Certified returns for every federal race in Massachusetts in 2008, as published by the Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. 11 of 11 congressional races match the totals printed in the Clerk's own recapitulation.
President
Presidential electors — votes by party line
Party line
Votes
Share
Democratic
1,904,097
61.4%
Republican
1,108,854
35.7%
Independent
28,841
0.9%
Blank/Scattering
22,010
0.7%
All Others
14,483
0.5%
Libertarian
13,189
0.4%
Green-Rainbow
6,550
0.2%
Constitution
4,971
0.2%
Total
3,102,995
The Clerk reports presidential returns by the party line of each slate of electors. Candidate-level results are on the 2008 election page.
U.S. Senate
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
John F. Kerry
Democrat
1,971,974
63.6%
Jeffrey K. Beatty
Republican
926,044
29.8%
Robert J. Underwood
Libertarian
93,713
3.0%
All Others
2,516
0.1%
Blank/Scattering
108,748
3.5%
Total
3,102,995
U.S. House of Representatives
District 1
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
John W. Olver
Democrat
215,696
69.7%
Nathan A. Bech
Republican
80,067
25.9%
All Others
336
0.1%
Blank/Scattering
13,518
4.4%
Total
309,617
District 2
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Richard E. Neal
Democrat
234,369
76.4%
All Others
3,631
1.2%
Blank/Scattering
68,820
22.4%
Total
306,820
District 3
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
James P. McGovern
Democrat
227,619
75.0%
All Others
3,488
1.1%
Blank/Scattering
72,208
23.8%
Total
303,315
District 4
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Barney Frank
Democrat
203,032
64.3%
Earl Henry Sholley
Republican
75,571
23.9%
Susan Allen
Independent
19,848
6.3%
All Others
337
0.1%
Blank/Scattering
16,946
5.4%
Total
315,734
District 5
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Niki Tsongas
Democrat
225,947
74.7%
All Others
2,960
1.0%
Blank/Scattering
73,490
24.3%
Total
302,397
District 6
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
John F. Tierney
Democrat
226,216
66.8%
Richard A. Baker
Republican
94,845
28.0%
All Others
251
0.1%
Blank/Scattering
17,406
5.1%
Total
338,718
District 7
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Edward J. Markey
Democrat
212,304
70.5%
John Cunningham
Republican
67,978
22.6%
All Others
400
0.1%
Blank/Scattering
20,528
6.8%
Total
301,210
District 8
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Michael E. Capuano
Democrat
185,530
76.0%
All Others
2,722
1.1%
Blank/Scattering
55,761
22.9%
Total
244,013
District 9
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Stephen F. Lynch
Democrat
242,166
76.3%
All Others
3,128
1.0%
Blank/Scattering
72,126
22.7%
Total
317,420
District 10
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
William D. Delahunt
Democrat
272,899
75.0%
All Others
3,774
1.0%
Blank/Scattering
87,078
23.9%
Total
363,751
Source
Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives
Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election, 2008 — Official source · Archived copy SHA-256 ca9fea3dc2259cee9ead5e92c78f577f1309b28e07428164121a40521d91c333
Shares are of all votes listed for the race, including write-ins and, where a state reports them, blank and void ballots.