2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts
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- Richard Neal, incumbent
- 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
Primary results
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
Primary results
Republican primary
;Candidates- Jon Golnik, business consultant and 2010 Republican nominee for Massachusetts' 5th congressional district
- Tom Weaver, businessman and 2010 Republican candidate for Massachusetts' 5th congressional district
Primary results
General election
Results
District 4
Democrat Barney Frank, who has represented the 4th district since 1981, retired rather than run for re-election.Democratic primary
;Candidates- Rachel Brown, LaRouche activist and 2010 Democratic candidate for Massachusetts' 4th congressional district
- Joseph Kennedy III, Middlesex County assistant district attorney
- Herb Robinson, software engineer
Primary results
Republican primary
;Candidates- Sean Bielat, a technology executive and 2010 Republican nominee for Massachusetts' 4th congressional district
- Elizabeth Childs, psychiatrist and member of the Brookline School Committee
- David Steinhof, dentist
Primary results
General election
Polling
Results
District 5
Democrat Ed Markey was redistricted from the 7th district, having represented it since 1976.Democratic primary
Primary results
Republican primary
;Candidates- Frank John Addivinola, Jr., attorney
- Jeff Semon, financial consultant
- Tom Tierney, consulting actuary
- Gerry Dembrowski, physician 2010 Republican nominee for Massachusetts' 7th congressional district
Primary results
General election
Results
District 6
Democrat John 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
Primary results
Republican primary
;Candidates- Richard R. Tisei, 2010 Massachusetts gubernatorial election Republican nominee for Massachusetts Lieutenant Governor
- Bill Hudak, Tea Party-endorsed lawyer and 2010 Republican candidate for Massachusetts' 6th congressional district but withdrew on January 23, 2012 to pursue "a business opportunity".
Primary results
General election
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. Karla Romero, the founding President and CEO of the non-profit Mass Appeal International and a former Miss USA contestant ran as an Independent.Democratic primary
Primary results
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, announced that he would move to Cape Cod, and run there, putting him in the new 9th district instead of competing against Lynch.
Democratic primary
Primary results
Republican primary
;Candidates- Joe Selvaggi, US Navy veteran of the first Gulf War and small business owner
- 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, has a summer home there. As [|discussed above], he moved to the 9th District. Bristol CountyDemocratic primary
;Candidates- William R. Keating, incumbent
- Sam Sutter, District Attorney
- Mark Montigny, State senator
- William A. Flanagan, mayor of Fall River
- Scott W. Lang, former mayor of New Bedford
- Therese Murray, the President of the Massachusetts Senate
- Robert O'Leary, former State Senator
Primary results
Republican primary
;Candidates- Adam Chaprales, former Sandwich Selectman
- Christopher Sheldon, businessman
- 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