The 2004 congressional elections in Massachusetts was held on November 2, 2004, to determine who would represent the

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. Massachusetts had ten seats in the House, apportioned according to the

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. Representatives are elected for two-year terms; those elected were served in the

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from January 3, 2005 until January 3, 2007.

Overview

District 1

Incumbent Democratic Congressman

John Olver John Walter Olver (born September 3, 1936) is an American politician who was the U.S. representative for Massachusetts's 1st congressional district from 1991 to 2013. Raised on a farm in Pennsylvania, Olver graduated from college at the age ...

ran for an eighth term in this staunchly Democratic"Partisan Voting Index Districts of the 111th Congress." The Cook Political Report. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 June 2011.

. district rooted in western Massachusetts. Facing no opponents in the general election, Olver was overwhelmingly re-elected to another term. Steven Adam ran as a write-in for the Republican nomination, but did not receive enough votes to make the general election ballot.

District 2

This south-central Massachusetts-based district has a strong tendency to elect Democratic candidates, and this year proved no different. When incumbent Democratic Congressman

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ran for a ninth term, he faced no opposition and coasted to re-election.

District 3

Though incumbent Democratic Congressman Jim McGovern faced a challenge from Republican candidate Ronald Crews. This historically liberal district, which stretches from the western suburbs of

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to the

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border, has sent Congressman McGovern back to Congress with overwhelming margins of victory. This year proved to be no different, and McGovern crushed Crews to win a fifth term.

District 4

Massachusetts's 4th congressional district

Congressman

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, a Democrat, has represented this strongly liberal district, which extends from Quincy to the

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, since he was initially elected in 1980. In 2004, Congressman Frank faced a challenge from independent candidate Chuck Morse, whom he was able to defeat by a wide margin.

District 5

This liberal district rooted in the northern and eastern suburbs of

has been represented by Congressman

Marty Meehan Martin Thomas Meehan (born December 30, 1956) is an American academic administrator, politician, and attorney. Since July 2015, Meehan has served as the President of the University of Massachusetts after serving as Chancellor of the University of ...

since he was first elected in 1992. This year, Congressman Meehan faced a challenge from Republican Thomas Tierney, but the Congressman won a seventh term.

District 6

This district, which covers some of the northern suburbs of

and the far northeastern portion of the commonwealth, has been represented by Democratic Congressman John Tierney for eight years. In his quest for a fifth term, Tierney was opposed by Republican Stephen O'Malley, but he was re-elected in a landslide.

District 7

Democratic Congressman

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, the longest serving member of the Massachusetts House members, has continually been re-elected with large margins in this staunchly liberal district based in the northern and eastern suburbs of

. This year, Congressman Markey faced off against Republican Kenneth Chase, whom he crushed.

District 8

This congressional district, based in

and some of its southern suburbs, is the smallest district in Massachusetts and has been represented by Democratic Congressman

Mike Capuano Michael Everett Capuano ( ; born January 9, 1952) is an American politician and attorney who served as a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts from 1999 to 2019. A Democrat, his district included the northern three-fourths of Boston, as well ...

since 1999. Seeking a fourth term, Capuano faced no opposition and easily won the election.

District 9

Democratic Congressman Steven Lynch, a moderate Democrat, has represented this district rooted in south

since he was first elected in 2001 in a special election to replace the late Congressman

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. With a solidly liberal constituency, Congressman Lynch encountered no opposition in his bid for a third term.

District 10

Opposed by Republican Michael Jones, incumbent Democratic Congressman

Bill Delahunt William David Delahunt (born July 18, 1941) is an American lawyer and politician from Massachusetts. He is a former U.S. Representative for , serving from 1997 to 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party. Delahunt did not seek re-election ...

sought a fifth term in this district based in the South Shore,

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and the Islands. Though more moderate than the other districts in the commonwealth, the 10th district sent Congressman Delahunt back to

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