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  MA US Senate - Special Election
  RACE DETAILS
Parents > United States > Massachusetts > Senate Class I
OfficeSenate
TypeSpecial Election
Filing Deadline 00, 2009 - 12:00pm
Polls Open January 19, 2010 - 06:00am
Polls Close January 19, 2010 - 07:00pm
Term Start February 04, 2010 - 05:00pm
Term End January 03, 2013 - 12:00pm
ContributorAshley
Last ModifiedPaul 🇺🇦 December 01, 2012 12:53am
Data Sources[Link]
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Description
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
PartyDemocratic Won11/07/2006
NameEdward M. "Ted" Kennedy Votes1,500,738 (69.30%)
Term01/03/2007 - 08/25/2009 Margin839,206 (+38.75%)
COUNTY-LEVEL RESULTS

Map
KEY RACE? 10.0000000000 Average
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Scott Brown
Strong 1
Lean 7
Slight 25
Martha Coakley
Safe 3
Strong 1
Lean 3
Slight 21
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH

09/21/2009 01/17/2010

CANDIDATES
Photo
Name St. Sen. Scott Brown Attorney General Martha Coakley Joseph L. "Joe" Kennedy Write-In
PartyRepublican Democratic Liberty Nonpartisan
Votes1,168,178 (51.86%) 1,060,861 (47.10%) 22,388 (0.99%) 1,155 (0.05%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -107,317 (-4.76%) -1,145,790 (-50.87%) -1,167,023 (-51.81%)
Predict Avg.57.08% 57.42% 18.83% 0.00%
Finances$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
MATCHUP POLLS
InsiderAdvantage 
01/17-01/17
52.20% (+0.0) 43.10% (+0.0) 1.90% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Research 2000 
01/15-01/17
48.00% (+7.0) 48.00% (-1.0) 3.00% (-2.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
American Research Group 
01/15-01/17
52.00% (+4.0) 45.00% (+0.0) 2.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
CrossTarget (R) 
01/17-01/17
51.90% (-2.0) 42.30% (+3.8) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Public Policy Polling 
01/16-01/17
51.00% (+3.0) 46.00% (-1.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Merriman River Group (MRG) 
01/15-01/15
50.80% (+0.0) 41.20% (+0.0) 2.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
AENM Angry Russian
R Hikikomori Blitzkrieg!
D COMMONSENSE
  Cape Cod Times
  Lowell Sun
  Eagle Tribune
  Worcester Telegram & Gazette
R Mr. Politics
Veg Thomas Walker
  State Police Association of Massachusetts
  Boston Herald
R Eddie
R Barack O-blame-a
R ...
R CAGOP
R TurnerforCongress
D Sarnstrom
  Attleboro Sun Chronicle
  Springfield Republican
  New Bedford Standard Times
  Hampshire Daily Gazette
  Berkshire (MA) Eagle
REFS Servo
D Ashley
D 6 KM
  Patriot Ledger
  Brockton Enterprise
D COMMONSENSE
  South End News
  Bay Windows
  Boston Globe
  Service Employees International Union (SEIU)
  National Association of Social Workers
  National Farmers Union
  National Organization for Women (NOW)
  National Women's Political Caucus
  Veterans and Military Families for Progress
  MassEquality
  American Federation of Teachers
  EMILY's List
  AFL-CIO
  Sierra Club
  Newton Tab, The
  Boston Phoenix
  MetroWest Daily News
  Providence Journal
D Qbanito
D TEXAN FOR HILLARY
D COMMONSENSE
G BR_Green
D ev
I smm
Laf-W Craverguy
IND Monsieur
D Nikki from Beacon Hill
I McCord 2014
LBT Jed
R CincinnatiReds1990
Grasshopper
R Joshua William Evans [L]
D Bob
R Miro
IndP 6921
LBT Carla Howell [L]

NEWS
Date Category Headline Article Contributor
Jan 26, 2010 04:00pm Commentary Liberals tune out Mass. message  Article Brandonius Maximus 
Jan 22, 2010 09:00pm Poll AFL-CIO Poll Shows Union Households Boosted Brown  Article Scott³ 
Jan 22, 2010 07:00pm Poll Poll: Frustration with D.C. fueled GOP in Mass.  Article Penn Con 
Jan 21, 2010 03:00pm Analysis Youth Vote Collapsed in Massachusetts  Article Scott³ 
Jan 20, 2010 11:00am Blog Entry Stock market dives on news of Brown victory  Article Servo 
Jan 20, 2010 02:00am General Massachusetts is the canary in the Democrats' coal mine  Article Jason 

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