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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,[1] 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.[2]
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Primary elections were held on September 6, 2012.[3] This primary was on a Thursday, which is rare in Massachusetts, and it was moved from Tuesday, September 18, 2012, because of a conflicting religious holiday.[4]
United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts, 2012[5] | |||||
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Party | Votes | Percentage | Seats | +/– | |
Democratic | 1,544,103 | 66.04% | 9 | -1 | |
Republican | 693,624 | 29.67% | 0 | — | |
Libertarian | 16,668 | 0.71% | 0 | — | |
Independents | 83,580 | 3.57% | 0 | — | |
Totals | 2,337,975 | 100.00% | 9 | -1 | |
Democrat Richard Neal, who has represented the 2nd district since 1989, was redistricted into the 1st district.[6] He ran for re-election.[7]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Richard Neal (incumbent) | 40,295 | 65.5 | |
Democratic | Andrea F. Nuciforo, Jr. | 15,159 | 24.6 | |
Democratic | Bill Shein | 6,059 | 9.8 | |
Democratic | Write-ins | 33 | 0.1 | |
Total votes | 61,546 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Richard Neal (incumbent) | 261,936 | 98.4 | |
n/a | Write-ins | 4,197 | 1.6 | |
Total votes | 266,133 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
Since 1991, Democrat John Olver, has represented the 1st district, most of which remains in the proposed new 1st district.[1] He was to have been redistricted to the 2nd district, except that he announced his retirement two weeks before the new districts were proposed.[13]
Democrat Jim McGovern, who was redistricted from the 3rd district,[6] ran for re-election.[14]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | James McGovern (incumbent) | 24,375 | 91.3 | |
Democratic | William Feegbeh | 2,265 | 8.5 | |
Democratic | Write-ins | 44 | 0.2 | |
Total votes | 26,684 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Jim McGovern (incumbent) | 259,257 | 98.5 | |
n/a | Write-ins | 4,078 | 1.5 | |
Total votes | 263,335 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
Democrat Niki Tsongas, who was redistricted from the 5th district,[6] ran for re-election.[15] She was unopposed in the primary.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Nicola Tsongas (incumbent) | 24,105 | 99.2 | |
Democratic | Write-ins | 196 | 0.8 | |
Total votes | 24,301 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jonathan Golnik | 12,928 | 66.3 | |
Republican | Thomas Weaver | 6,527 | 33.5 | |
Republican | Write-ins | 38 | 0.2 | |
Total votes | 19,493 | 100.0 |
Poll source |
Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Niki Tsongas (D) |
Jon Golnik (R) |
Undecided |
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Stinson (R-Golnik)[18] | September 16, 2012 | 549 | ± 4.0% | 52% | 45% | 3% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Niki Tsongas (incumbent) | 212,119 | 65.9 | |
Republican | Jon Golnik | 109,372 | 34.0 | |
n/a | Write-ins | 262 | 0.1 | |
Total votes | 321,753 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
Democrat Barney Frank, who has represented the 4th district since 1981, retired rather than run for re-election.[19]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Joseph P. Kennedy, III | 36,557 | 90.0 | |
Democratic | Rachel Brown | 2,635 | 6.5 | |
Democratic | Herb Robinson | 6,059 | 3.4 | |
Democratic | Write-ins | 73 | 0.1 | |
Total votes | 45,324 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Sean Bielat | 14,834 | 73.2 | |
Republican | Elizabeth Childs | 2,735 | 13.5 | |
Republican | David L. Steinhof | 2,669 | 13.2 | |
Republican | Write-ins | 25 | 0.1 | |
Total votes | 20,263 | 100.0 |
Organizations
Poll source |
Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Joseph Kennedy III (D) |
Sean Bielat (R) |
Other | Undecided |
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UMass Lowell/Boston Herald[44] | February 2–8, 2012 | 408 | ± 6.4% | 60% | 28% | 4% | 7% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Joseph Kennedy III | 221,303 | 61.1 | |
Republican | Sean Bielat | 129,936 | 35.9 | |
Independent | David Rosa | 10,741 | 3.0 | |
n/a | Write-ins | 265 | 0.1 | |
Total votes | 362,245 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
Democrat Ed Markey was redistricted from the 7th district,[6] having represented it since 1976.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Ed Markey (incumbent) | 38,196 | 99.2 | |
Democratic | Write-ins | 316 | 0.8 | |
Total votes | 38,512 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Tom Tierney | 4,789 | 41.2 | |
Republican | Frank John Addivinola, Jr. | 3,531 | 30.3 | |
Republican | Jeffrey Semon | 3,250 | 27.9 | |
Republican | Write-ins | 65 | 0.6 | |
Total votes | 11,635 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Ed Markey (incumbent) | 257,490 | 75.5 | |
Republican | Tom Tierney | 82,944 | 24.3 | |
n/a | Write-ins | 675 | 0.2 | |
Total votes | 341,109 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
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Municipality results Tierney: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% Tisei: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% | |||||||||||||||||
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Democrat John F. Tierney has represented the 6th district since 1997. Daniel Fishman, a Libertarian candidate, who has never run for office before also ran.[48] Veteran and military commentator Seth Moulton considered running in the general election as an independent, but decided against it in July 2012, citing the short time frame left for him to mount a serious campaign.[49]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | John F. Tierney (incumbent) | 28,395 | 98.2 | |
Democratic | Write-ins | 517 | 1.8 | |
Total votes | 28,912 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Richard R. Tisei | 18,331 | 99.0 | |
Republican | Write-ins | 186 | 1.0 | |
Total votes | 19,493 | 100.0 |
Organizations
Poll source |
Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
John Tierney (D) |
Richard Tisei (R) |
Daniel Fishman (L) |
Undecided |
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Boston Globe/UNH[52] | September 21–27, 2012 | 371 | ± 5.1% | 31% | 37% | 2% | 30% |
North Star Opinion Research (R-YG Action)[53] | September 25–26, 2012 | 400 | ± 4.9% | 37% | 45% | — | 18% |
MassINC/WBUR[54] | September 8–10, 2012 | 401 | ± 4.9% | 46% | 34% | 7% | 11% |
McLaughlin (R-Tisei)[55] | May 2–3, 2012 | 400 | ± 4.9% | 33% | 40% | — | 27% |
Source | Ranking | As of |
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The Cook Political Report[56] | Lean R (flip) | November 5, 2012 |
Rothenberg[57] | Lean R (flip) | November 2, 2012 |
Roll Call[58] | Lean R (flip) | November 4, 2012 |
Sabato's Crystal Ball[59] | Lean R (flip) | November 5, 2012 |
NY Times[60] | Tossup | November 4, 2012 |
RCP[61] | Lean R (flip) | November 4, 2012 |
The Hill[62] | Lean R (flip) | November 4, 2012 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | John F. Tierney (incumbent) | 180,942 | 48.3 | |
Republican | Richard Tisei | 176,612 | 47.1 | |
Libertarian | Daniel Fishman | 16,739 | 4.5 | |
n/a | Write-ins | 514 | 0.1 | |
Total votes | 374,807 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
In the redistricting Act,[1] this district became a majority-minority district, increasing its reach over several minority precincts near Boston.[6] Democrat Mike Capuano, who was redistricted from the 8th district,[6] having represented it since 1999, ran for re-election.[63]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Mike Capuano (incumbent) | 32,445 | 98.6 | |
Democratic | Write-ins | 446 | 1.4 | |
Total votes | 32,891 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Mike Capuano (incumbent) | 210,794 | 83.4 | |
Independent | Karla Romero | 41,199 | 16.3 | |
n/a | Write-ins | 843 | 0.2 | |
Total votes | 252,836 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
Democrat Stephen Lynch, who was redistricted from the old 9th district,[6] will run in the 8th district.[65]
Democrat William R. Keating, who was redistricted from the old 10th district,[6] announced that he would move to Cape Cod (where he already has a summer home), and run there, putting him in the new 9th district (most of which includes his incumbent district[1]) instead of competing against Lynch.[48]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Stephen Lynch (incumbent) | 29,352 | 98.8 | |
Democratic | Write-ins | 369 | 1.2 | |
Total votes | 29,721 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Joe Selvaggi | 5,968 | 59.1 | |
Republican | Matias Temperley | 4,081 | 40.4 | |
Republican | Write-ins | 47 | 0.5 | |
Total votes | 10,096 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Stephen Lynch (incumbent) | 263,999 | 76.1 | |
Republican | Joe Selvaggi | 82,242 | 23.7 | |
n/a | Write-ins | 570 | 0.2 | |
Total votes | 346,811 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
There was no incumbent currently residing in this district, but incumbent Democrat William R. Keating, who has represented most of the district for the last two years when it was the 10th district, has a summer home there.[6] As discussed above, he moved to the 9th District.[48] Bristol County
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | William Richard Keating (incumbent) | 31,366 | 59.1 | |
Democratic | Samuel Sutter | 21,675 | 40.8 | |
Democratic | Write-ins | 47 | 0.1 | |
Total votes | 53,088 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | William R. Keating (incumbent) | 212,754 | 58.7 | |
Republican | Christopher Sheldon | 116,531 | 32.2 | |
Independent | Daniel Botelho | 32,655 | 9.0 | |
n/a | Write-ins | 465 | 0.1 | |
Total votes | 359,060 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
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