2013 Massachusetts's 5th congressional district special election
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A special election for Massachusetts's 5th congressional district took place on December 10, 2013, due to the resignation of Democratic Congressman Ed Markey following his election to the United States Senate in a special election on June 25, 2013.[1] Primary elections were held on October 15, in which Democratic state senator Katherine Clark and Republican Frank Addivinola won their party nominations. State law required that Governor Deval Patrick call a special election between 145 and 160 days after the vacancy became official.[2] On December 10, Clark easily defeated Addivinola with almost 2/3 of the vote, holding the seat for the Democrats.[3] Clark's win marked the 92nd consecutive U.S. House loss by Republicans in Massachusetts since 1996.[4]
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Democratic primary
Candidates
Declared
- Will Brownsberger, state senator[5]
- Katherine Clark, state senator[5]
- Peter Koutoujian, sheriff of Middlesex County and former state representative[5]
- Martin Long, former member of the Lexington School Committee[6]
- Paul Maisano[6]
- Carl Sciortino, state representative[5]
- Karen Spilka, state senator[5]
Declined
- Warren Tolman, former state senator[5]
Endorsements
Katherine Clark
State officials
- Paul Brodeur, state representative of Massachusetts, 32nd Middlesex District[7]
- Martha Coakley, attorney general of Massachusetts[8]
- Marjorie Decker, state representative of Massachusetts, 25th Middlesex District[7]
- Susan Fargo, former Massachusetts state senator[9]
- Allyson Schwartz, U.S. representative for Pennsylvania's 13th congressional district[10]
Local officials
- Robert J. Dolan, mayor of Melrose, Massachusetts[7]
Organizations
- EMILY's List[11]
- Melrose Democratic City Committee[9]
- Winchester Democratic Town Committee[9]
- Women's Campaign Fund[9]
Labor unions
- APWU Local 100[9]
- IBEW Local 123[9]
- IBEW Local 2222[9]
- IBEW Local 2321[9]
- International Association of Fire Fighters Melrose Local 1617, Executive Board[9]
- Ironworkers Local 7[9]
- NAGE/IBPO/SEIU Local 5000[9]
- Teamsters Local 25 [9]
- United Steelworkers Union Local 12012[9]
Newspapers
Carl Sciortino
State officials
- Keith Ellison, U.S. representative for Minnesota's 5th congressional district[13]
- Alan Grayson, U.S. representative for Florida's 9th congressional district[14]
- Raúl Grijalva, U.S. representative for Arizona's 3rd congressional district[13]
- Jared Polis, U.S. representative for Colorado's 2nd congressional district[15]
- Mark Takano, U.S. representative for California's 41st congressional district[15]
Organizations
Polling
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Will Brownsberger |
Katherine Clark |
Peter Koutoujian |
Martin Long |
Paul Maisano |
Carl Sciortino |
Karen Spilka |
Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerstein Bocian Agne*[16] | September 23–25, 2013 | 500 | ± 4.4% | 12% | 27% | 16% | — | — | 15% | 18% | 12% |
| GreenbergQuinlanRosner^[17] | September 22–24, 2013 | 400 | ± 4.9% | 11% | 19% | 15% | — | — | 11% | 18% | 26% |
| Emerson College[18] | September 13–17, 2013 | 310 | ± 4% | 11.3% | 23.9% | 19% | 1.3% | 1% | 5.2% | 15.5% | 22.6% |
| GreenbergQuinlanRosner^[19] | July 18–23, 2013 | 405 | ± 4.9% | 11% | 15% | 12% | — | — | 4% | 14% | 43% |
- * Internal poll for Katherine Clark campaign
- ^ Internal poll for Karen Spilka campaign
Results
Clark
- 30–40%
- 40–50%
- 50–60%
- 60–70%
- 70–80%
Koutoujian
- 30–40%
- 40–50%
- 70–80%
Sciortino
- 40–50%
Brownsberger
- 60–70%
Spilka
- 30–40%
- 40–50%
- 50–60%
- 60–70%
- 70–80%
- 80–90%
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Katherine Clark | 21,959 | 31.5 | |
| Democratic | Peter Koutoujian | 15,290 | 21.9 | |
| Democratic | Carl Sciortino | 11,185 | 16.0 | |
| Democratic | Will Brownsberger | 10,142 | 14.6 | |
| Democratic | Karen Spilka | 9,057 | 13.0 | |
| Democratic | Paul Masiano | 1,498 | 2.2 | |
| Democratic | Martin Long | 394 | 0.6 | |
Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
Polling
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Frank Addivinola |
Mike Stopa |
Tom Tierney |
Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emerson College[18] | September 13–17, 2013 | 107 | ± 9% | 13.1% | 6.5% | 24.3% | 56.1% |
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Frank Addivinola | 4,759 | 48.5 | |
| Republican | Mike Stopa | 2,477 | 25.3 | |
| Republican | Tom Tierney | 2,456 | 25.1 | |
General election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Katherine Clark | 40,303 | 65.8 | |
| Republican | Frank Addivinola | 19,328 | 31.5 | |
| Independent | James Aulenti | 996 | 1.6 | |
| Independent | James Hall | 452 | 0.7 | |
| Write-in | 217 | 0.4 | ||
| Total votes | 61,380 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||