2010 United States Senate special election in Massachusetts
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The 2010 United States Senate special election in Massachusetts was a special election held on January 19, 2010, in order to fill the Massachusetts Class I Senate seat for the remainder of the term ending January 3, 2013. The vacancy that prompted the special election was created by the death of Democratic Senator Ted Kennedy on August 25, 2009. Kennedy had served as Senator since 1962, having himself initially been elected in a special election in 1962 to fill the vacancy created when his brother, John F. Kennedy, was elected as President of the United States in 1960. The seat is currently held by an appointee, Senator Paul Kirk, a former chairman of the Democratic National Committee, who is not a candidate in the election to complete the term.
A party primary election determining the winners of party nominations occurred on December 8, 2009.[1][2] The Democratic Party nominated Martha Coakley, the Massachusetts Attorney General; The Republican Party nominated Scott Brown, a Massachusetts State Senator.
The race drew national attention due to Brown's unexpectedly closing the gap and running with, or even ahead of, Coakley in recent independent and internal polling.[3][4][5] Polls closed at 8:00 PM Eastern time. At 9:06 PM, BNO News projected Brown as the winner of the race.[6] At 9:15 pm, the Boston Globe reported that Coakley had telephoned Brown and conceded the election.[7]
Background
Timeline
Massachusetts law requires a special election to be held on a Tuesday, no less than 145 days, nor more than 160 days from the date of office vacancy, on a date determined by the governor. That range placed the election date between January 17 and February 1, 2010.[1][8][9] Massachusetts law specifies that a party primary shall be held the sixth Tuesday before the general election.[10] On August 28, 2009, Secretary of the Commonwealth William F. Galvin presented the dates January 19 and January 26, 2010, calculated following meetings with State House Speaker Robert DeLeo, State Senate President Therese Murray, and aides to Governor Deval Patrick. Patrick was legally required to select one of these two dates. A January 19 election would require the primary to be held on December 8, while a January 26 election would have required a December 15 primary.[1] Republican State Representative Karyn Polito suggested on August 28, 2009 that, because the possible election dates overlap the holiday season, the law ought to be rewritten to allow the special election to be held on November 3, 2009, to coincide with other elections in the state.[11]
Patrick stated on August 29, 2009 that he wanted to honor a request by Kennedy to demand that any appointee to the seat not run, and that he would address the issue of the election date "after we have finished this period of respectful grief."[11] On August 31, 2009, Patrick scheduled the special election for January 19, 2010, with the primary elections on December 8, 2009. For party primary candidates, completed nomination papers with certified signatures were required to be filed by the close of business, November 3, 2009. Non-party candidates had a December 8, 2009 filing deadline.[2][12][13]
Qualifications
A senator must be at least 30 years of age, a U.S. citizen for at least nine years prior to the date of the election, and an inhabitant of Massachusetts when elected.[14] In Massachusetts, all candidates for U.S. Senate must file nomination papers with the certified signatures of 10,000 Massachusetts voters, by deadlines established by the Secretary of the Commonwealth.[15] A candidate for nomination in a party's special primary election must have been an enrolled member of the party, through filing as a member of that party with the Secretary of the Commonwealth using a certificate of voter registration, for the 90 days preceding the filing deadline, unless the candidate is a newly registered voter. The candidate additionally must not have been enrolled in any other party in the prior year.[16]
Appointment
In 2004, the Massachusetts General Court withdrew the authority of the governor to fill a U.S. Senate vacancy by appointment, to prevent the then-Governor Mitt Romney, a Republican, from appointing a Republican to fill the remainder of Democrat John Kerry's Senate term, if Kerry were to win the 2004 presidential election. The legislation was enacted over Romney's veto.[17][18][19][20][21] At that time, Senator Ted Kennedy successfully made personal appeals to Massachusetts Democratic legislative leaders to pass the bill, which had been stalled prior to his request.[22]
Seven days before his death, Kennedy communicated his desire to amend the law so that upon a vacancy, the governor might appoint a Senator to serve until the special election occurred and avoid a five-month vacancy for the office. Kennedy sent a letter to the governor and legislative leaders (received on August 18, 2009, and dated July 2, 2009) requesting that they consider changing the law, and that the Governor obtain the personal pledge of such an appointee to not become a candidate in the following special election.[23][24] John Kerry, President Barack Obama and State House Speaker Robert DeLeo all expressed support for an interim appointment.[25][26][27]
Patrick stated that he wished to honor the request by Kennedy that any appointee pledge not to run in the special election.[11] The legality of such a demand in state law is questioned by Secretary of the Commonwealth William F. Galvin, as the qualifications for office to Congress are specified solely in the Constitution.[11] Robert DeLeo stated that both the Senate and the House of Representatives planned to approve resolutions indicating that they did not want the appointee to run in the special election or become involved with any candidate's campaign.[28]
A bill previously pending before the legislature, filed by State Rep. Robert M. Koczera of New Bedford in January 2009, proposed to permit the governor to appoint a senator; to enjoin the governor from appointing a candidate in a subsequent special election; and to permit the appointment date to occur only after the filing deadline for the special election had passed.[29] Governor Patrick said he would push the General Court to pass the bill, and that he would sign it into law.[30] The General Court held its first hearing on the legislation on September 9.[31]
The Massachusetts House of Representatives approved legislation to give Governor Patrick the power to appoint an interim senator on September 17, 2009, by a 95–58 vote.[28] The Massachusetts Senate approved the measure on September 22, 2009, by a vote of 24 to 16,[32] and both houses of the General Court gave final approval to the bill on September 23.[33]
On September 24, 2009, Patrick appointed Paul G. Kirk, former Democratic National Committee chairman and aide to Ted Kennedy, to serve as a temporary replacement whose term expires on Jan. 19 when the special election is held.[25][34] Kennedy's two sons, Patrick J. Kennedy and Edward Kennedy, Jr.,[35] and his wife, Victoria Reggie Kennedy,[36] had all expressed their preference for Kirk. Kirk was sworn in to office on Friday September 25, 2009.[37] He pledged not to be a candidate in the special election.[34]
Primaries
Democratic primary
- Candidates
- Martha Coakley, Massachusetts Attorney General, announced her candidacy on September 3, 2009.[38]
- Mike Capuano, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives for the 8th district, announced his candidacy on September 18, 2009.[39]
- Alan Khazei, co-founder and former CEO of City Year, announced his candidacy on September 24, 2009.[40]
- Stephen Pagliuca, a managing director of private equity firm Bain Capital and managing partner of the Boston Celtics basketball team, announced his candidacy on September 17, 2009.[41][42]
- Polling
Source | Date(s) administered | Mike Capuano | Martha Coakley | Alan Khazei | Stephen Pagliuca | Other |
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Rasmussen Reports (report)[Poll 1] | November 23 | 21% | 36% | 14% | 14% | 5% |
The Boston Globe (report)[Poll 2] | November 13–18 | 22% | 43% | 6% | 15% | – |
Suffolk University (report)[Poll 3] | November 4–8 | 16% | 44% | 3% | 17% | — |
Research 2000 (report)[Poll 4] | October 28–29 | 16% | 42% | 5% | 15% | — |
Lake Research (report)[Poll 5] | September 21–24 | 12% | 47% | 1% | 4% | — |
Suffolk University (report)[Poll 6] | September 16 | 9% | 47% | 3% | — | 6% |
Rasmussen Reports (report)[Poll 7] | September 8 | 7% | 38% | — | — | 24% |
- Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Martha Coakley | 310,227 | 47 | |
Democratic | Mike Capuano | 184,791 | 28 | |
Democratic | Alan Khazei | 88,929 | 13 | |
Democratic | Stephen Pagliuca | 80,248 | 12 | |
Total votes | 664,195 | 100 |
Republican primary
- Candidates
- Scott Brown, State Senator from Wrentham, announced his candidacy on September 12, 2009.[44] He had previously announced, on September 6, 2009, that he was exploring becoming a candidate under the "testing the waters" provisions of federal election law, and intended to announce his decision on whether he would become a candidate on September 9 or 10, 2009.[45][46][47] On September 9, Brown said that he would not run if George W. Bush's White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card entered the race.[48][49] On September 11, Card declined to run and offered his support to Brown.[50]
- Jack E. Robinson III, former nominee for U.S. Senate (2000), Secretary of the Commonwealth (2002), and U.S. House of Representatives (2006)[51]
- Polling
Source | Dates administered | Scott Brown | Jack E. Robinson III | Undecided |
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Suffolk University (report)[Poll 3] | November 4–8 | 45% | 7% | 47% |
- Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Scott Brown | 145,465 | 89 | |
Republican | Jack Robinson | 17,241 | 11 | |
Total votes | 162,706 | 100 |
Other candidates
Independent or third party candidates had until December 8, 2009 to submit nomination papers for signature certification.[12]
- Joseph L. Kennedy, a member of the Libertarian Party, ran as an independent.[54] He is no relation to the politically prominent Kennedy family.[55]
General election
CQ Politics and Cook Political Report currently rate the election as a "Tossup." The Rothenberg Political Report changed its rating from "Tossup" to "Lean Takeover" on January 18th.[56] Charlie Cook of the Cook Political Report stated on January 17th, says that he would put his "finger on the scale" for Scott Brown as favored to win. The Rothenberg Political Report released a statement that, "unless Democratic turnout exceeds everyone’s expectations, Brown is headed for a comfortable win.”[57][58] As of January 18th, 2010, Brown leads Coakley in the Intrade prediction market by high double digit margins.[59] Statistician Nate Silver of FiveThirtyEight.com projected on January 18 that there was a 75% chance that Brown would defeat Coakley.[60]
Brown won the general election by a mid-single digits margin of the vote, outperforming previous Republican candidates in Republican strongholds and remaining competitive even in several traditionally Democratic-leaning precincts. With his victory, he became the first Massachusetts Republican elected to the United States Senate since Edward Brooke in 1972.[61]
Campaign
On January 14, 2010, Stuart Rothenberg of The Rothenberg Political Report,[62] Charlie Cook of The Cook Political Report[62] and statistician Nate Silver of FiveThirtyEight.com[63] all characterized the race as a tossup. On January 15, 2010, former President Bill Clinton campaigned for Coakley in Worcester, while former Mayor of New York City Rudy Giuliani campaigned for Brown in Boston.[64] President Barack Obama campaigned for Coakley on January 17, 2010.[65] On January 17, Cook said that Brown had become the slight favorite.[66] The Rothenberg Political Report and Nate Silver of FiveThirtyEight.com changed their ratings from "Tossup" to "Lean Takeover" on January 18th.[56]
Scott Brown
Scott Brown considers himself a fiscal conservative and Washington, D.C. outsider.[44] He said "I have always thought that being in government service is a privilege, not a right. This Senate seat doesn't belong to any one person or political party. It belongs to you, the people, and the people deserve a U.S. senator who will always put your interests first."[44] Brown has called for fiscal restraint and smaller government, claiming that he has never voted for a tax increase. Brown has also pledged to be the 41st vote against the current health care reform bill in the Senate.[67][44] Assistant Professor Boris Schor of the University of Chicago's Harris School of Public Policy Studies has described Brown as a liberal Republican by national standards, but well suited for his Massachusetts constituency.[68][69][70]
Scott Brown has drawn controversy for having appeared nude[71][72][73] or semi-nude[74] with his hands covering his genitals in a centerfold in Cosmopolitan in 1982.
In the candidates' January 5 debate, Brown stated that he supported religious hospitals in refusing to provide emergency contraception, causing the woman to go to another hospital. He said, “That's really up to the hospital. There are many, many hospitals that can deal with that situation.” During a radio interview January 14, 2010 on the Ken Pittman show, Coakley was asked about the conscience clause in emergency rooms. This clause allows health workers to refuse to offer a service, such as emergency contraception (the abortion pill), if the health worker opposes it for religious reasons. In her response Martha Coakley stated, “You can have religious freedom but you probably shouldn’t work in the emergency room.”[75]Brown is filing a claim of defamation in court in response to a Massachusetts Democratic Party mailer reading "1,736 women were raped in Massachusetts in 2008. Scott Brown wants hospitals to turn them all away."[76]
Scott Brown filed an ethics complaint stating that the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 509 used state computers and e-mail addresses to direct employees of the state to volunteer for Coakley's campaign.[77] During a State Senate debate in 2001, Brown referred to the decision of his lesbian Democratic opponent, Cheryl Jacques, to have children as "not normal". He also described her parenting role as "alleged family responsibilities." Several Massachusetts LGBT activists condemned the statement. Brown quickly apologized for his "poor choice of words", and he defended his position on that issue as being the same as President Obama, both anti-gay-marriage and pro-civil-unions.[78]
Brown campaign staffers were classified as independent contractors.[79]
Martha Coakley
Coakley has positioned herself as a liberal, supporting several key initiatives of President Obama's, including healthcare reform.[80] She supports reform that accomplishes the three goals of expanding coverage, improving healthcare outcomes and reducing costs.[81] She supports increased regulation of the financial sector, the protection of abortion rights and ending the war in Afghanistan. Notably, Coakley has taken positions to increase equal rights for LGBT individuals; she favors ending Don't Ask, Don't Tell, repealing the Defense of Marriage Act and strengthening hate crimes laws.[82]
Coakley has refused to investigate Thomas M. Menino, Mayor of Boston, and his office for allegedly violating laws in regards to destruction of public e-mail records. Coakley denies all accusations of misconduct.[83]
She also declined to reprimand the state's District Attorneys in relation to false statements they allegedly made regarding the effects of the state's voter approved Massachusetts Sensible Marijuana Policy Initiative in an attempt to defeat the ballot question, as well as allegations the District Attorneys misused state resources (website) and failed to file as designated ballot committee in a timely manner while receiving contributions as required by law while challenging the initiative.[84] The statements by the District Attorneys included allegedly inaccurate and misleading warnings in an effort to defeat the law, such as that if the law passed "any person may carry and use marijuana at any time." When declining to pursue the case Coakley's office responded with "nothing in the proposed law explicitly forbids public use of the drug". This basically ignores the fact that the law still levies a $100 fine and confiscation for adults, as well as additional mandatory community service for minors for the act of possession, and in order to use the drug you would need to possess the drug, as well as the fact the law as passed allows cities to pass its own ordinances to further fine public consumption if needed.[85] The failure to file as a ballot committee allegedly stems from the fact state records show the district attorneys began raising money as early as July 18, 2008 but did not file a statement of organization or any of the appropriate financial disclosures with the state until Sept. 5, 2008.[86] Coakley was herself a member of The Coalition for Safe Streets, the political action group eventually formed by the District Attorneys to fight the ballot question. She stated that she did not feel it was necessary to recuse herself from any decisions based on any possible conflict of interest grounds.[87]
In a radio interview on January 16, 2010, Coakley described former Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling as a "Yankee fan," drawing criticism.[88][89][90] Schilling, who considered running for the Senate seat himself and later endorsed Scott Brown,[91] responded by saying "I've been called a lot of things... but never, I mean never, could anyone make the mistake of calling me a Yankee fan. Well, check that, if you didn't know what the hell is going on in your own state maybe you could..."[92][93]
Two of Coakley's ads had to be reedited after they first aired, one because of a typo in spelling Massachusetts (spelling it Massachusettes), and another which used old stock footage of New York's World Trade Center, destroyed in the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, to represent Wall Street. The second ad was meant to depict Scott Brown as a Wall Street crony.[94]
On January 12, 2010, an altercation occurred between The Weekly Standard journalist John McCormack and Democratic strategist Michael Meehan, in which the journalist was pushed onto the ground while trying to ask Coakley a question.[95][96] Coakley stated she was aware of the incident but unsure of exactly what happened.[97] Meehan later apologized for being "a little too aggressive," while denying any intention to knock down McCormack.[98]
Coakley's role in the case of Keith Winfield has attracted criticism. In October 2005, Winfield, then working as a police officer, was accused of raping his 23-month-old niece with a hot object, most likely a curling iron. A Middlesex County grand jury overseen by Coakley investigated the case and did not take any actions. After the toddler’s mother filed applications for criminal complaints, Coakley then obtained grand jury indictments charging rape and assault and battery. She recommended about 10 months after the indictment that Winfield be released, without bail. Winfield remained free until December 2007, when he received two life terms in prison in a case prosecuted by Coakley’s successor. Coakley has defended her decisions, saying that Winfield had clean record and little other signs of danger.[99]
Joseph L. Kennedy
Kennedy opposes Democratic plans for healthcare reform and has vowed, if elected, to work to repeal the legislation. He opposes government spending by both the George W. Bush and Barack Obama administrations. He has acknowledged that he may benefit from voters who associate him with the Kennedy family, saying "I'm not going to be delusional, there will be hard-core Kennedy voters who will pull the wrong lever." However, Boston University political scientist Thomas Whalen has said that Kennedy's libertarian views may cause him to detract votes from Brown rather than Coakley.[100]
Finances
As of January 8, 2010, Martha Coakley had raised over US$5.2 million in total, and had $937,383 cash on hand. Scott Brown had $367,150 cash on hand. Brown had spent $450,000 on television advertisements, while Coakley had spent $1.4 million.[101] A week before the general election, Brown raised $1.3 million from over 16,000 donors in a 24-hour fund-raising effort. Reports have also indicated that Brown has raised an average of $1 million per day the week prior to the election.[102]
Coakley admitted to making an "honest mistake" while filing the financial disclosure forms for her senate run claiming to have no personal assets when in fact she had an account under her husband's name with over $200,000 and a personal IRA containing approximatly $12,000. [103]
Debates
All three candidates participated in the debates. The first was held on the Jim & Margery show in Boston on January 5, and broadcast by WTKK. The January 8 debate was held in Springfield and broadcast by WGBY-TV. The final debate was held on January 11 at the Edward M. Kennedy Institute at the University of Massachusetts Boston.[104][105]
In the candidates' January 5 debate, Brown stated that he supported religious hospitals in refusing to provide emergency contraception, causing the woman to go to another hospital. He said, “That's really up to the hospital. There are many, many hospitals that can deal with that situation.” During a radio interview January 14, 2010 on the Ken Pittman show, Coakley was asked about the conscience clause in emergency rooms. This clause allows health workers to refuse to offer a service, such as emergency contraception (the abortion pill), if the health worker opposes it for religious reasons. In her response Martha Coakley stated, “You can have religious freedom but you probably shouldn’t work in the emergency room.”[106] Brown is filing a claim of defamation in court in response to a Massachusetts Democratic Party mailer reading "1,736 women were raped in Massachusetts in 2008. Scott Brown wants hospitals to turn them all away."[107]
Endorsements
The Boston Herald,[108] the Cape Cod Times,[109] The Martha's Vineyard Times[110], and The Salem News[111] endorsed Brown for the general election, while the Boston Globe[112], The Boston Phoenix[113] and the Watertown TAB & Press[114] endorsed Coakley. Vicki Kennedy, wife of the late Senator Edward Kennedy, endorsed Coakley, along with other members of the Kennedy family,[115] while former presidential candidates John McCain and Rudy Giuliani,[116] NFL Quarterback Doug Flutie, and Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling[117] endorsed Brown. Both former President Bill Clinton and President Barack Obama actively campaigned for Coakley in the final days of the campaign.[118][119] Former governors Bill Weld and Mitt Romney also endorsed Brown, with Weld actively campaigning with him in places like Quincy and Romney emailing supporters to get out the vote to turn out for Brown on Tuesday.
Polling
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Scott Brown (R) | Martha Coakley (D) | Joseph L. Kennedy (I) | Other | Undecided |
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The Politico (report)[Poll 8] | January 17, 2010 | 52% | 43% | 2% | – | 3% |
Public Policy Polling (report)[Poll 9] | January 16–17, 2010 | 51% | 46% | – | – | 4% |
CrossTarget Research (report)[Poll 10] | January 16–17, 2010 | 52% | 42% | – | – | 6% |
Daily Kos/Research 2000 (report)[Poll 11] | January 15–17, 2010 | 48% | 48% | 3% | – | 1% |
American Research Group (report)[Poll 12] | January 15–17, 2010 | 52% | 45% | 2% | – | 2% |
Merriman River Group (report)[Poll 13] | January 15, 2010 | 51% | 41% | 2% | – | 6% |
CrossTarget Research (report)[Poll 14] | January 14, 2010 | 54% | 39% | – | – | 8% |
American Research Group (report)[Poll 15] | January 12–14, 2010 | 48% | 45% | 2% | – | 5% |
Research 2000 (report)[Poll 16] | January 12–13, 2010 | 41% | 49% | 5% | – | – |
Suffolk University (report)[Poll 17] | January 11–13, 2010 | 50% | 46% | 3% | – | 1% |
Rasmussen Reports (report)[Poll 18] | January 11, 2010 | 47% | 49% | 3% | – | 2% |
Public Policy Polling (report)[Poll 19] | January 7–9, 2010 | 48% | 47% | – | – | 6% |
Rasmussen Reports (report)[Poll 20] | January 4, 2010 | 41% | 50% | – | 1% | 7% |
The Boston Globe (report)[Poll 21] | January 2–6, 2010 | 35% | 50% | 5% | – | 9% |
Suffolk University (report)[Poll 22] | November 4–8, 2009 | 27% | 58% | – | 15% | 9% |
WNEC (report)[Poll 23] | October 18–22, 2009 | 32% | 58% | – | 9% | 9% |
Suffolk University (report)[Poll 6] | September 16, 2009 | 24% | 54% | – | 20% | 9% |
Results
Polls closed at 8:00 PM Eastern time. At 9:06 PM BNO News projected Brown as the winner of the race.[6] At 9:15pm, the Boston Globe reported that Coakley had telephoned Brown and conceded the election.[7]
Statewide
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Scott Brown | 1,168,107 | 51.9% | +21.3 | |
Democratic | Martha Coakley | 1,058,682 | 47.1% | −22.2 | |
Independent | Joseph L. Kennedy | 22,237 | 1.0% | N/A | |
Total votes | 2,249,026 | 100 | |||
Turnout |
By county
County | seat or description |
Coakley % |
Coakley votes |
Brown % |
Brown votes |
Kennedy % |
Kennedy votes |
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Barnstable | Cape Cod | 41.6% | 38,796 | 57.5% | 53,683 | 0.9% | 814 |
Berkshire | Pittsfield | 68.6% | 28,630 | 30.4% | 12,660 | 1.0% | 421 |
Bristol | Taunton | 44.8% | 53,011 | 54.0% | 63,974 | 1.2% | 1,389 |
Dukes | Martha's Vineyard | 63.8% | 4,551 | 35.0% | 2,500 | 1.1% | 82 |
Essex | Salem | 43.3% | 86,033 | 55.8% | 110,992 | 0.9% | 1,879 |
Franklin | Greenfield | 62.1% | 15,421 | 36.2% | 8,995 | 1.6% | 407 |
Hampden | Springfield | 45.0% | 51,687 | 53.4% | 61,373 | 1.6% | 1,814 |
Hampshire | Northampton | 58.5% | 23,285 | 40.1% | 15,986 | 1.4% | 553 |
Middlesex | East Cambridge | 49.6% | 200,298 | 49.6% | 200,583 | 0.8% | 3,295 |
Nantucket | Nantucket | 50.6% | 2,139 | 48.0% | 2,032 | 1.4% | 58 |
Norfolk | Dedham | 44.6% | 109,278 | 54.6% | 133,624 | 0.8% | 1,971 |
Plymouth | Plymouth | 36.6% | 49,619 | 62.5% | 84,680 | 0.8% | 1,132 |
Suffolk | Boston | 65.3% | 90,590 | 33.6% | 46,630 | 1.1% | 1,470 |
Worcester | Worcester | 37.8% | 84,346 | 61.1% | 136,333 | 1.2% | 2,624 |
Total | Massachusetts | 47.1% | 1,058,682 | 51.9% | 1,168,107 | 1.0% | 22,237 |
Source: Leip, David (2004). "2010 Senatorial Special Election Data Graphs - Massachusetts". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. David Leip.
By municipality
The Associated Press reported voting results for each of the 351 municipalities in Massachusetts.[120]
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Review
After the election, senior Brown adviser Eric Fehrnstrom stated that the turning point for Brown was the December 30 "JFK ad" which put the campaign on the map. "After that, it was like riding a rocket ship for 2½ to 3 weeks till today," he said.[121]
See also
Notes
- ^ Sample size: 567, margin of error: ±4%
- ^ Sample size: 537, margin of error: ±4.4%
- ^ a b Sample size: 600, margin of error: ±4%
- ^ Sample size: 400, margin of error: ±5%
- ^ Sample size: 800, margin of error: ±3.5%
- ^ a b Sample size: 500, margin of error: ±4.4%
- ^ Sample size: 611, margin of error: ±4%
- ^ Sample size: 804, margin of error: ±3.4%
- ^ Sample size: 1,231, margin of error: ±2.8%
- ^ Sample size: 571, margin of error: ±4.09%
- ^ Sample size: 500, margin of error: ±4.5%
- ^ Sample size: 600, margin of error: ±4%
- ^ Sample size: 565, margin of error: ±4.1%
- ^ Sample size: 946, margin of error: ±3.19%
- ^ Sample size: 600, margin of error: ±4%
- ^ Sample size: 500, margin of error: ±4%
- ^ Sample size: 500, margin of error: ±4.4%
- ^ Sample size: 1000, margin of error: ±3%
- ^ Sample size: 744, margin of error: ±3.6%
- ^ Sample size: 500, margin of error: ±4.5%
- ^ Sample size: 554, margin of error: ±4.2%
- ^ Sample size: 600
- ^ Sample size: 468, margin of error: ±4.5%
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