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  MA - District 05
  RACE DETAILS
Parents > United States > Massachusetts > MA - District 05
OfficeHouse of Representatives
TypeGeneral Election
Filing Deadline August 19, 2008 - 12:00pm
Polls Open November 04, 2008 - 06:00am
Polls Close November 04, 2008 - 11:00pm
Term Start January 03, 2009 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 2011 - 12:00pm
ContributorRP
Last ModifiedRBH December 17, 2008 10:20am
Data Sources[Link]
Description
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
PartyDemocratic Won11/07/2006
NameMartin T. "Marty" Meehan Votes159,120 (98.06%)
Term01/03/2007 - 07/01/2007 Margin155,968 (+96.12%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Sep 04, 2007 MA District 5 - Special D Primary Niki Tsongas
Sep 04, 2007 MA District 5 - Special R Primary Jim Ogonowski
Oct 16, 2007 MA District 05 - Special Election Niki Tsongas
COUNTY-LEVEL RESULTS
KEY RACE? 0.0000000000 Average
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Niki Tsongas
Safe 17
Strong 1
Slight 1

CANDIDATES
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Name (I) Rep. Niki Tsongas (W) Others
PartyDemocratic Independent
Votes225,947 (98.71%) 2,960 (1.29%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -222,987 (-97.41%)
Predict Avg.72.15% 0.00%
Finances$0.00 $0.00
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NEWS
Date Category Headline Article Contributor
May 08, 2008 03:05pm Analysis Without GOP Challenger, Tsongas Seems Safe  Article MadViking 

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