- Massachusetts's 5th congressional district special election, 2007
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Massachusetts held a special election to fill a vacancy in Massachusetts's 5th congressional district on October 16, 2007.[1] Democrat Niki Tsongas won election to congress defeating Republican Jim Ogonowski in an election that was closer than expected.[2]
Incumbent representative Marty Meehan resigned, effective July 1, 2007, to become the next Chancellor of the University of Massachusetts Lowell.[1] Meehan last won re-election in 2006 with 99.9% of the vote; he was unopposed.
A primary election was held on September 4, 2007 to determine each political party's nominee for the general election.[1] Niki Tsongas won the Democratic primary race and Jim Ogonowski won the Republican primary race.
This district is regarded as strongly Democratic as it voted 58% for John Kerry for President in 2004. Massachusetts has not elected a Republican to Congress since Peter Blute and Peter Torkildsen were last elected to office in 1994: they both were defeated in 1996. No Republican has held this seat since Paul W. Cronin departed from office in 1975, after his defeat by Democrat Paul Tsongas in 1974.
Contents
Candidates
- All candidates for the election are listed alphabetically first by party, then by name. Bold is primary winners and general election candidates.
Constitution
- Kevin Thompson - State Constitution Party Secretary from Brockton
Democratic
- Eileen Donoghue - City Councilor and former Lowell Mayor
- Jamie Eldridge - State Representative from Acton
- Barry Finegold - State Representative from Andover
- Jim Miceli - State Representative from Wilmington
- Niki Tsongas - Dean at Middlesex Community College from Lowell, and widow of Paul Tsongas
Independent
- Kurt Hayes - Businessman from Boxborough
- Patrick Murphy - Bricklayer from Lowell[3]
Republican
- Jim Ogonowski - Former Air Force Lt. Colonel from Dracut
- Thomas Tierney - Self-Employed Independent Consulting Actuary from Framingham
Withdrawn / not running
Democratic
- James DiPaola - Middlesex County Sheriff[4]
- David O'Brien - Democratic National Committee member from Concord[5]
Republican
- Fred Smerlas - Former NFL defensive lineman [6]
- Michael J. Sullivan - Mayor of Lawrence[7]
Polling
Democratic Primary
Source Date Donoghue (D) Eldridge (D) Finegold (D) Miceli (D) Tsongas (D) Survey USA Aug 27-29, 2007 29% 15% 9% 3% 40% Survey USA Aug 11-13, 2007 16% 13% 14% 4% 38% Kiley & Company Aug 8-9, 2007 18% 16% 13% 4% 34% JEF Associates Aug 6-7, 2007 22% 7% 8% 4% 28% Kiley & Company Jul 15, 2007 13% 12% 10% 4% 36% JEF Associates Jun 28-30, 2007 17% 10% 13% 4% 26% Kiley & Company May 22, 2007 9% 10% 11% 3% 38% Garin-Hart-Yang Research May 3-4, 2007 13% 5% 10% 4% 36% DiPaola (D) O'Brien (D) Kiley & Company Mar 23-24, 2007 9% 9% 8% 3% 35% 6% 3% Republican Primary
Source Date Ogonowski (R) Tierney (R) Survey USA Aug 27-29, 2007 72% 12% General Election
Source Date Ogonowski (R) Tsongas (D) Thompson (C) Hayes (I) Murphy (I) Survey USA Oct 8-10, 2007 42% 51% 0% 2% 4% RCCC Poll Oct 1-5, 2007 39% 44% N/A N/A N/A Survey USA Sep 7-9, 2007 41% 51% 2% 2% 1% Results
Bold indicates winner of nomination. Source: http://www.thebostonchannel.com/politics/14003157/detail.html
General Election
Massachusetts's 5th congressional district special election, 2007 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Democratic Niki Tsongas 54,363 51.32 -48.68 Republican Jim Ogonowski 47,770 45.10 +45.10 Independent Patrick Murphy 2,170 2.05 +2.05 Independent Kurt Hayes 1,125 1.06 +1.06 Constitution Kevin Thompson 494 0.47 0.47 Plurality 6,593 6% Turnout Democratic hold Swing 46.89% D to R Democratic Primary
Candidates Democratic Primary Election, Sep 4 Candidate Party Votes Percent Niki Tsongas Democratic 19,811 35.69% Eileen Donoghue Democratic 17,373 31.29% Jamie Eldridge Democratic 8,041 14.48% Barry Finegold Democratic 6,996 12.60% Jim Miceli Democratic 3,296 5.94% Republican Primary
Candidates Republican Primary Election, Sep 4 Candidate Party Votes Percent Jim Ogonowski Republican 12,014 89.04% Tom Tierney Republican 1,479 10.96% See also
References
- ^ a b c Giroux, Greg (2007-05-09). "Massachusetts Rep. Meehan Sets Date to Vacate Seat". CQPolitics.com. http://www.cqpolitics.com/2007/05/massachusetts_rep_meehan_sets.html. Retrieved 2007-05-09.
- ^ 5th District Elects Tsongas Associated Press
- ^ Murphy, Matt (2007-06-02). "Lowell Mason joins rep. race". LowellSun.com. http://www.lowellsun.com/front/ci_6046351. Retrieved 2007-06-06.
- ^ lowellsun.com
- ^ eagletribune.com
- ^ "Ogonowski's House bid gets boost". The Boston Globe. 2007-04-27. http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2007/04/27/ogonowskis_house_bid_gets_boost/.
- ^ bostonherald.com
External links
Candidate Web Sites
Democratic
- Eileen Donoghue for Congress web site
- Jamie Eldridge for Congress web site
- Barry Finegold for Congress web site
- Jim Miceli for Congress web site
- Niki Tsongas for Congress web site
Republican
Constitution
Independent
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