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Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth - Elections Division
2008 Massachusetts Congressional and Statewide Races
3rd Party Filing Deadline: 2/1/08, Presidential Primary: 2/5/08, Primary Filing Deadline: 6/3/08, Independent Filing Deadline: 8/26/08, Primary: 9/16/08, General Election 11/4/08,
Last Updated: December 3, 2008 |
| Predictions, Notes, List of State Parties, State Media, |
President, 61.9% in '04 for Kerry, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Obama, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Obama, Cook Political Report: Solid Obama, Rothenberg Political Report: Safe / Likely Obama, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Solid Obama, |
| U.S. Sen. Barack H. Obama (D-IL) 62.0%, |
U.S. Sen. John S. McCain, III (R-AZ) 36.2%, |
consumer activist Ralph Nader (I-CT) 0.9, |
| ex-U.S. Rep. Robert L. "Bob" Barr (L-GA) 0.4%, |
| ex-U.S. Rep. Cynthia A. McKinney (G-GA) 0.2%, |
| Minister Charles O. "Chuck" Baldwin (C-FL) 0.2%, |
Senator, 80.0% in '02, 3rd term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Cook Political Report: Solid Democrat, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, Rothenberg Political Report: Safe Democrat, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Solid Democratic, |
| John F. Kerry (D) 65.8%, |
'06 congressional nominee / ex-Army Delta Force officer / ex-FBI agent / businessman Jeffrey K. "Jeff" Beatty (R) 31.0%, |
Robert J. Underwood (L) 3.2%, |
William Estrada (SW/WI), |
1st Congressional District, 76.2% in '06, 9th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, |
| John W. Olver (D) 73.2%, |
Nathan A. Bech (R) 26.8%, |
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2nd Congressional District, unopposed in '06, 10th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, |
| Richard E. Neal (D) 100%, |
No Republican |
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3rd Congressional District, unopposed in '06, 6th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, |
| James P. McGovern (D) 100%, |
No Republican |
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4th Congressional District, unopposed in '06, 14th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, |
| Barney Frank (D) 68.0%, |
Earl H. Sholley (R) 25.3%, |
Susan Allen (I) 6.6%, |
5th Congressional District, 51.3% in '07, 1st term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democrat, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, |
| Nicola S. "Niki" Tsongas (D) 100%, |
No Republican |
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6th Congressional District, 70.0% in '06, 6th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, |
| John F. Tierney (D) 70.5%, |
inventor Richard A. Baker, Jr. (R) 29.5%, |
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7th Congressional District, unopposed in '06, 16th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, |
| Edward J. "Ed" Markey (D) 75.7%, |
John Cunningham (R) 24.3%, |
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8th Congressional District, 91.0% in '06, 5th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, |
| Michael E. Capuano (D) 100%, |
No Republican |
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9th Congressional District, 78.3% in '06, 4th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, |
| Stephen F. Lynch (D) 100%, |
No Republican |
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10th Congressional District, 64.7% in '06, 6th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, |
| William D. Delahunt (D) 100%, |
No Republican |
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1. Link to Predictions:
2. D.C.'s Political Report's stars indicate the rating of the race from 1 star to 5 stars depending on its entertainment value.
The color indicates D.C.'s Political Report's prediction of the winning party.
| = Democrat retain control, |
 = Democrats take over control, |
 = Republican retain control, |
 = Republicans take over control, |
 = Independent / 3rd Party retains control, |
 = Independent / 3rd Party take over control |
| Bold indicates incumbent. |
Yellow district indicates open races. |
| Light Blue boxes indicates Democrats maintained control. |
Light Red boxes indicates Republicans maintained control. |
| Blue boxes indicates Democrats took control. |
Red boxes indicates Republicans took control. |
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