Massachusetts' 4th Congressional District elections, 2014
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The 4th Congressional District of Massachusetts held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014.
Joseph Kennedy III was the incumbent up for re-election after serving his first term. Kennedy was first elected in 2012 where he previously served as the District Attorney for Middlesex County. He ran unopposed in the Democratic primary to secure his candidacy for the general election. Moreover, he ran unchallenged for his seat as no opposition successfully filed for candidacy. Kennedy's campaign had over $1 million cash on hand and received over $500,000 in contributions since the Federal Election Commission July Quarterly Report leading into the election.[4]
Kennedy was grouped with a handful of incumbents that faced no opposition in their upcoming elections. Richard Neal, James McGovern, Joseph Kennedy, Michael Capuano and Stephen Lynch were virtually guaranteed re-election, as they did not face any Democratic or Republican opponents.[5]
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Primary: A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. Massachusetts utilizes a semi-closed primary system. An unaffiliated voter is allowed to vote in the primary election of his or her choice.[6][7]
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.
Voter registration: To vote in the primary, voters had to register by August 20, 2014. For the general election, the voter registration deadline was October 15, 2014.[8]
- See also: Massachusetts elections, 2014
Incumbent: Heading into the election the incumbent was Joseph Kennedy III (D), who was first elected in 2012.
Massachusetts' 4th Congressional District is located in the southern portion of the state and includes parts of Bristol, Middlesex, Norfolk, Plymouth, and Worcester counties.[9]
Candidates
General election candidates
September 9, 2014, primary results
Democratic Primary
- Joseph Kennedy III - Incumbent
Elections
General election results
The 4th Congressional District of Massachusetts held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Joseph Kennedy III (D) won an uncontested general election.
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic |  Joe Kennedy Incumbent |
72.1% | 184,158 | |
| Write-in | Other | 1.5% | 3,940 | |
| Blank | None | 26.3% | 67,199 | |
| Total Votes | 255,297 | |||
| Source: Massachusetts Secretary of State Official Results | ||||
Key votes
Below are important votes the incumbent cast during the 113th Congress.
Government shutdown
- See also: United States budget debate, 2013
Campaign contributions
Joseph Kennedy III
Below are Kennedy’s FEC reports.[15]
| Joseph Kennedy III (2014) Campaign Finance Reports | |||||||||
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| Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | ||||
| April Quarterly[16] | April 15, 2013 | $334,754.37 | $253,045.88 | $(214,386.28) | $373,413.97 | ||||
| July Quarterly[17] | October 9, 2013 | $373,413.97 | $396,358.84 | $(272,081.64) | $497,691.17 | ||||
| October Quarterly[18] | October 15, 2013 | $497,691.17 | $384,140.51 | $(133,798.65) | $748,033.03 | ||||
| Year-end[19] | January 31, 2014 | $748,033 | $334,145 | $(169,953) | $912,225 | ||||
| April Quarterly[20] | April 15, 2014 | $912,225 | $300,686 | $(180,645) | $1,032,266 | ||||
| Running totals | |||||||||
| $1,668,376.23 | $(970,864.57) | ||||||||
District history
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2012
The 4th District of Massachusetts held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012, in which Joseph Kennedy III (D) won election. He defeated Sean Bielat (R) and David Rosa (I) in the general election.[21]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic | Joseph Kennedy III |
59.3% | 221,303 | |
| Republican | Sean Bielat | 34.8% | 129,936 | |
| Independent | David Rosa | 2.9% | 10,741 | |
| N/A | All Others | 0.1% | 265 | |
| N/A | Blank Votes | 2.9% | 10,869 | |
| Total Votes | 373,114 | |||
| Source: Massachusetts Secretary of State "Return of Votes" | ||||
2010
On November 2, 2010, Barney Frank won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Sean D. M. Bielat (R), Susan F. Allen (I) and Donald M. Jordan (Tax Revolt Independent) in the general election.[22]
| U.S. House, Massachusetts District 4 General Election, 2010 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Barney Frank incumbent |
53.9% | 126,194 | |
| Republican | Sean D. M. Bielat | 43.4% | 101,517 | |
| Independent | Susan F. Allen | 1.5% | 3,445 | |
| Tax Revolt Independent | Donald M. Jordan | 1.2% | 2,873 | |
| N/A | All Others | 0% | 98 | |
| Total Votes | 234,127 | |||
See also
- United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts, 2014
- United States House of Representatives elections, 2014
- BP News: Few Republican challengers in Massachusetts congressional races
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "2014 HOUSE RACE RATINGS FOR June 26, 2014," accessed August 7, 2014
- ↑ Sabato's Crystal Ball, "2014 House Races," accessed August 7, 2014
- ↑ Fairvote, "FairVote Releases Projections for the 2014 Congressional Elections," accessed August 7, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "July Quarterly Report of Receipts and Reimbursements," accessed October 2, 2014
- ↑ Mass Live, "5 Massachusetts Congressmen running unopposed in 2014 while challengers line up to take on US Rep. John Tierney," accessed June 5, 2014
- ↑ NCSL, "State Primary Election Types," accessed October 3, 2024
- ↑ Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, "How to Vote in a Primary," accessed October 3, 2024
- ↑ Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Website, "Voter Registration Information," accessed January 3, 2014
- ↑ United States Census Bureau, "Counties by Congressional Districts," accessed June 8, 2016
- ↑ Clerk of the U.S. House, "Final vote results for Roll Call 504," accessed October 31, 2013
- ↑ Buzzfeed, "Government Shutdown: How We Got Here," accessed October 1, 2013
- ↑ Clerk of the U.S. House, "Final vote results for Roll Call 504," accessed October 31, 2013
- ↑ The Washington Post, "Reid, McConnell propose bipartisan Senate bill to end shutdown, extend borrowing," accessed October 16, 2013
- ↑ U.S. House, "Final vote results for Roll Call 550," accessed October 31, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Joseph Kennedy III Summary Report," accessed July 25, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Joseph Kennedy III April Quarterly," accessed July 25, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Joseph Kennedy III July Quarterly," accessed October 9, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Joseph Kennedy III October Quarterly," accessed October 15, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Year End Report," accessed February 17, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "April Quarterly," accessed April 21, 2014
- ↑ Politico, "2012 Election Map, Massachusetts"
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013
