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  MA US Senate - Special Election
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Parents > United States > Massachusetts > Senate Class I
OfficeSenate
HonorificSenator - Abbr: Sen.
Type Special Election
Filing Deadline 00, 2009 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open January 19, 2010 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close January 19, 2010 - 07:00pm Central
Term Start February 04, 2010 - 05:00pm
Term End January 03, 2013 - 12:00pm
ContributorAshley
Last ModifiedPaul 🇺🇦 December 01, 2012 12:53am
Data Sources[Link]
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LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won09/25/2009
NamePaul G. Kirk, Jr. Votes1 (100.00%)
Term09/25/2009 - 02/04/2010 Margin1 (+100.00%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/06/2012
NameElizabeth Warren Votes1,696,346 (53.74%)
Term01/03/2013 - 01/03/2019 Margin238,298 (+7.55%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Dec 08, 2009 MA US Senate - Special D Primary
Martha Coakley
D 668,016
Dec 08, 2009 MA US Senate - Special R Primary
Scott Brown
R 164,540
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Leaning Graph
08/26/2009 01/19/2010
CandidateSlightLeanStrongSafe
Scott Brown 25 7 1 --
Martha Coakley 21 3 1 3
Leaning Call: Scott Brown (50.00%)
Weighted Call: Scott Brown (59.95%)
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH
Poll Graph

09/21/2009 01/17/2010

CANDIDATES
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Name St. Sen. Scott Brown Attorney General Martha Coakley Joseph L. "Joe" Kennedy Write-In  
PartyRepublican Democratic Liberty Nonpartisan  
Campaign Logo  
Certified Votes 1,168,178 (51.86%) 1,060,861 (47.10%) 22,388 (0.99%) 1,155 (0.05%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -107,317 (-4.76%) -1,145,790 (-50.87%) -1,167,023 (-51.81%)  
Predict Avg.57.08% 57.42% 18.83% 0.00%  
Brandonius Maximus52.00% (+4.80 pts) 47.00% (+4.47 pts) 1.00% (+1.07 pts) --
Don't Tase Me, Bro!45.00% (+0.32 pts) 52.00% (+1.26 pts) 3.00% (-0.26 pts) --
M@46.00% (+0.98 pts) 49.00% (+3.26 pts) 5.00% (-1.60 pts) --
Kyle100.00% (-27.20 pts) 100.00% (-30.74 pts) 100.00% (-64.93 pts) --
nystate6350.00% (+3.65 pts) 48.00% (+3.93 pts) 2.00% (+0.40 pts) --
ev49.50% (+3.32 pts) 48.50% (+3.60 pts) 2.00% (+0.40 pts) --
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $-- $--  
Website [Website] [Website] [Website]  
Entry Date 00/00/2009 00/00/2009 00/00/2009 --  
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MATCHUP POLLS (18 from 11 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg47.49%-- 45.71%-- 0.99%-- 0.00%--  
Insider Advantage 
01/17/10-01/17/10
52.20% -- 43.10% -- 1.90% -- 0.00% --
Research 2000 
01/15/10-01/17/10
48.00% 7.0 48.00% 1.0 3.00% 2.0 0.00% --
American Research Group 
01/15/10-01/17/10
52.00% 4.0 45.00% -- 2.00% -- 0.00% --
CrossTarget (R) 
01/17/10-01/17/10
51.90% 2.0 42.30% 3.8 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Public Policy Polling 
01/16/10-01/17/10
51.00% 3.0 46.00% 1.0 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Merriman River Group (MRG) 
01/15/10-01/15/10
50.80% -- 41.20% -- 2.00% -- 0.00% --
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01/11/2010 Martha Coakley TVAd Attack eng Martha Coakley "Lockstep-Republican" Ad  00:00:32 CincinnatiReds1990 

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NEWS
Date Category Headline Article Contributor
Jan 26, 2010 04:00pm Commentary Liberals tune out Mass. message  Article Brandonius Maximus 
Jan 22, 2010 09:00pm Poll AFL-CIO Poll Shows Union Households Boosted Brown  Article Scott³ 
Jan 22, 2010 07:00pm Poll Poll: Frustration with D.C. fueled GOP in Mass.  Article Penn Con 
Jan 21, 2010 03:00pm Analysis Youth Vote Collapsed in Massachusetts  Article Scott³ 
Jan 20, 2010 11:00am Blog Entry Stock market dives on news of Brown victory  Article Servo 
Jan 20, 2010 02:00am General Massachusetts is the canary in the Democrats' coal mine  Article Jason 

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