2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts

Not to be confused with 2020 Massachusetts House of Representatives election.

2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts
← 2018 November 3, 2020 2022 →
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 2,482,596 699,001
Percentage 74.63% 21.01%
Swing Decrease 3.58% Increase 0.98%
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The 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts were held on November 3, 2020, to elect the nine U.S. representatives from the state of Massachusetts, one from each of the state's nine congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2020 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections. Primary elections were held on September 1.[1]

Overview

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District Democratic Republican Others Total Result
Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes %
District 1 275,376 96.51% 0 0.00% 9,956 3.49% 285,332 100.0% Democratic hold
District 2 249,854 65.33% 132,220 34.57% 378 0.10% 382,452 100.0% Democratic hold
District 3 286,896 97.74% 0 0.00% 6,643 2.26% 293,539 100.0% Democratic hold
District 4 251,102 60.83% 160,474 38.87% 1,247 0.30% 412,823 100.0% Democratic hold
District 5 294,427 74.32% 101,351 25.58% 405 0.10% 396,183 100.0% Democratic hold
District 6 286,377 65.43% 150,695 34.43% 605 0.14% 437,677 100.0% Democratic hold
District 7 267,362 86.62% 0 0.00% 41,288 13.38% 308,650 100.0% Democratic hold
District 8 310,940 80.68% 0 0.00% 74,461 19.32% 385,401 100.0% Democratic hold
District 9 260,262 61.30% 154,261 36.33% 10,078 2.37% 424,601 100.0% Democratic hold
Total 2,482,596 74.63% 699,001 21.01% 145,061 4.36% 3,326,658 100.0%
Popular vote
Democratic
 
 74.63%
Republican
 
 21.01%
Others
 
 4.36%
House seats
Democratic
 
 100.00%

District 1

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2020 Massachusetts's 1st congressional district election
← 2018
2022 →
 
Nominee Richard Neal
Party Democratic
Popular vote 275,376
Percentage 96.5%
Municipality results
Neal:      >90%
U.S. Representative before election

Richard Neal
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

Richard Neal
Democratic

See also: Massachusetts's 1st congressional district

The 1st district is based in the western and central parts of the state, and includes the city of Springfield. The incumbent was Democrat Richard Neal, who was reelected with 97.6% of the vote in 2018 without major-party opposition.[2]

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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Eliminated in primary
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Declined
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Endorsements
[edit]
Alex Morse

U.S. representatives

State legislators

  • Charles Booker, former Democratic candidate for United States Senate in Kentucky, and member of the Kentucky House of Representatives[8]

Municipal officials

Individuals

Labor unions

Organizations

Richard Neal

Governors

U.S. representatives

State legislators

Labor unions

Organizations

Newspapers and other media

Polling

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Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size[a] 		Margin
of error 		Alex
Morse 		Richard
Neal 		Undecided
RABA Research/Jewish Insider[34] August 23–24, 2020 518 (LV) ± 4.3% 40% 49% 12%
Beacon Research[35][A] August 15–16, 2020 391 (LV) ± 4.9% 41% 46% 13%
Beacon Research[36][A] August 7–8, 2020 853 (LV) ± 3.4% 35% 45% 20%
Victoria Research[37][B] June 16–18, 2020 492 (LV) ± 4.4% 25% 55% 20%

Debate

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2020 Massachusetts's 1st congressional district democratic primary debate
No. Date Host Moderator Link Democratic Democratic
Key:
 P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Not invited   I  Invited  W  Withdrawn
Richard Neal Alex Morse
1 Aug. 17, 2020 New England Public Media
The Berkshire Eagle
The Republican 		Ray Hershel [38] P P

Primary results

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Democratic primary results by municipality
  Neal
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  Morse
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
Democratic primary results[39]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Richard Neal (incumbent) 84,092 58.7
Democratic Alex Morse 59,110 41.2
Democratic Write-ins 191 0.1
Total votes 143,393 100.0

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Withdrawn
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  • John Cain, businessman and former Navy officer[40][41]

General election

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[42] Safe D July 2, 2020
Inside Elections[43] Safe D June 2, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[44] Safe D July 2, 2020
Politico[45] Safe D April 19, 2020
Daily Kos[46] Safe D June 3, 2020
RCP[47] Safe D June 9, 2020
Niskanen[48] Safe D June 7, 2020

Results

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Massachusetts's 1st congressional district, 2020[49]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Richard Neal (incumbent) 275,376 96.5
Write-in 9,956 3.5
Total votes 285,332 100.0
Democratic hold

District 2

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2020 Massachusetts's 2nd congressional district election
← 2018
2022 →
 
Nominee Jim McGovern Tracy Lovvorn
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 249,854 132,220
Percentage 65.3% 34.6%
McGovern:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Lovvorn:      50–60%
U.S. Representative before election

Jim McGovern
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

Jim McGovern
Democratic

See also: Massachusetts's 2nd congressional district

The 2nd congressional district is in central Massachusetts and includes Worcester. The incumbent was Democrat Jim McGovern, who was reelected with 67.1% of the vote in 2018.[2]

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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Primary results

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Democratic primary results[39]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jim McGovern (incumbent) 121,645 99.4
Democratic Write-ins 686 0.6
Total votes 122,331 100.0

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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  • Tracy Lovvorn, healthcare operations manager and nominee for Massachusetts's 2nd congressional district in 2018[50]

Primary results

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Republican primary results[39]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tracy Lovvorn 26,456 99.1
Republican Write-ins 241 0.9
Total votes 26,697 100.0

General election

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[42] Safe D July 2, 2020
Inside Elections[43] Safe D June 2, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[44] Safe D July 2, 2020
Politico[45] Safe D April 19, 2020
Daily Kos[46] Safe D June 3, 2020
RCP[47] Safe D June 9, 2020
Niskanen[48] Safe D June 7, 2020

Results

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Massachusetts's 2nd congressional district, 2020[49]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jim McGovern (incumbent) 249,854 65.3
Republican Tracy Lovvorn 132,220 34.6
Write-in 378 0.1
Total votes 382,452 100.0
Democratic hold

District 3

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2020 Massachusetts's 3rd congressional district election
← 2018
2022 →
 
Nominee Lori Trahan
Party Democratic
Popular vote 286,896
Percentage 97.7%
U.S. Representative before election

Lori Trahan
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

Lori Trahan
Democratic

See also: Massachusetts's 3rd congressional district

The 3rd district is based in northeastern and central Massachusetts, and includes the cities of Lowell, Lawrence, and Haverhill. The incumbent was Democrat Lori Trahan, who was elected with 62.0% of the vote in 2018.[2]

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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Declined
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Endorsements

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Lori Trahan

Federal officials

Organizations

Primary results

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Democratic primary results[39]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Lori Trahan (incumbent) 115,142 99.2
Democratic Write-ins 880 0.8
Total votes 116,022 100.0

General election

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[42] Safe D July 2, 2020
Inside Elections[43] Safe D June 2, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[44] Safe D July 2, 2020
Politico[45] Safe D April 19, 2020
Daily Kos[46] Safe D June 3, 2020
RCP[47] Safe D June 9, 2020
Niskanen[48] Safe D June 7, 2020

Results

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Massachusetts's 3rd congressional district, 2020[49]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Lori Trahan (incumbent) 286,896 97.7
Write-in 6,643 2.3
Total votes 293,539 100.0
Democratic hold

District 4

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2020 Massachusetts's 4th congressional district election
← 2018
2022 →
 
Nominee Jake Auchincloss Julie Hall
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 251,102 160,474
Percentage 60.8% 38.9%
Auchincloss:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Hall:      50–60%
U.S. Representative before election

Joe Kennedy III
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

Jake Auchincloss
Democratic

See also: Massachusetts's 4th congressional district

The 4th congressional district is mostly in southern Massachusetts and includes Brookline, the southwestern suburbs of Boston, and northern Bristol County. The incumbent was Democrat Joe Kennedy III, who was reelected with 97.7% of the vote in 2018 without major-party opposition.[2] On September 21, 2019, Kennedy announced that he would not seek reelection, instead challenging incumbent U.S. Senator Ed Markey in the Democratic primary for the 2020 United States Senate election in Massachusetts.[56]

The open seat attracted 12 candidates to file for the primary. On September 4, the Associated Press called the race for Jake Auchincloss, who won with 34,971 votes, a 1.4% margin over Jesse Mermell.[57][58] Auchincloss went on to defeat Republican Julie Hall in the general election.

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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Eliminated in primary
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Withdrew
[edit]
  • David Cavell, Assistant Attorney General of Massachusetts and former aide to President Barack Obama[66] (withdrew on August 13 and endorsed Mermell)[67] (remained on ballot)
  • Nick Matthew, former public school teacher and nonprofit activist (endorsed Leckey)[68]
  • Herb Robinson, engineer[citation needed]
  • Thomas Shack, former Massachusetts State Comptroller (endorsed Cavell, then Khazei)[69][70]
  • Chris Zannetos, tech entrepreneur[71] (withdrew on August 26 and endorsed Mermell)[72] (remained on ballot)
Declined
[edit]
Endorsements
[edit]
Jake Auchincloss

U.S. senators

U.S. representatives

State executives

State legislators

Organizations

Labor unions

Newspapers and other media

Becky Grossman

Members of U.S. cabinet

Members of U.S. Congress

State executives

State legislators

Local officials

Organizations

Alan Khazei

Members of U.S. cabinet

  • Arne Duncan, former U.S. secretary of education (2009–2015)[94]
  • Michèle Flournoy, former U.S. undersecretary of defense for policy (2009–2012)[95]
  • Leon Panetta, former secretary of defense[96]
  • Susan Rice, former U.S. national security advisor (2013–2017), U.S. ambassador to the United Nations (2009–2013), and U.S. assistant secretary of state for African affairs (1997–2001)[97]

U.S. senators

  • Michael Bennet, U.S. senator from Colorado[98]
  • Gary Hart, former U.S. special envoy for Northern Ireland (2014–2017) and U.S. senator (D-CO) (1975–1987) and 1984 and 1988 Democratic presidential candidate[99]

Members of U.S. Congress

State legislators

Local officials

Organizations

Individuals

Ihssane Leckey

Members of U.S. Congress

  • Ilhan Omar, U.S. representative for Minnesota's 5th congressional district[105]

State legislators

Organizations

Individuals

Natalia Linos

Individuals

Jesse Mermell

Members of U.S. Congress

State executives

State legislators

Local legislators

Individuals

Organizations

Labor unions

Ben Sigel

Members of U.S. Congress

State executives

Organizations

Polling

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Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size[a] 		Margin
of error 		Jake
Auchincloss 		Dave
Cavell 		Becky
Grossman 		Alan
Khazei 		Ihssane
Leckey 		Natalia
Linos 		Jesse
Mermell 		Ben
Sigel 		Chris
Zannetos 		Other Undecided
RABA Research/Jewish Insider[139] August 27–28, 2020 497 (LV) ± 4.39% 23% – 15% 8% 11% 7% 22% 1% – 3%[b] 10%
August 26, 2020 Zannetos withdraws from the race and endorses Mermell
Data for Progress[140] August 10–14, 2020 515 (LV) ± 4.9% 14%[c] 1% 13% 7% 9% 9% 13% 3% 1% – 29%
August 13, 2020 Cavell withdraws from the race and endorses Mermell
Frederick Polls[141][C] August 1–4, 2020 400 (LV) ± 4.9% 16% 7% 19% 6% 11% 4% 10% 2% 1% – 25%
Frederick Polls[142][C] June, 2020 400 (LV) ± 4.9% 7% – 17% – 3% – 9% – – – 46%
Beacon Research[143][D] May 26–30, 2020 501 (LV) ± 4.0% 7% 2% 13% 4% – – 7% 4% 1% 1%[d] 60%

Primary results

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Democratic primary results by municipality
  Auchincloss
  •   10–20%
  •   20–30%
  Mermell
  •   20–30%
  •   30–40%
  •   40–50%
  Grossman
  •   20–30%
Democratic primary results[39]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jake Auchincloss 35,361 22.4
Democratic Jesse Mermell 33,216 21.0
Democratic Becky Grossman 28,578 18.1
Democratic Natalia Linos 18,364 11.6
Democratic Ihssane Leckey 17,539 11.1
Democratic Alan Khazei 14,440 9.1
Democratic Chris Zannetos (withdrawn) 5,135 3.3
Democratic David Cavell (withdrawn) 2,498 1.6
Democratic Ben Sigel 2,465 1.6
Democratic Write-ins 242 0.2
Total votes 157,838 100.0

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
[edit]
Eliminated in primary
[edit]
  • David Rosa, U.S. Army veteran[145]
Declined
[edit]

Endorsements

[edit]
Julie Hall

Labor unions

Organizations

Declined to endorse

State executives

Primary results

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Republican primary results[39]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Julie Hall 19,394 62.8
Republican David Rosa 11,296 36.6
Republican Write-ins 182 0.6
Total votes 30,872 100.0

General election

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[42] Safe D July 2, 2020
Inside Elections[43] Safe D June 2, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[44] Safe D July 2, 2020
Politico[45] Safe D April 19, 2020
Daily Kos[46] Safe D June 3, 2020
RCP[47] Safe D June 9, 2020
Niskanen[48] Safe D June 7, 2020

Results

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Massachusetts's 4th congressional district, 2020[49]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jake Auchincloss 251,102 60.8
Republican Julie Hall 160,474 38.9
Write-in 1,247 0.3
Total votes 412,823 100.0
Democratic hold

District 5

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2020 Massachusetts's 5th congressional district election
← 2018
2022 →
 
Nominee Katherine Clark Caroline Colarusso
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 294,427 101,351
Percentage 74.3% 25.6%
Clark:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
U.S. Representative before election

Katherine Clark
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

Katherine Clark
Democratic

See also: Massachusetts's 5th congressional district

The 5th congressional district contains Boston's northern and western suburbs, including Malden and Framingham. The incumbent was Democrat Katherine Clark, who was reelected with 75.9% of the vote in 2018.[2]

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Nominee

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Was never in primary.

  • Raffaele DePalma, demographic analyst[150]

Primary results

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Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Katherine Clark (incumbent) 162,768 99.4
Democratic Write-ins 938 0.6
Total votes 163,706 100.0

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Nominee

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Primary results

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Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Caroline Colarusso 18,818 98.2
Republican Write-ins 336 1.8
Total votes 19,154 100.0

General election

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[42] Safe D July 2, 2020
Inside Elections[43] Safe D June 2, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[44] Safe D July 2, 2020
Politico[45] Safe D April 19, 2020
Daily Kos[46] Safe D June 3, 2020
RCP[47] Safe D June 9, 2020
Niskanen[48] Safe D June 7, 2020

Results

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Massachusetts's 5th congressional district, 2020[49]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Katherine Clark (incumbent) 294,427 74.3
Republican Caroline Colarusso 101,351 25.6
Write-in 405 0.1
Total votes 396,183 100.0
Democratic hold

District 6

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2020 Massachusetts's 6th congressional district election
← 2018
2022 →
 
Nominee Seth Moulton John Paul Moran
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 286,377 150,695
Percentage 65.4% 34.4%
Moulton:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Moran:      50–60%
U.S. Representative before election

Seth Moulton
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

Seth Moulton
Democratic

See also: Massachusetts's 6th congressional district

The 6th district is based in northeastern Massachusetts, and contains most of Essex County, including the North Shore and Cape Ann. The incumbent was Democrat Seth Moulton, who was reelected with 65.2% of the vote in 2018.[2] Moulton was a candidate for the Democratic presidential primary in 2020, and said that he had "no intention of giving up his seat in the House."[152] He won his district's primary with the most votes ever recorded in a House primary election in Massachusetts history.

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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Eliminated in primary
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Withdrawn
[edit]

x* Nathaniel Mulcahy, scientist[155]

  • Massachusetts Teachers Association[137]
Declined
[edit]

Endorsements

[edit]
Seth Moulton

Organizations

Unions

Newspapers

Individuals

  • Nathaniel Mulcahy, withdrawn 6th district candidate[182]
Jamie Belsito

Organizations

  • Massachusetts Peace Action [183]
Angus McQuilken

Newspapers and other media

  • North of Boston Media Group[184]
  • Wicked Local[185]

Primary results

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Democratic primary results[39]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Seth Moulton (incumbent) 124,928 78.0
Democratic Jamie Zahlaway Belsito 19,492 12.2
Democratic Angus McQuilken 15,478 9.6
Democratic Write-ins 268 0.2
Total votes 160,166 100.0

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Nominee

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  • John Paul Moran, businessman[186]

Primary results

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Republican primary results[39]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John Paul Moran 32,564 98.9
Republican Write-ins 375 1.1
Total votes 32,939 100.0

Independents

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Candidates

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Declared
[edit]
  • Christopher Fisher, carpenter[187]

General election

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[42] Safe D July 2, 2020
Inside Elections[43] Safe D June 2, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[44] Safe D July 2, 2020
Politico[45] Safe D April 19, 2020
Daily Kos[46] Safe D June 3, 2020
RCP[47] Safe D June 9, 2020
Niskanen[48] Safe D June 7, 2020

Results

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Massachusetts's 6th congressional district, 2020[49]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Seth Moulton (incumbent) 286,377 65.4
Republican John Paul Moran 150,695 34.4
Write-in 605 0.2
Total votes 437,677 100.0
Democratic hold

District 7

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2020 Massachusetts's 7th congressional district election
← 2018
2022 →
 
Nominee Ayanna Pressley Roy A. Owens Sr.
Party Democratic Independent
Popular vote 267,362 38,675
Percentage 86.6% 12.5%
Pressley:      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
U.S. Representative before election

Ayanna Pressley
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

Ayanna Pressley
Democratic

See also: Massachusetts's 7th congressional district

The 7th district is in eastern Massachusetts, including roughly three-fourths of Boston and a few of its northern and southern suburbs. The incumbent was Democrat Ayanna Pressley, who defeated ten-term incumbent Mike Capuano in the 2018 primary election and ran against write-in votes only in the general election.[188]

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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Endorsements
[edit]
Ayanna Pressley

U.S. senators

Organizations

Primary results

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Democratic primary results[39]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ayanna Pressley (incumbent) 142,108 98.6
Democratic Write-ins 1,979 1.4
Total votes 144,087 100.0

Republican primary

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In order to qualify for the general election ballot, a write-in candidate must receive at least 2,000 votes.[194]

Candidates

[edit]
Nominee
[edit]
  • Rayla Campbell (write-in), occupational zoning activist[195]
Eliminated in Primary
[edit]
  • Rachel Miselman (write-in)[196]
Primary results
[edit]
Republican primary results[39]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Other Write-ins 1,779 58.6
Republican Rayla Campbell (write-in) 1,202 39.6
Republican Rachel Miselman (write-in) 55 1.8
Total votes 3,036 100.0

General election

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[42] Safe D July 2, 2020
Inside Elections[43] Safe D June 2, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[44] Safe D July 2, 2020
Politico[45] Safe D April 19, 2020
Daily Kos[46] Safe D June 3, 2020
RCP[47] Safe D June 9, 2020
Niskanen[48] Safe D June 7, 2020

Results

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Massachusetts's 7th congressional district, 2020[49]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ayanna Pressley (incumbent) 267,362 86.6
Independent Roy A. Owens Sr. 38,675 12.5
Write-in 2,613 0.9
Total votes 308,650 100.0
Democratic hold

District 8

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2020 Massachusetts's 8th congressional district election
← 2018
2022 →
 
Nominee Stephen F. Lynch Jonathan D. Lott
Party Democratic Independent
Popular vote 310,940 72,060
Percentage 80.7% 18.7%
Lynch:      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
U.S. Representative before election

Stephen F. Lynch
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

Stephen F. Lynch
Democratic

See also: Massachusetts's 8th congressional district

The 8th district includes South Boston and the southern Boston metro area. The incumbent was Democrat Stephen F. Lynch, who was reelected with 98.4% of the vote in 2018 without major-party opposition.[2]

Democratic primary

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In the Democratic primary, lawyer and ten-term incumbent Lynch defeated progressive challenger Robbie Goldstein, a medical doctor with expertise in infectious diseases and transgender healthcare. Several weeks before the primary, the Boston Globe noted the "stark contrast" between the candidates on several key issues, particularly healthcare and police reform.[197] A proponent of Medicare for All, Goldstein ran on a platform of expanding healthcare access during a campaign overshadowed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Lynch, who remains one of only three Democrats in the House who voted against the Affordable Care Act in 2009, advocates reforming the current market-based healthcare system.[198] In the context of nationwide protests against police brutality and killing of unarmed black citizens, Lynch stated his support for efforts to modify qualified immunity for police officers, while Goldstein advocated ending qualified immunity outright.

Goldstein's campaign also highlighted differences between the two candidates on LGBTQ issues and reproductive rights. In the past, Lynch has identified as pro-life, a position he now deems too extreme.

Several Democratic primary challengers over the years have called Lynch too moderate to serve Massachusetts's electorate. In 2010, Lynch responded, "Calling me the least liberal member from Massachusetts is like calling me the slowest Kenyan in the Boston Marathon. It's all relative."[199]

Candidates

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Nominee
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Eliminated in primary
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Withdrawn
[edit]

Endorsements

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Robbie Goldstein

State officials

Individuals

Organizations

Polling

[edit]
Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size[a] 		Margin
of error 		Robbie
Goldstein 		Stephen
Lynch 		Undecided
Lincoln Park Strategies[207][E] August 8–9, 2020 1,038 (LV) 3.04% 32% 39% 29%

Primary results

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Democratic primary results by municipality
  Lynch
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
Democratic primary results[39]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Stephen F. Lynch (incumbent) 111,542 66.4
Democratic Robbie Goldstein 56,219 33.5
Democratic Write-ins 222 0.1
Total votes 167,983 100.0

General election

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Predictions

[edit]
Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[42] Safe D July 2, 2020
Inside Elections[43] Safe D June 2, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[44] Safe D July 2, 2020
Politico[45] Safe D April 19, 2020
Daily Kos[46] Safe D June 3, 2020
RCP[47] Safe D June 9, 2020
Niskanen[48] Safe D June 7, 2020

Results

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Massachusetts's 8th congressional district, 2020[49]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Stephen F. Lynch (incumbent) 310,940 80.7
Independent Jonathan D. Lott 72,060 18.7
Write-in 2,401 0.6
Total votes 385,401 100.0
Democratic hold

District 9

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2020 Massachusetts's 9th congressional district election
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Nominee Bill Keating Helen Brady
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 260,262 154,261
Percentage 61.3% 36.3%
Keating:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Brady:      40–50%      50–60%
U.S. Representative before election

Bill Keating
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

Bill Keating
Democratic

See also: Massachusetts's 9th congressional district

The 9th district encompasses Cape Cod and the South Shore, and extends westward into New Bedford, part of Fall River, and surrounding suburbs. The incumbent was Democrat Bill Keating, who was reelected with 59.4% of the vote in 2018.[2]

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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Primary results
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Democratic primary results[39]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bill Keating (incumbent) 125,608 99.4
Democratic Write-ins 751 0.6
Total votes 126,359 100.0

Republican primary

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Republican primary results[39]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Helen Brady 36,238 99.0
Republican Write-ins 378 1.0
Total votes 36,616 100.0

General election

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[42] Safe D July 2, 2020
Inside Elections[43] Safe D June 2, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[44] Safe D July 2, 2020
Politico[45] Likely D April 19, 2020
Daily Kos[46] Safe D June 3, 2020
RCP[47] Safe D June 9, 2020
Niskanen[48] Safe D June 7, 2020

Results

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Massachusetts's 9th congressional district, 2020[49]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bill Keating (incumbent) 260,262 61.3
Republican Helen Brady 154,261 36.3
Independent Michael Manley 9,717 2.3
Write-in 361 0.1
Total votes 424,601 100.0
Democratic hold

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
  2. ^ "Someone else" with 3%
  3. ^ With voters who lean towards a given candidate
  4. ^ "Other" with 1%

Partisan clients

  1. ^ a b This poll was sponsored by Morse's campaign.
  2. ^ This poll was sponsored by Indivisible Action, which supports Morse.
  3. ^ a b This poll was sponsored by Leckey's campaign.
  4. ^ Poll sponsored by Grossman's campaign
  5. ^ Poll sponsored by Goldstein's campaign

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