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  MA District 8 - D Primary
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Parents > United States > Massachusetts > MA - District 08
OfficeHouse of Representatives
HonorificRepresentative - Abbr: Rep.
TypeDemocratic Primary Election
Filing Deadline 00, 1986 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open September 16, 1986 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close September 16, 1986 - 08:00pm Central
Term Start January 03, 1987 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 1989 - 12:00pm
ContributorRBH
Last ModifiedRBH June 13, 2020 02:35pm
Data SourcesAmerica Votes 17:226
Description
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/06/1984
NameThomas P. "Tip" O'Neill, Jr. Votes179,617 (91.83%)
Term01/03/1985 - 01/03/1987 Margin163,807 (+83.74%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/04/1986
NameJoseph P. Kennedy II Votes104,651 (72.00%)
Term01/03/1987 - 01/03/1989 Margin64,392 (+44.30%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
RaceMA District 8 11/04/1986

CANDIDATES
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Name Joseph P. Kennedy II St. Sen. George A. Bachrach St. Rep. Melvin H. "Mel" King James Roosevelt, Jr. Robert M. Cappucci Carla Johnston Florenzo Di Donato
PartyDemocratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic
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Certified Votes 59,206 (52.46%) 34,069 (30.19%) 10,713 (9.49%) 5,611 (4.97%) 1,417 (1.26%) 594 (0.53%) 384 (0.34%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -25,137 (-22.27%) -48,493 (-42.97%) -53,595 (-47.49%) -57,789 (-51.21%) -58,612 (-51.94%) -58,822 (-52.12%)
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Name St. Rep. Thomas M. "Tom" Gallagher Robert O'Connell James Spiegel Richard A. Black (W) Write-In  
PartyDemocratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic  
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Certified Votes 300 (0.27%) 215 (0.19%) 201 (0.18%) 138 (0.12%) 4 (0.00%)  
Margin-58,906 (-52.20%) -58,991 (-52.27%) -59,005 (-52.29%) -59,068 (-52.34%) -59,202 (-52.46%)  
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Entry Date 00/00/1986 -- -- -- --  
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