| The Green Papers: Massachusetts 2008 General Election |
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Massachusetts
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress Primary: Tuesday 16 September 2008 General Election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 |
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| President 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2008, 2012. Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime. Electors: 12 (Winner-take-all) | |||||
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| U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 110th Senate Senate Electoral Classes | |||||
| Class 1 | Democratic | Senator Edward Moore "Ted" 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, 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012 |
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Class 2 |
Democratic | Senator John F. Kerry • First elected: 1984; re-elected: 1990, 1996, 2002 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 |
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Democratic | Senator John F. Kerry • FEC S4MA00069: $14,794,478 |
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Democratic | Edward Joseph "Ed" O'Reilly • FEC S8MA00201: $445,217 |
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Republican | Jeffrey K. "Jeff" Beatty • FEC S8MA00219: $976,219 |
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Republican | James "Jim" Ogonowski • FEC S8MA00227: $307,430 |
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• 28 January 2008: Withdrew endorsing James "Jim" Ogonowski • FEC S6MA00205: $37,197 |
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Libertarian | Robert Joseph Underwood • FEC S8MA00235: Financial report not available |
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Socialist Workers Party | William Estrada | |||
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Independent | Mary Jean J. Charbonneau • FEC S4MA00150: Financial report not available |
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| Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: None, All Governors | |||||
| Democratic | Governor Deval L. Patrick • First elected: 2006 • Chair up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 |
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| Lieutenant Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Elected on a ticket with (but nominated separately from) the Governor | |||||
| Democratic | Lieutenant Governor Timothy P. "Tim" Murray • First elected: 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 |
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| 110th U.S. House of Representatives 2 year term, Election Cycle 2006, 2008. No Term Limit. 110th House | |||||
| Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 10 Democratic (10 Undetermined) | |||||
| CD 1 {map} |
Democratic | Congressman John W. Olver • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 |
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Democratic | Congressman John W. Olver • FEC H2MA01020: $451,759 |
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Republican | Nathan Alexander "Nate" Bech • FEC H8MA01035: Financial report not available |
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| CD 2 {map} |
Democratic | Congressman Richard E. Neal • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 |
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Democratic | Congressman Richard E. Neal • FEC H8MA02041: $801,836 |
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Democratic | Congressman James P. "Jim" McGovern • First elected: 1996 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 |
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Democratic | Congressman James P. "Jim" McGovern • FEC H4MA03022: $727,702 |
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Republican | Todd Williams • FEC H8MA03056: Financial report not available |
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| CD 4 {map} |
Democratic | Congressman Barney Frank • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 |
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Democratic | Congressman Barney Frank • FEC H0MA04036: $1,246,475 |
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Republican | Charles A. "Chuck" Morse • FEC H4MA00010: $97,394 |
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| CD 5 {map} |
Democratic | Congressman Nicola S. "Niki" Tsongas • First elected in a 16 October 2007 Special Election to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Democratic Congressman Marty Meehan. • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 |
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• Withdrew circa April 2007 • FEC H8MA05135: $14,700 |
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Democratic | Congressman Nicola S. "Niki" Tsongas • FEC H8MA05143: $2,899,814 |
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Republican | Kurt Glenn Hayes • Filed with the FEC as a "Non-party Independent (Unenrolled)" on 16 August 2007. Refiled as a Republican circa 26 February 2008. • FEC H8MA05200: $23,740 |
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• Running for the Class 2 Senate Seat in 2008 • FEC H8MA05192: $696,898 |
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Constitution | Kevin J. Thompson | |||
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Independent | Patrick O. Murphy | |||
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Democratic | Congressman John F. Tierney • First elected: 1996 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 |
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Democratic | Congressman John F. Tierney • FEC H4MA06033: $417,043 |
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Republican | Richard W. "Rick" Barton • FEC H6MA06129: $16,157 |
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| CD 7 {map} |
Democratic | Congressman Edward J. "Ed" Markey • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 |
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Democratic | Congressman Edward J. "Ed" Markey • FEC H6MA07101: $673,969 |
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| CD 8 {map} |
Democratic | Congressman Michael E. Capuano • First elected: 1998 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 |
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Democratic | Congressman Michael E. Capuano • FEC H8MA08071: $469,262 |
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Democratic | Congressman Stephen F. Lynch • First elected 16 October 2001 in a special election, re: the death of J. Joseph Moakley 28 May 2001. • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 |
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Democratic | Congressman Stephen F. Lynch • FEC H2MA09072: $652,598 |
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Democratic | Jack E. Robinson • ? • FEC H6MA09149: $527 |
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| CD 10 {map} |
Democratic | Congressman William D. "Bill" Delahunt • First elected: 1996 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 |
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Democratic | Congressman William D. "Bill" Delahunt • FEC H2MA11060: $135,239 |
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| Secretary of the Commonwealth 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010 | |||||
| Democratic | Secretary of the Commonwealth William Francis "Bill" Galvin • First elected: 1994; re-elected: 1998, 2002, 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 |
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| Attorney General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010 | |||||
| Democratic | Attorney General Martha Coakley • First elected: 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 |
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| Treasurer and Receiver-General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010 | |||||
| Democratic | Treasurer and Receiver-General Timothy P. "Tim" Cahill • First elected: 2002; re-elected: 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 |
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| Auditor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010 | |||||
| Democratic | Auditor A. Joseph "Joe" DeNucci • First elected: 1986; re-elected: 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 |
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| Political Parties Parties appear in parenthesis and italics when a candidate receives the endorsement of a given Party and/or official sources indicate a candidate's association with a particular Party but only where the Party in question does not appear on the actual ballot as such. |