2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts explained

2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts should not be confused with 2020 Massachusetts House of Representatives election.

Election Name:	2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts
Country:	Massachusetts
Type:	legislative
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts
Previous Year:	2018
Next Election:	2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts
Next Year:	2022
Seats For Election:	All 9 Massachusetts seats to the United States House of Representatives
Election Date:	November 3, 2020
Party1:	Democratic Party (United States)
Last Election1:	9
Seats1:	9
Popular Vote1:	2,482,596
Percentage1:	74.63%
Swing1:	3.58%
Party2:	Republican Party (United States)
Last Election2:	0
Seats2:	0
Popular Vote2:	699,001
Percentage2:	21.01%
Swing2:	0.98%

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.^[1]

Overview

scope=col rowspan=3	District	scope=col colspan=2	Democratic	scope=col colspan=2	Republican	scope=col colspan=2	Others	scope=col colspan=2	Total	scope=col rowspan=3	Result
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scope=col data-sort-type="number"	Votes !	scope=col data-sort-type="number"	% !	scope=col data-sort-type="number"	Votes !	scope=col data-sort-type="number"	% !	scope=col data-sort-type="number"	Votes !	scope=col data-sort-type="number"	% !	scope=col data-sort-type="number"	Votes !	scope=col data-sort-type="number"	%
	275,376	96.51%	0	0.00%	9,956	3.49%	285,332	100.0%	Democratic hold
	249,854	65.33%	132,220	34.57%	378	0.10%	382,452	100.0%	Democratic hold
	286,896	97.74%	0	0.00%	6,643	2.26%	293,539	100.0%	Democratic hold
	251,102	60.83%	160,474	38.87%	1,247	0.30%	412,823	100.0%	Democratic hold
	294,427	74.32%	101,351	25.58%	405	0.10%	396,183	100.0%	Democratic hold
	286,377	65.43%	150,695	34.43%	605	0.14%	437,677	100.0%	Democratic hold
	267,362	86.62%	0	0.00%	41,288	13.38%	308,650	100.0%	Democratic hold
	310,940	80.68%	0	0.00%	74,461	19.32%	385,401	100.0%	Democratic hold
	260,262	61.30%	154,261	36.33%	10,078	2.37%	424,601	100.0%	Democratic hold
Total	2,482,596	74.63%	699,001	21.01%	145,061	4.36%	3,326,658	100.0%

District 1

Election Name:	2020 Massachusetts's 1st congressional district election
Country:	Massachusetts
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts#District 1
Previous Year:	2018
Next Election:	2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts#District 1
Next Year:	2022
Image1:	File:Richard Neal official photo (cropped).jpg
Nominee1:	Richard Neal
Party1:	Democratic Party (US)
Popular Vote1:	275,376
Percentage1:	96.5%
U.S. Representative
Before Election:	Richard Neal
Before Party:	Democratic Party (US)
After Election:	Richard Neal
After Party:	Democratic Party (US)

See also: Massachusetts's 1st congressional district. The 1st district is based in the western and central parts of the state, and includes the city of Springfield. The incumbent was Democrat Richard Neal, who was reelected with 97.6% of the vote in 2018 without major-party opposition.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Richard Neal, incumbent U.S. representative^[2]

Eliminated in primary

• Alex Morse, mayor of Holyoke^[3]

Declined

• Tahirah Amatul-Wadud, attorney and candidate for Massachusetts's 1st congressional district in 2018^[4]
• David Daley, author and former editor-in-chief of Salon^[5]

Endorsements

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Alex Morse	Richard Neal	Undecided
RABA Research/Jewish Insider	August 23–24, 2020	518 (LV)	± 4.3%	40%		49%	12%
Beacon Research	August 15–16, 2020	391 (LV)	± 4.9%	41%		46%	13%
Beacon Research	August 7–8, 2020	853 (LV)	± 3.4%	35%		45%	20%
Victoria Research	June 16–18, 2020	492 (LV)	± 4.4%	25%		55%	20%

Primary results

Republican primary

Candidates

Withdrawn

• John Cain, businessman and former Navy officer^{[6] [7]}

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	The Cook Political Report^[8]		July 2, 2020
align=left	Inside Elections^[9]		June 2, 2020
align=left	Sabato's Crystal Ball^[10]		July 2, 2020
Politico^[11]		April 19, 2020
Daily Kos^[12]		June 3, 2020
RCP^[13]		June 9, 2020
Niskanen^[14]		June 7, 2020

Results

District 2

Election Name:	2020 Massachusetts's 2nd congressional district election
Country:	Massachusetts
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts#District 2
Previous Year:	2018
Next Election:	2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts#District 2
Next Year:	2022
Image1:	File:Jim McGovern, official portrait, 116th Congress (cropped).jpg
Nominee1:	Jim McGovern
Party1:	Democratic Party (US)
Popular Vote1:	249,854
Percentage1:	65.3%
Nominee2:	Tracy Lovvorn
Party2:	Republican Party (US)
Popular Vote2:	132,220
Percentage2:	34.6%
Map Size:	300px
U.S. Representative
Before Election:	Jim McGovern
Before Party:	Democratic Party (US)
After Election:	Jim McGovern
After Party:	Democratic Party (US)

See also: Massachusetts's 2nd congressional district. The 2nd congressional district is in central Massachusetts and includes Worcester. The incumbent was Democrat Jim McGovern, who was reelected with 67.1% of the vote in 2018.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Jim McGovern, incumbent U.S. representative

Primary results

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Tracy Lovvorn, healthcare operations manager and nominee for Massachusetts's 2nd congressional district in 2018^[15]

Primary results

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	The Cook Political Report		July 2, 2020
align=left	Inside Elections		June 2, 2020
align=left	Sabato's Crystal Ball		July 2, 2020
Politico		April 19, 2020
Daily Kos		June 3, 2020
RCP		June 9, 2020
Niskanen		June 7, 2020

Results

District 3

Election Name:	2020 Massachusetts's 3rd congressional district election
Country:	Massachusetts
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts#District 3
Previous Year:	2018
Next Election:	2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts#District 3
Next Year:	2022
Image1:	File:Lori Trahan, official portrait, 116th Congress (cropped 2).jpg
Nominee1:	Lori Trahan
Party1:	Democratic Party (US)
Popular Vote1:	286,896
Percentage1:	97.7%
U.S. Representative
Before Election:	Lori Trahan
Before Party:	Democratic Party (US)
After Election:	Lori Trahan
After Party:	Democratic Party (US)

See also: Massachusetts's 3rd congressional district. The 3rd district is based in northeastern and central Massachusetts, and includes the cities of Lowell, Lawrence, and Haverhill. The incumbent was Democrat Lori Trahan, who was elected with 62.0% of the vote in 2018.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Lori Trahan, incumbent U.S. representative^[16]

Declined

• Dan Koh, Andover selectman, former chief of staff to Boston mayor Marty Walsh, and candidate for Massachusetts's 3rd congressional district in 2018^[17]

Primary results

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	The Cook Political Report		July 2, 2020
align=left	Inside Elections		June 2, 2020
align=left	Sabato's Crystal Ball		July 2, 2020
Politico		April 19, 2020
Daily Kos		June 3, 2020
RCP		June 9, 2020
Niskanen		June 7, 2020

Results

District 4

Election Name:	2020 Massachusetts's 4th congressional district election
Country:	Massachusetts
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts#District 4
Previous Year:	2018
Next Election:	2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts#District 4
Next Year:	2022
Image1:	File:Jake Auchincloss, 117th Congress portrait (cropped).jpg
Nominee1:	Jake Auchincloss
Party1:	Democratic Party (US)
Popular Vote1:	251,102
Percentage1:	60.8%
Nominee2:	Julie Hall
Party2:	Republican Party (US)
Popular Vote2:	160,474
Percentage2:	38.9%
Map Size:	300px
U.S. Representative
Before Election:	Joe Kennedy III
Before Party:	Democratic Party (US)
After Election:	Jake Auchincloss
After Party:	Democratic Party (US)

See also: Massachusetts's 4th congressional district. The 4th congressional district is mostly in southern Massachusetts and includes Brookline, the southwestern suburbs of Boston, and northern Bristol County. The incumbent was Democrat Joe Kennedy III, who was reelected with 97.7% of the vote in 2018 without major-party opposition. On September 21, 2019, Kennedy announced that he would not seek reelection, instead challenging incumbent U.S. Senator Ed Markey in the Democratic primary for the 2020 United States Senate election in Massachusetts.^[18]

The open seat attracted 12 candidates to file for the primary. On September 4, the Associated Press called the race for Jake Auchincloss, who won with 34,971 votes, a 1.4% margin over Jesse Mermell.^{[19] [20]} Auchincloss went on to defeat Republican Julie Hall in the general election.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Jake Auchincloss, Newton city councilor, U.S. Marine veteran, and former Republican political organizer for Governor Charlie Baker's 2014 campaign^[21]

Eliminated in primary

• Becky Grossman, Newton city councilor^[22]
• Alan Khazei, co-founder and former CEO of City Year and candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2010^[23]
• Ihssane Leckey, former Wall Street regulator^[24]
• Natalia Linos, epidemiologist and executive director of the FXB Center for Health and Human Rights at Harvard University^[25]
• Jesse Mermell, former Brookline select boardmember and former aide to former governor Deval Patrick^[26]
• Ben Sigel, attorney and former president of the Hispanic National Bar Association^[27]

Withdrew

• David Cavell, Assistant Attorney General of Massachusetts and former aide to President Barack Obama^[28] (withdrew on August 13 and endorsed Mermell)^[29] (remained on ballot)
• Nick Matthew, former public school teacher and nonprofit activist (endorsed Leckey)^[30]
• Herb Robinson, engineer
• Thomas Shack, former Massachusetts State Comptroller (endorsed Cavell, then Khazei)^{[31] [32]}
• Chris Zannetos, tech entrepreneur^[33] (withdrew on August 26 and endorsed Mermell)^[34] (remained on ballot)

Declined

• Chris Dempsey, former policy director for Joe Kennedy III's election campaign in 2012
• Paul Feeney, state senator^[35]
• Deb Goldberg, Massachusetts State Treasurer^[36]
• Jay Gonzalez, former state secretary of administration and finance and nominee for governor of Massachusetts in 2018^[37]
• Patricia Haddad, state representative^[38]
• Joe Kennedy III, incumbent U.S. representative (ran for U.S. Senate)
• Scott W. Lang, former mayor of New Bedford
• Marc Pacheco, state senator
• Becca Rausch, state senator
• Tommy Vitolo, state representative
• Setti Warren, former mayor of Newton
• Josh Zakim, former Boston city councilor

Endorsements

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Jake Auchincloss	Dave Cavell	Becky Grossman	Alan Khazei	Ihssane Leckey	Natalia Linos	Jesse Mermell	Ben Sigel	Chris Zannetos	Other	Undecided
RABA Research/Jewish Insider	August 27–28, 2020	497 (LV)	± 4.39%		23%	–	15%	8%	11%	7%	22%	1%	–	3%	10%
	August 26, 2020	Zannetos withdraws from the race and endorses Mermell
Data for Progress	August 10–14, 2020	515 (LV)	± 4.9%		14%	1%	13%	7%	9%	9%	13%	3%	1%	–		29%
	August 13, 2020	Cavell withdraws from the race and endorses Mermell
Frederick Polls	August 1–4, 2020	400 (LV)	± 4.9%	16%	7%		19%	6%	11%	4%	10%	2%	1%	–		25%
Frederick Polls	June, 2020	400 (LV)	± 4.9%	7%	–		17%	–	3%	–	9%	–	–	–		46%
Beacon Research	May 26–30, 2020	501 (LV)	± 4.0%	7%	2%		13%	4%	–	–	7%	4%	1%	1%		60%

Primary results

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Julie Hall, former Attleboro city councilor^[39]

Eliminated in primary

• David Rosa, U.S. Army veteran^[40]

Declined

• Shawn Dooley, state representative^[41]
• Shaunna O'Connell, mayor of Taunton and former state representative
• Keiko Orrall, former state representative

Primary results

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	The Cook Political Report		July 2, 2020
align=left	Inside Elections		June 2, 2020
align=left	Sabato's Crystal Ball		July 2, 2020
Politico		April 19, 2020
Daily Kos		June 3, 2020
RCP		June 9, 2020
Niskanen		June 7, 2020

Results

District 5

Election Name:	2020 Massachusetts's 5th congressional district election
Country:	Massachusetts
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts#District 5
Previous Year:	2018
Next Election:	2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts#District 5
Next Year:	2022
Image1:	File:Katherine Clark, official portrait, 116th Congress (cropped).jpg
Nominee1:	Katherine Clark
Party1:	Democratic Party (US)
Popular Vote1:	294,427
Percentage1:	74.3%
Nominee2:	Caroline Colarusso
Party2:	Republican Party (US)
Popular Vote2:	101,351
Percentage2:	25.6%
Map Size:	300px
U.S. Representative
Before Election:	Katherine Clark
Before Party:	Democratic Party (US)
After Election:	Katherine Clark
After Party:	Democratic Party (US)

See also: Massachusetts's 5th congressional district. The 5th congressional district contains Boston's northern and western suburbs, including Malden and Framingham. The incumbent was Democrat Katherine Clark, who was reelected with 75.9% of the vote in 2018.

Democratic primary

Nominee

• Katherine Clark, incumbent U.S. representative

Was never in primary.

• Raffaele DePalma, demographic analyst^[42]

Primary results

Republican primary

Nominee

• Caroline Colarusso, Stoneham selectwoman^[43]

Primary results

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	The Cook Political Report		July 2, 2020
align=left	Inside Elections		June 2, 2020
align=left	Sabato's Crystal Ball		July 2, 2020
Politico		April 19, 2020
Daily Kos		June 3, 2020
RCP		June 9, 2020
Niskanen		June 7, 2020

Results

District 6

Election Name:	2020 Massachusetts's 6th congressional district election
Country:	Massachusetts
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts#District 6
Previous Year:	2018
Next Election:	2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts#District 6
Next Year:	2022
Image1:	File:Seth Moulton (cropped 2).jpg
Nominee1:	Seth Moulton
Party1:	Democratic Party (US)
Popular Vote1:	286,377
Percentage1:	65.4%
Nominee2:	John Paul Moran
Party2:	Republican Party (US)
Popular Vote2:	150,695
Percentage2:	34.4%
Map Size:	300px
U.S. Representative
Before Election:	Seth Moulton
Before Party:	Democratic Party (US)
After Election:	Seth Moulton
After Party:	Democratic Party (US)

See also: Massachusetts's 6th congressional district. The 6th district is based in northeastern Massachusetts, and contains most of Essex County, including the North Shore and Cape Ann. The incumbent was Democrat Seth Moulton, who was reelected with 65.2% of the vote in 2018.^[44] Moulton was a candidate for the Democratic presidential primary in 2020, and said that he had "no intention of giving up his seat in the House." He won his district's primary with the most votes ever recorded in a House primary election in Massachusetts history.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Seth Moulton, incumbent U.S. representative^[45]

Eliminated in primary

• Jamie Zahlaway Belsito, Massachusetts PPD commissioner and Salem State University trustee^[46]
• Angus McQuilken, gun control advocate^[47]

Withdrawn

x* Nathaniel Mulcahy, scientist^[48]

• Massachusetts Teachers Association^[49]

Declined

• Kim Driscoll, mayor of Salem^[50]
• Lori Ehrlich, state representative^[51]
• Terrence Kennedy, member of the 6th district of the Massachusetts Governor's Council^[52]
• Barbara L'Italien, former state senator and candidate for Massachusetts's 3rd congressional district in 2018^[53]
• John F. Tierney, former U.S. representative
• Paul Tucker, state representative

Endorsements

• Nathaniel Mulcahy, withdrawn 6th district candidate^[54]

Primary results

Republican primary

Nominee

• John Paul Moran, businessman^[55]

Primary results

Independents

Candidates

Declared

• Christopher Fisher, carpenter^[56]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	The Cook Political Report		July 2, 2020
align=left	Inside Elections		June 2, 2020
align=left	Sabato's Crystal Ball		July 2, 2020
Politico		April 19, 2020
Daily Kos		June 3, 2020
RCP		June 9, 2020
Niskanen		June 7, 2020

Results

District 7

Election Name:	2020 Massachusetts's 7th congressional district election
Country:	Massachusetts
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts#District 7
Previous Year:	2018
Next Election:	2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts#District 7
Next Year:	2022
Image1:	File:Ayanna Pressley Portrait (cropped).jpg
Nominee1:	Ayanna Pressley
Party1:	Democratic Party (US)
Popular Vote1:	267,362
Percentage1:	86.6%
Nominee2:	Roy A. Owens Sr.
Party2:	Independent
Popular Vote2:	38,675
Percentage2:	12.5%
Map Size:	300px
U.S. Representative
Before Election:	Ayanna Pressley
Before Party:	Democratic Party (US)
After Election:	Ayanna Pressley
After Party:	Democratic Party (US)

See also: Massachusetts's 7th congressional district. The 7th district is in eastern Massachusetts, including roughly three-fourths of Boston and a few of its northern and southern suburbs. The incumbent was Democrat Ayanna Pressley, who defeated ten-term incumbent Mike Capuano in the 2018 primary election and ran against write-in votes only in the general election.^[57]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Ayanna Pressley, incumbent U.S. Representative

Endorsements

Primary results

Republican primary

In order to qualify for the general election ballot, a write-in candidate must receive at least 2,000 votes.^[58]

Candidates

Nominee

• Rayla Campbell (write-in), occupational zoning activist^[59]

Eliminated in Primary

• Rachel Miselman (write-in)^[60]

Primary results

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	The Cook Political Report		July 2, 2020
align=left	Inside Elections		June 2, 2020
align=left	Sabato's Crystal Ball		July 2, 2020
Politico		April 19, 2020
Daily Kos		June 3, 2020
RCP		June 9, 2020
Niskanen		June 7, 2020

Results

District 8

Election Name:	2020 Massachusetts's 8th congressional district election
Country:	Massachusetts
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts#District 8
Previous Year:	2018
Next Election:	2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts#District 8
Next Year:	2022
Image1:	File:Stephen Lynch 2019 (cropped).jpg
Nominee1:	Stephen F. Lynch
Party1:	Democratic Party (US)
Popular Vote1:	310,940
Percentage1:	80.7%
Nominee2:	Jonathan D. Lott
Party2:	Independent
Popular Vote2:	72,060
Percentage2:	18.7%
Map Size:	300px
U.S. Representative
Before Election:	Stephen F. Lynch
Before Party:	Democratic Party (US)
After Election:	Stephen F. Lynch
After Party:	Democratic Party (US)

See also: Massachusetts's 8th congressional district. The 8th district includes South Boston and the southern Boston metro area. The incumbent was Democrat Stephen F. Lynch, who was reelected with 98.4% of the vote in 2018 without major-party opposition.

Democratic primary

In the Democratic primary, lawyer and ten-term incumbent Lynch defeated progressive challenger Robbie Goldstein, a medical doctor with expertise in infectious diseases and transgender healthcare. Several weeks before the primary, the Boston Globe noted the "stark contrast" between the candidates on several key issues, particularly healthcare and police reform.^[61] A proponent of Medicare for All, Goldstein ran on a platform of expanding healthcare access during a campaign overshadowed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Lynch, who remains one of only three Democrats in the House who voted against the Affordable Care Act in 2009, advocates reforming the current market-based healthcare system.^[62] In the context of nationwide protests against police brutality and killing of unarmed black citizens, Lynch stated his support for efforts to modify qualified immunity for police officers, while Goldstein advocated ending qualified immunity outright.

Goldstein's campaign also highlighted differences between the two candidates on LGBTQ issues and reproductive rights. In the past, Lynch has identified as pro-life, a position he now deems too extreme.

Several Democratic primary challengers over the years have called Lynch too moderate to serve Massachusetts's electorate. In 2010, Lynch responded, "Calling me the least liberal member from Massachusetts is like calling me the slowest Kenyan in the Boston Marathon. It's all relative."^[63]

Candidates

Nominee

• Stephen F. Lynch, incumbent U.S. representative

Eliminated in primary

• Robbie Goldstein, infectious diseases physician at Massachusetts General Hospital^[64]

Withdrawn

• Mohammad Dar, physician (endorsed Goldstein)^[65]
• Brianna Wu, video game developer and candidate for Massachusetts's 8th congressional district in 2018^[66]

Primary results

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	The Cook Political Report		July 2, 2020
align=left	Inside Elections		June 2, 2020
align=left	Sabato's Crystal Ball		July 2, 2020
Politico		April 19, 2020
Daily Kos		June 3, 2020
RCP		June 9, 2020
Niskanen		June 7, 2020

Results

District 9

Election Name:	2020 Massachusetts's 9th congressional district election
Country:	Massachusetts
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts#District 9
Previous Year:	2018
Next Election:	2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts#District 9
Next Year:	2022
Image1:	File:Bill Keating official photo.jpg
Nominee1:	Bill Keating
Party1:	Democratic Party (US)
Popular Vote1:	260,262
Percentage1:	61.3%
Nominee2:	Helen Brady
Party2:	Republican Party (US)
Popular Vote2:	154,261
Percentage2:	36.3%
Map Size:	300px
U.S. Representative
Before Election:	Bill Keating
Before Party:	Democratic Party (US)
After Election:	Bill Keating
After Party:	Democratic Party (US)

See also: Massachusetts's 9th congressional district. The 9th district encompasses Cape Cod and the South Shore, and extends westward into New Bedford, part of Fall River, and surrounding suburbs. The incumbent was Democrat Bill Keating, who was reelected with 59.4% of the vote in 2018.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Bill Keating, incumbent U.S. representative

Withdrawn

• Mark Sylvia, former undersecretary for the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs

Declined

• Joe Rull, Norwell town selectman^[67]

Primary results

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Helen Brady, nominee for Massachusetts State Auditor in 2018^[68]

Primary results

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	The Cook Political Report		July 2, 2020
align=left	Inside Elections		June 2, 2020
align=left	Sabato's Crystal Ball		July 2, 2020
Politico		April 19, 2020
Daily Kos		June 3, 2020
RCP		June 9, 2020
Niskanen		June 7, 2020

Results

See also

• 2020 Massachusetts general election

Notes

Partisan clients

External links

• • • Web site: League of Women Voters of Massachusetts . (state affiliate of the U.S. League of Women Voters)

Official campaign websites for 1st district candidates

• Richard Neal (D) for Congress

Official campaign websites for 2nd district candidates

• Tracy Lovvorn (R) for Congress
• Jim McGovern (D) for Congress

Official campaign websites for 3rd district candidates

• Lori Trahan (D) for Congress

Official campaign websites for 4th district candidates

• Jake Auchincloss (D) for Congress
• Julie Hall (R) for Congress

Official campaign websites for 5th district candidates

• Katherine Clark (D) for Congress
• Caroline Colarusso (R) for Congress

Official campaign websites for 6th district candidates

• John Paul Moran (R) for Congress
• Seth Moulton (D) for Congress

Official campaign websites for 7th district candidates

• Rayla Campbell (R) for Congress
• Ayanna Pressley (D) for Congress

Official campaign websites for 8th district candidates

• Stephen F. Lynch (D) for Congress

Official campaign websites for 9th district candidates

• Helen Brady (R) for Congress
• Bill Keating (D) for Congress

Notes and References

1. Web site: United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts, 2020. Ballotpedia.
2. Web site: Richard Neal for Congress . nealforcongress.com.
3. Web site: Eppolito . Sophia . Holyoke mayor Alex Morse to challenge Richard Neal in 2020 Democratic primary. The Boston Globe . July 22, 2019. limited.
4. News: Young. Shannon. Progressive groups mull 2020 primary challenge against US Rep. Richard Neal. The Republican. March 22, 2019. March 22, 2019.
5. News: Brooks. Anthony. Rep. Neal Fires Back Against Accusations Of Pay-To-Play Politics. WBUR. May 14, 2019. May 14, 2019.
6. Web site: Connors. Michael. Republican John Cain running for Neal's seat in 2020. Greenfield Recorder. July 29, 2019.
7. Web site: Cain switches races to face Velis for senate seat. Hope. Tremblay. December 27, 2019. Reminder Publications.
8. Web site: 2020 Senate Race Ratings for April 19, 2019 . The Cook Political Report . September 20, 2019.
9. Web site: 2020 Senate Ratings . The Rothenberg Political Report . October 3, 2019.
10. Web site: 2020 Senate race ratings . Sabato's Crystal Ball . August 28, 2019 . August 22, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190822073139/http://crystalball.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/2020-senate/ . dead.
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