The Green Papers: Massachusetts 2003 Off Year Election
 
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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. 108th 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

108th House of Representatives  2 year term, Election Cycle 2002, 2004. No Term Limit. 108th 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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