![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
All 10 Massachusetts seats in the United States House of Representatives | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]()
|
The 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts were held on November 2, 2010, to determine who would represent the state of Massachusetts in the U.S. House of Representatives. Massachusetts has ten seats in the House, apportioned according to the 2000 United States census. Representatives are elected for two-year terms; those elected will serve in the 112th Congress from January 3, 2011, until January 3, 2013. All current representatives are member of the Democratic Party and none of the ten faced major party opposition in 2008.
United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts, 2010 [1] | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Votes | Percentage | Seats | +/– | |
Democratic | 1,335,738 | 60.05% | 10 | — | |
Republican | 808,305 | 36.34% | 0 | — | |
Independents | 80,212 | 3.61% | 0 | — | |
Totals | 2,224,255 | 100.00% | 10 | — | |
Results of the 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts by district: [2]
District | Democratic | Republican | Others | Total | Result | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | ||
District 1 | 128,011 | 60.00% | 74,418 | 34.88% | 10,935 | 5.12% | 213,364 | 100.0% | Democratic hold |
District 2 | 122,751 | 57.33% | 91,209 | 42.60% | 164 | 1.80% | 214,124 | 100.0% | Democratic hold |
District 3 | 122,708 | 56.46% | 85,124 | 39.16% | 9,520 | 4.38% | 217,352 | 100.0% | Democratic hold |
District 4 | 126,194 | 53.90% | 101,517 | 43.36% | 6,416 | 2.74% | 234,127 | 100.0% | Democratic hold |
District 5 | 122,858 | 54.84% | 94,646 | 42.25% | 6,525 | 2.91% | 224,029 | 100.0% | Democratic hold |
District 6 | 142,732 | 56.85% | 107,930 | 42.99% | 419 | 0.17% | 251,081 | 100.0% | Democratic hold |
District 7 | 145,696 | 66.42% | 73,467 | 33.49% | 194 | 0.09% | 219,357 | 100.0% | Democratic hold |
District 8 | 134,974 | 98.05% | 0 | 0.00% | 2,686 | 1.95% | 137,660 | 100.0% | Democratic hold |
District 9 | 157,071 | 68.30% | 59,965 | 26.08% | 12,928 | 5.62% | 229,964 | 100.0% | Democratic hold |
District 10 | 132,743 | 46.87% | 120,029 | 42.38% | 30,425 | 10.74% | 283,197 | 100.0% | Democratic hold |
Total | 1,335,738 | 60.05% | 808,305 | 36.34% | 80,212 | 3.61% | 2,224,255 | 100.0% |
Elections in Massachusetts |
---|
![]() |
![]() |
Massachusetts's 1st congressional district covers roughly the northwest half of the state. It has been represented by Democrat John Olver since June 1991.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | John Olver (incumbent) | 127,474 | 60.1 | |
Republican | Bill Gunn | 73,952 | 34.8 | |
Independent | Michael Engel | 10,841 | 5.1 | |
Total votes | 212,267 | 100 | ||
Turnout |
Massachusetts's 2nd congressional district lies in the south-central part of the state. It has been represented by Democrat Richard Neal since 1989.
The Republican Party nominee is Tom Wesley, who defeated Jay Fleitman in the September primary. Democrat Neal has not faced a Republican challenger since 1996. [3]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Richard Neal (incumbent) | 122,547 | 57.3 | |
Republican | Tom Wesley | 91,181 | 42.7 | |
Total votes | 213,728 | 100 | ||
Turnout |
Massachusetts's 3rd congressional district lies in the central and southeastern part of the state. It has been represented by Democrat Jim McGovern since 1997.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Jim McGovern (incumbent) | 122,357 | 56.5 | |
Republican | Marty Lamb | 84,972 | 39.2 | |
Independent | Patrick Barron | 9,304 | 4.3 | |
Total votes | 216,633 | 100 | ||
Turnout |
Massachusetts's 4th congressional district lies in the southern part of the state, including the South Coast region. It has been represented by Democrat Barney Frank since 1981. CQ Politics had forecast the race as 'Safe Democrat'. Rachel Brown, famous for comparing health care reform to a Nazi in front of Frank during a 2009 Town Hall meeting, ran unsuccessfully against Frank in the Democratic primary, losing 39,974 to 10,289. Sean Bielat, a technology executive from Brookline, won the Republican primary to challenge Frank, defeating Earl Sholley, the Republican Nominee from Norfolk in 2008, by a vote of 11,797 to 7,782. [4]
Poll Source | Dates administered | Barney Frank (D) | Sean Bielat (R) | Undecided |
---|---|---|---|---|
Boston Globe/UNH [5] | October 17–22, 2010 | 46% | 33% | - |
WPRI/Fleming [6] | October 14–17, 2010 | 49% | 37% | 12% |
Kiley & Co. [7] | October 13–14, 2010 | 56% | 37% | - |
OnMessage Inc. [8] | September 15–16, 2010 | 48% | 38% | - |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Barney Frank (incumbent) | 125,823 | 53.9 | |
Republican | Sean Bielat | 101,315 | 43.4 | |
Independent | Susan Allen | 3,430 | 1.5 | |
Independent | Donald Jordan | 2,871 | 1.2 | |
Total votes | 233,439 | 100 | ||
Turnout |
Massachusetts's 5th congressional district lies in the north-east part of the state. It has been represented by Democrat Niki Tsongas since she won a special election on October 16, 2007, upon the resignation of Marty Meehan (D).
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Niki Tsongas (incumbent) | 122,676 | 54.9 | |
Republican | Jon Golnik | 94,501 | 42.3 | |
Independent | Dale Brown | 4,376 | 2.0 | |
Independent | Bob Clark | 1,986 | 0.9 | |
Total votes | 223,539 | 100 | ||
Turnout |
Massachusetts's 6th congressional district covers the north-east corner of the state. At the time of the election it had been represented by Democrat John F. Tierney since 1997.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | John F. Tierney (incumbent) | 142,456 | 56.9 | |
Republican | Bill Hudak | 107,739 | 43.1 | |
Total votes | 250,195 | 100 | ||
Turnout |
Massachusetts's 7th congressional district lies in the eastern part of the state, including some Boston suburbs. It has been represented by Democrat Edward J. Markey since 1976.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Edward J. Markey (incumbent) | 141,364 | 65.9 | |
Republican | Gerry Dembrowski | 73,006 | 34.1 | |
Total votes | 214,370 | 100 | ||
Turnout |
Massachusetts's 8th congressional district lies in the eastern part of the state, including part of Boston and the immediately adjacent cities of Cambridge, Somerville, and Chelsea. It has been represented by Democrat Mike Capuano since 1999. Capuano ran unopposed. [9] [10]
Massachusetts's 9th congressional district lies in the eastern part of the state, including part of Boston and some of its southern suburbs. It has been represented by Democrat Stephen Lynch since October 2001. CQ Politics forecasted the race as 'Safe Democrat'.
In response to Lynch's vote against health care reform, Needham selectwoman Harmony Wu announced she was considering a run against Lynch in the Democratic Primary, but announced on April 7, 2010, that she decided not to run. On April 22 Mac D'Alessandro, [11] the New England political director of SEIU, announced his intention to challenge Lynch. [12] Polling has indicated [13] that Lynch is vulnerable to such a challenge.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Stephen Lynch (incumbent) | 156,079 | 68.1 | |
Republican | Vemon Harrison | 60,120 | 26.2 | |
Independent | Philip Dunkelbarger | 12,833 | 5.6 | |
Total votes | 229,032 | 100 | ||
Turnout |
This was an open seat. Candidates were Democratic nominee William R. Keating, Republican nominee Jeff Perry, and Independents Maryanne Lewis and Jim Sheets.
Massachusetts's 10th congressional district covers the south-east part of the state, including parts of the South Shore and all of Cape Cod and The Islands. Democrat Bill Delahunt, who has represented the seat since 1997, announced in March 2010 that he did not plan to run for re-election. The Boston Globe, on April 30, 2010, reported that Democratic State Senator Robert O'Leary would announce his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for the seat on the day following. [14] Joseph P. Kennedy III was considered a likely Democratic contender, but he chose not to run. [15] It was reported in the Boston Globe, that District Attorney of Norfolk County William R. Keating also sought the Democratic nomination for the seat. [16]
Republican Joe Malone, who ran against Ted Kennedy in 1988 and served as state treasurer from 1991 to 1999, unsuccessfully ran for the seat. [17] [18] Republican State Representative Jeff Perry also ran. [19] Despite a movement to draft him into running, Republican State Senator Bob Hedlund decided not to enter this race. [20] [21] Ray Kasperowicz of Cohasset had also filed to run as a Republican, but also lost in the primary. [22]
Malone received a donation from US-Cuba Democracy PAC. [23] Perry received donations from the Sandwich and Nantucket Republican Town Committees, the Cape Cod Republican Club, as well as other PACs such as the committee to Elect Greer Swiston and the Cummings Committee. [23]
Poll Source | Dates administered | Bill Keating (D) | Jeff Perry (R) | Undecided |
---|---|---|---|---|
Boston Globe/UNH [5] | October 17–22, 2010 | 37% | 33% | 23% |
NMB Research [24] | October 20–21, 2010 | 43% | 45% | - |
MassINC Polling Group [25] | October 13–15, 2010 | 46% | 43% | 4% |
NMB Research [24] | October 6–7, 2010 | 42% | 44% | - |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | William R. Keating | 132,582 | 46.9 | |
Republican | Jeff Perry | 119,820 | 42.4 | |
Independent | Maryanne Lewis | 16,673 | 5.9 | |
Independent | Jim Sheets | 10,438 | 3.7 | |
Bring Home Troops | Joe Van Nes | 3,075 | 1.1 | |
Total votes | 282,588 | 100 | ||
Turnout |
District 1
Fundraising totals for Olver and Gunn are as of October 13, 2010. Totals for Engel are as of September 30. Source: Federal Election Commission [26]
Candidate (party) | Receipts | Disbursements | Cash on hand | Debt |
---|---|---|---|---|
John Olver (D) | $819,402 | $842,892 | $79,980 | $0 |
Bill Gunn (R) | $39,731 | $24,203 | $15,528 | $0 |
Michael Engel (I) | $18,295 | $3,640 | $14,654 | $0 |
District 2
As of October 13, 2010. Source: Federal Election Commission [27]
Candidate (party) | Receipts | Disbursements | Cash on hand | Debt |
---|---|---|---|---|
Richard Neal (D) | $2,131,010 | $1,937,756 | $2,400,446 | $0 |
Tom Wesley (R) | $123,203 | $86,455 | $1,660 | $0 |
District 3
As of October 13, 2010. Source: Federal Election Commission [28]
Candidate (party) | Receipts | Disbursements | Cash on hand | Debt |
---|---|---|---|---|
Jim McGovern (D) | $1,591,426 | $1,570,083 | $353,622 | $0 |
Marty Lamb (R) | $98,331 | $60,089 | $38,242 | $27,200 |
District 4
As of October 13, 2010. Source: Federal Election Commission [29]
Candidate (party) | Receipts | Disbursements | Cash on hand | Debt |
---|---|---|---|---|
Barney Frank (D) | $3,001,877 | $2,525,757 | $649,561 | $0 |
Sean Bielat (R) | $1,297,433 | $834,520 | $462,914 | $0 |
District 5
As of October 15, 2010. Source: Federal Election Commission [30]
Candidate (party) | Receipts | Disbursements | Cash on hand | Debt |
---|---|---|---|---|
Niki Tsongas (D) | $1,703,083 | $1,197,751 | $520,827 | $27,100 |
Jon Golnik (R) | $300,652 | $232,044 | $68,608 | $105,000 |
Dale Brown (I) | $3,459 | $3,515 | $-57 | $1,500 |
District 6
As of October 13, 2010. Source: Federal Election Commission [31]
Candidate (party) | Receipts | Disbursements | Cash on hand | Debt |
---|---|---|---|---|
John F. Tierney (D) | $766,196 | $611,356 | $1,437,451 | $0 |
Bill Hudak (R) | $723,614 | $628,743 | $94,871 | $19,923 |
District 7
Totals for Markey are as of October 13; totals for Dembrowski are as of October September 30. Source: Federal Election Commission [32]
Candidate (party) | Receipts | Disbursements | Cash on hand | Debt |
---|---|---|---|---|
Edward J. Markey (D) | $1,424,700 | $951,075 | $3,299,910 | $0 |
Gerry Dembrowski (R) | $22,455 | $18,723 | $3,732 | $0 |
District 8
As of October 13, 2010. Source: Federal Election Commission [33]
Candidate (party) | Receipts | Disbursements | Cash on hand | Debt |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mike Capuano (D) | $822,047 | $1,894,452 | $91,474 | $48,250 |
Frederick Golder (R) | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
District 9
As of October 13, 2010. Source: Federal Election Commission [34]
Candidate (party) | Receipts | Disbursements | Cash on hand | Debt |
---|---|---|---|---|
Stephen Lynch (D) | $844,965 | $1,391,385 | $755,272 | $0 |
Vernon McKinley Harrison (R) | $5,305 | $6,383 | $-1,078 | $2,207 |
District 10
As of October 13, 2010. Source: Federal Election Commission [35]
Candidate (party) | Receipts | Disbursements | Cash on hand | Debt |
---|---|---|---|---|
William R. Keating (D) | $1,169,722 | $945,441 | $224,281 | $420 |
Jeff Perry (R) | $948,634 | $714,930 | $233,703 | $0 |
Maryanne Lewis (I) | $59,914 | $50,516 | $9,398 | $0 |
Jim Sheets (I) | $47,940 | $34,437 | $13,502 | $0 |
Stephen Francis Lynch is an American businessman, attorney and politician who has served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts since 2001. A Democrat, he represents Massachusetts's 8th congressional district, which includes the southern fourth of Boston and many of its southern suburbs. Lynch was previously an ironworker and lawyer, and served in both chambers of the Massachusetts General Court.
William David Delahunt was an American lawyer and politician from Massachusetts. A member of the Democratic Party, he served in the U.S. House of Representatives representing Massachusetts's 10th congressional district from 1997 to 2011. Delahunt did not seek re-election in 2010, and left Congress in January 2011. He was succeeded by Norfolk County District Attorney Bill Keating.
John F. Tierney is an American politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts from 1997 to 2015. He is a Democrat who represented the state's 6th district, which includes the state's North Shore and Cape Ann. Born and raised in Salem, Massachusetts, Tierney graduated from Salem State College and Suffolk University Law School. He worked in private law and served on the Salem Chamber of Commerce from 1976 to 1997. Tierney first ran for the House of Representatives in 1994 against Republican incumbent Peter G. Torkildsen, losing by a small margin. He defeated Torkildsen in a rematch in 1996.
Richard R. Tisei is an American politician and real estate agent from Massachusetts. A Republican, he served in both chambers of the Massachusetts General Court for a combined 26 years, eventually becoming Minority Leader in the Massachusetts Senate. He was the Republican nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts in 2010 and the nominee for Congress from Massachusetts's 6th district in 2012 and 2014.
Nicola Dickson "Niki" Tsongas is an American politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts from 2007 to 2019. She held the seat formerly held by her husband, the late Paul Tsongas, for the district numbered as Massachusetts's 5th congressional district from 2007 to 2013 and as Massachusetts's 3rd congressional district from 2013 to 2019. She is a member of the Democratic Party. In August 2017 Tsongas announced that she would not seek another term in the November 2018 election.
The 2008 congressional elections in Massachusetts were held on November 4, 2008, to determine who will represent the U.S. state of Massachusetts in the United States House of Representatives. Representatives are elected for two-year terms; whoever is elected will serve in the 111th Congress from January 4, 2009, until January 3, 2011. The election coincides with the 2008 U.S. presidential election.
The Massachusetts general election, 2010 was held on November 2, 2010 throughout Massachusetts. Primary elections took place on September 14, 2010.
William Richard Keating is an American lawyer and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Massachusetts's 9th congressional district since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, he first entered Congress in 2011, representing Massachusetts's 10th congressional district until redistricting. Keating's district includes Cape Cod and most of the South Coast. He raised his profile advocating for criminal justice issues in both houses of the Massachusetts General Court from 1977 to 1999 before becoming district attorney of Norfolk County, where he served three terms before being elected to Congress.
The 2004 congressional elections in Massachusetts was held on November 2, 2004, to determine who would represent the state of Massachusetts in the United States House of Representatives. Massachusetts had ten seats in the House, apportioned according to the 2000 United States census. Representatives are elected for two-year terms; those elected were served in the 109th Congress from January 3, 2005 until January 3, 2007.
Katherine Marlea Clark is an American lawyer and politician who has served as House Minority Whip since 2023 and the U.S. representative for Massachusetts's 5th congressional district since 2013. She previously served as Assistant Speaker from 2021 to 2023 and Vice Chair of the House Democratic Caucus from 2019 to 2021. Clark was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 2008 to 2011 and the Massachusetts Senate from 2011 to 2013.
The 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012, to elect the nine U.S. representatives from the state of Massachusetts, a loss of one seat following the 2010 census, for service in the 113th Congress from January 3, 2013, to January 3, 2015. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including a quadrennial presidential election. The candidate elected in each of the state's congressional districts was a member the Democratic Party.
The 2013 United States Senate special election in Massachusetts was held on June 25, 2013, in order to fill the Massachusetts Class 2 United States Senate seat for the remainder of the term ending January 3, 2015.
A special election for Massachusetts's 5th congressional district took place on December 10, 2013, due to the resignation of Democratic Congressman Ed Markey following his election to the United States Senate in a special election on June 25, 2013. Primary elections were held on October 15, in which Democratic state senator Katherine Clark and Republican Frank Addivinola won their party nominations. State law required that Governor Deval Patrick call a special election between 145 and 160 days after the vacancy became official. On December 10, Clark easily defeated Addivinola with almost 2/3 of the vote, holding the seat for the Democrats. Clark's win marked the 92nd consecutive U.S. House loss by Republicans in Massachusetts since 1996.
The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts were held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014, to elect the nine U.S. representatives from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, one from each of the state's nine congressional districts. The elections coincided with the election of Massachusetts' class II U.S. senator and other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections, including the governor of Massachusetts.
The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts were held on November 6, 2018, electing the nine U.S. representatives from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, one from each of the state's nine congressional districts. The elections coincided with the elections of other offices, including a gubernatorial election, other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate, and various state and local elections. The primary election for contested nominations was held on September 4, 2018.
The 2018 Massachusetts general election was held on November 6, 2018, throughout Massachusetts. Primary elections took place on September 4. Early voting took place from October 22 through November 2.
Lori Ann Trahan is an American businesswoman and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Massachusetts's 3rd congressional district since 2019. The district covers Boston's northwestern suburbs, and includes Lowell, Lawrence, Concord, and Trahan's hometown, Westford. A Democrat, she formerly served as chief of staff to Representative Marty Meehan in Massachusetts's 5th congressional district.
The 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts were held on November 3, 2020, to elect the nine U.S. representatives from the state of Massachusetts, one from each of the state's nine congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2020 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections. Primary elections were held on September 1.
The 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts were held on November 8, 2022, to elect the nine U.S. representatives from the state of Massachusetts, one from each of the state's nine congressional districts. The elections coincided with other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections. Only two primaries, the Republicans in the 8th and 9th districts, were to be held, the rest being uncontested. It is also the most-populous state in which only a single party won seats in 2022.
The 2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts will be held on November 5, 2024, to elect the nine U.S. representatives from the State of Massachusetts, one from all nine of the state's congressional districts. The elections will coincide with the 2024 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate, and various state and local elections. The primary elections took place on September 3, 2024.
{{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)Preceded by 2008 elections | United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts 2010 | Succeeded by 2012 elections |