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  MA District 8 - D Primary
  RACE DETAILS
Parents > United States > Massachusetts > MA - District 08
OfficeHouse of Representatives
TypePrimary Election
Filing Deadline 00, 1986 - 12:00pm
Polls Open September 16, 1986 - 06:00am
Polls Close September 16, 1986 - 08:00pm
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%)
COUNTY-LEVEL RESULTS
KEY RACE? 0.0000000000 Average
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail

CANDIDATES
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Name Joseph P. Kennedy II 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
Votes59,206 (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%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Finances$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
MATCHUP POLLS
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
D Raymond L. "Ray" Flynn
D Walter J. Sullivan
D Thomas P. "Tip" O'Neill, Jr.
D Thomas M. "Tom" Gallagher
Laf-W Craverguy
MORE CANDIDATES
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Name Thomas M. "Tom" Gallagher Robert O'Connell James Spiegel Richard A. Black (W) Write-In
PartyDemocratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic
Votes300 (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%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Finances$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
MATCHUP POLLS
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
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