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, 2012COOK PARTISAN VOTING INDEX
Last updated : Oct 9, 2012Key Dates
Filing Deadline: TBD
Primary Election: TBD
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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
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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.
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Updated: Jul 28, 2026
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