RepublicanNot in office · last served 1978Last on a ballot: Nov 1992
James J. Gaffney III
Last held office: Massachusetts House of Representatives, District MIDDLESEX 41 (1974–1978). Ran in 3 elections between 1974 and 1992, winning 2.
Last office: Massachusetts House of Representatives, District MIDDLESEX 41
- Last margin
- −8.3
- Lost 1992
- Elections
- 3
- 1974–1992
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Gaffney was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
19761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Gaffney has run
Margin: how far Gaffney finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Massachusetts State Senate, SD-D20 | General | Lost | John D. Obrien Jr. (D) | 45.9% | D+8.3 |
| 1976 | Massachusetts House of Representatives, Middlesex 41 | General | Won | Frank A. Antonelli (D) | 66.9% | R+33.8 |
| 1974 | Massachusetts House of Representatives, Middlesex 41 | General | Won | Frank A. Antonelli (D) | 50.3% | R+0.5 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Gaffney has held
- Massachusetts House of Representatives, District MIDDLESEX 41 · 1974–1978
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Gaffney has run against
- John D. Obrien Jr. (D) · 1992 election, lost
- Frank A. Antonelli (D) · 1976 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive