Massachusetts 2017 General Election

The Green Papers: Massachusetts 2017 General Election

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Massachusetts
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress

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

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Massachusetts State and Local Government



U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 115^th Senate Senate Electoral Classes

Class 1		Democratic	Senator Elizabeth A. Warren • First elected: 2012 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
	Candidate list (10)

		*Democratic*		*Senator Elizabeth A. Warren* • FEC S2MA00170; 30 Sep 17; Tot $11,702,181; Dsb $3,699,237

		Republican		Geoff Diehl • FEC S8MA00276; 30 Sep 17; Tot $710,792; Dsb $428,893
		Republican		John Kingston • FEC S8MA00318; 30 Sep 17; Tot $3,352,015; Dsb $342,411
		Republican		Beth Lindstrom • FEC S8MA00326; 30 Sep 17; Tot $75,141; Dsb $32,564
		Republican		Darius Mitchell • FEC S8MA00292
		Republican		Allen Rodney Waters • Non-party Independent Centrist • FEC S8MA00250; 06 Nov 18; Tot $1,328; Dsb $1,817
		Republican		Heidi M. Wellman • FEC S8MA00300; 30 Sep 17; Tot $4,195; Dsb $4,194

		Independent		Shiva Ayyadurai • FEC S8MA00268; 30 Sep 17; Tot $1,267,304; Dsb $1,192,960
		Independent		John P. Devine • FEC S8MA00284
		Independent		Joshua Ford

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); re-elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020
	Candidate list (1)

		*Democratic*		*Senator Edward John "Ed" Markey* • FEC S4MA00028

Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: None, All Governors

		Republican	Governor Charles D. "Charlie" Baker, Jr. • First elected: 2014 • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
	Candidate list (4)

		Democratic		former Secretary of Finance Jay Gonzalez
		Democratic		Robert Kinloch "Bob" Massie, IV
		Democratic		Newton Mayor Setti D. Warren

		Republican		Scott Lively

Lieutenant Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Elected on a ticket with (but nominated separately from) the Governor

		Republican	Lieutenant Governor Karyn E. Polito • First elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
	Candidate list (2)

		Democratic		Quentin Palfrey
		Democratic		Jimmy Tingle

115^th U.S. House of Representatives 2-year term. Election Cycle 2018, 2020. No Term Limit. 115^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 9 Democratic (8 Undetermined, 1 Open)

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 1		Democratic	Congressman Richard E. Neal • First elected: 1988 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
	Candidate list (2) - 116th Congress

		Democratic		Tahirah Amatul-Wadud • FEC H8MA01050
		*Democratic*		*Congressman Richard E. Neal* • FEC H8MA02041; 30 Sep 17; Tot $1,270,746; Dsb $1,069,075

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 2		Democratic	Congressman James P. "Jim" McGovern • First elected: 1996 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
	Candidate list (5) - 116th Congress

		*Democratic*		*Congressman James P. "Jim" McGovern* • FEC H4MA03022; 30 Sep 17; Tot $352,252; Dsb $289,750
		Democratic		Dominic B. "Dom" Warren • FEC H8MA02074; 30 Jun 17; Tot $867; Dsb $867

		Republican		Kevin William Powers • FEC H8MA02090
		Republican		Jeffrey Allen Sossa-Paquette • FEC H8MA02082; 30 Sep 17; Tot $29,604; Dsb $39,856

		Unaffiliated		Paul Vincent Gordy • FEC H8MA02066

Incumbent - 115th 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 regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Open Seat - 9 August 2017: Not running for re-election.
	Candidate list (15) - 116th Congress

		Democratic		Alexandra Eleanor Chandler • FEC H8MA03163
		Democratic		Abhijit "Beej" Das • FEC H8MA03130
		Democratic		former Ambassador to Denmark Rufus Gifford • FEC H8MA03171
		Democratic		Stephen "Steve" Kerrigan • FEC H8MA03155
		Democratic		Daniel Arrigg "Dan" Koh • FEC H8MA03072; 30 Sep 17; Tot $805,834; Dsb $33,907
		Democratic		state Senator Barbara A. L'Italien • FEC H8MA03197
		Democratic		James Patrick "Patrick" Littlefield • FEC H8MA03189
		Democratic		Bopha T. Malone • FEC H8MA03213
		Democratic		state Representative Juana Matias • FEC H8MA03122
		Democratic		Cambridge City Councilor Nadeem A. Mazen • FEC H8MA03098
		Democratic		Westford School Board Chair Terence J. "Terry" Ryan • FEC H8MA03148
		Democratic		Keith R. St. John • FEC H8MA03205
		Democratic		Lori Trahan • FEC H8MA03106; 30 Sep 17; Tot $241,953; Dsb $448

		Republican		Rick Green • FEC H8MA03114
		Republican		Louis Gregory Marino • FEC H8MA03080

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 4		Democratic	Congressman Joseph Patrick "Joe" Kennedy, III • First elected: 2012 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
	Candidate list (1) - 116th Congress

		*Democratic*		*Congressman Joseph Patrick "Joe" Kennedy, III* • FEC H2MA04073; 30 Sep 17; Tot $1,570,855; Dsb $860,116

Incumbent - 115th 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 regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
	Candidate list (1) - 116th Congress

		*Democratic*		*Congressman Katherine M. Clark* • FEC H4MA05084; 30 Sep 17; Tot $654,460; Dsb $358,252

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 6		Democratic	Congressman Seth W. Moulton • First elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
	Candidate list (3) - 116th Congress

		*Democratic*		*Congressman Seth W. Moulton* • FEC H4MA06090; 30 Sep 17; Tot $1,262,160; Dsb $841,260

		Republican		Carlos Armando Hernandez • FEC H8MA06091

		Libertarian		Samson P. "Sam" Racioppi • FEC H8MA06117

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 7		Democratic	Congressman Michael E. "Mike" Capuano • First elected: 1998 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
	Candidate list (1) - 116th Congress

		*Democratic*		*Congressman Michael E. "Mike" Capuano* • FEC H8MA08071; 30 Sep 17; Tot $237,042; Dsb $226,484

Incumbent - 115th 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 regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
	Candidate list (3) - 116th Congress

		*Democratic*		*Congressman Stephen F. Lynch* • FEC H2MA09072; 30 Sep 17; Tot $216,542; Dsb $174,830
		Democratic		Christopher L. Voehl • FEC H8MA08188; 01 Oct 17; Tot $25,095; Dsb $70
		Democratic		Brianna Wu • FEC H8MA08170; 30 Sep 17; Tot $32,000; Dsb $27,712

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 9		Democratic	Congressman William Richard "Bill" Keating • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
	Candidate list (2) - 116th Congress

		*Democratic*		*Congressman William Richard "Bill" Keating* • FEC H0MA10082; 30 Sep 17; Tot $362,040; Dsb $146,224

		Republican		Peter D. Tedeschi • FEC H8MA09046

Secretary of the Commonwealth 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018

		Democratic	Secretary of the Commonwealth William Francis "Bill" Galvin • First elected: 1994; re-elected: 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
	Candidate list (1)

		Democratic		Boston City Councilor Josh Zakim

Attorney General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018

		Democratic	Attorney General Maura Healey • First elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
	Candidate list (2)

		Republican		James R. "Jay" McMahon, III
		Republican		Dan Shores

Treasurer and Receiver-General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018

		Democratic	Treasurer and Receiver-General Deborah B. "Deb" Goldberg • First elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018

Auditor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018

		Democratic	Auditor Suzanne M. Bump • First elected: 2010; re-elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018

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 Those parties which received electoral votes through winning a plurality of a state's [or the District of Columbia's] popular vote in any presidential election between 1984 and 2016. See Classification of Political parties.
	• Democratic (affiliates): 15 incumbents, 33 candidates
	• Republican: 2 incumbents, 15 candidates
Major Third Parties Any Party, other than a Major Party, receiving a minimum of 15/100ths of 1 percent of the nationwide popular vote in any presidential election between 1984 and 2016. See Classification of Political parties.
	• Libertarian: 1 candidate
Independents
	• Independent: 3 candidates
	• Unaffiliated: 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.

Primary dates marked "presumably" and polling times marked "reportedly" are based on unofficial or estimated data (especially as regards local variations from a jurisdictionwide statutory and/or regulatory standard) and are, thereby, subject to change.

"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.