John F. MacGovern (born July 14, 1951) is an American politician who represented the 2nd Middlesex District in the

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from 1983 to 1991. He was the Republican nominee in the

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election in 1990, losing to incumbent

Chester G. Atkins Chester Greenough Atkins (born April 14, 1948) is a former member of the United States House of Representatives. He is a Democratic Party (United States), Democrat from Massachusetts. Born in Geneva, Switzerland in 1948, he graduated from Conco ...

52% to 48%. He later moved to Vermont. He was an unsuccessful candidate for the

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in 2004 and 2006. He unsuccessfully ran as the Republican nominee for the

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seat held by

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in the

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John MacGovern for Senate
''official campaign site'' *

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