260 13.6%
William L. Reinhardt
 103 5.4%
Blank Votes 273  
Total Votes Cast 1,917  
Total Ballots Cast 2,190  
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