United States Senate election in Massachusetts, 2012
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The 2012 United States Senate election in Massachusetts will take place on November 6, 2012 concurrently with the 2012 U.S. presidential election
as well as other elections to the United States Senate
, House of Representatives
, and various state and local elections. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Scott Brown
is running for re-election to a first full term. He will face a Democratic candidate to be chosen in the primary on September 18, 2012.
U.S. Senator Edward M. Kennedy was re-elected with 69% of the vote in 2006. In May 2008, Kennedy was diagnosed with a malignant glioma
, a form of brain cancer. This led to widespread speculation that he would retire before the 2012 election but Kennedy died in August 2009. Paul Kirk was appointed to replace him until a special election could be held, and he began serving on September 24, 2009.
On January 19, 2010, a special election
was held, and Republican
State Senator
Scott Brown
defeated Democratic State Attorney General
Martha Coakley
. Brown began serving the remainder of the term on February 4, 2010.
In September 2011, Public Policy Polling
released a poll showing Democrat Elizabeth Warren
with a 2-point lead over Brown, the first poll to show a Democrat leading Brown since the early days of the special election. PPP is a Democratic Party-affiliated polling firm; it had previously been the first pollster in the 2010 special election to find Brown ahead of Martha Coakley. Brown was reportedly very concerned about the result; other Republicans downplayed it as the work of "a Democrat polling firm funded in part by SEIU and which donates money to national Democrats". PPP's results have not been statistically biased towards either party in the past.
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United States presidential election, 2012
The United States presidential election of 2012 is the next United States presidential election, to be held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012. It will be the 57th quadrennial presidential election in which presidential electors, who will actually elect the President and the Vice President of the United...
as well as other elections to the United States Senate
United States Senate
The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each...
, House of Representatives
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
, and various state and local elections. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Scott Brown
Scott Brown
Scott Brown is a United States senator.Scott Brown may also refer to:-Sportsmen:*Scott Brown , American college football coach of Kentucky State...
is running for re-election to a first full term. He will face a Democratic candidate to be chosen in the primary on September 18, 2012.
Background
DemocraticMassachusetts Democratic Party
The Massachusetts Democratic Party is the state affiliate of the United States Democratic Party in the U.S. Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The state party chairman is John E...
U.S. Senator Edward M. Kennedy was re-elected with 69% of the vote in 2006. In May 2008, Kennedy was diagnosed with a malignant glioma
Glioma
A glioma is a type of tumor that starts in the brain or spine. It is called a glioma because it arises from glial cells. The most common site of gliomas is the brain.-By type of cell:...
, a form of brain cancer. This led to widespread speculation that he would retire before the 2012 election but Kennedy died in August 2009. Paul Kirk was appointed to replace him until a special election could be held, and he began serving on September 24, 2009.
On January 19, 2010, a special election
United States Senate special election in Massachusetts, 2010
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 United States Senate seat for the remainder of the term ending January 3, 2013...
was held, and Republican
Massachusetts Republican Party
The Massachusetts Republican Party is the Massachusetts branch of the United States Republican Party. Governance of the party takes the form of a State Committee which, in accordance with Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 52, consists of one man and one woman from each of the 40 Senate Districts...
State Senator
Massachusetts Senate
The Massachusetts Senate is the upper house of the Massachusetts General Court, the bicameral state legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The Senate comprises 40 elected members from 40 single-member senatorial districts in the state...
Scott Brown
Scott Brown
Scott Brown is a United States senator.Scott Brown may also refer to:-Sportsmen:*Scott Brown , American college football coach of Kentucky State...
defeated Democratic State Attorney General
Massachusetts Attorney General
The Massachusetts Attorney General is an elected executive officer of the Massachusetts Government. The office of Attorney-General was abolished in 1843 and re-established in 1849. The current Attorney General is Martha Coakley....
Martha Coakley
Martha Coakley
Martha Mary Coakley is the Attorney General of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Prior to serving as Attorney General, she was District Attorney of Middlesex County, Massachusetts from 1999 to 2007....
. Brown began serving the remainder of the term on February 4, 2010.
In September 2011, Public Policy Polling
Public Policy Polling
Public Policy Polling is an American Democratic Party-affiliated polling firm based in Raleigh, North Carolina. PPP was founded in 2001 by businessman and Democratic pollster Dean Debnam, the firm's current president and chief executive officer...
released a poll showing Democrat Elizabeth Warren
Elizabeth Warren
Elizabeth Warren is an American bankruptcy expert, policy advocate, Harvard Law School professor, and Democratic Party candidate in the 2012 United States Senate election in Massachusetts. She has written several academic and popular books concerning the American economy and personal finance. She...
with a 2-point lead over Brown, the first poll to show a Democrat leading Brown since the early days of the special election. PPP is a Democratic Party-affiliated polling firm; it had previously been the first pollster in the 2010 special election to find Brown ahead of Martha Coakley. Brown was reportedly very concerned about the result; other Republicans downplayed it as the work of "a Democrat polling firm funded in part by SEIU and which donates money to national Democrats". PPP's results have not been statistically biased towards either party in the past.
Polling
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error Margin of error The margin of error is a statistic expressing the amount of random sampling error in a survey's results. The larger the margin of error, the less faith one should have that the poll's reported results are close to the "true" figures; that is, the figures for the whole population... |
Scott Brown |
"More conservative challenger" |
Other | Undecided | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Policy Polling |
Sept. 16- 18, 2011 |
255 | ± 6.1% | 70% | 21% | — | 9% |
Democratic primary
The primary election is September 18, 2012, about seven weeks before the general election. Former candidate Bob Massie had proposed moving the primary to an earlier date.Declared
- Tom Conroy, State Representative for the 13th Middlesex District
- Marisa DeFranco, immigration lawyer
- James Coyne King, corporate lawCorporate lawCorporate law is the study of how shareholders, directors, employees, creditors, and other stakeholders such as consumers, the community and the environment interact with one another. Corporate law is a part of a broader companies law...
yer - Herb Robinson, engineer
- Elizabeth WarrenElizabeth WarrenElizabeth Warren is an American bankruptcy expert, policy advocate, Harvard Law School professor, and Democratic Party candidate in the 2012 United States Senate election in Massachusetts. She has written several academic and popular books concerning the American economy and personal finance. She...
, Harvard Law SchoolHarvard Law SchoolHarvard Law School is one of the professional graduate schools of Harvard University. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, it is the oldest continually-operating law school in the United States and is home to the largest academic law library in the world. The school is routinely ranked by the U.S...
professor, former Chairman of the Congressional Oversight Panel, and former Special Advisor for the United States Consumer Financial Protection BureauUnited States Consumer Financial Protection BureauThe United States Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is the federal agency that holds primary responsibility for regulating consumer protection in the United States. On July 17, 2011, President Barack Obama, who supported the establishment of the new agency, chose Richard Cordray, a former...
Withdrew
- Alan KhazeiAlan KhazeiAlan Khazei is an American social entrepreneur. He is the founder and chief executive officer of Be the Change, Inc., a Boston-based group dedicated to building national coalitions of non-profit organizations and citizens to enact legislation on issues such as poverty and education...
, founder of City YearCity YearCity Year is an education-focused nonprofit organization that partners with public schools to provide full-time targeted intervention keeping students in school and on track to graduate...
organization (Withdrew, October 26, 2011) - Bob Massie, entrepreneur and 1994 Democratic nominee for lieutenant governorMassachusetts gubernatorial election, 1994The 1994 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1994. William Weld was elected Governor of Massachusetts for a second term.-Primaries:William Weld ran unopposed for the Republican nomination....
(Withdrew, October 7, 2011) - Setti WarrenSetti WarrenSetti David Warren , an American politician, is the mayor of Newton, Massachusetts and a former Democratic candidate for United States Senate. He is the first popularly elected African-American mayor in Massachusetts....
, NewtonNewton, MassachusettsNewton is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States bordered to the east by Boston. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the population of Newton was 85,146, making it the eleventh largest city in the state.-Villages:...
mayor (Withdrew, September 29, 2011)
Potential
- David D'AlessandroDavid F. D'AlessandroDavid F. D’Alessandro is a former Fortune 200 CEO and the author of three best-selling business books. While rising through the ranks and serving as chairman and CEO of John Hancock Financial Services, he guided the company through a period of diversification, growth and transformation from a...
, former chairman and CEO of John Hancock Financial Services - Gerry Kavanaugh, former Chief of Staff to Ted KennedyTed KennedyEdward Moore "Ted" Kennedy was a United States Senator from Massachusetts and a member of the Democratic Party. Serving almost 47 years, he was the second most senior member of the Senate when he died and is the fourth-longest-serving senator in United States history...
- Scott W. Lang, Mayor of New Bedford, MassachusettsNew Bedford, MassachusettsNew Bedford is a city in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States, located south of Boston, southeast of Providence, Rhode Island, and about east of Fall River. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 95,072, making it the sixth-largest city in Massachusetts...
- Larry LucchinoLarry LucchinoLawrence Lucchino, is the current President and CEO of the Boston Red Sox, and a member of John W...
, President and CEO of the Boston Red Sox
Declined
- Mike CapuanoMike CapuanoMichael Everett "Mike" Capuano is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1999. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The district, which was once represented by John F. Kennedy and Tip O'Neill, includes the northern three-fourths of Boston, as well as Somerville and Cambridge...
, U.S. representative - Kim Driscoll, SalemSalem, MassachusettsSalem is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 40,407 at the 2000 census. It and Lawrence are the county seats of Essex County...
mayor - Barney FrankBarney FrankBarney Frank is the U.S. Representative for . A member of the Democratic Party, he is the former chairman of the House Financial Services Committee and is considered the most prominent gay politician in the United States.Born and raised in New Jersey, Frank graduated from Harvard College and...
, U.S. representative - Joseph Patrick Kennedy IIJoseph Patrick Kennedy IIJoseph Patrick Kennedy II is an American businessman and Democratic politician.He served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from the 8th congressional district of Massachusetts from 1987 to 1999. In 1979 he founded and led until election to the U.S...
, former U.S. representative - Victoria Reggie KennedyVictoria Reggie KennedyVictoria Reggie "Vicki" Kennedy is an American lawyer and the widow of U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy.-Early life and education:...
, Edward M. Kennedy's widow - Stephen LynchStephen Lynch (politician)Stephen F. Lynch is the U.S. representative for . He is a member of the Democratic Party who has served since 2001. Lynch was previously an ironworker and lawyer, and served in both chambers of the Massachusetts General Court....
, U.S. representative - Rachel MaddowRachel MaddowRachel Anne Maddow is an American television host and political commentator. Maddow hosts a nightly television show, The Rachel Maddow Show, on MSNBC. Her syndicated talk radio program, The Rachel Maddow Show, aired on Air America Radio...
, radio personalityRadio personalityA radio personality is a person with an on-air position in radio broadcasting. A radio personality can be someone who introduces and discusses various genres of music, hosts a talk radio show that may take calls from listeners, or someone whose primary responsibility is to give news, weather,...
, television hostPresenterA presenter, or host , is a person or organization responsible for running an event. A museum or university, for example, may be the presenter or host of an exhibit. Likewise, a master of ceremonies is a person that hosts or presents a show...
, and political commentator - Marty MeehanMarty MeehanMartin Thomas "Marty" Meehan is an American attorney and politician from the state of Massachusetts. He is the current Chancellor of the University of Massachusetts Lowell, a position he assumed on July 1, 2007...
, University of Massachusetts LowellUniversity of Massachusetts LowellThe University of Massachusetts Lowell is a public university in Lowell, Massachusetts, and part of the University of Massachusetts system...
chancellor and former U.S. representative - Thomas MeninoThomas MeninoThomas Michael "Tom" Menino is the mayor of Boston, Massachusetts, United States and the city's first Italian-American mayor...
, Boston mayor - Deval PatrickDeval PatrickDeval Laurdine Patrick is the 71st and current Governor of Massachusetts. A member of the Democratic Party, Patrick served as an Assistant United States Attorney General under President Bill Clinton...
, Massachusetts governor - Robert PozenRobert PozenRobert C. Pozen is an American financial executive with a strong interest in public policy. He is the former chairman of MFS Investment Management, the oldest mutual fund company in the United States...
, former MFS Investment ManagementMFS Investment ManagementMFS Investment Management is an American-based global asset manager, formerly known as Massachusetts Financial Services. It is owned by Sun Life Financial of Canada, with subsidiary headquarters in Boston, Massachusetts and offices worldwide. MFS was founded in 1924 and is one of the oldest asset...
chairman - John TierneyJohn F. TierneyJohn F. Tierney is the United States representative for . He is a member of the Democratic Party and an advocate for liberal policies and government oversight. A former attorney, he has served since 1997....
, U.S. representative - Warren TolmanWarren TolmanWarren E. Tolman is a Massachusetts lawyer and former member of the Massachusetts General Court, serving in both of the Court's houses...
, former state legislator
Polling
| Poll source |
Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error Margin of error The margin of error is a statistic expressing the amount of random sampling error in a survey's results. The larger the margin of error, the less faith one should have that the poll's reported results are close to the "true" figures; that is, the figures for the whole population... |
Tom Conroy |
Marisa DeFranco |
Alan Khazei |
Bob Massie |
Herb Robinson |
Elizabeth Warren |
Setti Warren |
Other | Undecided | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YouGov America/Umass Amherst | Nov. 9–22, 2011 | 122 | ± 4.6% | 7% | 6% | — | — | 2% | 73% | — | 13% | ||
| UMass Lowell | Sep. 22–28, 2011 | 1005 | ± 3.8% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 3% | 1% | 36% | 3% | 1% | 32% | |
| Public Policy Polling | Sep. 16–18, 2011 | 461 | ± 4.6% | 7% | 2% | 9% | 2% | 1% | 55% | 1% | — | 22% |
Polling
Bolded shading indicated largest share.| Poll source |
↑ Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error Margin of error The margin of error is a statistic expressing the amount of random sampling error in a survey's results. The larger the margin of error, the less faith one should have that the poll's reported results are close to the "true" figures; that is, the figures for the whole population... |
Democrats | Republicans | Other | Undecided | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capuano Mike Capuano Michael Everett "Mike" Capuano is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1999. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The district, which was once represented by John F. Kennedy and Tip O'Neill, includes the northern three-fourths of Boston, as well as Somerville and Cambridge... |
Coakley Martha Coakley Martha Mary Coakley is the Attorney General of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Prior to serving as Attorney General, she was District Attorney of Middlesex County, Massachusetts from 1999 to 2007.... |
Conroy | DeFranco | J. Kennedy Joseph Patrick Kennedy II Joseph Patrick Kennedy II is an American businessman and Democratic politician.He served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from the 8th congressional district of Massachusetts from 1987 to 1999. In 1979 he founded and led until election to the U.S... |
V. Kennedy | Khazei Alan Khazei Alan Khazei is an American social entrepreneur. He is the founder and chief executive officer of Be the Change, Inc., a Boston-based group dedicated to building national coalitions of non-profit organizations and citizens to enact legislation on issues such as poverty and education... |
Lynch Stephen Lynch (politician) Stephen F. Lynch is the U.S. representative for . He is a member of the Democratic Party who has served since 2001. Lynch was previously an ironworker and lawyer, and served in both chambers of the Massachusetts General Court.... |
Maddow Rachel Maddow Rachel Anne Maddow is an American television host and political commentator. Maddow hosts a nightly television show, The Rachel Maddow Show, on MSNBC. Her syndicated talk radio program, The Rachel Maddow Show, aired on Air America Radio... |
Markey Ed Markey Edward John "Ed" Markey is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1976. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The district includes most of Boston's northern and western suburbs, such as Medford and Framingham. Markey is the Dean of both the Massachusetts and New England House delegations... |
Massie | Murray | Patrick Deval Patrick Deval Laurdine Patrick is the 71st and current Governor of Massachusetts. A member of the Democratic Party, Patrick served as an Assistant United States Attorney General under President Bill Clinton... |
Robinson | E. Warren Elizabeth Warren Elizabeth Warren is an American bankruptcy expert, policy advocate, Harvard Law School professor, and Democratic Party candidate in the 2012 United States Senate election in Massachusetts. She has written several academic and popular books concerning the American economy and personal finance. She... |
S. Warren Setti Warren Setti David Warren , an American politician, is the mayor of Newton, Massachusetts and a former Democratic candidate for United States Senate. He is the first popularly elected African-American mayor in Massachusetts.... |
Brown Scott Brown Scott Brown is a United States senator.Scott Brown may also refer to:-Sportsmen:*Scott Brown , American college football coach of Kentucky State... |
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| Public Policy Polling |
Nov. 29 – Dec. 1, 2010 |
500 | ± 4.4% |
36% | 52% | 12% | ||||||||||||||||
| 41% | 48% | 11% | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 30% | 49% | 20% | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 39% | 49% | 13% | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 42% | 49% | 9% | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Western N.E. College |
Mar. 6 – 10, 2011 |
472 | ± 4.5% |
38% | 51% | 10% | ||||||||||||||||
| 34% | 51% | 14% | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 7News/ Suffolk University |
Apr. 3 – 5, 2011 |
500 | ± 4.4% |
26% | 52% | 1% | 19% | |||||||||||||||
| 40% | 45% | 0% | 13% | |||||||||||||||||||
| 30% | 52% | 0% | 16% | |||||||||||||||||||
| 26% | 53% | 0% | 19% | |||||||||||||||||||
| 23% | 51% | 1% | 22% | |||||||||||||||||||
| 37% | 52% | 0% | 11% | |||||||||||||||||||
| 9% | 52% | 3% | 32% | |||||||||||||||||||
| Public Policy Polling |
Jun. 2 – 5, 2011 |
957 | ± 3.2% |
38% | 48% | 14% | ||||||||||||||||
| 40% | 49% | 10% | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 31% | 50% | 19% | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 29% | 49% | 21% | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 37% | 47% | 16% | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 25% | 48% | 27% | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 32% | 47% | 21% | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 23% | 48% | 29% | ||||||||||||||||||||
| WBUR MassInc |
Aug. 30 – Sep. 1, 2011 |
500 | ± 4.4% |
30% | 45% | 2% | 21% | |||||||||||||||
| 29% | 45% | 3% | 22% | |||||||||||||||||||
| 35% | 44% | 2% | 18% | |||||||||||||||||||
| 28% | 46% | 3% | 23% | |||||||||||||||||||
| Public Policy Polling |
Sept. 16– 18, 2011 |
957 | ± 3.2% |
33% | 48% | 18% | ||||||||||||||||
| 31% | 49% | 21% | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 46% | 44% | 10% | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 32% | 47% | 21% | ||||||||||||||||||||
| UMass Lowell | Sept. 22– 28, 2011 |
1005 | ± 3.8% |
40% | 41% | 4% | 12% | |||||||||||||||
| 25% | 40% | 5% | 17% | |||||||||||||||||||
| 22% | 48% | 4% | 16% | |||||||||||||||||||
| 45% | 37% | 4% | 12% | |||||||||||||||||||
| 28% | 40% | 6% | 18% | |||||||||||||||||||
| 27% | 43% | 5% | 19% | |||||||||||||||||||
| 43% | 36% | 5% | 13% | |||||||||||||||||||
| 18% | 51% | 5% | 17% | |||||||||||||||||||
| 38% | 41% | 3% | 14% | |||||||||||||||||||
| 28% | 43% | 6% | 16% | |||||||||||||||||||
| Western N.E. College | Sept. 29– Oct. 5, 2011 |
475 | ± 4.5% |
35% | 52% | 12% | ||||||||||||||||
| 42% | 47% | 10% | ||||||||||||||||||||
| YouGov America/Umass Amherst | Nov. 9–22, 2011 |
433 | ± 4.4% |
43% | 39% | 4% | 14% | |||||||||||||||
| Poll source |
↑ Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error Margin of error The margin of error is a statistic expressing the amount of random sampling error in a survey's results. The larger the margin of error, the less faith one should have that the poll's reported results are close to the "true" figures; that is, the figures for the whole population... |
Capuano Mike Capuano Michael Everett "Mike" Capuano is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1999. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The district, which was once represented by John F. Kennedy and Tip O'Neill, includes the northern three-fourths of Boston, as well as Somerville and Cambridge... |
Coakley Martha Coakley Martha Mary Coakley is the Attorney General of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Prior to serving as Attorney General, she was District Attorney of Middlesex County, Massachusetts from 1999 to 2007.... |
Conroy | DeFranco | J. Kennedy Joseph Patrick Kennedy II Joseph Patrick Kennedy II is an American businessman and Democratic politician.He served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from the 8th congressional district of Massachusetts from 1987 to 1999. In 1979 he founded and led until election to the U.S... |
V. Kennedy | Khazei Alan Khazei Alan Khazei is an American social entrepreneur. He is the founder and chief executive officer of Be the Change, Inc., a Boston-based group dedicated to building national coalitions of non-profit organizations and citizens to enact legislation on issues such as poverty and education... |
Lynch Stephen Lynch (politician) Stephen F. Lynch is the U.S. representative for . He is a member of the Democratic Party who has served since 2001. Lynch was previously an ironworker and lawyer, and served in both chambers of the Massachusetts General Court.... |
Maddow Rachel Maddow Rachel Anne Maddow is an American television host and political commentator. Maddow hosts a nightly television show, The Rachel Maddow Show, on MSNBC. Her syndicated talk radio program, The Rachel Maddow Show, aired on Air America Radio... |
Markey Ed Markey Edward John "Ed" Markey is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1976. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The district includes most of Boston's northern and western suburbs, such as Medford and Framingham. Markey is the Dean of both the Massachusetts and New England House delegations... |
Massie | Murray | Patrick Deval Patrick Deval Laurdine Patrick is the 71st and current Governor of Massachusetts. A member of the Democratic Party, Patrick served as an Assistant United States Attorney General under President Bill Clinton... |
Robinson | E. Warren Elizabeth Warren Elizabeth Warren is an American bankruptcy expert, policy advocate, Harvard Law School professor, and Democratic Party candidate in the 2012 United States Senate election in Massachusetts. She has written several academic and popular books concerning the American economy and personal finance. She... |
S. Warren Setti Warren Setti David Warren , an American politician, is the mayor of Newton, Massachusetts and a former Democratic candidate for United States Senate. He is the first popularly elected African-American mayor in Massachusetts.... |
Brown Scott Brown Scott Brown is a United States senator.Scott Brown may also refer to:-Sportsmen:*Scott Brown , American college football coach of Kentucky State... |
Other | Undecided |
| Democrats | Republicans | |||||||||||||||||||||
See also
- United States Senate elections, 2012United States Senate elections, 2012Elections to the United States Senate are to be held on November 6, 2012, with 33 of the 100 seats in the Senate being contested in regular elections whose winners will serve six-year terms from January 3, 2013 until January 3, 2019. Additionally, special elections may be held to fill vacancies...
- United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts, 2012United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts, 2012The 2012 congressional elections in Massachusetts will be held on November 6, 2012, to determine the nine members of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts. Massachusetts has ten seats in the House, apportioned according to the 2000 United States Census, but will be reduced...