The Green Papers: Massachusetts 2010 Midterm Election
 
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Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Special Election Senate Class 1: Tuesday 19 January 2010
Primary: Tuesday 14 September 2010
General Election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
Electoral Votes:12(2.23% of 538)
Governor:1 
Senators:2(Electoral Classes 1 and 2)
2002-2010 Representatives:10(2.30% of 435)
2000 Census:6,355,568 (2.25% of 281,998,273)
Capital:Boston
Tuesday 19 January 2010 polling hours 7:00a EST (1200 UTC) to 8:00p EST (0100 UTC). By local option, municipalities may open their polls as early as 5:45 a.m.
Tuesday 14 September 2010 polling hours 7:00a EDT (1100 UTC) to 8:00p EDT (0000 UTC). By local option, municipalities may open their polls as early as 5:45 a.m.
Tuesday 2 November 2010 polling hours 7:00a EDT (1100 UTC) to 8:00p EDT (0000 UTC). By local option, municipalities may open their polls as early as 5:45 a.m.
 

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Massachusetts State and Local Government

The state legislators who will meet over the two years from 2009 through 2010 will make up the 186th GENERAL COURT OF MASSACHUSETTS.

Massachusetts law requires a special election to fill a vacant Senate Seat. The election is held no sooner than 145 days and no later than 160 days after the vacancy occurs. The governor can make a temporary appointment fill the vacancy. The appointee serves until the election is certified.

 
           
U.S. Senate  6 year term. No Term Limit. 111th Senate  Senate Electoral Classes
Class 1
Seat up for election		 Republican Senator  Scott P. Brown
• First elected in a special election 19 January 2010 to fill the seat of Senator Edward Moore "Ted" Kennedy who passed away 25 August 2009.
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 19 January 2010
• Special Primary to fill the seat: Tuesday 8 December 2009
Special Election: Tuesday 19 January 2010
Next regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
  Elected Republican 1,168,178 51.83% state Senator  Scott P. Brown
• FEC S0MA00109: $15,533,145
  Candidate Democratic 1,060,861 47.07% Attorney General  Martha Coakley
• FEC S0MA00075: $9,613,423
  Candidate Independent; (Libertarian; Boston Tea) 22,388 0.99% Joseph L. "Joe" Kennedy
• Joe Kennedy (Libertarian) is not related to the late U.S. Senator Edward Moore "Ted" Kennedy. His party affilation is "Liberty" according to the Massachusetts Elections Division website.
• FEC S0MA00141: $26,526
  Candidate Scattering 1,155 0.05% ALL OTHERS
  Candidate Scattering 1,145 0.05% BLANKS
  Candidate Write-in     John Howard
Total 2,253,727 100.00%  
  

The Boston Globe's 19 January 2010 Town-by-town Interactive Map

On 25 August 2009, Senator Kennedy passed away from brain cancer at the age of 77.

Senator Edward Moore "Ted" Kennedy was first elected to finish out the term in a Special Election in 1962 [held to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Senator John F. Kennedy (Democrat) on 22 December 1960- which Benjamin A. Smith II (Democrat) had been appointed by Governor Foster Furcolo (Democrat) to fill, 27 December 1960]; he was elected to first full term in 1964; and re-elected in 1970, 1976, 1982, 1988, 1994, 2000, and 2006.

Upon the passing of Senator Kennedy, MASSACHUSETTS State law did not permit the Governor of the Commonwealth to appoint an interim successor when a vacancy in the United States Senate has occurred; instead, a Special Election for the remainder of the current term (the Class 1 seat would otherwise next be up for election in November 2012 and, therefore, the current term ends at Noon Eastern Standard Time on 3 January 2013) must be held no sooner than 145 days and no later than 160 days after a vacancy has occurred.

On 23 September 2009, the General Court (state Legislature) changed the law to allow the Governor to appoint a temporary Senator who would serve until the Special Election.

Massachusetts Governor Deval L. Patrick to appointed Paul G. Kirk, Jr. to this Senate Seat on 24 September 2009. Senator Kirk was sworn on 25 September 2009. Senator Kirk stated that he will not run for election.

Tuesday 8 December 2009 Primary results from a media source.

Tuesday 19 January 2010 Special Election: State Senator Scott P. Brown (Republican) was elected with 52% of the vote.

4 February 2010: Senator Scott P. Brown (Republican) was sworn. Special 19 January 2010 Election Returns from the Massassachusetts Election Division.

Class 2 Democratic Senator  John F. Kerry
• First elected: 1984; re-elected: 1990, 1996, 2002, 2008
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014
Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: None, All Governors
Chair up for election Democratic Governor  Deval L. Patrick
• First elected: 2006
• Chair up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Governor  Deval L. Patrick
  Candidate Democratic; (Green-Rainbow)     Grace Ross
• 2006 Green-Rainbow nominee for Governor
  Candidate Republican     Charles D. "Charlie" Baker
• for Lieutenant Governor: state Senator Richard Tisei
    Republican     Senator Scott P. Brown - apparently not a candidate
  Candidate Republican     Christy Mihos
  Candidate Green-Rainbow     Jill Stein
  Candidate Independent; (Democratic)     Treasurer and Receiver-General  Timothy P. "Tim" Cahill
• for Lieutenant Governor: former state Representative Paul Loscocco (Republican)
Lieutenant Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Elected on a ticket with (but nominated separately from) the Governor
Seat up for election Democratic Lieutenant Governor  Timothy P. "Tim" Murray
• First elected: 2006
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Republican     state Senator  Richard R. Tisei
  Candidate Independent     former state Representative Paul Loscocco
111th U.S. House of Representatives  2 year term, Election Cycle 2008, 2010. No Term Limit. 111th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition):
10 Democratic (9 Undetermined, 1 Open)
CD 1
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Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman John Walter Olver
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman John Walter Olver
• FEC H2MA01020: $343,617
  Candidate Republican     Jeffery Paul "J. P." Donnelly
• FEC H0MA01040: Financial report not available
  Candidate Republican     Timothy McLaughlin
  Candidate Independent     Michael Engel
• FEC H0MA01057: Financial report not available
CD 2
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Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman  Richard E. Neal
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman  Richard E. Neal
• FEC H8MA02041: $992,474
  Candidate Republican     Jay Scott Fleitman
• FEC H0MA02071: $45,931
  Candidate Republican     Thomas Andrew McCarthy
• FEC H0MA02097: Financial report not available
  Candidate Republican     Tom Wesley
• FEC H0MA02089: $31,690
CD 3
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Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman  James P. "Jim" McGovern
• First elected: 1996
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman  James P. "Jim" McGovern
• FEC H4MA03022: $624,374
  Candidate Republican     Robert Chipman
  Candidate Republican     Robert Delle
  Candidate Republican     Brian Herr
  Candidate Republican     Marty Lamb
  Candidate Republican     Michael Stopa
  Candidate No Party Affiliation     Patrick Barron
• FEC H0MA03038: Financial report not available
CD 4
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Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman  Barney Frank
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Rachel Brown
• FEC H0MA04119: $1,776
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman  Barney Frank
• FEC H0MA04036: $1,323,518
  Candidate Republican     Sean D. Bielat
• FEC H0MA04127: Financial report not available
  Candidate Republican     Keith Stephen Messina
• Filed 26 May 2009 as an Independent with the FEC. Refiled 17 August 2009 as a Republican.
• FEC H0MA04101: $825
  Candidate Republican     Earl Henry Sholley
• FEC H8MA04054: $31,684
CD 5
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Seat up for election		 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 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman  Nicola S. "Niki" Tsongas
• FEC H8MA05143: $554,534
  Candidate Republican     William Bunker
  Candidate Republican     Jonathan A. "Jon" Golnik
• FEC H0MA05066: $51,435
  Candidate Republican     Sambo "Sam" Meas
• FEC H0MA05058: $33,426
  Candidate Independent     Dale Edward Brown
• FEC H0MA05074: Financial report not available
CD 6
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Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman  John F. Tierney
• First elected: 1996
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman  John F. Tierney
• FEC H4MA06033: $298,352
  Candidate Republican     William John "Bill" Hudak, Jr.
• FEC H0MA06072: $246,285
  Candidate Republican     Robert J. "Rob" McCarthy, Jr.
• FEC H0MA06080: Financial report not available
  Candidate Republican     David Michael "Dave" Sukoff
• FEC H0MA06064: $37,054
CD 7
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Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman  Edward J. "Ed" Markey
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman  Edward J. "Ed" Markey
• FEC H6MA07101: $771,125
  Candidate Republican     Gerry Dembrowski
• FEC H0MA07039: Financial report not available
CD 8
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Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman  Michael E. "Mike" Capuano
• First elected: 1998
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
• 8 September 2009: Announced his candidacy for the Class 1 Senate Seat. 8 December 2009: Lost the Class 1 Senate Seat Special Primary.
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman  Michael E. "Mike" Capuano
• FEC H8MA08071: $558,565
  Candidate Constitution     George Burton
CD 9
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Seat up for election		 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 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman  Stephen F. Lynch
• FEC H2MA09072: $481,614
  Candidate Republican     Vernon McKinley Harrison
• FEC H0MA09035: Financial report not available
  Candidate Republican     Keith Philip Lepor
• FEC H0MA09043: Financial report not available
  Candidate Independent; (Democratic)     Phil Dunkelbarger
CD 10
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Seat up for election
Open		 Democratic Congressman William D. "Bill" Delahunt
• First elected: 1996
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
• Open Seat - 4 March 2010: Announced he would not seek re-election.
    Democratic     Congressman William D. "Bill" Delahunt - apparently not a candidate
• 4 March 2010: Announced he would not seek re-election.
• FEC H2MA11060: $193,955
  Candidate Democratic     Norfolk County District Attorney William R. Keating
  Candidate Democratic     state Senator  Robert A. O'Leary
  Candidate Republican     Don Hussey
  Candidate Republican     Raymond "Ray" Kasperowicz
• FEC H0MA10058: Financial report not available
  Candidate Republican     former state Treasurer Joseph D. "Joe" Malone
  Candidate Republican     state Representative  Jeffrey Davis "Jeff" Perry
• FEC H0MA10066: Financial report not available
  Candidate Independent     Peter White
Secretary of the Commonwealth  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010
Seat up for election 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
  Candidate Democratic     Secretary of the Commonwealth  William Francis "Bill" Galvin
  Candidate Republican     Woburn City Clerk William C. Campbell
Attorney General  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010
Seat up for election Democratic Attorney General  Martha Coakley
• First elected: 2006
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
• Won the Democratic nomination in the Special Primary for the Class 1 Senate seat on 8 December 2009 but lost the Special Election on 19 January 2010.
  Candidate Democratic     Attorney General  Martha Coakley
    Democratic     Norfolk County District Attorney William R. Keating - apparently not a candidate
• 5 March 2010: Running for Congress in CD 10.
    Democratic     Bristol County District Attorney  C. Samuel "Sam" Sutter - apparently not a candidate
• Running for reelection as Bristol County District Attorney
  Candidate Republican     Jack E. Robinson
Treasurer and Receiver-General  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010
Seat up for election
Open		 Independent; (Democratic) Treasurer and Receiver-General  Timothy P. "Tim" Cahill
• First elected as a Democrat: 2002; re-elected: 2006
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
• Open Seat - 7 July 2009: Possible candidate for Governor in 2010. Announced he will be leaving the Democratic Party and declare himself "unenrolled".
8 July 2009: Registered as an Independent.
9 September 2009: Announced that he is running for Governor.
    Democratic     Norfolk County Treasurer Joseph A. "Joe" Connolly - apparently not a candidate
• 18 January 2010: "Due to concerns about his health ... it would not be in his best interests to pursue a vigorous campaign ... at this time."
    Democratic     state Representative  Thomas P. "Tom" Conroy - apparently not a candidate
• 3 November 2009: "Today, I am withdrawing my name from consideration as a potential candidate for State Treasurer and Receiver General."
  Candidate Democratic     Steve Grossman
  Candidate Democratic     Boston City Councilor  Stephen J. "Steve" Murphy
  Candidate Republican     state Representative  Karyn E. Polito
Auditor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010
Seat up for election
Open		 Democratic Auditor  A. Joseph "Joe" DeNucci
• First elected: 1986; re-elected: 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
• Open Seat - Retiring at the end of his term
  Candidate Democratic     former state Representative Suzanne M. Bump
  Candidate Democratic     Worcester County Sheriff  Guy Glodis
  Candidate Democratic     Mike Lake
  Candidate Democratic     Bob LeLievre
  Candidate Republican     Mary Z. Connaughton
  Candidate Republican     Kamal Jain
• 4 February 2010: Switched from Independent to Republican.
  Candidate Republican     Earle Stroll
 
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.
Major Parties
 • Democratic (affiliates): 17 incumbents, 25 candidates
 • Republican: 1 incumbent, 36 candidates
Major Third Parties
 • Constitution (affiliates): 1 candidate
 • Green-Rainbow (affiliate of Green): 2 candidates
 • Libertarian: 1 candidate
Other Third Parties
 • America First
 • Boston Tea: 1 candidate
 • Conservative USA
 • Right to Life
 • Socialist Party USA
 • Unity
Independents
 • Independent: 1 incumbent, 7 candidates
 • No Party Affiliation: 1 candidate
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
 • Scattering: 2 candidates
 • Write-in: 1 candidate
 
Candidates running under the banner of more than one party are counted towards each party's total. A candidate who has lost a primary or is apparently no longer a candidate is not counted.
Notes
Candidates for office appear on this page in italics where 'The Green Papers' does not yet have independent confirmation from a legal election authority that the person has been officially certified to appear on the ballot.
 
FEC indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary "Total Receipts" for candidates for Federal Office.
Links Links to other web sites
Constitution   Links to State Constitutions
 • http://www.state.ma.us/legis/const.htm
Election Authority
 • Massachusetts Elections Division
 • Office of Campaign and Political Finance
Legislature   Links to State Legislatures
 • The General Court of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Democratic
 • Massachusetts Democratic Party
Republican
 • Massachusetts Republican Party
Third Party
 • America First Party of Massachusetts
 • Conservative Party USA Massachussets
 • Constitution Party of Massachusetts
 • Green-Rainbow Party of Massachusetts
 • Massachusetts Citizens For Life
 • Socialist Party of Massachusetts
 • The Constitution Party of Massachusetts
 • The Libertarian Party of Massachusetts
 • The Unity Party of Massachusetts
Media & others
 • Boston Globe
 • Boston Herald
 • Cape Cod Times
 • Daily Hampshire Gazette - Northampton
 • DC's Political Report - Massachusetts
 • Dorchester Reporter
 • Everett Independent
 • Gloucester Daily Times
 • Lowell Sun
 • MassINC - The Massachusetts Institute for a New Commonwealth
 • MassLive.com - The Republican - Springfield
 • Mayor James J. "Jim" Fiorentini, City of Haverhill
 • New England Cable News - Newton
 • North Adams Transcript
 • Politics1.com - Massachusetts
 • Red Mass Group
 • Sentinel & Enterprise - Fitchburg
 • South Boston Online
 • State House News Service
 • The Berkshire Eagle - Pittsfield
 • The Boston Phoenix
 • The Daily News - Newburyport
 • The Daily News Tribune - Needham
 • The Eagle-Tribune - Lawrence
 • The Haverhill Gazette
 • The Herald News - Fall River
 • The Landmark - Holden
 • The Salem News
 • The Standard Times - South Coast Today - New Bedford
 • The Taunton Gazette
 • WBZ TV - CBS - Boston
 • WCVB TV - ABC - Needham
 • WHDH TV - NBC - Boston
 • Worcester Telegram & Gazette
 

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