Английская Википедия:2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use mdy dates Шаблон:Infobox election Шаблон:ElectionsMA The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts were held on November 8, 2016, 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 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections. The primaries were held on September 20. All incumbents were re-elected to office. Шаблон:TOC limit

Overview

By district

Results of the 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts by district:

District	Democratic		Republican		Others		Total		Result
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	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
District 1	235,803	73.34%	0	0.00%	85,736	26.66%	321,539	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 2	275,487	98.24%	0	0.00%	4,924	1.76%	280,411	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 3	236,713	68.69%	107,519	31.20%	360	0.10%	344,592	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 4	265,823	70.10%	113,055	29.81%	335	0.09%	379,213	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 5	285,606	98.55%	0	0.00%	4,201	1.45%	289,807	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 6	308,923	98.37%	0	0.00%	5,132	1.63%	314,055	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 7	253,354	98.62%	0	0.00%	3,557	1.38%	256,911	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 8	271,019	72.41%	102,744	27.45%	502	0.13%	374,265	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 9	211,790	55.75%	127,803	33.64%	40,302	10.61%	379,895	100.0%	Democratic hold
Total	2,344,518	79.73%	451,121	15.34%	145,049	4.93%	2,940,688	100.0%

District 1

Шаблон:Infobox election Шаблон:See also 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 2014 and the district had a PVI of D+13.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Richard Neal, incumbent U.S. Representative

Republican primary

No Republicans filed

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Thomas Simmons, professor of business and economics at Greenfield Community College

Independents

• Frederick Mayock

District 2

Шаблон:Infobox election Шаблон:See also 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. Incumbent 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 98% of the vote in 2014 and the district had a PVI of D+8.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Jim McGovern, incumbent U.S. Representative

Republican primary

No Republicans filed

District 3

Шаблон:Infobox election Шаблон:See also The 3rd congressional district is located in northeastern and central Massachusetts. It contains the Merrimack valley including Lowell, Lawrence and Haverhill. The incumbent is Democrat Niki Tsongas, who has represented the district since 2013 and previously represented the 5th district from 2007 to 2013. She was re-elected with 63% of the vote in 2014 and the district has a PVI of D+6.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Niki Tsongas, incumbent U.S. Representative

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Ann Wofford, nominee for this seat in 2014

District 4

Шаблон:Infobox election Шаблон:See also 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 98% of the vote in 2014 and the district had a PVI of D+6.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Joseph P. Kennedy III, incumbent U.S. Representative

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• David Rosa

District 5

Шаблон:Infobox election Шаблон:See also 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 re-elected with 98% of the vote in 2014 and the district had a PVI of D+14.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Katherine Clark, incumbent U.S. Representative

Republican primary

No Republicans filed

District 6

Шаблон:Infobox election Шаблон:See also The 6th congressional district is located in northeastern Massachusetts. It contains most of Essex County, including the North Shore and Cape Ann. Incumbent Democrat Seth Moulton, who had represented the district since 2015, ran for re-election. He was elected with 55% of the vote in 2014 and the district had a PVI of D+4.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Seth Moulton, incumbent U.S. Representative

Republican primary

No Republicans filed

District 7

Шаблон:Infobox election Шаблон:See also 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 98% of the vote in 2014 and the district had a PVI of D+31.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Mike Capuano, incumbent U.S. Representative

Republican primary

No Republicans filed

District 8

Шаблон:Infobox election Шаблон:See also 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. He was re-elected with 99% of the vote in 2014 and the district had a PVI of D+6.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Stephen Lynch, incumbent U.S. Representative

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• William Burke, small business owner

District 9

Шаблон:Infobox election Шаблон:See also 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 has represented the district since 2013 and previously represented the 10th district from 2011 to 2013, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 55% of the vote in 2014 and the district has a PVI of D+5.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Bill Keating, incumbent U.S. Representative

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Mark Alliegro, biologist, educator and candidate for this seat in 2014

Eliminated in primary

• Tom O'Malley, retired U.S. Navy officer

External links

• U.S. House elections in Massachusetts, 2016 at Ballotpedia
• Campaign contributions at OpenSecrets