United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts, 2008

The 2008 congressional elections in Massachusetts will be held on November 4, 2008 to determine who will represent the state of Massachusetts in the United States House of Representatives. Massachusetts has ten seats in the House, apportioned according to the 2000 United States Census. Representatives are elected for two-year terms; whoever is elected will serve in the 111th Congress from January 4, 2009 until January 3, 2011. The election coincides with the 2008 U.S. presidential election.

Every seat is considered safe for its Democratic incumbent.

The statewide Party primary elections will be held September 16, 2008.__TOC__

District 1

ushr|Massachusetts|1| covers roughly the northwest half of the state. It has been represented by Democrat John Olver since June, 1991. CQ Politics forecasts the race as 'Safe Democrat'.
* [http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=district-MA-01 Race ranking and details] from CQ Politics
* [http://www.opensecrets.org/races/summary.php?id=MA01&cycle=2008 Campaign contributions] from OpenSecrets.org

District 2

ushr|Massachusetts|2| lies in the south-central part of the state. It has been represented by Democrat Richard Neal since 1989. CQ Politics forecasts the race as 'Safe Democrat'.
* [http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=district-MA-02 Race ranking and details] from CQ Politics
* [http://www.opensecrets.org/races/summary.php?id=MA02&cycle=2008 Campaign contributions] from OpenSecrets.org

District 3

ushr|Massachusetts|3| lies in the central and southeastern part of the state. It has been represented by Democrat Jim McGovern since 1997. CQ Politics forecasts the race as 'Safe Democrat'.
* [http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=district-MA-03 Race ranking and details] from CQ Politics
* [http://www.opensecrets.org/races/summary.php?id=MA03&cycle=2008 Campaign contributions] from OpenSecrets.org

District 4

ushr|Massachusetts|4| lies in the southern part of the state, including the South Coast region. It has been represented by Democrat Barney Frank since 1981. CQ Politics forecasts the race as 'Safe Democrat'.
* [http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=district-MA-04 Race ranking and details] from CQ Politics
* [http://www.opensecrets.org/races/summary.php?id=MA04&cycle=2008 Campaign contributions] from OpenSecrets.org

District 5

ushr|Massachusetts|5| lies in the north-east part of the state. It has been represented by Democrat Niki Tsongas since October, 2007. CQ Politics forecasts the race as 'Safe Democrat'.
* [http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=district-MA-05 Race ranking and details] from CQ Politics
* [http://www.opensecrets.org/races/summary.php?id=MA05&cycle=2008 Campaign contributions] from OpenSecrets.org

District 6

ushr|Massachusetts|6| covers the north-east corner of the state. It has been represented by Democrat John F. Tierney since 1997. CQ Politics forecasts the race as 'Safe Democrat'.
* [http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=district-MA-06 Race ranking and details] from CQ Politics
* [http://www.opensecrets.org/races/summary.php?id=MA06&cycle=2008 Campaign contributions] from OpenSecrets.orgElection box begin no change
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District 7

ushr|Massachusetts|7| lies in the eastern part of the state, including some Boston suburbs. It has been represented by Democrat Edward J. Markey since 1976. CQ Politics forecasts the race as 'Safe Democrat'.
* [http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=district-MA-07 Race ranking and details] from CQ Politics
* [http://www.opensecrets.org/races/summary.php?id=MA07&cycle=2008 Campaign contributions] from OpenSecrets.org

District 8

ushr|Massachusetts|8| lies in the eastern part of the state, including part of Boston and the immediately adjacent cities of Cambridge, Somerville, and Chelsea. It has been represented by Democrat Mike Capuano since 1999. CQ Politics forecasts the race as 'Safe Democrat'.
* [http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=district-MA-08 Race ranking and details] from CQ Politics
* [http://www.opensecrets.org/races/summary.php?id=MA08&cycle=2008 Campaign contributions] from OpenSecrets.org

District 9

ushr|Massachusetts|9| lies in the eastern part of the state, including part of Boston and some of its southern suburbs. It has been represented by Democrat Stephen Lynch since October 2001. CQ Politics forecasts the race as 'Safe Democrat'.
* [http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=district-MA-09 Race ranking and details] from CQ Politics
* [http://www.opensecrets.org/races/summary.php?id=MA09&cycle=2008 Campaign contributions] from OpenSecrets.org

District 10

ushr|Massachusetts|10| covers the south-east part of the state, including parts of the South Shore and all of Cape Cod and The Islands. It has been represented by Democrat Bill Delahunt since 1997. CQ Politics forecasts the race as 'Safe Democrat'.
* [http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=district-MA-10 Race ranking and details] from CQ Politics
* [http://www.opensecrets.org/races/summary.php?id=MA10&cycle=2008 Campaign contributions] from OpenSecrets.org

External links

* [http://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/ Elections] from the "Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth"
* [http://www.votesmart.org/election_congress_state.php?state_id=MA&go33.x=13&go33.y=10 U.S. Congress candidates for Massachusetts] at Project Vote Smart
* [http://www.2008racetracker.com/page/Massachusetts Massachusetts U.S. House Races] from "2008 Race Tracker"
* [http://www.opensecrets.org/races/election.php?state=MA Campaign contributions for Massachusetts congressional races] from OpenSecrets.orgsequence
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