| 1996 Massachusetts Congressional and Statewide Results |
| Predictions, Notes, List of State Parties |
President, 47.5% in '92
D.C.'s Political Report's Prediction: 90% Democrat |
| William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton (D) 61.47% |
ex-U.S. Senator Robert J. Dole (R) 28.09% |
businessman H. Ross Perot (Rfm) 8.89%, consumer attorney Green Party nominee Ralph Nader (WI) 0.18%, businessman Harry Browne (L) 0.80%, Dr. John S. Hagelin (NL) 0.20%, Monica Moorehead (WW) 0.13%, Socialist Party nominee Mary Cal Hollis (WI) 0.00%, Prohibition Party nominee Earl F. Dodge (WI) 0.00%, |
Senator, 54.5% in '90
D.C.'s Political Report's Prediction: 50% Democrat, Cook Report: Toss Up, Roll Call's Outlook: Toss Up, Rothenberg Report: Toss Up, Evans & Novak: Leans Democrat, Campaign & Elections 1:1 Democrat, Politics Now: Toss Up, |
| John F. Kerry (D) 52.2% |
Governor William F. Weld (R) 44.8% |
Susan C. Gallagher (Cns) 2.7%, Robert C. "Rob" Stowe (NL) 0.3%, George Phillies (L) 0%, |
1st Cong. District, 99.4% in '94
D.C.'s Political Report's Prediction: 77% Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Likely Democratic, Campaign & Election's Odds: 2:1 Democrat, Politics Now: Safe Democrat, |
| John W. Olver (D) 52.7% |
St. Sen. Jane Maria Swift (R) 47.3% |
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2nd Cong. District, 58.6% in '94
D.C.'s Political Report's Prediction: 90% Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, Campaign & Election's Odds: 3:1 Democrat |
| Richard E. Neal (D) 71.7% |
Mark Steele (R) 22% |
Scott Andrichak (I) 4.0%, Richard "Dick" Kaynor (NL) 2.3%, |
3rd Cong. District, 54.6% in '94
D.C.'s Political Report's Prediction: 64% Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Toss Up, Campaign & Election's Odds: 6:5 Republican, Politics Now: Toss Up, Hotline: Hot Seat, |
| '94 candidate James Patrick McGovern (D) 53.1% |
Peter Blute (R) 45.5% |
'94 nominee Dale E. Friedgen (NL) 1.3% |
4th Cong. District, 99.5% in '94
D.C.'s Political Report's Prediction: 90% Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, Campaign & Election's Odds: 5:1 Democrat |
| Barney Frank (D) 71.6% |
attorney Jonathan R. Raymond (R) 28.4% |
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5th Cong. District, 69.8% in '94
D.C.'s Political Report's Prediction: 100% Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, Campaign & Election's Odds: 5:1 Democrat |
| Martin T. Meehan (D) 100% |
No Republican |
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6th Cong. District, 50.5% in '94
D.C.'s Political Report's Prediction: 50% Democrat, Roll Call's Outlook: Toss Up, Campaign & Election's Odds: 1:1, Politics Now: Toss Up, Hotline: Hot Seat, |
| attorney John F. Tierney (D) 48.3% |
Peter G. Torkildsen (R) 48.1% |
Martin J. McNulty (I) 1.5%, Randal C. Fritz (Cns) 0.9%, Benjamin A. Gatchell (I) 0.7%, Orrin Smith (NL) 0.5%, Ronald A. Levesque (I) 0%, |
7th Cong. District, 64.5% in '94
D.C.'s Political Report's Prediction: 90% Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, Campaign & Election's Odds: 5:1 Democrat |
| Edward J. Markey (D) 69.8% |
ex-state assistant transportation secretary Patricia H. Long (R) 30.2% |
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8th Cong. District, 98.9% in '94
D.C.'s Political Report's Prediction: 90% Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, Campaign & Election's Odds: 20:1 Democrat |
| Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. (D) 84.3% |
consultant R. Philip Hyde (R) 15.7% |
Marjorie Biller (NL) |
9th Cong. District, 69.8% in '94
D.C.'s Political Report's Prediction: 90% Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, Campaign & Election's Odds: 7:1 Democrat |
| Joseph P. Moakley (D) 72.4% |
Paul V. Gryska (R) 27.6% |
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10th Cong. District, Gerry Studds (D) retiring, 68.7% in '94
D.C.'s Political Report's Prediction: 64% Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Leans Democratic, Campaign & Election's Odds: 4:3 Democrat, Politics Now: Likely Democrat, Hotline: Hot Seat, |
| Norfolk district attorney William D. Delahunt (D) 54.5%, |
House Minority Leader Edward B. "Ed George" Teague (R) 41.8% |
Furman Jones (I) 0%, A. Charles Laws (G) 3.7%, |
