A special election for Massachusetts's 5th congressional district took place on December 10, 2013, due to the resignation of Democratic Congressman Ed Markey following his election to the United States Senate in a special election on June 25, 2013.[1] Primary elections were held on October 15, in which Democratic state senator Katherine Clark and Republican Frank Addivinola won their party nominations. State law required that Governor Deval Patrick call a special election between 145 and 160 days after the vacancy became official.[2] On December 10, Clark easily defeated Addivinola with almost 2/3 of the vote, holding the seat for the Democrats.[3] Clark's win marked the 92nd consecutive U.S. House loss by Republicans in Massachusetts since 1996.[4]
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Democratic primary
editCandidates
editDeclared
edit- Will Brownsberger, state senator[5]
- Katherine Clark, state senator[5]
- Peter Koutoujian, Sheriff of Middlesex County and former state representative[5]
- Martin Long, former member of the Lexington School Committee[6]
- Paul Maisano[6]
- Carl Sciortino, state representative[5]
- Karen Spilka, state senator[5]
Declined
edit- Warren Tolman, former state senator[5]
Endorsements
editKatherine Clark
State officials
- Paul Brodeur, State Representative of Massachusetts, 32nd Middlesex District[7]
- Martha Coakley, Attorney General of Massachusetts[8]
- Marjorie Decker, State Representative of Massachusetts, 25th Middlesex District[7]
- Susan Fargo, former Massachusetts State Senator[9]
- Allyson Schwartz, U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania's 13th congressional district[10]
Local officials
- Robert J. Dolan, Mayor of Melrose, Massachusetts[7]
Organizations
- EMILY's List[11]
- Melrose Democratic City Committee[9]
- Winchester Democratic Town Committee[9]
- Women's Campaign Fund[9]
Labor unions
- APWU Local 100[9]
- IBEW Local 123[9]
- IBEW Local 2222[9]
- IBEW Local 2321[9]
- International Association of Fire Fighters Melrose Local 1617, Executive Board[9]
- Ironworkers Local 7[9]
- NAGE/IBPO/SEIU Local 5000[9]
- Teamsters Local 25 [9]
- United Steelworkers Union Local 12012[9]
Newspapers
Carl Sciortino
State officials
- Keith Ellison, U.S. Representative for Minnesota's 5th congressional district[13]
- Alan Grayson, U.S. Representative for Florida's 9th congressional district[14]
- Raúl Grijalva, U.S. Representative for Arizona's 3rd congressional district[13]
- Jared Polis, U.S. Representative for Colorado's 2nd congressional district[15]
- Mark Takano, U.S. Representative for California's 41st congressional district[15]
Organizations
Polling
edit| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Will Brownsberger |
Katherine Clark |
Peter Koutoujian |
Martin Long |
Paul Maisano |
Carl Sciortino |
Karen Spilka |
Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerstein Bocian Agne*[16] | September 23–25, 2013 | 500 | ± 4.4% | 12% | 27% | 16% | — | — | 15% | 18% | 12% |
| GreenbergQuinlanRosner^[17] | September 22–24, 2013 | 400 | ± 4.9% | 11% | 19% | 15% | — | — | 11% | 18% | 26% |
| Emerson College[18] | September 13–17, 2013 | 310 | ± 4% | 11.3% | 23.9% | 19% | 1.3% | 1% | 5.2% | 15.5% | 22.6% |
| GreenbergQuinlanRosner^[19] | July 18–23, 2013 | 405 | ± 4.9% | 11% | 15% | 12% | — | — | 4% | 14% | 43% |
- * Internal poll for Katherine Clark Campaign
- ^ Internal poll for Karen Spilka Campaign
Results
edit
Clark
- 30–40%
- 40–50%
- 50–60%
- 60–70%
- 70–80%
Koutoujian
- 30–40%
- 40–50%
- 70–80%
Sciortino
- 40–50%
Brownsberger
- 60–70%
Spilka
- 30–40%
- 40–50%
- 50–60%
- 60–70%
- 70–80%
- 80–90%
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Katherine Clark | 21,959 | 31.5 | |
| Democratic | Peter Koutoujian | 15,290 | 21.9 | |
| Democratic | Carl Sciortino | 11,185 | 16.0 | |
| Democratic | Will Brownsberger | 10,142 | 14.6 | |
| Democratic | Karen Spilka | 9,057 | 13.0 | |
| Democratic | Paul Masiano | 1,498 | 2.2 | |
| Democratic | Martin Long | 394 | 0.6 | |
Republican primary
editCandidates
editDeclared
edit- Frank Addivinola, lawyer and candidate for the 5th congressional district in 2012[21]
- Mike Stopa, physicist and candidate for Massachusetts's 3rd congressional district in 2010[22]
- Tom Tierney, actuary and nominee for the 5th congressional district in 2012[6]
Polling
edit| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Frank Addivinola |
Mike Stopa |
Tom Tierney |
Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emerson College[18] | September 13–17, 2013 | 107 | ± 9% | 13.1% | 6.5% | 24.3% | 56.1% |
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Frank Addivinola | 4,759 | 48.5 | |
| Republican | Mike Stopa | 2,477 | 25.3 | |
| Republican | Tom Tierney | 2,456 | 25.1 | |
General election
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Katherine Clark | 40,303 | 65.8 | |
| Republican | Frank Addivinola | 19,328 | 31.5 | |
| Independent | James Aulenti | 996 | 1.6 | |
| Independent | James Hall | 452 | 0.7 | |
| Write-in | 217 | 0.4 | ||
| Total votes | 61,380 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
References
edit- ^ Michael Levenson, Frank Phillips and Martin Finucane (June 25, 2013). "Markey wins US Senate special election". Boston Globe.
- ^ "General Laws: Section 140 Senators and representatives in congress; vacancies". Retrieved June 25, 2013.
- ^ "Democrat Katherine Clark Wins Special Election to Fill Massachusetts Congressional Seat".
- ^ Ostermeier, Eric (December 11, 2013). "Massachusetts Republicans Lose 92nd Consecutive US House Race". Smart Politics.
- ^ a b c d e f Miller, Joshua (July 1, 2013). "Five Democrats vying for Markey's seat in US House". The Boston Globe.
- ^ a b c O'Connell, Joe (August 16, 2013). "Ballots set for 5th Congressional District primaries". The MetroWest Daily News. Retrieved August 17, 2013.
- ^ a b c "FIFTH DISTRICT RACE: Katherine Clark earns more endorsements". Wicked Local Sudbury. September 18, 2013. Retrieved September 19, 2013.
- ^ Miller, Joshua (September 12, 2013). "Coakley backs Katherine Clark in bid for Markey's seat". The Boston Globe. Retrieved September 18, 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "FIFTH DISTRICT RACE: Katherine Clark endorsed by Melrose firefighters". The Arlington Advocate. October 9, 2013.
- ^ Cahn, Emily (October 8, 2013). "Congresswoman Endorses Democrat in Mass. Special Election". Roll Call. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved October 11, 2013.
- ^ "EMILY's List Endorses Katherine Clark for Congress". EMILY's List. September 20, 2013. Archived from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved September 18, 2013.
- ^ "Sense of mission makes Katherine Clark best choice for US House". The Boston Globe. October 10, 2013. Retrieved October 10, 2013.
- ^ a b c Cahn, Emily (September 12, 2013). "House Progressives Endorse Special Election Candidate". Roll Call. Archived from the original on May 2, 2014. Retrieved September 12, 2013.
- ^ Cahn, Emily (August 19, 2013). "Alan Grayson Endorses Two Democrats in Primaries | #MA05 #PA13". Roll Call. Archived from the original on August 22, 2013. Retrieved August 19, 2013.
- ^ a b "Endorsements for Carl Sciortino". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 14, 2013.
- ^ Gerstein Bocian Agne* Archived 2013-09-30 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ GreenbergQuinlanRosner^
- ^ a b Emerson College
- ^ GreenbergQuinlanRosner^
- ^ a b "Katherine Clark, Frank Addivinola win 5th District congressional primaries". The Republican. October 15, 2013.
- ^ Ameden, Danielle (June 27, 2013). "Candidates in race to fill Markey's House seat". MetroWest Daily News.
- ^ "GOP candidate Mike Stopa declares candidacy". Medford Transcript. July 26, 2013.
External links
edit- Frank Addivinola for U.S. Congress official campaign website
- Will Brownsberger for U.S. Congress official campaign website
- Katherine Clark for U.S. Congress Archived 2013-06-13 at the Wayback Machine official campaign website
- Peter Koutoujian for U.S. Congress official campaign website
- Carl Sciortino for U.S. Congress official campaign website
- Karen Spilka for U.S. Congress official campaign website
- Mike Stopa for U.S. Congress official campaign website