MASSACHUSETTS

Your complete directory of Massachusetts candidates for Governor, State Cabinet, United State Senator and Congress in the current election cycle ... state political parties ... the official state election office ... and state news sources.

CANDIDATE DIRECTORY LEGEND:
Bold = Active Candidate
Italics = Potential Candidate
* = Incumbent
= Winner
(Incumbent Party Listed First)

Filing Deadline (Major Parties): June 2010
Filing Deadline (Third Parties/Independents): August 2010
Primary: September 2010

This page was last updated on June 21, 2009

STATE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS:

GOVERNOR:
Deval Patrick (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Tim Cahill (D) - State Treasurer, Ex-Norfolk County Treasurer & Ex-Quincy City Councilor
Charlie Baker (R) - Health Care Corporation CEO & Ex-Gubernatorial Aide
Scott Brown (R) - State Sen., Ex-State Rep., Ex-Wrentham Selectman & National Guard Officer
Gerry Dembrowski (R) - Chiropractor
Christy Mihos (R) - Businessman, Ex-State Turnpike Authority Member & '06 Candidate

Next State Constitutional Officer Elections in 2010.

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR:
Tim Murray (D)* - (Campaign Site)

ATTORNEY GENERAL:
Martha Coakley (D)* - (Campaign Site)

SECRETARY OF STATE:
Bill Galvin (D)* - (Campaign Site)

STATE TREASURER:
Tim Cahill (D)* - (Campaign Site)

STATE AUDITOR:
Joe DeNucci (D)*

U.S. SENATOR:

Ted Kennedy (D)* - (Campaign Site) - Next Election in 2012.

John Kerry (D)* - (Campaign Site) - Next Election in 2014.

U.S. CONGRESS:

District 1:
John Olver (D)* - (Campaign Site)

District 2:
Richard Neal (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Jay Fleitman (R) - Physician

District 3:
Jim McGovern (D)* - (Campaign Site)

District 4:
Barney Frank (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Earl Sholley (R) - Businessman, Army Veteran, Ex-Peace Corps Volunteer & '08 Nominee
Keith Messina (Independent) - Mechanical Engineer

District 5:
Niki Tsongas (D)* - (Campaign Site)
William Bunker (R) - '08 Candidate

District 6:
John Tierney (D)* - (Campaign Site)

District 7:
Ed Markey (D)* - (Campaign Site)

District 8:
Mike Capuano (D)* - (Campaign Site)

District 9:
Stephen Lynch (D)* - (Campaign Site)

District 10:
Bill Delahunt (D)*

STATE POLITICAL PARTIES:

Constitution Party of Massachusetts
Massachusetts Democratic Party
Massachusetts Green-Rainbow Party
Libertarian Party of Massachusetts
Massachusetts Prohibition Party
Massachusetts Republican Party
Socialist Party of Massachusetts

STATE ELECTION OFFICE:

Secretary of the Commonwealth's Office

Office of Campaign & Political Finance

STATE NEWS SOURCES:

Athol Daily News
Bay Windows (Gay)
Berkshire Eagle (Pittsfield)
Blue Mass. Group (Liberal)
Boston.com
Boston Globe
Boston Herald
Boston Jewish Advocate
Boston Phoenix (Alternative)
Boston University Daily Free Press
Canton Citizen
Cape Cod Times
Dorchester Reporter
Eastern Massachusetts TownOnline.com
Everett Independent
Fall River Herald News
Fitchburg Sentinel & Enterprise
Gloucester Daily Times
Haverhill Gazette
Holden Landmark
Lawrence Eagle-Tribune
Lowell Sun
Massachusetts: Lefty Blogs
Massachusetts News (Conservative)
Massachusetts Voter Information Page
Mass Resource
Nantucket Beacon
New Bedford Standard-Times
Newburyport Daily News
NewtonGOP.com (Conservative)
New England Cable News
North Adams Transcript
Northampton Daily Hampshire Gazette
Plymouth SouthOfBoston.com
Provincetown Advocate
Salem Evening News
South Boston Online
Springfield MassLive.com
Taunton Gazette
Waltham Daily News Tribune
WBZ-TV (CBS - Boston)
WCVB-TV (ABC - Boston)
WHDH-TV (NBC - Boston)
Worcester Magazine (Alternative)
Worcester Telegram & Gazette
02133.org (MassINC/State House News Service)

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