Massachusetts Elections in 2008
U.S. President
Massachusetts Presidential Election
Candidates: Barack Obama (D), John McCain (R), Ralph Nader (I), Bob Barr, Jr. (L)
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U.S. Congress
U.S. Senate
Candidates: John Forbes Kerry (D, Incumbent), Jeffrey Keith Beatty (R)
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U.S. House, District 1
Candidates: John Olver (D, Incumbent), Nathan "Nate" Bech (R)
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U.S. House, District 2
Candidates: Richard E. Neal (D, Incumbent)
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U.S. House, District 3
Candidates: James P. McGovern (D, Incumbent)
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U.S. House, District 4
Candidates: Barney Frank (D, Incumbent), Earl Sholley (R)
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U.S. House, District 5
Candidates: Nicola Sauvage Tsongas (D, Incumbent)
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U.S. House, District 6
Candidates: John F. Tierney (D, Incumbent), Richard Baker (R)
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U.S. House, District 7
Candidates: Edward J. Markey (D, Incumbent), John Cunningham (R)
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U.S. House, District 8
Candidates: Michael Everett Capuano (D, Incumbent)
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U.S. House, District 9
Candidates: Stephen Lynch (D, Incumbent)
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U.S. House, District 10
Candidates: William D. Delahunt (D, Incumbent)
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Previous MA Election Results
Democratic Presidential Primary (Feb. 5, 2008)
Republican Presidential Primary (Feb. 5, 2008)
Latest Headlines
- Democrats Carry Big Generic Ballot Lead (Nov. 3, 2008)
- Obama and McCain Wrap Up Campaigns (Nov. 3, 2008)
- Washington Post-ABC News Poll (Nov. 3, 2008)
- Poll Shows Obama Deflected Recent Attacks (Nov. 3, 2008)
- The State of the Races (Nov. 3, 2008)
- The Final Fix Electoral Map (Nov. 3, 2008)
- The State Of the Races (Nov. 2, 2008)
- The State of the Election: Northeast (Nov. 2, 2008)
- The Final Senate Line: The Fix Predicts (Oct. 31, 2008)
- Rick Davis Sees "One of the Greatest Comebacks" (Oct. 31, 2008)
Political Profile
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Massachusetts Demographics
- Population: 6,449,755
- Gender: 48.5% male, 51.5% female
- Age: 77.8% 18 years and over; 13.3% 65 years and over; Median age: 38.5
- Median Household Income: $62,365
- Families Below Poverty Level: 7.3%
- Education: 14.8% of those over 25 have a bachelor's degree or higher
Source: 2007 American Community Survey, U.S. Census Bureau
Note: This list of candidates is not comprehensive. Candidates listed on this page were chosen by washingtonpost.com reporters and editors based on an analysis of their overall competitiveness in this race. Candidates will be added and removed from this page as the race unfolds.
