Massachusetts 2013 General Election

The Green Papers: Massachusetts 2013 General Election

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Massachusetts
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Special Primary Senate Class 2: Tuesday 30 April 2013
Special Election Senate Class 2: Tuesday 25 June 2013
Special Primary House CD 5: Tuesday 15 October 2013
Special Election House CD 5: Tuesday 10 December 2013

Senators:	2	(Electoral Classes 1 and 2)
Governor:	1
2010 Census:	6,559,644	(2.12% of 309,785,186)
2012, 2016, 2020 Electoral Votes:	11	(2.04% of 538)
2012-2020 Representatives:	9	(2.07% of 435)
Capital:	Boston
Tuesday 30 April 2013 polling hours 7:00a EDT (1100 UTC) to 8:00p EDT (0000 UTC). By local option, municipalities may open their polls as early as 5:45 a.m.
Tuesday 25 June 2013 polling hours 7:00a EDT (1100 UTC) to 8:00p EDT (0000 UTC). By local option, municipalities may open their polls as early as 5:45 a.m.
Tuesday 15 October 2013 polling hours 7:00a EDT (1100 UTC) to 8:00p EDT (0000 UTC). By local option, municipalities may open their polls as early as 5:45 a.m.
Tuesday 10 December 2013 polling hours 7:00a EST (1200 UTC) to 8:00p EST (0100 UTC). By local option, municipalities may open their polls as early as 5:45 a.m.

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Massachusetts 2016 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions:
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U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 113^th Senate Senate Electoral Classes

Class 1		Democratic	Senator Elizabeth A. Warren • First elected: 2012 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2018

Class 2		Democratic	Senator Edward John "Ed" Markey • First elected in a Special Election: 25 June 2013 (re: resignation of Senator John Forbes Kerry (Democratic) to become Secretary of State) • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014

		Republican			former Senator Scott P. Brown • 29 November 2012: Mr. Brown files with the FEC to run for the U.S. Senate in 2014. 1 February 2013: "... I am announcing today that I will not be a candidate for the United States Senate in the upcoming special election." • FEC S0MA00109
		Republican			J. Mark Inman • FEC S4MA00218; 15 Oct 13; Tot $10,100; Dsb $0
	Senator John Forbes Kerry (Democratic) who was first elected in 1984 and re-elected in 1990, 1996, 2002, and 2008 was confirmed as Secretary of State by the U.S. Senate, 94-3, on 29 January 2013. He resigned from the Senate on 1 February 2013. On 30 January 2013, Governor Deval L. Patrick (Democratic) selected William "Mo" Cowan (Democratic) as interim Senator. 15 December 2012: Media reports state that President Obama will nominate Senator John F. Kerry for Secretary of State. 21 December 2012: Senator Kerry is officially nominated for Secretary of State by President Obama. 29 January 2013: Senator Kerry is confirmed as Secretary of State 94-3. 30 January 2013: Governor Deval Patrick (Democratic) chooses William "Mo" Cowan as interim Senator. 1 February 2013: Senator Kerry resigned effective at 4pm EST. 7 February 2013: Senator Cowan sworn. Senator Cowan has indicated that he will not run in the special election to fill this seat. 25 June 2013: Congressman Edward John "Ed" Markey (Democratic) elected in a Special Election.

Class 2 Special Election		Democratic	• Seat up for election: Tuesday 25 June 2013 • Special Election - The Special Primary is Tuesday 30 April 2013.

		Democratic	645,429	54.71%	Congressman Edward John "Ed" Markey • Nominated in 30 April 2013 Special Primary 27 December 2012: "I have decided to run for the U.S. Senate ..." • FEC S4MA00028; 30 Sep 13; Tot $9,779,364; Dsb $12,063,091

		Republican	525,307	44.53%	Gabriel E. Gomez • Nominated in 30 April 2013 Special Primary • FEC S4MA00184; 30 Sep 13; Tot $6,872,954; Dsb $6,040,039

		Twelve Visions	4,550	0.39%	Richard Alfred Heos • FEC S4MA00226; 30 Sep 13; Tot $45,620; Dsb $44,648

		Scattering	2,504	0.21%	All Others
		Scattering	1,991	0.17%	Blank Votes
Total			1,179,781	100.00%
	29 January 2013: The U.S. Senate confirms Senator John F. Kerry (Democratic) as Secretary of State, 94-3. Massachusetts Governor Deval L. Patrick (Democratic) will to fill the vacant Senate Seat with an interim appointment. In addition, the Governor will call a Special Primary for Tuesday 30 April 2013 and a Special Election for Tuesday 25 June 2013. 30 January 2013: Governor Deval L. Patrick (Democratic) selects William "Mo" Cowan (Democratic) as interim Senator. The interim will fill the Seat until the Special Election. The winner of the Special Election will fill the Seat until the 4 November 2014 General Election. Tuesday 30 April 2013: Special Primary and Special General Election results from the Secretary of the Commonwealth.

Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014. Term Limit: None, All Governors

		Democratic	Governor Deval L. Patrick • First elected: 2006; re-elected: 2010 • Chair up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • March 2012: Announced he is not running for re-election in 2014.

		Democratic			former Wellesley Selectman Joseph C. "Joe" Avellone, III
		Democratic			Donald M. "Don" Berwick
		Democratic			Attorney General Martha Coakley
		Democratic			Treasurer and Receiver-General Steven "Steve" Grossman
		Democratic			Juliette N. Kayyem
		~~Democratic~~			~~state Senator Daniel A. "Dan" Wolf - apparently not a candidate~~ • circa 7 August 2013: The Massachusetts State Ethics Commission has issued ruling stating that Senator Wolf cannot run for Governor because he is an owener of a company, Cape Air, that does business with the state and that is a conflict of interest. 22 August 2013: State Senator Daniel A. "Dan" Wolf suspends his campaign and resigns from the state Senate effective Thursday 29 August 2013.

		Republican			Charles D. "Charlie" Baker, Jr. • for Lieutenant Governor: former state Representative Karyn E. Polito
		Republican			Mark Fisher

		United Independent			Evan Falchuk

		Independent			Jeffrey S. McCormick

Lieutenant Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014. Elected on a ticket with (but nominated separately from) the Governor

Vacant		Democratic	Lieutenant Governor Timothy P. "Tim" Murray • First elected: 2006; re-elected: 2010 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • Vacant Office - 18 January 2013: "... I will not be a candidate for Governor ... nor will I be a candidate for any other statewide office in 2014 ...." 22 May 2013: Announced he will be resigning to take a position with the Worcester Chamber of Commerce: the resignation will be effective as of 2 June and the office will thereafter remain vacant until the November 2014 election.

		Democratic			former Lancaster Selectman Steve Kerrigan
		Democratic			Mike Lake

		Republican			former state Representative Karyn E. Polito

113^th U.S. House of Representatives 2-year term. Election Cycle 2014, 2016. No Term Limit. 113^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 9 Democratic (9 Undetermined)

Incumbent - 113th Congress
CD 1		Democratic	Congressman Richard E. Neal • First elected: 1988 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014
	Candidate list - 113th Congress

		*Democratic*			*Congressman Richard E. Neal* • FEC H8MA02041; 30 Sep 13; Tot $670,193; Dsb $420,882

Incumbent - 113th Congress
CD 2		Democratic	Congressman James P. "Jim" McGovern • First elected: 1996 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014
	Candidate list - 113th Congress

		*Democratic*			*Congressman James P. "Jim" McGovern* • FEC H4MA03022; 30 Sep 13; Tot $386,450; Dsb $227,291

		Republican			Daniel D. "Dan" Dubrule • FEC H4MA02057

Incumbent - 113th Congress
CD 3		Democratic	Congressman Nicola S. "Niki" Tsongas • First elected in a 16 October 2007 Special Election to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Democratic Congressman Marty Meehan. • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014
	Candidate list - 113th Congress

		*Democratic*			*Congressman Nicola S. "Niki" Tsongas* • FEC H8MA05143; 30 Sep 13; Tot $398,944; Dsb $248,017

		Republican			Timothy James Imholt • FEC H4MA03089; 30 Sep 13; Tot $5,745; Dsb $5,745

Incumbent - 113th Congress
CD 4		Democratic	Congressman Joseph Patrick "Joe" Kennedy, III • First elected: 2012 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014
	Candidate list - 113th Congress

		*Democratic*			*Congressman Joseph Patrick "Joe" Kennedy, III* • FEC H2MA04073; 30 Sep 13; Tot $1,033,545; Dsb $620,267

Incumbent - 113th Congress
CD 5		Democratic	Congressman Katherine M. Clark • First elected 10 December 2013 in a special election, re: resignation of Edward John "Ed" Markey (Democratic) • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014
	Candidate list - 113th Congress

		Democratic			state Senator William N. "Will" Brownsberger • FEC H4MA05076; 30 Sep 13; Tot $615,355; Dsb $405,472
		*Democratic*			*Congressman Katherine M. Clark* • FEC H4MA05084; 20 Nov 13; Tot $1,436,932; Dsb $1,190,782
		Democratic			state Representative Carl M. Sciortino, Jr. • FEC H4MA05068; 30 Sep 13; Tot $647,515; Dsb $535,961
		Democratic			state Senator Karen E. Spilka • FEC H4MA05092; 30 Sep 13; Tot $421,820; Dsb $339,824
	Congressman Edward John "Ed" Markey (Democratic), who was first elected to the U.S. House on 2 November 1976 in a special election (re: the death of Torbert H. Macdonald 21 May 1976), resigned from the U.S. House on 15 July 2013 after being elected to the U.S. Senate Class 2 seat in a 25 June 2013 Special Election [re: Senator John Forbes Kerry (Democratic) resignation]. 10 December 2013: state Senator Katherine M. Clark (Democratic) is elected in a Special Election.

Special Election - 113th Congress
CD 5 {map} Special Election		Democratic	• Seat up for election: Tuesday 10 December 2013 • Special Election - Primary: Tuesday 15 October 2013

		Democratic	40,303	65.66%	state Senator Katherine M. Clark • Nominated in 15 October 2013 Special Primary with 32% of the vote. • FEC H4MA05084; 20 Nov 13; Tot $1,436,932; Dsb $1,190,782

		Republican	19,328	31.49%	Frank John Addivinola, Jr. • Nominated in 15 October 2013 Special Primary with 49% of the vote. • FEC H2MA05120; 20 Nov 13; Tot $100,066; Dsb $19,994

		Unenrolled	996	1.62%	James V. Aulenti
		Unenrolled	452	0.74%	James O. "Jim" Hall • Party: Justice Peace Security

		Scattering	217	0.35%	All Others
		Scattering	84	0.14%	Blank Votes
Total			61,380	100.00%
	Current Special State Elections from the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 15 October 2013 Primary results from AP. 10 December 2013 Election returns from the Secretary of the Commonwealth.

Incumbent - 113th Congress
CD 6		Democratic	Congressman John F. Tierney • First elected: 1996 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014
	Candidate list - 113th Congress

		Democratic			Marisa A. DeFranco • FEC H4MA06108; 30 Sep 13; Tot $24,866; Dsb $2,037
		Democratic			Seth Moulton • FEC H4MA06090; 30 Sep 13; Tot $355,548; Dsb $53,813
		*Democratic*			*Congressman John F. Tierney* • FEC H4MA06033; 30 Sep 13; Tot $729,712; Dsb $190,727

		Republican			former state Senator Richard R. Tisei • FEC H2MA00014; 30 Sep 13; Tot $17,788; Dsb $16,939

Incumbent - 113th Congress
CD 7		Democratic	Congressman Michael E. "Mike" Capuano • First elected: 1998 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014
	Candidate list - 113th Congress

		*Democratic*			*Congressman Michael E. "Mike" Capuano* • FEC H8MA08071; 30 Sep 13; Tot $180,627; Dsb $133,331

Incumbent - 113th Congress
CD 8		Democratic	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 4 November 2014
	Candidate list - 113th Congress

		*Democratic*			*Congressman Stephen F. Lynch* • FEC H2MA09072; 30 Sep 13; Tot $221,422; Dsb $879,385

Incumbent - 113th Congress
CD 9		Democratic	Congressman William Richard "Bill" Keating • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014
	Candidate list - 113th Congress

		*Democratic*			*Congressman William Richard "Bill" Keating* • FEC H0MA10082; 30 Sep 13; Tot $248,226; Dsb $123,600

		Republican			Mark C. Alliegro • FEC H4MA09052
		Republican			Vincent Anthony Cogliano, Jr. • FEC H4MA09060

Secretary of the Commonwealth 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014

		Democratic	Secretary of the Commonwealth William Francis "Bill" Galvin • First elected: 1994; re-elected: 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014

Attorney General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014

		Democratic	Attorney General Martha Coakley • First elected: 2006; re-elected: 2010 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • Open Seat - 15 September 2013: Candidate for Governor in 2014.

		Democratic			Maura Healey
		Democratic			state Representative Harold P. "Hank" Naughton, Jr.
		Democratic			former state Senator Warren E. Tolman

Treasurer and Receiver-General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014

		Democratic	Treasurer and Receiver-General Steven "Steve" Grossman • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • Open Seat - 14 July 2013: Candidate for Governor in 2014.

		Democratic			state Representative Thomas P. "Tom" Conroy
		Democratic			state Senator Barry R. Finegold
		Democratic			former Brookline Selectman Deb Goldberg

Auditor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014

		Democratic	Auditor Suzanne M. Bump • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014

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): 19 incumbents, 29 candidates
	• Republican: 12 candidates
Other Third Parties
	• Twelve Visions: 1 candidate
	• United Independent: 1 candidate
Independents
	• Independent: 1 candidate
	• Unenrolled: 2 candidates
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
	• Scattering: 4 candidates
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 a legal election authority that the person has been officially certified to appear on the ballot.

"FEC" indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary.

When available, we post each candidate's FEC identification number, the date of their most recently filed Report of Receipts and Disbursements, their "Tot" [Total Receipts (contributions received or what came in: FEC Form 3, Line 16, Column B)] and their "Dsb" [Total Disbursements (expenditures or what was spent: FEC Form 3, Line 23, Column B)]. A link is provided to the Federal Election Commission's Summary Report for those who might wish to explore the details.

If a candidate raises or spends $5,000 or less, he or she is not subject to FEC reporting requirements.