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Russell A. Wood
(R)
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Victories
Won
0
out of
8
generals.
Won
0
out of
14
primaries.
Won
0
out of
22
total contests.
Opponents
Maurice F. A'Hearn
1949 General
John Adams
1950 General
Lyman M. Aldrich
1936 General
William G. Andrew
1926 General
William B. Bailey
1950 General
Patsy Baroni
1949 General
James W. Bean
1920 General
Col. Everett C. Benton
1920 General
Charles R. Brunelle
1949 General
Thomas J. Buckley
1946 General
Thomas H. Buckley
1938 General
Arthur R. Buckley
1940 General
Fred J. Burrell
1928 General
John B. Carr
1949 General
John L. Carroll
1949 General
Walter H. Casey
1949 General
Arthur S. Chavoor
1949 General
Henry Clay
1950 General
Arthur C. Coker
1924 General
Frederic W. Cook
1920 General
Herbert Crabtree
1942 General
W. Murray Crane
1920 General
Edward J. Cronin
1950 General
Charles H. Daniels
1940 General
Richard Darby
1936 General
Ellsworth J. M. Dickson
1950 General
William J. Donovan
1949 General
Elizabeth Donovan
1936 General
John W. Drake
1932 General
John S. Edwards
1932 General
Philip V. Farrell
1949 General
Gordon Faulkner
1949 General
Michael C. Flaherty
1938 General
Herbert F. Foster
1949 General
Harvey E. Frost
1932 General
Louis A. Frothingham
1920 General
Alvan T. Fuller
1920 General
Ralph L. Garrett
1949 General
John H. Gartland
1932 General
Samuel W. George
1920 General
Frederick H. Gillett
1920 General
Thomas J. Gilligan
1949 General
Bernard Giorni
1932 General
Richard H. Goode
1949 General
Frank A. Goodwin
1944 General
Carl D. Goodwin
1938 General
Anthony C. Govoni
1949 General
Attilio Greco
1949 General
Alfred Haase
1936 General
John W. Haigis
1928 General
Charles N. Harris
1924 General
James G. Harris
1920 General
J. Donald Healey
1949 General
Horace I. Hillis
1938 General
Walter J . Hogan
1936 General
Wm. S. Howe
1932 General
Fred M. Ingersoll
1950 General
James Jackson
1920 General
Hiram Johnson
1920 General
Fronie A. Johnston
1932 General
Loring P. Jordan
1926 General
Frances Kaan
1932 General
Bernard G. Kelly
1940 General
Matthew H. Kerner
1949 General
J . Ernest Kerr
1928 General
Harry W. Kimball
1940 General
Douglas Lawson
1950 General
Thomas W. Lawson
1920 General
Joseph F. Leahy
1920 General
Henry Cabot Lodge
1920 General
Samuel W. McCall
1920 General
John F. McGann
1932 General
Thomas F. Stony McGlynn
1949 General
Pearl J. McGlynn
1946 General
Robert F. McLaughlin
1949 General
John J. Molloy
1949 General
Charles J. Mooney
1949 General
Daniel Mulqueeney
1949 General
Joseph J. Nissenbaum
1949 General
Thomas M. Nolan
1949 General
George H. Norton
1932 General
E. Agnes Blood O'Brien
1949 General
Gen. Wm. H. Oakes
1920 General
Armand Piscopo
1949 General
Warren S. Pratt
1932 General
Ethel J. Prince
1942 General
Lettie E. Rose
1932 General
Joseph G. Salerno
1949 General
Fred C. Scanga
1949 General
Robert A. Simmons
1948 General
Robert A. Simmons
1946 General
Joseph B. Spillane
1949 General
Wallace E. Stearns
1946 General
Charles E. Thornton
1949 General
Edward A. Thurston
1920 General
Michael Tuysuzian
1938 General
Francis A. Votano
1948 General
Albert A. Walsh
1949 General
Frank F. Walters
1952 General
Alfred S. Wass
1932 General
John M. Webster
1932 General
Randall W. Weeks
1950 General
Guy S. Williams
1938 General
Willard Wilson
1949 General
Ada F. York
1950 General
Russell A. Wood
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1952
Apr 29
Republican Primary
Delegate to National Convention
Group 3
District
11th Congressional
Frank F. Walters
ran (41%) against
Russell A. Wood
.
Candidates »
Candidate
Votes
%
Frank F. Walters
10,700
40.8%
Russell A. Wood
61
0.2%
Total Votes Cast
26,241
Total Ballots Cast
36,941
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1950
Nov 7
General Election
Secretary of the Commonwealth
State
of
Massachusetts
Edward J. Cronin
ran (65%) against 3 opponents.
Candidates »
Candidate
Votes
%
Edward J. Cronin
Democratic
25,597
65.1%
Russell A. Wood
Republican
13,217
33.6%
Fred M. Ingersoll
Socialist Labor
283
0.7%
Ellsworth J. M. Dickson
Prohibition
230
0.6%
Blank Votes
1,763
Total Votes Cast
39,327
Total Ballots Cast
41,090
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1950
Sep 19
Republican Primary
Secretary of the Commonwealth
State
of
Massachusetts
William B. Bailey
ran (57%) against 6 opponents.
Candidates »
Candidate
Votes
%
William B. Bailey
3,131
57.0%
Russell A. Wood
928
16.9%
Randall W. (Ranny) Weeks
625
11.4%
John Adams
357
6.5%
Douglas Lawson
252
4.6%
Ada F. York
116
2.1%
Henry Clay
85
1.6%
Blank Votes
386
Total Votes Cast
5,494
Total Ballots Cast
5,880
See Details for this Contest »
1949
Oct 11
Preliminary Election
Assessor
City
of
Somerville
Gordon Faulkner
won (11%) against 33 opponents.
Candidates »
Candidate
Votes
%
Gordon Faulkner
5,380
10.7%
Charles R. Brunelle
5,266
10.4%
John B. Carr
3,965
7.9%
Maurice F. Ahearn
3,205
6.3%
Joseph J. Nissenbaum
2,424
4.8%
Herbert F. Foster
2,063
4.1%
Ralph L. Garrett
2,060
4.1%
John L. Carroll
2,035
4.0%
...and 26 more candidates »
Total Votes Cast
50,544
See Details for this Contest »
1948
Nov 2
General Election
Auditor
State
of
Massachusetts
Thomas J. Buckley
ran (71%) against 3 opponents.
Candidates »
Candidate
Votes
%
Thomas J. Buckley
Democratic
32,358
70.9%
Russell A. Wood
Republican
12,790
28.0%
Francis A. Votano
Socialist Labor
360
0.8%
Robert A. Simmons
Prohibition
149
0.3%
Blank Votes
2,637
Total Votes Cast
45,657
Total Ballots Cast
48,294
See Details for this Contest »
1946
Nov 5
General Election
Auditor
State
of
Massachusetts
Thomas J. Buckley
ran (55%) against 3 opponents.
Candidates »
Candidate
Votes
%
Thomas J. Buckley
Democratic
18,729
54.7%
Russell A. Wood
Republican
15,112
44.1%
Pearl J. McGlynn
Socialist Labor
293
0.9%
Robert A. Simmons
Prohibition
106
0.3%
Blank Votes
1,746
Total Votes Cast
34,236
Total Ballots Cast
35,986
See Details for this Contest »
1946
Jun 18
Republican Primary
Auditor
State
of
Massachusetts
Russell A. Wood
ran (80%) against
Wallace E. Stearns
.
Candidates »
Candidate
Votes
%
Russell A. Wood
2,485
80.2%
Wallace E. Stearns
614
19.8%
Blank Votes
355
Total Votes Cast
3,099
Total Ballots Cast
3,454
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1944
Jul 11
Republican Primary
Auditor
State
of
Massachusetts
Frank A. Goodwin
ran (52%) against 2 opponents.
Candidates »
Candidate
Votes
%
Frank A. Goodwin
1,879
52.2%
Russell A. Wood
1,485
41.3%
Wallace E. Stearns
236
6.6%
Blank Votes
279
Total Votes Cast
3,600
Total Ballots Cast
3,879
See Details for this Contest »
1942
Nov 3
General Election
Auditor
State
of
Massachusetts
Thomas J. Buckley
ran (60%) against 3 opponents.
Candidates »
Candidate
Votes
%
Thomas J. Buckley
Democratic
18,295
59.8%
Russell A. Wood
Republican
11,993
39.2%
Herbert Crabtree
Socialist Labor
235
0.8%
Ethel J. Prince
Prohibition
84
0.3%
Blank Votes
2,036
Total Votes Cast
30,607
Total Ballots Cast
32,643
See Details for this Contest »
1942
Sep 15
Republican Primary
Auditor
State
of
Massachusetts
Russell A. Wood
ran unopposed.
Candidates »
Candidate
Votes
%
Russell A. Wood
3,691
100.0%
Blank Votes
383
Total Votes Cast
3,691
Total Ballots Cast
4,074
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1940
Nov 5
General Election
Auditor
State
of
Massachusetts
Thomas J. Buckley
ran (55%) against 5 opponents.
Candidates »
Candidate
Votes
%
Thomas J. Buckley
Democratic
23,408
54.6%
Russell A. Wood
Republican
18,126
42.3%
Arthur R. Buckley
Communist
623
1.5%
Harry W. Kimball
Prohibition
349
0.8%
Bernard G. Kelly
Socialist Labor
171
0.4%
Charles H. Daniels
Socialist
167
0.4%
Blank Votes
3,428
Total Votes Cast
42,844
Total Ballots Cast
46,272
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1940
Sep 17
Republican Primary
Auditor
State
of
Massachusetts
Russell A. Wood
ran unopposed.
Candidates »
Candidate
Votes
%
Russell A. Wood
5,488
100.0%
Blank Votes
726
Total Votes Cast
5,488
Total Ballots Cast
6,214
See Details for this Contest »
1938
Nov 8
General Election
Auditor
State
of
Massachusetts
Thomas H. Buckley
ran (54%) against 5 opponents.
Candidates »
Candidate
Votes
%
Thomas H. Buckley
Democratic
21,169
53.8%
Russell A. Wood
Republican
17,416
44.2%
Michael C. Flaherty
Socialist
331
0.8%
Guy S. Williams
Prohibition
194
0.5%
Michael Tuysuzian
Communist
147
0.4%
Horace I. Hillis
Socialist Labor
130
0.3%
Blank Votes
1,982
Total Votes Cast
39,387
Total Ballots Cast
41,369
See Details for this Contest »
1938
Sep 20
Republican Primary
Auditor
State
of
Massachusetts
Russell A. Wood
ran (76%) against
Carl D. Goodwin
.
Candidates »
Candidate
Votes
%
Russell A. Wood
5,528
76.3%
Carl D. Goodwin
2,110
29.1%
Blank Votes
1,250
Total Votes Cast
7,638
Total Ballots Cast
8,888
See Details for this Contest »
1936
Nov 3
General Election
Auditor
State
of
Massachusetts
Thomas H. Buckley
ran (54%) against 6 opponents.
Candidates »
Candidate
Votes
%
Thomas H. Buckley
Democratic
21,121
53.6%
Russell A. Wood
Republican
17,149
43.5%
Richard Darby
Independent
309
0.8%
Walter J . Hogan
Socialist Labor
284
0.7%
Elizabeth Donovan
Socialist
269
0.7%
Lyman M. Aldrich
Prohibition
173
0.4%
Alfred Haase
Communist
97
0.3%
Blank Votes
2,640
Total Votes Cast
39,402
Total Ballots Cast
42,042
See Details for this Contest »
1936
Sep 15
Republican Primary
Auditor
State
of
Massachusetts
Russell A. Wood
ran (81%) against
Richard Darby
.
Candidates »
Candidate
Votes
%
Russell A. Wood
6,400
80.7%
Richard Darby
1,528
19.3%
Blank Votes
1,116
Total Votes Cast
7,928
Total Ballots Cast
9,044
See Details for this Contest »
1932
Sep 20
Republican Primary
Delegate to State Convention
Ward
3
Harvey E. Frost
and 14 others ran (top 7 advance).
Candidates »
Candidate
Votes
%
Harvey E. Frost
13
13.7%
Fronie A. Johnston
13
13.7%
John H. Gartland
12
12.6%
Bernard Giorni
12
12.6%
John F. McGann
12
12.6%
Lettie E. Rose
12
12.6%
Alfred S. Wass
10
10.5%
John M. Webster
4
4.2%
...and 7 more candidates »
Scattered Votes
28
Blank Votes
7,549
Total Votes Cast
95
Total Ballots Cast
7,672
See Details for this Contest »
1928
Sep 18
Republican Primary
Treasurer
State
of
Massachusetts
Fred J. Burrell
ran (34%) against 3 opponents.
Candidates »
Candidate
Votes
%
Fred J. Burrell
4,185
34.0%
John W. Haigis
3,813
31.0%
Russell A. Wood
2,831
22.9%
J . Ernest Kerr
1,491
12.1%
Blank Votes
1,551
Total Votes Cast
12,320
Total Ballots Cast
13,871
See Details for this Contest »
1926
Sep 14
Republican Primary
Register of Probate
Middlesex
County
William G. Andrew
ran (53%) against 2 opponents.
Candidates »
Candidate
Votes
%
William G. Andrew
3,750
53.4%
Loring P. Jordan
3,246
32.0%
Russell A. Wood
1,022
14.6%
Blank Votes
1,694
Total Votes Cast
7,018
Total Ballots Cast
8,712
See Details for this Contest »
1924
Sep 9
Republican Primary
Register of Probate
Middlesex
County
Arthur C. Coker
ran (46%) against 2 opponents.
Candidates »
Candidate
Votes
%
Arthur C. Coker
4,484
46.5%
Charles N. Harris
3,346
34.7%
Russell A. Wood
1,816
18.8%
Blank Votes
2,942
Total Votes Cast
9,646
Total Ballots Cast
12,588
See Details for this Contest »
1920
Sep 7
Republican Primary
Secretary of the Commonwealth
State
of
Massachusetts
Frederic W. Cook
ran (89%) against 5 opponents.
Candidates »
Candidate
Votes
%
Frederic W. Cook
7,235
89.4%
Russell A. Wood
297
3.7%
James W. Bean
282
3.5%
Samuel W. George
151
1.9%
James G. Harris
129
1.6%
James Jackson
1
0.0%
Blank Votes
451
Total Votes Cast
8,095
Total Ballots Cast
8,546
See Details for this Contest »
1920
Apr 27
Republican Primary
Delegate to National Convention
State
of
Massachusetts
Henry Cabot Lodge
ran (19%) against 12 opponents.
Candidates »
Candidate
Votes
%
Henry Cabot Lodge
2,241
18.7%
Alvan T. Fuller
1,818
15.2%
W. Murray Crane
1,458
12.2%
Frederick H. Gillett
1,438
12.0%
Samuel W. McCall
1,419
11.9%
Louis A. Frothingham
1,260
10.5%
Edward A. Thurston
1,038
8.7%
Thomas W. Lawson
780
6.5%
...and 5 more candidates »
Blank Votes
1,415
Total Votes Cast
11,973
Total Ballots Cast
13,388
See Details for this Contest »
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