The Green Papers: Massachusetts 2004 General Election |
Massachusetts
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress Primary: Tuesday 14 September 2004 General Election: Tuesday 2 November 2004 |
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Massachusetts 2004 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions: Democrats Republicans Third Parties
President 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2000, 2004. Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime. Electors: 12 (Winner-take-all), How Appointed, Meeting Place, Duly Appointed Presidential Electors. List of States: Details. | |||||
Democrat | 1,803,800 | 61.94% | Senator John Kerry (12 Electoral Votes) Vice President: Senator John Edwards |
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Republican | 1,071,109 | 36.78% | President George W. Bush Vice President: Vice President Richard "Dick" Cheney Renominated by Convention - 2 September 2004 |
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Libertarian | 15,022 | 0.52% | Michael Badnarik Vice President: Richard Campagna |
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Green | 10,623 | 0.36% | David Keith Cobb Vice President: Patricia Helen "Pat" LaMarche |
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--scatter-- | 7,028 | 0.24% | All others | ||
Write-In | 4,806 | 0.17% | Ralph Nader Vice President: David Cobb. Running as an Independent Write-In. The Elections Division reports 15,067 blank ballots. |
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Total | 2,912,388 | 100.00% | |||
U.S. 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 |
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Class 2 | Democrat | Senator John F. Kerry First elected: 1984; re-elected: 1990, 1996, 2002 Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 |
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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 |
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Lieutenant Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006. Elected on a ticket with (but nominated separately from) the Governor | |||||
Republican | Lieutenant Governor Kerry Murphy Healey First elected: 2002 Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 |
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108th U.S. House of Representatives 2 year term, Election Cycle 2004, 2006. No Term Limit. 108th House | |||||
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 10 Democrats (10 Renominated) | |||||
CD 1 |
Democrat | Congressman John W. Olver Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2004 Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004 Renominated - 14 September 2004 Primary |
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  | ** Uncontested Race ** | ||||
Democrat | 229,465 | 99.02% | Congressman John W. Olver | ||
--scatter-- | 2,282 | 0.98% | All others | ||
Total | 231,747 | 100.00% | |||
CD 2 |
Democrat | Congressman Richard E. Neal Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2004 Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004 Renominated - 14 September 2004 Primary |
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  | ** Uncontested Race ** | ||||
Democrat | 217,682 | 98.73% | Congressman Richard E. Neal | ||
--scatter-- | 2,802 | 1.27% | All others | ||
Total | 220,484 | 100.00% | |||
CD 3 |
Democrat | Congressman James P. McGovern Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2004 First elected: 1996 Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004 Renominated - 14 September 2004 Primary |
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Democrat | 192,036 | 70.49% | Congressman James P. McGovern | ||
Republican | 80,197 | 29.44% | Ronald A. Crews | ||
--scatter-- | 179 | 0.07% | All others | ||
Total | 272,412 | 100.00% | |||
CD 4 |
Democrat | Congressman Barney Frank Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2004 Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004 Renominated - 14 September 2004 Primary |
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Democrat | 219,260 | 77.74% | Congressman Barney Frank | ||
Independent | 62,293 | 22.09% | Charles A. Morse | ||
--scatter-- | 486 | 0.17% | All others | ||
Total | 282,039 | 100.00% | |||
CD 5 |
Democrat | Congressman Martin T. Meehan Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2004 Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004 Renominated - 14 September 2004 Primary |
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Democrat | 179,652 | 66.99% | Congressman Martin T. Meehan | ||
Republican | 88,232 | 32.90% | Thomas P. Tierney | ||
--scatter-- | 305 | 0.11% | All others | ||
Total | 268,189 | 100.00% | |||
CD 6 |
Democrat | Congressman John F. Tierney Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2004 First elected: 1996 Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004 Renominated - 14 September 2004 Primary |
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Democrat | 213,458 | 69.87% | Congressman John F. Tierney | ||
Republican | 91,597 | 29.98% | Stephen P. O'Malley, Jr. | ||
--scatter-- | 467 | 0.15% | All others | ||
Total | 305,522 | 100.00% | |||
CD 7 |
Democrat | Congressman Edward J. Markey Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2004 Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004 Renominated - 14 September 2004 Primary |
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Democrat | 202,399 | 73.57% | Congressman Edward J. Markey | ||
Republican | 60,334 | 21.93% | Kenneth G. Chase | ||
Independent | 12,139 | 4.41% | James O. Hall | ||
--scatter-- | 227 | 0.08% | All others | ||
Total | 275,099 | 100.00% | |||
CD 8 |
Democrat | Congressman Michael E. Capuano Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2004 First elected: 1998 Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004 Renominated - 14 September 2004 Primary |
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  | ** Uncontested Race ** | ||||
Democrat | 165,852 | 98.67% | Congressman Michael E. Capuano | ||
--scatter-- | 2,229 | 1.33% | All others | ||
Total | 168,081 | 100.00% | |||
CD 9 |
Democrat | Congressman Stephen F. Lynch Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2004 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 Renominated - 14 September 2004 Primary |
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  | ** Uncontested Race ** | ||||
Democrat | 218,167 | 99.03% | Congressman Stephen F. Lynch | ||
--scatter-- | 2,145 | 0.97% | All others | ||
Total | 220,312 | 100.00% | |||
CD 10 |
Democrat | Congressman William D. "Bill" Delahunt Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2004 First elected: 1996 Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004 Renominated - 14 September 2004 Primary |
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Democrat | 222,013 | 65.87% | Congressman William D. "Bill" Delahunt | ||
Republican | 114,879 | 34.08% | Michael J. Jones | ||
--scatter-- | 178 | 0.05% | All others | ||
Total | 337,070 | 100.00% | |||
Secretary of the Commonwealth 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006 | |||||
Democrat | Secretary of the Commonwealth William Francis "Bill" Galvin First elected: 1994; re-elected: 1998, 2002 Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 |
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Attorney General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006 | |||||
Democrat | Attorney General Thomas F. "Tom" Reilly First elected: 1998; re-elected: 2002 Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 |
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Treasurer and Receiver-General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006 | |||||
Democrat | Treasurer and Receiver-General Timothy P. "Tim" Cahill First elected: 2002 Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 |
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Auditor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006 | |||||
Democrat | Auditor A. Joseph "Joe" DeNucci First elected: 1994(?); re-elected: 1998, 2002 Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 |
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