HOUSE

Massachusetts MA-06 House2012

RACE AT A GLANCE

SEAT HELD

John F. Tierney

RACE WINNER

John F. Tierney

Seat held

RACE TYPE

Incumbent running

John F. Tierney (D)

RACE RATING

Last updated : Oct 18, 2012
Toss Up
Lean R

COOK PARTISAN VOTING INDEX

Last updated : Oct 9, 2012
D +50
R +50
D +7

Key Dates

Filing Deadline: TBD

Primary Election: TBD

INCUMBENT

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INCUMBENT

John F. Tierney

First Elected: 1996

Last General Election: 56.9%

Last Primary Election: 98.2%

CANDIDATES

Republicans

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DISTRICT DATA

Massachusetts - 06

Northeast: Lynn, Salem, Beverly 

Population Breakdown

Source: U.S. Census 2010, Redistricting Summary File

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RACE ANALYSIS

The Bottom Line

Updated: Oct 18, 2012

Tierney's allies dispute Roll Call's story that he has canceled his remaining television buys in the Boston market, saying he's simply reshuffled the points of the reservation for the remaining three weeks. But Democrats fret that much in the same way the Miami Herald has done nothing but savaged GOP Rep. David Rivera, the Boston Globe has made it its mission to take down Tierney. Now, Tierney must rely on the Democratic lean of the district and a libertarian candidate to split the anti-Tierney vote, but there's little question he's fallen behind. For a 16-year incumbent, that's a terrible place to be three weeks out.

Race Analysis

Updated: Jul 28, 2026

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