US House Special Election (2013)

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Primary Results

Democratic Primary:

Will
Brownsberger
Green check mark transparent.pngKatherine  
Clark
Peter
Koutoujian
Martin
Long
Paul
Maisano
Carl
Sciortino
Karen
Spilka
10,142 (15%) 21,959 (32%) 15,290 (22%) 394 (1%) 1,498 (2%) 11,185 (16%) 9,057 (13%)

Republican Primary:

Green check mark transparent.pngFrank  
Addivinola
Mike
Stopa
Tom
Tierney
4,759 (49%) 2,477 (26%) 2,456 (25%)

Will Brownsberger (D)

http://www.willbrownsbergerforcongress.com

Public offices:

  • State Senator, 2nd Suffolk and Middlesex District, including Belmont, Watertown, and parts of Boston and Cambridge (since 2012)
  • State Representative, 24th Middlesex District, including Belmont and parts of Arlington and Cambridge (2007 - 2012)
  • Belmont Selectman (1998 - 2007)
  • More background info available on his web site

Web:

Katherine Clark (D)

http://www.katherineclarkforcongress.com/

Public offices:

  • State Senator, 5th Middlesex District, including Malden, Melrose, Reading, Stoneham, Wakefield and Winchester (since 2011)
  • State Representative (2008-2011)
  • Melrose School Committee
  • More background info on her web page

Web:

Peter Koutoujian (D)

http://www.koutoujianforcongress.com

Public offices:

Web:

Martin Long (D)

http://www.martinlongforcongress.com

Public offices: none.

Web:

Paul John Maisano (D)

http://www.pauljohnmaisanoforcongress.com

Public offices: none.

Web:

Carl Sciortino (D)

http://www.carlforcongress.com

Public offices:

  • State representative, 34th Middlesex district, including parts of Medford and Somerville (since 2004)
  • More background info available on Wikipedia

Web:

Karen Spilka (D)

http://www.karenspilkaforcongress.com

Public offices:

  • State Senator, 2nd Middlesex and Norfolk District, including Ashland, Framingham, Holliston, Hopkinton, Medway and parts of Natick and Franklin (since 2005)
  • State Representative (2001-2004)
  • Ashland School Committee
  • More background info on her web page

Web:

Frank Addivinola (R)

http://www.frankaddivinola.com

Public offices: none

  • More candidate background info on his web page

Web:

Mike Stopa (R)

http://www.mikestopa.com

Public offices: none

  • More candidate background info on his web page

Web:

Tom Tierney (R)

http://www.tomtierney.org

Public offices: none

  • More candidate background info on his web page

Web:

Polls

Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin of
error
Will
Brownsberger
Katherine
Clark
Peter
Koutoujian
Martin
Long
Paul
Maisano
Carl
Sciortino
Karen
Spilka
Undecided
Gerstein Bocian Agne* September 23–25, 2013 500 ± 4.4% 12% 27% 16% 15% 18% 12%
GreenbergQuinlanRosner^ September 22–24, 2013 400 ± 4.9% 11% 19% 15% 11% 18% 26%
Emerson College September 13–17, 2013 310 ± 4% 11.3% 23.9% 19% 1.3% 1% 5.2% 15.5% 22.6%
GreenbergQuinlanRosner^ July 18–23, 2013 405 ± 4.9% 11% 15% 12% 4% 14% 43%
  • * Internal poll for Katherine Clark Campaign
  • ^ Internal poll for Karen Spilka Campaign
Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin of
error
Frank
Addivinola
Mike
Stopa
Tom
Tierney
Undecided
Emerson College September 13–17, 2013 107 ± 9% 13.1% 6.5% 24.3% 56.1%

Debates

Watertown Middle School, 68 Waverley Avenue, Watertown, MA 02472
Broadcast on channels 8 (Comcast) and 28 (Verizon) on Saturday, Sept. 14 at 8:00pm. Following that date, it will air on Sunday at 7:00pm and next Tuesday at 5:00pm. It will also be posted on their website later in the week: http://www.belmontmedia.org
Lesley University Amphitheater, 1815 Massachusetts Ave., 2nd floor, Cambridge (near Porter Sq. T)
  • Democratic Candidates Forum (Sept 18, 7:00 PM)
University Hall Auditorium at Lesley University, 1815 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge

News

Oct 2013

Sept 2013

Aug 2013

July 2013

June 2013

May 2013 and earlier

Commentary and Analysis

Analysis web sites

Fundraising