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| House1: 435 seats | Senate: 33 seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GOP | Dems | Total | GOP | Dems | Total | |
| Confirmed primary challenges | 63 | 32 | 95 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Possible primary challenges | 13 | 5 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Open seats* | 7 | 15 | 26 | 2 | 6 | 92 |
2. Includes Joe Lieberman, who is retiring from his Conn. senate seat.
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Contents
2012 election
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2012 fundraising data for MA-04
available when OpenSecrets.org updates for 2012.Race status
Incumbent: Barney Frank Incumbent running? No Primary challenge? N/a Candidates
Name Party Status Reference URL Reference date Reference note Barney Frank Democratic Out of race NY Times Source December 8, 2011 Retiring Sean Bielat Republican Confirmed candidate Campaign Website Source January 11, 2012 2010 Candidate Elizabeth Childs Republican Confirmed candidate Campaign Website Source July 17, 2011 Cynthia Creem Democratic Out of race Media Story Source January 10, 2012 State Senator Deborah Goldberg Democratic Potential candidate Roll Call Source December 8, 2011 Alan Khazei Democratic Out of race Media Story Source January 11, 2012 Jesse Mermell Democratic Out of race Media Story Source January 10, 2012 Brookline Selectwoman Samuel Sutter Democratic Potential candidate Roll Call Source December 8, 2011 Bristol County District Attorney Seti Warren Democratic Out of race Politico Source December 8, 2011 Newton Mayor Marc Pacheco Democratic Out of race Media Story Source January 1, 2012 State Senator James Segel Democratic Considering candidate Media Story Source December 8, 2011 David Simas Democratic Out of race Politico Source December 8, 2011 James Vallee Democratic Potential candidate Hotline On Call Source December 8, 2011 State Rep Mike Rodriques Democratic Potential candidate Hotline On Call Source December 8, 2011 State Senator James Timility Democratic Potential candidate Hotline On Call Source December 8, 2011 State Senator Steve Grossman Democratic Out of race Twitter Source December 8, 2011 State Treasurer Tom Hodgson Republican Considering candidate Media Story Source Bristol County Sheriff Jay Barrows Republican Potential candidate Hotline On Call Source December 8, 2011 State Rep Brian Herr Republican Potential candidate Hotline On Call Source December 8, 2011 Dan Winslow Republican Out of race Twitter Source December 8, 2011 Curt Schilling Republican Out of race Media Story Source December 16, 2011 Shaunna O'Connell Republican Potential candidate Media Story Source December 16, 2011 Joseph Kennedy III Democratic Considering candidate Blog Entry Source January 4, 2012 Will Flanagan Democratic Out of race Media Story Source January 11, 2012 Fall River Mayor Bill Vernon Republican Potential candidate Media Story Source December 16, 2011 Karyn Polito Republican Potential candidate Media Story Source December 16, 2011 2010 State Treaurer Candidate Mary Connaughton Republican Potential candidate Media Story Source December 16, 2011 2010 State Auditor Candidate Michael Ross Democratic Out of race Media Story Source January 27, 2012 Boston City Councillor Herb Robinson Democratic Confirmed candidate Media Story Source December 20, 2011 Martin Farren Democratic Confirmed candidate FEC Source December 22, 2011 Jules Levine Democratic Confirmed candidate Media Story Source January 6, 2012 (Candidate classification criteria)
Results2012 primary winners 2012 general election winner TBD TBD
2010 election
Candidates
Name Party Status Reference URL Reference date Reference note Barney Frank Democratic Confirmed candidate Campaign Website Source July 7, 2010 Earl Sholley Republican Confirmed candidate Campaign Website Source March 23, 2009 2008 Candidate, Lost Primary Keith Messina Republican Out Campaign Website Source October 15, 2010 Did Not File Rachel Brown Democratic Out MA SOS Source October 27, 2010 Lost Primary Sean Bielat Republican Confirmed candidate Campaign Website Source October 20, 2010 (Candidate classification criteria)
Results2010 primary election winners 2010 general election winner Barney Frank, Sean Bielat Barney Frank
2008 election
Incumbent: Barney Frank
CandidatesName Party Status Reference URL Reference date Reference note Barney Frank Democratic Confirmed candidate (source needed) March 23, 2009 Earl Sholley Republican Confirmed candidate (source needed) March 23, 2009 (Candidate classification criteria)
Results2008 primary election winners 2008 general election winner Barney Frank, Earl Sholley Barney Frank 2008 Presidential election results
Republican Democratic 2000 29% George W. Bush 65% Al Gore 2004 33% George W. Bush 65% John Kerry 2008 % John McCain % Barack Obama District map and incumbent offices
Barney Frank's district offices - 558 Pleasant Street, Room 309, New Bedford, MA 02740
508-999-6462 (Phone) (Fax) - 29 Crafts Street, Newton, MA 02458
617-332-3920 (Phone) (Fax) - The Jones Building, 29 Broadway, Suite 310, Taunton, MA 02780
508-822-4796 (Phone) (Fax)
District map layers graciously provided by GovTrack.Us.
See the incumbent's page for more contact info.
Articles and resources
See also
- Index for all the Massachusetts congressional districts and candidates.
- The full House 2012 elections report.
- The RaceTracker homepage.
External articles
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Campaign contribution methodology: Information is updated daily from the Center for Responsive Politics (OpenSecrets.org), which downloads their data from the Federal Election Commission on the first weekday of each work week. Candidates must have filed a report with the FEC to show up in the widget and inactive candidates are screened out by CRP. - 558 Pleasant Street, Room 309, New Bedford, MA 02740
