Massachusetts' 7th Congressional District election, 2016

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Massachusetts' 7th Congressional District

General Election Date
November 8, 2016

Primary Date
September 8, 2016

November 8 Election Winner:
Michael Capuano Democratic Party
Incumbent prior to election:
Michael Capuano Democratic Party
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Race Ratings
Cook Political Report: Solid D[1]
Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe D[2]
Rothenberg & Gonzales: Safe D[3]

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The 7th Congressional District of Massachusetts held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 8, 2016.

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Michael Capuano (D) was the only candidate to file in the district. Because of this, Capuano won re-election by default in the November 8, 2016 general election.[4][5]

Candidate Filing Deadline Primary Election General Election
June 7, 2016
September 8, 2016
November 8, 2016

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.


Incumbent: Heading into the election the incumbent was Michael Capuano (D), who was first elected in 1998.

Massachusetts' 7th Congressional District is located in the eastern portion of the state and includes parts of Middlesex, Suffolk and Norfolk counties.[8]

Election results

General election

U.S. House, Massachusetts District 7 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngMichael Capuano Incumbent 98.6% 253,354
     N/A Write-in 1.4% 3,557
Total Votes 256,911
Source: Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth

Candidates

General election candidates:

Democratic Party Michael CapuanoApproveda

Primary candidates:[9]

Democratic

Michael Capuano - Incumbent[4] Approveda

Republican

No Republican candidates filed to run.


District history

2014

See also: Massachusetts' 7th Congressional District elections, 2014

The 7th Congressional District of Massachusetts held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Michael Capuano (D) won an uncontested general election.

U.S. House, Massachusetts District 7 General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngMike Capuano Incumbent 80.7% 142,133
     Write-in Other 1.4% 2,413
     Blank None 17.9% 31,531
Total Votes 176,077
Source: Massachusetts Secretary of State Official Results

2012

See also: Massachusetts' 7th Congressional District elections, 2012

The 7th Congressional District of Massachusetts held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012. Michael Capuano (D) won the election in the district.[10]

U.S. House, Massachusetts District 7 General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngMichael Capuano Incumbent 73.9% 210,794
     Independent Karla Romero 14.4% 41,199
     N/A All Others 0.3% 843
     N/A Blank Votes 11.3% 32,298
Total Votes 285,134
Source: Massachusetts Secretary of State "Return of Votes"

Important dates and deadlines

See also: Massachusetts elections, 2016

The calendar below lists important dates for political candidates in Massachusetts in 2016.

Dates and requirements for candidates in 2016
Deadline Event type Event description
May 3, 2016 Ballot access Last day for party and non-party candidates for district and county offices to submit nomination papers to registrars of voters for signature certification
May 10, 2016 Ballot access Last day for party candidates for federal and statewide offices candidates to submit nomination papers to registrars of voters for signature certification
May 31, 2016 Ballot access Last day for party and non-party candidates for district and county offices to file nomination papers with the secretary of the commonwealth
June 7, 2016 Ballot access Last day for party candidates for federal and statewide offices to file nomination papers with the secretary of the commonwealth
August 2, 2016 Ballot access Last day for non-party candidates for federal and statewide offices candidates to submit nomination papers to registrars of voters for signature certification
August 30, 2016 Ballot access Last day for non-party candidates for federal and statewide offices to file nomination papers with the secretary of the commonwealth
September 8, 2016 Election date Primary election
September 12, 2016 Campaign finance Pre-primary report due (covering January 1, 2016–September 2, 2016)
October 31, 2016 Campaign finance Pre-election report due (covering September 3, 2016–October 21, 2016)
November 8, 2016 Election date General election
January 20, 2017 Campaign finance Year-end report due (covering October 22, 2016–December 31, 2016)
Sources: Massachusetts Office of Campaign and Political Finance, "Filing Schedules," accessed June 30, 2015
Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, "2016 Massachusetts State Primary and State Election Schedule," accessed June 30, 2015

See also

Footnotes


For information about public policy issues in the 2016 elections, see: Public policy in the 2016 elections!


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