The Green Papers: Massachusetts 2006 Midterm Election
 
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Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Primary: Tuesday 19 September 2006
General Election: Tuesday 7 November 2006
Electoral Votes:12(2.23% of 538)
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
Tuesday 19 September 2006 polls close 8:00p EDT (0000 UTC).
Tuesday 7 November 2006 polls close 8:00p EST (0100 UTC).
 

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Massachusetts State and Local Government

MASSACHUSETTS PRIMARY

Tuesday 19 September 2006

The filing deadline for the primary ballot was 6 June 2008. The filing deadline for independent candidates for the general election is 29 August.

MASSACHUSETTS PRIMARY results from a media source
MASSACHUSETTS PRIMARY results from a media source

All races involving an Incumbent are in boldface and also marked with an asterisk (*)

Contested STATEWIDE races:

  • United States Senate (Class 1):
    • Republicans have nominated Ken Chase.
  • Governor:
    • Democrats have nominated Deval Patrick
  • Lieutenant Governor:
    • Democrats have nominated Timothy P. "Tim" Murray
  • Secretary of the Commonwealth:
    • Democrats have renominated Bill Galvin*

Contested U.S. HOUSE races:

  • CD 9:
    • Democrats have renominated Steve Lynch*
 
           
U.S. Senate  6 year term. No Term Limit. 109th Senate  Senate Electoral Classes
Class 1
Seat up for election		 Democratic Senator Edward Moore "Ted" Kennedy
• Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006
• 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
• Renominated - 19 September 2006 Primary
 Polls: Democratic Senator Edward Moore "Ted" Kennedy
  Elected Democratic 1,497,304 69.46% Senator Edward Moore "Ted" Kennedy
• FEC: $8,931,742
  Candidate Republican 658,374 30.54% Kenneth G. "Ken" Chase
• FEC: $873,982
Total 2,155,678 100.00%  
Class 2 Democratic Senator John F. Kerry
• First elected: 1984; re-elected: 1990, 1996, 2002
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006. Term Limit: None, All Governors
Chair up for election
Open		 Republican Governor Mitt Romney
• First elected: 2002
• Chair up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006
• Open Chair - 14 December 2005: Not a candidate for re-election in 2006.
 Polls: Leans Democratic - Democratic Pickup - Democratic Deval L. Patrick
 ** Open Chair (no incumbent) **
  Elected Democratic 1,230,065 55.74% Deval L. Patrick
• for Lt. Governor: Timothy P. "Tim" Murray
  Candidate Republican 779,807 35.33% Lieutenant Governor Kerry Healey
• for Lieutenant Governor Reed Hillman
  Candidate Independent 154,012 6.98% Christy Mihos
• for Lt. Governor: John J. Sullivan
  Candidate Green-Rainbow 43,032 1.95% Grace Ross
• for Lt. Governor: Martina Robinson
Total 2,206,916 100.00%  
Lieutenant Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006. Elected on a ticket with (but nominated separately from) the Governor
Seat up for election
Open		 Republican Lieutenant Governor Kerry Murphy Healey
• First elected: 2002
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006
• Open Seat - Candidate for Governor in 2006
109th U.S. House of Representatives  2 year term, Election Cycle 2006, 2008. No Term Limit. 109th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition):
10 Democratic (10 Renominated)
CD 1
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Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman John W. Olver
• Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006
• Renominated - 19 September 2006 Primary
 Polls: Democratic Congressman John W. Olver
  Elected Democratic 158,035 76.29% Congressman John W. Olver
• FEC: $660,116
  Candidate Unenrolled 49,123 23.71% William Henry "Billy" Szych
• FEC: $46,766
Total 207,158 100.00%  
CD 2
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Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman Richard E. Neal
• Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006
• Renominated - 19 September 2006 Primary
 Polls: Democratic Congressman Richard E. Neal
 ** Uncontested Race **
  Elected Democratic     Congressman Richard E. Neal
• FEC: $715,000
CD 3
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Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman James P. McGovern
• Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006
• First elected: 1996
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006
• Renominated - 19 September 2006 Primary
 Polls: Democratic Congressman James P. McGovern
 ** Uncontested Race **
  Elected Democratic     Congressman James P. McGovern
• FEC: $755,594
CD 4
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Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman Barney Frank
• Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006
• Renominated - 19 September 2006 Primary
 Polls: Democratic Congressman Barney Frank
 ** Uncontested Race **
  Elected Democratic     Congressman Barney Frank
• FEC: $1,872,924
CD 5
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Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman Martin T. "Marty" Meehan
• Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006
• Renominated - 19 September 2006 Primary
 Polls: Democratic Congressman Martin T. "Marty" Meehan
 ** Uncontested Race **
  Elected Democratic     Congressman Martin T. "Marty" Meehan
• FEC: $1,057,917
CD 6
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Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman John F. Tierney
• Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006
• First elected: 1996
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006
• Renominated - 19 September 2006 Primary
 Polls: Democratic Congressman John F. Tierney
  Elected Democratic 168,771 69.98% Congressman John F. Tierney
• FEC: $654,168
  Candidate Republican 72,405 30.02% Richard W. "Rick" Barton
• FEC: $66,772
Total 241,176 100.00%  
CD 7
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Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman Edward J. "Ed" Markey
• Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006
• Renominated - 19 September 2006 Primary
 Polls: Democratic Congressman Edward J. "Ed" Markey
 ** Uncontested Race **
  Elected Democratic     Congressman Edward J. "Ed" Markey
• FEC: $942,520
CD 8
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Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman Michael E. Capuano
• Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006
• First elected: 1998
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006
• Renominated - 19 September 2006 Primary
 Polls: Democratic Congressman Michael E. Capuano
  Elected Democratic 125,167 90.99% Congressman Michael E. Capuano
• FEC: $836,728
  Candidate Socialist Workers Party 12,390 9.01% Laura Garza
• FEC finanical report not available
Total 137,557 100.00%  
CD 9
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Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman Stephen F. Lynch
• Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006
• First elected 16 October 2001 in a special election, re: the death of J. Joseph Moakley 28 May 2001.
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006
• Renominated - 19 September 2006 Primary
 Polls: Democratic Congressman Stephen F. Lynch
  Elected Democratic 169,034 78.25% Congressman Stephen F. Lynch
• FEC: $1,170,450
  Candidate Republican 46,982 21.75% Jack E. Robinson, III
• FEC: $141,805
Total 216,016 100.00%  
CD 10
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Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman William D. "Bill" Delahunt
• Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006
• First elected: 1996
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006
• Renominated - 19 September 2006 Primary
 Polls: Democratic Congressman William D. "Bill" Delahunt
  Elected Democratic 171,612 64.67% Congressman William D. "Bill" Delahunt
• FEC: $1,133,495
  Candidate Republican 78,335 29.52% Jeffrey K. "Jeff" Beatty
• FEC: $108,690
  Candidate Independent 15,438 5.82% Peter Andrew White
• FEC: $4,803
Total 265,385 100.00%  
Secretary of the Commonwealth  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006
Seat up for election Democratic Secretary of the Commonwealth William Francis "Bill" Galvin
• Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006
• First elected: 1994; re-elected: 1998, 2002
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006
• Renominated - 19 September 2006 Primary
  Elected Democratic 1,635,714 82.31% Secretary of the Commonwealth William Francis "Bill" Galvin
  Candidate Green-Rainbow 351,495 17.69% Jill Stein
Total 1,987,209 100.00%  
Attorney General  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006
Seat up for election
Open		 Democratic Attorney General Thomas F. "Tom" Reilly
• First elected: 1998; re-elected: 2002
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006
• Open Seat - Ran for but lost his party's nomination for Governor in 2006
  Elected Democratic 1,542,319 73.02% Martha Coakley
• Middlesex District Attorney
  Candidate Republican 569,822 26.98% Larry Frisoli
Total 2,112,141 100.00%  
Treasurer and Receiver-General  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006
Seat up for election Democratic Treasurer and Receiver-General Timothy P. "Tim" Cahill
• Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006
• First elected: 2002
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006
• Renominated - 19 September 2006 Primary
  Elected Democratic 1,641,196 83.58% Treasurer and Receiver-General Timothy P. "Tim" Cahill
  Candidate Green-Rainbow 322,493 16.42% James O'Keefe
Total 1,963,689 100.00%  
Auditor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006
Seat up for election Democratic Auditor A. Joseph "Joe" DeNucci
• Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006
• First elected: 1986; re-elected: 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006
• Renominated - 19 September 2006 Primary
  Elected Democratic 1,563,716 80.89% Auditor A. Joseph "Joe" DeNucci
  Candidate Working Families 369,513 19.11% Rand Wilson
Total 1,933,229 100.00%  
Political Parties    Parties appear in parenthesis and italics when a candidate receives the endorsement of a given Party and/or official sources indicate a candidate's association with a particular Party but only where the Party in question does not appear on the actual ballot as such.
Major Parties
 • Democratic (affiliates): 16 incumbents, 16 candidates
 • Republican: 2 incumbents, 6 candidates
Major Third Parties
 • Green-Rainbow (affiliate of Green): 3 candidates
Other Third Parties
 • Socialist Workers Party: 1 candidate
 • Working Families: 1 candidate
Independents
 • Independent: 2 candidates
 • Unenrolled: 1 candidate
 
Candidates running under the banner of more than one party are counted towards each party's total. A candidate who has lost a primary or is apparently no longer a candidate is not counted.
Notes
Candidates for office appear on this page in italics where 'The Green Papers' does not yet have independent confirmation from an election authority that this candidate is actually on the ballot.
 
FEC indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary "Total Receipts" for candidates for Federal Office.
 

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  Gubernatorial Popular Vote by Party  
  U.S. House Popular Vote and FEC Total Receipts by Party  
  Close Contests Summary - Decision by 2% or less  
  Contests Where No Candidate Received a Majority  
 
  Contests to Watch and Polling Data  
 
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