Michael Everett Capuano is an American politician and attorney who served as a U.S. Representative of Massachusetts from 1999 to 2019. A Democrat,his district included the northern three-fourths of Boston,as well as parts of Cambridge,his hometown of Somerville,and other communities immediately north and south of Boston. Prior to being elected to Congress,he served as an Alderman and Mayor of Somerville.
The 2006 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 7,2006. The incumbent Republican governor,Mitt Romney,chose not to seek a second term. Polls had been mixed prior to Romney's announcement,with one poll showing Romney slightly leading Democrat Attorney General Tom Reilly and other polls showing Reilly,who was then the Democratic frontrunner,in the lead.
David Barry Cohen is an American politician who served as a Massachusetts state Representative for the 11th Middlesex district and as the mayor of Newton,Massachusetts.
The 2002 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 5,2002. Incumbent Republican acting governor Jane Swift chose not to seek a full term in office. Republican businessman Mitt Romney defeated Democratic Treasurer Shannon O'Brien.
Deborah Beth Goldberg is an American politician and lawyer. She is the Treasurer of Massachusetts,serving since January 2015. She was a member of the Board of Selectmen for the town of Brookline,Massachusetts from 1998 to 2004,serving the last two terms as chair. Goldberg was a candidate in the 2006 Massachusetts Democratic primary election for lieutenant governor. In 2018,Goldberg was re-elected as State Treasurer.
The 1986 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 4,1986. Michael Dukakis was elected Governor of Massachusetts for a third term. He defeated Republican George Kariotis by a 69–31% margin. This was the last time a Democrat was elected governor of Massachusetts until 2006.
Steven Grossman is an American businessman and former Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts and candidate for Governor of Massachusetts. Grossman previously served as chairman of the Massachusetts Democratic Party from 1991 to 1992,president of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) from 1992 to 1996 and chairman of the Democratic National Committee from 1997 to 1999. In the spring of 2015,Grossman became the CEO of the Initiative for a Competitive Inner City,a Boston-based nonprofit focused on strengthening inner city economies that was founded by Harvard Business School professor Michael Porter.
The 1936 United States Senate election in Massachusetts was held on November 3. Incumbent Democratic Senator Marcus A. Coolidge declined to stand for re-election. Republican Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. won the race to succeed him over Democratic Boston mayor James Michael Curley and former Suffolk County prosecutor Thomas C. O'Brien.
The 2010 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 2,2010. Incumbent Democratic Governor Deval Patrick was re-elected to a second term.
Warren Eugene Tolman is an American politician who has served as a member of both houses of the Massachusetts General Court. He was the Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts in 1998,and was a candidate for Governor of Massachusetts in 2002,and Massachusetts Attorney General in 2014.
The 2012 United States Senate election in Massachusetts was held in Massachusetts on November 6,2012,Democrat Elizabeth Warren defeated incumbent Republican Senator Scott Brown. This election was held concurrently with the U.S. presidential election and elections to the U.S. Senate in other states,as well as elections to the House of Representatives and various state and local elections.
The 2010 United States Senate special election in Massachusetts was a special election held on January 19,2010,in order to fill the Massachusetts Class I United States Senate seat for the remainder of the term ending January 3,2013. It was won by Republican candidate Scott Brown.
The 1978 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 7,1978. Former Massachusetts Port Authority executive director Edward J. King was elected to a four-year term,from January 4,1979,until January 6,1983. King won the Democratic nomination by defeating incumbent governor of Massachusetts Michael Dukakis in the Democratic primary.
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 elections were held on Tuesday,November 5,2013. This off-year election cycle featured several special elections to the United States Congress;two gubernatorial races;state legislative elections in a few states;and numerous citizen initiatives,mayoral races,and a variety of other local offices on the ballot.
The Boston mayoral election of 1983 was held on Tuesday,November 15,1983,between City Councillor Raymond Flynn and former State Representative Mel King. Flynn was elected to his first term,and inaugurated on Monday,January 2,1984.
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.
Ruth B. Balser is an American state legislator serving in the Massachusetts House of Representatives. She is a Newton resident and a member of the Democratic Party.
The 2018 Massachusetts gubernatorial election took place on November 6,2018,to elect the governor and lieutenant governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Republican governor Charlie Baker and lieutenant governor Karyn Polito sought reelection to a second term in office,facing Democratic challengers Jay Gonzalez and Quentin Palfrey,respectively. Candidates were selected in the primary election held on September 4,2018.
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.
