Since 1977, Richard Neal has won 3 city council elections, 3 mayoral elections, and 18 United States House of Representatives elections.
Neal began his career in elected office after winning election in 1977 to the city council of Springfield, Massachusetts. After twice winning reelection to the city council (in 1979 and 1981), Neal was elected mayor of the city in 1983. He was twice reelected mayor, in 1985 and 1987.
In 1988, Neal was elected as a Democrat to represent Massachusetts 2nd district in the United States House of Representatives. He was subsequently reelected to this district eleven times. In 2012, he was redistricted to Massachusetts 1st district, to which he was elected. He has subsequently been reelected to this district five times, with his latest re-election occurring in 2022.
1977 Springfield city councilors at-large election | ||||
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Candidates | Primary [1] | General election [2] | ||
Votes | % | Votes | % | |
Vincent Di Monaco | 9,507 | 7.39 | 16,174 | 8.34 |
Paul M. Kalill | 8,702 | 6.77 | 15,552 | 8.02 |
Richard E. Neal | 6,875 | 5.35 | 13,416 | 6.92 |
Philip A. Contant | 5,689 | 4.43 | 12,867 | 6.63 |
Leonard J. Collamore | 7,756 | 6.03 | 12,781 | 6.59 |
Paul R. Mason | 6,169 | 4.80 | 12,624 | 6.51 |
Thomas J. Costello III | 5,903 | 4.59 | 11,974 | 6.17 |
Rose Marie Coughlin | 6,324 | 4.92 | 11,821 | 6.09 |
Robert T. Markel | 3,881 | 3.02 | 11,414 | 5.88 |
James H. Bloom | 6,572 | 5.11 | 11,359 | 5.86 |
Daniel M. Walsh III | 5,972 | 4.65 | 10,638 | 5.48 |
James A. Murray | 5,397 | 4.20 | 10,165 | 5.24 |
Donald C. Keavany | 2,893 | 2.25 | 9,001 | 4.64 |
Peter J. Jurzynski | 4,606 | 3.58 | 8,637 | 4.45 |
Romeo J. Cyr | 4,993 | 3.88 | 8,171 | 4.21 |
Daniel J. Manning | 3,880 | 3.02 | 6,611 | 3.41 |
Daniel E. O'Malley | 3,769 | 2.93 | 6,485 | 3.34 |
Thomas J. Costello III | 2,893 | 2.25 | 4,319 | 2.23 |
Francis P. Coughlin | 2,866 | 2.23 | ||
Edward F. Cass | 2,624 | 2.04 | ||
Sidney Chet Chernice | 2,439 | 1.90 | ||
Theodore Piwowarczyk | 1,892 | 1.47 | ||
Millicent V. Abner | 1,827 | 1.42 | ||
Candice Early Lopes | 1,625 | 1.26 | ||
Joseph B. Flynn Jr | 1,594 | 1.24 | ||
Edward T. Sullivan | 1,544 | 1.20 | ||
John A. Wanat | 1,496 | 1.16 | ||
William A. Grant | 1,421 | 1.11 | ||
Philip J. Glarneau | 1,328 | 1.03 | ||
Sidney Silverman | 978 | 0.76 | ||
Robert J. Wihbey | 957 | 0.74 | ||
George Williams | 949 | 0.74 | ||
August Lucia | 897 | 0.70 | ||
Paul Sacharczyk | 894 | 0.70 | ||
Joseph H. Kirby | 538 | 0.42 | ||
Archibald Strong | 473 | 0.37 | ||
David J. Peterson | 453 | 0.35 | ||
Hindes | 1 | 0.00 | ||
Total | 128,577 | 100 | 194,009 | 100 |
1979 Springfield city councilors at-large election [3] | ||
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Candidates | Votes | % |
Richard E. Neal | 15,902 | 9.93 |
Vincent DiMonaco | 15,020 | 9.38 |
Brian Santaniello | 14,828 | 9.26 |
Rose Marie Coughlin | 14,420 | 9.00 |
Mary Hurley | 13,337 | 8.33 |
Philip A. Contant | 12,993 | 8.11 |
Robert T. Markel | 11,679 | 7.29 |
Paul R. Mason | 11,425 | 7.13 |
Peter J. Jurzynski | 10,300 | 6.43 |
Phillip Hart | 10,096 | 6.30 |
Morris Jones | 6,358 | 3.97 |
Cesar Ruiz, Jr. | 6,337 | 3.96 |
Thomas M. Moriarty | 4,884 | 3.05 |
Daniel J. Manning | 4,692 | 2.93 |
Thomas A. Bridges | 3,243 | 2.02 |
Philip J. Galarneau | 3,056 | 1.90 |
Alfred J. Rivers | 1,634 | 1.02 |
Total | 160,204 | 100 |
1981 Springfield city councilors at-large election | ||||
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Candidates | Primary [4] | General election [5] | ||
Votes | % | Votes | % | |
Richard E. Neal | 13,109 | 9.63 | 24,452 | 9.59 |
Mary Hurley | 11,451 | 8.41 | 22,032 | 8.64 |
Vincent Dimonaco | 10,903 | 8.01 | 21,790 | 8.55 |
Brian A. Santaniello | 10,796 | 7.93 | 21,360 | 8.38 |
Rose Marie Coughlin | 10,628 | 7.81 | 20,278 | 7.96 |
Andrew M. Scibelli | 10,583 | 7.77 | 19,176 | 7.52 |
Robert T. Markel | 8,656 | 6.36 | 18,618 | 7.30 |
Philip A. Contant | 9,217 | 6.77 | 18,490 | 7.25 |
Paul R. Mason | 9,879 | 7.26 | 17,103 | 6.71 |
Francis W. Bloom | 7,295 | 5.36 | 16,801 | 6.59 |
Nicola "Nick" Gioscia | 5,602 | 4.12 | 11,637 | 4.57 |
Michael F. Crowley | 6,653 | 4.89 | 11,414 | 4.48 |
Miguel Rivas Jr. | 3,881 | 2.85 | 7,349 | 2.88 |
Morris Jones | 4,882 | 3.59 | 6,689 | 2.62 |
Harold F. Langford Jr. | 3,237 | 2.38 | 6,113 | 2.40 |
Floyd Narcisse | 3,277 | 2.41 | 5,390 | 2.12 |
Ernest R. Duteau | 1,719 | 1.26 | 3,197 | 1.25 |
Alferd J. Rivers | 1,560 | 1.15 | 3,031 | 1.19 |
Normand W. Oliver | 1,552 | 1.14 | ||
Lewis M. Brown | 1,255 | 0.92 | ||
Total | 136,135 | 100 | 254,911 | 100 |
1983 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral election | ||||
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Candidates | Primary [6] | General election [7] | ||
Votes | % | Votes | % | |
Richard E. Neal | 11,315 | 85.58 | 25,462 | 85.34 |
William G. Montana | 1,113 | 8.42 | 4,373 | 14.66 |
Joseph D. Harrington | 793 | 6.00 | ||
Total | 13,221 | 100 | 29,835 | 100 |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Richard E. Neal (incumbent) | 19,382 | 92.12 | |
Joseph D. Harrington | 1,658 | 7.88 | |
Total votes | 21,040 | 100 |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Richard E. Neal (incumbent) | 20,612 | 91.65 | |
Joseph D. Harrington | 1,879 | 8.36 | |
Total votes | 22,491 | 100 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Richard E. Neal | 24,523 | 99.93 | |
Write-in | Other | 18 | 0.07 | |
Total votes | 24,541 | 100 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Richard E. Neal | 156,262 | 80.23 | |
Peace, Jobs Justice | Louis R. Godena | 38,466 | 19.75 | |
Write-in | Other | 52 | 0.03 | |
Total votes | 194,780 | 100 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Richard E. Neal (incumbent) | 51,615 | 63.61 | |
Democratic | Theodore E. DiMauro | 29,520 | 36.38 | |
Write-in | Other | 5 | 0.01 | |
Total votes | 81,140 | 100 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Richard E. Neal (incumbent) | 134,152 | 67.97 | |
Write-in | Other | 63,169 | 32.01 | |
Total votes | 197,321 | 100 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Richard E. Neal (incumbent) | 30,370 | 47.72 | |
Democratic | Kateri B. Walsh | 21,709 | 34.11 | |
Democratic | Charles A. Platten, Jr. | 11,513 | 18.09 | |
Write-in | Other | 49 | 0.08 | |
Total votes | 63,641 | 100 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Richard E. Neal (incumbent) | 131,215 | 53.09 | |
Republican | Anthony W. Ravosa | 76,795 | 31.07 | |
For the People | Thomas R. Sheehan | 38,963 | 15.76 | |
Write-in | Other | 190 | 0.08 | |
Total votes | 247,163 | 100 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Richard E. Neal (incumbent) | 25,472 | 99.82 | |
Write-in | Other | 46 | 0.18 | |
Total votes | 25,518 | 100 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Richard E. Neal (incumbent) | 117,178 | 58.52 | |
Republican | John M. Braire | 72,732 | 36.32 | |
Natural Law | Kate Ross | 10,167 | 5.08 | |
Write-in | Other | 161 | 0.08 | |
Total votes | 200,238 | 100 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Richard E. Neal (incumbent) | 11,048 | 99.01 | |
Write-in | Other | 111 | 1.00 | |
Total votes | 11,159 | 100 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Richard E. Neal (incumbent) | 162,995 | 71.67 | |
Republican | Mark Steele | 49,885 | 21.94 | |
Independent | Scott Andrichak | 9,181 | 4.04 | |
Natural Law | Richard Kaynor | 5,124 | 2.25 | |
Write-in | Other | 226 | 0.10 | |
Total votes | 227,411 | 100 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Richard E. Neal (incumbent) | 30,785 | 99.45 | |
Write-in | Other | 169 | 0.55 | |
Total votes | 30,954 | 100 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Richard E. Neal (incumbent) | 130,550 | 98.94 | |
Write-in | Other | 1,393 | 1.06 | |
Total votes | 131,943 | 100 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Richard E. Neal (incumbent) | 20,253 | 86.45 | |
Democratic | Joseph R. Fountain | 3,149 | 13.44 | |
Write-in | Other | 26 | 0.11 | |
Total votes | 23,428 | 100 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Richard E. Neal (incumbent) | 196,670 | 98.91 | |
Write-in | Other | 2,176 | 1.09 | |
Total votes | 198,846 | 100 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Richard E. Neal (incumbent) | 47,369 | 99.45 | |
Write-in | Other | 260 | 0.55 | |
Total votes | 47,629 | 100 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Richard E. Neal (incumbent) | 153,387 | 99.13 | |
Write-in | Other | 1,341 | 0.87 | |
Total votes | 154,728 | 100 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Richard E. Neal (incumbent) | 29,707 | 99.14 | |
Write-in | Other | 259 | 0.55 | |
Total votes | 29,966 | 100 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Richard E. Neal (incumbent) | 217,682 | 98.73 | |
Write-in | Other | 2,802 | 1.27 | |
Total votes | 220,484 | 100 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Richard E. Neal (incumbent) | 60,953 | 99.27 | |
Write-in | Other | 446 | 0.73 | |
Total votes | 61,399 | 100 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Richard E. Neal (incumbent) | 164,939 | 98.65 | |
Write-in | Other | 2,254 | 1.35 | |
Total votes | 167,193 | 100 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Richard E. Neal (incumbent) | 30,017 | 98.82 | |
Write-in | Other | 360 | 1.19 | |
Total votes | 30,377 | 100 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Richard E. Neal (incumbent) | 234,369 | 98.47 | |
Write-in | Other | 3,631 | 1.53 | |
Total votes | 238,000 | 100 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Richard E. Neal (incumbent) | 31,053 | 98.68 | |
Write-in | Other | 416 | 1.32 | |
Total votes | 31,469 | 100 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Richard E. Neal (incumbent) | 122,708 | 57.32 | |
Republican | Thomas A. Wesley | 91,209 | 42.61 | |
Write-in | Other | 164 | 0.08 | |
Total votes | 214,081 | 100 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Richard Neal (redistricted incumbent) | 40,295 | 65.40 | |
Democratic | Andrea F. Nuciforo, Jr. | 15,159 | 24.63 | |
Democratic | Bill Shein | 6,059 | 9.85 | |
Write-in | Other | 33 | 0.05 | |
Total votes | 61,546 | 100 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Richard E. Neal (redistricted incumbent) | 261,936 | 98.42 | |
Write-in | Other | 4,197 | 1.58 | |
Total votes | 266,133 | 100 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Richard Neal (incumbent) | 44,857 | 98.45 | |
Write-in | Other | 706 | 1.55 | |
Total votes | 45,563 | 100 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Richard E. Neal (incumbent) | 167,612 | 97.97 | |
Write-in | Other | 3,498 | 2.04 | |
Total votes | 171,110 | 100 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Richard Neal (incumbent) | 44,857 | 98.45 | |
Write-in | Other | 706 | 1.55 | |
Total votes | 45,563 | 100 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Richard E. Neal (incumbent) | 235,803 | 73.34 | |
Independent | Frederick O. Mayock | 57,504 | 17.88 | |
Libertarian | Thomas T. Simmons | 27,511 | 8.56 | |
Write-in | Other | 721 | 0.22 | |
Total votes | 321,539 | 100 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Richard Neal (incumbent) | 49,696 | 70.64 | |
Democratic | Tahirah Amatul-Wadud | 20,565 | 29.23 | |
Write-in | Other | 93 | 0.13 | |
Total votes | 70,354 | 100 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Richard E. Neal (incumbent) | 211,790 | 97.64 | |
Write-in | Other | 5,110 | 2.36 | |
Total votes | 216,900 | 100 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Richard E. Neal (incumbent) | 84,092 | 58.64 | |
Democratic | Alex Morse | 59,110 | 41.22 | |
Write-in | Other | 191 | 0.13 | |
Total votes | 143,393 | 100 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Richard E. Neal (incumbent) | 275,376 | 96.51 | |
Write-in | Alex Morse | 1,274 | 0.45 | |
Write-in | Other | 8,682 | 3.04 | |
Total votes | 285,332 | 100 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Richard E. Neal (incumbent) | 71,928 | 99.16 | |
Write-in | Other | 606 | 0.84 | |
Total votes | 72,534 | 100 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Richard E. Neal (incumbent) | 157,635 | 59.97 | |
Republican | Dean Martilli | 98,386 | 37.32 | |
Write-in | 378 | 0.14 | ||
Total votes | 263,651 | 100 |
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