The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts were held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014 to elect the nine

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from the

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, one from each of the state's nine

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. The elections coincided with

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of Massachusetts' Class II U.S. Senator and other elections to the United States Senate in other states and

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to the

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and various

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, including the

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. Democratic nominees were victorious in all nine Massachusetts districts in 2014, bringing the Republican losing streak in Bay State U.S. House general and special elections to a state record 101 contests in a row.

Overview

Results of the 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts by district:

District 1

The 1st congressional district is located in

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. The largest Massachusetts district in area, it covers about one-third of the state and is more rural than the rest. It has the state's highest point,

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. The district includes the cities of Springfield, West Springfield, Pittsfield, Holyoke, and Westfield. The incumbent is Democrat

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, who has represented the district since 2013 and previously represented the 2nd district from 1989 to 2013. He was re-elected unopposed with 98% of the vote in 2012 and the district has a PVI of D+13.

General election

District 2

The 2nd congressional district is located in

. It contains the cities of

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, which is the second-largest city in

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after

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, and Northampton in the

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. The incumbent is Democrat Jim McGovern, who has represented the district since 2013 and previously represented the 3rd district from 1997 to 2013. He was re-elected unopposed with 99% of the vote in 2012 and the district has a PVI of D+8. Dan Dubrule of

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has announced as a Republican candidate. Due to state ballot law, he will be running as a write-in candidate.

General election

District 3

The 3rd congressional district is located in northeastern and

. It contains the Merrimack valley including Lowell,

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and Haverhill. The incumbent is Democrat

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, who has represented the district since 2013 and previously represented the 5th district from 2007 to 2013. She was re-elected with 66% of the vote in 2012 and the district has a PVI of D+6.

General election

District 4

The 4th congressional district is located mostly in southern

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. It contains

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, Plymouth and

counties. The incumbent is Democrat Joseph P. Kennedy III, who has represented the district since 2013. He was elected with 61% of the vote in 2012 and the district has a PVI of D+6.

General election

District 5

The 5th congressional district is located in eastern Massachusetts. It contains

, Suffolk and

counties. The incumbent is Democrat

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, who has represented the district since 2013. She was elected with 66% of the vote in a special election in 2013 to succeed

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and the district has a PVI of D+14. Mike Stopa has announced that he will run as a Republican candidate for this district.

General election

District 6

The 6th congressional district is located in northeastern

. It contains most of Essex County, including the North Shore and

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. The incumbent is Democrat

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, who has represented the district since 1997. He was re-elected with 48% of the vote in 2012 and the district has a PVI of D+4.

Democratic primary

Incumbent Democrat

faced a challenge in the Democratic primary from immigration attorney Marisa DeFranco, John Devine, John Gutta and

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. Democrats who declined to run include

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, the Mayor of Salem, and State Representatives John D. Keenan and Steven Walsh. Moulton defeated Tierney in the primary.

Polling

Results

Republican primary

Republican

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, a former member of the

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and the nominee against Tierney in 2012, ran uncontested in the 2014 Republican primary and ran again as the Republican nominee in the general election.

General election

Polling

Results

District 7

The 7th congressional district is located in eastern

. It contains the northern three-quarters of the city of

, the city of Somerville and parts of the city of

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. The incumbent is Democrat

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, who has represented the district since 2013 and previously represented the 8th district from 1999 to 2013. He was re-elected with 83% of the vote in 2012 and the district has a PVI of D+31. Capuano considered running for

in the 2014 election, however, he instead chose to run for re-election to the House.

General election

District 8

The 8th congressional district is located in eastern

. It contains the southern quarter of the city of

and many of its southern suburbs. The incumbent is Democrat Stephen Lynch, who has represented the district since 2013 and previously represented the 9th district from 2001 to 2013. He was re-elected with 76% of the vote in 2012 and the district has a PVI of D+6.

General election

District 9

The 9th congressional district is located in eastern

, including

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and the South Coast. It contains all of Barnstable,

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and Nantucket counties and parts of

and Plymouth counties. The incumbent is Democrat Bill Keating, who has represented the district since 2013 and previously represented the 10th district from 2011 to 2013. He was re-elected with 59% of the vote in 2012 and the district has a PVI of D+5. Biologist Mark Alliegro announced he is challenging the Democratic incumbent William R. Keating. John Chapman (R) - Ex-State Industrial Accidents Commissioner, Ex-Reagan White House Aide & Attorney Vincent Cogliano Jr. (R) - Plymouth County GOP Chair Dan Shores (R) - AttorneyPolitics1 - Online Guide to Massachusetts Elections, Candidates & Politics
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General election

Polling

Results

References

External links

U.S. House elections in Massachusetts, 2014
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