# 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts

The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts were held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014, to elect 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 election of Massachusetts' class II U.S. senator and other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections, including the governor of Massachusetts.
Democratic nominees were victorious in all nine Massachusetts districts in 2014, bringing the Republican losing streak in Bay State U.S. House general and special elections to a state record 101 contests in a row.

## Overview

Results of the 2014 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 | 167,612 | 97.96% | 0 | 0.00% | 3,498 | 2.04% | 171,110 | 100.0% | Democratic hold |
| District 2 | 169,640 | 98.20% | 0 | 0.00% | 3,105 | 1.80% | 172,745 | 100.0% | Democratic hold |
| District 3 | 139,104 | 62.96% | 81,638 | 36.95% | 204 | 0.09% | 220,946 | 100.0% | Democratic hold |
| District 4 | 184,158 | 97.91% | 0 | 0.00% | 3,940 | 2.09% | 188,098 | 100.0% | Democratic hold |
| District 5 | 182,100 | 98.29% | 0 | 0.00% | 3,160 | 1.71% | 185,260 | 100.0% | Democratic hold |
| District 6 | 149,638 | 54.97% | 111,989 | 41.14% | 10,592 | 3.89% | 272,219 | 100.0% | Democratic hold |
| District 7 | 142,133 | 98.33% | 0 | 0.00% | 2,413 | 1.67% | 144,546 | 100.0% | Democratic hold |
| District 8 | 200,644 | 98.67% | 0 | 0.00% | 2,707 | 1.33% | 203,351 | 100.0% | Democratic hold |
| District 9 | 140,413 | 54.95% | 114,971 | 44.99% | 157 | 0.06% | 255,541 | 100.0% | Democratic hold |
| Total | 1,475,442 | 81.35% | 308,598 | 17.01% | 29,776 | 1.64% | 1,813,816 | 100.0% | |
Elections in Massachusetts :
General
1942
1944
1946
1948
1950
1952
1954
1956
1958
1960
1962
1964
1966
1970
1974
1978
1982
1986
1990
1994
1998
2002
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018
2020
2022 :
Federal government
U.S. President
1788–89
1792
1796
1800
1804
1808
1812
1816
1820
1824
1828
1832
1836
1840
1844
1848
1852
1856
1860
1864
1868
1872
1876
1880
1884
1888
1892
1896
1900
1904
1908
1912
1916
1920
1924
1928
1932
1936
1940
1944
1948
1952
1956
1960
1964
1968
1972
1976
1980
Dem
1984
1988
1992
1996
2000
Dem
2004
Dem
GOP
2008
Dem
GOP
2012
2016
Dem
GOP
2020
Dem
GOP
2024
Dem
GOP
U.S. Senate
Class 1: 1788
1790
1796 (S)
1796
1798
1800 (S)
1803
1808 (S)
1810 (S)
1811
1813 (S)
1815
1815 (S)
1816 (S)
1818 (S)
1820
1820 (S)
1822
1826
1827
1829 (S)
1833
1839
February 1841 (S)
1845
1851
1851 (S)
1857
1863
1869
1874 (S)
1875
1881
1887
1893
1899
1905
1911
1916
1922
1928
1934
1940
1946
1952
1958
1962 (S)
1964
1970
1976
1982
1988
1994
2000
2006
2010 (S)
2012
2018
2024
Class 2: 1788
1793
1796
1800 (S)
1803 (S)
1805
1810
1811 (S)
1816
1822 (S)
1826 (S)
1828
1835
January 1841 (S)
1841
1845 (S)
1847
1853
1855 (S)
1859
1865
1871
1873 (S)
1877
1883
1889
1895
1901
1905 (S)
1907
1913
1918
1924
1930
1936
1942
1944 (S)
1948
1954
1960
1966
1972
1978
1984
1990
1996
2002
2008
2013 (S)
2014
2020
U.S. House
1788/1789
1790/1792
1792/1793
1794/1795
1796/1797
1798/1799
1800/1801
1802/1803
1804
1806
1808
1810/1811
1812/1813
1814/1815
3rd
1816/1817
1818/1819
1820/1821
1822/1823
1824/1825
1826/1827
1828
1830/1832
1833/1834
1834/1835
1836
1838/1839
1840/1841
1842/1844
1844/1846
1846
1848/1850
1850/1851
1852
1854
1856
1858
1860
1862
1864
1866
1868
1870
1872
1874
1876
1878
1880
1882
1884
1886
1888
1890
1892
1894
1896
1898
1900
1902
1904
1906
1908
1910
1912
1914
1916
1918
1920
1922
1924
1926
1928
1930
1932
1934
1936
1938
1940
1942
1944
1946
1948
1950
1952
1954
1956
1958
1960
1962
1964
1966
1968
1970
1972
1974
1976
1978
1980
1982
1984
1986
1988
1990
1991 (1st)
1992
1994
1996
1998
2000
2001 (9th)
2002
2004
2006
2007 (5th)
2008
2010
2012
2013 (5th)
2014
2016
2018
2020
2022
2024 :
State government
Governor
1800
1801
1802
1803
1804
1805
1806
1807
1808
1809
1810
1811
1812
1813
1814
1815
1816
1817
1818
1819
1820
1821
1822
1823
1824
1825
1826
1827
1828
1829
1830
Apr. 1831
Nov. 1831
1832
1833
1834
1835
1836
1837
1838
1839
1840
1841
1842
1843
1844
1845
1846
1847
1848
1849
1850
1851
1852
1853
1854
1855
1856
1857
1858
1859
1860
1861
1862
1863
1864
1865
1866
1867
1868
1869
1870
1871
1872
1873
1874
1875
1876
1877
1878
1879
1880
1881
1882
1883
1884
1885
1886
1887
1888
1889
1890
1891
1892
1893
1894
1895
1896
1897
1898
1899
1900
1901
1902
1903
1904
1905
1906
1907
1908
1909
1910
1911
1912
1913
1914
1915
1916
1917
1918
1919
1920
1922
1924
1926
1928
1930
1932
1934
1936
1938
1940
1942
1944
1946
1948
1950
1952
1954
1956
1958
1960
1962
1964
1966
1970
1974
1978
1982
1986
1990
1994
1998
2002
2006
2010
2014
2018
2022
State Senate
1787
1824
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018
2020
2022
2024
State House
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014
2016
2020
2022
2024
Governor's Council
2006
2010
2014
2018
2022
2024
Ballot measures
1980: Proposition 2½
2002: English Language Education in Public Schools
2006: 2008
Greyhound Protection
Sensible Marijuana Policy
State Income Tax Repeal
2010: No Sales Tax for Alcohol
Sales Tax Relief
Comprehensive Permits and Regional Planning
2012: Right to Repair
Death with Dignity
Medical Marijuana
2014: Automatic Gas Tax Increase Repeal
Expansion of Bottle Deposits
Casino Repeal
Paid Sick Days
2016: Expand Slot Machine Gaming
Charter School Expansion
Farm Animal Confinement
Legalization, Regulation and Taxation of Marijuana
2018: Gender Identity Anti-Discrimination
2020: pending :
Boston
Mayor
1822
1823
1824
Apr 1825
Dec 1825
1826
1827
1828
1829
1830
1831
1832
1833
1834
1835
1836
1837
1838
1839
1840
1841
1842
1843
1844–45
Dec 1845
1846
1847
1848
1849
1850
1851
1852
1853–54
Dec 1854
1855
1856
1857
1858
1859
1860
1861
1862
1863
1864
1865
1866
1867
1868
1869
1871
1872
1873
1874
1875
1876
1877
1878
1879
1880
1881
1882
1883
1884
1885
1886
1887
1888
1889
1890
1891
1892
1893
1894
1895
1897
1899
1901
1903
1905
1907
1910
1914
1917
1921
1925
1929
1933
1937
1941
1945
1949
1951
1955
1959
1963
1967
1971
1975
1979
1983
1987
1991
1993
1997
2001
2005
2009
2013
2017
2021
2025
City council
1977
1979
1981
1983
1985
1987
1989
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007
2009
2011
2013
2015
2017
2019
2021
2023 :
Springfield
Mayor
1953
1955
1957
1959
1961
1963
1965
1967
1969
1971
1973 (S)
1973
1975
1977
1979
1983
1981
1985
1987
1989 (S)
1989
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007
2009
2011
2015
2019
2023 :
Worcester
Mayor
1987
1989
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007
2009
2011
2013
2015
2017
2019
2021
2023 :
Massachusetts portal :
vte :

## District 1

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.

### Democratic primary
#### Candidates
##### Nominee

* Richard Neal, incumbent U.S. Representative

### General election
#### Results

Massachusetts's 1st congressional district, 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Richard Neal (incumbent) | 167,612 | 98.0 |
| | n/a | Write-ins | 3,498 | 2.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 171,110 | 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 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.

### Democratic primary
#### Candidates
##### Nominee

* Jim McGovern, incumbent U.S. Representative

### Republican primary
#### Candidates
##### Nominee

* Dan Dubrule
Due to state ballot law, Dubrule ran as a write-in candidate in the general election.

### General election
#### Results

Massachusetts's 2nd congressional district, 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Jim McGovern (incumbent) | 169,640 | 98.2 |
| | n/a | Write-ins | 3,105 | 1.8 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 172,745 | 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. 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.

### Democratic primary
#### Candidates
##### Nominee

* Niki Tsongas, incumbent U.S. Representative

### Republican primary
#### Candidates
##### Nominee

* Ann Wofford

### General election
#### Results

Massachusetts's 3rd congressional district, 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Niki Tsongas (incumbent) | 139,104 | 63.0 |
| | Republican | Ann Wofford | 81,638 | 36.9 |
| | n/a | Write-ins | 204 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 220,946 | 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. 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.

### Democratic primary
#### Candidates
##### Nominee

* Joe Kennedy III, incumbent U.S. Representative

### General election
#### Results

Massachusetts's 4th congressional district, 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Joe Kennedy III (incumbent) | 184,158 | 97.9 |
| | n/a | Write-ins | 3,940 | 2.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 188,098 | 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. 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.

### Democratic primary
#### Candidates
##### Nominee

* Katherine Clark, incumbent U.S. Representative

##### Eliminated in primary

* Sheldon Schwartz

#### Results

Democratic primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Katherine Clark (incumbent) | 57,014 | 81.2 |
| | Democratic | Sheldon Schwartz | 13,070 | 18.6 |
| | Democratic | All others | 140 | 0.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 70,224 | 100.0 |

### Republican primary
#### Candidates
##### Withdrawn

* Mike Stopa

### General election
#### Results

Massachusetts's 5th congressional district, 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Katherine Clark (incumbent) | 182,100 | 98.3 |
| | n/a | Write-ins | 3,159 | 1.7 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 185,259 | 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. 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
* John F. Tierney, incumbent U.S. Representative

##### Declined

* Kim Driscoll, Mayor of Salem
* John D. Keenan, state representative
* Steven Walsh, state representative

#### Polling

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

#### Results

Moulton defeated Tierney in the primary.
Democratic primary results :
| Party | 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 | Total votes | Total votes | 74,170 | 100.0 |

### Republican primary
#### Candidates
##### Nominee

* Richard Tisei, former minority leader of the Massachusetts Senate, nominee for lieutenant governor in 2010 and nominee for this seat in 2012

### General election
#### Polling

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Seth Moulton (D) | Richard Tisei (R) | Chris Stockwell (I) | Other | Undecided |
| Emerson College | October 26–29, 2014 | 400 | ± 4.85% | 40% | 42% | 3% | 15% | 15% |
| 0ptimus | October 22–25, 2014 | 1,807 | ± 2% | 41% | 43% | 12% | — | 6% |
| 0ptimus | October 16–19, 2014 | 2,994 | ± 1.77% | 48% | 46% | — | — | 6% |
| GarinHartYang/HMP | October 16–17, 2014 | 406 | ± 5% | 47% | 36% | 9% | — | 8% |
| Emerson College | October 13–14, 2014 | 400 | ± 4.85% | 40% | 43% | 2% | — | 10% |
| 0ptimus | October 6–9, 2014 | 6,929 | ± ? | 45% | 47% | — | — | 8% |
| Voter Consumer Research | October 6–9, 2014 | 400 | ± 4.9% | 42% | 44% | — | 14% | 14% |
| Emerson College | September 26–29, 2014 | 429 | ± 4.68% | 39% | 41% | 3% | — | 17% |
| GarinHartYang/HMP | September 24–27, 2014 | 400 | ± 5% | 43% | 33% | 11% | — | 13% |
| Tarrance Group (R-Tisei) | September 23–25, 2014 | 400 | ± 4.9% | 40% | 41% | — | 9% | 10% |
| MassINC/WBUR | September 22–24, 2014 | 400 | ± 4.9% | 47% | 39% | — | 1% | 14% |
| Municipoll | September 12–14, 2014 | 490 | ± 4.4% | 49% | 31% | — | — | 20% |
| DCCC (D) | September 13, 2014 | 432 | ± 4.7% | 49% | 41% | — | — | 10% |
| Emerson College | September 2–4, 2014 | 500 | ± 4.33% | 44% | 36% | — | — | 20% |
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | John F. Tierney (D) | Richard Tisei (R) | Other | Undecided |
| Emerson College | September 2–4, 2014 | 500 | ± 4.33% | 43% | 51% | — | 6% |
| Emerson College | June 12–18, 2014 | 253 | ± 6.12% | 40% | 45% | — | 15% |
| Emerson College | April 3–7, 2014 | 326 | ± 5.4% | 44% | 44% | — | 13% |

#### Results

Massachusetts's 6th congressional district, 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Seth Moulton | 149,638 | 55.0 |
| | Republican | Richard Tisei | 111,989 | 41.1 |
| | Independent | Chris Stockwell | 10,373 | 3.8 |
| | n/a | Write-ins | 219 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 272,219 | 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. 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, however, he instead chose to run for re-election to the House.

### Democratic primary
#### Candidates
##### Nominee

* Mike Capuano, incumbent U.S. Representative

### Green primary
#### Candidates
##### Disqualified

* Jason Lowenthal

### General election

Lowenthal, the only minor party candidate to file to run, was told the 3,000 signatures on his petition were invalid because the petitions he was given and used to collect the signatures were for the primary election, rather than the petition designated for the general election.

#### Results

Massachusetts's 7th congressional district, 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Mike Capuano (incumbent) | 142,133 | 98.3 |
| | n/a | Write-ins | 2,413 | 1.7 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 144,546 | 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. 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.

### Democratic primary
#### Candidates
##### Nominee

* Stephen Lynch, incumbent U.S. Representative

### General election
#### Results

Massachusetts's 8th congressional district, 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Stephen Lynch (incumbent) | 200,644 | 98.7 |
| | n/a | Write-ins | 2,707 | 1.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 203,351 | 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. 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.

### Democratic primary
#### Candidates
##### Nominee

* Bill Keating, incumbent U.S. Representative

### Republican primary
#### Candidates
##### Nominee

* John Chapman, former State Industrial Accidents Commissioner, Reagan White House Aide and Attorney

##### Eliminated in primary

* Mark Alliegro, biologist
* Vincent Cogliano Jr, Plymouth County GOP Chair
* Dan Shores, attorney

#### Results

Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | John Chapman | 9,567 | 32.3 |
| | Republican | Mark Alliegro | 9,049 | 30.6 |
| | Republican | Daniel Shores | 6,973 | 23.6 |
| | Republican | Vincent Anthony Cogliano, Jr. | 3,917 | 13.2 |
| | Republican | All Others | 69 | 0.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 29,575 | 100.0 |

### General election
#### Polling

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | William R. Keating (D) | John Chapman (R) | Other | Undecided |
| Emerson College | October 26–29, 2014 | 400 | ± 4.85% | 46% | 41% | 13% | 13% |
| Emerson College | October 6–7, 2014 | 343 | ± 5.25% | 40% | 45% | — | 16% |

#### Results

Massachusetts's 9th congressional district, 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Bill Keating (incumbent) | 140,413 | 54.9 |
| | Republican | John Chapman | 114,971 | 45.0 |
| | n/a | Write-ins | 157 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 255,541 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |