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Robert Burke (Massachusetts)
Robert Burke (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Massachusetts' 8th Congressional District. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Robert Burke was born in Boston, Massachusetts. His career experience includes starting a videography service.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Massachusetts' 8th Congressional District election, 2024
Massachusetts' 8th Congressional District election, 2024 (September 3 Democratic primary)
Massachusetts' 8th Congressional District election, 2024 (September 3 Republican primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Massachusetts District 8
Incumbent Stephen Lynch defeated Robert Burke in the general election for U.S. House Massachusetts District 8 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Stephen Lynch (D) | 70.4 | 265,432 |
 | Robert Burke (R) | 29.4 | 110,638 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 760 | ||
| Total votes: 376,830 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Massachusetts District 8
Incumbent Stephen Lynch advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Massachusetts District 8 on September 3, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Stephen Lynch | 98.7 | 64,761 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.3 | 861 | ||
| Total votes: 65,622 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Massachusetts District 8
Robert Burke defeated James Govatsos and Daniel Kelly in the Republican primary for U.S. House Massachusetts District 8 on September 3, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Robert Burke | 46.1 | 10,335 |
 | James Govatsos | 27.7 | 6,216 | |
| Daniel Kelly | 25.7 | 5,761 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.6 | 127 | ||
| Total votes: 22,439 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Matthew Lynch (R)
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Burke in this election.
2022
See also: Massachusetts' 8th Congressional District election, 2022
General election
General election for U.S. House Massachusetts District 8
Incumbent Stephen Lynch defeated Robert Burke in the general election for U.S. House Massachusetts District 8 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Stephen Lynch (D) | 69.7 | 189,987 |
| Robert Burke (R) | 30.1 | 82,126 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 451 | ||
| Total votes: 272,564 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Massachusetts District 8
Incumbent Stephen Lynch advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Massachusetts District 8 on September 6, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Stephen Lynch | 99.0 | 73,191 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.0 | 715 | ||
| Total votes: 73,906 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Michael Ruiz (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Massachusetts District 8
Robert Burke defeated Hamilton Soares Rodrigues in the Republican primary for U.S. House Massachusetts District 8 on September 6, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Robert Burke | 73.0 | 19,173 |
 | Hamilton Soares Rodrigues | 26.6 | 6,977 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 124 | ||
| Total votes: 26,274 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Ray Alongi (R)
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Robert Burke did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign website
Burke’s campaign website stated the following:
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Rob's Platform INVASION/BORDER CRISIS EXCESSIVE SPENDING/ HYPER INFLATION HOUSING PARENTAL RIGHTS[2] |
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| —Robert Burke’s campaign website (2024)[3] | ||
2022
Robert Burke did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign website
Burke's campaign website stated the following:
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WHERE I STAND RECKLESS SPENDING FUELED THE INFLATION CRISIS The 8th District Families are Suffering from Democratic Policies.
INFLATION RECKLESS SPENDING Lynch, once opposed, will now support Nancy Pelosi for House speaker, the Boston Democrat announced Friday. OPEN BOARDERS, CRIME & DRUGS Almost half of all of the criminals prosecuted in federal courts in 2018 were aliens, charged with crimes ranging from drug trafficking to murder to kidnapping These federal numbers are only a fraction of the crimes committed by criminal aliens. With the Biden administration’s open border policies, the U.S. is facing one of the worst national security, immigration, and public safety crises in its history. PARENTAL CONTROL BillBoard Chris No Puberty Blockers No evidence of Happiness[2] |
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| —Robert Burke's campaign website (2022)[4] | ||
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate U.S. House Massachusetts District 8 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ ROB BURKE FOR U.S. CONGRESS, "MEET ROB," accessed August 5, 2024
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ ROB BURKE FOR U.S. CONGRESS, “ROB'S PLATFORM,” accessed August 5, 2024
- ↑ Burke4Business, “Home,” accessed October 10, 2022
