2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts

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All 9 Massachusetts seats to theUnited States House of Representatives
Majority party Minority party   Party Democratic Republican Last election 9 0 Seats won 9 0 Seat change Popular vote 2,344,518 451,121 Percentage 79.73% 15.34% Swing 1.72% 1.70%
District results County results Municipality results

The2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts were held on November 8, 2016, electing the nineU.S. representatives from theCommonwealth of Massachusetts, one from each of the state's ninecongressional districts. The elections coincided with the2016 U.S. presidential election, as well asother elections to the House of Representatives,elections to theUnited States Senate and variousstate andlocal elections. The primaries were held on September 8.^[1] All incumbents were re-elected to office.

Results of the 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts by district:

2016 Massachusetts's 1st congressional district election

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Nominee Richard Neal Frederick Mayock Thomas Simmons Party Democratic Independent Libertarian Popular vote 235,803 57,504 27,511 Percentage 73.3% 17.9% 8.6%

County results Municipality results Precinct results Neal:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%

U.S. Representative before election Richard Neal Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Richard Neal Democratic

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 2014 and the district had aPVI of D+13.

• Richard Neal, incumbent U.S. Representative

No Republicans filed

• Thomas Simmons, professor of business and economics at Greenfield Community College

• Frederick Mayock

2016 Massachusetts's 2nd congressional district election

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Nominee Jim McGovern Party Democratic Popular vote 275,487 Percentage 98.2%

U.S. Representative before election Jim McGovern Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Jim McGovern Democratic

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. Incumbent 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 98% of the vote in 2014 and the district had aPVI of D+8.

• Jim McGovern, incumbent U.S. Representative

No Republicans filed

2016 Massachusetts's 3rd congressional district election

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Nominee Niki Tsongas Ann Wofford Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 236,713 107,519 Percentage 68.7% 31.2%

County results Municipality results Precinct results Tsongas:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90% Wofford:     50–60%

U.S. Representative before election Niki Tsongas Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Niki Tsongas Democratic

The 3rd congressional district is located in northeastern andcentral Massachusetts. It contains theMerrimack valley includingLowell,Lawrence andHaverhill. The incumbent is DemocratNiki Tsongas, who has represented the district since 2013 and previously represented the 5th district from 2007 to 2013. She was re-elected with 63% of the vote in 2014 and the district has aPVI of D+6.

• Niki Tsongas, incumbent U.S. Representative

• Ann Wofford, nominee for this seat in2014

2016 Massachusetts's 4th congressional district election

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Nominee Joe Kennedy III David Rosa Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 265,823 113,055 Percentage 70.1% 29.8%

County results Municipality results Precinct results Kennedy:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%

U.S. Representative before election Joe Kennedy III Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Joe Kennedy III Democratic

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 98% of the vote in 2014 and the district had aPVI of D+6.

• Joseph P. Kennedy III, incumbent U.S. Representative

• David Rosa

2016 Massachusetts's 5th congressional district election

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Nominee Katherine Clark Party Democratic Popular vote 285,606 Percentage 98.6%

U.S. Representative before election Katherine Clark Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Katherine Clark Democratic

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 re-elected with 98% of the vote in 2014 and the district had aPVI of D+14.

• Katherine Clark, incumbent U.S. Representative

No Republicans filed

2016 Massachusetts's 6th congressional district election

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Nominee Seth Moulton Party Democratic Popular vote 308,923 Percentage 98.4%

U.S. Representative before election Seth Moulton Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Seth Moulton Democratic

The 6th congressional district is located in northeasternMassachusetts. It contains most ofEssex County, including theNorth Shore andCape Ann. Incumbent DemocratSeth Moulton, who had represented the district since 2015, ran for re-election. He was elected with 55% of the vote in 2014 and the district had aPVI of D+4.

• Seth Moulton, incumbent U.S. Representative

No Republicans filed

2016 Massachusetts's 7th congressional district election

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Nominee Mike Capuano Party Democratic Popular vote 253,354 Percentage 98.6%

U.S. Representative before election Mike Capuano Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Mike Capuano Democratic

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 98% of the vote in 2014 and the district had aPVI of D+31.

• Mike Capuano, incumbent U.S. Representative

No Republicans filed

2016 Massachusetts's 8th congressional district election

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Nominee Stephen Lynch William Burke Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 271,019 102,744 Percentage 72.4% 27.5%

County results Municipality results Precinct results Lynch:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%

U.S. Representative before election Stephen Lynch Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Stephen Lynch Democratic

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. He was re-elected with 99% of the vote in 2014 and the district had aPVI of D+6.

• Stephen Lynch, incumbent U.S. Representative

• William Burke, small business owner

2016 Massachusetts's 9th congressional district election

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Nominee Bill Keating Mark Alliegro Paul Harrington Party Democratic Republican Independent Popular vote 211,790 127,803 26,233 Percentage 55.8% 33.6% 6.9%

County results Municipality results Precinct results Keating:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90% Alliegro:     40–50%

U.S. Representative before election Bill Keating Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Bill Keating Democratic

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 has represented the district since 2013 and previously represented the 10th district from 2011 to 2013, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 55% of the vote in 2014 and the district has aPVI of D+5.

• Bill Keating, incumbent U.S. Representative

• Mark Alliegro, biologist, educator and candidate for this seat in2014

• Tom O'Malley, retired U.S. Navy officer

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