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Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth - Elections Division
2010 Massachusetts Congressional and Statewide Races
Alternative Party Filing Deadline: 2/1/10, Primary Filing Deadline: 6/1/10, Independent Filing Deadline: 7/27/10, Primary: 9/14/10, General Election: 11/2/10,
Last Updated: November 5, 2010 |
| Predictions, Notes, List of State Parties, State Media, |
Governor, 55.6% in '06, 1st term, next election in 2010, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Tossup, Cook Political Report: Toss Up, Rasmussen Reports' Gubernatorial Scorecard: Leans Democrat, Rothenberg Political Report: Toss-Up / Tilt Democrat, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Leans Democratic, |
| Deval L. Patrick (D) 48%, |
Harvard Pilgrim CEO Charles D. Baker (R) 42%, |
St. Treas. Timothy P. Cahill (I) 8%, |
| '02 nominee / '06 Sec. of St. nominee Dr. Jill Stein (G) 1%, |
| Kevin Dwire (SW/WI), |
Lt. Governor - Tied with Gov., 55.6% in '06, 1st term, next election in 2010, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Rating: Democratic, |
| Timothy P. "Tim" Murray (D) 48%, |
St. Sen. Richard R. Tisei (R) 42%, |
ex-St. Rep. Paul Loscocco (I) withdrew but still got 8%, |
| Rick Purcell (G) 1%, |
Attorney General, 73.0% in '06, 1st term, next election in 2010, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, |
| Martha Coakley (D) 63%, |
James McKenna (R) 37%, |
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Secretary of Commonwealth, 82.3% in '06, next election in 2010, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, |
| William F. Galvin (D) 65%, |
attorney William C. Campbell (R) 33%, |
Jim Henderson (I) 3%, |
Treasurer, 83.6% in '06, 2nd term, Timothy P. Cahill (I) running for Governor, next election in 2010, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Democratic, |
| '02 gubernatorial candidate Steven Grossman (D) 55%, |
St. Rep. Karyn E. Polito (R) 45%, |
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Auditor, 80.9% in '06, next election in 2010, A. Joseph DeNucci (D) not seeking re-election, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, |
| ex-St. Rep. gubernatorial aide Suzanne M. Bump (D) 48%, |
Massachusetts Turnpike Authority board member Mary Z. Connaughton (R) 46%, |
Nat Fortune (G) 5%, |
Senator, 51.9% in '10 special election, 1st term, next election in 2012, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Lean Democratic, Cook Political Report: ???, Rothenberg Political Report: Lean Republican, |
| U.S. Rep. Michael Capuano (D)?, Mayor Will Flanagan (D)?, '09 candidate/City Year co-founder Alan Khazei (D)?, U.S. Rep. Steve Lynch (D)?, U.S. Rep. Ed Markey (D)?, consumer-rights advocate Elizabeth Warren (D)?, Mayor Setti Warren (D)?, |
Scott P. Brown (R), |
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Senator, 65.8% in '08, 4th term, next election in 2014, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, |
| John F. Kerry (D), |
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1st Congressional District, 73.2% in '08, 10th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Cook Political Report: Solid Democratic, |
| John W. Olver (D) 60%, |
William L. Gunn, Jr. (R) 35%, |
prof. emeritus Michael Engle (I) 5%, |
2nd Congressional District, unopposed in '08, 11th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Cook Political Report: Solid Democratic, |
| Richard E. Neal (D) 57%, |
businessman Thomas A. "Tom" Wesley (R) 43%, |
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3rd Congressional District, unopposed in '08, 7th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Cook Political Report: Solid Democratic, |
| James P. McGovern (D) 56%, |
Martin A. "Marty" Lamb (R) 39%, |
mental health admin. Patrick Barron (I) 4%, |
4th Congressional District, 68.0% in '08, 15th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Likely Democratic, Cook Political Report: Lean Democratic, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Likely Democrat, |
| Barney Frank (D) 54%, |
Sean DM Bielat (R) 43%, |
Susan Allen (I) 1% |
| Donald Jordan (I) 1% |
5th Congressional District, unopposed in '08, 2nd term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Likely Democratic, Cook Political Report: Likely Democratic, The Hill's Race Ratings: Worth Watching, |
| Nicola S. "Niki" Tsongas (D) 55%, |
businessman Jonathan A. Golnik (R) 42%, |
engineer Dale E. Brown (I) 2%, |
Robert "Bob" Clark (I) 1%, |
6th Congressional District, 70.5% in '08, 7th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Cook Political Report: Likely Democratic, The Hill's Race Ratings: Worth Watching, |
| John F. Tierney (D) 57%, |
attorney Bill Hudak (R) 43%, |
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7th Congressional District, 75.7% in '08, 17th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Cook Political Report: Solid Democratic, |
| Edward J. "Ed" Markey (D) 66%, |
Dr. Gerry Dembrowski (R) 34%, |
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8th Congressional District, unopposed in '08, 6th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Cook Political Report: Solid Democratic, |
| Michael E. Capuano (D), |
No Republican |
George Burton (C), |
| Laura Garza (SW/WI), |
9th Congressional District, unopposed in '08, 5th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Cook Political Report: Solid Democratic, |
| Stephen F. Lynch (D) 68%, |
businessman Vernon M. Harrison (R) 26%, |
'06 Democratic candidate Philip Dunkelbarger (I) 6%, |
10th Congressional District, unopposed in '08, William D. Delahunt (D) retiring after 7th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Leans Democratic, Cook Political Report: Toss Up, Rothenberg Political Report: Pure Toss-Up, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Leans Democratic, The Hill's Race Ratings: Lean Democratic, |
| DA William R. "Bill" Keating (D) 47%, |
ex-police office / St. Rep. Jeffrey D. Perry (R) 42%, |
ex-Dem St. Rep. Maryanne Lewis (I) 6%, |
| ex-Quincy Mayor James Sheets (I) 4%, |
| Joe van Nes 1%, |
1. Link to Predictions:
2. D.C.'s Political Report's stars indicate the rating of the race from 1 star to 5 stars depending on its entertainment value.
The color indicates D.C.'s Political Report's prediction of the winning party.
| = Democrat retain control, |
= Democrats take over control, |
 = Republican retain control, |
 = Republicans take over control, |
 = Independent / 3rd Party retains control, |
 = Independent / 3rd Party take over control |
| Bold indicates incumbent. |
Yellow district indicates open races. |
| Light Blue boxes indicates Democrats maintained control. |
Light Red boxes indicates Republicans maintained control. |
| Blue boxes indicates Democrats took control. |
Red boxes indicates Republicans took control. |
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