2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts

Results of the 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts by district:^[2]

The 1st congressional district is located in western and central Massachusetts. The largest Massachusetts district in area, it covers about one-third of the state and is more rural than the rest. It has the state's highest point, Mount Greylock. The district includes the cities of Springfield, West Springfield, Pittsfield, Holyoke, and Westfield. Incumbent Democrat Richard Neal, who has represented the district since 2013 and previously represented the 2nd district from 1989 to 2013, ran for re-election. He was re-elected unopposed with 98% of the vote in 2012 and the district had a PVI of D+13.

The 2nd congressional district is located in central Massachusetts. It contains the cities of Worcester, which is the second-largest city in New England after Boston, and Northampton in the Pioneer Valley. The incumbent is Democrat Jim McGovern, who has represented the district since 2013 and previously represented the 3rd district from 1997 to 2013, ran for re-election. He was re-elected unopposed with 99% of the vote in 2012 and the district had a PVI of D+8.

The 3rd congressional district is located in northeastern and central Massachusetts. It contains the Merrimack valley including Lowell, Lawrence and Haverhill. TIncumbent Democrat Niki Tsongas, who has represented the district since 2013 and previously represented the 5th district from 2007 to 2013, ran for re-election. She was re-elected with 66% of the vote in 2012 and the district had a PVI of D+6.

The 4th congressional district is located mostly in southern Massachusetts. It contains Bristol, Middlesex, Norfolk, Plymouth and Worcester counties. Incumbent Democrat Joseph P. Kennedy III, who had represented the district since 2013, ran for re-election. He was elected with 61% of the vote in 2012 and the district had a PVI of D+6.

The 5th congressional district is located in eastern Massachusetts. It contains Middlesex, Suffolk and Worcester counties. Incumbent Democrat Katherine Clark, who had represented the district since 2013, ran for re-election. She was elected with 66% of the vote in a special election in 2013 to succeed Ed Markey and the district had a PVI of D+14.

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2014 Massachusetts's 6th congressional district election

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Nominee Seth Moulton Richard Tisei Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 149,638 111,989 Percentage 55.0% 41.1%

Municipality results Moulton:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Tisei:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. Representative before election John F. Tierney Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Seth Moulton Democratic

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The 6th congressional district is located in northeastern Massachusetts. It contains most of Essex County, including the North Shore and Cape Ann. Incumbent Democrat John F. Tierney, who had represented the district since 1997, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 48% of the vote in 2012 and the district had a PVI of D+4.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Seth Moulton, Marine Veteran and military commentator

Eliminated in primary

• Marisa DeFranco, immigration attorney
• John Devine
• John Gutta^[10]
• John F. Tierney, incumbent U.S. Representative

Declined

• Kim Driscoll, Mayor of Salem^[11]
• John D. Keenan, state representative
• Steven Walsh, state representative

Polling

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Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	John F. Tierney	Marisa DeFranco	John Devine	John Gutta	Seth Moulton	Undecided
Remington[12]	September 3–6, 2014	777	±3.53%	43%	4%	1%	1%	42%	9%
Public Policy Polling (D-Moulton)[13]	September 2–3, 2014	592	± 4%	45%	—	—	—	47%	8%
Emerson College[14]	September 2–4, 2014	343	±5.25%	47%	4%	1%	—	44%	6%
Emerson College[15]	June 12–18, 2014	—	—	59%	9%	2%	—	17%	13%
Emerson College[16]	April 3–7, 2014	—	—	64%	10%	—	—	10%	14%
DCCC[17]	March 26–27, 2014	402	±4.9%	64%	—	—	—	17%	20%

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Results

Moulton defeated Tierney in the primary.^[18]

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Democratic primary results^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Seth Moulton	34,575	50.8
	Democratic	John F. Tierney (incumbent)	28,912	40.1
	Democratic	Marisa DeFranco	4,293	6.0
	Democratic	John Devine	1,527	2.1
	Democratic	John Gutta	691	1.0
Total votes			74,170	100.0

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The 7th congressional district is located in eastern Massachusetts. It contains the northern three-quarters of the city of Boston, the city of Somerville and parts of the city of Cambridge. Incumbent Democrat Mike Capuano, who had represented the district since 2013 and previously represented the 8th district from 1999 to 2013, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 83% of the vote in 2012 and the district had a PVI of D+31.

Capuano considered running for Governor of Massachusetts in the 2014 election,^[30] however, he instead chose to run for re-election to the House.^[31]

The 8th congressional district is located in eastern Massachusetts. It contains the southern quarter of the city of Boston and many of its southern suburbs. Incumbent Democrat Stephen Lynch, who had represented the district since 2013 and previously represented the 9th district from 2001 to 2013, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 76% of the vote in 2012 and the district had a PVI of D+6.

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2014 Massachusetts's 9th congressional district election

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Nominee Bill Keating John Chapman Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 140,413 114,971 Percentage 54.9% 45.0%

Municipality results Keating:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Chapman:      50–60% Tie:      50%

U.S. Representative before election William R. Keating Democratic Elected U.S. Representative William R. Keating Democratic

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The 9th congressional district is located in eastern Massachusetts, including Cape Cod and the South Coast. It contains all of Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket counties and parts of Bristol and Plymouth counties. Incumbent Democrat Bill Keating, who had represented the district since 2013 and previously represented the 10th district from 2011 to 2013, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 59% of the vote in 2012 and the district had a PVI of D+5.