Massachusetts' 5th Congressional District elections, 2014
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The 5th Congressional District of Massachusetts held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014.
The incumbent was Katherine Clark (D), who won the special election on December 13, 2013. She fended off a primary challenge from Sheldon Schwartz to win the Democratic primary seat.[4]
She ran unopposed for the general election which guaranteed her reentry into Congress.[5] Clark's cash on hand was at around $470,000 leading into the election.[6]
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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.[7][8]
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.[9]
- See also: Massachusetts elections, 2014
Incumbent: Heading into the election the incumbent was Katherine Clark (D). Clark won the special election on December 13, 2013.
Massachusetts' 5th Congressional District is located in the eastern portion of the state and includes parts of Middlesex, Suffolk, and Worcester counties.[10]
Candidates
General election candidates
Katherine Clark - Incumbent
September 9, 2014, primary results
Democratic Primary
- Katherine Clark - Incumbent
- Sheldon Schwartz[11]
Elections
General election results
The 5th Congressional District of Massachusetts held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Katherine Clark (D) won an uncontested general election.
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic |  Katherine Clark Incumbent |
71% | 182,100 | |
| Write-in | Other | 1.2% | 3,160 | |
| Blank | None | 27.8% | 71,226 | |
| Total Votes | 256,486 | |||
| Source: Massachusetts Secretary of State Official Results | ||||
Primary results
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
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Katherine Clark Incumbent |
81.2% | 57,014 | ||
| Sheldon Schwartz | 18.6% | 13,070 | ||
| All others | 0.2% | 140 | ||
| Total Votes | 70,224 | |||
| Source: Massachusetts Elections Division |
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District history
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2012
The 5th District of Massachusetts held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012. Incumbent Niki Tsongas (D) ran for the 3rd District seat due to redistricting in 2012. The 7th District incumbent Ed Markey won the 5th District seat. He defeated Tom Tierney (R) in the general election.[12]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic | Ed Markey Incumbent |
70.7% | 257,490 | |
| Republican | Tom Tierney | 22.8% | 82,944 | |
| N/A | All Others | 0.2% | 675 | |
| N/A | Blank Votes | 6.3% | 23,092 | |
| Total Votes | 364,201 | |||
| Source: Massachusetts Secretary of State "Return of Votes" | ||||
2010
On November 2, 2010, Niki Tsongas won re-election to the United States House. She defeated Jon Golnik (R), Dale E. Brown (Liberty) and Robert M. Clark (Citizen Legislator) in the general election.[13]
| U.S. House, Massachusetts District 5 General Election, 2010 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Niki Tsongas incumbent |
54.8% | 122,676 | |
| Republican | Jon Golnik | 42.2% | 94,501 | |
| Liberty | Dale E. Brown | 2% | 4,387 | |
| Citizen Legislator | Robert M. Clark | 0.9% | 1,991 | |
| N/A | All Others | 0.1% | 147 | |
| Total Votes | 223,702 | |||
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
- ↑ Politico, "2014 Massachusetts House Primaries Results," accessed September 9, 2014
- ↑ Politico, "House Election Results," accessed November 4, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "July Quarterly Report of Receipts and Disbursements," accessed October 2, 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
- ↑ Sheldon Schwartz for Congress, "Home," accessed May 13, 2014
- ↑ Politico, "2012 Election Map, Massachusetts"
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013
