2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts

none February 2026 September 2023 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts Massachusetts legislative no 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts 2014 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts 2018 All 9 Massachusetts seats to the United States House of Representatives 2016 11 08 Democratic Party (United States) 9 9 2,344,518 79.73% 1.72% Republican Party (United States) 0 0 451,121 15.34% 1.70% x200px District results x200px County results x200px Municipality results Democratic #B9D7FF 40–50% #86B6F2 50–60% #4389E3 60–70% #1666CB 70–80% #0645B4 80–90% #002B84 90–100% Republican #F2B3BE 40–50% The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts were held on November 8, 2016, electing the nine U.S. representatives from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, one from each of the state's nine congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections. The primaries were held on September 8.September 22, 2016 Turnout in Sept. 8 state primary was 8.84 percent https://www.masslive.com/politics/2016/09/turnout_in_sept_8_state_primar.html September 18, 2025 MassLive.com All incumbents were re-elected to office. 2 Overview Statewide Popular vote #ddd 600px 410px Democratic Democratic Party (United States) 79.73 Republican Massachusetts Republican Party 15.34 Other #777777 4.93 House seats #ddd 600px 410px Democratic Democratic Party (United States) 100.00 Republican Massachusetts Republican Party 0.00 By district Results of the 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts by district: DistrictDemocraticRepublicanOthersTotalResult Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes %District 1 235,803 73.34% 0 0.00% 85,736 26.66% 321,539 100.0% Democratic holdDistrict 2 275,487 98.24% 0 0.00% 4,924 1.76% 280,411 100.0% Democratic holdDistrict 3 236,713 68.69% 107,519 31.20% 360 0.10% 344,592 100.0% Democratic holdDistrict 4 265,823 70.10% 113,055 29.81% 335 0.09% 379,213 100.0% Democratic holdDistrict 5 285,606 98.55% 0 0.00% 4,201 1.45% 289,807 100.0% Democratic holdDistrict 6 308,923 98.37% 0 0.00% 5,132 1.63% 314,055 100.0% Democratic holdDistrict 7 253,354 98.62% 0 0.00% 3,557 1.38% 256,911 100.0% Democratic holdDistrict 8 271,019 72.41% 102,744 27.45% 502 0.13% 374,265 100.0% Democratic holdDistrict 9 211,790 55.75% 127,803 33.64% 40,302 10.61% 379,895 100.0% Democratic holdTotal 2,344,518 79.73% 451,121 15.34% 145,049 4.93% 2,940,688 100.0% District 1 2016 Massachusetts's 1st congressional district election Massachusetts presidential no 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts#District 1 2014 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts#District 1 2018 x150px File:Richard Neal, official portrait, 113th Congress (cropped).jpg Richard Neal Democratic Party (United States) 235,803 73.3% File:3x4.svg Frederick Mayock Independent 57,504 17.9% File:3x4.svg Thomas Simmons Libertarian Party (United States) 27,511 8.6% 200px County results 200px Municipality results 200px Precinct results 1 300px Neal: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0D0596 >90% U.S. Representative Richard Neal Democratic Party (United States) Richard Neal Democratic Party (United States) Massachusetts's 1st congressional district The 1st congressional district is located in western and central Massachusetts. The largest Massachusetts district in area, it covers about one-third of the state and is more rural than the rest. It has the state's highest point, Mount Greylock. The district includes the cities of Springfield, West Springfield, Pittsfield, Holyoke, and Westfield. Incumbent Democrat Richard Neal, who has represented the district since 2013 and previously represented the 2nd district from 1989 to 2013, ran for re-election. He was re-elected unopposed with 98% of the vote in 2014 and the district had a PVI of D+13. Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Richard Neal, incumbent U.S. Representative Results Democratic primary results https://electionstats.state.ma.us/elections/search/year_from:2016/year_to:2016/office_id:5/stage:Primaries Massachusetts Secretary of State Primary Election Results 2016 Massachusetts Secretary of State September 8, 2016 December 9, 2016 Democratic Party (United States) Richard Neal (incumbent) 44,857 98.5 706 1.5 45,563 100.0 Republican primary No Republicans filed Libertarian primary Candidates Nominee Thomas Simmons, professor of business and economics at Greenfield Community College Independents Frederick Mayock General election Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political Report2016 House Race Ratings for November 7, 2016 http://cookpolitical.com/house/charts/race-ratings House: Race Ratings Cook Political Report November 12, 2016Safe DNovember 7, 2016Daily Kos ElectionsDaily Kos Elections House race ratings: Initial ratings for 2016 http://www.dailykos.com/election-outlook/2016-race-ratings#house Daily Kos Elections November 7, 2016Safe DNovember 7, 2016 Rothenberg2016 House Ratings (November 3, 2016) http://rothenbergpoliticalreport.com/ratings/house House Ratings The Rothenberg Political Report November 3, 2016Safe DNovember 3, 2016 Sabato's Crystal Ball2016 House http://www.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/2016-house Sabato's Crystal Ball November 7, 2016 November 7, 2016Safe DNovember 7, 2016RCPBattle for the House 2016 http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2016/house/2016_elections_house_map.html Real Clear Politics October 31, 2016Safe DOctober 31, 2016 Results Massachusetts's 1st congressional district, 2016 https://electionstats.state.ma.us/elections/search/year_from:2016/year_to:2016/office_id:5/stage:General Massachusetts Secretary of State General Election Results 2016 Massachusetts Secretary of State November 8, 2016 December 15, 2016 Democratic Party (United States) Richard Neal (incumbent) 235,803 73.3 Independent politician Frederick O. Mayock 57,504 17.9 Libertarian Party (United States) Thomas T. Simmons 27,511 8.6 721 0.2 321,539 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) District 2 2016 Massachusetts's 2nd congressional district election Massachusetts presidential no 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts#District 2 2014 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts#District 2 2018 x150px File:Jim McGovern 113th Congress.jpg Jim McGovern Democratic Party (United States) 275,487 98.2% U.S. Representative Jim McGovern Democratic Party (United States) Jim McGovern Democratic Party (United States) Massachusetts's 2nd congressional district The 2nd congressional district is located in central Massachusetts. It contains the cities of Worcester, which is the second-largest city in New England after Boston, and Northampton in the Pioneer Valley. Incumbent Democrat Jim McGovern, who has represented the district since 2013 and previously represented the 3rd district from 1997 to 2013, ran for re-election. He was re-elected unopposed with 98% of the vote in 2014 and the district had a PVI of D+8. Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Jim McGovern, incumbent U.S. Representative Results Democratic primary results Democratic Party (United States) Jim McGovern (Incumbent) 21,562 99.2 166 0.8 21,728 100.0 Republican primary No Republicans filed General election Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportSafe DNovember 7, 2016Daily Kos ElectionsSafe DNovember 7, 2016 RothenbergSafe DNovember 3, 2016 Sabato's Crystal BallSafe DNovember 7, 2016RCPSafe DOctober 31, 2016 Results Massachusetts's 2nd congressional district, 2016 Democratic Party (United States) Jim McGovern (incumbent) 275,487 98.2 4,924 1.8 280,411 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) District 3 2016 Massachusetts's 3rd congressional district election Massachusetts presidential no 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts#District 3 2014 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts#District 3 2018 x150px File:Niki Tsongas official portrait, 2013 (cropped).jpg Niki Tsongas Democratic Party (United States) 236,713 68.7% File:3x4.svg Ann Wofford Republican Party (United States) 107,519 31.2% 230px County results 230px Municipality results 230px Precinct results 1 300px Tsongas: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0D0596 >90%Wofford: #E27F7F 50–60% U.S. Representative Niki Tsongas Democratic Party (United States) Niki Tsongas Democratic Party (United States) Massachusetts's 3rd congressional district The 3rd congressional district is located in northeastern and central Massachusetts. It contains the Merrimack valley including Lowell, Lawrence and Haverhill. The incumbent is Democrat Niki Tsongas, who has represented the district since 2013 and previously represented the 5th district from 2007 to 2013. She was re-elected with 63% of the vote in 2014 and the district has a PVI of D+6. Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Niki Tsongas, incumbent U.S. Representative Results Democratic primary results Democratic Party (United States) Niki Tsongas (incumbent) 21,047 98.6 291 1.4 21,338 100.0 Republican primary Candidates Nominee Ann Wofford, nominee for this seat in 2014 Results Republican primary results Republican Party (United States) Ann Wofford 5,774 99.1 54 0.9 5,828 100.0 General election Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportSafe DNovember 7, 2016Daily Kos ElectionsSafe DNovember 7, 2016 RothenbergSafe DNovember 3, 2016 Sabato's Crystal BallSafe DNovember 7, 2016RCPSafe DOctober 31, 2016 Results Massachusetts's 3rd congressional district, 2016 Democratic Party (United States) Niki Tsongas (incumbent) 236,713 68.7 Republican Party (United States) Ann Wofford 107,519 31.2 360 0.1 344,592 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) District 4 2016 Massachusetts's 4th congressional district election Massachusetts presidential no 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts#District 4 2014 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts#District 4 2018 x150px File:Joe Kennedy III, 115th official photo (cropped).jpg Joe Kennedy III Democratic Party (United States) 265,823 70.1% File:3x4.svg David Rosa Republican Party (United States) 113,055 29.8% 180px County results 180px Municipality results 180px Precinct results 1 300px Kennedy: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0D0596 >90% U.S. Representative Joe Kennedy III Democratic Party (United States) Joe Kennedy III Democratic Party (United States) Massachusetts's 4th congressional district The 4th congressional district is located mostly in southern Massachusetts. It contains Bristol, Middlesex, Norfolk, Plymouth and Worcester counties. Incumbent Democrat Joseph P. Kennedy III, who had represented the district since 2013, ran for re-election. He was elected with 98% of the vote in 2014 and the district had a PVI of D+6. Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Joseph P. Kennedy III, incumbent U.S. Representative Results Democratic primary results Democratic Party (United States) Joseph P. Kennedy III (incumbent) 15,849 98.7 216 1.3 16,065 100.0 Republican primary Candidates Nominee David Rosa Results Republican primary results Republican Party (United States) David A. Rosa 4,299 98.0 87 2.0 4,386 100.0 General election Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportSafe DNovember 7, 2016Daily Kos ElectionsSafe DNovember 7, 2016 RothenbergSafe DNovember 3, 2016 Sabato's Crystal BallSafe DNovember 7, 2016RCPSafe DOctober 31, 2016 Results Massachusetts's 4th congressional district, 2016 Democratic Party (United States) Joseph P. Kennedy III (incumbent) 265,823 70.1 Republican Party (United States) David A. Rosa 113,055 29.8 335 0.1 379,213 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) District 5 2016 Massachusetts's 5th congressional district election Massachusetts presidential no 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts#District 5 2014 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts#District 5 2018 x150px File:Katherine Clark, official portrait, 114th Congress (cropped).jpg Katherine Clark Democratic Party (United States) 285,606 98.6% U.S. Representative Katherine Clark Democratic Party (United States) Katherine Clark Democratic Party (United States) Massachusetts's 5th congressional district The 5th congressional district is located in eastern Massachusetts. It contains Middlesex, Suffolk and Worcester counties. Incumbent Democrat Katherine Clark, who had represented the district since 2013, ran for re-election. She was re-elected with 98% of the vote in 2014 and the district had a PVI of D+14. Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Katherine Clark, incumbent U.S. Representative Results Democratic primary results Democratic Party (United States) Katherine Clark (incumbent) 30,066 98.5 455 1.5 30,521 100.0 Republican primary No Republicans filed General election Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportSafe DNovember 7, 2016Daily Kos ElectionsSafe DNovember 7, 2016 RothenbergSafe DNovember 3, 2016 Sabato's Crystal BallSafe DNovember 7, 2016RCPSafe DOctober 31, 2016 Results Massachusetts's 5th congressional district, 2016 Democratic Party (United States) Katherine Clark (Incumbent) 285,606 98.6 4,201 1.4 289,807 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) District 6 2016 Massachusetts's 6th congressional district election Massachusetts presidential no 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts#District 6 2014 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts#District 6 2018 x150px File:Seth Moulton, official portrait, 114th Congress (cropped).jpg Seth Moulton Democratic Party (United States) 308,923 98.4% U.S. Representative Seth Moulton Democratic Party (United States) Seth Moulton Democratic Party (United States) Massachusetts's 6th congressional district The 6th congressional district is located in northeastern Massachusetts. It contains most of Essex County, including the North Shore and Cape Ann. Incumbent Democrat Seth Moulton, who had represented the district since 2015, ran for re-election. He was elected with 55% of the vote in 2014 and the district had a PVI of D+4. Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Seth Moulton, incumbent U.S. Representative Results Democratic primary results Democratic Party (United States) Seth Moulton (incumbent) 28,206 99.1 267 0.9 28,473 100.0 Republican primary No Republicans filed General election Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportSafe DNovember 7, 2016Daily Kos ElectionsSafe DNovember 7, 2016 RothenbergSafe DNovember 3, 2016 Sabato's Crystal BallSafe DNovember 7, 2016RCPSafe DOctober 31, 2016 Results Massachusetts's 6th congressional district, 2016 Democratic Party (United States) Seth Moulton (incumbent) 308,923 98.4 5,132 1.6 314,055 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) District 7 2016 Massachusetts's 7th congressional district election Massachusetts presidential no 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts#District 7 2014 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts#District 7 2018 x150px File:Mike Capuano (cropped).jpg Mike Capuano Democratic Party (United States) 253,354 98.6% U.S. Representative Mike Capuano Democratic Party (United States) Mike Capuano Democratic Party (United States) Massachusetts's 7th congressional district The 7th congressional district is located in eastern Massachusetts. It contains the northern three-quarters of the city of Boston, the city of Somerville and parts of the city of Cambridge. Incumbent Democrat Mike Capuano, who had represented the district since 2013 and previously represented the 8th district from 1999 to 2013, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 98% of the vote in 2014 and the district had a PVI of D+31. Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Mike Capuano, incumbent U.S. Representative Results Democratic primary results Democratic Party (United States) Mike Capuano (Incumbent) 37,547 98.3 666 1.7 38,213 100.0 Republican primary No Republicans filed General election Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportSafe DNovember 7, 2016Daily Kos ElectionsSafe DNovember 7, 2016 RothenbergSafe DNovember 3, 2016 Sabato's Crystal BallSafe DNovember 7, 2016RCPSafe DOctober 31, 2016 Results Massachusetts's 7th congressional district, 2016 Democratic Party (United States) Mike Capuano (incumbent) 253,354 98.6 3,557 1.4 256,911 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) District 8 2016 Massachusetts's 8th congressional district election Massachusetts presidential no 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts#District 8 2014 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts#District 8 2018 x150px File:Stephen Lynch 113th Congress.jpg Stephen Lynch Democratic Party (United States) 271,019 72.4% File:3x4.svg William Burke Republican Party (United States) 102,744 27.5% 200px County results 200px Municipality results 200px Precinct results 1 300px Lynch: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0D0596 >90% U.S. Representative Stephen Lynch Democratic Party (United States) Stephen Lynch Democratic Party (United States) Massachusetts's 8th congressional district The 8th congressional district is located in eastern Massachusetts. It contains the southern quarter of the city of Boston and many of its southern suburbs. Incumbent Democrat Stephen Lynch, who had represented the district since 2013 and previously represented the 9th district from 2001 to 2013. He was re-elected with 99% of the vote in 2014 and the district had a PVI of D+6. Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Stephen Lynch, incumbent U.S. Representative Results Democratic primary results Democratic Party (United States) Stephen Lynch (incumbent) 27,335 97.4 737 2.6 28,072 100.0 Republican primary Candidates Nominee William Burke, small business owner Results Republican primary results Republican Party (United States) William Burke 5,856 95.3 291 4.7 6,147 100.0 General election Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportSafe DNovember 7, 2016Daily Kos ElectionsSafe DNovember 7, 2016 RothenbergSafe DNovember 3, 2016 Sabato's Crystal BallSafe DNovember 7, 2016RCPSafe DOctober 31, 2016 Results Massachusetts's 8th congressional district, 2016 Democratic Party (United States) Stephen Lynch (incumbent) 271,019 72.4 Republican Party (United States) William Burke 102,744 27.5 502 0.1 374,265 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) District 9 2016 Massachusetts's 9th congressional district election Massachusetts presidential no 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts#District 9 2014 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts#District 9 2018 x150px File:Bill Keating 113th Congress.jpg Bill Keating Democratic Party (United States) 211,790 55.8% File:3x4.svg Mark Alliegro Republican Party (United States) 127,803 33.6% File:3x4.svg Paul Harrington Independent 26,233 6.9% 200px County results 200px Municipality results 200px Precinct results 1 300px Keating: #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90%Alliegro: #FFB2B2 40–50% U.S. Representative Bill Keating Democratic Party (United States) Bill Keating Democratic Party (United States) Massachusetts's 9th congressional district The 9th congressional district is located in eastern Massachusetts, including Cape Cod and the South Coast. It contains all of Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket counties and parts of Bristol and Plymouth counties. Incumbent Democrat Bill Keating, who has represented the district since 2013 and previously represented the 10th district from 2011 to 2013, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 55% of the vote in 2014 and the district has a PVI of D+5. Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Bill Keating, incumbent U.S. Representative Results Democratic primary results Democratic Party (United States) Bill Keating (incumbent) 31,074 99.3 215 0.7 31,289 100.0 Republican primary Candidates Nominee Mark Alliegro, biologist, educator and candidate for this seat in 2014 Eliminated in primary Tom O'Malley, retired U.S. Navy officer Results Republican primary results Republican Party (United States) Mark C. Alliegro 12,467 61.9 Republican Party (United States) Thomas Joseph O'Malley, Jr 7,632 37.9 55 0.2 20,154 100.0 General election Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportSafe DNovember 7, 2016Daily Kos ElectionsSafe DNovember 7, 2016 RothenbergSafe DNovember 3, 2016 Sabato's Crystal BallSafe DNovember 7, 2016RCPSafe DOctober 31, 2016 Results Massachusetts's 9th congressional district, 2016 Democratic Party (United States) Bill Keating (incumbent) 211,790 55.8 Republican Party (United States) Mark C. Alliegro 127,803 33.6 Independent politician Paul J. Harrington 26,233 6.9 Independent politician Christopher D. Cataldo 8,338 2.2 Independent politician Anna Grace Raduc 5,320 1.4 411 0.1 379,895 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) References External links U.S. House elections in Massachusetts, 2016 at Ballotpedia Campaign contributions at OpenSecrets Massachusetts 2016 Category:2016 elections in Massachusetts