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The2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts were held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014, to elect the nineU.S. representatives from theCommonwealth of Massachusetts, one from each of the state's ninecongressional districts. The elections coincided withthe election of Massachusetts'class II U.S. senator andother elections to the United States Senate in other states andelections to theUnited States House of Representatives and variousstate andlocal elections, including thegovernor of Massachusetts.
Democratic nominees were victorious in all nine Massachusetts districts in 2014, bringing the Republican losing streak in Bay State U.S. House general and special elections to a state record 101 contests in a row.[1]
Results of the 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts by district:[2]
| District | Democratic | Republican | Others | Total | Result | ||||
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| Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | ||
| District 1 | 167,612 | 97.96% | 0 | 0.00% | 3,498 | 2.04% | 171,110 | 100.0% | Democratic hold |
| District 2 | 169,640 | 98.20% | 0 | 0.00% | 3,105 | 1.80% | 172,745 | 100.0% | Democratic hold |
| District 3 | 139,104 | 62.96% | 81,638 | 36.95% | 204 | 0.09% | 220,946 | 100.0% | Democratic hold |
| District 4 | 184,158 | 97.91% | 0 | 0.00% | 3,940 | 2.09% | 188,098 | 100.0% | Democratic hold |
| District 5 | 182,100 | 98.29% | 0 | 0.00% | 3,160 | 1.71% | 185,260 | 100.0% | Democratic hold |
| District 6 | 149,638 | 54.97% | 111,989 | 41.14% | 10,592 | 3.89% | 272,219 | 100.0% | Democratic hold |
| District 7 | 142,133 | 98.33% | 0 | 0.00% | 2,413 | 1.67% | 144,546 | 100.0% | Democratic hold |
| District 8 | 200,644 | 98.67% | 0 | 0.00% | 2,707 | 1.33% | 203,351 | 100.0% | Democratic hold |
| District 9 | 140,413 | 54.95% | 114,971 | 44.99% | 157 | 0.06% | 255,541 | 100.0% | Democratic hold |
| Total | 1,475,442 | 81.35% | 308,598 | 17.01% | 29,776 | 1.64% | 1,813,816 | 100.0% | |
The 1st congressional district is located inwestern andcentral Massachusetts. The largest Massachusetts district in area, it covers about one-third of the state and is more rural than the rest. It has the state's highest point,Mount Greylock. The district includes the cities ofSpringfield,West Springfield,Pittsfield,Holyoke, andWestfield. Incumbent DemocratRichard Neal, who has represented the district since 2013 and previously represented the 2nd district from 1989 to 2013, ran for re-election. He was re-elected unopposed with 98% of the vote in 2012 and the district had aPVI of D+13.
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| The Cook Political Report[3] | Safe D | November 3, 2014 |
| Rothenberg[4] | Safe D | October 24, 2014 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[5] | Safe D | October 30, 2014 |
| RCP | Safe D | November 2, 2014 |
| Daily Kos Elections[6] | Safe D | November 4, 2014 |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Richard Neal (incumbent) | 167,612 | 98.0 | |
| n/a | Write-ins | 3,498 | 2.0 | |
| Total votes | 171,110 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
The 2nd congressional district is located incentral Massachusetts. It contains the cities ofWorcester, which is thesecond-largest city inNew England afterBoston, andNorthampton in thePioneer Valley. The incumbent is DemocratJim McGovern, who has represented the district since 2013 and previously represented the 3rd district from 1997 to 2013, ran for re-election. He was re-elected unopposed with 99% of the vote in 2012 and the district had aPVI of D+8.
Due to state ballot law, Dubrule ran as a write-in candidate in the general election.[8]
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| The Cook Political Report[3] | Safe D | November 3, 2014 |
| Rothenberg[4] | Safe D | October 24, 2014 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[5] | Safe D | October 30, 2014 |
| RCP | Safe D | November 2, 2014 |
| Daily Kos Elections[6] | Safe D | November 4, 2014 |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jim McGovern (incumbent) | 169,640 | 98.2 | |
| n/a | Write-ins | 3,105 | 1.8 | |
| Total votes | 172,745 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
The 3rd congressional district is located in northeastern andcentral Massachusetts. It contains theMerrimack valley includingLowell,Lawrence andHaverhill. TIncumbent DemocratNiki Tsongas, who has represented the district since 2013 and previously represented the 5th district from 2007 to 2013, ran for re-election. She was re-elected with 66% of the vote in 2012 and the district had aPVI of D+6.
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| The Cook Political Report[3] | Safe D | November 3, 2014 |
| Rothenberg[4] | Safe D | October 24, 2014 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[5] | Safe D | October 30, 2014 |
| RCP | Safe D | November 2, 2014 |
| Daily Kos Elections[6] | Safe D | November 4, 2014 |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Niki Tsongas (incumbent) | 139,104 | 63.0 | |
| Republican | Ann Wofford | 81,638 | 36.9 | |
| n/a | Write-ins | 204 | 0.1 | |
| Total votes | 220,946 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
The 4th congressional district is located mostly in southernMassachusetts. It containsBristol,Middlesex,Norfolk,Plymouth andWorcester counties. Incumbent DemocratJoseph P. Kennedy III, who had represented the district since 2013, ran for re-election. He was elected with 61% of the vote in 2012 and the district had aPVI of D+6.
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| The Cook Political Report[3] | Safe D | November 3, 2014 |
| Rothenberg[4] | Safe D | October 24, 2014 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[5] | Safe D | October 30, 2014 |
| RCP | Safe D | November 2, 2014 |
| Daily Kos Elections[6] | Safe D | November 4, 2014 |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Joe Kennedy III (incumbent) | 184,158 | 97.9 | |
| n/a | Write-ins | 3,940 | 2.1 | |
| Total votes | 188,098 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
The 5th congressional district is located in eastern Massachusetts. It containsMiddlesex,Suffolk andWorcester counties. Incumbent DemocratKatherine Clark, who had represented the district since 2013, ran for re-election. She was elected with 66% of the vote ina special election in 2013 to succeedEd Markey and the district had aPVI of D+14.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Katherine Clark (incumbent) | 57,014 | 81.2 | |
| Democratic | Sheldon Schwartz | 13,070 | 18.6 | |
| Democratic | All others | 140 | 0.2 | |
| Total votes | 70,224 | 100.0 | ||
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| The Cook Political Report[3] | Safe D | November 3, 2014 |
| Rothenberg[4] | Safe D | October 24, 2014 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[5] | Safe D | October 30, 2014 |
| RCP | Safe D | November 2, 2014 |
| Daily Kos Elections[6] | Safe D | November 4, 2014 |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Katherine Clark (incumbent) | 182,100 | 98.3 | |
| n/a | Write-ins | 3,159 | 1.7 | |
| Total votes | 185,259 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
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 Municipality results Moulton: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Tisei: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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The 6th congressional district is located in northeasternMassachusetts. It contains most ofEssex County, including theNorth Shore andCape Ann. Incumbent DemocratJohn F. Tierney, who had represented the district since 1997, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 48% of the vote in 2012 and the district had aPVI of D+4.
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | John F. Tierney | Marisa DeFranco | John Devine | John Gutta | Seth Moulton | Undecided |
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| Remington[12] | September 3–6, 2014 | 777 | ±3.53% | 43% | 4% | 1% | 1% | 42% | 9% |
| Public Policy Polling (D-Moulton)[13] | September 2–3, 2014 | 592 | ± 4% | 45% | — | — | — | 47% | 8% |
| Emerson College[14] | September 2–4, 2014 | 343 | ±5.25% | 47% | 4% | 1% | — | 44% | 6% |
| Emerson College[15] | June 12–18, 2014 | — | — | 59% | 9% | 2% | — | 17% | 13% |
| Emerson College[16] | April 3–7, 2014 | — | — | 64% | 10% | — | — | 10% | 14% |
| DCCC[17] | March 26–27, 2014 | 402 | ±4.9% | 64% | — | — | — | 17% | 20% |
Moulton defeated Tierney in the primary.[18]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Seth Moulton | 34,575 | 50.8 | |
| Democratic | John F. Tierney (incumbent) | 28,912 | 40.1 | |
| Democratic | Marisa DeFranco | 4,293 | 6.0 | |
| Democratic | John Devine | 1,527 | 2.1 | |
| Democratic | John Gutta | 691 | 1.0 | |
| Total votes | 74,170 | 100.0 | ||
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Seth Moulton (D) | Richard Tisei (R) | Chris Stockwell (I) | Other | Undecided |
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| Emerson College[19] | October 26–29, 2014 | 400 | ± 4.85% | 40% | 42% | 3% | 15% | |
| 0ptimus[20] | October 22–25, 2014 | 1,807 | ± 2% | 41% | 43% | 12% | — | 6% |
| 0ptimus[20] | October 16–19, 2014 | 2,994 | ± 1.77% | 48% | 46% | — | — | 6% |
| GarinHartYang/HMP[21] | October 16–17, 2014 | 406 | ± 5% | 47% | 36% | 9% | — | 8% |
| Emerson College[22] | October 13–14, 2014 | 400 | ± 4.85% | 40% | 43% | 2% | — | 10% |
| 0ptimus[20] | October 6–9, 2014 | 6,929 | ± ? | 45% | 47% | — | — | 8% |
| Voter Consumer Research[23] | October 6–9, 2014 | 400 | ± 4.9% | 42% | 44% | — | 14% | |
| Emerson College[24] | September 26–29, 2014 | 429 | ± 4.68% | 39% | 41% | 3% | — | 17% |
| GarinHartYang/HMP[25] | September 24–27, 2014 | 400 | ± 5% | 43% | 33% | 11% | — | 13% |
| Tarrance Group (R-Tisei)[26] | September 23–25, 2014 | 400 | ± 4.9% | 40% | 41% | — | 9% | 10% |
| MassINC/WBUR[27] | September 22–24, 2014 | 400 | ± 4.9% | 47% | 39% | — | 1% | 14% |
| Municipoll[28] | September 12–14, 2014 | 490 | ± 4.4% | 49% | 31% | — | — | 20% |
| DCCC (D)[29] | September 13, 2014 | 432 | ± 4.7% | 49% | 41% | — | — | 10% |
| Emerson College[14] | September 2–4, 2014 | 500 | ± 4.33% | 44% | 36% | — | — | 20% |
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | John F. Tierney (D) | Richard Tisei (R) | Other | Undecided |
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| Emerson College[14] | September 2–4, 2014 | 500 | ± 4.33% | 43% | 51% | — | 6% |
| Emerson College[15] | June 12–18, 2014 | 253 | ± 6.12% | 40% | 45% | — | 15% |
| Emerson College[16] | April 3–7, 2014 | 326 | ± 5.4% | 44% | 44% | — | 13% |
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| The Cook Political Report[3] | Lean D | November 3, 2014 |
| Rothenberg[4] | Tilt D | October 24, 2014 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[5] | Lean D | October 30, 2014 |
| RCP | Lean D | November 2, 2014 |
| Daily Kos Elections[6] | Tilt D | November 4, 2014 |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Seth Moulton | 149,638 | 55.0 | |
| Republican | Richard Tisei | 111,989 | 41.1 | |
| Independent | Chris Stockwell | 10,373 | 3.8 | |
| n/a | Write-ins | 219 | 0.1 | |
| Total votes | 272,219 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
The 7th congressional district is located in easternMassachusetts. It contains the northern three-quarters of the city ofBoston, the city ofSomerville and parts of the city ofCambridge. Incumbent DemocratMike Capuano, who had represented the district since 2013 and previously represented the 8th district from 1999 to 2013, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 83% of the vote in 2012 and the district had aPVI of D+31.
Capuano considered running forGovernor of Massachusetts in the2014 election,[30] however, he instead chose to run for re-election to the House.[31]
Lowenthal, the only minor party candidate to file to run, was told the 3,000 signatures on his petition were invalid because the petitions he was given and used to collect the signatures were for the primary election, rather than the petition designated for the general election.
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| The Cook Political Report[3] | Safe D | November 3, 2014 |
| Rothenberg[4] | Safe D | October 24, 2014 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[5] | Safe D | October 30, 2014 |
| RCP | Safe D | November 2, 2014 |
| Daily Kos Elections[6] | Safe D | November 4, 2014 |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Mike Capuano (incumbent) | 142,133 | 98.3 | |
| n/a | Write-ins | 2,413 | 1.7 | |
| Total votes | 144,546 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
The 8th congressional district is located in easternMassachusetts. It contains the southern quarter of the city ofBoston and many of its southern suburbs. Incumbent DemocratStephen Lynch, who had represented the district since 2013 and previously represented the 9th district from 2001 to 2013, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 76% of the vote in 2012 and the district had aPVI of D+6.
| Source | Ranking | As of |
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| The Cook Political Report[3] | Safe D | November 3, 2014 |
| Rothenberg[4] | Safe D | October 24, 2014 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[5] | Safe D | October 30, 2014 |
| RCP | Safe D | November 2, 2014 |
| Daily Kos Elections[6] | Safe D | November 4, 2014 |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Stephen Lynch (incumbent) | 200,644 | 98.7 | |
| n/a | Write-ins | 2,707 | 1.3 | |
| Total votes | 203,351 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
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 Municipality results Keating: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Chapman: 50–60% Tie: 50% | |||||||||||||||||
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The 9th congressional district is located in easternMassachusetts, includingCape Cod and theSouth Coast. It contains all ofBarnstable,Dukes andNantucket counties and parts ofBristol andPlymouth counties. Incumbent DemocratBill Keating, who had represented the district since 2013 and previously represented the 10th district from 2011 to 2013, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 59% of the vote in 2012 and the district had aPVI of D+5.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | John Chapman | 9,567 | 32.3 | |
| Republican | Mark Alliegro | 9,049 | 30.6 | |
| Republican | Daniel Shores | 6,973 | 23.6 | |
| Republican | Vincent Anthony Cogliano, Jr. | 3,917 | 13.2 | |
| Republican | All Others | 69 | 0.2 | |
| Total votes | 29,575 | 100.0 | ||
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | William R. Keating (D) | John Chapman (R) | Other | Undecided |
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| Emerson College[19] | October 26–29, 2014 | 400 | ± 4.85% | 46% | 41% | 13% | |
| Emerson College[34] | October 6–7, 2014 | 343 | ± 5.25% | 40% | 45% | — | 16% |
| Source | Ranking | As of |
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| The Cook Political Report[3] | Likely D | November 3, 2014 |
| Rothenberg[4] | Likely D | October 24, 2014 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[5] | Likely D | October 30, 2014 |
| RCP | Lean D | November 2, 2014 |
| Daily Kos Elections[6] | Likely D | November 4, 2014 |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Bill Keating (incumbent) | 140,413 | 54.9 | |
| Republican | John Chapman | 114,971 | 45.0 | |
| n/a | Write-ins | 157 | 0.1 | |
| Total votes | 255,541 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
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