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Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth - Elections Division
1998 Massachusetts Congressional and Statewide Primary Results
Filing Deadline: June 2, Primary: September 15
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| Predictions, Notes, List of State Parties |
Governor, 71% in '94, William Weld (R) resigned to seek Ambassadorship Charles Cook's prediction: Toss Up, Stu Rothenberg's prediction: Leans Republican, Campaign & Election's prediction: Republican favored 12:11, D.C.'s Report's Prediction: 50% Republican |
| Att. Gen. Scott Harshbarger (D), Amb./ex-U.S. Rep. Brian Donnelly (D), ex-St. Sen. Patricia McGovern (D), |
Lt. Gov. Argeo Paul Cellucci (R), Treasurer Joseph Malone (R), |
'94 nominee Dean Cook (L), |
| Lt. Governor - Tied with Gov. Vacant, Cellucci (R) took over Gov., |
| St. Sen. Warren Tolman (D), Governor's Council Member Dorothy A. Kelly Gay (D), |
ex-state Sen. Jane Maria Swift (R), ex-radio show host Janet E. Jeghelian (R), |
State Party Executive Director Eli Israel (L) |
| Attorney General, Scott Harshbarger (D) running for Gov., |
| Middlesex Co. DA Tom Reilly (D), St. Sen. / ex-Carter FTC official Lois Pines (D),, |
ex-Middlesex Co. Sheriff Brad Bailey (R), |
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| Secretary of Commonwealth |
| William F. Galvin (D) |
GOP state committeeman Dale C. Jenkins Jr. (R) |
Provincetown Selectman & '90 Vermont Governor Nominee David Atkinson (L), Norm Paley (Rfm)?, |
| Treasurer, Joe Malone (R) running for Gov. |
| Ex-St. Sen. / '94 nominee Shannon P. O'Brien (D) |
B-man Robert Maginn (R) |
Merton Baker (L) |
| Auditor |
| A. Joseph DeNucci (D) |
Ex-State Consumer Affairs Director Michael T. Duffy (R) |
state party chair Carla Howell (L) |
1st Cong. District, 52.7% in '96, 4th term Roll Call's prediction: Likely Democrat, Campaign & Election's prediction: Democrat favored 1:3, D.C.'s Report's Prediction: 64% Democrat |
| John W. Olver (D), |
veteran Gregory L. Morgan (R), |
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2nd Cong. District, 71.7% in '96, 5th term Roll Call's prediction: Safe Democrat, Campaign & Election's prediction: Democrat favored 1:100, D.C.'s Report's Prediction: 100% Democrat |
| Richard E. Neal (D) 99.0 |
No Republican |
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3rd Cong. District, 53.1% in '96, 1st term Charles Cook's prediction: Likely Democrat, Roll Call's prediction: Leans Democrat, Campaign & Election's prediction: Democrat favored 2:3, D.C.'s Report's Prediction: 64% Democrat |
| James Patrick McGovern (D), |
St. Sen. Matthew J. Amorello (R), |
physics professor / '96 U.S. Senate nominee George Phillies (L), |
4th Cong. District, 71.6% in '96, 9th term Roll Call's prediction: Safe Democrat, Campaign & Election's prediction: Democrat favored 1:100, D.C.'s Report's Prediction: 100% Democrat |
| Barney Frank (D), |
No Republican |
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5th Cong. District, unopposed in '96, 3rd Term, might retire in '00 Roll Call's prediction: Safe Democrat, Campaign & Election's prediction: Democrat favored 1:25, D.C.'s Report's Prediction: 90% Democrat |
| Martin T. Meehan (D), |
David E. Coleman (R), |
Rene Nadeau (L), |
6th Cong. District, 48.3% in '96, 1st term, won by 371 votes Charles Cook's prediction: Toss Up, Roll Call's prediction: Leans Democrat, Campaign & Election's prediction: Democrat favored 8:9, D.C.'s Report's Prediction: 63% Democrat |
| John F. Tierney (D), David A. Francoeur (D), |
ex-U.S. Rep. Peter G. Torkildsen (R), Paul McCarthy (R), |
attorney Randal Fritz (I), |
7th Cong. District, 69.8% in '96, 11th term Roll Call's prediction: Safe Democrat, Campaign & Election's prediction: Democrat favored 1:15, D.C.'s Report's Prediction: 90% Democrat |
| Edward J. Markey (D), |
legal negotiator/ '96 nominee Patricia H. Long (R), |
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8th Cong. District, 84.3% in '96, Joseph P. Kennedy II (D) retiring after 6th term Roll Call's prediction: Safe Democrat, Campaign & Election's prediction: Democrat favored 1:4, D.C.'s Report's Prediction: 90% Democrat |
| Somerville Mayor Michael E. Capuono (D), ex-St. Rep. Susan M. Tracy (D), millionaire activist John O'Connor (D), ex-St. Sen. George Bachrach (D), Boston City Councilor Charles Calvin Yancey (D), Boston City Councilor Tom Keane (D), ex-St. Rep./'90 Lt. Gov. Nom. Marjorie O'Neill Clapprood (D), businessman Christopher F. Gabrieli (D), ex-Mayor Ray Flynn (D), US Treasury official Alex Rodriguez (D), |
'96 nominee / consultant R. Philip Hyde III (R), |
ex-railroad worker Andrea Morell (SW), ex-radio talk show host Anthony A. "Tony" Schinella (I), |
9th Cong. District, 72.4% in '96, 13th term Roll Call's prediction: Safe Democrat, Campaign & Election's prediction: Democrat favored 1:100, D.C.'s Report's Prediction: 100% Democrat |
| Joseph P. Moakley (D), |
No Republican |
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10th Cong. District, 54.5% in '96, 1st term Roll Call's prediction: Likely Democrat, Campaign & Election's prediction: Democrat favored 1:4, D.C.'s Report's Prediction: 77% Democrat |
| William D. Delahunt (D), |
home renovation contractor Eric V. Bleicken (R), |
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1. Key to Predictions: Roll Call,
The Cook Political Report,
The Rothenberg Political Report,
Campaign & Election Magazine,
D.C.'s Political Report
2. Bold indicates incumbent. Yellow district indicates
open races. Blue boxes indicates winner. Red print indicates change in party control.
3. Key to Party Identification.
(D) = Democratic Party
(I) = independent candidates
(L) = Libertarian Party
(Rfm) = Reform Party
(R) = Republican Party
(SW) = Socialist Workers Party
(WI) = Write-in candidates
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