2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts

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2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts

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All 9 Massachusetts seats to the United States House of Representatives
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Democratic Republican
Last election 9 0
Seats won 9 0
Seat change Steady Steady
Popular vote 1,943,595 497,953
Percentage 78.21% 20.03%
Swing Decrease1.52% Increase4.69%

Massachusetts Congressional Election Results 2018.svg

The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts were held on November 6, 2018, electing the nine U.S. Representatives from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, one from each of the state's nine congressional districts. The elections coincided with the elections of other offices, including a gubernatorial election, other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate, and various state and local elections. The primary election for contested nominations was held on September 4, 2018.

On the night of the election, all nine races were declared in favor of the Democratic Party candidates.[1] Seven seats went to incumbents seeking re-election: Richard Neal (1st District), Jim McGovern (2nd), Joseph Kennedy III (4th), Katherine Clark (5th), Seth Moulton (6th), Stephen F. Lynch (8th), and Bill Keating (9th). In the 7th District, Ayanna Pressley ran unopposed after defeating the incumbent in the primary election. In the 3rd District, where the incumbent did not seek re-election, Lori Trahan was declared the winner.[2]

Statewide[]

Popular vote
Democratic
78.21%
Republican
20.03%
Other
1.75%
House seats
Democratic
100.00%
Republican
0.00%

By district[]

Results of the 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts by district:[3]

District Democratic Republican Others Total Result
Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes %
District 1 211,790 97.64% 0 0.00% 5,110 2.36% 216,900 100.0% Democratic Hold
District 2 191,332 67.16% 93,391 32.78% 170 0.06% 284,893 100.0% Democratic Hold
District 3 173,175 62.00% 93,445 33.45% 12,707 4.55% 279,327 100.0% Democratic Hold
District 4 245,289 97.72% 0 0.00% 5,727 2.28% 251,016 100.0% Democratic Hold
District 5 236,243 75.88% 74,856 24.04% 225 0.07% 311,324 100.0% Democratic Hold
District 6 217,703 65.19% 104,798 31.38% 11,474 3.44% 333,975 100.0% Democratic Hold
District 7 216,557 98.25% 0 0.00% 3,852 1.75% 220,409 100.0% Democratic Hold
District 8 259,159 98.42% 0 0.00% 4,148 1.58% 263,307 100.0% Democratic Hold
District 9 192,347 59.38% 131,463 40.58% 118 0.04% 323,928 100.0% Democratic Hold
Total 1,943,595 78.21% 497,953 20.04% 43,531 1.75% 2,485,079 100.0%

District 1[]

The 1st congressional district is located in western and Central Massachusetts. The largest Massachusetts district in area, it covers about 1/3 of the state and is more rural than the rest. It has the state's highest point, Mount Greylock. The district includes the cities of Springfield, West Springfield, Pittsfield, Holyoke, and Westfield. The district has a PVI of D+12. The incumbent is Democrat Richard Neal, who has represented the district since 2013 and previously represented the 2nd district from 1989 to 2013. He was re-elected with 73% of the vote in 2016. For the 4th election cycle in a row, no Republicans filed to run in this district.

District 1 primary detail

Democratic primary[]

Primary results[]

Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Richard Neal (incumbent) 49,213 70.8
Democratic Tahirah Amatul-Wadud 20,322 29.2
Total votes 69,535 100.0

General election[]

Results[]

Massachusetts' 1st congressional district, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Richard Neal (incumbent) 211,790 97.6
Write-in 5,110 2.4
Total votes 216,900 100.0
Democratic hold

District 2[]

The 2nd congressional district is located in central Massachusetts. It contains the cities of Worcester, which is the second-largest city in New England after Boston, and Northampton in the Pioneer Valley. The district has a PVI of D+9. 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 98% of the vote in 2016.

District 2 primary detail

Democratic primary[]

Primary results[]

Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jim McGovern (incumbent) 53,848 100.0
Total votes 53,848 100.0

Republican primary[]

Primary results[]

Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tracy Lovvorn 15,583 60.8
Republican Kevin Powers 10,042 39.2
Total votes 25,625 100.0

General election[]

Results[]

Massachusetts' 2nd congressional district, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jim McGovern (incumbent) 191,332 67.1
Republican Tracy Lovvorn 93,391 32.8
Write-in 170 0.1
Total votes 284,893 100.0
Democratic hold

District 3[]

The 3rd congressional district is located in northeastern and central Massachusetts. It contains the Merrimack valley including Lowell, Lawrence and Haverhill. The district has a PVI of D+9. The incumbent is Democrat Niki Tsongas, who has represented the district since 2013 and previously represented the 5th district from 2007 to 2013. She was re-elected with 69% of the vote in 2016.

Tsongas is retiring, and did not seek re-election in 2018.[4]

District 3 primary detail

Democratic primary[]

Candidates[]

Declared
  • Jeffrey Ballinger, labor organizer[5]
  • Alexandra Chandler, former Naval Intelligence officer[6]
  • Beej Das, president and CEO of Troca Hotels[7]
  • Rufus Gifford, former United States Ambassador to Denmark and financial director in Barack Obama's 2012 reelection campaign
  • Leonard Golder, chairman of the Stow Democratic Town Committee and former Stow selectman[8][5]
  • Daniel Koh, former chief of staff to Boston mayor Marty Walsh[9]
  • Barbara L'Italien, State Senator[10]
  • Bopha Malone, vice president of Enterprise Bank[11]
  • Juana Matias, state representative[12]
  • Lori Trahan, former chief of staff to Marty Meehan[13]
Withdrawn
  • Steve Kerrigan, former CEO of the DNC and nominee for lieutenant governor in 2014[14]
  • Nadeem Mazen, Cambridge City Councillor[15]
  • Patrick Littlefield, executive director of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ Center for Innovation [16]
Declined
  • Jennifer Benson, state representative[17]
  • Stephen DiNatale, Mayor of Fitchburg and former state representative (endorsed Gifford)[18]
  • Eileen Donoghue, state senator, former mayor of Lowell and candidate for MA-05 in 2007[14][17][18]
  • Jamie Eldridge, state senator and candidate for MA-05 in 2007[19]
  • Rodney Elliott, Lowell city councilor and former mayor of Lowell[18]
  • Barry Finegold, former state senator, candidate for MA-05 in 2007 and candidate for State Treasurer in 2014[14][18]
  • James Fiorentini, Mayor of Haverhill (Endorsed Koh)[18]
  • Michael W. Gallagher, attorney and former Lowell School Committee member[17][18]
  • Ellen Murphy Meehan, hospital consultant and ex-wife of former Congressman Martin Meehan[20]
  • David Nangle, state representative[18]
  • Steven Panagiotakos, former state senator[18]
  • Dan Rivera, Mayor of Lawrence (endorsed Matias)[21][17][18]
  • Niki Tsongas, incumbent U.S. Representative[4]

Endorsements[]

Rufus Gifford

Politicians

  • Stephen DiNatale, Mayor of Fitchburg, Massachusetts[22]
  • Tim Kaine, U.S. Senator for Virginia[23]
Dan Koh

Organizations

Politicians

  • Marty Walsh, Mayor of Boston[25]
  • Westford, Massachusetts Selectman Tom Clay[24]
Barbara L'Italien

Organizations

Juana Matias

Organizations

Politicians

  • Dan Rivera, Mayor of Lawrence[27]
Lori Trahan

Newspapers

Politicians

  • Tom Golden, state representative[31]
  • Rady Mom, state representative[31]
  • David Nangle, state representative[31]
  • Steve Zanni, Mayor of Methuen[32]
  • Marty Meehan, Former U.S. Representative and University of Massachusetts president

Polling[]

Poll source Date(s)
administered
Samples
size
Margin
of error
Jeff
Ballinger
Alexandra
Chandler
Beej
Das
Rufus
Gifford
Leonard
Golder
Dan
Koh
Barbara
L'Italien
Bopha
Malone
Juana
Matias
Lori
Trahan
Other Undecided
UMASS Lowell/Boston Globe August 14–21, 2018 553 ± 5.2% 2% 4% 2% 13% 1% 19% 13% 1% 6% 8% 6%[33] 27%
UMASS Lowell/Boston Globe April 11–17, 2018 490 ± 5.5% 3% 0% 11% 4% 7% 2% 4% 5% 6% [34] 58%
EMC Research March 14–19, 2018 500 ± 4.4% 5% 8% 19% 4% 5% 4% 55%

Primary results[]

Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Lori Trahan 18,527 21.6
Democratic Daniel Koh 18,405 21.5
Democratic Barbara L'Italien 13,029 15.2
Democratic Juana Matias 12,982 15.1
Democratic Rufus Gifford 12,856 15.1
Democratic Alexandra Chandler 4,848 5.7
Democratic Beej Das 1,496 1.7
Democratic Jeffrey Ballinger 1,388 1.6
Democratic Bopha Malone 1,344 1.6
Democratic Leonard Golder 585 0.7
Democratic write-ins 131 0.2
Democratic Blanks 3,227
Total votes 88,818 100.0

Lori Trahan and Daniel Koh were separated by less than one half of one percent of the votes cast. Koh subsequently requested a recount,[35] which confirmed Trahan's victory.[36]

Republican primary[]

Candidates[]

Declared
  • Rick Green, businessman[13]
Declined
  • Mary Burns, political activist and small business owner[18]
  • Sheila Harrington, state representative[17][18]
  • Scott Gunderson, retired Naval officer;[37] dropped out[38]
  • Mark Hawke, Mayor of Gardner[17][18]
  • Mike Kuenzler, businessman[39]
  • Beth Lindstrom, former aide to Mitt Romney[40] (Running for U.S. Senate)
  • Salvatore Lupoli, businessman and founder and CEO of Sal's Pizza[17][18]
  • Ann Wofford, nominee in 2014 and 2016[17][18]

Primary results[]

Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Rick Green 24,047 100.0
Total votes 24,047 100.0

General election[]

Results[]

Massachusetts' 3rd congressional district, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Lori Trahan 173,175 62.0
Republican Rick Green 93,445 33.4
Independent Mike Mullen 12,572 4.5
Write-in 135 0.1
Total votes 279,327 100.0
Democratic hold

District 4[]

The 4th congressional district is located mostly in southern Massachusetts. It contains Bristol, Middlesex, Norfolk, Plymouth and Worcester counties. The district has a PVI of D+9. The incumbent is Democrat Joe Kennedy III, who has represented the district since 2013. He was re-elected with 70% of the vote in 2016.

Kennedy is running for re-election.[41] No Republicans filed to run.

District 4 primary detail

Democratic primary[]

Primary results[]

Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Joe Kennedy III (incumbent) 59,613 93.4
Democratic Gary Rucinski 4,156 6.6
Total votes 63,319 100.0

General election[]

Results[]

Massachusetts' 4th congressional district, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Joe Kennedy III (incumbent) 245,289 97.7
Write-in 5,727 2.3
Total votes 251,016 100.0
Democratic hold

District 5[]

The 5th congressional district is located in eastern Massachusetts. It contains Middlesex, Suffolk and Worcester counties. The district has a PVI of D+18. The incumbent is Democrat Katherine Clark, who has represented the district since winning a special election in 2013. She was re-elected unopposed with 99% of the vote in 2016.

District 5 primary detail

Democratic primary[]

Primary results[]

Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Katherine Clark (incumbent) 78,156 100.0
Total votes 78,156 100.0

Republican primary[]

John Hugo is a Republican candidate for the Massachusetts' 5th congressional district in Massachusetts who is running against Katherine Clark in the United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts, 2018.[42][43][44][45][46] John Hugo was certified to appear on the ballot for the 2018 elections on May 17, 2018, to run against Katherine Clark.[47]

Primary results[]

Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John Hugo 11,845 63.7
Republican Louis Kuchnir 6,745 36.3
Total votes 18,590 100.0

General election[]

Results[]

Massachusetts' 5th congressional district, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Katherine Clark (incumbent) 236,243 75.9
Republican John Hugo 74,856 24.0
Write-in 225 0.1
Total votes 311,324 100.0
Democratic hold

District 6[]

The 6th congressional district is located in northeastern Massachusetts. It contains most of Essex County, including the North Shore and Cape Ann. The district has a PVI of D+6. The incumbent is Democrat Seth Moulton, who has represented the district since 2015. He was re-elected unopposed with 98% of the vote in 2016.

District 6 primary detail

Democratic primary[]

Primary results[]

Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Seth Moulton (incumbent) 59,326 100.0
Total votes 59,326 100.0

Republican primary[]

Joseph Schneider is running for the Republican nomination[48]

Primary results[]

Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Joseph Schneider 26,579 99.8
Republican Carlos Armando Gonzalez (write-in) 51 0.2
Total votes 26,630 100.0

General election[]

Results[]

Massachusetts' 6th congressional district, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Seth Moulton (incumbent) 217,703 65.2
Republican Joseph Schneider 104,798 31.4
Independent Mary Charbonneau 11,309 3.4
Write-in 165 0.0
Total votes 333,975 100.0
Democratic hold

District 7[]

The 7th congressional district is located in eastern Massachusetts. It contains the northern three-quarters of the city of Boston, the city of Somerville and parts of the city of Cambridge. The district has a PVI of D+34. The incumbent was Democrat Mike Capuano, who has represented the district since 2013 and previously represented the 8th district from 1999 to 2013. He was re-elected unopposed with 99% of the vote in 2016.

In his bid for re-nomination by the Democratic Party, Capuano was defeated by Boston city councillor Ayanna Pressley.[49] The primary victory was a surprise,[50] as the last poll before the election showed Capuano with a significant lead, 48% to 35%.[51] Part of the reason the polls may have been inaccurate is a surge in the number of primary voters. 24% of District 7 voters in the 2018 primary had not voted in the five previous primaries, and that percentage was disproportionately of Hispanic and Asian ethnicities.[52]

District 7 primary detail

Democratic primary[]

Candidates[]

Declared
  • Mike Capuano, incumbent representative
  • Ayanna Pressley, Boston city councillor
Declined
  • Nadeem Mazen, Cambridge City Councillor

Endorsements[]

Mike Capuano
Federal politicians
  • Luis Gutiérrez, U.S. Representative (D-IL)[53]
  • John Lewis, U.S. Representative (D-GA)[54]
  • Joe Kennedy III, US Representative (D-MA)[55][56][57]
  • Katherine Clark, US Representative (D-MA).[57]
  • James McGovern, US Representative (D-MA).[57]
  • Stephen Lynch, US Representative (D-MA).[57]
  • Richard Neal, US Representative (D-MA).[57]
  • Maxine Waters, U.S. Representative (D-CA)[58]
Local and statewide politicians
  • Deval Patrick, former Governor of Massachusetts[59]
  • Joseph Boncore, state senator[60]
  • Adrian Madaro, state representative[60]
  • Carlo Basile, former state representative[60]
  • Marty Walsh, Mayor of Boston[61]
  • John Nucci, former Boston City Councilor[60]
  • Salvatore LaMattina, former Boston City Councilor[60]
Organizations
  • New England Regional Council of Carpenters[62]
  • Massachusetts Nurses Association[63]
  • Massachusetts Organization of State Engineers and Scientists[64]
  • Professional Fire Fighters of Massachusetts[65]
  • Bay State Stonewall Democrats[66]
  • Massachusetts Police Association[67]
  • National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare[68]
  • Mass Retirees[68]
  • National Education Association[69]
  • Massachusetts Teachers Association[69]
  • American Federation of Teachers Massachusetts[70]
  • Congressional Black Caucus[71]
  • National Association of Realtors[72]
  • Massachusetts AFL–CIO[73]
  • Massachusetts Peace Action[74]
  • Human Rights Campaign[75]
Ayanna Pressley
Statewide and local politicians
  • Maura Healey, Massachusetts Attorney General[76]
  • Enio Lopez, Chelsea City Councilor[77]
  • Jair Rodriguez, Chelsea City Councilor[77]
  • Setti Warren, former Mayor of Newton[78]
  • Michelle Wu, Boston City Councilor[79]
  • Damali Vidot, Chelsea City Council President[77]
Individuals
  • John E. Walsh, former Chairman of the Democratic Party of Massachusetts[80]
Labor unions
  • International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 103[81]
  • UNITE HERE Local 26[82]
Organizations
  • Brand New Congress[83]
  • Democracy for America[84]
  • Justice Democrats[83]
  • Progressive Massachusetts[85]
Newspapers and news websites
  • The Boston Globe[86]
  • The Boston Herald[87]

Polling[]

Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin
of error
Mike
Capuano
Ayanna
Pressley
Other Undecided
WBUR July 27–29, 2018 403 ± 4.9% 48% 35% 2% 15%
Emerson College July 19–21, 2018 400 ± 5.2% 38% 29% 33%
WBUR February 9–11, 2018 402 ± 4.9% 47% 35% 2% 15%

Primary results[]

Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ayanna Pressley 59,815 58.6
Democratic Mike Capuano (incumbent) 42,252 41.4
Total votes 102,067 100.0

General election[]

Results[]

Massachusetts' 7th congressional district, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ayanna Pressley 216,557 98.2
Write-in 3,852 1.8
Total votes 220,409 100.0
Democratic hold

District 8[]

The 8th congressional district is located in eastern Massachusetts. It contains the southern quarter of the city of Boston 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. The district has a PVI of D+10. He was re-elected with 72% of the vote in 2016.

Lynch is running for re-election.[88] No Republicans filed to run.

District 8 primary detail

Democratic primary[]

Two political newcomers ran against Lynch in the primary, video game developer Brianna Wu and pilot Christopher Voehl.[89] No debates have been held in this race.[90]

Primary results[]

Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Stephen Lynch (incumbent) 51,882 71.0
Democratic Brianna Wu 16,766 23.0
Democratic Christopher Voehl 4,399 6.0
Total votes 73,047 100.0

General election[]

Results[]

Massachusetts' 8th congressional district, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Stephen Lynch (incumbent) 259,159 98.4
Write-in 4,148 1.6
Total votes 263,307 100.0
Democratic hold

District 9[]

The 9th congressional district is located in eastern Massachusetts, including Cape Cod and the South Coast. It contains all of Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket counties and parts of Bristol and Plymouth counties. The district has a PVI of D+4. 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 56% of the vote in 2016.

District 9 primary detail

Democratic primary[]

Bill Cimbrelo, a businessman and former environmental chemist from Osterville, has announced that he plans to challenge Keating in the September primary.[91] Cimbrelo previously ran for U.S. Senate against former senator Scott Brown in 2012 as an independent candidate.

Primary results[]

Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bill Keating (incumbent) 50,084 85.5
Democratic Bill Cimbrelo 8,523 14.5
Total votes 58,607 100.0

Republican primary[]

Peter Tedeschi sought the Republican nomination;[92] he is the former CEO of Tedeschi Food Shops.[93]

Primary results[]

Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Peter Tedeschi 35,911 100.0
Total votes 35,911 100.0

General election[]

Results[]

Massachusetts' 9th congressional district, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bill Keating (incumbent) 192,347 59.4
Republican Peter Tedeschi 131,463 40.6
Write-in 118 0.0
Total votes 323,928 100.0
Democratic hold

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