The Green Papers: General Election 2000
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  Massachusetts
   Primary: Tuesday, September 19, 2000  | 
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| President Electoral votes: 12, Term limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime; Electors: How Appointed, Meeting Place, How they voted; Total Popular Vote: 2,702,984; List of States: Short, Long | |||||
| Libertarian | 16,366 | 0.61% | Harry Browne | ||
| Reform | 11,149 | 0.41% | Pat Buchanan Running mate is Higgins, Sr.  | ||
| Republican | 878,502 | 32.50% | Governor George W. Bush | ||
| Democrat | 1,616,487 | 59.80% | Vice President Albert A. "Al" Gore, Jr. (12 Electoral Votes)  | ||
| "unenrolled" | 2,884 | 0.11% | John Hagelin On ballot as "Hagelin and Tompkins" under the banner of "unenrolled".  | ||
| Green | 173,564 | 6.42% | Ralph Nader Running under the banner "Massachusetts Green Party"  | ||
| (scatter) | 3,990 | 0.15% | All others Listed by Secretary of State as "All others". (The Secretary of State also listed 31,022 "Blank" votes).  | ||
| "Write-In" | 42 | 0.00% | David McReynolds Running mate is Mary Cal Hollis.  | ||
| Governor Term limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms, Current Governors | |||||
| Republican | Argeo Paul Cellucci As Lieutenant Governor, suceeded to the office upon the resignation of Governor William F. Weld (Republican): 29 July 1997; first elected to a full term: 1998 Chair up for election: Tuesday, November 5, 2002. (The current Governor is NOT affected by this state's term limit).  | ||||
| Senate 6-year term, Current Senate Senate Electoral Classes | |||||
| Class 1 | Democrat | Edward M. Kennedy First elected to finish out the term in a Special Election: 1962 [held to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Senator John F. Kennedy (Democrat): 22 December 1960- which Benjamin A. Smith II (Democrat) had been appointed by Governor Foster Furcolo (Democrat) to fill, 27 December 1960]; elected to first full term: 1964; re-elected: 1970, 1976, 1982, 1988, 1994, 2000 Renominated - 19 September 2000 Primary  | |||
| Natural Law | Dale Friedgen | ||||
| Libertarian | Carla A. Howell | ||||
| Democrat | Senator Edward M. Kennedy | ||||
| Republican | Jack E. Robinson, 3d | ||||
| Class 2 | Democrat | John F. Kerry First elected: 1984; re-elected: 1990, 1996 Seat up for election: Tuesday, November 5, 2002.  | |||
| House of Representatives 2 year term, Current House | |||||
| 10 Democrats | |||||
| CD 1 | Democrat | John W. Olver Renominated - 19 September 2000 Primary  | |||
| Republican | Peter J. Abair | ||||
| Democrat | Congressman John W. Olver | ||||
| CD 2 | Democrat | Richard E. Neal Renominated - 19 September 2000 Primary  | |||
| Democrat | Congressman Richard E. Neal | ||||
| No candidate from any other Party listed. Congressman Neal will apparently run unopposed | |||||
| CD 3 | Democrat | James P. McGovern Renominated - 19 September 2000 Primary  | |||
| Democrat | Congressman James P. McGovern | ||||
| No candidate from any other Party listed: Congressman McGovern will apparently run unopposed | |||||
| CD 4 | Democrat | Barney Frank Renominated - 19 September 2000 Primary  | |||
| Libertarian | David J. Euchner | ||||
| Democrat | Congressman Barney Frank | ||||
| Republican | Martin D. Travis | ||||
| CD 5 | Democrat | Martin T. Meehan Renominated - 19 September 2000 Primary  | |||
| Democrat | Congressman Martin T. Meehan | ||||
| No candidate from any other Party listed. Congressman Meehan will apparently run unopposed | |||||
| CD 6 | Democrat | John F. Tierney Renominated - 19 September 2000 Primary  | |||
| Republican | Paul McCarthy | ||||
| Democrat | Congressman John F. Tierney | ||||
| CD 7 | Democrat | Edward J. Markey Renominated - 19 September 2000 Primary  | |||
| Democrat | Congressman Edward J. Markey | ||||
| No other candidate from any other Party listed: Congressman Markey will apparently run unopposed | |||||
| CD 8 | Democrat | Michael E. Capuano Renominated - 19 September 2000 Primary  | |||
| Democrat | Congressman Michael E. Capuano | ||||
| No other candidate from any other Party listed: Congressman Capuano will apparently run unopposed | |||||
| CD 9 | Democrat | John Joseph Moakley Renominated - 19 September 2000 Primary  | |||
| Republican | Janet E. Jeghelian | ||||
| Democrat | Congressman John Joseph Moakley | ||||
| CD 10 | Democrat | William D. Delahunt Renominated - 19 September 2000 Primary  | |||
| Republican | Eric V. Bleicken | ||||
| Democrat | Congressman William D. Delahunt | ||||
| Congressional District | |||
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts has 14 Counties and 10 Congressional Districts: 5 counties are wholly within a congressional district; 9 counties are divided among more than one congressional district. CD # 1 includes: 
 the Town of Lunenburg (Worcester County) is mostly in CD 1 but a small portion lies in CD 5. CD # 2 includes: 
 the Town of Auburn (Worcester County) is mostly in CD 2 but a small portion lies in CD 3. CD # 3 includes: 
 the City of Fall River (Bristol County) is split between CDs 3 and 4. CD # 4 includes: 
 the Town of Rockland (Plymouth County) is split between CDs 4 and 10. CD # 5 includes: 
 as noted earlier, the Town of Lancaster (Worcester County) is split between CDs 3 and 5. CD # 6 includes: 
 the Town of Reading (Middlesex County) is split between CDs 6 and 7. CD # 7 includes: 
 CD # 8 includes: 
 CD # 9 includes: 
 the City of Brockton (Plymouth County) is split between CDs 9 and 10. CD # 10 includes: 
 as noted earlier, the Town of Rockland (Plymouth County) is split between CDs 4 and 10.  |