The Green Papers: Massachusetts 2013 General Election
 
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Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Special Primary Senate Class 2: Tuesday 30 April 2013
Special Election Senate Class 2: Tuesday 25 June 2013
Special Primary House CD 5: Tuesday 15 October 2013
Special Election House CD 5: Tuesday 10 December 2013
Senators:2(Electoral Classes 1 and 2)
Governor:1 
2010 Census:6,559,644 (2.12% of 309,785,186)
2012, 2016, 2020 Electoral Votes:11(2.04% of 538)
2012-2020 Representatives:9(2.07% of 435)
Capital:Boston
Tuesday 30 April 2013 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 25 June 2013 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 15 October 2013 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 10 December 2013 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.
 

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Massachusetts State and Local Government

Massachusetts 2016 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions:
Democrats   Republicans

           

U.S. Senate  6 year term. No Term Limit. 113th Senate  Senate Electoral Classes

Class 1 Democratic Senator Elizabeth A. Warren
First elected: 2012
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2018

Class 2 Democratic Senator Edward John "Ed" Markey
First elected in a Special Election: 25 June 2013 (re: resignation of Senator John Forbes Kerry (Democratic) to become Secretary of State)
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014
  Candidate Republican     former Senator Scott P. Brown
29 November 2012: Mr. Brown files with the FEC to run for the U.S. Senate in 2014.
1 February 2013: "... I am announcing today that I will not be a candidate for the United States Senate in the upcoming special election."

FEC S0MA00109
  Candidate Republican     J. Mark Inman
FEC S4MA00218; 15 Oct 13; Tot $10,100; Dsb $0
 

Senator John Forbes Kerry (Democratic) who was first elected in 1984 and re-elected in 1990, 1996, 2002, and 2008 was confirmed as Secretary of State by the U.S. Senate, 94-3, on 29 January 2013. He resigned from the Senate on 1 February 2013. On 30 January 2013, Governor Deval L. Patrick (Democratic) selected William "Mo" Cowan (Democratic) as interim Senator.

15 December 2012: Media reports state that President Obama will nominate Senator John F. Kerry for Secretary of State.
21 December 2012: Senator Kerry is officially nominated for Secretary of State by President Obama.
29 January 2013: Senator Kerry is confirmed as Secretary of State 94-3.
30 January 2013: Governor Deval Patrick (Democratic) chooses William "Mo" Cowan as interim Senator.
1 February 2013: Senator Kerry resigned effective at 4pm EST.
7 February 2013: Senator Cowan sworn. Senator Cowan has indicated that he will not run in the special election to fill this seat.
25 June 2013: Congressman Edward John "Ed" Markey (Democratic) elected in a Special Election.


Class 2
Seat up for election
Special Election
Democratic
Seat up for election: Tuesday 25 June 2013
Special Election - The Special Primary is Tuesday 30 April 2013.
  Elected Democratic 645,429 54.71% Congressman Edward John "Ed" Markey
Nominated in 30 April 2013 Special Primary
27 December 2012: "I have decided to run for the U.S. Senate ..."

FEC S4MA00028; 30 Sep 13; Tot $9,779,364; Dsb $12,063,091
  Candidate Republican 525,307 44.53% Gabriel E. Gomez
Nominated in 30 April 2013 Special Primary

FEC S4MA00184; 30 Sep 13; Tot $6,872,954; Dsb $6,040,039
  Candidate Twelve Visions 4,550 0.39% Richard Alfred Heos
FEC S4MA00226; 30 Sep 13; Tot $45,620; Dsb $44,648
  Candidate Scattering 2,504 0.21% All Others
  Candidate Scattering 1,991 0.17% Blank Votes
Total 1,179,781 100.00%  
 29 January 2013: The U.S. Senate confirms Senator John F. Kerry (Democratic) as Secretary of State, 94-3. Massachusetts Governor Deval L. Patrick (Democratic) will to fill the vacant Senate Seat with an interim appointment. In addition, the Governor will call a Special Primary for Tuesday 30 April 2013 and a Special Election for Tuesday 25 June 2013.
30 January 2013: Governor Deval L. Patrick (Democratic) selects William "Mo" Cowan (Democratic) as interim Senator. The interim will fill the Seat until the Special Election. The winner of the Special Election will fill the Seat until the 4 November 2014 General Election.
Tuesday 30 April 2013: Special Primary and Special General Election results from the Secretary of the Commonwealth.

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
March 2012: Announced he is not running for re-election in 2014.
  Candidate Democratic     former Wellesley Selectman Joseph C. "Joe" Avellone, III
  Candidate Democratic     Donald M. "Don" Berwick
  Candidate Democratic     Attorney General Martha Coakley
  Candidate Democratic     Treasurer and Receiver-General Steven "Steve" Grossman
  Candidate Democratic     Juliette N. Kayyem
    Democratic     state Senator Daniel A. "Dan" Wolf - apparently not a candidate
circa 7 August 2013: The Massachusetts State Ethics Commission has issued ruling stating that Senator Wolf cannot run for Governor because he is an owener of a company, Cape Air, that does business with the state and that is a conflict of interest.
22 August 2013: State Senator Daniel A. "Dan" Wolf suspends his campaign and resigns from the state Senate effective Thursday 29 August 2013.
  Candidate Republican     Charles D. "Charlie" Baker, Jr.
for Lieutenant Governor: former state Representative Karyn E. Polito
  Candidate Republican     Mark Fisher
  Candidate United Independent     Evan Falchuk
  Candidate Independent     Jeffrey S. McCormick

Lieutenant Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014. Elected on a ticket with (but nominated separately from) the Governor


Vacant
Democratic Lieutenant Governor Timothy P. "Tim" Murray
First elected: 2006; re-elected: 2010
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014
Vacant Office - 18 January 2013: "... I will not be a candidate for Governor ... nor will I be a candidate for any other statewide office in 2014 ...."
22 May 2013: Announced he will be resigning to take a position with the Worcester Chamber of Commerce: the resignation will be effective as of 2 June and the office will thereafter remain vacant until the November 2014 election.
  Candidate Democratic     former Lancaster Selectman Steve Kerrigan
  Candidate Democratic     Mike Lake
  Candidate Republican     former state Representative Karyn E. Polito

113th U.S. House of Representatives  2-year term. Election Cycle 2014, 2016. No Term Limit. 113th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition):
9 Democratic (9 Undetermined)

Incumbent - 113th Congress
CD 1 Democratic Congressman Richard E. Neal
First elected: 1988
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014
 Candidate list - 113th Congress
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman Richard E. Neal
FEC H8MA02041; 30 Sep 13; Tot $670,193; Dsb $420,882

Incumbent - 113th Congress
CD 2 Democratic Congressman James P. "Jim" McGovern
First elected: 1996
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014
 Candidate list - 113th Congress
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman James P. "Jim" McGovern
FEC H4MA03022; 30 Sep 13; Tot $386,450; Dsb $227,291
  Candidate Republican     Daniel D. "Dan" Dubrule
FEC H4MA02057

Incumbent - 113th Congress
CD 3 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 2014
 Candidate list - 113th Congress
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman Nicola S. "Niki" Tsongas
FEC H8MA05143; 30 Sep 13; Tot $398,944; Dsb $248,017
  Candidate Republican     Timothy James Imholt
FEC H4MA03089; 30 Sep 13; Tot $5,745; Dsb $5,745

Incumbent - 113th Congress
CD 4 Democratic Congressman Joseph Patrick "Joe" Kennedy, III
First elected: 2012
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014
 Candidate list - 113th Congress
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman Joseph Patrick "Joe" Kennedy, III
FEC H2MA04073; 30 Sep 13; Tot $1,033,545; Dsb $620,267

Incumbent - 113th Congress
CD 5 Democratic Congressman Katherine M. Clark
First elected 10 December 2013 in a special election, re: resignation of Edward John "Ed" Markey (Democratic)
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014
 Candidate list - 113th Congress
  Candidate Democratic     state Senator William N. "Will" Brownsberger
FEC H4MA05076; 30 Sep 13; Tot $615,355; Dsb $405,472
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman Katherine M. Clark
FEC H4MA05084; 20 Nov 13; Tot $1,436,932; Dsb $1,190,782
  Candidate Democratic     state Representative Carl M. Sciortino, Jr.
FEC H4MA05068; 30 Sep 13; Tot $647,515; Dsb $535,961
  Candidate Democratic     state Senator Karen E. Spilka
FEC H4MA05092; 30 Sep 13; Tot $421,820; Dsb $339,824
  
Congressman Edward John "Ed" Markey (Democratic), who was first elected to the U.S. House on 2 November 1976 in a special election (re: the death of Torbert H. Macdonald 21 May 1976), resigned from the U.S. House on 15 July 2013 after being elected to the U.S. Senate Class 2 seat in a 25 June 2013 Special Election [re: Senator John Forbes Kerry (Democratic) resignation].
10 December 2013: state Senator Katherine M. Clark (Democratic) is elected in a Special Election.

Special Election - 113th Congress
CD 5
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Seat up for election
Special Election
Democratic
Seat up for election: Tuesday 10 December 2013
Special Election - Primary: Tuesday 15 October 2013
  Elected Democratic 40,303 65.66% state Senator Katherine M. Clark
Nominated in 15 October 2013 Special Primary with 32% of the vote.

FEC H4MA05084; 20 Nov 13; Tot $1,436,932; Dsb $1,190,782
  Candidate Republican 19,328 31.49% Frank John Addivinola, Jr.
Nominated in 15 October 2013 Special Primary with 49% of the vote.

FEC H2MA05120; 20 Nov 13; Tot $100,066; Dsb $19,994
  Candidate Unenrolled 996 1.62% James V. Aulenti
  Candidate Unenrolled 452 0.74% James O. "Jim" Hall
Party: Justice Peace Security
  Candidate Scattering 217 0.35% All Others
  Candidate Scattering 84 0.14% Blank Votes
Total 61,380 100.00%  
  

Current Special State Elections from the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

15 October 2013 Primary results from AP.
10 December 2013 Election returns from the Secretary of the Commonwealth.


Incumbent - 113th Congress
CD 6 Democratic Congressman John F. Tierney
First elected: 1996
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014
 Candidate list - 113th Congress
  Candidate Democratic     Marisa A. DeFranco
FEC H4MA06108; 30 Sep 13; Tot $24,866; Dsb $2,037
  Candidate Democratic     Seth Moulton
FEC H4MA06090; 30 Sep 13; Tot $355,548; Dsb $53,813
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman John F. Tierney
FEC H4MA06033; 30 Sep 13; Tot $729,712; Dsb $190,727
  Candidate Republican     former state Senator Richard R. Tisei
FEC H2MA00014; 30 Sep 13; Tot $17,788; Dsb $16,939

Incumbent - 113th Congress
CD 7 Democratic Congressman Michael E. "Mike" Capuano
First elected: 1998
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014
 Candidate list - 113th Congress
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman Michael E. "Mike" Capuano
FEC H8MA08071; 30 Sep 13; Tot $180,627; Dsb $133,331

Incumbent - 113th Congress
CD 8 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 2014
 Candidate list - 113th Congress
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman Stephen F. Lynch
FEC H2MA09072; 30 Sep 13; Tot $221,422; Dsb $879,385

Incumbent - 113th Congress
CD 9 Democratic Congressman William Richard "Bill" Keating
First elected: 2010
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014
 Candidate list - 113th Congress
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman William Richard "Bill" Keating
FEC H0MA10082; 30 Sep 13; Tot $248,226; Dsb $123,600
  Candidate Republican     Mark C. Alliegro
FEC H4MA09052
  Candidate Republican     Vincent Anthony Cogliano, Jr.
FEC H4MA09060

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

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
Open Seat - 15 September 2013: Candidate for Governor in 2014.
  Candidate Democratic     Maura Healey
  Candidate Democratic     state Representative Harold P. "Hank" Naughton, Jr.
  Candidate Democratic     former state Senator Warren E. Tolman

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
Open Seat - 14 July 2013: Candidate for Governor in 2014.
  Candidate Democratic     state Representative Thomas P. "Tom" Conroy
  Candidate Democratic     state Senator Barry R. Finegold
  Candidate Democratic     former Brookline Selectman Deb Goldberg

Auditor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014

  Democratic Auditor Suzanne M. Bump
First elected: 2010
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014
 

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): 19 incumbents, 29 candidates
  Republican: 12 candidates
Other Third Parties
  Twelve Visions: 1 candidate
  United Independent: 1 candidate
Independents
  Independent: 1 candidate
  Unenrolled: 2 candidates
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
  Scattering: 4 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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