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  MA US Senate - D Primary
RACE DETAILS
Parents > United States > Massachusetts > Senate Class II
OfficeSenate
TypeDemocratic Primary Election
Filing Deadline 00, 0000 - 09:00pm
Polls Open September 16, 2008 - 06:00am
Polls Close September 16, 2008 - 07:00pm
Term Start January 03, 2009 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 2015 - 12:00pm
Turnout 33.69% Registered 7.65% Total Population
ContributorRalphie
Last Modifiedev October 03, 2008 07:54pm
Data Sources[Link]
Description
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/05/2002
NameJohn Kerry Votes1,605,976 (80.03%)
Term01/03/2003 - 01/03/2009 Margin1,236,169 (+61.60%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/04/2008
NameJohn Kerry Votes1,971,974 (65.86%)
Term01/03/2009 - 02/01/2013 Margin1,045,930 (+34.93%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
RaceMA US Senate 11/04/2008
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KEY RACE? 7.3333001137 Average
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Leaning Graph
01/22/2005 09/16/2008
CandidateSlightLeanStrongSafe
John Kerry ------26
Ed O'Reilly ------1
Leaning Call: John Kerry (96.30%)
Weighted Call: John Kerry (100.10%)
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH
Poll Graph
05/17/2008 08/03/2008

CANDIDATES
Photo  
Name (I) Sen. John Kerry Ed O'Reilly Write-In  
PartyDemocratic Democratic Democratic  
Website [Website] [Website]  
Certified Votes342,446 (68.85%) 154,395 (31.04%) 538 (0.11%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -188,051 (-37.81%) -341,908 (-68.74%)  
Predict Avg.61.00% 39.00% 0.00%  
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $--  
MATCHUP POLLS (2 from 2 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg62.45%-- 18.45%-- 0.00%--  
Suffolk University 
07/31/08-08/03/08		 64.00% -- 20.00% -- 0.00% --
Survey USA 
05/17/08-05/19/08		 68.00% -- 22.00% -- 0.00% --
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
D COSDem
D Obama '08
  Human Rights Campaign
D McCord 2014
IndP 6921
  Cape Ann Beacon
  Belmont Citizen-Herald
D Jason
 

EVENTS
Start Date End Date Type Title Contributor

VIDEO ADVERTISEMENTS
Start Date Candidate Category Ad Tone Lng Title Run Time Contributor
09/15/2008 Ed O'Reilly TVAd Contrast eng Ed O'Reilly's Boston Tea Party  00:00:30 Green Pigs 

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NEWS
Date Category Headline Article Contributor
May 31, 2007 09:00am News Gloucester attorney plans challenge to Kerry in '08 (Democratic Primary)  Article *crickets chirp* 

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