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Here are the unofficial results of the Democratic and Republican state primaries, held Sept. 19, 2006. Winners declared by the Associated Press are denoted by a check mark (Winner).
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Democrats

Governor
Seat held by: Mitt Romney (R), who is not seeking re-election
Precincts reporting: 2166 of 2166 -- 100%
Candidate Votes Pct.
Winner Deval Patrick 452,393 50%
Christopher Gabrieli 248,095 27%
Thomas Reilly 210,389 23%
* Town-by-town results | Last updated: 10:44 AM

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Democrats

Lieutenant Governor
Seat held by: Kerry Healey (R), who is running for governor
Precincts reporting: 2166 of 2166 -- 100%
Candidate Votes Pct.
Winner Timothy Murray 351,594 43%
Deborah Goldberg 280,080 34%
Andrea Silbert 192,075 23%
* Town-by-town results | Last updated: 10:44 AM

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Republicans

US Senate
Seat held by: Edward Kennedy (D), who is running for re-election
Precincts reporting: 2166 of 2166 -- 100%
Candidate Votes Pct.
Winner Ken Chase 35,497 51%
Kevin Scott 34,179 49%
* Town-by-town results | Last updated: 10:44 AM

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Democrats

US House
9th District
Seat held by: Lynch
Precincts reporting: 225 of 225 -- 100%
Candidate Votes Pct.
Winner Steve Lynch 75,250 77%
Philip Dunkelbarger 22,071 23%
* Town-by-town results | Last updated: 10:44 AM

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Democrats

Secretary of State
Seat held by: Galvin
Precincts reporting: 2166 of 2166 -- 100%
Candidate Votes Pct.
Winner William Galvin 634,053 83%
John Bonifaz 128,997 17%
* Town-by-town results | Last updated: 10:44 AM

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Democrats

Governor's Councillor
1st District
Seat held by: Fiola
Precincts reporting: 258 of 258 -- 100%
Candidate Votes Pct.
Winner Carole Fiola 51,774 56%
Kelly Lydon 40,882 44%
* Town-by-town results | Last updated: 10:44 AM

7th District
Seat held by: Dennis McManus (D), who is not seeking re-election
Precincts reporting: 248 of 248 -- 100%
Candidate Votes Pct.
Winner Thomas Foley 28,209 33%
Brian D'Andrea 22,529 26%
Brian Buckley 14,567 17%
John Burke 11,273 13%
Daniel O'Connor 9,950 11%
* Town-by-town results | Last updated: 10:44 AM

8th District
Seat held by: Vickery
Precincts reporting: 314 of 314 -- 100%
Candidate Votes Pct.
Winner Thomas Merrigan 33,966 44%
Peter Vickery 33,388 44%
Rinaldo Del Gallo 8,994 12%
* Town-by-town results | Last updated: 10:44 AM

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Democrats

State Senate
Berkshire, Hampshire & Franklin
Seat held by: Andrea Nuciforo Jr. (D), who is not seeking re-election
Precincts reporting: 80 of 80 -- 100%
Candidate Votes Pct.
Winner Benjamin Downing 32%
Christopher Hodgkins 7,333 31%
Margaret Ware 5,221 22%
Helen Sharron 3,111 13%
John Zelazo 394 2%
* Town-by-town results | Last updated: 10:44 AM

1st Hampden & Hampshire
Seat held by: Brian Lees (R), who is not seeking re-election
Precincts reporting: 53 of 53 -- 100%
Candidate Votes Pct.
Winner Gale Candaras 8,351 46%
Brian Ashe 6,580 37%
Rosemarie Mazza-Moriarty 3,072 17%
* Town-by-town results | Last updated: 10:44 AM

4th Middlesex
Seat held by: Havern
Precincts reporting: 56 of 56 -- 100%
Candidate Votes Pct.
Winner Robert Havern 15,719 61%
Joanna Gonsalves 10,237 39%
* Town-by-town results | Last updated: 10:44 AM

Plymouth & Norfolk
Seat held by: Robert Hedlund (R), who is running for re-election
Precincts reporting: 51 of 51 -- 100%
Candidate Votes Pct.
Winner Stephen Lynch 12,318 57%
Matthias Mulvey 9,461 43%
* Town-by-town results | Last updated: 10:44 AM

2nd Suffolk
Seat held by: Wilkerson. Note: Candidates are all write-ins
Precincts reporting: 73 of 73 -- 100%
Candidate Votes Pct.
Dianne Wilkerson-W-I 5,466 48%
Sonia Chang-Diaz-W-I 5,325 46%
John Kelleher-W-I 393 3%
Samiyah Diaz-W-I 275 2%
* Town-by-town results | Last updated: 10:44 AM

1st Worcester
Seat held by: Chandler
Precincts reporting: 46 of 46 -- 100%
Candidate Votes Pct.
Winner Harriette Chandler 16,930 77%
Deirdre Healy 5,152 23%
* Town-by-town results | Last updated: 10:44 AM

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Republicans

State Senate
Cape & Islands
Seat held by: Robert O'Leary (D), who is running for re-election
Precincts reporting: 50 of 50 -- 100%
Candidate Votes Pct.
Winner Ricardo Barros 4,256 59%
Doug Bennett 3,004 41%
* Town-by-town results | Last updated: 10:44 AM

1st Hampden & Hampshire
Seat held by: Brian Lees (R), who is not seeking re-election
Precincts reporting: 53 of 53 -- 100%
Candidate Votes Pct.
Winner Enrico Villamaino 51%
Kevin Corridan 1,197 31%
Ronald Cutler 679 18%
* Town-by-town results | Last updated: 10:44 AM

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Democrats

State House
4th Barnstable
Seat held by: Shirley Gomes (R), who is not seeking re-election
Precincts reporting: 12 of 12 -- 100%
Candidate Votes Pct.
Winner Sarah Peake 4,381 55%
Raymond Gottwald 1,875 24%
Ronald Bergstrom 1,652 21%
* Town-by-town results | Last updated: 10:44 AM

4th Berkshire
Seat held by: Pignatelli
Precincts reporting: 26 of 26 -- 100%
Candidate Votes Pct.
Winner Smitty Pignatelli 5,916 88%
Patrick Long 810 12%
* Town-by-town results | Last updated: 10:44 AM

1st Bristol
Seat held by: Virginia Coppola (R), who is not seeking re-election
Precincts reporting: 11 of 11 -- 100%
Candidate Votes Pct.
Winner Claire Naughton 2,592 60%
Paul Feeney 1,210 28%
Matthew Donovan 487 11%
* Town-by-town results | Last updated: 10:44 AM

4th Bristol
Seat held by: Philip Travis (D), who is not seeking re-election
Precincts reporting: 12 of 12 -- 100%
Candidate Votes Pct.
Winner Steven D'Amico 1,710 38%
Nicholas Bernier 1,302 29%
John Whelan 750 17%
Robert Marquis 719 16%
* Town-by-town results | Last updated: 10:44 AM

7th Bristol
Seat held by: Correia
Precincts reporting: 12 of 12 -- 100%
Candidate Votes Pct.
Winner Robert Correia 3,213 69%
Kevin Aguiar 991 21%
John Rodrigues 434 9%
* Town-by-town results | Last updated: 10:44 AM

13th Bristol
Seat held by: Cabral
Precincts reporting: 19 of 19 -- 100%
Candidate Votes Pct.
Winner Antonio Cabral 3,784 59%
Brian Gomes 2,577 41%
* Town-by-town results | Last updated: 10:44 AM

9th Essex
Seat held by: Falzone
Precincts reporting: 14 of 14 -- 100%
Candidate Votes Pct.
Winner Mark Falzone 4,633 60%
Sean Grant 3,093 40%
* Town-by-town results | Last updated: 10:44 AM

12th Essex
Seat held by: Spiliotis
Precincts reporting: 16 of 16 -- 100%
Candidate Votes Pct.
Winner Joyce Spiliotis 4,450 53%
Sean Fitzgerald 3,983 47%
* Town-by-town results | Last updated: 10:44 AM

15th Essex
Seat held by: Arthur Broadhurst (D), who is running for Essex Register of
Precincts reporting: 11 of 11 -- 100%
Candidate Votes Pct.
Winner Linda Campbell 1,907 32%
Christopher DiBella 1,715 29%
Edward Curran 1,311 22%
Michael Hennessy 975 17%
* Town-by-town results | Last updated: 10:44 AM

3rd Hampden
Seat held by: Daniel F. Keenan (D), who is not seeking re-election
Precincts reporting: 13 of 13 -- 100%
Candidate Votes Pct.
Winner Rosemary Sandlin 56%
Joseph Mineo 1,747 40%
Carley Johnson 189 4%
* Town-by-town results | Last updated: 10:44 AM

11th Hampden
Seat held by: Swan
Precincts reporting: 17 of 17 -- 100%
Candidate Votes Pct.
Winner Benjamin Swan 1,962 55%
Norman Oliver 1,073 30%
Larry Lawson 563 16%
* Town-by-town results | Last updated: 10:44 AM

28th Middlesex
Seat held by: Edward Connolly (D), who died in May
Precincts reporting: 19 of 19 -- 100%
Candidate Votes Pct.
Winner Stephen Smith 3,080 52%
Frank Nuzzo 2,884 48%
* Town-by-town results | Last updated: 10:44 AM

12th Norfolk
Seat held by: Rogers
Precincts reporting: 13 of 13 -- 100%
Candidate Votes Pct.
Winner John Rogers 5,155 72%
Leah O'Leary 1,976 28%
* Town-by-town results | Last updated: 10:44 AM

5th Suffolk
Seat held by: St. Fleur
Precincts reporting: 19 of 19 -- 100%
Candidate Votes Pct.
Winner Marie St. Fleur 1,912 56%
Roy Owens 897 26%
Severiano Cruz 588 17%
* Town-by-town results | Last updated: 10:44 AM

6th Suffolk
Seat held by: Shirley Owens-Hicks (D), who is not seeking re-election
Precincts reporting: 18 of 18 -- 100%
Candidate Votes Pct.
Winner Willie Mae Allen 2,187 52%
William Celester 1,785 43%
Wayne Wilson 203 5%
* Town-by-town results | Last updated: 10:44 AM

1st Worcester
Seat held by: Lewis Evangelidis (R), who is running for re-election
Precincts reporting: 13 of 13 -- 100%
Candidate Votes Pct.
Winner Nate Kaplan 3,403 71%
Emery Markles 1,379 29%
* Town-by-town results | Last updated: 10:44 AM

3rd Worcester
Seat held by: Emile Goguen (D), who is not seeking re-election
Precincts reporting: 12 of 12 -- 100%
Candidate Votes Pct.
Winner Stephen DiNatale 66%
Mary Whitney 984 21%
David LeBlanc 639 14%
* Town-by-town results | Last updated: 10:44 AM

6th Worcester
Seat held by: Mark Carron (D), who is not seeking re-election
Precincts reporting: 12 of 12 -- 100%
Candidate Votes Pct.
Winner Geraldo Alicea 1,935 31%
Scott Lazo 1,468 24%
Joanne Powell 1,039 17%
Patrick Driscoll 908 15%
Karen Spiewak 880 14%
* Town-by-town results | Last updated: 10:44 AM

8th Worcester
Seat held by: Kujawski
Precincts reporting: 13 of 13 -- 100%
Candidate Votes Pct.
Winner Paul Kujawski 2,819 62%
Mark Dowgiewicz 1,718 38%
* Town-by-town results | Last updated: 10:44 AM

10th Worcester
Seat held by: Parente
Precincts reporting: 9 of 9 -- 100%
Candidate Votes Pct.
Winner John Fernandes 4,823 59%
Marie Parente 3,328 41%
* Town-by-town results | Last updated: 10:44 AM

16th Worcester
Seat held by: Fresolo
Precincts reporting: 11 of 11 -- 100%
Candidate Votes Pct.
Winner John Fresolo 2,709 57%
Melissa Murgo 2,010 43%
* Town-by-town results | Last updated: 10:44 AM

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Republicans

State House
4th Barnstable
Seat held by: Shirley Gomes (R), who is not seeking re-election
Precincts reporting: 12 of 12 -- 100%
Candidate Votes Pct.
Aaron Maloy 873 34%
Donald Howell 862 34%
Andrew Buckley 831 32%
* Town-by-town results | Last updated: 10:44 AM

4th Bristol
Seat held by: Philip Travis (D), who is not seeking re-election
Precincts reporting: 12 of 12 -- 100%
Candidate Votes Pct.
Winner Steven Howitt 563 75%
Brian Langevin 192 25%
* Town-by-town results | Last updated: 10:44 AM

3rd Hampden
Seat held by: Daniel F. Keenan (D), who is not seeking re-election
Precincts reporting: 13 of 13 -- 100%
Candidate Votes Pct.
Winner Robert Magovern 495 70%
John Cesan 213 30%
* Town-by-town results | Last updated: 10:44 AM

12th Hampden
Seat held by: Gale Candaras (D), who is running for State Senate
Precincts reporting: 15 of 15 -- 100%
Candidate Votes Pct.
Winner Christopher Leisey 67%
Bob Collamore 430 33%
* Town-by-town results | Last updated: 10:44 AM

4th Norfolk
Seat held by: James M. Murphy (D), who is running for re-election
Precincts reporting: 13 of 13 -- 100%
Candidate Votes Pct.
Winner Robert Thomas 295 55%
Brad Bennion 245 45%
* Town-by-town results | Last updated: 10:44 AM

6th Worcester
Seat held by: Mark Carron (D), who is not seeking re-election
Precincts reporting: 12 of 12 -- 100%
Candidate Votes Pct.
Winner David Singer 596 52%
Ronald Chernisky 540 48%
* Town-by-town results | Last updated: 10:44 AM

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Democrats

County Offices
Berkshire District Attorney
Seat held by: Capeless
Precincts reporting: 64 of 64 -- 100%
Candidate Votes Pct.
Winner David Capeless 12,870 61%
Judith Knight 8,089 39%
* Town-by-town results | Last updated: 10:44 AM

Bristol County Commissioner
Seat held by: Lopes
Precincts reporting: 175 of 175 -- 100%
Candidate Votes Pct.
Winner Maria Lopes 25,612 44%
Gregory DeMelo 20,138 34%
Perry Long 13,041 22%
* Town-by-town results | Last updated: 10:44 AM

Bristol District Attorney
Seat held by: Walsh
Precincts reporting: 175 of 175 -- 100%
Candidate Votes Pct.
Winner Samuel Sutter 33,912 51%
Paul Walsh 32,062 49%
* Town-by-town results | Last updated: 10:44 AM

Essex Northern Register of Deeds
Seat held by: Thomas J. Burke (D), who is not seeking re-election
Precincts reporting: 53 of 53 -- 100%
Candidate Votes Pct.
Winner Robert Kelley 9,131 51%
Arthur Broadhurst 8,733 49%
* Town-by-town results | Last updated: 10:44 AM

Franklin Clerk of Courts
Seat held by: Doris Doyle, who is not seeking re-election
Precincts reporting: 40 of 40 -- 100%
Candidate Votes Pct.
Winner Eve Blakeslee 5,992 58%
William Mazanec 4,401 42%
* Town-by-town results | Last updated: 10:44 AM

Hampden Clerk of Courts
Seat held by: Mazza
Precincts reporting: 171 of 171 -- 100%
Candidate Votes Pct.
Winner James Goodhines 19,079 51%
Marie Mazza 18,617 49%
* Town-by-town results | Last updated: 10:44 AM

Hampden Register of Deeds
Seat held by: Ashe
Precincts reporting: 171 of 171 -- 100%
Candidate Votes Pct.
Winner Donald Ashe 28,422 69%
Gerard Matthews 12,943 31%
* Town-by-town results | Last updated: 10:44 AM

Middlesex Clerk of Courts
Seat held by: Edward J. Sullivan (D), who is not seeking re-election
Precincts reporting: 475 of 475 -- 100%
Candidate Votes Pct.
Winner Michael Sullivan 124,686 71%
Bruce Desmond 50,166 29%
* Town-by-town results | Last updated: 10:44 AM

Plymouth Clerk of Courts
Seat held by: Powers
Precincts reporting: 141 of 141 -- 100%
Candidate Votes Pct.
Winner Francis Powers 34,365 66%
Mark Adams 17,445 34%
* Town-by-town results | Last updated: 10:44 AM

Plymouth County Commissioner
Seat held by: McMullen
Precincts reporting: 141 of 141 -- 100%
Candidate Votes Pct.
Winner Timothy McMullen 25,117 47%
Lisa Clark 14,924 28%
Robert Sullivan 13,633 25%
* Town-by-town results | Last updated: 10:44 AM

Suffolk Clerk of Supreme Judicial Court
Seat held by: Doyle
Precincts reporting: 297 of 297 -- 100%
Candidate Votes Pct.
Winner Maura Doyle 47,044 68%
Peter Walsh 21,758 32%
* Town-by-town results | Last updated: 10:44 AM

Suffolk Criminal Clerk of Courts
Seat held by: Acting Clerk of Courts Joseph Rubino, who is not seeking
Precincts reporting: 297 of 297 -- 100%
Candidate Votes Pct.
Winner Maura Hennigan 42,952 54%
Robert Dello Russo 36,444 46%
* Town-by-town results | Last updated: 10:44 AM

Suffolk Register of Deeds
Seat held by: Roache
Precincts reporting: 297 of 297 -- 100%
Candidate Votes Pct.
Winner Mickey Roache 55,225 79%
Michael Mackan 14,782 21%
* Town-by-town results | Last updated: 10:44 AM

Worcester (Middle) District Attorney
Seat held by: John Conte (D), who is not running for re-election
Precincts reporting: 230 of 230 -- 100%
Candidate Votes Pct.
Winner Joseph Early 69,787 78%
Daniel Shea 20,021 22%
* Town-by-town results | Last updated: 10:44 AM

Worcester Northern Register of Deeds
Seat held by: John McLaughlin, who is not running for re-election
Precincts reporting: 34 of 34 -- 100%
Candidate Votes Pct.
Winner Kathleen Daigneault 6,431 58%
James Connors 4,638 42%
* Town-by-town results | Last updated: 10:44 AM

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