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RACE DETAILS
Parents > United States > Massachusetts > Senate Class II
OfficeSenate
HonorificSenator - Abbr: Sen.
TypeDemocratic Primary Election
Filing Deadline 00, 0000 - 09:00pm Central
Polls Open September 16, 2008 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close September 16, 2008 - 07:00pm Central
Term Start January 03, 2009 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 2015 - 12:00pm
ContributorRalphie
Last Modifiedev October 03, 2008 07:54pm
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 Won11/04/2008
NameJohn F. 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
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Leaning Graph
01/22/2005 09/16/2008
CandidateSlightLeanStrongSafe
John F. Kerry ------26
Ed O'Reilly ------1
Leaning Call: John F. Kerry (96.30%)
Weighted Call: John F. Kerry (100.01%)
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH
Poll Graph

05/17/2008 08/03/2008

CANDIDATES
Photo  
Name (I) Sen. John F. Kerry Ed O'Reilly Write-In  
PartyDemocratic Democratic Democratic  
Campaign Logo  
Certified Votes 342,446 (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 $-- $-- $--  
Website [Website] [Website]  
Entry Date 01/24/2007 05/01/2007 --  
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MATCHUP POLLS (2 from 2 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg64.00%-- 20.00%-- 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
I McCord 2014
I M@
D Ashley
D Brandonius Maximus
D Bulldogscm
D Bob
IND Monsieur
IndP 6921
  Cape Ann Beacon
  Belmont Citizen-Herald
D Jason
  Progressive Democrats of America
G BR_Green
R CincinnatiReds1990
Veg Thomas Walker
Laf-W Craverguy
DS Bob Sacamano
 


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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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