2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts

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2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts
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  2012 November 4, 2014 (2014-11-04) 2016  

All 9 Massachusetts seats to the United States House of Representatives
 Majority partyMinority party
 
Party Democratic Republican
Last election90
Seats won90
Seat changeSteady2.svgSteady2.svg
Popular vote1,475,442308,598
Percentage81.45%17.04%
SwingIncrease2.svg 15.41%Decrease2.svg 12.63%

Massachusetts Congressional Election Results 2014.svg
Democratic
  50–60%
  60–70%
  90>%

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.

Contents

Democratic nominees were victorious in all nine Massachusetts districts in 2014, bringing the Republican losing streak in Bay State U.S. House general and special elections to a state record 101 contests in a row. [1]

Overview

Results of the 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts by district: [2]

District Democratic Republican OthersTotalResult
Votes%Votes%Votes%Votes%
District 1 167,61297.96%00.00%3,4982.04%171,110100.0%Democratic hold
District 2 169,64098.20%00.00%3,1051.80%172,745100.0%Democratic hold
District 3 139,10462.96%81,63836.95%2040.09%220,946100.0%Democratic hold
District 4 184,15897.91%00.00%3,9402.09%188,098100.0%Democratic hold
District 5 182,10098.29%00.00%3,1601.71%185,260100.0%Democratic hold
District 6 149,63854.97%111,98941.14%10,5923.89%272,219100.0%Democratic hold
District 7 142,13398.33%00.00%2,4131.67%144,546100.0%Democratic hold
District 8 200,64498.67%00.00%2,7071.33%203,351100.0%Democratic hold
District 9 140,41354.95%114,97144.99%1570.06%255,541100.0%Democratic hold
Total1,475,44281.35%308,59817.01%29,7761.64%1,813,816100.0%

District 1

The 1st congressional district is located in western and central Massachusetts. The largest Massachusetts district in area, it covers about one-third of the state and is more rural than the rest. It has the state's highest point, Mount Greylock. The district includes the cities of Springfield, West Springfield, Pittsfield, Holyoke, and Westfield. Incumbent Democrat Richard Neal, who has represented the district since 2013 and previously represented the 2nd district from 1989 to 2013, ran for re-election. He was re-elected unopposed with 98% of the vote in 2012 and the district had a PVI of D+13.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

General election

Results

Massachusetts's 1st congressional district, 2014 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Richard Neal (incumbent) 167,612 98.0
n/a Write-ins3,4982.0
Total votes171,110 100.0
Democratic hold

District 2

The 2nd congressional district is located in central Massachusetts. It contains the cities of Worcester, which is the second-largest city in New England after Boston, and Northampton in the Pioneer Valley. The incumbent is Democrat Jim McGovern, who has represented the district since 2013 and previously represented the 3rd district from 1997 to 2013, ran for re-election. He was re-elected unopposed with 99% of the vote in 2012 and the district had a PVI of D+8.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Dan Dubrule

Due to state ballot law, Dubrule ran as a write-in candidate in the general election. [4]

General election

Results

Massachusetts's 2nd congressional district, 2014 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jim McGovern (incumbent) 169,640 98.2
n/a Write-ins3,1051.8
Total votes172,745 100.0
Democratic hold

District 3

The 3rd congressional district is located in northeastern and central Massachusetts. It contains the Merrimack valley including Lowell, Lawrence and Haverhill. TIncumbent Democrat Niki Tsongas, who has represented the district since 2013 and previously represented the 5th district from 2007 to 2013, ran for re-election. She was re-elected with 66% of the vote in 2012 and the district had a PVI of D+6.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Ann Wofford

General election

Results

Massachusetts's 3rd congressional district, 2014 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Niki Tsongas (incumbent) 139,104 63.0
Republican Ann Wofford81,63836.9
n/a Write-ins2040.1
Total votes220,946 100.0
Democratic hold

District 4

The 4th congressional district is located mostly in southern Massachusetts. It contains Bristol, Middlesex, Norfolk, Plymouth and Worcester counties. Incumbent Democrat Joseph P. Kennedy III, who had represented the district since 2013, ran for re-election. He was elected with 61% of the vote in 2012 and the district had a PVI of D+6.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

General election

Results

Massachusetts's 4th congressional district, 2014 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Joe Kennedy III (incumbent) 184,158 97.9
n/a Write-ins3,9402.1
Total votes188,098 100.0
Democratic hold

District 5

The 5th congressional district is located in eastern Massachusetts. It contains Middlesex, Suffolk and Worcester counties. Incumbent Democrat Katherine Clark, who had represented the district since 2013, ran for re-election. She was elected with 66% of the vote in a special election in 2013 to succeed Ed Markey and the district had a PVI of D+14.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
  • Sheldon Schwartz

Results

Democratic primary results [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Katherine Clark (incumbent) 57,014 81.2
Democratic Sheldon Schwartz13,07018.6
Democratic All others1400.2
Total votes70,224 100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Withdrawn
  • Mike Stopa

General election

Results

Massachusetts's 5th congressional district, 2014 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Katherine Clark (incumbent) 182,100 98.3
n/a Write-ins3,1591.7
Total votes185,259 100.0
Democratic hold

District 6

2014 Massachusetts's 6th congressional district election
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Nominee Seth Moulton Richard Tisei
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote149,638111,989
Percentage55.0%41.1%

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Municipality results
Moulton:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
Tisei:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%

U.S. Representative before election

John F. Tierney
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

Seth Moulton
Democratic

The 6th congressional district is located in northeastern Massachusetts. It contains most of Essex County, including the North Shore and Cape Ann. Incumbent Democrat John F. Tierney, who had represented the district since 1997, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 48% of the vote in 2012 and the district had a PVI of D+4.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
  • Marisa DeFranco, immigration attorney
  • John Devine
  • John Gutta [6]
  • John F. Tierney, incumbent U.S. Representative
Declined

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin of
error
John F.
Tierney
Marisa
DeFranco
John
Devine
John
Gutta
Seth
Moulton
Undecided
Remington [8] September 3–6, 2014777±3.53%43%4%1%1%42%9%
Public Policy Polling (D-Moulton) [9] September 2–3, 2014592± 4%45%47%8%
Emerson College [10] September 2–4, 2014343±5.25%47%4%1%44%6%
Emerson College [11] June 12–18, 201459%9%2%17%13%
Emerson College [12] April 3–7, 201464%10%10%14%
DCCC [13] March 26–27, 2014402±4.9%64%17%20%

Results

Primary results by county:
Moulton
40-50%
50-60%
60-70%
70-80%
Tierney
40-50%
50-60% 2014 MA-06 Democratic primary.svg
Primary results by county:
  Moulton
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  Tierney
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%

Moulton defeated Tierney in the primary. [14]

Democratic primary results [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Seth Moulton 34,575 50.8
Democratic John F. Tierney (incumbent)28,91240.1
Democratic Marisa DeFranco4,2936.0
Democratic John Devine1,5272.1
Democratic John Gutta6911.0
Total votes74,170 100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

General election

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin of
error
Seth
Moulton (D)
Richard
Tisei (R)
Chris
Stockwell (I)
OtherUndecided
Emerson College [15] October 26–29, 2014400± 4.85%40%42%3%15%
0ptimus [16] October 22–25, 20141,807± 2%41%43%12%6%
0ptimus [16] October 16–19, 20142,994± 1.77%48%46%6%
GarinHartYang/HMP [17] October 16–17, 2014406± 5%47%36%9%8%
Emerson College [18] October 13–14, 2014400± 4.85%40%43%2%10%
0ptimus [16] October 6–9, 20146,929± ?45%47%8%
Voter Consumer Research [19] October 6–9, 2014400± 4.9%42%44%14%
Emerson College [20] September 26–29, 2014429± 4.68%39%41%3%17%
GarinHartYang/HMP [21] September 24–27, 2014400± 5%43%33%11%13%
Tarrance Group (R-Tisei) [22] September 23–25, 2014400± 4.9%40%41%9%10%
MassINC/WBUR [23] September 22–24, 2014400± 4.9%47%39%1%14%
Municipoll [24] September 12–14, 2014490± 4.4%49%31%20%
DCCC (D) [25] September 13, 2014432± 4.7%49%41%10%
Emerson College [10] September 2–4, 2014500± 4.33%44%36%20%
Hypothetical polling
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin of
error
John F.
Tierney (D)
Richard
Tisei (R)
OtherUndecided
Emerson College [10] September 2–4, 2014500± 4.33%43%51%6%
Emerson College [11] June 12–18, 2014253± 6.12%40%45%15%
Emerson College [12] April 3–7, 2014326± 5.4%44%44%13%

Results

Massachusetts's 6th congressional district, 2014 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Seth Moulton 149,638 55.0
Republican Richard Tisei 111,98941.1
Independent Chris Stockwell10,3733.8
n/a Write-ins2190.1
Total votes272,219 100.0
Democratic hold

District 7

The 7th congressional district is located in eastern Massachusetts. It contains the northern three-quarters of the city of Boston, the city of Somerville and parts of the city of Cambridge. Incumbent Democrat Mike Capuano, who had represented the district since 2013 and previously represented the 8th district from 1999 to 2013, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 83% of the vote in 2012 and the district had a PVI of D+31.

Capuano considered running for Governor of Massachusetts in the 2014 election, [26] however, he instead chose to run for re-election to the House. [27]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Green primary

Candidates

Disqualified
  • Jason Lowenthal

General election

Lowenthal, the only minor party candidate to file to run, was told the 3,000 signatures on his petition were invalid because the petitions he was given and used to collect the signatures were for the primary election, rather than the petition designated for the general election.

Results

Massachusetts's 7th congressional district, 2014 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Mike Capuano (incumbent) 142,133 98.3
n/a Write-ins2,4131.7
Total votes144,546 100.0
Democratic hold

District 8

The 8th congressional district is located in eastern Massachusetts. It contains the southern quarter of the city of Boston and many of its southern suburbs. Incumbent Democrat Stephen Lynch, who had represented the district since 2013 and previously represented the 9th district from 2001 to 2013, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 76% of the vote in 2012 and the district had a PVI of D+6.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

General election

Results

Massachusetts's 8th congressional district, 2014 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Stephen Lynch (incumbent) 200,644 98.7
n/a Write-ins2,7071.3
Total votes203,351 100.0
Democratic hold

District 9

2014 Massachusetts's 9th congressional district election
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Nominee Bill Keating John Chapman
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote140,413114,971
Percentage54.9%45.0%

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Municipality results
Keating:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Chapman:     50–60%
Tie:     50%

U.S. Representative before election

William R. Keating
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

William R. Keating
Democratic

The 9th congressional district is located in eastern Massachusetts, including Cape Cod and the South Coast. It contains all of Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket counties and parts of Bristol and Plymouth counties. Incumbent Democrat Bill Keating, who had represented the district since 2013 and previously represented the 10th district from 2011 to 2013, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 59% of the vote in 2012 and the district had a PVI of D+5.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • John Chapman, former State Industrial Accidents Commissioner, Reagan White House Aide and Attorney
Eliminated in primary
  • Mark Alliegro, biologist [28]
  • Vincent Cogliano Jr, Plymouth County GOP Chair
  • Dan Shores, attorney [29]

Results

Republican primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican John Chapman 9,567 32.3
Republican Mark Alliegro9,04930.6
Republican Daniel Shores6,97323.6
Republican Vincent Anthony Cogliano, Jr.3,91713.2
Republican All Others690.2
Total votes29,575 100.0

General election

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin of
error
William R.
Keating (D)
John
Chapman (R)
OtherUndecided
Emerson College [15] October 26–29, 2014400± 4.85%46%41%13%
Emerson College [30] October 6–7, 2014343± 5.25%40%45%16%

Results

Massachusetts's 9th congressional district, 2014 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Bill Keating (incumbent) 140,413 54.9
Republican John Chapman114,97145.0
n/a Write-ins1570.1
Total votes255,541 100.0
Democratic hold

References

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  11. 1 2 Emerson College
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  15. 1 2 Emerson College
  16. 1 2 3 0ptimus
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  18. Emerson College
  19. Voter Consumer Research
  20. Emerson College
  21. GarinHartYang/HMP
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  24. Municipoll
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