2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts
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The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts were held on November 6, 2018, electing the nine U.S. representatives from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, one from each of the state's nine congressional districts. The elections coincided with the elections of other offices, including a gubernatorial election, other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate, and various state and local elections. The primary election for contested nominations was held on September 4, 2018.
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November 6, 2018
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On the night of the election, all nine races were declared in favor of the Democratic Party candidates.[1] Seven seats went to incumbents seeking re-election: Richard Neal (1st District), Jim McGovern (2nd), Joseph Kennedy III (4th), Katherine Clark (5th), Seth Moulton (6th), Stephen F. Lynch (8th), and Bill Keating (9th). In the 7th District, Ayanna Pressley ran unopposed after defeating the incumbent in the primary election. In the 3rd District, where the incumbent did not seek re-election, Lori Trahan was declared the winner.[2]
Statewide
By district
Results of the 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts by district:[3]
| District | Democratic | Republican | Others | Total | Result | ||||
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| Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | ||
| District 1 | 211,790 | 97.64% | 0 | 0.00% | 5,110 | 2.36% | 216,900 | 100.0% | Democratic hold |
| District 2 | 191,332 | 67.16% | 93,391 | 32.78% | 170 | 0.06% | 284,893 | 100.0% | Democratic hold |
| District 3 | 173,175 | 62.00% | 93,445 | 33.45% | 12,707 | 4.55% | 279,327 | 100.0% | Democratic hold |
| District 4 | 245,289 | 97.72% | 0 | 0.00% | 5,727 | 2.28% | 251,016 | 100.0% | Democratic hold |
| District 5 | 236,243 | 75.88% | 74,856 | 24.04% | 225 | 0.07% | 311,324 | 100.0% | Democratic hold |
| District 6 | 217,703 | 65.19% | 104,798 | 31.38% | 11,474 | 3.44% | 333,975 | 100.0% | Democratic hold |
| District 7 | 216,557 | 98.25% | 0 | 0.00% | 3,852 | 1.75% | 220,409 | 100.0% | Democratic hold |
| District 8 | 259,159 | 98.42% | 0 | 0.00% | 4,148 | 1.58% | 263,307 | 100.0% | Democratic hold |
| District 9 | 192,347 | 59.38% | 131,463 | 40.58% | 118 | 0.04% | 323,928 | 100.0% | Democratic hold |
| Total | 1,943,595 | 78.21% | 497,953 | 20.04% | 43,531 | 1.75% | 2,485,079 | 100.0% | |
District 1
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The 1st congressional district is located in western and Central Massachusetts. The largest Massachusetts district in area, it covers about 1/3 of the state and is more rural than the rest. It includes the state's highest point, Mount Greylock. The district includes the cities of Springfield, West Springfield, Pittsfield, Holyoke, and Westfield. The district had a PVI of D+12. The incumbent was Democrat Richard Neal, who had represented the district since 2013, and previously represented the 2nd district from 1989 to 2013. He was re-elected with 73% of the vote in 2016. For the fourth election cycle in a row, no Republicans filed to run in this district.
Democratic primary
Debate
| No. | Date | Host | Moderator | Link | Democratic | Democratic |
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| Key: P Participant A Absent N Not invited I Invited W Withdrawn |
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| Tahirah Amatul-Wadud | Richard Neal | |||||
| 1 | August 30, 2018 | League of Women Voters CD-1 WGBY-TV |
Carrie Saldo | [4] | P | P |
Primary results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Richard Neal (incumbent) | 49,213 | 70.8 | |
| Democratic | Tahirah Amatul-Wadud | 20,322 | 29.2 | |
| Total votes | 69,535 | 100.0 | ||
General election
Predictions
| Source | Ranking | As of |
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| The Cook Political Report[5] | Safe D | November 5, 2018 |
| Inside Elections[6] | Safe D | November 5, 2018 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[7] | Safe D | November 5, 2018 |
| RCP[8] | Safe D | November 5, 2018 |
| Daily Kos[9] | Safe D | November 5, 2018 |
| 538[10] | Safe D | November 7, 2018 |
| CNN[11] | Safe D | October 31, 2018 |
| Politico[12] | Safe D | November 2, 2018 |
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Richard Neal (incumbent) | 211,790 | 97.6 | |
| Write-in | 5,110 | 2.4 | ||
| Total votes | 216,900 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 2
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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 district had a PVI of D+13. The incumbent was Democrat Jim McGovern, who had represented the district since 2013, and previously represented the 3rd district from 1997 to 2013. He was re-elected unopposed with 98% of the vote in 2016.
Democratic primary
Primary results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Jim McGovern (incumbent) | 53,848 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 53,848 | 100.0 | ||
Republican primary
Primary results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Tracy Lovvorn | 15,583 | 60.8 | |
| Republican | Kevin Powers | 10,042 | 39.2 | |
| Total votes | 25,625 | 100.0 | ||
General election
Predictions
| Source | Ranking | As of |
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| The Cook Political Report[5] | Safe D | November 5, 2018 |
| Inside Elections[6] | Safe D | November 5, 2018 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[7] | Safe D | November 5, 2018 |
| RCP[8] | Safe D | November 5, 2018 |
| Daily Kos[9] | Safe D | November 5, 2018 |
| 538[10] | Safe D | November 7, 2018 |
| CNN[11] | Safe D | October 31, 2018 |
| Politico[12] | Safe D | November 4, 2018 |
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Jim McGovern (incumbent) | 191,332 | 67.1 | |
| Republican | Tracy Lovvorn | 93,391 | 32.8 | |
| Write-in | 170 | 0.1 | ||
| Total votes | 284,893 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 3
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The 3rd congressional district is located in northeastern and central Massachusetts. It contains the Merrimack valley including Lowell, Lawrence and Haverhill. The district had a PVI of D+9. The incumbent was Democrat Niki Tsongas, who had represented the district since 2013, and previously represented the 5th district from 2007 to 2013. She was re-elected with 69% of the vote in 2016.
Tsongas did not seek re-election in 2018.[13]
Democratic primary
Candidates
- Declared
- Jeffrey Ballinger, labor organizer[14]
- Alexandra Chandler, former Naval Intelligence officer[15]
- Beej Das, president and CEO of Troca Hotels[16]
- Rufus Gifford, former United States Ambassador to Denmark and financial director in Barack Obama's 2012 reelection campaign
- Leonard Golder, chairman of the Stow Democratic Town Committee and former Stow selectman[17][14]
- Daniel Koh, former chief of staff to Boston mayor Marty Walsh[18]
- Barbara L'Italien, state senator[19]
- Bopha Malone, vice president of Enterprise Bank[20]
- Juana Matias, state representative[21]
- Lori Trahan, former chief of staff to Marty Meehan[22]
- Withdrawn
- Steve Kerrigan, former CEO of the DNC and nominee for lieutenant governor in 2014[23]
- Patrick Littlefield, executive director of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ Center for Innovation [24]
- Nadeem Mazen, Cambridge city councillor[25]
- Declined
- Jennifer Benson, state representative[26]
- Stephen DiNatale, mayor of Fitchburg and former state representative (endorsed Gifford)[27]
- Eileen Donoghue, state senator, former mayor of Lowell and candidate for MA-05 in 2007[23][26][27]
- Jamie Eldridge, state senator and candidate for MA-05 in 2007[28]
- Rodney Elliott, Lowell city councilor and former mayor of Lowell[27]
- Barry Finegold, former state senator, candidate for MA-05 in 2007 and candidate for state treasurer in 2014[23][27]
- James Fiorentini, mayor of Haverhill (Endorsed Koh)[27]
- Michael W. Gallagher, attorney and former Lowell School Committee member[26][27]
- Ellen Murphy Meehan, hospital consultant and ex-wife of former congressman Martin Meehan[29]
- David Nangle, state representative[27]
- Steven Panagiotakos, former state senator[27]
- Dan Rivera, mayor of Lawrence (endorsed Matias)[30][26][27]
- Niki Tsongas, incumbent U.S. representative[13]
Endorsements
- Politicians
- Organizations
- Local 1421[33]
- Politicians
- Tom Clay, Westford, Massachusetts selectman[33]
- Marty Walsh, mayor of Boston[34]
- Organizations
- Organizations
- BoldPAC[35]
- Justice Democrats[36]
- Latino Victory Fund[35]
- Politicians
- Dan Rivera, mayor of Lawrence[35]
- Newspapers
- Politicians
- Tom Golden, state representative[40]
- Marty Meehan, former U.S. representative and University of Massachusetts president
Polling
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Samples size |
Margin of error |
Jeff Ballinger |
Alexandra Chandler |
Beej Das |
Rufus Gifford |
Leonard Golder |
Dan Koh |
Barbara L'Italien |
Bopha Malone |
Juana Matias |
Lori Trahan |
Other | Undecided |
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| UMASS Lowell/Boston Globe[42] | August 14–21, 2018 | 553 | ± 5.2% | 2% | 4% | 2% | 13% | 1% | 19% | 13% | 1% | 6% | 8% | 6%[43] | 27% |
| UMASS Lowell/Boston Globe[44] | April 11–17, 2018 | 490 | ± 5.5% | – | 3% | 0% | 11% | – | 4% | 7% | 2% | 4% | 5% | 6% [45] | 58% |
| EMC Research[46] | March 14–19, 2018 | 500 | ± 4.4% | – | – | – | 5% | – | 8% | 19% | – | 4% | 5% | 4% | 55% |
Primary results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Lori Trahan | 18,527 | 21.6 | |
| Democratic | Daniel Koh | 18,405 | 21.5 | |
| Democratic | Barbara L'Italien | 13,029 | 15.2 | |
| Democratic | Juana Matias | 12,982 | 15.1 | |
| Democratic | Rufus Gifford | 12,856 | 15.1 | |
| Democratic | Alexandra Chandler | 4,848 | 5.7 | |
| Democratic | Beej Das | 1,496 | 1.7 | |
| Democratic | Jeffrey Ballinger | 1,388 | 1.6 | |
| Democratic | Bopha Malone | 1,344 | 1.6 | |
| Democratic | Leonard Golder | 585 | 0.7 | |
| Democratic | write-ins | 131 | 0.2 | |
| Democratic | Blanks | 3,227 | ||
| Total votes | 88,818 | 100.0 | ||
Lori Trahan and Daniel Koh were separated by less than one half of one percent of the votes cast. Koh subsequently requested a recount,[47] which confirmed Trahan's victory.[48]
Republican primary
Candidates
- Declared
- Rick Green, businessman[22]
- Declined
- Mary Burns, political activist and small business owner[27]
- Scott Gunderson, retired Naval officer;[49] dropped out[50]
- Sheila Harrington, state representative[26][27]
- Mark Hawke, mayor of Gardner[26][27]
- Mike Kuenzler, businessman[51]
- Beth Lindstrom, former aide to Mitt Romney[52] (running for U.S. Senate)
- Salvatore Lupoli, businessman and founder and CEO of Sal's Pizza[26][27]
- Ann Wofford, nominee in 2014 and 2016[26][27]
Primary results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Rick Green | 24,047 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 24,047 | 100.0 | ||
General election
Predictions
| Source | Ranking | As of |
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| The Cook Political Report[5] | Safe D | November 5, 2018 |
| Inside Elections[6] | Safe D | November 5, 2018 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[7] | Safe D | November 5, 2018 |
| RCP[8] | Safe D | November 5, 2018 |
| Daily Kos[9] | Safe D | November 5, 2018 |
| 538[10] | Safe D | November 7, 2018 |
| CNN[11] | Safe D | October 31, 2018 |
| Politico[12] | Safe D | November 4, 2018 |
Debates
| No. | Date | Host | Moderator | Link | Democratic | Republican | Independent |
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| Key: P Participant A Absent N Not invited I Invited W Withdrawn |
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| Lori Trahan | Rick Green | Mike Mullen | |||||
| 1 | Oct. 18, 2018 | Fitchburg State University | Charlie Sanamond | [53] | P | P | P |
| 2 | Oct. 29, 2018 | University of Massachusetts Lowell Lowell Sun |
Chris Scott | [54] | P | P | P |
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Lori Trahan | 173,175 | 62.0 | |
| Republican | Rick Green | 93,445 | 33.4 | |
| Independent | Mike Mullen | 12,572 | 4.5 | |
| Write-in | 135 | 0.1 | ||
| Total votes | 279,327 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 4
The 4th congressional district is located mostly in southern Massachusetts. It contains Bristol, Middlesex, Norfolk, Plymouth and Worcester counties. The district had a PVI of D+9. The incumbent was Democrat Joe Kennedy III, who had represented the district since 2013. He was re-elected with 70% of the vote in 2016.
Kennedy was running for re-election.[55] No Republicans filed to run.
Democratic primary
Primary results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Joe Kennedy III (incumbent) | 59,613 | 93.4 | |
| Democratic | Gary Rucinski | 4,156 | 6.6 | |
| Total votes | 63,319 | 100.0 | ||
General election
Predictions
| Source | Ranking | As of |
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| The Cook Political Report[5] | Safe D | November 5, 2018 |
| Inside Elections[6] | Safe D | November 5, 2018 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[7] | Safe D | November 5, 2018 |
| RCP[8] | Safe D | November 5, 2018 |
| Daily Kos[9] | Safe D | November 5, 2018 |
| 538[10] | Safe D | November 7, 2018 |
| CNN[11] | Safe D | October 31, 2018 |
| Politico[12] | Safe D | November 4, 2018 |
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Joe Kennedy III (incumbent) | 245,289 | 97.7 | |
| Write-in | 5,727 | 2.3 | ||
| Total votes | 251,016 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 5
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The 5th congressional district is located in eastern Massachusetts. It contains Middlesex, Suffolk and Worcester counties. The district had a PVI of D+18. The incumbent was Democrat Katherine Clark, who had represented the district since winning a special election in 2013. She was re-elected unopposed with 99% of the vote in 2016.
Democratic primary
Primary results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Katherine Clark (incumbent) | 78,156 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 78,156 | 100.0 | ||
Republican primary
John Hugo was a Republican candidate for the Massachusetts' 5th congressional district in Massachusetts who was running against Katherine Clark in the United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts, 2018.[56][57][58][59][60] John Hugo was certified to appear on the ballot for the 2018 elections on May 17, 2018, to run against Katherine Clark.[61]
Primary results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | John Hugo | 11,845 | 63.7 | |
| Republican | Louis Kuchnir | 6,745 | 36.3 | |
| Total votes | 18,590 | 100.0 | ||
General election
Predictions
| Source | Ranking | As of |
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| The Cook Political Report[5] | Safe D | November 5, 2018 |
| Inside Elections[6] | Safe D | November 5, 2018 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[7] | Safe D | November 5, 2018 |
| RCP[8] | Safe D | November 5, 2018 |
| Daily Kos[9] | Safe D | November 5, 2018 |
| 538[10] | Safe D | November 7, 2018 |
| CNN[11] | Safe D | October 31, 2018 |
| Politico[12] | Safe D | November 4, 2018 |
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Katherine Clark (incumbent) | 236,243 | 75.9 | |
| Republican | John Hugo | 74,856 | 24.0 | |
| Write-in | 225 | 0.1 | ||
| Total votes | 311,324 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 6
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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. The district had a PVI of D+6. The incumbent was Democrat Seth Moulton, who had represented the district since 2015. He was re-elected unopposed with 98% of the vote in 2016.
Democratic primary
Primary results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Seth Moulton (incumbent) | 59,326 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 59,326 | 100.0 | ||
Republican primary
Joseph Schneider was running for the Republican nomination.[62]
Primary results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Joseph Schneider | 26,579 | 99.8 | |
| Republican | Carlos Armando Gonzalez (write-in) | 51 | 0.2 | |
| Total votes | 26,630 | 100.0 | ||
General election
Predictions
| Source | Ranking | As of |
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| The Cook Political Report[5] | Safe D | November 5, 2018 |
| Inside Elections[6] | Safe D | November 5, 2018 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[7] | Safe D | November 5, 2018 |
| RCP[8] | Safe D | November 5, 2018 |
| Daily Kos[9] | Safe D | November 5, 2018 |
| 538[10] | Safe D | November 7, 2018 |
| CNN[11] | Safe D | October 31, 2018 |
| Politico[12] | Safe D | November 4, 2018 |
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Seth Moulton (incumbent) | 217,703 | 65.2 | |
| Republican | Joseph Schneider | 104,798 | 31.4 | |
| Independent | Mary Charbonneau | 11,309 | 3.4 | |
| Write-in | 165 | 0.0 | ||
| Total votes | 333,975 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 7
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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. The district had a PVI of D+34. The incumbent was Democrat Mike Capuano, who had represented the district since 2013, and previously represented the 8th district from 1999 to 2013. He was re-elected unopposed with 99% of the vote in 2016.
In his bid for re-nomination by the Democratic Party, Capuano was defeated by Boston city councillor Ayanna Pressley.[63] The primary victory was a surprise,[64] as the last poll before the election showed Capuano with a significant lead, 48% to 35%.[65] Part of the reason the polls may have been inaccurate was a surge in the number of primary voters. 24% of District 7 voters in the 2018 primary had not voted in the five previous primaries, and that percentage was disproportionately of Hispanic and Asian ethnicities.[66]
Democratic primary
Candidates
- Declared
- Mike Capuano, incumbent representative
- Ayanna Pressley, Boston city councillor
- Declined
- Nadeem Mazen, Cambridge city councillor
Endorsements
- Federal politicians
- Katherine Clark, US representative (D-MA).[67]
- Luis Gutiérrez, U.S. representative (D-IL)[68]
- Joe Kennedy III, US representative (D-MA)[69][70][67]
- John Lewis, U.S. representative (D-GA)[71]
- Stephen Lynch, US representative (D-MA).[67]
- James McGovern, US representative (D-MA).[67]
- Richard Neal, US representative (D-MA).[67]
- Maxine Waters, U.S. representative (D-CA)[72]
- Local and statewide politicians
- Carlo Basile, former state representative[73]
- Joseph Boncore, state senator[73]
- Salvatore LaMattina, former Boston city councilor[73]
- Adrian Madaro, state representative[73]
- John Nucci, former Boston city councilor[73]
- Deval Patrick, former governor of Massachusetts[74]
- Marty Walsh, Mayor of Boston[75]
- Organizations
- American Federation of Teachers Massachusetts[76]
- Bay State Stonewall Democrats[77]
- Congressional Black Caucus[78]
- Human Rights Campaign[79]
- Mass Retirees[80]
- Massachusetts AFL–CIO[81]
- Massachusetts Nurses Association[82]
- Massachusetts Organization of State Engineers and Scientists[83]
- Massachusetts Peace Action[84]
- Massachusetts Police Association[85]
- Massachusetts Teachers Association[86]
- National Association of Realtors[87]
- National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare[80]
- National Education Association[86]
- New England Regional Council of Carpenters[88]
- Professional Fire Fighters of Massachusetts[89]
- Statewide and local politicians
- Maura Healey, Massachusetts attorney general[90]
- Enio Lopez, Chelsea city councilor[91]
- Jair Rodriguez, Chelsea city councilor[91]
- Setti Warren, former mayor of Newton[92]
- Damali Vidot, Chelsea city council president[91]
- Michelle Wu, Boston City councilor[93]
- Individuals
- John E. Walsh, former chairman of the Democratic Party of Massachusetts[94]
- Labor unions
- International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 103[95]
- UNITE HERE Local 26[96]
- Organizations
- Brand New Congress[97]
- Democracy for America[98]
- Justice Democrats[97]
- Progressive Massachusetts[99]
- Newspapers and news websites
Polling
Debate
| No. | Date | Host | Moderator | Link | Democratic | Democratic |
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| Key: P Participant A Absent N Not invited I Invited W Withdrawn |
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| Mike Capuano | Ayanna Pressley | |||||
| 1 | August 15, 2018 | WGBH-TV | Jim Braude | [105] | P | P |
Primary results
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Ayanna Pressley | 59,815 | 58.6 | |
| Democratic | Mike Capuano (incumbent) | 42,252 | 41.4 | |
| Total votes | 102,067 | 100.0 | ||
General election
Predictions
| Source | Ranking | As of |
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| The Cook Political Report[5] | Safe D | November 5, 2018 |
| Inside Elections[6] | Safe D | November 5, 2018 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[7] | Safe D | November 5, 2018 |
| RCP[8] | Safe D | November 5, 2018 |
| Daily Kos[9] | Safe D | November 5, 2018 |
| 538[10] | Safe D | November 7, 2018 |
| CNN[11] | Safe D | October 31, 2018 |
| Politico[12] | Safe D | November 4, 2018 |
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Ayanna Pressley | 216,557 | 98.2 | |
| Write-in | 3,852 | 1.8 | ||
| Total votes | 220,409 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 8
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. The incumbent was Democrat Stephen Lynch, who had represented the district since 2013, and previously represented the 9th district from 2001 to 2013. The district had a PVI of D+10. He was re-elected with 72% of the vote in 2016.
Lynch ran for re-election.[106] No Republicans filed to run.
Democratic primary
Two political newcomers ran against Lynch in the primary, video game developer Brianna Wu and pilot Christopher Voehl.[107] No debates were held in this race.[108]
Primary results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Stephen Lynch (incumbent) | 51,882 | 71.0 | |
| Democratic | Brianna Wu | 16,766 | 23.0 | |
| Democratic | Christopher Voehl | 4,399 | 6.0 | |
| Total votes | 73,047 | 100.0 | ||
General election
Predictions
| Source | Ranking | As of |
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| The Cook Political Report[5] | Safe D | November 5, 2018 |
| Inside Elections[6] | Safe D | November 5, 2018 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[7] | Safe D | November 5, 2018 |
| RCP[8] | Safe D | November 5, 2018 |
| Daily Kos[9] | Safe D | November 5, 2018 |
| 538[10] | Safe D | November 7, 2018 |
| CNN[11] | Safe D | October 31, 2018 |
| Politico[12] | Safe D | November 4, 2018 |
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Stephen Lynch (incumbent) | 259,159 | 98.4 | |
| Write-in | 4,148 | 1.6 | ||
| Total votes | 263,307 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 9
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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. The district had a PVI of D+4. The incumbent was Democrat Bill Keating, who had represented the district since 2013, and previously represented the 10th district from 2011 to 2013. He was re-elected with 56% of the vote in 2016.
Democratic primary
Bill Cimbrelo, a businessman and former environmental chemist from Osterville, announced that he planned to challenge Keating in the September primary.[109] Cimbrelo previously ran for U.S. Senate against former senator Scott Brown in 2012 as an independent candidate.
Primary results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Bill Keating (incumbent) | 50,084 | 85.5 | |
| Democratic | Bill Cimbrelo | 8,523 | 14.5 | |
| Total votes | 58,607 | 100.0 | ||
Republican primary
Peter Tedeschi sought the Republican nomination;[110] he is the former CEO of Tedeschi Food Shops.[111]
Primary results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Peter Tedeschi | 35,911 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 35,911 | 100.0 | ||
General election
Predictions
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| The Cook Political Report[5] | Safe D | November 5, 2018 |
| Inside Elections[6] | Safe D | November 5, 2018 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[7] | Safe D | November 5, 2018 |
| RCP[8] | Safe D | November 5, 2018 |
| Daily Kos[9] | Safe D | November 5, 2018 |
| 538[10] | Safe D | November 7, 2018 |
| CNN[11] | Safe D | October 31, 2018 |
| Politico[12] | Safe D | November 4, 2018 |
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Bill Keating (incumbent) | 192,347 | 59.4 | |
| Republican | Peter Tedeschi | 131,463 | 40.6 | |
| Write-in | 118 | 0.0 | ||
| Total votes | 323,928 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||