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  MA Attorney General - Appointment
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Parents > United States > Massachusetts > Attorney General
OfficeAttorney General
HonorificAttorney General - Abbr: Attorney General
Type Appointment
Filing Deadline January 04, 1966 - 11:00am Central
Polls Open January 23, 1969 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close January 23, 1969 - 06:00am Central
Term Start January 23, 1969 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 1971 - 12:00pm
ContributorRBH
Last ModifiedRBH February 14, 2023 01:11am
Data SourcesJournal of the House, January 1969, p. 578
Description Elected by a vote of the Massachusetts House and Senate meeting in a joint session.
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/08/1966
NameElliot L. Richardson Votes1,036,739 (51.84%)
Term01/03/1967 - 01/20/1969 Margin90,520 (+4.53%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/03/1970
NameRobert H. Quinn Votes1,174,512 (62.22%)
Term01/03/1971 - 01/03/1975 Margin477,502 (+25.29%)
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Name Robert H. Quinn Robert A. Belmonte Paul Murphy Michael S. Dukakis Lt. Gov. Francis X. Bellotti John C. Bresnahan H. Thomas Colo
PartyDemocratic Republican Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic
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Certified Votes 184 (70.77%) 65 (25.00%) 3 (1.15%) 2 (0.77%) 1 (0.39%) 1 (0.39%) 1 (0.39%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -119 (-45.77%) -181 (-69.62%) -182 (-70.00%) -183 (-70.38%) -183 (-70.38%) -183 (-70.38%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $--
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Entry Date -- -- 01/04/1966 01/04/1966 01/04/1966 01/04/1966 01/04/1966
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Name Samuel C. Koupchik Anthony M. Scibelli William X. Wall  
PartyDemocratic Democratic Democratic  
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Certified Votes 1 (0.39%) 1 (0.39%) 1 (0.39%)  
Margin-183 (-70.38%) -183 (-70.38%) -183 (-70.38%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00%  
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Entry Date 01/04/1966 01/04/1966 01/04/1966  
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