2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts
The 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts will be held on November 8, 2022, to elect the nine U.S. representatives from the state of Massachusetts, one from each of the state's nine congressional districts. The elections will coincide with other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections.
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Elections in Massachusetts |
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District 1
The 1st district is based in the western and central parts of the state, and includes the city of Springfield. The incumbent is Democrat Richard Neal, who was reelected with 96.5% of the vote in 2020 without major-party opposition.[1]
Declared
- Richard Neal, incumbent U.S. Representative[2]
Endorsements
- Organizations
Declared
- Lou Marino[4]
Predictions
Source | Ranking | As of |
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The Cook Political Report[5] | Solid D | November 23, 2021 |
Inside Elections[6] | Solid D | April 14, 2022 |
Sabato's Crystal Ball[7] | Safe D | December 2, 2021 |
Politico[8] | Solid D | April 5, 2022 |
District 2
The 2nd congressional district is in central Massachusetts and includes Worcester. The incumbent is Democrat Jim McGovern, who was reelected with 65.3% of the vote in 2020.[1]
Declared
- Jim McGovern, incumbent U.S. Representative[2]
Endorsements
Declared
- Jeffrey Sossa-Paquette[11]
Predictions
Source | Ranking | As of |
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The Cook Political Report[5] | Solid D | November 23, 2021 |
Inside Elections[6] | Solid D | April 14, 2022 |
Sabato's Crystal Ball[7] | Safe D | December 2, 2021 |
Politico[8] | Solid D | April 5, 2022 |
District 3
The 3rd district is based in northeastern and central Massachusetts, and includes the cities of Lowell, Lawrence, and Haverhill. The incumbent is Democrat Lori Trahan, who was elected with 97.7% of the vote in 2020 without major-party opposition.[1]
Declared
- Lori Trahan, incumbent U.S. Representative[2]
Filed paperwork
- Miranda Tozier-Robbins[12]
Endorsements
- State officials
- Paul DePalo, member of the Massachusetts Governor's Council from the 7th district[13]
- State legislators
- Harriette L. Chandler, state senator from the 1st Worcester district[13]
- John Cronin, state senator from the Worcester and Middlesex district[13]
- Anne Gobi, state senator from the Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire and Middlesex district[13]
- Meghan Kilcoyne, state representative from the 12th Worcester district[13]
- Mike Kushmerek, state representative from the 3rd Worcester district[13]
- Susannah Whipps, state representative from the 2nd Franklin district (Independent)[13]
- Jonathan Zlotnik, state representative from the 2nd Worcester district[13]
- Mayors
- Stephen DiNatale, mayor of Fitchburg[13]
- Organizations
Predictions
Source | Ranking | As of |
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The Cook Political Report[5] | Solid D | November 23, 2021 |
Inside Elections[6] | Solid D | April 14, 2022 |
Sabato's Crystal Ball[7] | Safe D | December 2, 2021 |
Politico[8] | Solid D | April 5, 2022 |
District 4
The 4th congressional district is mostly in southern Massachusetts and includes Brookline, the southwestern suburbs of Boston, and northern Bristol County. The incumbent was Democrat Jake Auchincloss, who was elected with 60.8% of the vote in 2020.[1]
Declared
- Jake Auchincloss, incumbent U.S. Representative[2]
Potential
- Sam Hyun, Chairperson at Commonwealth of Massachusetts Asian American and Pacific Islander Commission[16]
Declined
- Jesse Mermell, former Brookline select boardmember, former aide to former Governor Deval Patrick and 2020 Democratic primary runner-up for this seat[16][17]
Endorsements
- State legislators
- Michael Brady, state senator[16]
- Ed Coppinger, state representative[16]
- Carol Doherty, state representative[16]
- Carolyn Dykema, state representative[16]
- Paul Feeney, state senator[16]
- Carole Fiola, state representative[16]
- Denise Garlick, state representative[16]
- Patricia Haddad, state representative[16]
- David Linsky, state representative[16]
- Brian Murray, state representative[16]
- Marc Pacheco, state senator[16]
- Alice Peisch, state representative[16]
- Michael Rodrigues, state representative[16]
- Jeffrey Roy, state representative[16]
- Mike Rush, state senator[16]
- Adam Scanlon, state representative[16]
- Paul Schmid, state representative[16]
- Karen Spilka, president of the Massachusetts Senate[16]
- Tommy Vitolo, state representative[16]
- Organizations
Predictions
Source | Ranking | As of |
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The Cook Political Report[5] | Solid D | November 23, 2021 |
Inside Elections[6] | Solid D | April 14, 2022 |
Sabato's Crystal Ball[7] | Safe D | December 2, 2021 |
Politico[8] | Solid D | April 5, 2022 |
District 5
The 5th congressional district contains Boston's northern and western suburbs, including Malden and Framingham. The incumbent is Democrat Katherine Clark, who was reelected with 74.3% of the vote in 2020.[1]
Declared
- Katherine Clark, incumbent U.S. Representative[2]
Endorsements
Filed paperwork
- Norman Schwartz[25]
Predictions
Source | Ranking | As of |
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The Cook Political Report[5] | Solid D | November 23, 2021 |
Inside Elections[6] | Solid D | April 14, 2022 |
Sabato's Crystal Ball[7] | Safe D | December 2, 2021 |
Politico[8] | Solid D | April 5, 2022 |
District 6
The 6th district is based in northeastern Massachusetts, and contains most of Essex County, including the North Shore and Cape Ann. The incumbent is Democrat Seth Moulton, who was reelected with 65.4% of the vote in 2020.[1]
Declared
- Seth Moulton, incumbent U.S. Representative[2]
Endorsements
- Organizations
- Planned Parenthood Action Fund[3]
- Progressive Turnout Project [26]
- VoteVets[27]
- New Politics[28]
- J Street[29]
- Democratic Majority for Israel[30]
- Brady Campaign[31]
Declared
Robert May[32]
Predictions
Source | Ranking | As of |
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The Cook Political Report[5] | Solid D | November 23, 2021 |
Inside Elections[6] | Solid D | April 14, 2022 |
Sabato's Crystal Ball[7] | Safe D | December 2, 2021 |
Politico[8] | Solid D | April 5, 2022 |
District 7
The 7th district is in eastern Massachusetts, including roughly three-fourths of Boston and a few of its northern and southern suburbs. The incumbent is Democrat Ayanna Pressley, who was reelected with 86.6% of the vote in 2020 without major-party opposition.[1]
Declared
- Ayanna Pressley, incumbent U.S. Representative[2]
Endorsements
Predictions
Source | Ranking | As of |
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The Cook Political Report[5] | Solid D | November 23, 2021 |
Inside Elections[6] | Solid D | April 14, 2022 |
Sabato's Crystal Ball[7] | Safe D | December 2, 2021 |
Politico[8] | Solid D | April 5, 2022 |
District 8
The 8th district includes South Boston and the southern Boston metro area. The incumbent is Democrat Stephen F. Lynch, who was reelected with 80.7% of the vote in 2020 without major-party opposition.[1]
Declared
- Stephen F. Lynch, incumbent U.S. Representative[2]
- Michael Ruiz[2]
Endorsements
- Organizations
Candidates
- Hamilton Rodrigues
Predictions
Source | Ranking | As of |
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The Cook Political Report[5] | Solid D | November 23, 2021 |
Inside Elections[6] | Solid D | April 14, 2022 |
Sabato's Crystal Ball[7] | Safe D | December 2, 2021 |
Politico[8] | Solid D | April 5, 2022 |
District 9
The 9th district encompasses Cape Cod and the South Shore, and extends westward into New Bedford, part of Fall River, and surrounding suburbs. The incumbent is Democrat Bill Keating, who was reelected with 61.3% of the vote in 2020.[1]
Declared
- Bill Keating, incumbent U.S. Representative[2]
Endorsements
- Organizations
Predictions
Source | Ranking | As of |
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The Cook Political Report[5] | Solid D | November 23, 2021 |
Inside Elections[6] | Solid D | April 14, 2022 |
Sabato's Crystal Ball[7] | Safe D | December 2, 2021 |
Politico[8] | Likely D | April 5, 2022 |
References
- Johnson, Cheryl L. (February 28, 2019). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 2020". Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. Archived from the original on January 3, 2013. Retrieved October 5, 2021.
- Goodman, Jasper (August 6, 2021). "Massachusetts' US representatives are running for reelection. Some may have to get through primaries first". The Boston Globe. Archived from the original on August 9, 2021. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
- "Planned Parenthood Action Fund Endorsed Candidates". www.plannedparenthoodaction.org. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
- "Lou Marino Pledges to Support Term Limits on Congress". U.S. Term Limits. March 7, 2021. Archived from the original on April 21, 2021. Retrieved April 21, 2021.
- "2022 House Race Ratings". The Cook Political Report. Archived from the original on November 2, 2021. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
- "House Ratings". The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
- "2022 House Ratings". Sabato's Crystal Ball. December 2, 2021. Archived from the original on November 17, 2021. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
- "2022 Election Forecast". Politico. April 5, 2022.
- "2022 Feminist Majority PAC Endorsements". feministmajoritypac.org. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
- "Sierra Club Voter Guide: Endorsements". Sierra Club #ClimateVoter Guide.
- Platoff, Emma (June 1, 2021). "Governor Baker, other Republicans call on member of GOP State Committee to resign after making anti-gay remarks". Boston Globe. Archived from the original on June 2, 2021. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
- "Miranda Tozier-Robbins FEC Statement of Candidacy". Retrieved April 7, 2022.
- Kashinsky, Lisa (February 2, 2022). "Campbell launches AG bid". www.politico.com. Politico. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
- "Giffords Endorses Slate of Majority Makers Running for the US House". www.giffords.org. Giffords. April 21, 2022.
- Schoenberg, Shira (January 28, 2022). "Former Republican state senator Dean Tran will run for Congress". Commonwealth.
- Kashinsky, Lisa (September 24, 2021). "How to fend off a primary". POLITICO. Archived from the original on December 6, 2021. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
- Kashinsky, Lisa (April 25, 2022). "When history doesn't repeat". www.politico.com. Politico. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
- Kassel, Matthew (January 31, 2022). "DMFI PAC announces first slate of House endorsements". Jewish Insider. Retrieved January 31, 2022.
- "Endorsed Candidates". proisraelamerica.org.
- https://serveamericapac.com/candidates
- Tiernan, Erin (October 14, 2021). "Emily Burns to challenge Jake Auchincloss in 4th Congressional district". Boston Herald. Archived from the original on November 2, 2021. Retrieved November 14, 2021.
- Nesi, Ted (April 13, 2021). "Rep. Auchincloss raises over $460,000 during first 3 months in DC". WPRI-TV. Archived from the original on October 5, 2021. Retrieved November 14, 2021.
- "LCV Action Fund Announces Second Round of Incumbent House Endorsements". www.lcv.org. March 3, 2022.
- "We're proud to endorse these reproductive freedom champions and leaders!". www.prochoiceamerica.org. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
- "Norman Schwartz FEC Statement of Candidacy". Archived from the original on November 24, 2021. Retrieved November 24, 2021.
- https://www.turnoutpac.org/endorsements/
- https://votevets.org/candidates
- https://www.newpolitics.org/our-candidates
- https://donate.jstreetpac.org/candidate-directory/
- https://dmfipac.org/candidates/
- https://elections.bradyunited.org/candidates?sort=&state=MA&federal=1&endorsed=1
- Souza, Scott (January 25, 2022). "Peabody's May To Challenge Moulton For U.S. Congress Seat". Patch.
- "Ayanna Pressley Earns LCV Action Fund Endorsement for Massachusetts' 7th Congressional District". www.lcv.org. April 27, 2022.
- "Candidates - Justice Democrats". Justice Democrats.
- "Sunrise Political Endorsements". www.sunrisemovement.org. Sunrise Movement. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
- Tiernan, Erin (May 18, 2021). "Taunton veteran, Republican Jesse Brown to challenge Bill Keating for 9th Congressional seat in 2022". Archived from the original on May 18, 2021. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
- Joyce, Tom (January 14, 2021). "Some Massachusetts Congressional Candidates Already Gearing Up For 2022". New Boston Post. Archived from the original on April 20, 2021. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
External links
- Official campaign websites for 1st district candidates
- Official campaign websites for 2nd district candidates
- Official campaign websites for 3rd district candidates
- Official campaign websites for 4th district candidates
- Official campaign websites for 5th district candidates
- Official campaign websites for 6th district candidates
- Official campaign websites for 7th district candidates
- Official campaign websites for 8th district candidates
- Official campaign websites for 9th district candidates