Massachusetts' 8th Congressional District election, 2016

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Massachusetts' 8th Congressional District

General Election Date
November 8, 2016

Primary Date
September 8, 2016

November 8 Election Winner:
Stephen Lynch Democratic Party
Incumbent prior to election:
Stephen Lynch 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 8th 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 Stephen Lynch (D) defeated William Burke (R) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Neither candidate faced a primary opponent in September.[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 Stephen Lynch (D), who was first elected to represent Massachusetts' 9th Congressional District. After redistricting, Lynch was elected to represent the 8th district in 2012.

Massachusetts' 8th Congressional District is located in the eastern portion of the state and includes portions of Bristol, Norfolk, Plymouth, and Suffolk counties.[8]

Election results

General election

U.S. House, Massachusetts District 8 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngStephen Lynch Incumbent 72.4% 271,019
     Republican William Burke 27.5% 102,744
     N/A Write-in 0.1% 502
Total Votes 374,265
Source: Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth

Candidates

General election candidates:

Democratic Party Stephen LynchApproveda
Republican Party William Burke

Primary candidates:[9]

Democratic

Stephen Lynch - Incumbent[4] Approveda

Republican

William Burke[5] Approveda


District history

2014

See also: Massachusetts' 8th Congressional District elections, 2014

The 8th Congressional District of Massachusetts held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Stephen Lynch (D) won an uncontested general election.

U.S. House, Massachusetts District 8 General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngStephen Lynch Incumbent 76.6% 200,644
     Write-in Other 1% 2,707
     Blank None 22.3% 58,430
Total Votes 261,781
Source: Massachusetts Secretary of State Official Results

2012

See also: Massachusetts' 8th Congressional District elections, 2012

The 8th Congressional District of Massachusetts held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012. Stephen Lynch (D) won the election in the district.[10]

U.S. House, Massachusetts District 8 General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngStephen Lynch Incumbent 71% 263,999
     Republican Joe Selvaggi 22.1% 82,242
     N/A All Others 0.2% 570
     N/A Blank Votes 6.7% 24,883
Total Votes 371,694
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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