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Francis E. Ryan
(D)
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Victories
Won
0
out of
4
generals.
Won
0
out of
10
primaries.
Won
0
out of
14
total contests.
Opponents
Richard J. Aylward
1934 General
William B. Bailey
1944 General
William J. Bell
1934 General
Philip J. Beyer, Jr
1946 General
Guy Bianchino
1930 General
Robert A. Blake
1930 General
G. Edward Bradley
1944 General
William L. Bridgeman
1934 General
James H. Buckley
1932 General
Joseph S. Calese
1930 General
Andrew Capuano
1948 General
John B. Carr
1940 General
John L. Carroll
1934 General
John J. Certusi
1946 General
John P. Clair
1934 General
Manuel J. Conceison
1948 General
William P. Corbett
1932 General
John J. Crowley
1934 General
Michael John Daly
1932 General
Francis A. Dardis
1934 General
Edith B. Davidson
1934 General
William T. Deegan
1946 General
John J. Donahue
1934 General
Leo C. Estee
1948 General
Catherine E. Falvey
1940 General
Burton F. Faulkner
1948 General
Arthur P. Fitzgerald
1946 General
Arthur P. Fitzgerald
1940 General
Harvey E. Frost
1946 General
David H. Fulton, Jr
1940 General
Francis R. Gaffney
1930 General
Eugene H. Giroux
1936 General
John M. Grattan
1934 General
Edward L. Hagan
1936 General
W. Frank Hannaford
1946 General
Edith L. Hurd
1934 General
John C. Kelleher
1932 General
John F. Kennedy
1940 General
Earl W. Landry
1944 General
David John Lanigan
1930 General
Edward L. Leahy
1946 General
Edwin O. Learned
1948 General
Edwin O. Learned
1946 General
Edwin J. Liston
1944 General
John M. Lynch
1934 General
Elvin E. MacKenzie
1940 General
Henry J. Mahoney
1934 General
James L. Marmaud, Jr.
1934 General
Eugene C. McCabe
1934 General
James F. McCarron
1944 General
Eugene McCarthy
1944 General
Philip O. McCarthy
1934 General
Paul I. McCarthy
1948 General
Paul A. McCarthy
1946 General
Paul K. McCarthy
1946 General
Frederick T. McDermott
1942 General
John D. McLaughlin
1934 General
Michael J. McMullen
1934 General
Alice McNamara
1944 General
William J. Moran
1946 General
Walter J. Moran
1940 General
Louis A. Morris
1940 General
John A. Morrissey
1946 General
Robert J. Muldoon
1936 General
John J. Murphy
1930 General
Henry T. Murray, Jr
1946 General
Perry F. Nangle
1934 General
John E. O'Brien
1934 General
John T. O'Brien
1946 General
Harry F. O'Connell
1934 General
Harry F. O'Connell
1930 General
Gertrude O'Leary
1948 General
Anthony Palmer
1946 General
Harold A. Palmer
1944 General
Harold A. Palmer
1946 General
Arthur G. Pearson
1932 General
Warren A. Perry
1932 General
Waldo D. Phelps
1932 General
John R. Powers
1940 General
Henry F. Rafferty
1930 General
James M. Redmond
1934 General
James H. Rooney
1948 General
John Ryan
1934 General
Thomas L. Scanlon
1936 General
Eugene C. Sheehan
1940 General
Dennis F. Sisk
1948 General
Letterio Leo Speranza
1932 General
Letterio Speranza
1930 General
Joseph J. Sullivan
1944 General
Albert L. Sullivan
1946 General
John C. Sweeney
1946 General
Joseph Thornton
1934 General
John M. Webster
1932 General
John E. Whitney
1944 General
Raymond A. Willett, Jr.
1942 General
William J. Melley
1944 General
N . Roy Zagami
1940 General
Francis E. Ryan
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1948
Apr 27
Democratic Primary
Ward Committee
Ward
5
Burton F. Faulkner
ran (13%) against 9 opponents.
Candidates »
Candidate
Votes
%
Burton F. Faulkner
58
13.2%
Andrew Capuano
57
13.0%
Francis E. Ryan
45
10.2%
James H. Rooney
44
10.0%
Leo C. Estee
43
9.8%
Gertrude O'Leary
42
9.6%
Paul I. McCarthy
41
9.3%
Edwin O. Learned
37
8.4%
...and 2 more candidates »
Blank Votes
450
Total Votes Cast
440
Total Ballots Cast
890
See Details for this Contest »
1946
Nov 5
General Election
State Representative
24th Middlesex
District
Paul A. McCarthy
ran (19%) against 5 opponents.
Candidates »
Candidate
Votes
%
Paul A. McCarthy
Democratic
9,786
19.1%
William B. Bailey
Republican
9,498
18.6%
Harold A. Palmer
Democratic
8,884
17.4%
Francis E. Ryan
Democratic
8,805
17.2%
Harvey E. Frost
Republican
7,624
14.9%
Philip J. Beyer, Jr
Republican
6,532
12.8%
Blank Votes
10,881
Total Votes Cast
51,127
Total Ballots Cast
62,009
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1946
Jun 18
Democratic Primary
State Representative
24th Middlesex
District
Paul A. McCarthy
ran (20%) against 16 opponents.
Candidates »
Candidate
Votes
%
Paul A. McCarthy
3,443
19.6%
Francis E. Ryan
2,610
14.8%
Harold A. Palmer
1,894
10.8%
Henry T. Murray, Jr
1,621
9.2%
John J. Certusi
1,453
8.3%
William J. Moran
1,291
7.3%
Arthur P. Fitzgerald
1,255
7.1%
Edward L. Leahy
683
3.9%
...and 9 more candidates »
Blank Votes
6,246
Total Votes Cast
17,598
Total Ballots Cast
23,844
See Details for this Contest »
1944
Jul 11
Democratic Primary
State Representative
24th Middlesex
District
Paul A. McCarthy
ran (22%) against 11 opponents.
Candidates »
Candidate
Votes
%
Paul A. McCarthy
2,865
22.3%
Francis E. Ryan
1,754
13.7%
Henry T. Murray, Jr
1,415
11.0%
John J. Certusi
1,041
8.1%
Edwin J. Liston
945
7.4%
Alice McNamara
884
6.9%
James F. McCarron
815
6.3%
Eugene McCarthy
734
5.7%
...and 4 more candidates »
Blank Votes
5,182
Total Votes Cast
12,848
Total Ballots Cast
18,030
See Details for this Contest »
1944
Jul 10
Preliminary Election
Mayor
City
of
Somerville
G. Edward Bradley
won (50%) against 4 opponents.
Candidates »
Candidate
Votes
%
G. Edward Bradley
7,240
49.7%
Harold A. Palmer
2,586
17.7%
William B. Bailey
2,231
15.3%
Francis E. Ryan
1,997
13.7%
William J. Melley
536
3.7%
Blank Votes
293
Total Votes Cast
14,590
Total Ballots Cast
14,883
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1942
Sep 15
Democratic Primary
U.S. House
Congressional District
8
Francis E. Ryan
ran (70%) against 2 opponents.
Candidates »
Candidate
Votes
%
Francis E. Ryan
2,511
69.9%
Frederick T. McDermott
874
24.3%
Raymond A. Willett, Jr.
206
5.7%
Blank Votes
573
Total Votes Cast
3,591
Total Ballots Cast
4,164
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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 »
1936
Sep 15
Democratic Primary
State Senator
3rd Middlesex
District
Eugene H. Giroux
ran (40%) against 4 opponents.
Candidates »
Candidate
Votes
%
Eugene H. Giroux
6,305
39.5%
Francis E. Ryan
4,764
29.3%
Edward L. Hagan
3,228
19.6%
Robert J. Muldoon
1,408
8.6%
Thomas L. Scanlon
446
2.7%
Write-In
37
0.2%
Blank Votes
1,128
Total Votes Cast
16,188
Total Ballots Cast
17,316
See Details for this Contest »
1934
Nov 6
General Election
State Representative
24th Middlesex
District
Eugene H. Giroux
and 5 others ran for 3 seats.
Candidates »
Candidate
Votes
%
Eugene H. Giroux
Democratic
9,932
17.9%
John J. Donahue
Democratic
9,269
16.8%
Francis E. Ryan
Democratic
8,858
25.0%
William J. Bell
Republican
8,661
15.7%
Edith L. Hurd
Republican
7,111
12.9%
Edith B. Davidson
Republican
6,282
11.6%
Write-In
10
0.0%
Blank Votes
8,521
Total Votes Cast
50,123
Total Ballots Cast
58,644
See Details for this Contest »
1934
Sep 20
Democratic Primary
State Representative
24th Middlesex
District
Eugene H. Giroux
and 16 others ran (top 3 advance).
Candidates »
Candidate
Votes
%
Eugene H. Giroux
3,750
16.0%
Francis E. Ryan
3,191
13.6%
John J. Donahue
2,960
12.6%
John L. Carroll
2,134
9.1%
John J. Crowley
2,098
9.0%
John P. Clair
1,804
7.7%
John M. Grattan
1,600
6.8%
John E. Whitney
1,438
6.1%
...and 9 more candidates »
Total Votes Cast
23,451
See Details for this Contest »
1934
Apr 24
Democratic Primary
Ward Committee
Ward
5
John M. Lynch
and 10 others ran (top 10 advance).
Candidates »
Candidate
Votes
%
John M. Lynch
286
12.3%
Francis E. Ryan
263
11.3%
John L. Carroll
253
10.9%
Perry F. Nangle
234
10.1%
James M. Redmond
233
10.0%
Paul A. McCarthy
230
9.9%
John D. McLaughlin
215
9.2%
John E. O'Brien
207
8.9%
...and 3 more candidates »
Blank Votes
2,653
Total Votes Cast
2,327
Total Ballots Cast
4,980
See Details for this Contest »
1932
Nov 8
General Election
State Representative
24th Middlesex
District
Eugene H. Giroux
and 6 others ran for 3 seats.
Candidates »
Candidate
Votes
%
Eugene H. Giroux
10,906
19.4%
Francis E. Ryan
10,461
18.6%
John J. Crowley
10,437
18.6%
Arthur G. Pearson
8,299
14.8%
Edith B. Davidson
8,277
14.7%
Warren A. Perry
7,852
14.0%
John M. Webster
2
0.0%
Blank Votes
8,185
Total Votes Cast
56,234
Total Ballots Cast
64,419
See Details for this Contest »
1932
Sep 20
Democratic Primary
State Representative
24th Middlesex
District
Eugene H. Giroux
and 11 others ran (top 3 advance).
Candidates »
Candidate
Votes
%
Eugene H. Giroux
3,296
17.7%
Francis E. Ryan
2,402
12.9%
John J. Crowley
2,020
10.8%
William P. Corbett
1,925
10.3%
Harry F. O'Connell
1,714
9.2%
John E. Whitney
1,574
8.4%
Michael John Daly
1,560
8.4%
John C. Kelleher
1,336
7.2%
...and 4 more candidates »
Blank Votes
5,300
Total Votes Cast
18,666
Total Ballots Cast
23,966
See Details for this Contest »
1930
Sep 16
Democratic Primary
State Representative
24th Middlesex
District
William P. Corbett
and 15 others ran (top 3 advance).
Candidates »
Candidate
Votes
%
William P. Corbett
2,235
19.3%
John J. Crowley
1,932
16.7%
Eugene H. Giroux
1,606
13.9%
Francis E. Ryan
1,052
38.8%
Robert A. Blake
1,039
9.0%
John M. Grattan
1,033
8.9%
John E. Whitney
945
34.9%
Eugene C. McCabe
941
8.1%
...and 8 more candidates »
Total Votes Cast
14,280
See Details for this Contest »
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