Electoral history of John Kerry
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The electoral history of John Kerry, Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts (1983–1985), United States Senator (1985–2013), United States Secretary of State (2013–2017), and the 2004 Democratic presidential nominee.
U.S. House of Representatives election
1972
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John Kerry | 20,771 | 27.56% | |
| Democratic | Paul J. Sheehy | 15,641 | 20.75% | |
| Democratic | Anthony R. DiFruscia | 12,222 | 16.22% | |
| Democratic | John J. Desmond | 10,213 | 13.55% | |
| Democratic | Robert B. Kennedy | 5,632 | 7.47% | |
| Democratic | Frederick J. Finnegan | 2,558 | 3.39% | |
| Democratic | Glenn M. Cooper | 2,282 | 3.03% | |
| Democratic | Daniel P. Kiley | 2,221 | 2.95% | |
| Democratic | Helen G. Droney | 2,124 | 2.82% | |
| Democratic | Richard Williams | 1,706 | 2.26% | |
| Total votes | 75,370 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Paul W. Cronin | 110,970 | 53.45% | ||
| Democratic | John Kerry | 92,847 | 44.72% | ||
| Independent | Roger P. Durkin | 3,803 | 1.83% | ||
| Total votes | 207,620 | 100.00% | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
Massachusetts gubernatorial election
1982
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John Kerry | 325,890 | 29.00% | |
| Democratic | Evelyn Murphy | 286,378 | 25.48% | |
| Democratic | Samuel Rotondi | 228,086 | 20.29% | |
| Democratic | Lou Nickinello | 150,829 | 13.42% | |
| Democratic | Lois Pines | 132,734 | 11.81% | |
| Total votes | 1,123,917 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Michael Dukakis / John Kerry | 1,219,109 | 59.48% | ||
| Republican | John W. Sears / Leon Lombardi | 749,679 | 36.57% | ||
| Independent | Frank Rich / John Davies | 63,068 | 3.08% | ||
| Libertarian | Rebecca Shipman / Norman MacConnell | 17,918 | 0.87% | ||
| Total votes | 2,049,774 | 100.00% | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
U.S. Senate elections
1984
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John Kerry | 322,470 | 40.83% | |
| Democratic | James Michael Shannon | 297,941 | 37.72% | |
| Democratic | David M. Bartley | 85,910 | 10.88% | |
| Democratic | Michael Joseph Connolly | 82,999 | 10.51 | |
| Democratic | Others | 502 | 0.06% | |
| Total votes | 789,822 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John Kerry | 1,393,150 | 55.05% | ||
| Republican | Ray Shamie | 1,136,913 | 44.93% | ||
| Write-in | 408 | 0.02% | |||
| Total votes | 2,530,471 | 100.00% | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
1990
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John Kerry (incumbent) | 1,321,712 | 54.51% | ||
| Republican | Jim Rappaport | 992,917 | 40.95% | ||
| Independent | David Pover | 109,950 | 4.54% | ||
| Total votes | 2,424,579 | 100.00% | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
1996
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John Kerry (incumbent) | 221,213 | 98.62% | |
| Write-in | 3,095 | 1.38% | ||
| Total votes | 224,308 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John Kerry (incumbent) | 1,334,345 | 52.21% | ||
| Republican | Bill Weld | 1,142,837 | 44.71% | ||
| Conservative | Susan Gallagher | 70,013 | 2.74% | ||
| Natural Law | Richard Stone | 7,176 | 0.28% | ||
| Write-in | 1,515 | 0.06% | |||
| Total votes | 2,555,886 | 100.00% | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
2002
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John Kerry (incumbent) | 615,517 | 99.36% | |
| Write-in | 3,979 | 0.64% | ||
| Total votes | 619,496 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John Kerry (incumbent) | 1,605,976 | 72.33% | ||
| Libertarian | Michael Cloud | 369,807 | 16.66% | ||
| Independent | Randall Forsberg (write-in) | 24,898 | 1.12% | ||
| All others | 6,077 | 0.27% | |||
| Blank / Scattering | 213,543 | 9.62% | |||
| Total votes | 2,220,301 | 100% | |||
2008
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John Kerry (incumbent) | 342,446 | 68.85% | |
| Democratic | Edward O'Reilly | 154,395 | 31.04% | |
| Write-in | 538 | 0.11% | ||
| Total votes | 497,379 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John Kerry (incumbent) | 1,971,974 | 65.84% | ||
| Republican | Jeff Beatty | 926,044 | 30.92% | ||
| Libertarian | Robert Underwood | 93,713 | 3.13% | ||
| Write-in | 3,516 | 0.12% | |||
| Total votes | 2,995,247 | 100.00% | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
Presidential election
2004
|
John Kerry (52)
John Edwards (2)
Howard Dean (1)
Wesley Clark (1)
|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John Kerry | 10,045,891 | 60.75% | |
| Democratic | John Edwards | 3,207,048 | 19.39% | |
| Democratic | Howard Dean | 937,015 | 5.67% | |
| Democratic | Dennis Kucinich | 643,067 | 3.89% | |
| Democratic | Wesley Clark | 572,207 | 3.46% | |
| Democratic | Al Sharpton | 383,683 | 2.32% | |
| Democratic | Uncommitted | 155,388 | 0.94% | |
| Democratic | Others | 591,524 | 3.58% | |
| Total votes | 16,535,823 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John Kerry | 4,253 | 98.40% | |
| Democratic | Dennis Kucinich | 43 | 0.99% | |
| Democratic | (not voting) | 26 | 0.60% | |
| Total votes | 4,322 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independence | John Edwards | 335 | 41.10% | |
| Independence | John Kerry | 149 | 18.28% | |
| Independence | George W. Bush (incumbent) | 94 | 11.53% | |
| Independence | Ralph Nader | 78 | 9.57% | |
| Independence | None of the above | 66 | 8.10% | |
| Independence | Dennis Kucinich | 40 | 4.91% | |
| Independence | Lorna Salzman | 9 | 1.10% | |
| Independence | John McCain | 9 | 1.10% | |
| Independence | Al Sharpton | 5 | 0.61% | |
| Independence | Others | 34 | 4.15% | |
| Total votes | 819 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independence | Ralph Nader | 623,931 | 95.40% | |
| Independence | John Kerry | 26,161 | 4.00% | |
| Independence | George W. Bush (incumbent) | 2,616 | 0.40% | |
| Independence | David Cobb | 1,308 | 0.20% | |
| Total votes | 654,016 | 100.00% | ||
Bush: 286 votes (31 states)
Kerry: 251 votes (19 states + DC)
Edwards: 1 vote
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | George W. Bush / Dick Cheney (inc.) | 62,040,610 | 50.73% | ||
| Democratic | John Kerry / John Edwards | 59,028,444 | 48.27% | ||
| Independent | Ralph Nader / Peter Camejo | 465,650 | 0.38% | ||
| Libertarian | Michael Badnarik / Richard Campagna | 397,265 | 0.32% | ||
| Constitution | Michael Peroutka / Chuck Baldwin | 143,630 | 0.12% | ||
| Green | David Cobb / Pat LaMarche | 119,859 | 0.10% | ||
| Others | 95,172 | 0.08% | |||
| Total votes | 122,295,345 | 100.00% | |||
| Republican hold | |||||