Electoral history of John Kerry
{{Short description|List of elections featuring John Kerry as a candidate}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2013}}
Image:John Kerry official Secretary of State portrait.jpg
The electoral history of John Kerry, Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts (1983–1985), United States Senator (1985–2013), United States Secretary of State (2013–2017), and the 2004 Democratic presidential nominee.
U.S. House of Representatives election
= 1972 =
{{Election box begin no change |title = 1972 Massachusetts's 5th congressional district election, Democratic primary}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (US)
|candidate = John Kerry
|votes = 20,771
|percentage = 27.56%
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (US)
|candidate = Paul J. Sheehy
|votes = 15,641
|percentage = 20.75%
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (US)
|candidate = Anthony R. DiFruscia
|votes = 12,222
|percentage = 16.22%
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (US)
|candidate = John J. Desmond
|votes = 10,213
|percentage = 13.55%
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (US)
|candidate = Robert B. Kennedy
|votes = 5,632
|percentage = 7.47%
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (US)
|candidate = Frederick J. Finnegan
|votes = 2,558
|percentage = 3.39%
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (US)
|candidate = Glenn M. Cooper
|votes = 2,282
|percentage = 3.03%
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (US)
|candidate = Daniel P. Kiley
|votes = 2,221
|percentage = 2.95%
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (US)
|candidate = Helen G. Droney
|votes = 2,124
|percentage = 2.82%
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (US)
|candidate = Richard Williams
|votes = 1,706
|percentage = 2.26%
}}{{Election box total no change
|votes = 75,370
|percentage = 100.00%
}}{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change |title = 1972 Massachusetts's 5th congressional district election}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (US)
|candidate = Paul W. Cronin
|votes = 110,970
|percentage = 53.45%
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (US)
|candidate = John Kerry
|votes = 92,847
|percentage = 44.72%
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Independent politician
|candidate = Roger P. Durkin
|votes = 3,803
|percentage = 1.83%
}}{{Election box total no change
|votes = 207,620
|percentage = 100.00%
}}{{Election box hold with party link no swing
|winner = Republican Party (US)
}}{{Election box end}}
Massachusetts gubernatorial election
= 1982 =
File:Massachusetts Democratic lieutenant gubernatorial primary results by municipality, 1982.svg
{{Election box begin no change| title= 1982 Massachusetts lieutenant gubernatorial Democratic primary}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = John Kerry
|votes = 325,890
|percentage = 29.00%
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Evelyn Murphy
|votes = 286,378
|percentage = 25.48%
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Samuel Rotondi
|votes = 228,086
|percentage = 20.29%
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Lou Nickinello
|votes = 150,829
|percentage = 13.42%
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Lois Pines
|votes = 132,734
|percentage = 11.81%
}}{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 1,123,917
|percentage = 100.00%
}}{{Election box end}}
File:1982 Massachusetts gubernatorial election results map by municipality.svg
{{Election box begin no change |title = 1982 Massachusetts gubernatorial election}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (US)
|candidate = Michael Dukakis / John Kerry
|votes = 1,219,109
|percentage = 59.48%
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (US)
|candidate = John W. Sears / Leon Lombardi
|votes = 749,679
|percentage = 36.57%
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Independent politician
|candidate = Frank Rich / John Davies
|votes = 63,068
|percentage = 3.08%
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Libertarian Party (US)
|candidate = Rebecca Shipman / Norman MacConnell
|votes = 17,918
|percentage = 0.87%
}}{{Election box total no change
|votes = 2,049,774
|percentage = 100.00%
}}{{Election box hold with party link no swing
|winner = Democratic Party (US)
}}{{Election box end}}
U.S. Senate elections
= 1984 =
{{Election box begin no change |title = 1984 United States Senate election in Massachusetts, Democratic primary}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (US)
|candidate = John Kerry
|votes = 322,470
|percentage = 40.83%
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (US)
|candidate = James Michael Shannon
|votes = 297,941
|percentage = 37.72%
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (US)
|candidate = David M. Bartley
|votes = 85,910
|percentage = 10.88%
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (US)
|candidate = Michael Joseph Connolly
|votes = 82,999
|percentage = 10.51
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (US)
|candidate = Others
|votes = 502
|percentage = 0.06%
}}{{Election box total no change
|votes = 789,822
|percentage = 100.00%
}}{{Election box end}}
File:1984 United States Senate election in Massachusetts results map by municipality.svg
{{Election box begin no change |title = 1984 United States Senate election in Massachusetts{{cite web
|url=https://www.fec.gov/resources/cms-content/documents/federalelections84.pdf |title=Federal Elections 1984|website=fec.gov|access-date=29 July 2023}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (US)
|candidate = John Kerry
|votes = 1,393,150
|percentage = 55.05%
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (US)
|candidate = Ray Shamie
|votes = 1,136,913
|percentage = 44.93%
}}{{Election box write-in with party link no change
|votes = 408
|percentage = 0.02%
}}{{Election box total no change
|votes = 2,530,471
|percentage = 100.00%
}}{{Election box hold with party link no swing
|winner = Democratic Party (US)
}}{{Election box end}}
= 1990 =
File:1990 United States Senate election in Massachusetts results map by municipality.svg
{{Election box begin no change | title = 1990 United States Senate election in Massachusetts{{cite web
|url=https://www.fec.gov/resources/cms-content/documents/federalelections90.pdf|title=Federal Elections 1990|website=fec.gov|access-date=29 July 2023}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = John Kerry (incumbent)
| votes = 1,321,712
| percentage = 54.51%
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Jim Rappaport
| votes = 992,917
| percentage = 40.95%
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Independent (United States)
| candidate = David Pover
| votes = 109,950
| percentage = 4.54%
}}{{Election box total no change
| votes = 2,424,579
| percentage = 100.00%
}}{{Election box hold with party link no swing
|winner = Democratic Party (US)
}}{{Election box end}}
= 1996 =
{{Election box begin no change |title = 1996 United States Senate election in Massachusetts, Democratic primary}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (US)
|candidate = John Kerry (incumbent)
|votes = 221,213
|percentage = 98.62%
}}{{Election box write-in with party link no change
|votes = 3,095
|percentage = 1.38%
}}{{Election box total no change
|votes = 224,308
|percentage = 100.00%
}}{{Election box end}}
File:1996 United States Senate election in Massachusetts results map by municipality.svg
{{Election box begin no change |title = 1996 United States Senate election in Massachusetts{{cite web
|url=https://www.fec.gov/resources/cms-content/documents/FederalElections_96__1996_Senate.pdf|title=Federal Elections 1996|website=fec.gov|access-date=29 July 2023}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (US)
|candidate = John Kerry (incumbent)
|votes = 1,334,345
|percentage = 52.21%
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (US)
|candidate = Bill Weld
|votes = 1,142,837
|percentage = 44.71%
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Conservative Party (US)
|candidate = Susan Gallagher
|votes = 70,013
|percentage = 2.74%
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Natural Law Party (US)
|candidate = Richard Stone
|votes = 7,176
|percentage = 0.28%
}}{{Election box write-in with party link no change
|votes = 1,515
|percentage = 0.06%
}}{{Election box total no change
|votes = 2,555,886
|percentage = 100.00%
}}{{Election box hold with party link no swing
|winner = Democratic Party (US)
}}{{Election box end}}
= 2002 =
{{Election box begin no change |title = 2002 United States Senate election in Massachusetts, Democratic primary{{cite web
|url=https://www.fec.gov/resources/cms-content/documents/FederalElections2002_Senate.pdf|title=Federal Elections 2002|website=fec.gov|access-date=29 July 2023}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (US)
|candidate = John Kerry (incumbent)
|votes = 615,517
|percentage = 99.36%
}}{{Election box write-in with party link no change
|votes = 3,979
|percentage = 0.64%
}}{{Election box total no change
|votes = 619,496
|percentage = 100.00%
}}{{Election box end}}
File:2002 United States Senate election in Massachusetts results map by municipality.svg
{{Election box begin
| title= 2002 United States Senate election in Massachusetts{{cite web|url=http://electionstats.state.ma.us/elections/view/19973/|publisher=Massachusetts Elections Division|title=PD43+ >> 2002 U.S. Senate General Election|access-date=July 23, 2018}}{{Cite web |last=Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives |date=2003-05-01 |title=Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 2002 |url=https://history.house.gov/Institution/Election-Statistics/2002election/ |pages=19 |publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = John F. Kerry (Incumbent)
| votes = 1,605,976
| percentage = 72.33%
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Libertarian Party (United States)
| candidate = Michael Cloud
| votes = 369,807
| percentage = 16.66%
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Independent (politician)
| candidate = Randall Forsberg (write-in)
| votes = 24,898
| percentage = 1.12%
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate
| party =
| candidate = All others
| votes = 6,077
| percentage = 0.27%
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate
| party =
| candidate = Blank / Scattering
| votes = 213,543
| percentage = 9.62%
| change =
}}
{{Election box total
| votes = 2,220,301
| percentage = 100%
| change =
}}
{{Election box end}}
= 2008 =
{{Election box begin no change |title = 2008 United States Senate election in Massachusetts, Democratic primary}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (US)
|candidate = John Kerry (incumbent)
|votes = 342,446
|percentage = 68.85%
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (US)
|candidate = Edward O'Reilly
|votes = 154,395
|percentage = 31.04%
}}{{Election box write-in with party link no change
|votes = 538
|percentage = 0.11%
}}{{Election box total no change
|votes = 497,379
|percentage = 100.00%
}}{{Election box end}}
File:Massachusetts Senatorial Election Results by municipality, 2008.png
{{Election box begin no change |title = 2008 United States Senate election in Massachusetts{{cite web
|url=https://www.fec.gov/resources/cms-content/documents/2008congresults.pdf|title=Federal Elections 2008|website=fec.gov|access-date=29 July 2023}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (US)
|candidate = John Kerry (incumbent)
|votes = 1,971,974
|percentage = 65.84%
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (US)
|candidate = Jeff Beatty
|votes = 926,044
|percentage = 30.92%
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Libertarian Party (US)
|candidate = Robert Underwood
|votes = 93,713
|percentage = 3.13%
}}{{Election box write-in with party link no change
|votes = 3,516
|percentage = 0.12%
}}{{Election box total no change
|votes = 2,995,247
|percentage = 100.00%
}}{{Election box hold with party link no swing
|winner = Democratic Party (US)
}}{{Election box end}}
Presidential election
= 2004 =
[[File:Democratic presidential primary map, 2004.svg|thumb|400px|Primary results by state and territory{{Col-begin}}
{{Col-2}}
{{legend|#00539f|John Kerry (52) |border=0}}
{{legend|#e50100|John Edwards (2) |border=0}}
{{legend|#e7cf1e|Howard Dean (1) |border=0}}
{{legend|#039042|Wesley Clark (1) |border=0}}
{{Col-end}}]]
{{Election box begin no change |title = 2004 Democratic Party presidential primaries{{Cite web|url=http://www.thegreenpapers.com/P04/D.phtml|title = Democratic Convention 2004}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (US)
|candidate = John Kerry
|votes = 10,045,891
|percentage = 60.75%
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (US)
|candidate = John Edwards
|votes = 3,207,048
|percentage = 19.39%
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (US)
|candidate = Howard Dean
|votes = 937,015
|percentage = 5.67%
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (US)
|candidate = Dennis Kucinich
|votes = 643,067
|percentage = 3.89%
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (US)
|candidate = Wesley Clark
|votes = 572,207
|percentage = 3.46%
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (US)
|candidate = Al Sharpton
|votes = 383,683
|percentage = 2.32%
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (US)
|candidate = Uncommitted
|votes = 155,388
|percentage = 0.94%
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (US)
|candidate = Others
|votes = 591,524
|percentage = 3.58%
}}{{Election box total no change
|votes = 16,535,823
|percentage = 100.00%
}}{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change |title = 2004 Democratic National Convention, Presidential tally}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (US)
|candidate = John Kerry
|votes = 4,253
|percentage = 98.40%
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (US)
|candidate = Dennis Kucinich
|votes = 43
|percentage = 0.99%
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (US)
|candidate = (not voting)
|votes = 26
|percentage = 0.60%
}}{{Election box total no change
|votes = 4,322
|percentage = 100.00%
}}{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change |title = 2004 Independence Party of Minnesota presidential caucus}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Independence Party of Minnesota
|candidate = John Edwards
|votes = 335
|percentage = 41.10%
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Independence Party of Minnesota
|candidate = John Kerry
|votes = 149
|percentage = 18.28%
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Independence Party of Minnesota
|candidate = George W. Bush (incumbent)
|votes = 94
|percentage = 11.53%
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Independence Party of Minnesota
|candidate = Ralph Nader
|votes = 78
|percentage = 9.57%
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Independence Party of Minnesota
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 66
|percentage = 8.10%
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Independence Party of Minnesota
|candidate = Dennis Kucinich
|votes = 40
|percentage = 4.91%
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Independence Party of Minnesota
|candidate = Lorna Salzman
|votes = 9
|percentage = 1.10%
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Independence Party of Minnesota
|candidate = John McCain
|votes = 9
|percentage = 1.10%
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Independence Party of Minnesota
|candidate = Al Sharpton
|votes = 5
|percentage = 0.61%
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Independence Party of Minnesota
|candidate = Others
|votes = 34
|percentage = 4.15%
}}{{Election box total no change
|votes = 819
|percentage = 100.00%
}}{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change |title = 2004 Independence Party of New York presidential convention}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Independence Party of New York
|candidate = Ralph Nader
|votes = 623,931
|percentage = 95.40%
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Independence Party of New York
|candidate = John Kerry
|votes = 26,161
|percentage = 4.00%
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Independence Party of New York
|candidate = George W. Bush (incumbent)
|votes = 2,616
|percentage = 0.40%
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Independence Party of New York
|candidate = David Cobb
|votes = 1,308
|percentage = 0.20%
}}{{Election box total no change
|votes = 654,016
|percentage = 100.00%
}}{{Election box end}}
[[File:ElectoralCollege2004.svg|thumb|right|400px|
2004 Electoral college results
Bush: 286 votes (31 states)
Kerry: 251 votes (19 states + DC)
Edwards: 1 vote]]
{{Election box begin no change |title = 2004 United States presidential election{{cite web
|url=https://www.fec.gov/resources/cms-content/documents/2004pres.pdf|title=Federal Elections 2004|website=fec.gov|access-date=29 July 2023}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (US)
|candidate = George W. Bush / Dick Cheney (inc.)
|votes = 62,040,610
|percentage = 50.73%
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (US)
|candidate = John Kerry / John Edwards
|votes = 59,028,444
|percentage = 48.27%
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Independent politician
|candidate = Ralph Nader / Peter Camejo
|votes = 465,650
|percentage = 0.38%
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Libertarian Party (US)
|candidate = Michael Badnarik / Richard Campagna
|votes = 397,265
|percentage = 0.32%
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Constitution Party (US)
|candidate = Michael Peroutka / Chuck Baldwin
|votes = 143,630
|percentage = 0.12%
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Green Party (US)
|candidate = David Cobb / Pat LaMarche
|votes = 119,859
|percentage = 0.10%
}}{{Election box candidate no change
|party =
|candidate = Others
|votes = 95,172
|percentage = 0.08%
}}{{Election box total no change
|votes = 122,295,345
|percentage = 100.00%
}}{{Election box hold with party link no swing
|winner = Republican Party (US)
}}{{Election box end}}