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Alexander J. Alexander J. Lynch
(D)
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Victories
Won
6
out of
8
generals.
Won
0
out of
6
primaries.
Won
6
out of
14
total contests.
Opponents
Leo J. Antoncecchi
1960 General
Gus Barrasso
1968 General
Alan Blumsack
1972 General
Charles Borstel
1968 General
G. Edward Bradley
1960 General
James F. Brennan
1964 General
Lawrence F. Bretta
1960 General
Mildred Buccelli
1964 General
Emilio J. Buccelli
1964 General
Mary Cahill
1968 General
Leo J. Cain, Jr
1955 General
Bernard A. Callahan
1960 General
Frank E. Canfield
1956 General
Francis G. Cappello
1964 General
Robert D. Cappiello
1960 General
Carmine A. Marchionne
1972 General
John B. Carr
1964 General
Donald J. Carroll
1960 General
John H. Cataldo
1964 General
Catherine H. O'Callaghan
1972 General
Catherine Harkins
1972 General
Florence Cavagnaro
1968 General
Charles F. Ciano
1972 General
Alice Chmielewski
1964 General
Jeremiah J. O' Connell
1959 General
Angelo J. Coriniti
1972 General
Edward J. Coughlin
1960 General
Anthony Covine
1968 General
Michael J. Cremin
1968 General
William H. Crosby
1964 General
Timothy F. Deasy
1968 General
Louis DeBenedictis
1963 General
William T. Deegan
1956 General
Demosthenes Vakerlis
1972 General
Edythe C. Dineen
1956 General
Gerald F. Dineen
1956 General
Harold J. Drew
1959 General
Norah T. Driscoll
1968 General
Martin Dropkin
1964 General
Shirley Dropkin
1964 General
John F. Dunne
1960 General
Bernard J. Dwyer
1960 General
Edward A. Edward A. Ciampa
1972 General
Edward Palazzolo
1972 General
Eileen Calvey
1972 General
Elizabeth Judge
1972 General
John A. Ercolini
1956 General
Ethel Sullivan
1972 General
John F. Ferreer
1968 General
Frank Festa, Jr
1964 General
Frank L. Festa
1968 General
James Fitzgerald
1968 General
Florence L. Perperian
1972 General
Francis Leo Francis Leo Francis Leo McCarthy
1960 General
Francis X. Francis X. Gormley
1972 General
Joseph J. Galvin
1960 General
John James Gay
1956 General
Charles F. Gill
1964 General
Helen Giusti
1964 General
John R. Havican
1968 General
Allan J. Hingston
1964 General
Irene DeCota
1972 General
John C. Conley
1972 General
Joseph V. Joseph V. Bruno, Jr, Jr
1972 General
Mary T. Keenan
1956 General
Mary A. Kerwin
1964 General
Kevin J. Kevin J. Palmer
1972 General
Kieran T. Sheehan
1972 General
Earl W. Landry
1956 General
Joseph F. Leahy
1964 General
Edward L. Leahy
1964 General
Mary D. Loughran
1968 General
Louis A. Louis A. Ryan
1960 General
John M. Lynch
1960 General
Edward F. Lyons
1956 General
Joseph V. Macarelli
1960 General
Walter B. MacDonald
1955 General
William J. Macdonald
1956 General
Herbert J. MacDonald
1961 General
John T. MacKey
1968 General
Philomena Mancini
1968 General
Michael A. Manning
1961 General
Frank P. Marchetti
1960 General
Constance M. Marcotti
1968 General
Joseph M. Margey, Jr
1960 General
Marie E. Marie E. Howe
1972 General
Alfred G. Massello
1960 General
Mary Matarazzo
1964 General
Sarah M. McLaughlin
1964 General
Carle Milano
1959 General
Daniel Milano
1968 General
Charles E. Moran
1964 General
Mary A. Moran
1956 General
Michael Mrdjenovic
1968 General
John Arthur Murphy
1960 General
William J. Murphy
1964 General
Nickolas Iarossi
1972 General
Norma M. Micheroni
1972 General
Nora O'Shea
1960 General
Edward Palazzola
1968 General
Harold A. Palmer
1956 General
Edward P. Pellegrini
1968 General
Anthony P. Piccosi
1964 General
Samuel A. Pino
1960 General
Thomas F. Quatieri
1964 General
Thomas F. Ronayne
1956 General
N. John Rosselli
1964 General
Armando G. Russo
1955 General
Alexander F. Scioli
1968 General
Kiernan T. Sheehan
1968 General
Michael J. Simonelli
1964 General
Catherine A. Snyder
1968 General
Daniel Spinosa
1964 General
Mary Spinosa
1964 General
Charles J. Sullivan
1956 General
Desmosthenes Vakerlis
1968 General
John E. Whitney
1964 General
William A. William A. William A. Howe
1964 General
William M. William M. Winn
1972 General
A. Ernest Zangrilli
1964 General
Alexander J. Alexander J. Lynch
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1972
Apr 25
Democratic Primary
Ward Committee
Group 1
Ward
4
Marie E. Howe
ran (5%) against 23 opponents.
Candidates »
Candidate
Votes
%
Marie E. Howe
868
5.5%
Edward A. Ciampa
727
4.6%
Kevin J. Palmer
725
4.6%
Francis X. Gormley
680
4.3%
Alexander J. Lynch
676
4.3%
Charles F. Ciano
667
4.2%
Edward Palazzolo
663
4.2%
Alan Blumsack
658
4.2%
...and 16 more candidates »
Total Votes Cast
15,843
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1968
Apr 30
Democratic Primary
Ward Committee
Group 1
Ward
4
Marie E. Howe
ran (2%) against 27 opponents.
Candidates »
Candidate
Votes
%
Marie E. Howe
633
2.4%
Gus Barrasso
546
2.1%
Alexander J. Lynch
481
1.8%
Kevin J. Palmer
460
1.7%
John R. Havican
450
1.7%
Constance M. Marcotti
440
1.7%
Daniel Milano
433
1.6%
John T. MacKey
431
1.6%
...and 20 more candidates »
Blank Votes
21,828
Total Votes Cast
12,161
Total Ballots Cast
33,989
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1964
Apr 28
Democratic Primary
Ward Committee
Ward
4
Alexander J. Lynch
ran (5%) against 34 opponents.
Candidates »
Candidate
Votes
%
Alexander J. Lynch
232
4.5%
William J. Murphy
226
4.4%
Marie E. Howe
214
4.2%
James F. Brennan
196
3.8%
Michael J. Simonelli
180
3.5%
Alan Blumsack
171
3.3%
Edward L. Leahy
167
3.3%
Sarah M. McLaughlin
164
3.2%
...and 27 more candidates »
Blank Votes
12,561
Total Votes Cast
5,130
Total Ballots Cast
17,691
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1963
Nov 5
Municipal Election
Councilor
Ward
4
Alexander J. Lynch
won (61%) against
Louis DeBenedictis
.
Candidates »
Candidate
Votes
%
Alexander J. Lynch
3,325
60.7%
Louis DeBenedictis
2,149
39.3%
Blank Votes
163
Total Votes Cast
5,474
Total Ballots Cast
5,637
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1961
Nov 7
Municipal Election
Councilor
Ward
4
Alexander J. Lynch
won (53%) against
Herbert J. MacDonald
.
Candidates »
Candidate
Votes
%
Alexander J. Lynch
2,998
52.6%
Herbert J. MacDonald
2,703
47.4%
Blank Votes
235
Total Votes Cast
5,701
Total Ballots Cast
5,936
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1961
Oct 10
Preliminary Election
Councilor
Ward
4
Alexander J. Lynch
won (49%) against 2 opponents.
Candidates »
Candidate
Votes
%
Alexander J. Lynch
1,957
49.5%
Herbert J. MacDonald
1,417
35.8%
Michael A. Manning
581
14.7%
Blank Votes
217
Total Votes Cast
3,955
Total Ballots Cast
4,172
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1960
Sep 13
Democratic Primary
State Representative
24th Middlesex
District
Lawrence F. Bretta
ran (17%) against 14 opponents.
Candidates »
Candidate
Votes
%
Lawrence F. Bretta
5,186
17.0%
G. Edward Bradley
4,744
15.5%
Michael J. Simonelli
4,638
15.2%
John B. Carr
2,393
7.8%
Alexander J. Lynch
2,176
7.1%
Mary A. Kerwin
2,083
6.8%
Francis Leo McCarthy
1,824
6.0%
Bernard J. Dwyer
1,552
5.1%
...and 7 more candidates »
Blank Votes
7,061
Total Votes Cast
30,598
Total Ballots Cast
37,659
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1960
Apr 26
Democratic Primary
Ward Committee
Ward
4
John M. Lynch
ran (4%) against 32 opponents.
Candidates »
Candidate
Votes
%
John M. Lynch
393
4.0%
Mary A. Kerwin
392
4.0%
Alexander J. Lynch
366
3.7%
Joseph F. Leahy
332
3.4%
Sarah M. McLaughlin
330
3.3%
Michael A. Manning
329
3.3%
N. John Rosselli
329
3.3%
John B. Carr
320
3.2%
...and 25 more candidates »
Blank Votes
15,906
Total Votes Cast
9,889
Total Ballots Cast
25,795
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1959
Nov 3
Municipal Election
Councilor
Ward
4
Alexander J. Lynch
won (59%) against
Harold J. Drew
.
Candidates »
Candidate
Votes
%
Alexander J. Lynch
3,660
58.8%
Harold J. Drew
2,568
41.2%
Blank Votes
256
Total Votes Cast
6,228
Total Ballots Cast
6,484
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1959
Oct 6
Preliminary Election
Councilor
Ward
4
Alexander J. Lynch
won (42%) against 4 opponents.
Candidates »
Candidate
Votes
%
Alexander J. Lynch
1,816
42.3%
Harold J. Drew
1,169
27.2%
Carle Milano
732
17.0%
Jeremiah J. O' Connell
303
7.1%
Joseph M. Margey, Jr
278
6.5%
Blank Votes
210
Total Votes Cast
4,298
Total Ballots Cast
4,508
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1957
Nov 5
Municipal Election
Councilor
Ward
4
Alexander J. Lynch
won (51%) against
Walter B. MacDonald
.
Candidates »
Candidate
Votes
%
Alexander J. Lynch
3,030
50.8%
Walter B. MacDonald
2,935
49.2%
Blank Votes
145
Total Votes Cast
5,965
Total Ballots Cast
6,110
See Details for this Contest »
1956
Apr 24
Democratic Primary
Ward Committee
Group
Ward
4
John M. Lynch
ran (4%) against 33 opponents.
Candidates »
Candidate
Votes
%
John M. Lynch
256
4.2%
Harold A. Palmer
225
3.7%
Mary A. Kerwin
213
3.5%
John H. Cataldo
204
3.3%
Alexander J. Lynch
202
3.3%
Edward L. Leahy
198
3.2%
Sarah M. McLaughlin
198
3.2%
Francis Leo McCarthy
193
3.2%
...and 26 more candidates »
Blank Votes
9,282
Total Votes Cast
6,130
Total Ballots Cast
15,412
See Details for this Contest »
1955
Nov 8
Municipal Election
Councilor
Ward
4
Alexander J. Lynch
ran (50%) against
Walter B. MacDonald
.
Candidates »
Candidate
Votes
%
Alexander J. Lynch
2,926
50.0%
Walter B. MacDonald
2,926
50.0%
Blank Votes
286
Total Votes Cast
5,852
Total Ballots Cast
6,138
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1955
Oct 11
General Election
Councilor
Ward
4
Walter B. MacDonald
won (40%) against 3 opponents.
Candidates »
Candidate
Votes
%
Walter B. MacDonald
1,709
40.5%
Alexander J. Lynch
1,300
30.8%
Armando G. Russo
898
21.3%
Leo J. Cain, Jr
314
7.4%
Blank Votes
196
Total Votes Cast
4,221
Total Ballots Cast
4,417
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