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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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MA | State House - Third Berkshire | Smitty Pignatelli | Democratic | 44% |
MA | State House - Fifth Bristol | Patricia Haddad | Democratic | 44% |
MA | State House - Tenth Bristol | William Straus | Democratic | 78% |
MA | State House - Thirteenth Bristol | Antonio Cabral | Democratic | 56% |
MA | State House - Fifth Middlesex | David Linsky | Democratic | 56% |
MA | State House - Ninth Middlesex | Thomas Stanley | Democratic | 44% |
MA | State House - Eleventh Middlesex | Kay Khan | Democratic | 56% |
MA | State House - Twelfth Middlesex | Ruth Balser | Democratic | 44% |
MA | State House - Twentieth Middlesex | Brad Jones, Jr. | Republican | 33% |
MA | State House - Thirty-Fifth Middlesex | Paul Donato, Sr. | Democratic | 44% |
MA | State House - Thirty-Sixth Middlesex | Colleen Garry | Democratic | 67% |
MA | State House - First Norfolk | Bruce Ayers | Democratic | 44% |
MA | State House - Third Norfolk | Ronald Mariano | Democratic | 83% |
MA | State House - Fourth Norfolk | James Murphy | Democratic | 44% |
MA | State House - Sixth Norfolk | Bill Galvin | Democratic | 44% |
MA | State House - Twelfth Norfolk | John Rogers | Democratic | 67% |
MA | State House - Fourteenth Norfolk | Alice Peisch | Democratic | 56% |
MA | State House - Second Plymouth | Susan Gifford | Republican | 44% |
MA | State House - Seventeenth Suffolk | Kevin Honan | Democratic | 56% |
MA | State House - Seventh Worcester | Paul Frost | Republican | 44% |
MA | State Senate - First Bristol and Plymouth | Michael Rodrigues | Democratic | 78% |
MA | State Senate - Second Bristol and Plymouth | Mark Montigny | Democratic | 56% |
MA | State Senate - First Essex and Middlesex | Bruce Tarr | Republican | 78% |
MA | State Senate - Second Essex and Middlesex | Barry Finegold | Democratic | 56% |
MA | State Senate - Second Middlesex | Pat Jehlen | Democratic | 44% |
MA | State Senate - Second Middlesex and Norfolk | Cindy Creem | Democratic | 56% |
MA | State Senate - Middlesex and Worcester | Jamie Eldridge | Democratic | 56% |
MA | State Senate - Norfolk and Suffolk | Mike Rush | Democratic | 44% |
MA | State Senate - Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth | Walter Timilty | Democratic | 67% |
MA | State Senate - Third Bristol and Plymouth | Marc Pacheco | Democratic | 100% |
MA | Mayor - At-Large | Robert Hedlund, Jr. | 67% | |
MA | Mayor - At-Large | Don Humason, Jr. | 44% | |
MA | Mayor - At-Large | Thomas McGee | Democratic | 56% |
MA | Councilor - At-Large | Thomas Stanley | 44% | |
Robert Antonioni | 56% | |||
Cory Atkins | 56% | |||
Demetrius Atsalis | 89% | |||
Steven Baddour | 78% | |||
Jarrett Barrios | 56% | |||
Frederick Berry | 78% | |||
John Binienda, Sr. | 89% | |||
Deborah Blumer | 56% | |||
Daniel Bosley | 44% | |||
Garrett Bradley | 67% | |||
Stephen Brewer | 100% | |||
Arthur Broadhurst, Jr. | 56% | |||
Scott Brown | 33% | |||
Jennifer Callahan | 100% | |||
Christine Canavan | 89% | |||
Gale Candaras | 89% | |||
Mark Carron | 44% | |||
Paul Casey | 89% | |||
Harriette Chandler | 56% | |||
Cheryl Coakley-Rivera | 56% | |||
Edward Connolly | 67% | |||
Michael Coppola | 44% | |||
Robert Correia | 44% | |||
Michael Costello | 44% | |||
Robert Coughlin | 89% | |||
Geraldine Creedon | 56% | |||
Robert Creedon, Jr. | 33% | |||
Robert DeLeo | 89% | |||
Brian Dempsey | 56% | |||
Salvatore DiMasi | 0% | |||
Christopher Donelan | 56% | |||
Joseph Driscoll, Jr. | 44% | |||
Lewis Evangelidis | 44% | |||
James Fagan | 88% | |||
Christopher Fallon | 56% | |||
Mark Falzone | 56% | |||
Susan Fargo | 11% | |||
Robert Fennell | 89% | |||
Michael Festa | 56% | |||
David Flynn | 89% | |||
Gloria Fox | 44% | |||
John Fresolo | 67% | |||
Anne Gobi | 100% | |||
Emile Goguen | 67% | |||
Tom Golden, Jr. | 67% | |||
Shirley Gomes | 44% | |||
Mary Grant | 56% | |||
William Greene, Jr. | 56% | |||
Geoffrey Hall | 67% | |||
Robert Hargraves | 44% | |||
Lida Harkins | 22% | |||
John Hart, Jr. | 100% | |||
Robert Havern III | 44% | |||
Bradford Hill | 44% | |||
Frank Hynes | 44% | |||
Brian Joyce | 56% | |||
Louis Kafka | 67% | |||
Michael Kane | 44% | |||
Rachel Kaprielian | 56% | |||
Jay Kaufman | 56% | |||
Daniel Keenan | 44% | |||
Thomas Kennedy | 67% | |||
Michael Knapik | 78% | |||
Brian Knuuttila | 44% | |||
Peter Kocot | 44% | |||
Robert Koczera | 67% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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MA | State House - Third Berkshire | Smitty Pignatelli | D | 44% |
MA | State House - Fifth Bristol | Patricia Haddad | D | 44% |
MA | State House - Tenth Bristol | William Straus | D | 78% |
MA | State House - Thirteenth Bristol | Antonio Cabral | D | 56% |
MA | State House - Fifth Middlesex | David Linsky | D | 56% |
MA | State House - Ninth Middlesex | Thomas Stanley | D | 44% |
MA | State House - Eleventh Middlesex | Kay Khan | D | 56% |
MA | State House - Twelfth Middlesex | Ruth Balser | D | 44% |
MA | State House - Twentieth Middlesex | Brad Jones, Jr. | R | 33% |
MA | State House - Thirty-Fifth Middlesex | Paul Donato, Sr. | D | 44% |
MA | State House - Thirty-Sixth Middlesex | Colleen Garry | D | 67% |
MA | State House - First Norfolk | Bruce Ayers | D | 44% |
MA | State House - Third Norfolk | Ronald Mariano | D | 83% |
MA | State House - Fourth Norfolk | James Murphy | D | 44% |
MA | State House - Sixth Norfolk | Bill Galvin | D | 44% |
MA | State House - Twelfth Norfolk | John Rogers | D | 67% |
MA | State House - Fourteenth Norfolk | Alice Peisch | D | 56% |
MA | State House - Second Plymouth | Susan Gifford | R | 44% |
MA | State House - Seventeenth Suffolk | Kevin Honan | D | 56% |
MA | State House - Seventh Worcester | Paul Frost | R | 44% |
MA | State Senate - First Bristol and Plymouth | Michael Rodrigues | D | 78% |
MA | State Senate - Second Bristol and Plymouth | Mark Montigny | D | 56% |
MA | State Senate - First Essex and Middlesex | Bruce Tarr | R | 78% |
MA | State Senate - Second Essex and Middlesex | Barry Finegold | D | 56% |
MA | State Senate - Second Middlesex | Pat Jehlen | D | 44% |
MA | State Senate - Second Middlesex and Norfolk | Cindy Creem | D | 56% |
MA | State Senate - Middlesex and Worcester | Jamie Eldridge | D | 56% |
MA | State Senate - Norfolk and Suffolk | Mike Rush | D | 44% |
MA | State Senate - Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth | Walter Timilty | D | 67% |
MA | State Senate - Third Bristol and Plymouth | Marc Pacheco | D | 100% |
MA | Mayor - At-Large | Robert Hedlund, Jr. | 67% | |
MA | Mayor - At-Large | Don Humason, Jr. | 44% | |
MA | Mayor - At-Large | Thomas McGee | D | 56% |
MA | Councilor - At-Large | Thomas Stanley | 44% | |
Robert Antonioni | 56% | |||
Cory Atkins | 56% | |||
Demetrius Atsalis | 89% | |||
Steven Baddour | 78% | |||
Jarrett Barrios | 56% | |||
Frederick Berry | 78% | |||
John Binienda, Sr. | 89% | |||
Deborah Blumer | 56% | |||
Daniel Bosley | 44% | |||
Garrett Bradley | 67% | |||
Stephen Brewer | 100% | |||
Arthur Broadhurst, Jr. | 56% | |||
Scott Brown | 33% | |||
Jennifer Callahan | 100% | |||
Christine Canavan | 89% | |||
Gale Candaras | 89% | |||
Mark Carron | 44% | |||
Paul Casey | 89% | |||
Harriette Chandler | 56% | |||
Cheryl Coakley-Rivera | 56% | |||
Edward Connolly | 67% | |||
Michael Coppola | 44% | |||
Robert Correia | 44% | |||
Michael Costello | 44% | |||
Robert Coughlin | 89% | |||
Geraldine Creedon | 56% | |||
Robert Creedon, Jr. | 33% | |||
Robert DeLeo | 89% | |||
Brian Dempsey | 56% | |||
Salvatore DiMasi | 0% | |||
Christopher Donelan | 56% | |||
Joseph Driscoll, Jr. | 44% | |||
Lewis Evangelidis | 44% | |||
James Fagan | 88% | |||
Christopher Fallon | 56% | |||
Mark Falzone | 56% | |||
Susan Fargo | 11% | |||
Robert Fennell | 89% | |||
Michael Festa | 56% | |||
David Flynn | 89% | |||
Gloria Fox | 44% | |||
John Fresolo | 67% | |||
Anne Gobi | 100% | |||
Emile Goguen | 67% | |||
Tom Golden, Jr. | 67% | |||
Shirley Gomes | 44% | |||
Mary Grant | 56% | |||
William Greene, Jr. | 56% | |||
Geoffrey Hall | 67% | |||
Robert Hargraves | 44% | |||
Lida Harkins | 22% | |||
John Hart, Jr. | 100% | |||
Robert Havern III | 44% | |||
Bradford Hill | 44% | |||
Frank Hynes | 44% | |||
Brian Joyce | 56% | |||
Louis Kafka | 67% | |||
Michael Kane | 44% | |||
Rachel Kaprielian | 56% | |||
Jay Kaufman | 56% | |||
Daniel Keenan | 44% | |||
Thomas Kennedy | 67% | |||
Michael Knapik | 78% | |||
Brian Knuuttila | 44% | |||
Peter Kocot | 44% | |||
Robert Koczera | 67% |