Massachusetts's 5th congressional district special election, 2013
Massachusetts's 5th congressional district special election, 2013
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A special election for Massachusetts's 5th congressional district took place on December 10, 2013, due to the resignation of Democratic Congressman Ed Markey following his election to the United States Senate in a special election on June 25, 2013.[1] Primary elections were held on October 15, in which Democratic State Senator Katherine Clark and Republican Frank Addivinola won their party nominations. State law required that Governor Deval Patrick call a special election between 145 and 160 days after the vacancy became official.[2] On December 10, Clark easily defeated Addivinola with over 60% of the vote, holding the seat for the Democrats.[3] Clark's win marked the 92nd consecutive U.S. House loss by Republicans in Massachusetts since 1996.[4]
Democratic primary
Candidates
Declared
Declined
Endorsements
Polling
Poll source |
Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Will Brownsberger |
Katherine Clark |
Peter Koutoujian |
Martin Long |
Paul Maisano |
Carl Sciortino |
Karen Spilka |
Undecided |
Gerstein Bocian Agne* |
September 23β25, 2013 |
500 |
Β± 4.4% |
12% |
27% |
16% |
β |
β |
15% |
18% |
12% |
GreenbergQuinlanRosner^ |
September 22β24, 2013 |
400 |
Β± 4.9% |
11% |
19% |
15% |
β |
β |
11% |
18% |
26% |
Emerson College |
September 13β17, 2013 |
310 |
Β± 4% |
11.3% |
23.9% |
19% |
1.3% |
1% |
5.2% |
15.5% |
22.6% |
GreenbergQuinlanRosner^ |
July 18β23, 2013 |
405 |
Β± 4.9% |
11% |
15% |
12% |
β |
β |
4% |
14% |
43% |
- * Internal poll for Katherine Clark Campaign
- ^ Internal poll for Karen Spilka Campaign
Results
Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
Polling
Poll source |
Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Frank Addivinola |
Mike Stopa |
Tom Tierney |
Undecided |
Emerson College |
September 13β17, 2013 |
107 |
Β± 9% |
13.1% |
6.5% |
24.3% |
56.1% |
Results
2013 Republican Primary Results - Massachusetts's 5th congressional district special election[16] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
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Republican |
Frank Addivinola |
4,759 |
49 |
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Republican |
Mike Stopa |
2,477 |
26 |
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Republican |
Tom Tierney |
2,456 |
25 |
References
- β Michael Levenson, Frank Phillips and Martin Finucane (June 25, 2013). "Markey wins US Senate special election". Boston Globe.
- β "General Laws: Section 140 Senators and representatives in congress; vacancies". Retrieved June 25, 2013.
- β "Democrat Katherine Clark Wins Special Election to Fill Massachusetts Congressional Seat".
- β Ostermeier, Eric (December 11, 2013). "Massachusetts Republicans Lose 92nd Consecutive US House Race". Smart Politics.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Miller, Joshua (July 1, 2013). "Five Democrats vying for Markey's seat in US House". The Boston Globe.
- 1 2 3 O'Connell, Joe (August 16, 2013). "Ballots set for 5th Congressional District primaries". The MetroWest Daily News. Retrieved August 17, 2013.
- β "Sense of mission makes Katherine Clark best choice for US House". The Boston Globe. 10 October 2013. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
- β Miller, Joshua (September 12, 2013). "Coakley backs Katherine Clark in bid for Markeyβs seat". The Boston Globe. Retrieved September 18, 2013.
- β Cahn, Emily (October 8, 2013). "Congresswoman Endorses Democrat in Mass. Special Election". Roll Call. Retrieved October 11, 2013.
- 1 2 3 "FIFTH DISTRICT RACE: Katherine Clark earns more endorsements". Wicked Local Sudbury. 18 September 2013. Retrieved 19 September 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "FIFTH DISTRICT RACE: Katherine Clark endorsed by Melrose firefighters". The Arlington Advocate. October 9, 2013.
- β "EMILY's List Endorses Katherine Clark for Congress". EMILY's List. September 20, 2013. Retrieved September 18, 2013.
- 1 2 3 Cahn, Emily (September 12, 2013). "House Progressives Endorse Special Election Candidate". Roll Call. Retrieved September 12, 2013.
- β Cahn, Emily (August 19, 2013). "Alan Grayson Endorses Two Democrats in Primaries | #MA05 #PA13". Roll Call. Retrieved August 19, 2013.
- 1 2 "Endorsements for Carl Sciortino".
- 1 2 "Katherine Clark, Frank Addivinola win 5th District congressional primaries". The Republican. October 15, 2013.
- β Ameden, Danielle (June 27, 2013). "Candidates in race to fill Markey's House seat". MetroWest Daily News.
- β "GOP candidate Mike Stopa declares candidacy". Medford Transcript. July 26, 2013.
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