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* [[John Kerry]], [[United States Secretary of State|U.S. Secretary of State]], former U.S. Senator<ref name="Wedge">{{cite news |author=Dave Wedge |coauthors= |title=John Kerry sets sights on 2014 |url=http://news.bostonherald.com/news/politics/view.bg?articleid=1153572&srvc=next_article |quote= |work=Boston Herald |date=February 21, 2009 |accessdate=February 1, 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/campaigns/sen-john-kerry-plans-re-election-run-for-2014-calls-secretary-of-state-ambitions-rumors/2011/08/04/gIQAioneuI_story.html|title=Sen. John Kerry plans re-election run for 2014, calls secretary of state ambitions ‘rumors’|date=August 4, 2011|accessdate=August 4, 2011|work=Washington Post}}</ref> |
* [[John Kerry]], [[United States Secretary of State|U.S. Secretary of State]], former U.S. Senator<ref name="Wedge">{{cite news |author=Dave Wedge |coauthors= |title=John Kerry sets sights on 2014 |url=http://news.bostonherald.com/news/politics/view.bg?articleid=1153572&srvc=next_article |quote= |work=Boston Herald |date=February 21, 2009 |accessdate=February 1, 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/campaigns/sen-john-kerry-plans-re-election-run-for-2014-calls-secretary-of-state-ambitions-rumors/2011/08/04/gIQAioneuI_story.html|title=Sen. John Kerry plans re-election run for 2014, calls secretary of state ambitions ‘rumors’|date=August 4, 2011|accessdate=August 4, 2011|work=Washington Post}}</ref> |
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* [[Mo Cowan]], U.S. Senator<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.masslive.com/politics/index.ssf/2013/05/after_leaving_us_senate_mo_cow.html|title=After leaving U.S. Senate, Mo Cowan will not run for office|date=May 10, 2013|accessdate=May 15, 2013|work=[[The Republican (Springfield, Massachusetts)|The Republican|first=Shira|last=Schoenberg}}</ref> |
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The 2014 United States Senate election in Massachusetts will take place on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Democrat John Kerry, serving since 1985, had planned to run for re-election to his sixth term, but it was announced on December 15, 2012 that Kerry would be nominated as United States Secretary of State under President Barack Obama. Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick appointed Mo Cowan as a temporary replacement for Kerry after he was confirmed as Secretary of State and resigned his Senate seat. There will be a special election on June 25, 2013 to finish the term.
Democratic primary
Candidates
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- John Kerry, U.S. Secretary of State, former U.S. Senator[1][2]
Declined
Republican primary
Candidates
Potential
- Keith Ablow, psychiatrist and Fox News contributor[4]
- Charles D. Baker, Jr., former state cabinet secretary and nominee for Governor of Massachusetts in 2010.[5][6]
- Scott Brown, former U.S. Senator[7]
- Richard Tisei, former State Senate Minority Leader, nominee for Lieutenant Governor in 2010 and nominee for Massachusetts's 6th congressional district in 2012[8]
- William Weld, former Governor of Massachusetts[8]
- Daniel Winslow, State Representative[8]
General election
Polling
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See also
- United States Senate special election in Massachusetts, 2013
- United States Senate elections, 2014
- Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 2014
- United States elections, 2014
References
- ^ Dave Wedge (February 21, 2009). "John Kerry sets sights on 2014". Boston Herald. Retrieved February 1, 2011.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ "Sen. John Kerry plans re-election run for 2014, calls secretary of state ambitions 'rumors'". Washington Post. August 4, 2011. Retrieved August 4, 2011.
- ^ {{cite web|url=http://www.masslive.com/politics/index.ssf/2013/05/after_leaving_us_senate_mo_cow.html%7Ctitle=After leaving U.S. Senate, Mo Cowan will not run for office|date=May 10, 2013|accessdate=May 15, 2013|work=[[The Republican (Springfield, Massachusetts)|The Republican|first=Shira|last=Schoenberg}}
- ^ http://www.newburyportnews.com/local/x1525004406/Ablow-vows-truth-in-possible-Senate-run/print
- ^ Weir, Richard (November 27, 2010). "GOP warns John Kerry: Watch your back". Boston Herald. Retrieved February 1, 2011.
- ^ Fee, Gayle; Raposa, Laura (November 4, 2010). "Buzz is Charlie Baker will be back". Boston Herald. Retrieved February 18, 2011.
- ^ Catanese, David (November 11, 2012). "In 2014, GOP gets third crack at Senate". Politico. Retrieved November 11, 2012.
- ^ a b c LeBlanc, Steve (November 11, 2012). "Eyes Turn To Future Of Mass. Governor and U.S. Senate Races". CBS Boston. Retrieved November 11, 2012.
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