Stephen Michael Palmer

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Stephen Michael Palmer

Democratic Party

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Last election

September 3, 2024

Education

High school

Braintree High School

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Stephen Michael Palmer (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Massachusetts House of Representatives to represent the 1st Plymouth District. He lost in the Democratic primary on September 3, 2024.

Elections

2024

See also: Massachusetts House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 1st Plymouth District

Michelle Badger defeated Jesse Brown in the general election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 1st Plymouth District on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michelle Badger (D)	52.1	14,980
		Jesse Brown (R)	47.9	13,776

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	There were no incumbents in this race. Source	Total votes: 28,756
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 1st Plymouth District

Michelle Badger defeated Arthur Desloges, Stephen Michael Palmer, and Scott Hokanson in the Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 1st Plymouth District on September 3, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michelle Badger	42.0	2,586
		Arthur Desloges	34.0	2,090
		Stephen Michael Palmer	15.3	939
		Scott Hokanson	8.8	541

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	There were no incumbents in this race. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 6,156
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 1st Plymouth District

Jesse Brown defeated Dee Spencer in the Republican primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 1st Plymouth District on September 3, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jesse Brown	52.4	2,225
		Dee Spencer	47.6	2,018

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	There were no incumbents in this race. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 4,243
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Endorsements

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2022

See also: Massachusetts House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 1st Plymouth District

Incumbent Mathew Muratore defeated Stephen Michael Palmer in the general election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 1st Plymouth District on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mathew Muratore (R)	57.7	12,470
		Stephen Michael Palmer (D)	42.2	9,121
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	19

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 21,610
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 1st Plymouth District

Stephen Michael Palmer defeated Arthur Desloges in the Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 1st Plymouth District on September 6, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Stephen Michael Palmer	54.1	2,687
		Arthur Desloges	45.8	2,277
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	5

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,969
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 1st Plymouth District

Incumbent Mathew Muratore advanced from the Republican primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 1st Plymouth District on September 6, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mathew Muratore	99.8	3,088
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	7

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,095
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2020

Regular election

See also: Massachusetts House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 1st Plymouth District

Incumbent Mathew Muratore defeated Stephen Michael Palmer in the general election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 1st Plymouth District on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mathew Muratore (R)	55.6	15,128
		Stephen Michael Palmer (D)	44.3	12,062
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	33

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 27,223
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 1st Plymouth District

Stephen Michael Palmer advanced from the Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 1st Plymouth District on September 1, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Stephen Michael Palmer	98.4	7,059
		Other/Write-in votes	1.6	118

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 7,177
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 1st Plymouth District

Incumbent Mathew Muratore advanced from the Republican primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 1st Plymouth District on September 1, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mathew Muratore	99.3	2,702
		Other/Write-in votes	0.7	19

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,721
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Special election

See also: Massachusetts state legislative special elections, 2020

General election

Special general election for Massachusetts State Senate Plymouth and Barnstable District

Susan Moran defeated James McMahon in the special general election for Massachusetts State Senate Plymouth and Barnstable District on May 19, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Susan Moran (D)	56.2	11,587
		James McMahon (R)	43.7	9,010
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	35

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 20,632
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Democratic primary election

Special Democratic primary for Massachusetts State Senate Plymouth and Barnstable District

Susan Moran defeated John Mahoney Jr., Thomas Moakley, Rebecca Coletta, and Stephen Michael Palmer in the special Democratic primary for Massachusetts State Senate Plymouth and Barnstable District on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Susan Moran	27.0	8,894
		John Mahoney Jr.	26.2	8,636
		Thomas Moakley	20.6	6,806
		Rebecca Coletta	20.3	6,701
		Stephen Michael Palmer	5.9	1,936

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 32,973
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Jack Stanton (D)

Republican primary election

Special Republican primary for Massachusetts State Senate Plymouth and Barnstable District

James McMahon defeated Jesse Brown in the special Republican primary for Massachusetts State Senate Plymouth and Barnstable District on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		James McMahon	56.1	8,288
		Jesse Brown	43.9	6,495

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 14,783
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2018

General election

General election for Massachusetts State Senate Plymouth and Barnstable District

Incumbent Vinny deMacedo defeated Deborah Rudolf in the general election for Massachusetts State Senate Plymouth and Barnstable District on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Vinny deMacedo (R)	58.8	46,229
		Deborah Rudolf (D)	41.2	32,365
		Other/Write-in votes	0.0	32

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 78,626
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Massachusetts State Senate Plymouth and Barnstable District

Deborah Rudolf defeated Stephen Michael Palmer in the Democratic primary for Massachusetts State Senate Plymouth and Barnstable District on September 4, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Deborah Rudolf	57.6	6,939
		Stephen Michael Palmer	42.4	5,113

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 12,052
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Massachusetts State Senate Plymouth and Barnstable District

Incumbent Vinny deMacedo advanced from the Republican primary for Massachusetts State Senate Plymouth and Barnstable District on September 4, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Vinny deMacedo	100.0	10,874

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2016

See also: Massachusetts House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for the Massachusetts House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on September 8, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 7, 2016.

Incumbent Mathew Muratore defeated John T. Mahoney Jr. in the Massachusetts House of Representatives First Plymouth District general election.

Massachusetts House of Representatives, First Plymouth District General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Mathew Muratore Incumbent	50.86%	11,873
	Democratic	John T. Mahoney Jr.	49.14%	11,471
Total Votes				23,344
Source: Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth

John T. Mahoney Jr. defeated Stephen Michael Palmer in the Massachusetts House of Representatives First Plymouth District Democratic Primary.

Massachusetts House of Representatives, First Plymouth District Democratic Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	John T. Mahoney Jr.	72.20%	1,075
	Democratic	Stephen Michael Palmer	27.80%	414
Total Votes				1,489

Incumbent Mathew Muratore ran unopposed in the Massachusetts House of Representatives First Plymouth District Republican Primary.

Massachusetts House of Representatives, First Plymouth District Republican Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Republican	Mathew Muratore Incumbent (unopposed)

2012

See also: Massachusetts State Senate elections, 2012

Palmer ran in the 2012 election for Massachusetts State Senate District Plymouth and Barnstable District. He was defeated by incumbent Therese Murray in the Democratic primary on September 6.

Massachusetts State Senate, Plymouth and Barnstable District Democratic Primary, 2012

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Therese Murray Incumbent	86.8%	9,176
Stephen Palmer	13.2%	1,400
Total Votes		10,576

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2022

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2020

Stephen Michael Palmer did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign finance summary

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Stephen Michael Palmer campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024*	Massachusetts House of Representatives 1st Plymouth District	Lost primary	$0	$0
2022	Massachusetts House of Representatives 1st Plymouth District	Lost general	$4,876	$0
2020	Massachusetts House of Representatives 1st Plymouth District	Lost general	$600	N/A**
Grand total			$5,476	N/A**
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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Footnotes

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Current members of the Massachusetts House of Representatives

Leadership

Speaker of the House:Ronald Mariano

Majority Leader:Michael Moran

Representatives

Barnstable, Dukes, and Nantucket District

Dylan Fernandes (D)

1st Barnstable District

Chris Flanagan (D)

1st Berkshire District

John Barrett (D)

1st Bristol District

F. Barrows (R)

1st Essex District

Dawne Shand (D)

1st Franklin District

Natalie Blais (D)

1st Hampden District

Todd Smola (R)

1st Hampshire District

Lindsay Sabadosa (D)

1st Middlesex District

Margaret Scarsdale (D)

1st Norfolk District

Bruce Ayers (D)

1st Plymouth District

Mathew Muratore (R)

1st Suffolk District

Adrian Madaro (D)

1st Worcester District

Kimberly Ferguson (R)

2nd Barnstable District

Kip Diggs (D)

2nd Berkshire District

Tricia Farley-Bouvier (D)

2nd Bristol District

James Hawkins (D)

2nd Essex District

Kristin Kassner (D)

2nd Franklin District

Susannah Whipps (I)

2nd Hampden District

Brian Ashe (D)

2nd Hampshire District

Daniel Carey (D)

2nd Middlesex District

James Arciero (D)

2nd Norfolk District

Tackey Chan (D)

2nd Plymouth District

Vacant

2nd Suffolk District

Daniel Ryan (D)

2nd Worcester District

Jonathan Zlotnik (D)

3rd Barnstable District

David Vieira (R)

3rd Berkshire District

William Pignatelli (D)

3rd Bristol District

Carol Doherty (D)

3rd Essex District

Andy Vargas (D)

3rd Hampden District

Nicholas Boldyga (R)

3rd Hampshire District

Mindy Domb (D)

3rd Middlesex District

Kate Hogan (D)

3rd Norfolk District

Ronald Mariano (D)

3rd Plymouth District

Joan Meschino (D)

3rd Suffolk District

Aaron Michlewitz (D)

3rd Worcester District

Michael Kushmerek (D)

4th Barnstable District

Vacant

4th Bristol District

Steven Howitt (R)

4th Essex District

Estela Reyes (D)

4th Hampden District

Kelly Pease (R)

4th Middlesex District

Danielle Gregoire (D)

4th Norfolk District

James Murphy (D)

4th Plymouth District

Patrick Joseph Kearney (D)

4th Suffolk District

David Biele (D)

4th Worcester District

Natalie Higgins (D)

5th Barnstable District

Steven Xiarhos (R)

5th Bristol District

Patricia Haddad (D)

5th Essex District

Ann-Margaret Ferrante (D)

5th Hampden District

Patricia Duffy (D)

5th Middlesex District

David Linsky (D)

5th Norfolk District

Mark Cusack (D)

5th Plymouth District

David DeCoste (R)

5th Suffolk District

Christopher Worrell (D)

5th Worcester District

Donald Berthiaume (R)

6th Bristol District

Carole Fiola (D)

6th Essex District

Jerry Parisella (D)

6th Hampden District

Michael Finn (D)

6th Middlesex District

Priscila Sousa (D)

6th Norfolk District

William Galvin (D)

6th Plymouth District

Vacant

6th Suffolk District

Russell Holmes (D)

6th Worcester District

John Marsi (R)

7th Bristol District

Alan Silvia (D)

7th Essex District

Manny Cruz (D)

7th Hampden District

Aaron Saunders (D)

7th Middlesex District

Jack Lewis (D)

7th Norfolk District

William Driscoll (D)

7th Plymouth District

Alyson Sullivan (R)

7th Suffolk District

Chynah Tyler (D)

7th Worcester District

Paul Frost (R)

8th Bristol District

Paul Schmid (D)

8th Essex District

Jenny Armini (D)

8th Hampden District

Shirley Arriaga (D)

8th Middlesex District

James Arena-DeRosa (D)

8th Norfolk District

Ted Philips (D)

8th Plymouth District

Angelo D'Emilia (R)

8th Suffolk District

Jay Livingstone (D)

8th Worcester District

Michael Soter (R)

9th Bristol District

Christopher Markey (D)

9th Essex District

Donald Wong (R)

9th Hampden District

Orlando Ramos (D)

9th Middlesex District

Thomas Stanley (D)

9th Norfolk District

Marcus Vaughn (R)

9th Plymouth District

Gerry Cassidy (D)

9th Suffolk District

John Moran (D)

9th Worcester District

David Muradian (R)

10th Bristol District

William Straus (D)

10th Essex District

Dan Cahill (D)

10th Hampden District

Carlos Gonzalez (D)

10th Middlesex District

John Lawn (D)

10th Norfolk District

Jeffrey Roy (D)

10th Plymouth District

Michelle DuBois (D)

10th Suffolk District

Bill MacGregor (D)

10th Worcester District

Brian Murray (D)

11th Bristol District

Christopher Hendricks (D)

11th Essex District

Peter Capano (D)

11th Hampden District

Bud Williams (D)

11th Middlesex District

Kay Khan (D)

11th Norfolk District

Paul McMurtry (D)

11th Plymouth District

Rita Mendes (D)

11th Suffolk District

Judith García (D)

11th Worcester District

Hannah Kane (R)

12th Bristol District

Norman Orrall (R)

12th Essex District

Thomas Walsh (D)

12th Hampden District

Angelo Puppolo (D)

12th Middlesex District

Ruth Balser (D)

12th Norfolk District

John Rogers (D)

12th Plymouth District

Kathleen LaNatra (D)

12th Suffolk District

Brandy Oakley (D)

12th Worcester District

Meghan Kilcoyne (D)

13th Bristol District

Antonio Cabral (D)

13th Essex District

Sally Kerans (D)

13th Middlesex District

Carmine Gentile (D)

13th Norfolk District

Denise Garlick (D)

13th Suffolk District

Daniel Hunt (D)

13th Worcester District

John Mahoney (D)

14th Bristol District

Adam Scanlon (D)

14th Essex District

Adrianne Ramos (D)

14th Middlesex District

Simon Cataldo (D)

14th Norfolk District

Alice Peisch (D)

14th Suffolk District

Rob Consalvo (D)

14th Worcester District

James O'Day (D)

15th Essex District

Ryan Hamilton (D)

15th Middlesex District

Michelle Ciccolo (D)

15th Norfolk District

Tommy Vitolo (D)

15th Suffolk District

Sam Montaño (D)

15th Worcester District

Mary Keefe (D)

16th Essex District

Francisco Paulino (D)

16th Middlesex District

Rodney Elliott (D)

16th Suffolk District

Jessica Giannino (D)

16th Worcester District

Daniel Donahue (D)

17th Essex District

Frank Moran (D)

17th Middlesex District

Vanna Howard (D)

17th Suffolk District

Kevin Honan (D)

17th Worcester District

David LeBoeuf (D)

18th Essex District

Tram Nguyen (D)

18th Middlesex District

Rady Mom (D)

18th Suffolk District

Michael Moran (D)

18th Worcester District

Joseph McKenna (R)

19th Middlesex District

David Allen Robertson (D)

19th Suffolk District

Jeffrey Turco (D)

19th Worcester District

Kate Donaghue (D)

20th Middlesex District

Bradley Jones (R)

21st Middlesex District

Kenneth Gordon (D)

22nd Middlesex District

Marc Lombardo (R)

23rd Middlesex District

Sean Garballey (D)

24th Middlesex District

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25th Middlesex District

Marjorie Decker (D)

26th Middlesex District

Mike Connolly (D)

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Erika Uyterhoeven (D)

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34th Middlesex District

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35th Middlesex District

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37th Middlesex District

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