Quentin Palfrey
Quentin Palfrey (Democratic Party) ran for election for Attorney General of Massachusetts. He lost in the Democratic primary on September 6, 2022. Palfrey unofficially withdrew from the race but appeared on the primary election ballot on September 6, 2022.
Palfrey ran on a joint ticket with the gubernatorial nominee, Jay Gonzalez (D) in 2018.
Biography
Palfrey earned a bachelor's degree from Harvard University in 1996 and a law degree from Harvard Law School in 2002. His career experience includes working as an election protection attorney. In 2019, Palfrey founded Voter Protection Corps, a nonprofit that works to increase voting access in states across the county. He was also the first Chief of the Health Care Division in the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office. He previously served in President Obama’s White House Office of Science and Technology Policy and as the acting general counsel for the Department of Commerce in President Biden's administration.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Massachusetts Attorney General election, 2022
General election
General election for Attorney General of Massachusetts
Andrea Campbell defeated James McMahon in the general election for Attorney General of Massachusetts on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Andrea Campbell (D) | 62.9 | 1,539,624 |
 | James McMahon (R) | 37.1 | 908,608 | |
| Total votes: 2,448,232 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Attorney General of Massachusetts
Andrea Campbell defeated Shannon Liss-Riordan and Quentin Palfrey (Unofficially withdrew) in the Democratic primary for Attorney General of Massachusetts on September 6, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Andrea Campbell | 50.0 | 365,362 |
 | Shannon Liss-Riordan | 34.1 | 248,648 | |
 | Quentin Palfrey (Unofficially withdrew) | 15.8 | 115,200 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 831 | ||
| Total votes: 730,041 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Attorney General of Massachusetts
James McMahon advanced from the Republican primary for Attorney General of Massachusetts on September 6, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | James McMahon | 99.3 | 215,283 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.7 | 1,542 | ||
| Total votes: 216,825 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts
Incumbent Karyn Polito defeated Quentin Palfrey in the general election for Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Karyn Polito (R) | 64.7 | 1,781,341 |
| Quentin Palfrey (D) | 32.2 | 885,770 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 3.1 | 85,554 | ||
| Total votes: 2,752,665 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts
Quentin Palfrey defeated Jimmy Tingle in the Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts on September 4, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Quentin Palfrey | 58.9 | 307,240 |
 | Jimmy Tingle | 41.1 | 214,204 | |
| Total votes: 521,444 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts
Incumbent Karyn Polito advanced from the Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts on September 4, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Karyn Polito | 100.0 | 204,914 |
| Total votes: 204,914 | |||
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Quentin Palfrey did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2022 Elections
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