Massachusetts congressional elections, 2006
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The Massachusetts Congressional elections of 2006 were held on Tuesday, November 7, 2006. The terms of all ten Representatives to the United States House of Representatives will expire on January 3, 2007, and therefore all were put up for contest. The winning candidates will serve a two-year term from January 3, 2007, to January 3, 2009. The primary elections were held on Tuesday, September 17, 2006.
[edit] 1st Congressional District
Incumbent Democratic Congressman John Olver has been in office since 1991. His only challenger in the race in the general election was William Szych (official website), who ran as an independent candidate. Olver did not face a primary challenge.
[edit] General election results
| Massachusetts 1st Congressional District Election Results, 2006 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | John Olver (incumbent) | 158,035 | 76.29% | ||
| Independent | William Szych | 49,123 | 23.71% | ||
| Majority | 108,912 | 52.57% | |||
| Turnout | 207,158 | ||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
| Source: Boston.com | |||||
[edit] Primary election results
| Democratic | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Percent |
| John Olver (winner) | 63,875 | 99.67% |
| Source: Massachusetts State Board of Elections | ||
[edit] 2nd Congressional District
Incumbent Democratic Congressman Richard Neal has served in Congress since 1989. He ran unopposed in both the primary and the general elections.
[edit] General election results
| Massachusetts 2nd Congressional District Election Results, 2006 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Richard Neal (incumbent) | N/A | 100.0% | ||
| Majority | N/A | 100.0% | |||
| Turnout | N/A | ||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] Primary election results
| Democratic | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Percent |
| Richard Neal (winner) | 60,953 | 99.27% |
| Source: Massachusetts State Board of Elections | ||
[edit] 3rd Congressional District
Incumbent Democratic Congressman Jim McGovern has served in Congress since 1997. He ran unopposed in the primary and general elections.
[edit] General election results
| Massachusetts 3rd Congressional District Election Results, 2006 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Jim McGovern | N/A | 100.0% | ||
| Majority | N/A | 100.0% | |||
| Turnout | N/A | ||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] Primary election results
| Democratic | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Percent |
| Jim McGovern (winner) | 64,756 | 99.43% |
| Source: Massachusetts State Board of Elections | ||
[edit] 4th Congressional District
Democratic incumbent Barney Frank has been in Congress since 1981. He ran unopposed in both the primary and general elections. Charles Morse ran as a write-in candidate in the Republican primary, but did not receive the neccesary number of votes to qualify for the ballot.
[edit] General election results
| Massachusetts 4th Congressional District Election Results, 2006 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Barney Frank (incumbent) | N/A | 100.0% | ||
| Majority | N/A | 100.0% | |||
| Turnout | N/A | ||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] Primary election results
| Democratic | Republican | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Percent | Candidate | Votes | Percent |
| Barney Frank (winner) | 80,066 | 99.54% | Charles A. Morse (write-in) | 145 | 32.58% |
| Source: Massachusetts State Board of Elections | |||||
[edit] 5th Congressional District
Democratic incumbent Marty Meehan has been in Congress since 1993. He ran unopposed in both the primary and general elections.
[edit] General election results
| Massachusetts 5th Congressional District Election Results, 2006 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Marty Meehan (incumbent) | N/A | 100.0% | ||
| Majority | N/A | 100.0% | |||
| Turnout | N/A | ||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] Primary election results
| Democratic | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Percent |
| Marty Meehan (winner) | 62,052 | 99.32% |
| Source: Massachusetts State Board of Elections | ||
[edit] 6th Congressional District
Incumbent Democratic Congressman John F. Tierney (campaign website) has served in the House since 1997. He ran unopposed in the primary election. Tierney's challenger in the general election was Republican Rick Barton (campaign website), who ran unopposed in his primary.
[edit] General election results
| Massachusetts 6th Congressional District Election Results, 2006 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | John F. Tierney (incumbent) | 168,771 | 69.98% | ||
| Republican | Rick Barton | 72,405 | 30.02% | ||
| Majority | 96,336 | 39.96% | |||
| Turnout | 241,176 | ||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
| Source: Boston.com | |||||
[edit] Primary election results
| Democrat | Republican | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Percent | Candidate | Votes | Percent |
| John F. Tierney (winner) | 71,530 | 98.78% | Rick Barton (winner) | 6,051 | 98.70% |
| Source: Massachusetts State Board of Elections | |||||
[edit] 7th Congressional District
Incumbent Democrat Ed Markey has served in the House since 1977. He ran unopposed in both the primary and general elections.
[edit] General election results
| Massachusetts 7th Congressional District Election Results, 2006 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Ed Markey (incumbent) | N/A | 100.0% | ||
| Majority | N/A | 100.0% | |||
| Turnout | N/A | ||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] Primary election results
| Democratic | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Percent |
| Ed Markey (winner) | 80,901 | 99.31% |
| Source: Massachusetts State Board of Elections | ||
[edit] 8th Congressional District
Incumbent Democrat Mike Capuano has served in Congress since 1999. He ran unopposed in his primary election. His only challenger in the general election was Laura Garza, a garment worker and member of UNITE HERE Local 187[1]. She ran under the Socialist Workers Party, having served as their vice-presidential candidate in 1996.
[edit] General election results
| Massachusetts 8th Congressional District Election Results, 2006 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Mike Capuano (incumbent) | 125,167 | 90.99% | ||
| Socialist Workers | Laura Garza | 12,390 | 9.01% | ||
| Majority | 112,777 | 81.99% | |||
| Turnout | 137,557 | ||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
| Source: Boston.com | |||||
[edit] Primary election results
| Democratic | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Percent |
| Mike Capuano (winner) | 56,482 | 98.87% |
| Source: Massachusetts State Board of Elections | ||
[edit] 9th Congressional District
Incumbent Democratic Congressman Stephen Lynch (campaign website) has served in the House since 2001. He was challenged in the Democratic primary by Philip Dunkelbarger. Lynch defeated Dunkelbarger by a 3-to-1 margin, and went on to face Republican Jack Robinson in the general election. Robinson was unopposed in his primary election.
[edit] General election results
| Massachusetts 9th Congressional District Election Results, 2006 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Stephen Lynch (incumbent) | 169,034 | 78.25% | ||
| Republican | Jack Robinson | 46,982 | 21.75% | ||
| Majority | 122,052 | 56.50% | |||
| Turnout | 216,016 | ||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
| Source: Boston.com | |||||
[edit] Primary election results
| Democrat | Republican | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Percent | Candidate | Votes | Percent |
| Stephen Lynch (winner) | 75,323 | 77.13% | Jack Robinson (winner) | 4,409 | 98.83% |
| Philip Dunkelbarger | 22,048 | 22.58% | |||
| Source: Massachusetts State Board of Elections | |||||
[edit] 10th Congressional District
Incumbent Democratic Congressman Bill Delahunt has served in the House since 1997. He ran unopposed in his primary election. In the general election, he faced two challengers: Republican Jeff Beatty, and independent candidate Peter White. Beatty was unopposed in his primary election.
[edit] General election results
| Massachusetts 10th Congressional District Election Results, 2006 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Bill Delahunt (incumbent) | 171,612 | 64.67% | ||
| Republican | Jeff Beatty | 78,335 | 29.52% | ||
| Independent | Peter White | 15,438 | 5.82% | ||
| Majority | 93,277 | 35.15% | |||
| Turnout | 265,385 | ||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
| Source: Boston.com | |||||
[edit] Primary election results
| Democrat | Republican | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Percent | Candidate | Votes | Percent |
| Bill Delahunt (winner) | 82,020 | 99.45% | Jeff Beatty (winner) | 13,542 | 98.15% |
| Source: Massachusetts State Board of Elections | |||||
[edit] References
[edit] See also
- United States House elections, 2006
- United States House election, 2006 complete list
- 2006 Primary Election Candidates on Secretary of the Commonwealth's site
- 2006 General Election Candidates on Secretary of the Commonwealth's site
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