Massachusetts 2003 Off Year Election

The Green Papers: Massachusetts 2003 Off Year Election

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Massachusetts

Governor:	1
Senators:	2	(Electoral Classes 1 and 2)
2002-2010 Representatives:	10	(2.30% of 435)
2000 Census:	6,355,568	(2.25% of 281,998,273)
Estimated Voting age population (November 2000):	4,749,000
Registered Voters (November 2000):	4,008,796
Capital:	Boston

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Massachusetts State and Local Government



Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006. Term Limit: None, All Governors

	Republican	Governor Mitt Romney • First elected: 2002 • Chair up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006

Lieutenant Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006. Elected on a ticket with (but nominated separately from) the Governor

	Republican	Kerry Murphy Healey • First elected: 2002 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006

Secretary of the Commonwealth 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006

	Democrat	William Francis "Bill" Galvin • First elected: 1994; re-elected: 1998, 2002 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006

Attorney General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006

	Democrat	Thomas F. "Tom" Reilly • First elected: 1998; re-elected: 2002 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006

Treasurer and Receiver-General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006

	Democrat	Timothy P. "Tim" Cahill • First elected: 2002 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006

Auditor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006

	Democrat	A. Joseph "Joe" DeNucci • First elected: 1994(?); re-elected: 1998, 2002 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006

Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 108^th Senate Senate Electoral Classes

Class 1	Democrat	Senator Edward M. Kennedy • First elected to finish out the term in a Special Election: 1962 [held to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Senator John F. Kennedy (Democrat): 22 December 1960- which Benjamin A. Smith II (Democrat) had been appointed by Governor Foster Furcolo (Democrat) to fill, 27 December 1960]; elected to first full term: 1964; re-elected: 1970, 1976, 1982, 1988, 1994, 2000 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006

Class 2	Democrat	Senator John F. Kerry • First elected: 1984; re-elected: 1990, 1996, 2002 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008

108^th House of Representatives 2 year term, Election Cycle 2002, 2004. No Term Limit. 108^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 10 Democrats (10 Undetermined)

CD 1	Democrat	Congressman John W. Olver • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004

CD 2	Democrat	Congressman Richard E. Neal • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004

CD 3	Democrat	Congressman James P. McGovern • First elected: 1996 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004

CD 4	Democrat	Congressman Barney Frank • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004

CD 5	Democrat	Congressman Martin T. Meehan • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004

CD 6	Democrat	Congressman John F. Tierney • First elected: 1996 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004

CD 7	Democrat	Congressman Edward J. Markey • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004

CD 8	Democrat	Congressman Michael E. Capuano • First elected: 1998 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004

CD 9	Democrat	Congressman Stephen F. Lynch • First elected 16 October 2001 in a special election, re: the death of J. Joseph Moakley 28 May 2001. • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004

CD 10	Democrat	Congressman William D. Delahunt • First elected: 1996 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004

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