Nov 4, 2008
It was business as usual for the Democrats in Massachusetts as all the incumbents won re-election and were sent back to Washington.
Massachusetts Senator and former presidential candidate John Kerry (pictured left) defeated Republican challenger Jeff Beatty.
Ailing Massachusetts Senator Ted Kennedy is up for re-election in 2012, and the next Massachusetts Gubanatorial Election is in 2010.
Barack Obama won the 12 electoral votes from Massachusetts, and the voters chose to not repeal the state income tax.
2008 Massachusetts Election Winners
| Massachusetts Senate II | ||
| John Kerry Incumbent (66%) DFL | ||
| Also on the ballot: Jeff Beatty (REP - 31%); Robert Underwood (LIB - 3%) | ||
| Massachusetts 1st District | ||
| John W Olver Incumbent (73%) DFL | ||
| Also on the ballot: Nate Bech (REP - 27%) | ||
| Massachusetts 2nd District | ||
| Richard E Neal Incumbent (Unapposed) DFL | ||
| Massachusetts 3rd District | ||
| James P McGovern Incumbent (Unapposed) DFL | ||
| Massachusetts 4th District | ||
| Barney Frank Incumbent (68%) DFL | ||
| Also on the ballot: Earl Sholley (REP - 25%) | ||
| Massachusetts 5th District | ||
| Niki Tsongas Incumbent (Unapposed) DFL | ||
| Massachusetts 6th District | ||
| John F Tierney Incumbent (70%) DFL | ||
| Also on the ballot: Richard Baker Jr (REP - 30%) | ||
| Massachusetts 7th District | ||
| Edward J Markey Incumbent (76%) DFL | ||
| Also on the ballot: John Cunningham (REP - 24%) | ||
| Massachusetts 8th District | ||
| Michael Capuano Incumbent (Unapposed) DFL | ||
| Massachusetts 9th District | ||
| Stephen F Lynch Incumbent (Unapposed) DFL | ||
| Massachusetts 10th District | ||
| William Delahunt Incumbent (Unapposed) DFL | ||
Every attempt is made to insure the accuracy of the above information, however accuracy is not guaranteed.
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