# 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.
On the night of the election, all nine races were declared in favor of the Democratic Party candidates. 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.

## Statewide

Popular vote
Democratic
78.21%
Republican
20.03%
Other
1.75% :
House seats
Democratic
100.00%
Republican
0.00% :

### By district

Results of the 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts by district:
| District | Democratic | Democratic | Republican | Republican | Others | Others | Total | Total | Result |
| District | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Result |
| 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

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.
District 1 primary detail :
Democratic primary
Debate
2018 Massachusetts's 1st congressional district democratic primary debate
No.
Date
Host
Moderator
Link
Democratic
Democratic
Key:  P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Not invited   I  Invited  W  Withdrawn
Tahirah Amatul-Wadud
Richard Neal
1
August 30, 2018
League of Women Voters CD-1 WGBY-TV
Carrie Saldo
P
P
Primary results
Democratic primary results
Party
Candidate
Votes
Democratic
Richard Neal (incumbent)
49,213
70.8
Democratic
Tahirah Amatul-Wadud
20,322
29.2
Total votes
69,535
100.0 :

### General election
#### Results

Massachusetts' 1st congressional district, 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Richard Neal (incumbent) | 211,790 | 97.6 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 5,110 | 2.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 216,900 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

## District 2

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.
District 2 primary detail :
Democratic primary
Primary results
Democratic primary results
Party
Candidate
Votes
Democratic
Jim McGovern (incumbent)
53,848
100.0
Total votes
53,848
100.0
Republican primary
Primary results
Republican primary results
Party
Candidate
Votes
Republican
Tracy Lovvorn
15,583
60.8
Republican
Kevin Powers
10,042
39.2
Total votes
25,625
100.0 :

### General election
#### Results

Massachusetts' 2nd congressional district, 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Jim McGovern (incumbent) | 191,332 | 67.1 |
| | Republican | Tracy Lovvorn | 93,391 | 32.8 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 170 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 284,893 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

## District 3

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.
District 3 primary detail :
Democratic primary
Candidates
Declared
Jeffrey Ballinger, labor organizer
Alexandra Chandler, former Naval Intelligence officer
Beej Das, president and CEO of Troca Hotels
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
Daniel Koh, former chief of staff to Boston mayor Marty Walsh
Barbara L'Italien, state senator
Bopha Malone, vice president of Enterprise Bank
Juana Matias, state representative
Lori Trahan, former chief of staff to Marty Meehan
Withdrawn
Steve Kerrigan, former CEO of the DNC and nominee for lieutenant governor in 2014
Patrick Littlefield, executive director of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ Center for Innovation
Nadeem Mazen, Cambridge city councillor
Declined
Jennifer Benson, state representative
Stephen DiNatale, mayor of Fitchburg and former state representative (endorsed Gifford)
Eileen Donoghue, state senator, former mayor of Lowell and candidate for MA-05 in 2007
Jamie Eldridge, state senator and candidate for MA-05 in 2007
Rodney Elliott, Lowell city councilor and former mayor of Lowell
Barry Finegold, former state senator, candidate for MA-05 in 2007 and candidate for state treasurer in 2014
James Fiorentini, mayor of Haverhill (Endorsed Koh)
Michael W. Gallagher, attorney and former Lowell School Committee member
Ellen Murphy Meehan, hospital consultant and ex-wife of former congressman Martin Meehan
David Nangle, state representative
Steven Panagiotakos, former state senator
Dan Rivera, mayor of Lawrence (endorsed Matias)
Niki Tsongas, incumbent U.S. representative
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Rufus Gifford
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Tim Kaine, U.S. senator from Virginia
Dan Koh
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Barbara L'Italien
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Alexandra Chandler
Beej Das
Rufus Gifford
Leonard Golder
Dan Koh
Barbara L'Italien
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Lori Trahan
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UMASS Lowell/Boston Globe
August 14–21, 2018
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± 5.2%
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UMASS Lowell/Boston Globe
April 11–17, 2018
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EMC Research
March 14–19, 2018
500
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5%
8%
19%
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55%
Primary results
Democratic primary results
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Candidate
Votes
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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
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0.2
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Blanks
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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, which confirmed Trahan's victory.
Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
Rick Green, businessman
Declined
Mary Burns, political activist and small business owner
Scott Gunderson, retired Naval officer; dropped out
Sheila Harrington, state representative
Mark Hawke, mayor of Gardner
Mike Kuenzler, businessman
Beth Lindstrom, former aide to Mitt Romney (running for U.S. Senate)
Salvatore Lupoli, businessman and founder and CEO of Sal's Pizza
Ann Wofford, nominee in 2014 and 2016
Primary results
Republican primary results
Party
Candidate
Votes
Republican
Rick Green
24,047
100.0
Total votes
24,047
100.0 :

### General election
#### Debate

2018 Massachusetts's 3rd congressional district debate :
| No. | Date | Host | Moderator | Link | Democratic | Republican | Independent |
| Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | | | |
| Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Lori Trahan | Rick Green | Mike Mullen |
| 1 | October 18, 2018 | Fitchburg State University | Charlie Sanamond | | P | P | P |

#### Results

Massachusetts' 3rd congressional district, 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Lori Trahan | 173,175 | 62.0 |
| | Republican | Rick Green | 93,445 | 33.4 |
| | Independent | Mike Mullen | 12,572 | 4.5 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 135 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 279,327 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | 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. No Republicans filed to run.
District 4 primary detail :
Democratic primary
Primary results
Democratic primary results
Party
Candidate
Votes
Democratic
Joe Kennedy III (incumbent)
59,613
93.4
Democratic
Gary Rucinski
4,156
6.6
Total votes
63,319
100.0 :

### General election
#### Results

Massachusetts' 4th congressional district, 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Joe Kennedy III (incumbent) | 245,289 | 97.7 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 5,727 | 2.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 251,016 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

## District 5

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.
District 5 primary detail :
Democratic primary
Primary results
Democratic primary results
Party
Candidate
Votes
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. John Hugo was certified to appear on the ballot for the 2018 elections on May 17, 2018, to run against Katherine Clark.
Primary results
Republican primary results
Party
Candidate
Votes
Republican
John Hugo
11,845
63.7
Republican
Louis Kuchnir
6,745
36.3
Total votes
18,590
100.0 :

### General election
#### Results

Massachusetts' 5th congressional district, 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Katherine Clark (incumbent) | 236,243 | 75.9 |
| | Republican | John Hugo | 74,856 | 24.0 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 225 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 311,324 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

## District 6

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.
District 6 primary detail :
Democratic primary
Primary results
Democratic primary results
Party
Candidate
Votes
Democratic
Seth Moulton (incumbent)
59,326
100.0
Total votes
59,326
100.0
Republican primary
Joseph Schneider was running for the Republican nomination.
Primary results
Republican primary results
Party
Candidate
Votes
Republican
Joseph Schneider
26,579
99.8
Republican
Carlos Armando Gonzalez (write-in)
51
0.2
Total votes
26,630
100.0 :

### General election
#### Results

Massachusetts' 6th congressional district, 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Seth Moulton (incumbent) | 217,703 | 65.2 |
| | Republican | Joseph Schneider | 104,798 | 31.4 |
| | Independent | Mary Charbonneau | 11,309 | 3.4 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 165 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 333,975 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

## District 7

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. The primary victory was a surprise, as the last poll before the election showed Capuano with a significant lead, 48% to 35%. 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.
District 7 primary detail :
Democratic primary
Candidates
Declared
Mike Capuano, incumbent representative
Ayanna Pressley, Boston city councillor
Declined
Nadeem Mazen, Cambridge city councillor
Endorsements
Mike Capuano
Federal politicians
Katherine Clark, US representative (D-MA).
Luis Gutiérrez, U.S. representative (D-IL)
Joe Kennedy III, US representative (D-MA)
John Lewis, U.S. representative (D-GA)
Stephen Lynch, US representative (D-MA).
James McGovern, US representative (D-MA).
Richard Neal, US representative (D-MA).
Maxine Waters, U.S. representative (D-CA)
Local and statewide politicians
Carlo Basile, former state representative
Joseph Boncore, state senator
Salvatore LaMattina, former Boston city councilor
Adrian Madaro, state representative
John Nucci, former Boston city councilor
Deval Patrick, former governor of Massachusetts
Marty Walsh, Mayor of Boston
Organizations
American Federation of Teachers Massachusetts
Bay State Stonewall Democrats
Congressional Black Caucus
Human Rights Campaign
Mass Retirees
Massachusetts AFL–CIO
Massachusetts Nurses Association
Massachusetts Organization of State Engineers and Scientists
Massachusetts Peace Action
Massachusetts Police Association
Massachusetts Teachers Association
National Association of Realtors
National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare
National Education Association
New England Regional Council of Carpenters
Professional Fire Fighters of Massachusetts
Ayanna Pressley
Statewide and local politicians
Maura Healey, Massachusetts attorney general
Enio Lopez, Chelsea city councilor
Jair Rodriguez, Chelsea city councilor
Setti Warren, former mayor of Newton
Damali Vidot, Chelsea city council president
Michelle Wu, Boston City councilor
Individuals
John E. Walsh, former chairman of the Democratic Party of Massachusetts
Labor unions
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 103
UNITE HERE Local 26
Organizations
Brand New Congress
Democracy for America
Justice Democrats
Progressive Massachusetts
Newspapers and news websites
The Boston Globe
The Boston Herald
Polling
Poll source
Date(s) administered
Sample size
Margin of error
Mike Capuano
Ayanna Pressley
Other
Undecided
WBUR
July 27–29, 2018
403
± 4.9%
48%
35%
2%
15%
Emerson College
July 19–21, 2018
400
± 5.2%
38%
29%
33%
WBUR
February 9–11, 2018
402
± 4.9%
47%
35%
2%
15%
Debate
2018 Massachusetts's 7th congressional district democratic primary debate
No.
Date
Host
Moderator
Link
Democratic
Democratic
Key:  P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Not invited   I  Invited  W  Withdrawn
Mike Capuano
Ayanna Pressley
1
August 15, 2018
WGBH-TV
Jim Braude
P
P
Primary results
Democratic primary results
Party
Candidate
Votes
Democratic
Ayanna Pressley
59,815
58.6
Democratic
Mike Capuano (incumbent)
42,252
41.4
Total votes
102,067
100.0 :

### General election
#### Results

Massachusetts' 7th congressional district, 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Ayanna Pressley | 216,557 | 98.2 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 3,852 | 1.8 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 220,409 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | 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 was running for re-election. No Republicans filed to run.
District 8 primary detail :
Democratic primary
Two political newcomers ran against Lynch in the primary, video game developer Brianna Wu and pilot Christopher Voehl. No debates were held in this race.
Primary results
Democratic primary results
Party
Candidate
Votes
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
#### Results

Massachusetts' 8th congressional district, 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Stephen Lynch (incumbent) | 259,159 | 98.4 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 4,148 | 1.6 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 263,307 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

## District 9

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.
District 9 primary detail :
Democratic primary
Bill Cimbrelo, a businessman and former environmental chemist from Osterville, announced that he planned to challenge Keating in the September primary. Cimbrelo previously ran for U.S. Senate against former senator Scott Brown in 2012 as an independent candidate.
Primary results
Democratic 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; he is the former CEO of Tedeschi Food Shops.
Primary results
Republican primary results
Party
Candidate
Votes
Republican
Peter Tedeschi
35,911
100.0
Total votes
35,911
100.0 :

### General election
#### Results

Massachusetts' 9th congressional district, 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Bill Keating (incumbent) | 192,347 | 59.4 |
| | Republican | Peter Tedeschi | 131,463 | 40.6 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 118 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 323,928 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |