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Massachusetts's 9th congressional district special election of 2001 was held in the U.S. state on October 16, 2001 to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Representative Joe Moakley. Democratic State Senator Stephen F. Lynch won the election; defeating six candidates in the Democratic primary and three in the general election.
Primaries
[edit]The Democratic and Republican primaries were held on September 11, 2001. The election was overshadowed by the September 11 attacks, which occurred shortly after polls opened.[1]
Stephen Lynch defeated State Senators Cheryl Jacques, Brian A. Joyce, and Marc R. Pacheco, former federal prosecutor William F. Sinnott, housing advocate John E. Taylor, and activist William A. Ferguson, Jr. for the Democratic nomination.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Stephen F. Lynch | 44,905 | 39.44% | ||
Democratic | Cheryl Jacques | 32,933 | 28.93% | ||
Democratic | Brian A. Joyce | 16,818 | 14.77% | ||
Democratic | Marc R. Pacheco | 15,009 | 13.18% | ||
Democratic | William F. Sinnott | 3,110 | 2.73% | ||
Democratic | John E. Taylor | 767 | 0.67% | ||
Democratic | William A. Ferguson, Jr. | 253 | 0.22% | ||
Write-In | 253 | 0.22% | |||
Total votes | 114,048 | 100.0% |
State Senator Jo Ann Sprague defeated State Republican Committeeman William D. McKinney for the Republican nomination.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Jo Ann Sprague | 9,013 | 68.98% | ||
Republican | William D. McKinney | 3,789 | 29.00% | ||
Write-In | 265 | 2.03% | |||
Total votes | 13,076 | 100.0% |
General election
[edit]Stephen F. Lynch won the general election. He defeated his nearest competitor, Jo Ann Sprague, by over 22,000 votes.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Stephen Lynch | 44,943 | 64.97% | ||
Republican | Jo Ann Sprague | 22,645 | 32.73% | ||
Conservative | Susan C. Gallagher-Long | 827 | 1.20% | ||
Socialist Workers | Brock Satter | 510 | 0.74% | ||
Write-In | 253 | 0.37% | |||
Total votes | 69,178 | 100.0% |
References
[edit]- ^ Steve LeBlanc (September 12, 2001). "Several contests decided in primary election votes". Ludington Daily News. Retrieved August 12, 2010.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - MA District 9 - Special D Primary Race - Sep 11, 2001".
- ^ "Our Campaigns - MA District 9 - Special R Primary Race - Sep 11, 2001".