2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts explained

Election Name:2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts
Country:Massachusetts
Type:legislative
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts
Previous Year:2010
Next Election:2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts
Next Year:2014
Seats For Election:All 9 Massachusetts seats in the United States House of Representatives
Election Date:November 6, 2012
Party1:Democratic Party (United States)
Last Election1:10
Seats1:9
Seat Change1: 1
Popular Vote1:1,544,103
Percentage1:66.04%
Swing1: 8.56%
Party2:Republican Party (United States)
Last Election2:0
Seats2:0
Popular Vote2:693,624
Percentage2:29.67%
Swing2: 9.18%
Before Party:Democratic Party (United States)
After Party:TBD

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]

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]

Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts, 2012[5]
PartyVotesPercentageSeats+/–
Democratic1,544,10366.04%9-1
Republican693,62429.67%0—
Libertarian16,6680.71%0—
Independents83,5803.57%0—
Totals2,337,975100.00%9-1

District 1

See also: Massachusetts's 1st congressional district and Massachusetts's 2nd congressional district. Democrat Richard Neal, who has represented the 2nd district since 1989, was redistricted into the 1st district.[6] He ran for re-election.[7]

Democratic primary

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Nominee
Eliminated in primary

Primary results

General election

Results

District 2

See also: Massachusetts's 2nd congressional district and Massachusetts's 3rd congressional district. 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.[10]

Democrat Jim McGovern, who was redistricted from the 3rd district,[6] ran for re-election.[11]

Democratic primary

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Nominee
Eliminated in primary
Declined

Primary results

Republican primary

Declined

General election

Results

District 3

See also: Massachusetts's 3rd congressional district and Massachusetts's 5th congressional district. Democrat Niki Tsongas, who was redistricted from the 5th district,[6] ran for re-election.[12] She was unopposed in the primary.

Democratic primary

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Nominee

Primary results

Republican primary

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Nominee
Eliminated in primary

Primary results

General election

Results

District 4

See also: Massachusetts's 4th congressional district. Democrat Barney Frank, who has represented the 4th district since 1981, retired rather than run for re-election.[16]

Democratic primary

Candidates

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Eliminated in primary
Withdrawn
Declined

Primary results

Republican primary

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Nominee
Eliminated in primary
Declined

Primary results

General election

Results

District 5

See also: Massachusetts's 5th congressional district and Massachusetts's 7th congressional district. Democrat Ed Markey was redistricted from the 7th district,[6] having represented it since 1976.

Democratic primary

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Nominee

Primary results

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
Withdrawn

Primary results

General election

Results

District 6

Election Name:2012 Massachusetts's 6th congressional district election
Country:Massachusetts
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts#District 6
Previous Year:2010
Next Election:2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts#District 6
Next Year:2014
Image1:File:John F Tierney congressional portrait 2009.jpg
Nominee1:John F. Tierney
Party1:Democratic Party (US)
Popular Vote1:180,942
Percentage1:48.3%
Nominee2:Richard Tisei
Party2:Republican Party (US)
Popular Vote2:176,612
Percentage2:47.1%
U.S. Representative
Before Election:John F. Tierney
Before Party:Democratic Party (US)
After Election:John F. Tierney
After Party:Democratic Party (US)

See also: Massachusetts's 6th congressional district. 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.[44] 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.[45]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Primary results

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
Withdrawn

Primary results

General election

Debates

Polling

Poll
source		Date(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		John
Tierney (D)		Richard
Tisei (R)		Daniel
Fishman (L)		Undecided
Boston Globe/UNH[48] September 21–27, 2012371± 5.1%31% align=center37%2%30%
North Star Opinion Research (R-YG Action)[49] September 25–26, 2012400± 4.9%37% align=center45%—18%
MassINC/WBUR[50] September 8–10, 2012401± 4.9% align=center46%34%7%11%
McLaughlin (R-Tisei)[51] May 2–3, 2012400± 4.9%33% align=center40%—27%

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
align=left The Cook Political Report[52] November 5, 2012
align=left Rothenberg[53] November 2, 2012
align=left Roll Call[54] November 4, 2012
align=left Sabato's Crystal Ball[55] November 5, 2012
align=left NY Times[56] November 4, 2012
RCP[57] November 4, 2012
align=left The Hill[58] November 4, 2012

Results

District 7

See also: Massachusetts's 7th congressional district and Massachusetts's 8th congressional district. 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.[59]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Primary results

Independents

General election

Results

District 8

See also: Massachusetts's 8th congressional district and Massachusetts's 9th congressional district. Democrat Stephen Lynch, who was redistricted from the old 9th district,[6] will run in the 8th district.[61]

Democrat William R. Keating, who was redistricted from the old,[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.[44]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
Declined

Primary results

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary

Primary results

General election

Results

District 9

See also: Massachusetts's 9th congressional district and Massachusetts's 10th congressional district. 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, has a summer home there.[6] As discussed above, he moved to the 9th District.[44] Bristol County

Democratic primary

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Nominee
Eliminated in primary
Declined

Primary results

Republican primary

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Nominee
Eliminated in primary
Declined

General election

Results

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Acts of 2011: Chapter 177: An Act Establishing Congressional Districts, Approved November 21, 2011. November 28, 2011 . General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts., to be codified at
  2. News: In the States. The New York Times. 2018-03-02.
  3. Web site: 2012 Massachusetts State Primary and State Election Schedule. August 16, 2011. William Francis. Galvin. William F. Galvin.
  4. Web site: Massachusetts to hold rare Thursday primary election next year . Johnson . Glen . The Boston Globe . November 11, 2011 . November 28, 2011.
  5. http://www.politico.com/2012-election/results/house/massachusetts/ Massachusetts House Election Results 2012 - Map, District Results, Live Updates - POLITICO.com
  6. Web site: Redistricting throws U.S. Reps. Keating, Lynch into faceoff . Chris . Cassidy . . November 7, 2011 . November 7, 2011.
  7. Web site: Neal and Olver will seek re-election to Congress in 2012. December 1, 2010. September 26, 2011. The Republican. John. Appleton.
  8. Web site: Nuciforo renews plans for Congress. October 27, 2011. October 28, 2011. The Berkshire Eagle.
  9. News: 2 Mass. men announce plans for congressional runs. January 17, 2012. January 17, 2012. Boston Herald. Associated Press.
  10. News: Massachusetts congressman John Olver says he will retire at end of term. October 26, 2011. October 27, 2011. The Washington Post.
  11. Web site: U.S. Rep. James McGovern begins wooing his potential constituents. December 2, 2011. February 23, 2012. Daily Hampshire Gazette. Ben. Storrow.
  12. Web site: Tsongas enjoys early fundraising lead over Golnik. April 22, 2012. May 7, 2012. The Eagle-Tribune. Brian. Messenger.
  13. Web site: Golnik looks for 2012 rematch with Tsongas . December 24, 2011. February 13, 2012 . . Brian . Messenger.
  14. Web site: Westford Man Seeks Seat in Congress. February 23, 2012. May 7, 2012. Westford, MA Patch. Andrew. Sylvia.
  15. https://web.archive.org/web/20140104131826/http://elections.huffingtonpost.com/pollster/polls/stinson-r-golnik-15300 Stinson (R-Golnik)
  16. Web site: Barney Frank Announces Retirement From Congress . November 28, 2011 . November 28, 2011 . . Jessica . Taylor . https://web.archive.org/web/20111130005018/http://hotlineoncall.nationaljournal.com/archives/2011/11/barney-frank-to.php . November 30, 2011 . dead . mdy-all .
  17. Web site: Joseph Kennedy III announces congressional campaign . February 16, 2012 . February 17, 2012 . The Boston Globe. Glen. Johnson. Travis. Andersen. Martine. Powers.
  18. Web site: Former Frank Challenger Joins 2012 Race . February 14, 2012 . May 7, 2012 . . Melanie . Graham.
  19. News: Democrat Robinson out of US Senate race . https://archive.today/20120709152716/http://itemlive.com/articles/2011/12/16/updates/updates15.txt . dead . July 9, 2012 . December 16, 2011 . Associated Press .
  20. Web site: Attleboro Man Quits Congressional Race.
  21. Web site: Frank's exit puts long-held seat up for grabs. November 29, 2011. December 5, 2011. Billerica Minuteman. Kyle. Cheney. Colleen. Quinn.
  22. Web site: Michael Burstein No Longer Exploring Fourth District Race. May 2, 2012. May 7, 2012. Brookline, MA Patch. Grahame. Turner.
  23. Web site: Newton's Cindy Creem: I'm not running for Congress. January 9, 2012. January 9, 2012. The Patriot Ledger. Chloe. Gotsis.
  24. Web site: Mayor Will Flanagan says he won't run for Congress. January 9, 2012. January 11, 2012. The Herald News. Will. Richmond.
  25. Web site: Several Democrats deciding not to run for Frank's seat. January 9, 2012. January 10, 2012. Taunton Daily Gazette. Teddy. Applebaum.
  26. Web site: Brookline selectwoman Mermell: I will not run for Barney Frank's seat. January 9, 2012. January 9, 2012. The Herald News.
  27. Web site: PARTY LINES: Kennedy may run for Congress. January 8, 2012. January 9, 2012. Taunton Daily Gazette. Gerry. Tuoti.
  28. Web site: Mike Ross quits race for 4th seat. January 23, 2012. January 24, 2012. Boston Herald. Dave. Wedge.
  29. Web site: Scramble on to fill retiring US Rep. Frank's seat. November 28, 2011. December 14, 2011. The Boston Globe. Steve. Leblanc.
  30. Web site: The field to replace Frank. November 28, 2011. December 14, 2011. Politico. David. Catanese.
  31. Web site: Bristol County DA intends to seek 9th District seat in Congress. January 12, 2012. February 7, 2012. The Herald News. Will. Richmond.
  32. Web site: Newton Mayor Setti Warren won't throw hat into Congressional ring. November 29, 2011. December 2, 2011. The Boston Globe. Derek. McLean.
  33. Web site: Rodrigues to kick off re-election bid.
  34. Web site: Once a high-ranking Democrat, Vallee opts against 11th term in House.
  35. News: GOP's Sean Bielat making 2nd bid for 4th congressional district seat . January 17, 2012 . January 17, 2012 . . Associated Press.
  36. Web site: Brookline School Committee member readies run against Barney Frank . September 9, 2011 . September 26, 2011 . The Boston Globe . Andreae . Downs.
  37. Web site: Fall River dentist, Durfee grad David Steinhof to run for Congress . May 2, 2012 . May 7, 2012 . . Will . Richmod.
  38. Web site: GOP jockeying for Frank's seat begins. November 28, 2011. December 2, 2011. Boston Herald. Dave. Wedge. Chris. Cassidy.
  39. Web site: Local towns brace for freshman rep after Frank says he won't run. November 29, 2011. December 24, 2011. The Milford Daily News. Lester. Black.
  40. http://www.uml.edu/docs/UML-MA-CD4-RV-Feb-2012-Topline-FINAL-v1.0_tcm18-42488.pdf UMass Lowell/Boston Herald
  41. Web site: Tom Tierney wins 5th District GOP primary . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20120909190310/http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/2012/09/06/tom-tierney-wins-district-gop-primary/4bPW767glJc477S8oZhqrO/story.html . September 9, 2012 . September 13, 2012 . mdy-all .
  42. Web site: Republican Announces Longshot Bid in Massachusetts . June 21, 2011 . September 26, 2011 . . Joshua . Miller.
  43. Web site: Letter to the Editor: Dembrowski Vying for 2012 7th Congressional District Post . August 10, 2011 . September 26, 2011 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20120425150542/http://stoneham.patch.com/articles/letter-to-the-editor-dembrowski-vying-for-2012-7th-congressional-post . April 25, 2012 . dead .
  44. News: Map changes incumbents' terrain . Frank . Phillips . Noah . Bierman . Boston.com . November 8, 2011 . November 8, 2011.
  45. News: Massachusetts: Independent Seth Moulton Will Not Run. October 8, 2014. Roll Call. July 23, 2012.
  46. Web site: Tea Party candidate says he'll try to unseat US Rep. Tierney again. March 2, 2011. September 26, 2011. The Boston Globe. Michael. Levenson.
  47. News: Hudak withdraws from Sixth District race. https://archive.today/20120709063417/http://itemlive.com/articles/2012/01/23/updates/updates13.txt. dead. July 9, 2012. January 23, 2012. The Daily Item. January 23, 2012.
  48. https://web.archive.org/web/20121115225423/http://bostonglobe.com/metro/2012/09/30/tisei-leads-tierney-globe-poll/wYWKkqXd1KaIpIW5lF8AVN/story.html Boston Globe/UNH
  49. https://web.archive.org/web/20150925135340/http://images.politico.com/global/2012/09/ma_06_brushfire_toplines2.html North Star Opinion Research (R-YG Action)
  50. https://web.archive.org/web/20120912205102/http://atr.rollcall.com/massachusetts-john-tierney-ahead-by-12-points-in-independent-poll/ MassINC/WBUR
  51. https://web.archive.org/web/20120531235621/http://atr.rollcall.com/massachusetts-richard-tisei-leads-john-tierney-in-republican-poll/ McLaughlin (R-Tisei)
  52. Web site: The Cook Political Report — Charts – 2012 House Competitive Races . Cookpolitical.com . November 5, 2012 . November 6, 2012.
  53. Web site: House Ratings . Rothenbergpoliticalreport.com . November 2, 2012 . November 4, 2012.
  54. http://www.rollcall.com/politics/race-ratings-chart-2012-house-elections.html
  55. http://www.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/articles/category/2012-house/ Crystal Ball
  56. http://elections.nytimes.com/2012/ratings/house House Race Ratings
  57. http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2012/house/2012_elections_house_map.html
  58. Web site: House Ratings . The Hill . November 4, 2012. November 3, 2012 .
  59. Web site: Mike Capuano Won't Challenge Scott Brown, Seeking Re-election. September 2, 2011. September 26, 2011. Roll Call. Joshua. Miller.
  60. Web site: Karla Romero for Congress. November 19, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20120218202159/http://www.votekarlaromero.com/index.html. February 18, 2012. dead.
  61. Web site: Lynch out for meet-and-greet . January 22, 2012 . Boston Globe.
  62. Web site: Iraq War vet from Quincy hopes to unseat U.S. Rep. Stephen Lynch. February 4, 2012. February 7, 2012. The Patriot Ledger. Jack. Encarnacao.
  63. News: Cassidy. Chris. Battle lines drawn. November 19, 2011. Boston Herald. November 13, 2011.
  64. Web site: Redrawn district complicates Keating's bid for reelection. January 29, 2012. February 23, 2012. The Boston Globe. Robert. Preer. https://web.archive.org/web/20120223070135/http://articles.boston.com/2012-01-29/news/30676610_1_minority-majority-district-new-congressional-district-4th-district. February 23, 2012. dead.
  65. Web site: O'Leary not running for Congressional seat. https://archive.today/20120904073308/http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20120215/NEWS11/120219861. dead. September 4, 2012. February 15, 2012. February 15, 2012. Cape Cod Times. George. Brennan.
  66. Web site: A Plymouth Republican to join 9th Congressional district race. January 20, 2012. January 20, 2012. The Herald News. Will. Richmond.
  67. Web site: Chaprales eyes congressional seat. https://archive.today/20120724062731/http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20120421/NEWS/204210327. dead. July 24, 2012. April 21, 2012. April 24, 2012. Cape Cod Times. George. Brennan.
  68. News: Brennan. George. New Cape district fires up field, Republicans. https://archive.today/20130118191419/http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20111109/NEWS/111090344. dead. January 18, 2013. November 19, 2011. Cape Cod Times. November 9, 2011.

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