2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts

See also: 2014 Massachusetts general election

The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts were held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014, to elect the nine U.S. representatives from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, one from each of the state's nine congressional districts. The elections coincided with the election of Massachusetts' class II U.S. senator and other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections, including the governor of Massachusetts.

2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts

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All 9 Massachusetts seats to the United States House of Representatives
Majority party Minority party   Party Democratic Republican Last election 9 0 Seats won 9 0 Seat change Popular vote 1,475,442 308,598 Percentage 81.45% 17.04% Swing 15.41% 12.63%
Democratic   50–60%   60–70%   90>%

Democratic nominees were victorious in all nine Massachusetts districts in 2014, bringing the Republican losing streak in Bay State U.S. House general and special elections to a state record 101 contests in a row.^[1]

Overview

Results of the 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts by district:^[2]

District	Democratic		Republican		Others		Total		Result
	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
District 1	167,612	97.96%	0	0.00%	3,498	2.04%	171,110	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 2	169,640	98.20%	0	0.00%	3,105	1.80%	172,745	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 3	139,104	62.96%	81,638	36.95%	204	0.09%	220,946	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 4	184,158	97.91%	0	0.00%	3,940	2.09%	188,098	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 5	182,100	98.29%	0	0.00%	3,160	1.71%	185,260	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 6	149,638	54.97%	111,989	41.14%	10,592	3.89%	272,219	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 7	142,133	98.33%	0	0.00%	2,413	1.67%	144,546	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 8	200,644	98.67%	0	0.00%	2,707	1.33%	203,351	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 9	140,413	54.95%	114,971	44.99%	157	0.06%	255,541	100.0%	Democratic hold
Total	1,475,442	81.35%	308,598	17.01%	29,776	1.64%	1,813,816	100.0%

District 1

See also: Massachusetts's 1st congressional district

The 1st congressional district is located in western and central Massachusetts. The largest Massachusetts district in area, it covers about one-third of the state and is more rural than the rest. It has the state's highest point, Mount Greylock. The district includes the cities of Springfield, West Springfield, Pittsfield, Holyoke, and Westfield. Incumbent Democrat Richard Neal, who has represented the district since 2013 and previously represented the 2nd district from 1989 to 2013, ran for re-election. He was re-elected unopposed with 98% of the vote in 2012 and the district had a PVI of D+13.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Richard Neal, incumbent U.S. Representative

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[3]	Safe D	November 3, 2014
Rothenberg[4]	Safe D	October 24, 2014
Sabato's Crystal Ball[5]	Safe D	October 30, 2014
RCP	Safe D	November 2, 2014
Daily Kos Elections[6]	Safe D	November 4, 2014

Results

Massachusetts's 1st congressional district, 2014^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Richard Neal (incumbent)	167,612	98.0
	n/a	Write-ins	3,498	2.0
Total votes			171,110	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 2

See also: Massachusetts's 2nd congressional district

The 2nd congressional district is located in central Massachusetts. It contains the cities of Worcester, which is the second-largest city in New England after Boston, and Northampton in the Pioneer Valley. The incumbent is Democrat Jim McGovern, who has represented the district since 2013 and previously represented the 3rd district from 1997 to 2013, ran for re-election. He was re-elected unopposed with 99% of the vote in 2012 and the district had a PVI of D+8.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Jim McGovern, incumbent U.S. Representative

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Dan Dubrule

Due to state ballot law, Dubrule ran as a write-in candidate in the general election.^[8]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[3]	Safe D	November 3, 2014
Rothenberg[4]	Safe D	October 24, 2014
Sabato's Crystal Ball[5]	Safe D	October 30, 2014
RCP	Safe D	November 2, 2014
Daily Kos Elections[6]	Safe D	November 4, 2014

Results

Massachusetts's 2nd congressional district, 2014^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jim McGovern (incumbent)	169,640	98.2
	n/a	Write-ins	3,105	1.8
Total votes			172,745	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 3

See also: Massachusetts's 3rd congressional district

The 3rd congressional district is located in northeastern and central Massachusetts. It contains the Merrimack valley including Lowell, Lawrence and Haverhill. TIncumbent Democrat Niki Tsongas, who has represented the district since 2013 and previously represented the 5th district from 2007 to 2013, ran for re-election. She was re-elected with 66% of the vote in 2012 and the district had a PVI of D+6.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Niki Tsongas, incumbent U.S. Representative

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Ann Wofford

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[3]	Safe D	November 3, 2014
Rothenberg[4]	Safe D	October 24, 2014
Sabato's Crystal Ball[5]	Safe D	October 30, 2014
RCP	Safe D	November 2, 2014
Daily Kos Elections[6]	Safe D	November 4, 2014

Results

Massachusetts's 3rd congressional district, 2014^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Niki Tsongas (incumbent)	139,104	63.0
	Republican	Ann Wofford	81,638	36.9
	n/a	Write-ins	204	0.1
Total votes			220,946	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 4

See also: Massachusetts's 4th congressional district

The 4th congressional district is located mostly in southern Massachusetts. It contains Bristol, Middlesex, Norfolk, Plymouth and Worcester counties. Incumbent Democrat Joseph P. Kennedy III, who had represented the district since 2013, ran for re-election. He was elected with 61% of the vote in 2012 and the district had a PVI of D+6.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Joe Kennedy III, incumbent U.S. Representative

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[3]	Safe D	November 3, 2014
Rothenberg[4]	Safe D	October 24, 2014
Sabato's Crystal Ball[5]	Safe D	October 30, 2014
RCP	Safe D	November 2, 2014
Daily Kos Elections[6]	Safe D	November 4, 2014

Results

Massachusetts's 4th congressional district, 2014^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joe Kennedy III (incumbent)	184,158	97.9
	n/a	Write-ins	3,940	2.1
Total votes			188,098	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 5

See also: Massachusetts's 5th congressional district

The 5th congressional district is located in eastern Massachusetts. It contains Middlesex, Suffolk and Worcester counties. Incumbent Democrat Katherine Clark, who had represented the district since 2013, ran for re-election. She was elected with 66% of the vote in a special election in 2013 to succeed Ed Markey and the district had a PVI of D+14.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Katherine Clark, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Sheldon Schwartz

Results

Democratic primary results^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Katherine Clark (incumbent)	57,014	81.2
	Democratic	Sheldon Schwartz	13,070	18.6
	Democratic	All others	140	0.2
Total votes			70,224	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Withdrawn

• Mike Stopa

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[3]	Safe D	November 3, 2014
Rothenberg[4]	Safe D	October 24, 2014
Sabato's Crystal Ball[5]	Safe D	October 30, 2014
RCP	Safe D	November 2, 2014
Daily Kos Elections[6]	Safe D	November 4, 2014

Results

Massachusetts's 5th congressional district, 2014^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Katherine Clark (incumbent)	182,100	98.3
	n/a	Write-ins	3,159	1.7
Total votes			185,259	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 6

See also: Massachusetts's 6th congressional district

2014 Massachusetts's 6th congressional district election

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Nominee Seth Moulton Richard Tisei Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 149,638 111,989 Percentage 55.0% 41.1%

Municipality results Moulton:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Tisei:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. Representative before election John F. Tierney Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Seth Moulton Democratic

The 6th congressional district is located in northeastern Massachusetts. It contains most of Essex County, including the North Shore and Cape Ann. Incumbent Democrat John F. Tierney, who had represented the district since 1997, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 48% of the vote in 2012 and the district had a PVI of D+4.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Seth Moulton, Marine Veteran and military commentator

Eliminated in primary

• Marisa DeFranco, immigration attorney
• John Devine
• John Gutta^[10]
• John F. Tierney, incumbent U.S. Representative

Declined

• Kim Driscoll, Mayor of Salem^[11]
• John D. Keenan, state representative
• Steven Walsh, state representative

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	John F. Tierney	Marisa DeFranco	John Devine	John Gutta	Seth Moulton	Undecided
Remington[12]	September 3–6, 2014	777	±3.53%	43%	4%	1%	1%	42%	9%
Public Policy Polling (D-Moulton)[13]	September 2–3, 2014	592	± 4%	45%	—	—	—	47%	8%
Emerson College[14]	September 2–4, 2014	343	±5.25%	47%	4%	1%	—	44%	6%
Emerson College[15]	June 12–18, 2014	—	—	59%	9%	2%	—	17%	13%
Emerson College[16]	April 3–7, 2014	—	—	64%	10%	—	—	10%	14%
DCCC[17]	March 26–27, 2014	402	±4.9%	64%	—	—	—	17%	20%

Results

Primary results by county:

  Moulton

•   40–50%
•   50–60%
•   60–70%
•   70–80%

  Tierney

•   40–50%
•   50–60%

Moulton defeated Tierney in the primary.^[18]

Democratic primary results^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Seth Moulton	34,575	50.8
	Democratic	John F. Tierney (incumbent)	28,912	40.1
	Democratic	Marisa DeFranco	4,293	6.0
	Democratic	John Devine	1,527	2.1
	Democratic	John Gutta	691	1.0
Total votes			74,170	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Richard Tisei, former minority leader of the Massachusetts Senate, nominee for lieutenant governor in 2010 and nominee for this seat in 2012^[10]

General election

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Seth Moulton (D)	Richard Tisei (R)	Chris Stockwell (I)	Other	Undecided
Emerson College[19]	October 26–29, 2014	400	± 4.85%	40%	42%	3%	15%
0ptimus[20]	October 22–25, 2014	1,807	± 2%	41%	43%	12%	—	6%
0ptimus[20]	October 16–19, 2014	2,994	± 1.77%	48%	46%	—	—	6%
GarinHartYang/HMP[21]	October 16–17, 2014	406	± 5%	47%	36%	9%	—	8%
Emerson College[22]	October 13–14, 2014	400	± 4.85%	40%	43%	2%	—	10%
0ptimus[20]	October 6–9, 2014	6,929	± ?	45%	47%	—	—	8%
Voter Consumer Research[23]	October 6–9, 2014	400	± 4.9%	42%	44%	—	14%
Emerson College[24]	September 26–29, 2014	429	± 4.68%	39%	41%	3%	—	17%
GarinHartYang/HMP[25]	September 24–27, 2014	400	± 5%	43%	33%	11%	—	13%
Tarrance Group (R-Tisei)[26]	September 23–25, 2014	400	± 4.9%	40%	41%	—	9%	10%
MassINC/WBUR[27]	September 22–24, 2014	400	± 4.9%	47%	39%	—	1%	14%
Municipoll[28]	September 12–14, 2014	490	± 4.4%	49%	31%	—	—	20%
DCCC (D)[29]	September 13, 2014	432	± 4.7%	49%	41%	—	—	10%
Emerson College[14]	September 2–4, 2014	500	± 4.33%	44%	36%	—	—	20%

Hypothetical polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	John F. Tierney (D)	Richard Tisei (R)	Other	Undecided
Emerson College[14]	September 2–4, 2014	500	± 4.33%	43%	51%	—	6%
Emerson College[15]	June 12–18, 2014	253	± 6.12%	40%	45%	—	15%
Emerson College[16]	April 3–7, 2014	326	± 5.4%	44%	44%	—	13%

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[3]	Lean D	November 3, 2014
Rothenberg[4]	Tilt D	October 24, 2014
Sabato's Crystal Ball[5]	Lean D	October 30, 2014
RCP	Lean D	November 2, 2014
Daily Kos Elections[6]	Tilt D	November 4, 2014

Results

Massachusetts's 6th congressional district, 2014^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Seth Moulton	149,638	55.0
	Republican	Richard Tisei	111,989	41.1
	Independent	Chris Stockwell	10,373	3.8
	n/a	Write-ins	219	0.1
Total votes			272,219	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 7

See also: Massachusetts's 7th congressional district

The 7th congressional district is located in eastern Massachusetts. It contains the northern three-quarters of the city of Boston, the city of Somerville and parts of the city of Cambridge. Incumbent Democrat Mike Capuano, who had represented the district since 2013 and previously represented the 8th district from 1999 to 2013, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 83% of the vote in 2012 and the district had a PVI of D+31.

Capuano considered running for Governor of Massachusetts in the 2014 election,^[30] however, he instead chose to run for re-election to the House.^[31]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Mike Capuano, incumbent U.S. Representative

Green primary

Candidates

Disqualified

• Jason Lowenthal

General election

Lowenthal, the only minor party candidate to file to run, was told the 3,000 signatures on his petition were invalid because the petitions he was given and used to collect the signatures were for the primary election, rather than the petition designated for the general election.

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[3]	Safe D	November 3, 2014
Rothenberg[4]	Safe D	October 24, 2014
Sabato's Crystal Ball[5]	Safe D	October 30, 2014
RCP	Safe D	November 2, 2014
Daily Kos Elections[6]	Safe D	November 4, 2014

Results

Massachusetts's 7th congressional district, 2014^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mike Capuano (incumbent)	142,133	98.3
	n/a	Write-ins	2,413	1.7
Total votes			144,546	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 8

See also: Massachusetts's 8th congressional district

The 8th congressional district is located in eastern Massachusetts. It contains the southern quarter of the city of Boston and many of its southern suburbs. Incumbent Democrat Stephen Lynch, who had represented the district since 2013 and previously represented the 9th district from 2001 to 2013, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 76% of the vote in 2012 and the district had a PVI of D+6.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Stephen Lynch, incumbent U.S. Representative

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[3]	Safe D	November 3, 2014
Rothenberg[4]	Safe D	October 24, 2014
Sabato's Crystal Ball[5]	Safe D	October 30, 2014
RCP	Safe D	November 2, 2014
Daily Kos Elections[6]	Safe D	November 4, 2014

Results

Massachusetts's 8th congressional district, 2014^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Stephen Lynch (incumbent)	200,644	98.7
	n/a	Write-ins	2,707	1.3
Total votes			203,351	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 9

See also: Massachusetts's 9th congressional district

2014 Massachusetts's 9th congressional district election

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Nominee Bill Keating John Chapman Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 140,413 114,971 Percentage 54.9% 45.0%

Municipality results Keating:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Chapman:      50–60% Tie:      50%

U.S. Representative before election William R. Keating Democratic Elected U.S. Representative William R. Keating Democratic

The 9th congressional district is located in eastern Massachusetts, including Cape Cod and the South Coast. It contains all of Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket counties and parts of Bristol and Plymouth counties. Incumbent Democrat Bill Keating, who had represented the district since 2013 and previously represented the 10th district from 2011 to 2013, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 59% of the vote in 2012 and the district had a PVI of D+5.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Bill Keating, incumbent U.S. Representative

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• John Chapman, former State Industrial Accidents Commissioner, Reagan White House Aide and Attorney

Eliminated in primary

• Mark Alliegro, biologist^[32]
• Vincent Cogliano Jr, Plymouth County GOP Chair
• Dan Shores, attorney^[33]

Results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Chapman	9,567	32.3
	Republican	Mark Alliegro	9,049	30.6
	Republican	Daniel Shores	6,973	23.6
	Republican	Vincent Anthony Cogliano, Jr.	3,917	13.2
	Republican	All Others	69	0.2
Total votes			29,575	100.0

General election

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	William R. Keating (D)	John Chapman (R)	Other	Undecided
Emerson College[19]	October 26–29, 2014	400	± 4.85%	46%	41%	13%
Emerson College[34]	October 6–7, 2014	343	± 5.25%	40%	45%	—	16%

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[3]	Likely D	November 3, 2014
Rothenberg[4]	Likely D	October 24, 2014
Sabato's Crystal Ball[5]	Likely D	October 30, 2014
RCP	Lean D	November 2, 2014
Daily Kos Elections[6]	Likely D	November 4, 2014

Results

Massachusetts's 9th congressional district, 2014^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bill Keating (incumbent)	140,413	54.9
	Republican	John Chapman	114,971	45.0
	n/a	Write-ins	157	0.1
Total votes			255,541	100.0
	Democratic hold