TheMassachusetts congressional elections of 2006 were held on Tuesday, November 7, 2006. The terms of all ten representatives to theUnited States House of Representatives were to expire on January 3, 2007, and therefore all were put up for contest. The winners of the elections served in the110th United States Congress from January 3, 2007, to January 3, 2009.
In this solidly liberal district based in western Massachusetts, incumbent Democratic CongressmanJohn Olver ran for a ninth term in Congress. Olver faced independent candidate William Szych in the general election, whom he handily defeated to return to Congress for another term.
Incumbent Democratic CongressmanRichard Neal has represented this liberal, south-central Massachusetts-based district since his initial election in1988. Seeking a tenth term, Congressman Neal faced no opposition other than write-in candidates and easily won re-election.
CongressmanJim McGovern, who built a reputation as an advocate for international human rights and as one of the most liberal members of Congress, has represented this solidly Democratic district since 1997. Facing no opposition in his bid for a sixth term, McGovern easily returned to Congress.
Long-serving incumbent Democratic CongressmanBarney Frank, first elected in1980, was one of the first openlygay prominent politicians in American history. Congressman Frank represents a solidly liberal district that extends from the southern suburbs ofBoston to theSouth Coast.
Incumbent Democratic CongressmanMarty Meehan has represented this district that includes the northeastern suburbs ofBoston since 1993, and he faced no opposition in his bid for an eighth term. Though Meehan was overwhelmingly re-elected, he did not fully serve out his term and resigned in July 2007 to become the Chancellor of theUniversity of Massachusetts Lowell.
Incumbent Democratic CongressmanJohn Tierney, who was first elected in1996 by defeating Republican CongressmanPeter Torkildsen, sought a sixth term in Congress. Congressman Tierney faced Republican candidate Rick Barton in the general election, whom he was able to easily defeat.
This heavily liberal district, based in the northern and eastern suburbs ofBoston, has been represented by incumbent Democratic CongressmanEd Markey since he was first elected in a 1976 special election. Congressman Markey sought a seventeenth term and faced no opponent in the general election, allowing him to return to Congress with ease.
This strongly liberal district based in the city ofBoston and some of its suburbs, has been represented by Democratic CongressmanMike Capuano since he was first elected in1998. Congressman Capuano faced no Republican opponent in his bid for a fifth term, but was easily re-elected over Socialist Workers Party candidateLaura Garza and garment worker.
CongressmanStephen Lynch has represented this staunchly liberal, southBoston district since a 2001 special election. Lynch has established a reputation as being a moderate-liberal in Congress, holdinganti-abortion views that separate him from the mainstream of the Democratic Party. Congressman Lynch faced Republican candidate Jack Robinson in the general election and coasted towards a fourth term in Congress.
This district, the most moderate in the commonwealth, but still decidedly liberal, consists of theSouth Shore,Cape Cod, and the Islands, along with some southern parts ofMetropolitan Boston. This district has been represented by Democratic CongressmanBill Delahunt for the past ten years. Delahunt, seeking a sixth term in Congress, ran against Republican businessman Jeff Beatty and independent candidate Peter White, whom he was able to crush in the general election.
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