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RACE DETAILS
Parents > United States > Massachusetts > Senate Class II
OfficeSenate
HonorificSenator - Abbr: Sen.
Type General Election
Filing Deadline April 00, 2008 - 04:00pm Central
Polls Open November 04, 2008 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close November 04, 2008 - 07:00pm Central
Term Start January 03, 2009 - 12:00pm
Term End February 01, 2013 - 12:00pm
Contributor*crickets chirp*
Last ModifiedRBH February 04, 2013 06:41pm
Data Sources[Link]
Description
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/05/2002
NameJohn F. Kerry Votes1,605,976 (80.03%)
Term01/03/2003 - 01/03/2009 Margin1,236,169 (+61.60%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won01/30/2013
NameWilliam "Mo" Cowan Votes1 (100.00%)
Term02/01/2013 - 06/26/2013 Margin1 (+100.00%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Sep 16, 2008 MA US Senate - R Primary
Jeff Beatty
R 52,830
Sep 16, 2008 MA US Senate - D Primary
John F. Kerry
D 497,379
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Leaning Graph
07/24/2004 11/04/2008
CandidateSlightLeanStrongSafe
John F. Kerry 2 4 4 57
Robert J. Underwood 1 ------
Jeff Beatty 1 ----1
Leaning Call: John F. Kerry (97.66%)
Weighted Call: John F. Kerry (99.99%)
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH
Poll Graph

07/08/2007 11/01/2008

CANDIDATES
Photo  
Name (I) Sen. John F. Kerry Jeff Beatty Robert J. Underwood (W) Others  
PartyDemocratic Republican Libertarian Nonpartisan  
Campaign Logo  
Certified Votes 1,971,974 (65.86%) 926,044 (30.93%) 93,713 (3.13%) 2,516 (0.08%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -1,045,930 (-34.93%) -1,878,261 (-62.73%) -1,969,458 (-65.77%)  
Predict Avg.58.90% 34.58% 3.40% 0.00%  
Don't Tase Me, Bro!61.00% (+2.70 pts) 35.00% (+0.60 pts) 1.00% (-0.19 pts) --
Jason55.00% (-1.30 pts) 39.00% (-2.06 pts) 2.50% (+0.81 pts) --
Gölök "LD Taylored" Buday24.00% (-21.97 pts) 24.00% (-1.30 pts) 25.00% (-13.35 pts) --
McCord 201460.00% (+2.03 pts) 35.00% (+0.60 pts) 3.00% (+1.15 pts) --
日本語 Karl Rove47.00% (-6.63 pts) 49.00% (-8.73 pts) 3.00% (+1.15 pts) --
Ashley68.00% (+4.51 pts) 32.00% (+2.60 pts) -- --
NYvoter65.00% (+5.37 pts) 35.00% (+0.60 pts) -- --
garyray965.00% (+5.37 pts) 32.00% (+2.60 pts) 2.00% (+0.48 pts) --
CincinnatiReds199064.00% (+4.70 pts) 35.00% (+0.60 pts) 1.00% (-0.19 pts) --
TurnerforCongress60.78% (+2.55 pts) 38.00% (-1.40 pts) 1.34% (+0.04 pts) --
M@69.00% (+3.85 pts) 31.00% (+3.27 pts) -- --
Brandonius Maximus68.00% (+4.51 pts) 30.00% (+2.70 pts) 2.00% (+0.48 pts) --
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $-- $--  
Website [Website] [Website] [Website]  
Entry Date 00/00/2008 00/00/2008 00/00/2008 --  
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MATCHUP POLLS (12 from 5 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg57.60%-- 30.27%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%--  
YouGov 
10/18/08-11/01/08		 55.00% -- 32.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Survey USA 
10/13/08-10/14/08		 59.00% 4.0 29.00% 4.0 0.00% 5.0 0.00% --
Rasmussen Reports 
10/13/08-10/13/08		 63.00% 2.0 31.00% 1.0 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Rasmussen Reports 
09/23/08-09/23/08		 65.00% 9.0 30.00% 1.0 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Survey USA 
09/22/08-09/23/08		 63.00% -- 25.00% -- 5.00% -- 0.00% --
Rasmussen Reports 
08/05/08-08/05/08		 56.00% 2.0 29.00% 2.0 0.00% -- 0.00% --
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
  Esquire
IND Monsieur
G BR_Green
  Veterans and Military Families for Progress
D Ashley
R ...
R CincinnatiReds1990
  Vets for Freedom
REFS Servo
LBT Jed
IndP 6921
LP Gölök "LD Taylored" Buday 🔗
 


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NEWS
Date Category Headline Article Contributor
Dec 02, 2007 09:05pm News Beatty drives toward challenging Kerry  Article 日本語 Karl Rove 
Jan 29, 2007 02:00pm News Kerry unfazed by prospects of Senate challenge  Article The Sunset Provision 
Dec 07, 2006 10:00am Amusing More rumors, which we’re happy to repeat! ['08 MA Senate Race]  Article Servo 
Nov 27, 2004 12:00am Speculative Corsi vs Kerry, 2: the Senate Seat  Article Servo 
Sep 17, 2004 12:00am Poll Kerry's Senate seat worth scrambling for  Article RP 
Jun 30, 2004 12:00am Poll Poll: Romney best hope to replace Kerry in Senate  Article *crickets chirp* 

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