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United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts, 2014

United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts, 2014
Massachusetts
2012 ←
November 4, 2014 (2014-11-04) → 2016

All 9 Massachusetts seats to the United States House of Representatives
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Democratic Republican
Last election 9 0
Seats won 9 0
Seat change Steady Steady
Popular vote 1,475,442 308,598
Percentage 82.70% 17.30%
Swing Increase16.66% Decrease12.37%

The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts were held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014 to elect the nine U.S. Representatives from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, one from each of the state's nine congressional districts. The elections coincided with the election of Massachusetts' Class II U.S. Senator and other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections, including the Governor of Massachusetts.

Democratic nominees were victorious in all nine Massachusetts districts in 2014, bringing the Republican losing streak in Bay State U.S. House general and special elections to a state record 101 contests in a row.


The 1st congressional district is located in western and central Massachusetts. The largest Massachusetts district in area, it covers about one-third of the state and is more rural than the rest. It has the state's highest point, Mount Greylock. The district includes the cities of Springfield, West Springfield, Pittsfield, Holyoke, and Westfield. The incumbent is Democrat Richard Neal, who has represented the district since 2013 and previously represented the 2nd district from 1989 to 2013. He was re-elected unopposed with 98% of the vote in 2012 and the district has a PVI of D+13.


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