2013 Massachusetts's 5th congressional district special election

none February 2026 September 2023 2013 Massachusetts's 5th congressional district special election Massachusetts by-election no 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts#District 5 2012 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts#District 5 2014 Massachusetts's 5th congressional district December 10, 2013 File:Katherine Clark 2013.jpg 150x150px Katherine Clark Democratic Party (United States) 40,172 65.8% File:Addivinola.jpg Frank Addivinola Republican Party (United States) 19,319 31.5% File:2013 special election in Massachusetts' 5th congressional district by municipality.svg Municipality results Clark: #8da9e2 50–60% #678cd7 60–70% #416fcd 70–80% #244079 >90% Addivinola: #ed8883 50–60% U.S. Representative Ed Markey Democratic Party (United States) Katherine Clark Democratic Party (United States) A special election for Massachusetts's 5th congressional district took place on December 10, 2013, due to the resignation of Democratic Congressman Ed Markey following his election to the United States Senate in a special election on June 25, 2013.https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2013/06/25/edward-markey-gabriel-gomez-face-moment-truth-senate-special-election-mass/QmwvBWA1r7nmy6OVtoJeyK/story.html Markey wins US Senate special election Boston Globe June 25, 2013 Michael Levenson, Frank Phillips and Martin Finucane Primary elections were held on October 15, in which Democratic state senator Katherine Clark and Republican Frank Addivinola won their party nominations. State law required that Governor Deval Patrick call a special election between 145 and 160 days after the vacancy became official.https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleVIII/Chapter54/Section140 General Laws: Section 140 Senators and representatives in congress; vacancies June 25, 2013 On December 10, Clark easily defeated Addivinola with almost 2/3 of the vote, holding the seat for the Democrats.https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/ap-newsalert-21165933 Democrat Katherine Clark Wins Special Election to Fill Massachusetts Congressional Seat Clark's win marked the 92nd consecutive U.S. House loss by Republicans in Massachusetts since 1996.http://editions.lib.umn.edu/smartpolitics/2013/12/11/massachusetts-republicans-lose/ Massachusetts Republicans Lose 92nd Consecutive US House Race Smart Politics Eric Ostermeier December 11, 2013 Democratic primary Candidates Declared Will Brownsberger, state senator Katherine Clark, state senator Peter Koutoujian, sheriff of Middlesex County and former state representative Martin Long, former member of the Lexington School Committeehttp://www.metrowestdailynews.com/top_stories/x853701918/Ballots-set-for-5th-Congressional-District-primaries Ballots set for 5th Congressional District primaries August 16, 2013 August 17, 2013 The MetroWest Daily News Joe O'Connell Paul Maisano Carl Sciortino, state representative Karen Spilka, state senator Declined Warren Tolman, former state senatorhttps://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2013/07/01/five-democrats-now-vying-for-markey-house-seat/KD0LzY31VigijFKqs2rAHN/story.html Five Democrats vying for Markey's seat in US House The Boston Globe Miller, Joshua July 1, 2013 Endorsements Katherine Clark State officials Paul Brodeur, state representative of Massachusetts, 32nd Middlesex District Martha Coakley, attorney general of Massachusettshttps://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2013/07/18/coakley-backing-katherine-clark-race-for-markey-seat/yWbLaKXNsmG8QixQ2egsmN/story.html Coakley backs Katherine Clark in bid for Markey's seat September 12, 2013 September 18, 2013 The Boston Globe Joshua Miller Marjorie Decker, state representative of Massachusetts, 25th Middlesex DistrictFIFTH DISTRICT RACE: Katherine Clark earns more endorsements http://www.wickedlocal.com/sudbury/news/x1803292460/FIFTH-DISTRICT-RACE-Katherine-Clark-earns-more-endorsements 19 September 2013 Wicked Local Sudbury 18 September 2013 Susan Fargo, former Massachusetts state senatorhttp://www.wickedlocal.com/arlington/news/x511634858/FIFTH-DISTRICT-RACE-Katherine-Clark-endorsed-by-Melrose-firefighters FIFTH DISTRICT RACE: Katherine Clark endorsed by Melrose firefighters October 9, 2013 The Arlington Advocate Allyson Schwartz, U.S. representative for Pennsylvania's 13th congressional districthttp://atr.rollcall.com/congresswoman-endorses-democrat-in-massachusetts-special-election// Congresswoman Endorses Democrat in Mass. Special Election October 8, 2013 October 11, 2013 Roll Call Emily Cahn https://web.archive.org/web/20131009142620/http://atr.rollcall.com/congresswoman-endorses-democrat-in-massachusetts-special-election/ October 9, 2013 dead Local officials Robert J. Dolan, mayor of Melrose, Massachusetts Organizations EMILY's Listhttp://emilyslist.org/news/releases/emilys-list-endorses-katherine-clark-for-congress EMILY's List Endorses Katherine Clark for Congress September 20, 2013 September 18, 2013 EMILY's List September 21, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130921055906/http://emilyslist.org/news/releases/emilys-list-endorses-katherine-clark-for-congress dead Melrose Democratic City Committee Winchester Democratic Town Committee Women's Campaign Fund Labor unions APWU Local 100 IBEW Local 123 IBEW Local 2222 IBEW Local 2321 International Association of Fire Fighters Melrose Local 1617, Executive Board Ironworkers Local 7 NAGE/IBPO/SEIU Local 5000 Teamsters Local 25 United Steelworkers Union Local 12012 Newspapers The Boston GlobeSense of mission makes Katherine Clark best choice for US House https://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/editorials/2013/10/10/globe-endorsement-katherine-clark-house-district-democratic-primary/8l3l1tiWHtrJJ0pJEif4HI/story.html 10 October 2013 The Boston Globe 10 October 2013 Carl Sciortino State officials Keith Ellison, U.S. representative for Minnesota's 5th congressional district Alan Grayson, U.S. representative for Florida's 9th congressional districthttp://atr.rollcall.com/alan-grayson-endorses-two-democrats-in-primaries/ Alan Grayson Endorses Two Democrats in Primaries | #MA05 #PA13 August 19, 2013 August 19, 2013 Roll Call Emily Cahn August 22, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130822080330/http://atr.rollcall.com/alan-grayson-endorses-two-democrats-in-primaries/ dead Raúl Grijalva, U.S. representative for Arizona's 3rd congressional district Jared Polis, U.S. representative for Colorado's 2nd congressional districthttp://carlforcongress.com/endorsements/ Endorsements for Carl Sciortino 2013-10-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304070537/http://carlforcongress.com/endorsements/ 2016-03-04 dead Mark Takano, U.S. representative for California's 41st congressional district Organizations The Congressional Progressive Caucushttp://atr.rollcall.com/house-progressives-endorse-special-election-candidate/ House Progressives Endorse Special Election Candidate September 12, 2013 September 12, 2013 Roll Call Emily Cahn May 2, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140502141432/http://atr.rollcall.com/house-progressives-endorse-special-election-candidate/ dead Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Margin oferror WillBrownsberger KatherineClark PeterKoutoujian MartinLong PaulMaisano CarlSciortino KarenSpilka UndecidedGerstein Bocian Agne*Gerstein Bocian Agne* https://web.archive.org/web/20130930180437/http://atr.rollcall.com/campaign-poll-democrat-widens-lead-in-massachusetts-special-primary/ 2013-09-30 September 23–25, 2013 500 ± 4.4% 12% 27% 16% — — 15% 18% 12%GreenbergQuinlanRosner^GreenbergQuinlanRosner^ September 22–24, 2013 400 ± 4.9% 11% 19% 15% — — 11% 18% 26%Emerson CollegeEmerson College September 13–17, 2013 310 ± 4% 11.3% 23.9% 19% 1.3% 1% 5.2% 15.5% 22.6%GreenbergQuinlanRosner^GreenbergQuinlanRosner^ July 18–23, 2013 405 ± 4.9% 11% 15% 12% — — 4% 14% 43% * Internal poll for Katherine Clark campaign ^ Internal poll for Karen Spilka campaign Results thumb|Democratic primary results by municipality #c88fe4 Clark #f2dffc 30–40% #dcb7ef 40–50% #c88fe4 50–60% #b368d9 60–70% #9d40cc 70–80% #73bc84 Koutoujian #d6efdcff 30–40% #a3d5ac 40–50% #008c29 70–80% #e8bf85 Sciortino #e8bf85 40–50% #db3577 Brownsberger #db3577 60–70% #81d0d0 Spilka #daf5f5 30–40% #ace1e1 40–50% #81d0d0 50–60% #53bfbf 60–70% #1eafaf 70–80% #106666 80–90% 2013 Democratic primary results - Massachusetts's 5th congressional district special electionKatherine Clark, Frank Addivinola win 5th District congressional primaries http://www.masslive.com/politics/index.ssf/2013/10/ma-5_election_night.html#incart_river The Republican October 15, 2013 Katherine Clark Democratic Party (United States) 21,959 31.5 Peter Koutoujian Democratic Party (United States) 15,290 21.9 Carl Sciortino Democratic Party (United States) 11,185 16.0 Will Brownsberger Democratic Party (United States) 10,142 14.6 Karen Spilka Democratic Party (United States) 9,057 13.0 Paul Masiano Democratic Party (United States) 1,498 2.2 Martin Long Democratic Party (United States) 394 0.6 Republican primary Candidates Declared Frank Addivinola, lawyer and candidate for the 5th congressional district in 2012http://www.metrowestdailynews.com/top_stories/x853677462/Candidates-in-race-to-fill-Markeys-House-seat#axzz2XZKOdWOg Candidates in race to fill Markey's House seat MetroWest Daily News June 27, 2013 Ameden, Danielle Mike Stopa, physicist and candidate for Massachusetts's 3rd congressional district in 2010http://www.wickedlocal.com/cambridge/news/x606645669/FIFTH-DISTRICT-RACE-Mike-Stopa-first-GOP-candidate-to-declare GOP candidate Mike Stopa declares candidacy Medford Transcript July 26, 2013 Tom Tierney, actuary and nominee for the 5th congressional district in 2012 Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Margin oferror FrankAddivinola MikeStopa TomTierney UndecidedEmerson College September 13–17, 2013 107 ± 9% 13.1% 6.5% 24.3% 56.1% Results 2013 Republican primary results - Massachusetts's 5th congressional district special election Frank Addivinola Republican Party (United States) 4,759 48.5 Mike Stopa Republican Party (United States) 2,477 25.3 Tom Tierney Republican Party (United States) 2,456 25.1 General election Massachusetts's 5th congressional district special election, 2013 Democratic Party (United States) Katherine Clark 40,303 65.8 Republican Party (United States) Frank Addivinola 19,328 31.5Independent Party (United States) James Aulenti 996 1.6Independent Party (United States) James Hall 452 0.7 217 0.4 61,380 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) References 30em External links Frank Addivinola for U.S. Congress official campaign website Will Brownsberger for U.S. Congress official campaign website Katherine Clark for U.S. Congress https://web.archive.org/web/20130613165201/http://www.katherineclarkforcongress.com/ 2013-06-13 official campaign website Peter Koutoujian for U.S. Congress official campaign website Carl Sciortino for U.S. Congress official campaign website Karen Spilka for U.S. Congress official campaign website Mike Stopa for U.S. Congress official campaign website Massachusetts 2013 05 Massachusetts 2013 05 2013 05 Special Massachusetts 05 Special United States House of Representatives 05 Special