The Green Papers: General Election 2000

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Primary: Tuesday, September 19, 2000
2000 Electoral Votes:12(2.23% of 538)
Governor:1(Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms)
Senators:2(Electoral Classes 1 and 2)
2000 Representatives:10(2.30% of 435)
1990 Census: 6,016,425(2.42% of 248,765,170)
Registered Voters (Nov 98): 3,378,165
Estimated Voting age population (Jan 98): 4,731,000 
Tuesday, November 7, 2000 Polls Close: 8 PM EST (0100 UTC)
Candidates seeking office
Democrat:12
Green:1
Libertarian:3
Natural Law:1
Reform:1
Republican:7
"unenrolled":1
"Write-In":1
(scatter):1
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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

 CandidateLibertarian 16,366 0.61% Harry Browne
 CandidateReform 11,149 0.41% Pat Buchanan
Running mate is Higgins, Sr.
 CandidateRepublican878,502 32.50% Governor George W. Bush
 WinnerDemocrat 1,616,487 59.80% Vice President Albert A. "Al" Gore, Jr.
(12 Electoral Votes)
 Candidate"unenrolled" 2,884 0.11% John Hagelin
On ballot as "Hagelin and Tompkins" under the banner of "unenrolled".
 CandidateGreen173,564 6.42% Ralph Nader
Running under the banner "Massachusetts Green Party"
 Candidate(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).
 Candidate"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 1Democrat  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
 CandidateNatural Law  Dale Friedgen
 CandidateLibertarian  Carla A. Howell
 WinnerDemocrat  Senator Edward M. Kennedy
 CandidateRepublican  Jack E. Robinson, 3d

Class 2Democrat  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 1Democrat  John W. Olver
Renominated - 19 September 2000 Primary
 CandidateRepublican  Peter J. Abair
 WinnerDemocrat  Congressman John W. Olver

CD 2Democrat  Richard E. Neal
Renominated - 19 September 2000 Primary
 WinnerDemocrat  Congressman Richard E. Neal
 No candidate from any other Party listed. Congressman Neal will apparently run unopposed

CD 3Democrat  James P. McGovern
Renominated - 19 September 2000 Primary
 WinnerDemocrat  Congressman James P. McGovern
 No candidate from any other Party listed: Congressman McGovern will apparently run unopposed

CD 4Democrat  Barney Frank
Renominated - 19 September 2000 Primary
 CandidateLibertarian  David J. Euchner
 WinnerDemocrat  Congressman Barney Frank
 CandidateRepublican  Martin D. Travis

CD 5Democrat  Martin T. Meehan
Renominated - 19 September 2000 Primary
 WinnerDemocrat  Congressman Martin T. Meehan
 No candidate from any other Party listed. Congressman Meehan will apparently run unopposed

CD 6Democrat  John F. Tierney
Renominated - 19 September 2000 Primary
 CandidateRepublican  Paul McCarthy
 WinnerDemocrat  Congressman John F. Tierney

CD 7Democrat  Edward J. Markey
Renominated - 19 September 2000 Primary
 WinnerDemocrat  Congressman Edward J. Markey
 No other candidate from any other Party listed: Congressman Markey will apparently run unopposed

CD 8Democrat  Michael E. Capuano
Renominated - 19 September 2000 Primary
 WinnerDemocrat  Congressman Michael E. Capuano
 No other candidate from any other Party listed: Congressman Capuano will apparently run unopposed

CD 9Democrat  John Joseph Moakley
Renominated - 19 September 2000 Primary
 CandidateRepublican  Janet E. Jeghelian
 WinnerDemocrat  Congressman John Joseph Moakley

CD 10Democrat  William D. Delahunt
Renominated - 19 September 2000 Primary
 CandidateRepublican  Eric V. Bleicken
 WinnerDemocrat  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 entirety of BERKSHIRE COUNTY;
  • the entirety of FRANKLIN COUNTY;
  • in HAMPDEN COUNTY: Blandford, Chester, Granville, Holyoke, Montgomery, Southwick, Tolland, Westfield and West Springfield;
  • in HAMPSHIRE COUNTY: Amherst, Belchertown, Chesterfield, Cummington, Easthampton, Goshen, Granby, Hatfield, Huntington, Middlefield, Pelham, Plainfield, Southampton, Westhampton, Williamsburg and Worthington;
  • in MIDDLESEX COUNTY: Ashby and Townsend;
  • in WORCESTER COUNTY: Ashburnham, Athol, Barre, Fitchburg, Gardner, Hardwick, Hubbardston, Leominster, New Braintree, North Brookfield, Oakham, Petersham, Phillipston, Royalston, Templeton, West Brookfield, Westminster and Winchendon.

the Town of Lunenburg (Worcester County) is mostly in CD 1 but a small portion lies in CD 5.

CD # 2 includes:

  • in HAMPDEN COUNTY: Agawam, Brimfield, Chicopee, East Longmeadow, Hampden, Holland, Longmeadow, Ludlow, Monson, Palmer, Springfield, Wales and Wilbraham;
  • in HAMPSHIRE COUNTY: Hadley, Northampton, South Hadley and Ware;
  • in NORFOLK COUNTY: Bellingham;
  • in WORCESTER COUNTY: Blackstone, Brookfield, Charlton, Douglas, Dudley, East Brookfield, Leicester, Mendon, Milford, Millbury, Millville, Oxford, Southbridge, Sturbridge, Sutton, Uxbridge, Warren and Webster.

the Town of Auburn (Worcester County) is mostly in CD 2 but a small portion lies in CD 3.

CD # 3 includes:

  • in BRISTOL COUNTY: Attleboro, Dartmouth, North Attleborough, Seekonk, Somerset, Swansea and Westport;
  • in MIDDLESEX COUNTY: Holliston and Hopkinton;
  • in NORFOLK COUNTY: Franklin, Medway, Plainville and Wrentham;
  • in WORCESTER COUNTY: Berlin, Boylston, Clinton, Grafton, Holden, Northborough, Northbridge, Paxton, Princeton, Rutland, Shrewsbury, Sterling, Upton, Westborough, West Boylston and Worcester.

the City of Fall River (Bristol County) is split between CDs 3 and 4.
the Town of Foxborough (Norfolk County) is split between CDs 3 and 4.
the Town of Lancaster (Worcester County) is split between CDs 3 and 5.
the Town of Mansfield (Bristol County) is mostly in CD 3 but a small portion lies in CD 4.

CD # 4 includes:

  • in BRISTOL COUNTY: Acushnet, Berkley, Dighton, Fairhaven, Freetown, New Bedford, Norton, Raynham and Rehoboth;
  • in MIDDLESEX COUNTY: Sherborn;
  • in NORFOLK COUNTY: Brookline, Dover, Millis, Norfolk, Sharon and Wellesley;
  • in PLYMOUTH COUNTY: Bridgewater, Carver, East Bridgewater, Halifax, Hanson, Lakeville, Marion, Mattapoisett, Middleborough, Pembroke, Plympton, Rochester, Wareham and West Bridgewater.

the Town of Rockland (Plymouth County) is split between CDs 4 and 10.

CD # 5 includes:

  • in ESSEX COUNTY: Andover, Lawrence and Methuen;
  • in MIDDLESEX COUNTY: Acton, Ashland, Ayer, Billerica, Boxborough, Carlisle, Chelmsford, Concord, Dracut, Dunstable, Groton, Hudson, Littleton, Lowell, Marlborough, Maynard, Pepperell, Shirley, Stow, Sudbury, Tewksbury, Tyngsborough, Wayland and Westford;
  • in WORCESTER COUNTY: Bolton, Harvard and Southborough.

as noted earlier, the Town of Lancaster (Worcester County) is split between CDs 3 and 5.

CD # 6 includes:

  • in ESSEX COUNTY: Amesbury, Beverly, Boxford, Danvers, Essex, Georgetown, Gloucester, Groveland, Hamilton, Haverhill, Ipswich, Lynn, Lynnfield, Manchester, Marblehead, Merrimac, Middleton, Nahant, Newbury, Newburyport, North Andover, Peabody, Rockport, Rowley, Salem, Salisbury, Saugus, Swampscott, Topsfield, Wenham and West Newbury;
  • in MIDDLESEX COUNTY: Bedford, Burlington, North Reading and Wilmington.

the Town of Reading (Middlesex County) is split between CDs 6 and 7.

CD # 7 includes:

  • in MIDDLESEX COUNTY: Arlington, Everett, Framingham, Lexington, Lincoln, Malden, Medford, Melrose, Natick, Stoneham, Wakefield, Waltham, Weston, Winchester and Woburn;
  • in SUFFOLK COUNTY: Revere and Winthrop.

CD # 8 includes:

  • in MIDDLESEX COUNTY: Belmont, Cambridge, Somerville and Watertown;
  • in SUFFOLK COUNTY: a portion of the City of Boston plus Chelsea.

CD # 9 includes:

  • in BRISTOL COUNTY: Taunton.
  • in NORFOLK COUNTY: Braintree, Canton, Dedham, Medfield, Milton, Needham, Norwood, Randolph, Stoughton, Walpole and Westwood;
  • in SUFFOLK COUNTY: a portion of the City of Boston.

the City of Brockton (Plymouth County) is split between CDs 9 and 10.
the Town of Easton (Bristol County) is mostly in CD 9 but a small portion lies in CD 4.

CD # 10 includes:

  • the entirety of BARNSTABLE COUNTY (=Cape Cod);
  • the entirety of DUKES COUNTY (=Martha's Vineyard plus the Elizabeth Islands);
  • the entirety of NANTUCKET COUNTY (=the island of Nantucket)
  • in NORFOLK COUNTY: Avon, Cohasset, Holbrook, Quincy and Weymouth;
  • in PLYMOUTH COUNTY: Abington, Duxbury, Hanover, Hingham, Hull, Kingston, Marshfield, Norwell, Plymouth, Scituate and Whitman.

as noted earlier, the Town of Rockland (Plymouth County) is split between CDs 4 and 10.