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Massachusetts House of Representatives elections, 2012
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Massachusetts House of Representatives will be held in Massachusetts on November 6, 2012. All 160 seats will be up for election.
The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in these elections was June 5, 2012. The primary election day will be September 6, 2012.
Majority control
- See also: Partisan composition of state senates
Heading into the November 6 election, the Democratic Party holds the majority in the Massachusetts House of Representatives:
| Massachusetts House of Representatives | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | As of November 5, 2012 | After the 2012 Election | |
| Democratic Party | 127 | 131 | |
| Republican Party | 33 | 29 | |
| Total | 160 | 160 | |
Campaign contributions
This chart shows how many candidates ran for state house in Massachusetts in past years and the cumulative amount of campaign contributions in state house races, including contributions in both primary and general election contests. All figures come from Follow The Money.[1]
| Year | Number of candidates | Total contributions |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 336 | $13,713,787 |
| 2008 | 251 | $13,560,016 |
| 2006 | 265 | $12,801,270 |
| 2004 | 305 | $15,775,817 |
| 2002 | 312 | $11,100,288 |
In 2010, the candidates running for state house raised a total of $13,713,787 in campaign contributions. The top 10 donors were: [2]
| Donor | Amount |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts Democratic Party | $181,529 |
| Retired Public Employees | $65,150 |
| Professional Fire Fighters of Massachusetts | $50,700 |
| Adams, Paul | $50,350 |
| 1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers East | $44,500 |
| Cutler, Josh S | $43,976 |
| Massachusetts Federation of Teachers | $43,400 |
| Massachusetts Association of Realtors | $37,600 |
| Schmid, Paul | $36,543 |
| Hanlon, John F | $34,258 |
Qualifications
Article LXXI of the Massachusetts Constitution states: Every representative, for one year at least immediately preceding his election, shall have been an inhabitant of the district for which he is chosen and shall cease to represent such district when he shall cease to be an inhabitant of the commonwealth.
List of candidates
FIRST BARNSTABLE DISTRICT
September 6 Democratic primary:
- Cleon Turner - Incumbent Turner assumed office in 2005.
September 6 GOP primary:
- No Republican candidates filed for this district.
November 6 General election candidates:
SECOND BARNSTABLE DISTRICT
- September 6 Democratic primary:
- Demetrius Atsalis - Incumbent Atsalis assumed office in 1999.
- Brian Mannal
- September 6 GOP primary:
- No Republican candidates filed for this district.
November 6 General election candidates:
THIRD BARNSTABLE DISTRICT
- September 6 Democratic primary:
- No Democratic candidates filed for this district.
- September 6 GOP primary:
- David Vieira - Incumbent Vieira assumed office in 2011.
November 6 General election candidates:
FOURTH BARNSTABLE DISTRICT
- September 6 Democratic primary:
- Sarah Peake - Incumbent Peake assumed office in 2007.
- September 6 GOP primary:
- No Republican candidates filed for this district.
November 6 General election candidates:
FIFTH BARNSTABLE DISTRICT
- September 6 Democratic primary:
- September 6 GOP primary:
- Randy Hunt - Incumbent Hunt assumed office in 2011.
November 6 General election candidates:
BARNSTABLE, DUKES & NANTUCKET DISTRICT
- September 6 Democratic primary:
- Timothy Madden - Incumbent Madden assumed office in 2009.
- September 6 GOP primary:
- No Republican candidates filed for this district.
November 6 General election candidates:
FIRST BERKSHIRE DISTRICT
- September 6 Democratic primary:
- Gailanne Cariddi - Incumbent Cariddi assumed office in 2011.
- September 6 GOP primary:
- No Republican candidates filed for this district.
November 6 General election candidates:
SECOND BERKSHIRE DISTRICT
- September 6 Democratic primary:
- Paul Mark - Incumbent Mark assumed office in 2011.
- September 6 GOP primary:
- No Republican candidates filed for this district.
November 6 General election candidates:
THIRD BERKSHIRE DISTRICT
- September 6 Democratic primary:
- Patricia Farley-Bouvier - Incumbent Farley-Bouvier assumed office in 2011.
- September 6 GOP primary:
- No Republican candidates filed for this district.
November 6 General election candidates:
FOURTH BERKSHIRE DISTRICT
- September 6 Democratic primary:
- William Pignatelli - Incumbent Pignatelli assumed office in 2003.
- September 6 GOP primary:
- No Republican candidates filed for this district.
September 6 Green-Rainbow primary:
November 6 General election candidates:
FIRST BRISTOL DISTRICT
- September 6 Democratic primary:
- No Democratic candidates filed for this district.
- September 6 GOP primary:
- Fred Barrows - Incumbent Barrows assumed office in 2007.
November 6 General election candidates:
SECOND BRISTOL DISTRICT
- September 6 Democratic primary:
- September 6 GOP primary:
- George Ross - Incumbent Ross assumed office in 2011.
November 6 General election candidates:
THIRD BRISTOL DISTRICT
- September 6 Democratic primary:
- September 6 GOP primary:
- Shaunna O'Connell - Incumbent O'Connell assumed office in 2011.
November 6 General election candidates:
FOURTH BRISTOL DISTRICT
- September 6 Democratic primary:
- September 6 GOP primary:
- Steven Howitt - Incumbent Howitt assumed office in 2011.
November 6 General election candidates:
FIFTH BRISTOL DISTRICT
- September 6 Democratic primary:
- Patricia Haddad - Incumbent Haddad assumed office in 2001.
- September 6 GOP primary:
- No Republican candidates filed for this district.
November 6 General election candidates:
SIXTH BRISTOL DISTRICT
- September 6 Democratic primary:
- David Sullivan - Incumbent Sullivan assumed office in 1997.
- September 6 GOP primary:
- No Republican candidates filed for this district.
November 6 General election candidates:
SEVENTH BRISTOL DISTRICT
- September 6 Democratic primary:
- Kevin Aguiar - Incumbent Aguiar assumed office in 2009.
- Alan Silva
- September 6 GOP primary:
- No Republican candidates filed for this district.
November 6 General election candidates:
EIGHTH BRISTOL DISTRICT
- September 6 Democratic primary:
- Paul Schmid III - Incumbent Schmid assumed office in 2011.
- September 6 GOP primary:
- No Republican candidates filed for this district.
November 6 General election candidates:
NINTH BRISTOL DISTRICT
- September 6 Democratic primary:
- Christopher Markey - Incumbent Markey assumed office in 2011.
- September 6 GOP primary:
- No Republican candidates filed for this district.
November 6 General election candidates:
TENTH BRISTOL DISTRICT
- September 6 Democratic primary:
- William Straus - Incumbent Straus assumed office in 1993.
- Abilio Soares
- September 6 GOP primary:
- No Republican candidates filed for this district.
November 6 General election candidates:
ELEVENTH BRISTOL DISTRICT
- September 6 Democratic primary:
- Robert Koczera - Incumbent Koczera assumed office in 1989.
- September 6 GOP primary:
- No Republicans filed to run in this district.
November 6 General election candidates:
TWELFTH BRISTOL DISTRICT
- September 6 Democratic primary:
- September 6 GOP primary:
- Keiko Orrall - Incumbent Orrall assumed office in 2011.
November 6 General election candidates:
THIRTEENTH BRISTOL DISTRICT
- September 6 Democratic primary:
- Antonio Cabral - Incumbent Cabral assumed office in 1991.
- September 6 GOP primary:
- No Republicans filed in this district.
November 6 General election candidates:
FOURTEENTH BRISTOL DISTRICT
- September 6 Democratic primary:
- No Democrats filed to run in this district.
- September 6 GOP primary:
- Elizabeth Poirier - Incumbent Poirier assumed office in 1999.
November 6 General election candidates:
FIRST ESSEX DISTRICT
- September 6 Democratic primary:
- Michael Costello - Incumbent Costello assumed office in 2003.
- September 6 GOP primary:
- No Republicans filed to run in this district.
November 6 General election candidates:
SECOND ESSEX DISTRICT
Note: Incumbent Harriett Stanley (D) is not running for re-election.
- September 6 Democratic primary:
- September 6 GOP primary:
November 6 General election candidates:
THIRD ESSEX DISTRICT
- September 6 Democratic primary:
- Brian Dempsey - Incumbent Dempsey assumed office in 1991.
- September 6 GOP primary:
- No Republicans filed to run in this district.
November 6 General election candidates:
FOURTH ESSEX DISTRICT
- September 6 Democratic primary:
- No Democrats filed to run in this district.
- September 6 GOP primary:
- Bradford Hill - Incumbent Hill assumed office in 1999.
November 6 General election candidates:
FIFTH ESSEX DISTRICT
- September 6 Democratic primary:
- Ann-Margaret Ferrante - Incumbent Ferrante assumed office in 2009.
- September 6 GOP primary:
- No Republicans filed to run for office in this district.
November 6 General election candidates:
SIXTH ESSEX DISTRICT
- September 6 Democratic primary:
- Jerry Parisella - Incumbent Parisella assumed office in 2011.
- September 6 GOP primary:
- No Republicans filed to run in this district.
November 6 General election candidates:
SEVENTH ESSEX DISTRICT
- September 6 Democratic primary:
- John Keenan, Jr. - Incumbent Keenan assumed office in 2005.
- September 6 GOP primary:
- No Republicans filed to run in this district.
November 6 General election candidates:
EIGHTH ESSEX DISTRICT
- September 6 Democratic primary:
- Lori Ehrlich - Incumbent Ehrlich assumed office in 2009.
- September 6 GOP primary:
- No Republicans filed to run in this district.
November 6 General election candidates:
NINTH ESSEX DISTRICT
- September 6 Democratic primary:
- No Democrats filed to run in this district.
- September 6 GOP primary:
- Donald Wong - Incumbent Wong assumed office in 2011.
November 6 General election candidates:
TENTH ESSEX DISTRICT
- September 6 Democratic primary:
- Robert Fennell - Incumbent Fennell assumed office in 1995.
- Gardy Jean-Francois
- September 6 GOP primary:
November 6 General election candidates:
ELEVENTH ESSEX DISTRICT
- September 6 Democratic primary:
- Steven Walsh - Incumbent Walsh assumed office in 2003.
- September 6 GOP primary:
- No Republicans filed to run in this district.
November 6 General election candidates:
TWELFTH ESSEX DISTRICT
- September 6 Democratic primary:
- Joyce Spiliotis - Incumbent Spiliotis assumed office in 2003.
- September 6 GOP primary:
- No Republicans filed to run in this district.
November 6 General election candidates:
THIRTEENTH ESSEX DISTRICT
- September 6 Democratic primary:
- Theodore Speliotis - Incumbent Speliotis assumed office in 1997.
- September 6 GOP primary:
- No Republicans filed to run in this district.
November 6 General election candidates:
FOURTEENTH ESSEX DISTRICT
- September 6 Democratic primary:
- David Torrisi - Incumbent Torrisi assumed office in 1999.
- Diana DiZoglio
- September 6 GOP primary:
November 6 General election candidates:
FIFTEENTH ESSEX DISTRICT
- September 6 Democratic primary:
- Linda Campbell - Incumbent Campbell assumed office in 2007.
- September 6 GOP primary:
- No Republicans filed to run in this district.
November 6 General election candidates:
SIXTEENTH ESSEX DISTRICT
- September 6 Democratic primary:
- Marcos Devers - Incumbent Devers assumed office in 2010.
- Chally Ramos
- September 6 GOP primary:
- No Republicans filed to run in this district.
November 6 General election candidates:
SEVENTEENTH ESSEX DISTRICT
Note: Incumbent Paul Adams is running for State Senate.
- September 6 Democratic primary:
- September 6 GOP primary:
- No Republicans filed to run in this district.
November 6 General election candidates:
EIGHTEENTH ESSEX DISTRICT
- September 6 Democratic primary:
- September 6 GOP primary:
- James Lyons, Jr. - Incumbent Lyons assumed office in 2011.
November 6 General election candidates:
FIRST FRANKLIN DISTRICT
- September 6 Democratic primary:
- Stephen Kulik - Incumbent Kulik assumed office in 1993.
- September 6 GOP primary:
- No Republicans filed to run in this district.
November 6 General election candidates:
SECOND FRANKLIN DISTRICT
- September 6 Democratic primary:
- Denise Andrews - Incumbent Andrews assumed office in 2011.
- Rebecca Bialecki
- Genevieve Fraser
- Jim White
- September 6 GOP primary:
November 6 General election candidates:
FIRST HAMPDEN DISTRICT
- September 6 Democratic primary:
- No Democrats filed to run in this district.
- September 6 GOP primary:
- Todd Smola - Incumbent Smola assumed office in 2005.
November 6 General election candidates:
SECOND HAMPDEN DISTRICT
- September 6 Democratic primary:
- Brian Michael Ashe - Incumbent Ashe assumed office in 2009.
- September 6 GOP primary:
November 6 General election candidates:
THIRD HAMPDEN DISTRICT
- September 6 Democratic primary:
- September 6 GOP primary:
- Nicholas Boldyga - Incumbent Boldyga assumed office in 2011.
November 6 General election candidates:
FOURTH HAMPDEN DISTRICT
- September 6 Democratic primary:
- No Democrats filed to run in this district.
- September 6 GOP primary:
- Donald Humason, Jr. - Incumbent Humason assumed office in 2003.
November 6 General election candidates:
FIFTH HAMPDEN DISTRICT
- September 6 Democratic primary:
- Michael Kane - Incumbent Kane assumed office in 2001.
- Aaron Vega
- September 6 GOP primary:
- No Republicans filed to run in this District.
November 6 General election candidates:
SIXTH HAMPDEN DISTRICT
- September 6 Democratic primary:
- Michael Finn - Incumbent Finn assumed office in 2011.
- September 6 GOP primary:
- No Republicans filed to run in this district.
November 6 General election candidates:
SEVENTH HAMPDEN DISTRICT
- September 6 Democratic primary:
- Thomas Petrolati - Incumbent Petrolati assumed office in 1987.
- September 6 GOP primary:
- No Republicans filed to run in this district.
November 6 General election candidates:
EIGHTH HAMPDEN DISTRICT
- September 6 Democratic primary:
- Joseph Wagner - Incumbent Wagner assumed office in 1993.
- September 6 GOP primary:
- No Republicans filed to run in this district.
November 6 General election candidates:
NINTH HAMPDEN DISTRICT
- September 6 Democratic primary:
- Sean Curran - Incumbent Curran assumed office in 2005.
- Joseph Fountain
- September 6 GOP primary:
- No Republicans filed to run in this district.
November 6 General election candidates:
TENTH HAMPDEN DISTRICT
- September 6 Democratic primary:
- Cheryl Rivera - Incumbent Rivera assumed office in 1999.
- September 6 GOP primary:
- No Republicans filed to run in this district.
November 6 General election candidates:
ELEVENTH HAMPDEN DISTRICT
- September 6 Democratic primary:
- Benjamin Swan, Sr. - Incumbent Swan assumed office in 1995.
- September 6 GOP primary:
- No Republicans filed to run in this district.
November 6 General election candidates:
TWELFTH HAMPDEN DISTRICT
- September 6 Democratic primary:
- Angelo Puppolo, Jr. - Incumbent Puppolo assumed office in 2007.
- September 6 GOP primary:
November 6 General election candidates:
FIRST HAMPSHIRE DISTRICT
- September 6 Democratic primary:
- Peter Kocot - Incumbent Kocot assumed office in 2003.
- September 6 GOP primary:
- No Republicans filed to run in this district.
November 6 General election candidates:
SECOND HAMPSHIRE DISTRICT
- September 6 Democratic primary:
- John Scibak - Incumbent Scibak assumed office in 2003.
- September 6 GOP primary:
- No Republicans filed to run in this district.
November 6 General election candidates:
THIRD HAMPSHIRE DISTRICT
- September 6 Democratic primary:
- Ellen Story - Incumbent Story assumed office in 1993.
- September 6 GOP primary:
- No Republicans filed to run in this district.
November 6 General election candidates:
FIRST MIDDLESEX DISTRICT
- September 6 Democratic primary:
- No Democrats filed to run in this district.
- September 6 GOP primary:
- Sheila Harrington - Incumbent Harrington assumed office in 2011.
November 6 General election candidates:
SECOND MIDDLESEX DISTRICT
- September 6 Democratic primary:
- James Arciero - Incumbent Arciero assumed office in 2009.
- September 6 GOP primary:
November 6 General election candidates:
THIRD MIDDLESEX DISTRICT
- September 6 Democratic primary:
- Kate Hogan - Incumbent Hogan assumed office in 2009.
- September 6 GOP primary:
November 6 General election candidates:
FOURTH MIDDLESEX DISTRICT
- September 6 Democratic primary:
- September 6 GOP primary:
- Steven Levy - Incumbent Levy assumed office in 2011.
November 6 General election candidates:
FIFTH MIDDLESEX DISTRICT
- September 6 Democratic primary:
- David Linsky - Incumbent Linksy assumed office in 1999.
- September 6 GOP primary:
- No Republicans filed to run in this district.
November 6 General election candidates:
SIXTH MIDDLESEX DISTRICT
- September 6 Democratic primary:
- Chris Walsh - Incumbent Walsh assumed office in 2011.
- September 6 GOP primary:
- No Republicans filed to run in this district.
November 6 General election candidates:
SEVENTH MIDDLESEX DISTRICT
- September 6 Democratic primary:
- Tom Sannicandro - Incumbent Sannicandro assumed office in 2005.
- September 6 GOP primary:
November 6 General election candidates:
EIGHTH MIDDLESEX DISTRICT
- September 6 Democratic primary:
- Carolyn Dykema - Incumbent Dykema assumed office in 2009.
- September 6 GOP primary:
November 6 General election candidates:
NINTH MIDDLESEX DISTRICT
- September 6 Democratic primary:
- Thomas Stanley - Incumbent Stanley assumed office in 2001.
- September 6 GOP primary:
- No Republicans filed to run in this district.
November 6 General election candidates:
TENTH MIDDLESEX DISTRICT
- September 6 Democratic primary:
- John Lawn - Incumbent Lawn assumed office in 2011.
- September 6 GOP primary:
November 6 General election candidates:
ELEVENTH MIDDLESEX DISTRICT
- September 6 Democratic primary:
- Kay Khan - Incumbent Khan assumed office in 1995.
- September 6 GOP primary:
November 6 General election candidates:
TWELFTH MIDDLESEX DISTRICT
- September 6 Democratic primary:
- Ruth Balser - Incumbent Balser assumed office in 1999.
- September 6 GOP primary:
- No Republicans filed to run in this district.
November 6 General election candidates:
THIRTEENTH MIDDLESEX DISTRICT
- September 6 Democratic primary:
- Thomas Conroy - Incumbent Conroy assumed office in 2007.
- Steven Hakar
- September 6 GOP primary:
- No Republicans filed to run in this district.
November 6 General election candidates:
FOURTEENTH MIDDLESEX DISTRICT
- September 6 Democratic primary:
- Cory Atkins - Incumbent Atkins assumed office in 1999.
- September 6 GOP primary:
November 6 General election candidates:
FIFTEENTH MIDDLESEX DISTRICT
- September 6 Democratic primary:
- Jay Kaufman - Incumbent Kaufman assumed office in 1995.
- September 6 GOP primary:
- No Republicans filed to run in this district.
November 6 General election candidates:
SIXTEENTH MIDDLESEX DISTRICT
- September 6 Democratic primary:
- Thomas Golden, Jr. - Incumbent Golden assumed office in 1995.
- September 6 GOP primary:
- No Republicans filed to run in this district.
November 6 General election candidates:
SEVENTEENTH MIDDLESEX DISTRICT
- September 6 Democratic primary:
- David Nangle - Incumbent Nangle assumed office in 1999.
- September 6 GOP primary:
November 6 General election candidates:
EIGHTEENTH MIDDLESEX DISTRICT
- September 6 Democratic primary:
- Kevin Murphy - Incumbent Murphy assumed office in 1997.
- September 6 GOP primary:
- No Republicans filed to run in this district.
November 6 General election candidates:
NINETEENTH MIDDLESEX DISTRICT
- September 6 Democratic primary:
- James Miceli - Incumbent Miceli assumed office in 1977.
- September 6 GOP primary:
November 6 General election candidates:
TWENTIETH MIDDLESEX DISTRICT
- September 6 Democratic primary:
- No Democrats filed to run in this district.
- September 6 GOP primary:
- Bradley Jones, Jr. - Incumbent Jones assumed office in 1995.
November 6 General election candidates:
TWENTY-FIRST MIDDLESEX DISTRICT
- September 6 Democratic primary:
- Charles Murphy - Incumbent Murphy filed to run for re-election, but announced in June 2012 his intention to resign at the conclusion of the House's formal session in July. This will temporarily leave the Twenty-First District vacant.
- September 6 GOP primary:
- No Republicans filed to run in this district.
November 6 General election candidates:
TWENTY-SECOND MIDDLESEX DISTRICT
- September 6 Democratic primary:
- No Democrats filed to run in this district.
- September 6 GOP primary:
- Marc Lombardo - Incumbent Lombardo assumed office in 2011.
November 6 General election candidates:
TWENTY-THIRD MIDDLESEX DISTRICT
- September 6 Democratic primary:
- Sean Garballey - Incumbent Garballey assumed office in 2009.
- September 6 GOP primary:
November 6 General election candidates:
TWENTY-FOURTH MIDDLESEX DISTRICT
Note: Incumbent William Brownsberger is not running for re-election.
- September 6 Democratic primary:
- September 6 GOP primary:
November 6 General election candidates:
TWENTY-FIFTH MIDDLESEX DISTRICT
Note: Incumbent Alice Wolf is not running for re-election.
- September 6 Democratic primary:
- September 6 GOP primary:
- No Republicans filed to run in this district.
November 6 General election candidates:
TWENTY-SIXTH MIDDLESEX DISTRICT
- September 6 Democratic primary:
- Timothy Toomey, Jr. - Incumbent Toomey assumed office in 1993.
- September 6 GOP primary:
November 6 General election candidates:
TWENTY-SEVENTH MIDDLESEX DISTRICT
- September 6 Democratic primary:
- Denise Provost - Incumbent Provost assumed office in 2006.
- Harry Kortikere
- September 6 GOP primary:
- No Republicans filed to run in this district.
November 6 General election candidates:
TWENTY-EIGHTH MIDDLESEX DISTRICT
- September 6 Democratic primary:
- Stephen Smith - Incumbent Smith assumed office in 2007.
- September 6 GOP primary:
- No Republicans filed to run in this district.
November 6 General election candidates:
TWENTY-NINTH MIDDLESEX DISTRICT
- September 6 Democratic primary:
- Jonathan Hecht - Incumbent Hecht assumed office in 2009.
- September 6 GOP primary:
- No Republicans filed to run in this district.
November 6 General election candidates:
THIRTIETH MIDDLESEX DISTRICT
- September 6 Democratic primary:
- James Dwyer - Incumbent Dwyer assumed office in 2009.
- September 6 GOP primary:
- No Republicans filed to run in this district.
November 6 General election candidates:
THIRTY-FIRST MIDDLESEX DISTRICT
- September 6 Democratic primary:
- Jason Lewis - Incumbent Lewis assumed office in 2009.
- John DePinto
- September 6 GOP primary:
November 6 General election candidates:
THIRTY-SECOND MIDDLESEX DISTRICT
- September 6 Democratic primary:
- Paul Brodeur - Incumbent Brodeur assumed office in 2011.
- September 6 GOP primary:
- No Republicans filed to run in this district.
November 6 General election candidates:
THIRTY-THIRD MIDDLESEX DISTRICT
- September 6 Democratic primary:
- Christopher Fallon - Incumbent Fallon assumed office in 1997.
- September 6 GOP primary:
- No Republicans filed to run in this district.
November 6 General election candidates:
THIRTY-FOURTH MIDDLESEX DISTRICT
- September 6 Democratic primary:
- Carl Sciortino, Jr. - Incumbent Sciortino assumed office in 2005.
- September 6 GOP primary:
November 6 General election candidates:
THIRTY-FIFTH MIDDLESEX DISTRICT
- September 6 Democratic primary:
- Paul Donato, Sr. - Incumbent Donato assumed office in 2001.
- September 6 GOP primary:
- No Republicans filed to run in this district.
November 6 General election candidates:
THIRTY-SIXTH MIDDLESEX DISTRICT
- September 6 Democratic primary:
- Colleen Garry - Incumbent Garry assumed office in 1995.
- September 6 GOP primary:
November 6 General election candidates:
THIRTY-SEVENTH MIDDLESEX DISTRICT
- September 6 Democratic primary:
- Jennifer Benson - Incumbent Benson assumed office in 2009.
- September 6 GOP primary:
- No Republicans filed to run in this district.
November 6 General election candidates:
FIRST NORFOLK DISTRICT
- September 6 Democratic primary:
- Bruce Ayers - Incumbent Ayers assumed office in 1999.
- September 6 GOP primary:
- No Republicans filed to run in this district.
November 6 General election candidates:
SECOND NORFOLK DISTRICT
- September 6 Democratic primary:
- Tackey Chan - Chan assumed office in 2011.
- September 6 GOP primary:
- No Republicans filed to run in this district.
November 6 General election candidates:
THIRD NORFOLK DISTRICT
- September 6 Democratic primary:
- Ronald Mariano - Incumbent Mariano assumed office in 1993.
- September 6 GOP primary:
- No Republicans filed to run in this district.
November 6 General election candidates:
FOURTH NORFOLK DISTRICT
- September 6 Democratic primary:
- James Murphy - Incumbent Murphy assumed office in 2001.
- September 6 GOP primary:
- No Republicans filed to run in this district.
November 6 General election candidates:
FIFTH NORFOLK DISTRICT
- September 6 Democratic primary:
- Mark Cusack - Incumbent Cusack assumed office in 2011.
- September 6 GOP primary:
- No Republicans filed to run in this district.
November 6 General election candidates:
SIXTH NORFOLK DISTRICT
- September 6 Democratic primary:
- William Galvin - Incumbent Galvin assumed office in 1991.
- September 6 GOP primary:
- No Republicans filed to run in this district.
November 6 General election candidates:
SEVENTH NORFOLK DISTRICT
- September 6 Democratic primary:
- Walter Timilty - Incumbent Timilty assumed office in 1999.
- September 6 GOP primary:
- No Republicans filed to run in this district.
November 6 General election candidates:
EIGHTH NORFOLK DISTRICT
- September 6 Democratic primary:
- Louis Kafka - Incumbent Kafka assumed office in 1991.
- September 6 GOP primary:
- No Republicans filed to run in this district.
November 6 General election candidates:
NINTH NORFOLK DISTRICT
- September 6 Democratic primary:
- No Democrats filed to run in this district.
- September 6 GOP primary:
- Daniel Winslow - Incumbent Winslow assumed office in 1991.
November 6 General election candidates:
TENTH NORFOLK DISTRICT
Note: Incumbent James Vallee resigned from the House in June 2012.
- September 6 Democratic primary:
- September 6 GOP primary:
November 6 General election candidates:
ELEVENTH NORFOLK DISTRICT
- September 6 Democratic primary:
- Paul McMurtry - Incumbent McMurtry assumed office in 2007.
- September 6 GOP primary:
- No Republicans filed to run in this district.
November 6 General election candidates:
TWELFTH NORFOLK DISTRICT
- September 6 Democratic primary:
- John Rogers - Incumbent Rogers assumed office in 1993.
- September 6 GOP primary:
November 6 General election candidates:
THIRTEENTH NORFOLK DISTRICT
- September 6 Democratic primary:
- Denise Garlick - Incumbent Garlick assumed office in 2011.
- September 6 GOP primary:
- No Republicans filed to run in this district.
November 6 General election candidates:
FOURTEENTH NORFOLK DISTRICT
- September 6 Democratic primary:
- Alice Peisch - Incumbent Peisch assumed office in 2003.
- Jerome Carr
- September 6 GOP primary:
- No Republicans filed to run in this district.
November 6 General election candidates:
FIFTEENTH NORFOLK DISTRICT
- September 6 Democratic primary:
- Frank Smizik - Incumbent Smizik assumed office in 2001.
- September 6 GOP primary:
- No Republicans filed to run in this district.
November 6 General election candidates:
FIRST PLYMOUTH DISTRICT
- September 6 Democratic primary:
- No Democrats filed to run in this district.
- September 6 GOP primary:
- Viriato deMacedo - Incumbent DeMacedo assumed office in 1989.
November 6 General election candidates:
SECOND PLYMOUTH DISTRICT
- September 6 Democratic primary:
- No Democrats filed to run in this district.
- September 6 GOP primary:
- Susan Gifford - Incumbent Gifford assumed office in 2003.
November 6 General election candidates:
THIRD PLYMOUTH DISTRICT
- September 6 Democratic primary:
- Garrett Bradley - Incumbent Bradley assumed office in 2001.
- September 6 GOP primary:
- No Republicans filed to run in this district.
November 6 General election candidates:
FOURTH PLYMOUTH DISTRICT
- September 6 Democratic primary:
- James Cantwell - Incumbent Cantwell assumed office in 2009.
- September 6 GOP primary:
November 6 General election candidates:
FIFTH PLYMOUTH DISTRICT
- September 6 Democratic primary:
- Rhonda Nyman - Incumbent Nyman assumed office in 2011.
- September 6 GOP primary:
November 6 General election candidates:
SIXTH PLYMOUTH DISTRICT
- September 6 Democratic primary:
- September 6 GOP primary:
- Daniel Webster - Incumbent Webster assumed office in 2003.
November 6 General election candidates:
SEVENTH PLYMOUTH DISTRICT
- September 6 Democratic primary:
- September 6 GOP primary:
- Geoff Diehl - Incumbent Diehl assumed office in 2011.
November 6 General election candidates:
EIGHTH PLYMOUTH DISTRICT
- September 6 Democratic primary:
- September 6 GOP primary:
- Angelo D'Emilia - Incumbent D'Emilia assumed office in 2011.
November 6 General election candidates:
NINTH PLYMOUTH DISTRICT
- September 6 Democratic primary:
- Michael Brady - Incumbent Brady assumed office in 2009.
- September 6 GOP primary:
- No Republicans filed to run in this district.
November 6 General election candidates:
TENTH PLYMOUTH DISTRICT
- September 6 Democratic primary:
- Christine Canavan - Incumbent Canavan assumed office in 1993.
- September 6 GOP primary:
- No Republicans filed to run in this district.
November 6 General election candidates:
ELEVENTH PLYMOUTH DISTRICT
Note: Incumbent Geraldine Creedon (D) is not running for re-election.
- September 6 Democratic primary:
- September 6 GOP primary:
November 6 General election candidates:
TWELFTH PLYMOUTH DISTRICT
- September 6 Democratic primary:
- Thomas Calter, III - Incumbent Calter assumed office in 2007.
- September 6 GOP primary:
November 6 General election candidates:
FIRST SUFFOLK DISTRICT
- September 6 Democratic primary:
- Carlo Basile - Incumbent Basile assumed office in 2007.
- September 6 GOP primary:
- No Republicans filed to run in this district.
November 6 General election candidates:
SECOND SUFFOLK DISTRICT
- September 6 Democratic primary:
- Eugene O'Flaherty - Incumbent O'Flaherty assumed office in 1997.
- September 6 GOP primary:
November 6 General election candidates:
THIRD SUFFOLK DISTRICT
- September 6 Democratic primary:
- Aaron Michlewitz - Incumbent Michlewitz assumed office in 2009.
- September 6 GOP primary:
- No Republicans filed to run in this district.
November 6 General election candidates:
FOURTH SUFFOLK DISTRICT
- September 6 Democratic primary:
- Nicholas Collins, Sr. - Incumbent Collins assumed office in 2011.
- September 6 GOP primary:
- No Republicans filed to run in this district.
November 6 General election candidates:
FIFTH SUFFOLK DISTRICT
- September 6 Democratic primary:
- Carlos Henriquez - Incumbent Henriquez assumed office in 2011.
- September 6 GOP primary:
- No Republicans filed to run in this district.
November 6 General election candidates:
SIXTH SUFFOLK DISTRICT
- September 6 Democratic primary:
- Russell Holmes - Incumbent Holmes assumed office in 2011.
- September 6 GOP primary:
- No Republicans filed to run in this district.
November 6 General election candidates:
SEVENTH SUFFOLK DISTRICT
- September 6 Democratic primary:
- Gloria Fox - Incumbent Fox assumed office in 1985.
- Rufus Jackson Faulk
- Jed Hresko
- September 6 GOP primary:
- No Republicans filed to run in this district.
November 6 General election candidates:
EIGHTH SUFFOLK DISTRICT
- September 6 Democratic primary:
- Martha Walz - Incubemtn Walz assumed office in 2005.
- September 6 GOP primary:
- No Republicans filed to run in this district.
November 6 General election candidates:
NINTH SUFFOLK DISTRICT
- September 6 Democratic primary:
- Byron Rushing - Incumbent Rushing assumed office in 1983.
- September 6 GOP primary:
- No Republicans filed to run in this district.
November 6 General election candidates:
TENTH SUFFOLK DISTRICT
- September 6 Democratic primary:
- Edward Coppinger - Incumbent Coppinger assumed office in 2011.
- September 6 GOP primary:
- No Republicans filed to run in this district.
November 6 General election candidates:
ELEVENTH SUFFOLK DISTRICT
- September 6 Democratic primary:
- Elizabeth Malia - Incumbent Malia assumed office in 1999.
- September 6 GOP primary:
- No Republicans filed to run in this district.
November 6 General election candidates:
TWELFTH SUFFOLK DISTRICT
- September 6 Democratic primary:
- Linda Forry - Incumbent Forry assumed office in 2005.
- September 6 GOP primary:
- No Republicans filed to run in this district.
November 6 General election candidates:
THIRTEENTH SUFFOLK DISTRICT
- September 6 Democratic primary:
- Martin Walsh - Incumbent Walsh assumed office in 1997.
- September 6 GOP primary:
- No Republicans filed to run in this district.
November 6 General election candidates:
FOURTEENTH SUFFOLK DISTRICT
- September 6 Democratic primary:
- Angelo Scaccia - Incumbent Scaccia assumed office in 1981.
- Anthony Joseph Solimine
- September 6 GOP primary:
- No Republicans filed to run in this district.
November 6 General election candidates:
FIFTEENTH SUFFOLK DISTRICT
- September 6 Democratic primary:
- Jeffrey Sanchez - Incumbent Sanchez assumed office in 2003.
- September 6 GOP primary:
- No Republicans filed to run in this district.
November 6 General election candidates:
SIXTEENTH SUFFOLK DISTRICT
- September 6 Democratic primary:
- Kathi-Anne Reinstein - Incumbent Reinstein assumed office in 1999.
- September 6 GOP primary:
- No Republicans filed to run in this district.
November 6 General election candidates:
SEVENTEENTH SUFFOLK DISTRICT
- September 6 Democratic primary:
- Kevin Honan - Incumbent Honan assumed office in 1987.
- September 6 GOP primary:
- No Republicans filed to run in this district.
November 6 General election candidates:
EIGHTEENTH SUFFOLK DISTRICT
- September 6 Democratic primary:
- Michael Moran - Incumbent Moran assumed office in 2005.
- September 6 GOP primary:
- No Republicans filed to run in this district.
November 6 General election candidates:
NINETEENTH SUFFOLK DISTRICT
- September 6 Democratic primary:
- Robert DeLeo - Speaker DeLeo assumed office in 1991.
- September 6 GOP primary:
November 6 General election candidates:
FIRST WORCESTER DISTRICT
- September 6 Democratic primary:
- No Democrats filed to run in this district.
- September 6 GOP primary:
- Kimberly Ferguson - Incumbent Ferguson assumed office in 2011.
November 6 General election candidates:
SECOND WORCESTER DISTRICT
- September 6 Democratic primary:
- September 6 GOP primary:
- Richard Bastien - Incumbent Bastien assumed office in 2011.
- Scott Graves
November 6 General election candidates:
THIRD WORCESTER DISTRICT
- September 6 Democratic primary:
- Stephen DiNatale - Incumbent DiNatale assumed office in 2007.
- September 6 GOP primary:
- No Republicans filed to run in this district.
November 6 General election candidates:
FOURTH WORCESTER DISTRICT
- September 6 Democratic primary:
- Dennis Rosa - Incumbent Rosa assumed office in 2009.
- September 6 GOP primary:
November 6 General election candidates:
FIFTH WORCESTER DISTRICT
- September 6 Democratic primary:
- Anne Gobi - Incumbent Gobi assumed office in 2001.
- September 6 GOP primary:
November 6 General election candidates:
SIXTH WORCESTER DISTRICT
- September 6 Democratic primary:
- September 6 GOP primary:
- Peter Durant - Incumbent Durant assumed office in 2011.
November 6 General election candidates:
SEVENTH WORCESTER DISTRICT
- September 6 Democratic primary:
- No Democrats filed to run in this district.
- September 6 GOP primary:
- Paul Frost - Incumbent Frost assumed office in 1997.
November 6 General election candidates:
EIGHTH WORCESTER DISTRICT
- September 6 Democratic primary:
- September 6 GOP primary:
- Kevin Kuros - Incumbent Kuros assumed office in 2011.
November 6 General election candidates:
NINTH WORCESTER DISTRICT
- September 6 Democratic primary:
- No Democrats filed to run in this district.
- September 6 GOP primary:
- George Peterson, Jr. - Incumbent Peterson assumed office in 1995.
November 6 General election candidates:
TENTH WORCESTER DISTRICT
- September 6 Democratic primary:
- John Fernandes - Incumbent Fernandes assumed office in 2007.
- September 6 GOP primary:
- No Republicans filed to run in this district.
November 6 General election candidates:
ELEVENTH WORCESTER DISTRICT
- September 6 Democratic primary:
- No Democrats filed to run in this district.
- September 6 GOP primary:
- Matthew Beaton - Incumbent Beaton assumed office in 2011.
November 6 General election candidates:
TWELFTH WORCESTER DISTRICT
- September 6 Democratic primary:
- Harold Naughton, Jr. - Incumbent Naughton assumed office in 1995.
- September 6 GOP primary:
- No Republicans filed to run in this district.
November 6 General election candidates:
THIRTEENTH WORCESTER DISTRICT
- September 6 Democratic primary:
- John Mahoney - Incumbent Mahoney assumed office in 2011.
- September 6 GOP primary:
- No Republicans filed to run in this district.
November 6 General election candidates:
FOURTEENTH WORCESTER DISTRICT
- September 6 Democratic primary:
- James O'Day - Incumbent O'Day assumed office in 2007.
- September 6 GOP primary:
November 6 General election candidates:
FIFTEENTH WORCESTER DISTRICT
- September 6 Democratic primary:
- September 6 GOP primary:
November 6 General election candidates:
SIXTEENTH WORCESTER DISTRICT
- September 6 Democratic primary:
- John Fresolo - Incumbent Fresolo assumed office in 1999.
- September 6 GOP primary:
- No Republicans filed to run in this district.
November 6 General election candidates:
SEVENTEENTH WORCESTER DISTRICT
- September 6 Democratic primary:
- John Binienda, Sr. - Incumbent Binienda assumed office in 1987.
- September 6 GOP primary:
November 6 General election candidates:
EIGHTEENTH WORCESTER DISTRICT
- September 6 Democratic primary:
- September 6 GOP primary:
- Ryan Fattman - Incumbent Fattman assumed office in 2011.
November 6 General election candidates:
See also
- Massachusetts House of Representatives
- Massachusetts State Legislature
- State legislative elections, 2012
External links
References
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