DemocratNot in office · last served 1988Last on a ballot: Nov 1986
Joseph B. Walsh
Last held office: Massachusetts State Senate, District SUFFOLKNORFOLK 2 (1974–1988). Ran in 11 elections between 1968 and 1986, winning 11.
Last office: Massachusetts State Senate, District SUFFOLKNORFOLK 2
- Last margin
- +63.5
- Won 1978
- Elections
- 11
- 1968–1986
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Walsh was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
1968197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 134
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Walsh has run
Margin: how far Walsh finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Massachusetts State Senate, Suffolk–Norfolk 2 | General | Won | Unopposed | 99.9% | — |
| 1984 | Massachusetts State Senate, Suffolk–Norfolk 2 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1982 | Massachusetts State Senate, Suffolk–Norfolk 2 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1980 | Massachusetts State Senate, Suffolk–Norfolk 2 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1978 | Massachusetts State Senate, Suffolk–Norfolk 2 | General | Won | James A. Trabucco (R) | 81.7% | D+63.5 |
| 1976 | Massachusetts State Senate, Suffolk–Norfolk 2 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1974 | Massachusetts State Senate, Suffolk–Norfolk 2 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1972 | Massachusetts State Senate, Suffolk 6 | General | Won | Unopposed | 99.9% | — |
| 1972 | Massachusetts State Senate, Suffolk 6 | Special | Won | Francis J. Pienkos (R) | 86% | D+71.9 |
| 1970 | Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 134 | General | Won | Paul Murphy (D), John J. Finnegan (D) | 32.2% | R+3.0 |
| 1968 | Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 134 | General | Won | Paul Murphy (D), John J. Finnegan (D), Charles Zibell (R) | 30.5% | R+3.1 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Walsh has held
- Massachusetts State Senate, District SUFFOLKNORFOLK 2 · 1974–1988
- Massachusetts State Senate, District SUFFOLK 6 · 1972–1974
- Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 134 · 1968–1972
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Walsh has run against
- James A. Trabucco (R) · 1978 election, won
- Francis J. Pienkos (R) · 1972 special election, won
- Paul Murphy (D) · 1970 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive