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Massachusetts' 7th Congressional District elections, 2014
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Cook Political Report: Solid D[1] Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe D[2]
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The 7th Congressional District of Massachusetts held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014.
Michael Capuano won re-election after serving his eighth consecutive term since 1998. Capuano ran unopposed in the Democratic primary. He also faced no opposition in the general election.
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Primary: A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. Massachusetts utilizes a semi-closed primary system where voters who are affiliated with a political party and unaffiliated voters may vote in a party's primary.[4]
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.
Voter registration: To vote in the primary, voters had to register by August 20, 2014. For the general election, the voter registration deadline was October 15, 2014.[5]
- See also: Massachusetts elections, 2014
Incumbent: Heading into the election the incumbent was Michael Capuano (D), who was first elected in 1998. Prior to redistricting due to the 2010 census, he served as the representative of Massachusetts' 8th Congressional District.
Massachusetts' 7th Congressional District was located in the eastern portion of the state and included parts of Middlesex, Suffolk and Norfolk counties.[6]
Candidates
General election candidates
- Michael Capuano - Incumbent
September 9, 2014, primary results
Democratic Primary
- Michael Capuano - Incumbent
Disqualified
Elections
General election results
The 7th Congressional District of Massachusetts held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Michael Capuano (D) won an uncontested general election.
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic |  Mike Capuano Incumbent |
80.7% | 142,133 | |
| Write-in | Other | 1.4% | 2,413 | |
| Blank | None | 17.9% | 31,531 | |
| Total Votes | 176,077 | |||
| Source: Massachusetts Secretary of State Official Results | ||||
Key votes
Below are important votes the incumbent cast during the 113th Congress.
Government shutdown
- See also: United States budget debate, 2013
On September 30, 2013, the House passed a final stopgap spending bill before the shutdown went into effect. The bill included a one-year delay of the Affordable Care Act's individual mandate and would have also stripped the bill of federal subsidies for congressional members and staff. It passed through the House with a vote of 228-201.[8] At 1 a.m. on October 1, 2013, one hour after the shutdown officially began, the House voted to move forward with going to a conference. In short order, Sen. Harry Reid rejected the call to conference.[9] Capuano voted against the stopgap spending bill that would have delayed the individual mandate.[10]
The shutdown ended on October 16, 2013, when the House took a vote on HR 2775 after it was approved by the Senate. The bill to reopen the government lifted the $16.7 trillion debt limit and funded the government through January 15, 2014. Federal employees also received retroactive pay for the shutdown period. The only concession made by Senate Democrats was to require income verification for Obamacare subsidies.[11] The House passed the legislation shortly after the Senate, by a vote of 285-144, with all 144 votes against the legislation coming from Republican members. Capuano voted for HR 2775.[12]
Campaign contributions
Michael Capuano
Below are Capuano’s FEC reports.[13]
| Michael Capuano (2014) Campaign Finance Reports | |||||||||
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| Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | ||||
| April Quarterly[14] | April 11, 2013 | $482,483.02 | $42,825.00 | $(34,163.63) | $491,144.39 | ||||
| July Quarterly[15] | July 15, 2013 | $491,144.39 | $53,696.54 | $(66,265.78) | $478,575.15 | ||||
| October Quarterly[16] | October 14, 2013 | $478,575.15 | $84,105.00 | $(32,902.04) | $529,778.11 | ||||
| Year-end[17] | January 31, 2014 | $529,778 | $89,852 | $(88,073) | $531,556 | ||||
| April Quarterly[18] | April 15, 2014 | $531,556 | $61,096 | $(47,497) | $545,156 | ||||
| Running totals | |||||||||
| $331,574.54 | $(268,901.45) | ||||||||
District history
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2012
The 7th District of Massachusetts held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012. Incumbent Ed Markey (D) ran for 5th District seat due to redistricting in 2012. The 8th District incumbent Michael Capuano won election to the 7th District seat. He defeated Karla Romero (I) in the general election.[19]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic | Michael Capuano Incumbent |
73.9% | 210,794 | |
| Independent | Karla Romero | 14.4% | 41,199 | |
| N/A | All Others | 0.3% | 843 | |
| N/A | Blank Votes | 11.3% | 32,298 | |
| Total Votes | 285,134 | |||
| Source: Massachusetts Secretary of State "Return of Votes" | ||||
2010
On November 2, 2010, Ed Markey won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Gerry Dembrowski (R) in the general election.[20]
| U.S. House, Massachusetts District 7 General Election, 2010 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Edward J. Markey incumbent |
66.4% | 145,696 | |
| Republican | Gerry Dembrowski | 33.5% | 73,467 | |
| Various | All Others | 0.1% | 194 | |
| Total Votes | 219,357 | |||
See also
- United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts, 2014
- United States House of Representatives elections, 2014
- BP News: Few Republican challengers in Massachusetts congressional races
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "2014 HOUSE RACE RATINGS FOR June 26, 2014," accessed August 7, 2014
- ↑ Sabato's Crystal Ball, "2014 House Races," accessed August 7, 2014
- ↑ Fairvote, "FairVote Releases Projections for the 2014 Congressional Elections," accessed August 7, 2014
- ↑ Massachusetts Legislature, "Mass. Gen. Laws Ann. ch. 53, § 38," accessed October 20, 2025
- ↑ Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Website, "Voter Registration Information," accessed January 3, 2014
- ↑ United States Census Bureau, "Counties by Congressional Districts," accessed June 8, 2016
- ↑ JP Lowenthal for Congress 2014, "Home," accessed August 27, 2014
- ↑ Clerk of the U.S. House, "Final vote results for Roll Call 504," accessed October 31, 2013
- ↑ Buzzfeed, "Government Shutdown: How We Got Here," accessed October 1, 2013
- ↑ Clerk of the U.S. House, "Final vote results for Roll Call 504," accessed October 31, 2013
- ↑ The Washington Post, "Reid, McConnell propose bipartisan Senate bill to end shutdown, extend borrowing," accessed October 16, 2013
- ↑ U.S. House, "Final vote results for Roll Call 550," accessed October 31, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Michael Capuano Summary Report," accessed July 25, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Michael Capuano April Quarterly," accessed July 25, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Michael Capuano July Quarterly," accessed July 25, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Michael Capuano October Quarterly," accessed October 23, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Year End Report," accessed February 17, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "April Quarterly," accessed April 21, 2014
- ↑ Politico, "2012 Election Map, Massachusetts"
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013
