2014 elections review: First Democratic representative loses 2014 primary bid
September 10, 2014
By Ballotpedia's Congressional team
The first Democratic incumbent in the 2014 congressional primary cycle lost his bid for re-election during Tuesday's primaries. Rep. John Tierney (D) lost to Seth Moulton in Massachusetts' 6th District Democratic primary. Tierney's wife had faced tax fraud allegations throughout the election cycle. Tierney joins three Republican representatives who were defeated in 2014 primaries: Ralph Hall (TX), Eric Cantor (VA) and Kerry Bentivolio (MI).
In New Hampshire's 1st Congressional District, former Rep. Frank Guinta won the Republican primary, giving him a chance to take back his seat from Democratic incumbent Carol Shea-Porter, who ousted Guinta in 2012. Guinta had previously unseated Shea-Porter in 2010. New Hampshire's 1st District remains a battleground district in 2014, and voters across New Hampshire will be waiting to see whether Guinta will retake the seat and continue the back-and-forth exchange, or whether Shea-Porter will break the trend and maintain her seat.
U.S. Senate
- See also: United States Senate elections, 2014
Delaware
Incumbent Chris Coons advanced through the primary with no opposition. On the other side of the aisle, Kevin Wade defeated Chris Smink to secure the Republican nomination. Coons and Wade will face Green Party candidate Andrew Groff in the general election.[1]
Massachusetts
Massachusetts held no Senate primaries last night. Incumbent Ed Markey (D) and Brian Herr (R) advanced through their respective primaries without opposition.[2]
New Hampshire
Incumbent Jeanne Shaheen (D) ran uncontested for the Democratic nomination in the primary. The Republican primary, in contrast, was a crowded race between 10 candidates hoping to face off against Shaheen in the November general election. Scott Brown, former U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, defeated Bob Smith, Jim Rubens, Andy Martin, Gerard Beloin, Robert D'Arcy, Miroslaw Dziedzic, Mark Farnham, Bob Heghmann and Walter Kelly for the Republican nomination.[3]
Rhode Island
Incumbent Jack Reed (D) will face Mark Zaccaria (R) in the general election. Neither candidate faced a primary challenger.
U.S. House
Delaware
Heading into the November 4 election, the Democratic Party holds the single congressional seat from Delaware.
| Members of the U.S. House from Delaware -- Partisan Breakdown | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | As of November 2014 | After the 2014 Election | |
| Democratic Party | 1 | 1 | |
| Republican Party | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 1 | 1 | |
Delaware held no primaries for U.S. House in 2014. Incumbent John C. Carney Jr. (D) and Rose Izzo (R) advanced through their respective primaries with no opposition. They will face Scott Gesty (L) and Bernard August (G) in the general election on November 4, 2014.
Massachusetts
Heading into the November 4 election, the Democratic Party holds all nine congressional seats from Massachusetts.
| Members of the U.S. House from Massachusetts -- Partisan Breakdown | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | As of November 2014 | After the 2014 Election | |
| Democratic Party | 9 | 9 | |
| Republican Party | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 9 | 9 | |
District 1
Massachusetts' 1st Congressional District is one of four races in the state where the incumbent will win re-election by default. Incumbent Richard Neal (D) was the only one to file in the district, meaning that he will face no challenge in November.[4]
District 2
Massachusetts' 2nd Congressional District is one of four races in the state where the incumbent will win re-election by default. Incumbent Jim McGovern (D) was the only one to file in the district, meaning that he will face no challenge in November.[4]
District 3
Incumbent Niki Tsongas (D) and Roseann Ehrhard Wofford (R) both advanced through their respective primaries with no opposition. They will face off in the general election in November.[4]
District 4
Massachusetts' 4th Congressional District is one of four races in the state where the incumbent will win re-election by default. Incumbent Joseph Kennedy III (D) was the only one to file in the district, meaning that he will face no challenge in November.[4]
District 5
Incumbent Katherine Clark defeated Sheldon Schwartz in the Democratic primary. No Republican candidate filed in the race, so Clark will be unopposed in the general election.[4]
District 6
Incumbent John Tierney was defeated by Seth Moulton in the Democratic primary. Tierney was left vulnerable following a difficult re-election cycle in 2012. In 2010, his wife, Patrice Tierney, pleaded guilty to helping her brother file false tax returns in connection with his operation of an illegal offshore casino.[5] Republicans criticized Tierney about his wife, alleging that he was fully aware of her conduct.[5] Tierney ultimately defeated Richard Tisei (R) by fewer than 4,000 votes — or 1 percent of the vote -- in the general election. However, he was left vulnerable coming into the 2014 election cycle.[5]
Moulton will face Richard Tisei (R), who ran unopposed in the Republican primary, in the general election on November 4, 2014.
District 7
Massachusetts' 7th Congressional District held no primaries last night. Incumbent Michael Capuano faced no opposition in the Democratic primary, and no Republican candidate filed to run. Capuano will face Green Party candidate Jason Lowenthal (G) in the general election.[4]
District 8
Massachusetts' 8th Congressional District is one of four races in the state where the incumbent will win re-election by default. Incumbent Stephen Lynch (D) was the only one to file in the district, meaning that he will face no challenge in November.[4]
District 9
Incumbent William Keating (D) faced no opposition in the primary. Four Republican candidates competed for a chance to face Keating in the general election: John Chapman, Mark Alliegro, Daniel Shores and Vincent Anthony Cogliano, Jr.. The race between Chapman and Alliegro remains too close to call at this point.[4]
New Hampshire
Heading into the November 4 general election, the Democratic Party holds both of New Hampshire's two congressional seats.
| Members of the U.S. House from New Hampshire -- Partisan Breakdown | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | As of November 2014 | After the 2014 Election | |
| Democratic Party | 2 | 1 | |
| Republican Party | 0 | 1 | |
| Total | 2 | 2 | |
District 1
New Hampshire's 1st Congressional District is a battleground district in 2014. Both The Cook Political Report and FairVote rate the district as closely matched between Democratic and Republican voters.[6][7] Democratic incumbent Carol Shea-Porter was first elected in 2006, but lost to Frank Guinta in 2010 and regained her seat again in the 2012 election, where she defeated Guinta by a 3.8 percent margin of victory. The 1st District also voted Democratic in the 2012 presidential elections, but President Barack Obama won by only 1.6 percent.
In the primary, Carol Shea-Porter ran uncontested for the Democratic nomination, while Frank Guinta (R) defeated Dan Innis, Everett Jabour and Brendan Kelly for the chance to face off against Shea-Porter in the general election. Innis proved to be a competitive candidate, while the other two each received under 10 percent of the vote.[8] The general election between Shea-Porter and Guinta will prove to be a rematch from the 2010 election, in which Guinta defeated Shea-Porter, and the 2012 election, in which Shea-Porter defeated Guinta.
District 2
Incumbent Annie Kuster (D) ran unopposed in the Democratic primary election. Marilinda Garcia defeated Gary Lambert, Jim Lawrence and Mike Little for the Republican nomination.[8] Garcia, who considers herself a conservative candidate, was recently endorsed by Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX).[9] While this race leans Democratic, Cruz seemed hopeful that Republicans could take the seat, referring to Garcia as "the next congresswoman from the state of New Hampshire."[9]
Rhode Island
Heading into the November 4 election, the Democratic Party holds both of the two congressional seats from Rhode Island.
| Members of the U.S. House from Rhode Island -- Partisan Breakdown | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | As of November 2014 | After the 2014 Election | |
| Democratic Party | 2 | 2 | |
| Republican Party | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 2 | |
District 1
Incumbent David N. Cicilline defeated U.S. Army veteran Matthew Fecteau in the Democratic primary. Operation Iraqi Freedom veteran Cormick Lynch defeated Stanford Tran in the Republican primary.[10] Cicilline and Lynch will face off in the general election. The race is rated a "Safe Democrat" contest by Rothenberg Political Report/Roll Call.[11]
District 2
Rhue Reis (R) will challenge incumbent Jim Langevin (D) in the general election. Neither candidate faced a primary challenger.
See also
- List of U.S. Congress incumbents not running for re-election in 2014
- U.S. House battleground districts, 2014
- United States Senate elections, 2014
- United States House of Representatives elections, 2014
- United States Senate elections in Delaware, 2014
- United States Senate elections in Massachusetts, 2014
- United States Senate elections in New Hampshire, 2014
- United States Senate elections in Rhode Island, 2014
- United States House of Representatives elections in Delaware, 2014
- United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts, 2014
- United States House of Representatives elections in New Hampshire, 2014
- United States House of Representatives elections in Rhode Island, 2014
- Delaware elections, 2014
- Massachusetts elections, 2014
- New Hampshire elections, 2014
- Rhode Island elections, 2014
External links
- Delaware Department of Elections for Kent County
- Massachusetts Secretary of State, Elections Division
- Rhode Island Board of Elections
- New Hampshire Secretary of State, Elections Division
Footnotes
- ↑ Politico, "2014 Delaware Senate Primaries Results," accessed September 9, 2014
- ↑ Politico, "2014 Massachusetts Senate Primaries Results," accessed September 9, 2014
- ↑ Associated Press, "New Hampshire 2014 Primary Results - U.S. Senate," accessed September 9, 2014
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 Politico, "2014 Massachusetts House Primaries Results," accessed September 9, 2014
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Politico, "5 House primaries to watch," accessed August 8, 2013
- ↑ The Cook Political Report, "Partisan Voting Index, Districts of the 113th Congress," accessed May 28, 2014
- ↑ FairVote, "2014 Elections in New Hampshire," accessed May 28, 2014
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Associated Press, "New Hampshire 2014 Primary Results - U.S. House," accessed September 9, 2014
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Fox News Latino, "Sen. Ted Cruz Confident About Chances Of New Hampshire Congressional Hopeful, Marilinda Garcia," accessed September 9, 2014
- ↑ Associated Press, "Rhode Island - Summary Vote Results," accessed September 9, 2014
- ↑ Roll Call, "2014 Election Race Ratings," accessed June 24, 2014
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