United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts, 2006
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The Massachusetts Congressional elections of 2006 were held on Tuesday, November 7, 2006. The terms of all ten Representatives to the United States House of Representatives were to expire on January 3, 2007, and therefore all were put up for contest. The winning candidates will serve a two-year term from January 3, 2007, to January 3, 2009. The primary elections were held on Tuesday, September 17, 2006.
[edit] 1st Congressional district
Incumbent Democratic Congressman John Olver had been in office since 1991. His only challenger in the race in the general election was William Szych, who ran as an independent candidate. Olver did not face a primary challenge.
| Democratic primary | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Percent |
| John Olver (winner) | 63,875 | 99.67% |
| Source: Massachusetts State Board of Elections | ||
| General election | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | John Olver (incumbent) | 158,035 | 76.29% | ||
| Independent | William Szych | 49,123 | 23.71% | ||
| Majority | 108,912 | 52.57% | |||
| Turnout | 207,158 | ||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
| Source: Boston.com | |||||
[edit] 2nd Congressional district
Incumbent Democratic Congressman Richard Neal had served in Congress since 1989. He ran unopposed in both the primary and the general elections.
| Democratic primary | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Percent |
| Richard Neal (winner) | 60,953 | 99.27% |
| Source: Massachusetts State Board of Elections | ||
| General election | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Richard Neal (incumbent) | N/A | 100.0% | ||
| Majority | N/A | 100.0% | |||
| Turnout | N/A | ||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] 3rd Congressional district
Incumbent Democratic Congressman Jim McGovern had served in Congress since 1997. He ran unopposed in the primary and general elections.
| Democratic primary | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Percent |
| Jim McGovern (winner) | 64,756 | 99.43% |
| Source: Massachusetts State Board of Elections | ||
| General election | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Jim McGovern | 166973 | |||
| Majority | N/A | 100.0% | |||
| Turnout | 215,101 | ||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] 4th Congressional district
Democratic incumbent Barney Frank had been in Congress since 1981. He ran unopposed in both the primary and general elections. Charles Morse ran as a write-in candidate in the Republican primary, but did not receive the necessary number of votes to qualify for the ballot.
| Democratic primary | Republican primary | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Percent | Candidate | Votes | Percent |
| Barney Frank (winner) | 80,066 | 99.54% | Charles A. Morse (write-in) | 145 | 32.58% |
| Source: Massachusetts State Board of Elections | |||||
| General election | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Barney Frank (incumbent) | N/A | 100.0% | ||
| Majority | N/A | 100.0% | |||
| Turnout | N/A | ||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] 5th Congressional district
Democratic incumbent Marty Meehan had been in Congress since 1993. He ran unopposed in both the primary and general elections. Meehan subsequently resigned in July 2007 to become Chancellor of the University of Massachusetts-Lowell. See Massachusetts's 5th congressional district special election, 2007.
| Democratic primary | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Percent |
| Marty Meehan (winner) | 62,052 | 99.32% |
| Source: Massachusetts State Board of Elections | ||
| General election | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Marty Meehan (incumbent) | 159,120 | 100.0% | ||
| Majority | N/A | 100.0% | |||
| Turnout | N/A | ||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] 6th Congressional district
Incumbent Democratic Congressman John F. Tierney had served in the House since 1997. He ran unopposed in the primary election. Tierney's challenger in the general election was Republican Rick Barton[1], who ran unopposed in his primary.
| Democratic primary | Republican primary | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Percent | Candidate | Votes | Percent |
| John F. Tierney (winner) | 71,530 | 98.78% | Rick Barton (winner) | 6,051 | 98.70% |
| Source: Massachusetts State Board of Elections | |||||
| General election | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | John F. Tierney (incumbent) | 168,771 | 69.98% | ||
| Republican | Rick Barton | 72,405 | 30.02% | ||
| Majority | 96,336 | 39.96% | |||
| Turnout | 241,176 | ||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
| Source: Boston.com | |||||
[edit] 7th Congressional district
Incumbent Democrat Ed Markey had served in the House since 1977. He ran unopposed in both the primary and general elections.
| Democratic primary | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Percent |
| Ed Markey (winner) | 80,901 | 99.31% |
| Source: Massachusetts State Board of Elections | ||
| General election | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Ed Markey (incumbent) | N/A | 100.0% | ||
| Majority | N/A | 100.0% | |||
| Turnout | N/A | ||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] 8th Congressional district
Incumbent Democrat Mike Capuano has served in Congress since 1999. He ran unopposed in his primary election. His only challenger in the general election was Laura Garza, a garment worker and member of UNITE HERE Local 187[2]. She ran under the Socialist Workers Party, having served as their vice-presidential candidate in 1996.
| Democratic primary | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Percent |
| Mike Capuano (winner) | 56,482 | 98.87% |
| Source: Massachusetts State Board of Elections | ||
| General election | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Mike Capuano (incumbent) | 125,167 | 90.99% | ||
| Socialist Workers | Laura Garza | 12,390 | 9.01% | ||
| Majority | 112,777 | 81.99% | |||
| Turnout | 137,557 | ||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
| Source: Boston.com | |||||
[edit] 9th Congressional district
Incumbent Democratic Congressman Stephen Lynch had served in the House since 2001. He was challenged in the Democratic primary by Philip Dunkelbarger. Lynch defeated Dunkelbarger by a 3-to-1 margin, and went on to face Republican Jack Robinson in the general election. Robinson was unopposed in his primary election.
| Democratic primary | Republican primary | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Percent | Candidate | Votes | Percent |
| Stephen Lynch (winner) | 75,323 | 77.13% | Jack E. Robinson III (winner) | 4,409 | 98.83% |
| Philip Dunkelbarger | 22,048 | 22.58% | |||
| Source: Massachusetts State Board of Elections | |||||
| General election | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Stephen Lynch (incumbent) | 169,034 | 78.25% | ||
| Republican | Jack E. Robinson III | 46,982 | 21.75% | ||
| Majority | 122,052 | 56.50% | |||
| Turnout | 216,016 | ||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
| Source: Boston.com | |||||
[edit] 10th Congressional district
Incumbent Democratic Congressman Bill Delahunt had served in the House since 1997. He ran unopposed in his primary election. In the general election, he faced two challengers: Republican Jeff Beatty, and independent candidate Peter White. Beatty was unopposed in his primary election.
| Democratic primary | Republican primary | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Percent | Candidate | Votes | Percent |
| Bill Delahunt (winner) | 82,020 | 99.45% | Jeff Beatty (winner) | 13,542 | 98.15% |
| Source: Massachusetts State Board of Elections | |||||
| General election | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Bill Delahunt (incumbent) | 171,612 | 64.67% | ||
| Republican | Jeff Beatty | 78,335 | 29.52% | ||
| Independent | Peter White | 15,438 | 5.82% | ||
| Majority | 93,277 | 35.15% | |||
| Turnout | 265,385 | ||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
| Source: Boston.com | |||||
[edit] References
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- 2006 Primary Election Candidates on Secretary of the Commonwealth's site
- 2006 General Election Candidates on Secretary of the Commonwealth's site
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