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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%
Brandonius Maximus52.00% (+4.80 pts)47.00% (+4.47 pts)1.00% (+1.07 pts) --
Don't Tase Me, Bro!45.00% (+0.32 pts)52.00% (+1.26 pts)3.00% (-0.26 pts) --
M@46.00% (+0.98 pts)49.00% (+3.26 pts)5.00% (-1.60 pts) --
Kyle100.00% (-27.20 pts)100.00% (-30.74 pts)100.00% (-64.93 pts) --
nystate6350.00% (+3.65 pts)48.00% (+3.93 pts)2.00% (+0.40 pts) --
ev49.50% (+3.32 pts)48.50% (+3.60 pts)2.00% (+0.40 pts) --
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
D Sarnstrom
  Attleboro Sun Chronicle
  Springfield Republican
  New Bedford Standard Times
LBT Jed
R CincinnatiReds1990
Grasshopper
R Joshua William Evans [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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