| The Green Papers: Massachusetts 2011 Off-Year Election |
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Massachusetts
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress |
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Massachusetts lost 1 U.S. House seat in the 2010 Census and will elected 9 Representatives in 2012. 22 January 2011: Libertarian candidates will run on the "Liberty" ballot line in 2012. On 21 January 2011 H01972 was filed. This bill would change the state's partisan and Presidential primaries to be held concurrently on the 1st Tuesday in June-- 5 June 2012. Current law sets the Presidential Primary to the 1st Tuesday in March and the Partisan Primary to 7th Tuesday preceding the November General Election [The General Laws of Massachusetts, Title VIII, Chapter 53: Section 28.]. The bill's sponsors are Representatives James J. Dwyer (Democratic) and Bradley H. Jones (Republican). On 11 November 2011, Massachusetts Governor Deval L. Patrick (Democratic) signed HB 3788. The bill moves the regular non-Presidential Primary from Tuesday 18 September 2012 to Thursday 6 September 2012. The previous date for the primary, Tuesday 18 September 2011, conflicts with Rosh Hashanah and violates the MOVE Act (does not allow sufficient time between the Primary and General Elections for overseas ballots to be returned). "SECTION 8A. (a) Notwithstanding section 28 of chapter 53 of the General Laws, or any other general or special law to the contrary, the state primary for the calendar year 2012 shall be held on Thursday, September 6." |
| U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 112th Senate Senate Electoral Classes | |||||
| Class 1 | Republican | Senator Scott P. Brown • First elected in a special election to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Senator Edward Moore "Ted" Kennedy: 19 January 2010. He replaced Senator Paul G. Kirk, Jr. (Democratic) who had been appointed by Governor Deval L. Patrick (Democratic) to temporarily fill the vacancy. • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012 |
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Democratic | state Representative Thomas Patrick "Tom" Conroy • FEC S2MA00154; 30 Sep 11; Tot $117,779; Dsb $67,043 |
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Democratic | Marisa Ann DeFranco • FEC S2MA00121; 30 Sep 11; Tot $19,147; Dsb $14,481 |
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• 26 October 2011: Media reports indicate a withdrawal. Endorsing Elizabeth Warren. • FEC S0MA00091; 30 Sep 11; Tot $1,300,294; Dsb $558,804 |
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Democratic | James Coyne "Jim" King • FEC S2MA00162; 30 Sep 11; Tot $80,565; Dsb $47,763 |
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• 7 October 2011: "Today I am withdrawing from the race for the Democratic nomination for the United States Senate." • FEC S2MA00113; 30 Sep 11; Tot $220,463; Dsb $150,523 |
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Democratic | Herbert William "Herb" Robinson • FEC S2MA00147; 30 Sep 11; Tot $12,056; Dsb $10,283 |
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Democratic | Elizabeth Warren • FEC S2MA00170; 30 Sep 11; Tot $3,155,306; Dsb $119,213 |
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• 28 September 2011: Media reports indicate a withdrawal. • FEC S2MA00139; 30 Sep 11; Tot $227,543; Dsb $183,519 |
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Republican | Senator Scott P. Brown • FEC S0MA00109; 30 Sep 11; Tot $5,325,218; Dsb $1,974,045 |
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| Class 2 | Democratic | Senator John F. Kerry • First elected: 1984; re-elected: 1990, 1996, 2002, 2008 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 |
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| Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014. Term Limit: None, All Governors | |||||
| Democratic | Governor Deval L. Patrick • First elected: 2006; re-elected: 2010 • Chair up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 |
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| Lieutenant Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014. Elected on a ticket with (but nominated separately from) the Governor | |||||
| Democratic | Lieutenant Governor Timothy P. "Tim" Murray • First elected: 2006; re-elected: 2010 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 |
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| 112th U.S. House of Representatives 2-year term. Election Cycle 2010, 2012. No Term Limit. 112th House | |||||
| Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 10 Democratic (2 Open, 8 Undetermined) | |||||
| Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map | |||||
| CD 1 | Democratic | Congressman John Walter Olver • First elected 4 June 1991 in a special election, re: the death of Silvio O. Conte 8 February 1991. • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012 • Open Seat - 26 October 2011: "Therefore, I will retire from the House of Representatives at the conclusion of the current [112th] Congress." |
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| Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment | |||||
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Democratic | Congressman Richard E. Neal • Congressman Neal, incumbent in the old CD 2, is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 1. • FEC H8MA02041; 30 Sep 11; Tot $404,699; Dsb $294,543 |
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Democratic | former state Senator Andrea F. Nuciforo, Jr. • FEC H2MA01194; 30 Sep 11; Tot $101,076; Dsb $46,691 |
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• 26 October 2011: "Therefore, I will retire from the House of Representatives at the conclusion of the current [112th] Congress." • FEC H2MA01020; 30 Sep 11; Tot $354,062; Dsb $207,267 |
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Republican | William Leslie "Bill" Gunn, Jr. • FEC H0MA01065 |
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| Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map | |||||
| CD 2 | Democratic | Congressman Richard E. Neal • First elected: 1988 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012 • Congressman Neal is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 1. |
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| Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map | |||||
| CD 3 | Democratic | Congressman James P. "Jim" McGovern • First elected: 1996 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012 |
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| Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment | |||||
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Democratic | Congressman James P. "Jim" McGovern • FEC H4MA03022; 30 Sep 11; Tot $410,423; Dsb $167,452 |
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| Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map | |||||
| CD 4 | Democratic | Congressman Barney Frank • First elected: 1980 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012 • Open Seat - 28 November 2011: Congressman Frank announced that he will not run for re-election. |
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| Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment | |||||
• 28 November 2011: Congressman Frank announced that he will not run for re-election. • FEC H0MA04036; 30 Sep 11; Tot $760,064; Dsb $391,496 |
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Democratic | Boston City Councilor Michael P. "Mike" Ross | |||
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Democratic | Bristol County District Attorney C. Samuel "Sam" Sutter | |||
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Republican | Sean D. Bielat • FEC H0MA04127; 30 Sep 11; Tot $20,521; Dsb $19,084 |
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Republican | Elizabeth Childs • FEC H2MA04040; 30 Sep 11; Tot $17,942; Dsb $7,157 |
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| Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map | |||||
| CD 5 | 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 6 November 2012 |
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| Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment | |||||
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Democratic | Congressman Nicola S. "Niki" Tsongas • FEC H8MA05143; 30 Sep 11; Tot $536,157; Dsb $334,092 |
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| Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map | |||||
| CD 6 | Democratic | Congressman John F. Tierney • First elected: 1996 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012 |
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| Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment | |||||
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Democratic | Congressman John F. Tierney • FEC H4MA06033; 30 Sep 11; Tot $416,440; Dsb $163,599 |
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Republican | William John "Bill" Hudak, Jr. • FEC H0MA06072; 30 Sep 11; Tot $32,819; Dsb $30,904 |
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Republican | former state Senator Richard R. Tisei • FEC H2MA00014 |
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| Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map | |||||
| CD 7 | Democratic | Congressman Edward John "Ed" Markey • First elected 2 November 1976 in a special election, re: the death of Torbert H. Macdonald 21 May 1976 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012 |
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| Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment | |||||
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Democratic | Congressman Edward John "Ed" Markey • FEC H6MA07101; 30 Sep 11; Tot $309,498; Dsb $251,891 |
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Republican | Gerry Dembrowski • FEC H0MA07039 |
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Republican | Jeffrey "Jeff" Semon • FEC H2MA07092; 30 Sep 11; Tot $5,039; Dsb $4,523 |
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| Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map | |||||
| CD 8 | Democratic | Congressman Michael E. "Mike" Capuano • First elected: 1998 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012 |
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| Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment | |||||
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Democratic | Congressman Michael E. "Mike" Capuano • FEC H8MA08071; 30 Sep 11; Tot $346,872; Dsb $206,129 |
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Republican | Karla Romero • FEC H2MA08058 |
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| Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map | |||||
| CD 9 | 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 6 November 2012 |
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Democratic | Congressman William Richard "Bill" Keating • Congressman Keating, incumbent in the old CD 10, is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 9. • FEC H0MA10082; 30 Sep 11; Tot $313,000; Dsb $123,185 |
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Democratic | Congressman Stephen F. Lynch • FEC H2MA09072; 30 Sep 11; Tot $189,128; Dsb $203,967 |
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| Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - Seat lost in 2010 apportionment - No election in 2012 - map | |||||
| CD 10 | Democratic | Congressman William Richard "Bill" Keating • First elected: 2010 • Congressman Keating is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 9. |
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| Secretary of the Commonwealth 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014 | |||||
| Democratic | Secretary of the Commonwealth William Francis "Bill" Galvin • First elected: 1994; re-elected: 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 |
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| Attorney General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014 | |||||
| Democratic | Attorney General Martha Coakley • First elected: 2006; re-elected: 2010 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 |
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| Treasurer and Receiver-General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014 | |||||
| Democratic | Treasurer and Receiver-General Steven "Steve" Grossman • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 |
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| Auditor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014 | |||||
| Democratic | Auditor Suzanne M. Bump • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 |
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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. |
| Major Parties | |
| • Democratic (affiliates): 17 incumbents, 16 candidates | |
| • Republican: 1 incumbent, 9 candidates | |
| 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. When available, we post each candidate's FEC identification number, the date of their most recently filed Report of Receipts and Disbursements, their "Tot" [Total Receipts (contributions received or what came in: FEC Form 3, Line 16, Column B)] and their "Dsb" [Total Disbursements (expenditures or what was spent: FEC Form 3, Line 23, Column B)]. A link is provided to the Federal Election Commission's Summary Report for those who might wish to explore the details. If a candidate raises or spends $5,000 or less, he or she is not subject to FEC reporting requirements. |
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