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MA-08
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| House: 435 seats | Senate: 33 seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GOP | Dems | Total | GOP | Dems | Total | |
| Confirmed primary challenges | 5 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| Possible primary challenges | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Open seats* | 16 | 21 | 41 | 3 | 6 | 102 |
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Contents
2012 election
Race status [edit race status]
Incumbent: Michael Capuano Incumbent running? Yes, for a different seat Primary challenge? N/a Candidates [edit candidate list]
Links to names in blue have existing profiles, red links need someone to start one.Name Party Status Reference URL Reference date Reference note Michael Capuano Democratic Running for another House seat FEC Source November 25, 2011 Running in MA-07 Stephen Lynch Democratic Confirmed candidate FEC Source November 25, 2011 Current MA-09 Congressman Joe Selvaggi Republican Confirmed candidate Campaign Website Source April 7, 2012 Matt Temperley Republican Out - lost primary AP Source September 15, 2012 (Candidate classification criteria)
Results [edit election results]
2012 primary winners 2012 general election winner Stephen Lynch, Joe Salvaggi TBD
2010 election
Candidates
Name Party Status Reference URL Reference date Reference note Unopposed (source needed) (Candidate classification criteria)
Results2010 primary election winners 2010 general election winner Michael Capuano Michael Capuano
2008 election
Incumbent: Michael Capuano
CandidatesName Party Status Reference URL Reference date Reference note Michael Capuano Democratic Confirmed candidate (source needed) March 23, 2009 Unopposed (source needed) (Candidate classification criteria)
Results2008 primary election winners 2008 general election winner Michael Capuano Michael Capuano 2008 Presidential election results
Republican Democratic 2000 15% George W. Bush 73% Al Gore 2004 19% George W. Bush 79% John Kerry 2008 14% John McCain 86% Barack Obama
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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