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  MA US Senate - Special D Primary
  RACE DETAILS
Parents > United States > Massachusetts > Senate Class I
OfficeSenate
TypePrimary Election
Filing Deadline 00, 2009 - 12:00pm
Polls Open December 08, 2009 - 06:00am
Polls Close December 08, 2009 - 07:00pm
Term Start January 20, 2010 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 2013 - 12:00pm
ContributorAshley
Last ModifiedRBH December 05, 2012 02:56pm
Data Sources[Link]
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Description
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
PartyDemocratic Won11/07/2006
NameEdward M. "Ted" Kennedy Votes1,500,738 (69.30%)
Term01/03/2007 - 08/25/2009 Margin839,206 (+38.75%)
COUNTY-LEVEL RESULTS
KEY RACE? 0.0000000000 Average
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Martha Coakley
Safe 6
Strong 4
Lean 5
Slight 17
Mike Capuano
Slight 2
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH

09/08/2009 11/23/2009

CANDIDATES
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Name Attorney General Martha Coakley Rep. Mike Capuano Alan A. Khazei Steve Pagliuca (W) Others
PartyDemocratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic
Votes311,548 (46.64%) 185,157 (27.72%) 89,294 (13.37%) 80,217 (12.01%) 1,800 (0.27%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -126,391 (-18.92%) -222,254 (-33.27%) -231,331 (-34.63%) -309,748 (-46.37%)
Predict Avg.37.00% 27.00% 8.50% 13.50% 0.00%
Finances$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
MATCHUP POLLS
Rasmussen Reports 
11/23-11/23		 36.00% (-2.0) 21.00% (+14.0) 14.00% (+0.0) 14.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
University of New Hampshire 
11/13-11/18		 43.00% (+0.0) 22.00% (+0.0) 6.00% (+0.0) 15.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Suffolk University 
11/04-11/07		 44.00% (-3.0) 16.00% (+7.0) 3.00% (+0.0) 17.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Research 2000 
10/28-10/29		 42.00% (+0.0) 16.00% (+0.0) 5.00% (+0.0) 15.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Western New England University 
10/18-10/22		 37.00% (+0.0) 13.00% (+0.0) 4.00% (+0.0) 14.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Lake Research (D) 
09/21-09/24		 47.00% (+0.0) 12.00% (+0.0) 1.00% (+0.0) 4.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
D Bill Clinton
D Sarnstrom
D Gloria Steinem [L]
D Niki Tsongas [L]
D Jason Savage
D COSDem
LBR Old LW
D Ashley
  Cape Cod Times
D Sam Nunn [L]
  Worcester Telegram & Gazette
D Wesley Clark [L]
R Kyle
  Eagle Tribune

NEWS
Date Category Headline Article Contributor
Dec 07, 2009 04:00pm Speculative Coakley Will Win MA Senate Nomination, But By Smaller Than Expected Margin   Article Monsieur 
Dec 04, 2009 11:00pm Election Guide The battle for Teddy Kennedy's seat fizzles  Article Monsieur 
Dec 02, 2009 12:00pm Blog Entry Capuano Cut Coakley's Lead To Just 7%?  Article Scott³ 
Dec 01, 2009 11:00am General Patrick Kennedy praises Rep. Michael Capuano; no endorsement   Article Monsieur 
Sep 11, 2009 05:45pm Announcement Markey Not Running For Senate  Article COSDem 
Sep 07, 2009 02:00pm Announcement Former Rep. Joseph Kennedy II, RFK's eldest son, nixes campaign for late uncle's Senate seat  Article COSDem 

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