Massachusetts' 9th Congressional District elections, 2012
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The 9th Congressional District of Massachusetts held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012.
William Keating won re-election to the U.S. House of Representatives, representing Massachusetts' 9th, on November 6th, 2012.[1] He had previously served as the representative for the now-defunct 10th District.
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Primary: Massachusetts has a partially closed primary system, in which the selection of a party's candidates in an election is limited to registered party members. In Massachusetts, however, independent voters may select which party's primary to vote in.
Voter registration: Voters were required to register to vote in the primary by August 17, 2012. For the general election, the voter registration deadline was October 17, 2012.[2]
- See also: Massachusetts elections, 2012
Incumbent: Because Massachusetts lost a seat after the 2010 Census, the state's congressional districts went through significant changes. Prior to the election, the 9th Congressional District was represented by Stephen Lynch (D). However, Lynch was drawn into the 8th Congressional district. 10th Congressional district incumbent William Keating ran in the 9th District. Keating was also drawn into the 8th District, but he opted to move his residence into the 9th Congressional district, where no other incumbent resided at the time.[3]
This was the first election using district maps based on data from the 2010 Census. Massachusetts' 9th Congressional District was located in the southeastern portion of the state and included Plymouth county.[4]
Candidates
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General election candidates
September 6 Democratic Primary
- William Keating:
Incumbent from the 10th Congressional district[5] - Sam Sutter: District Attorney for Bristol County, MA[6]
- William Keating:
Republican Primary
Independent candidate
Election results
General Election
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  William Keating Incumbent |
55.1% | 212,754 | |
| Republican | Christopher Sheldon | 30.2% | 116,531 | |
| Independent | Daniel Botelho | 8.5% | 32,655 | |
| N/A | All Others | 0.1% | 465 | |
| N/A | Blank Votes | 6.1% | 23,394 | |
| Total Votes | 385,799 | |||
| Source: Massachusetts Secretary of State "Return of Votes" | ||||
Democratic Primary
The primary was held on the September 6, 2012.[9]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
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Bill Keating Incumbent |
59.2% | 31,314 |
| Sam Sutter | 40.8% | 21,616 |
| Total Votes | 52,930 | |
Impact of redistricting
- See also: Redistricting in Massachusetts
Owing to the redistricting process, the 9th District shifted east to occupy the area formerly known as the 10th District.
District partisanship
FairVote's Monopoly Politics 2012 study
- See also: FairVote's Monopoly Politics 2012
In 2012, FairVote did a study on partisanship in the congressional districts, giving each a percentage ranking (D/R) based on the new 2012 maps and comparing that to the old 2010 maps. Massachusetts' 9th District became more Democratic because of redistricting.[10]
- 2012: 55D / 45R
- 2010: 52D / 48R
Cook Political Report's PVI
In 2012, Cook Political Report released its updated figures on the Partisan Voter Index, which measured each congressional district's partisanship relative to the rest of the country. Massachusetts' 9th Congressional District had a PVI of D+8, which was the 122nd most Democratic district in the country. In 2008, this district was won by Barack Obama (D), 59-41 percent over John McCain (R). In 2004, John Kerry (D) won the district 59-41 percent over George W. Bush (R).[11]
District history
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2010
On November 2, 2010, Stephen Lynch won re-election to the United States House of Representatives. He defeated Vernon Harrison (R) and Philip Dunkelbarger (I) in the general election.[12]
| U.S. House of Representatives, Massachusetts Congressional District 9, 2010 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Stephen Lynch Incumbent |
68.3% | 157,071 | |
| Republican | Vernon Harrison | 26.1% | 59,965 | |
| Independent | Philip Dunkelbarger | 5.5% | 12,572 | |
| None | Other | 0.2% | 356 | |
| Total Votes | 229,964 | |||
Campaign donors
Bill Keating
| Bill Keating (2012) Campaign Finance Reports | |||||||||
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| Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | ||||
| April Quarterly[13] | March 31, 2012 | $304,571.70 | $135,796.13 | $(41,784.58) | $398,583.25 | ||||
| July Quarterly[14] | June 30, 2012 | $398,583.25 | $178,774.00 | $(58,342.45) | $519,014.80 | ||||
| Running totals | |||||||||
| $314,570.13 | $(100,127.03) | ||||||||
Sam Sutter
| Sam Sutter (2012) Campaign Finance Reports | |||||||||
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| Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | ||||
| April Quarterly[15] | March 31, 2012 | $0.00 | $55,435.00 | $(33,663.38) | $21,771.62 | ||||
| July Quarterly[16] | June 30, 2012 | $21,771.62 | $118,090.00 | $(85,744.86) | $54,116.76 | ||||
| Running totals | |||||||||
| $173,525 | $(119,408.24) | ||||||||
Adam Chaprales
Candidates for Congress were required to file up to seven main reports with the Federal Election Commission during the 2012 elections season. Below are Adam Chaprales' reports.
| Adam Chaprales (2012)[17] Campaign Finance Reports | |||||||||
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| Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | ||||
| Pre-Primary Report[18] | August 25, 2012 | $8,734.38 | $8,670.00 | $(14,819.39) | $2,584.99 | ||||
| July Quarterly[19] | July 14, 2012 | $0.00 | $29,874.00 | $(18,897.64) | $10,976.36 | ||||
| Running totals | |||||||||
| $38,544 | $(33,717.03) | ||||||||
Christopher Sheldon
| Christopher Sheldon (2012) Campaign Finance Reports | |||||||||
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| Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | ||||
| April Quarterly[20] | March 31, 2012 | $0.00 | $12,782.26 | $(11,945.27) | $836.99 | ||||
| July Quarterly[21] | June 30, 2012 | $836.99 | $12,018.22 | $(13,405.47) | $−550.26 | ||||
| Running totals | |||||||||
| $24,800.48 | $(25,350.74) | ||||||||
External links
See also
- United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts, 2012
- United States House of Representatives elections, 2012
- United States Senate elections in Massachusetts, 2012
Footnotes
- ↑ Politico, "2012 Election Map, Massachusetts"
- ↑ Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, "Voter Registration Information," accessed July 25, 2012
- ↑ Boston Herald, "Redistricting throws U.S. Reps. Keating, Lynch into likely faceoff," November 7, 2011
- ↑ Massachuestts Redistricting Map, "Map" accessed August 31, 2012
- ↑ Inquirer and Mirror "Redistricting: Keating chooses Cape and Islands," November 17, 2011
- ↑ WPRI "Sam Sutter Making a Run for Congress" accessed January 24, 2012
- ↑ Herald News "A Plymouth Republican to join 9th Congressional district race" accessed January 22, 2012
- ↑ Boston Herald "Republican Adam Chaprales enters House race" May 14, 2012
- ↑ Associated Press, "Massachusetts Primary Results," accessed October 5, 2012
- ↑ , "2011 Redistricting and 2012 Elections in Massachusetts," September 2012
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "Partisan Voting Index Districts of the 113th Congress: 2004 & 2008" accessed October 2012
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Bill Keating April Quarterly," accessed July 2, 2012
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Bill Keating July Quarterly," accessed July 2, 2012
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Sam Sutter April Quarterly," accessed July 2, 2012
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Sam Sutter July Quarterly," accessed July 2, 2012
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Adam Chaprales Summary Report," accessed October 1, 2012
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Pre-Primary Report" accessed October 1, 2012
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "July Quarterly" accessed October 1, 2012
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Christopher Sheldon April Quarterly," accessed July 2, 2012
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Christopher Sheldon July Quarterly," accessed July 2, 2012
