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David Rosa (Massachusetts)
David Rosa (Republican Party) ran for election to the Massachusetts State Senate to represent Berkshire, Hampden, Franklin, and Hampshire District. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Elections
2024
See also: Massachusetts State Senate elections, 2024
General election
General election for Massachusetts State Senate Berkshire, Hampden, Franklin, and Hampshire District
Incumbent Paul Mark defeated David Rosa in the general election for Massachusetts State Senate Berkshire, Hampden, Franklin, and Hampshire District on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Paul Mark (D) | 70.9 | 62,249 |
 | David Rosa (R) | 29.0 | 25,494 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 68 | ||
| Total votes: 87,811 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Massachusetts State Senate Berkshire, Hampden, Franklin, and Hampshire District
Incumbent Paul Mark advanced from the Democratic primary for Massachusetts State Senate Berkshire, Hampden, Franklin, and Hampshire District on September 3, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Paul Mark | 99.7 | 17,058 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 57 | ||
| Total votes: 17,115 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Massachusetts State Senate Berkshire, Hampden, Franklin, and Hampshire District
David Rosa advanced from the Republican primary for Massachusetts State Senate Berkshire, Hampden, Franklin, and Hampshire District on September 3, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | David Rosa | 98.9 | 3,095 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.1 | 33 | ||
| Total votes: 3,128 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Rosa in this election.
2020
See also: Massachusetts' 4th Congressional District election, 2020
Massachusetts' 4th Congressional District election, 2020 (September 1 Democratic primary)
Massachusetts' 4th Congressional District election, 2020 (September 1 Republican primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Massachusetts District 4
Jake Auchincloss defeated Julie Hall in the general election for U.S. House Massachusetts District 4 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jake Auchincloss (D) | 60.8 | 251,102 |
 | Julie Hall (R) | 38.9 | 160,474 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 1,247 | ||
| Total votes: 412,823 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Massachusetts District 4
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Massachusetts District 4 on September 1, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jake Auchincloss | 22.4 | 35,361 |
 | Jesse Mermell | 21.0 | 33,216 | |
 | Becky Grossman | 18.1 | 28,578 | |
 | Natalia Linos | 11.6 | 18,364 | |
 | Ihssane Leckey | 11.1 | 17,539 | |
 | Alan Khazei | 9.1 | 14,440 | |
 | Chris Zannetos (Unofficially withdrew) | 3.3 | 5,135 | |
 | Dave Cavell (Unofficially withdrew) | 1.6 | 2,498 | |
 | Ben Sigel | 1.6 | 2,465 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 242 | ||
| Total votes: 157,838 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Deb Goldberg (D)
- Herb Robinson (D)
- Nick Matthew (D)
- Thomas Shack III (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Massachusetts District 4
Julie Hall defeated David Rosa in the Republican primary for U.S. House Massachusetts District 4 on September 1, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Julie Hall | 62.8 | 19,394 |
| David Rosa | 36.6 | 11,296 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.6 | 182 | ||
| Total votes: 30,872 | |||
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2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Joseph Kennedy III (D) defeated David Rosa (R) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Neither candidate faced a primary opponent in September.[1][2]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Joseph Kennedy III Incumbent |
70.1% | 265,823 | |
| Republican | David Rosa | 29.8% | 113,055 | |
| N/A | Write-in | 0.1% | 335 | |
| Total Votes | 379,213 | |||
| Source: Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth | ||||
2014
Elections for the Massachusetts State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election was held on September 9, 2014, and a general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 3, 2014. Incumbent Marc Pacheco was unopposed in the Democratic primary. David Rosa was unopposed in the Republican primary. Pacheco defeated Rosa in the general election.[3]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Marc Pacheco Incumbent |
58% | 31,538 | |
| Republican | David Rosa | 37.1% | 20,174 | |
| None | Blank Votes | 4.8% | 2,592 | |
| None | All Others | 0.1% | 56 | |
| Total Votes | 54,360 | |||
2012
Rosa ran for the 2012 election for the U.S. House, representing Massachusetts' 4th District. Rosa ran as the Independent candidate. He faced Joseph Kennedy III (D) and Sean Bielat (R) in the general election on November 6, 2012.[4][5]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Joseph Kennedy III |
59.3% | 221,303 | |
| Republican | Sean Bielat | 34.8% | 129,936 | |
| Independent | David Rosa | 2.9% | 10,741 | |
| N/A | All Others | 0.1% | 265 | |
| N/A | Blank Votes | 2.9% | 10,869 | |
| Total Votes | 373,114 | |||
| Source: Massachusetts Secretary of State "Return of Votes" | ||||
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
David Rosa did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
David Rosa did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Massachusetts Secretary of State, "Democratic candidates for nomination" accessed June 15, 2016
- ↑ Massachusetts Secretary of State, "Republican candidates for nomination," accessed June 15, 2016
- ↑ Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, "2014 State Primary Candidates," accessed September 9, 2014
- ↑ 2012 general election candidates
- ↑ Politico, "2012 Election Map, Massachusetts"
