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      The 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012, to elect the nine U.S. representatives from the state of Massachusetts, a loss of one seat following the 2010 census, for service in the 113th Congress from January 3, 2013, to January 3, 2015. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including a quadrennial presidential election. The candidate elected in each of the state's congressional districts was a member the Democratic Party.
      Primary elections were held on September 6, 2012. This primary was on a Thursday, which is rare in Massachusetts, and it was moved from Tuesday, September 18, 2012, because of a conflicting religious holiday.


      Overview




      District 1



      Democrat Richard Neal, who has represented the 2nd district since 1989, was redistricted into the 1st district. He ran for re-election.


      = Democratic primary

      =


      Candidates




      = Nominee

      =
      Richard Neal, incumbent U.S. Representative


      = Eliminated in primary

      =
      Andrea F. Nuciforo Jr., Middle Berkshire Register of Deeds and former state senator
      Bill Shein, writer


      Primary results




      = General election

      =


      Results




      District 2



      Since 1991, Democrat John Olver, has represented the 1st district, most of which remains in the proposed new 1st district. He was to have been redistricted to the 2nd district, except that he announced his retirement two weeks before the new districts were proposed.
      Democrat Jim McGovern, who was redistricted from the 3rd district, ran for re-election.


      = Democratic primary

      =


      Candidates




      = Nominee

      =
      Jim McGovern, incumbent U.S. Representative


      = Eliminated in primary

      =
      William Feegbeh


      = Declined

      =
      John Olver, incumbent U.S. Representative
      Dennis Rosa, state representative


      Primary results




      = Republican primary

      =


      Declined


      Gregg Lisciotti, real estate developer
      Dean Mazzarella, Mayor of Leominster


      = General election

      =


      Results




      District 3



      Democrat Niki Tsongas, who was redistricted from the 5th district, ran for re-election. She was unopposed in the primary.


      = Democratic primary

      =


      Candidates




      = Nominee

      =
      Niki Tsongas, incumbent U.S. Representative


      Primary results




      = Republican primary

      =


      Candidates




      = Nominee

      =
      Jon Golnik, business consultant and nominee for the 5th district in 2010


      = Eliminated in primary

      =
      Tom Weaver, businessman and candidate for the 5th district in 2010


      Primary results




      = General election

      =


      Polling




      Results




      District 4



      Democrat Barney Frank, who has represented the 4th district since 1981, retired rather than run for re-election.


      = Democratic primary

      =


      Candidates




      = Nominee

      =
      Joseph Kennedy III, Middlesex County assistant district attorney


      = Eliminated in primary

      =
      Rachel Brown, LaRouche activist and candidate for this seat in 2010
      Herb Robinson, software engineer


      = Withdrawn

      =
      Paul Heroux, businessman


      = Declined

      =
      Ruth Balser, state representative
      Michael Burstein, author and member of the Brookline Town Meeting
      Cynthia Creem, state senator
      William A. Flanagan, Mayor of Fall River
      Barney Frank, incumbent U.S. Representative
      Deborah Goldberg, former chair of the Brookline Board of Selectmen
      Alan Khazei, co-founder of the City Year non-profit
      Jesse Mermell, Brookline Selectwoman
      Marc Pacheco, state senator
      Michael P. Ross, Boston City Councilor
      James Segel, former state representative
      David Simas, former policy adviser to Governor Deval Patrick
      Sam Sutter, Bristol County district attorney
      James E. Timilty, state senator
      Setti Warren, mayor of Newton
      Mike Rodrigues, state senator
      James Vallee, state representative


      Primary results




      = Republican primary

      =


      Candidates




      = Nominee

      =
      Sean Bielat, technology executive and nominee for this seat in 2010


      = Eliminated in primary

      =
      Elizabeth Childs, psychiatrist and member of the Brookline School Committee
      David Steinhof, dentist


      = Declined

      =
      Jay Barrows, state representative
      Brian Herr, former Hopkinton Selectman
      Richard J. Ross, state senator
      Tom Wesley, businessman and nominee for the 2nd district in 2010


      Primary results




      = General election

      =


      Endorsements




      Polling




      Results




      District 5



      Democrat Ed Markey was redistricted from the 7th district, having represented it since 1976.


      = Democratic primary

      =


      Candidates




      = Nominee

      =
      Ed Markey, incumbent U.S. Representative


      Primary results




      = Republican primary

      =


      Candidates




      = Nominee

      =
      Tom Tierney, consulting actuary


      = Eliminated in primary

      =
      Frank John Addivinola Jr., attorney
      Jeff Semon, financial consultant


      = Withdrawn

      =
      Gerry Dembrowski, physician and nominee for the 7th district in 2010


      Primary results




      = General election

      =


      Results




      District 6



      Democrat John F. Tierney has represented the 6th district since 1997. Daniel Fishman, a Libertarian candidate, who has never run for office before also ran.
      Veteran and military commentator Seth Moulton considered running in the general election as an independent, but decided against it in July 2012, citing the short time frame left for him to mount a serious campaign.


      = Democratic primary

      =


      Candidates




      = Nominee

      =
      John F. Tierney, incumbent U.S. Representative


      Primary results




      = Republican primary

      =


      Candidates




      = Nominee

      =
      Richard R. Tisei, former Minority Leader of the Massachusetts Senate and nominee for lieutenant governor in 2010


      = Withdrawn

      =
      Bill Hudak, Tea Party-endorsed lawyer and candidate for this seat in 2010 but withdrew on January 23, 2012, to pursue "a business opportunity".


      Primary results




      = General election

      =


      Endorsements




      Debates


      Complete video of debate, October 10, 2012


      Polling




      Predictions




      Results




      District 7



      In the redistricting Act, this district became a majority-minority district, increasing its reach over several minority precincts near Boston. Democrat Mike Capuano, who was redistricted from the 8th district, having represented it since 1999, ran for re-election.


      = Democratic primary

      =


      Candidates




      = Nominee

      =
      Mike Capuano, incumbent U.S. Representative


      Primary results




      = Independents

      =
      Karla Romero, founding President and CEO of the non-profit Mass Appeal International and a former Miss USA contestant


      = General election

      =


      Results




      District 8



      Democrat Stephen Lynch, who was redistricted from the old 9th district, will run in the 8th district.
      Democrat William R. Keating, who was redistricted from the old 10th district, announced that he would move to Cape Cod (where he already has a summer home), and run there, putting him in the new 9th district (most of which includes his incumbent district) instead of competing against Lynch.


      = Democratic primary

      =


      Candidates




      = Nominee

      =
      Stephen Lynch, incumbent U.S. Representative


      = Declined

      =
      William R. Keating, incumbent U.S. Representative


      Primary results




      = Republican primary

      =


      Candidates




      = Nominee

      =
      Joe Selvaggi, US Navy veteran of the first Gulf War and small business owner


      = Eliminated in primary

      =
      Matias Temperley, Iraq War veteran and student


      Primary results




      = General election

      =


      Results




      District 9



      There was no incumbent currently residing in this district, but incumbent Democrat William R. Keating, who has represented most of the district for the last two years when it was the 10th district, has a summer home there. As discussed above, he moved to the 9th District. Bristol County


      = Democratic primary

      =


      Candidates




      = Nominee

      =
      William R. Keating, incumbent


      = Eliminated in primary

      =
      Sam Sutter, Bristol County District Attorney


      = Declined

      =
      Mark Montigny, state senator
      William A. Flanagan, Mayor of Fall River
      Scott W. Lang, former mayor of New Bedford
      Therese Murray, President of the Massachusetts Senate
      Robert O'Leary, former state senator


      Primary results




      = Republican primary

      =


      Candidates




      = Nominee

      =
      Christopher Sheldon, businessman


      = Eliminated in primary

      =
      Adam Chaprales, former Sandwich Selectman


      = Declined

      =
      Timothy Cruz, Plymouth County District Attorney
      Vinny deMacedo, state representative
      Thomas Hodgson, Bristol County Sheriff
      Jeff Perry, former state representative 2010 Republican nominee for Massachusetts' 10th congressional district will not run.


      = General election

      =


      Results




      See also


      United States Senate election in Massachusetts, 2012


      References




      External links


      Elections Division of the Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth
      Massachusetts U.S. House from OurCampaigns.com
      Campaign contributions for U.S. Congressional races in Massachusetts from OpenSecrets
      Outside spending at the Sunlight Foundation
      Local politics at The Boston Herald
      "Acts of 2011: Chapter 177: An Act Establishing Congressional Districts, Approved November 21, 2011". General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved November 28, 2011.

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