2013 Massachusetts's 5th congressional district special election

A special election for Massachusetts's 5th congressional district took place on December 10, 2013, due to the resignation of Democratic Congressman Ed Markey following his election to the United States Senate in a special election on June 25, 2013.[1] Primary elections were held on October 15, in which Democratic state senator Katherine Clark and Republican Frank Addivinola won their party nominations. State law required that Governor Deval Patrick call a special election between 145 and 160 days after the vacancy became official.[2] On December 10, Clark easily defeated Addivinola with almost 2/3 of the vote, holding the seat for the Democrats.[3] Clark's win marked the 92nd consecutive U.S. House loss by Republicans in Massachusetts since 1996.[4]

2013 Massachusetts's 5th congressional district special election

December 10, 2013
Massachusetts's 5th congressional district
Nominee Katherine Clark Frank Addivinola Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 40,172 19,319 Percentage 66% 32%
U.S. Representative before election Ed Markey Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Katherine Clark Democratic

Democratic primary

Declared

• Will Brownsberger, state senator[5]
• Katherine Clark, state senator[5]
• Peter Koutoujian, Sheriff of Middlesex County and former state representative[5]
• Martin Long, former member of the Lexington School Committee[6]
• Paul Maisano[6]
• Carl Sciortino, state representative[5]
• Karen Spilka, state senator[5]

Declined

• Warren Tolman, former state senator[5]

Endorsements

Katherine Clark

• The Boston Globe[7]
• Martha Coakley, Attorney General of Massachusetts[8]
• Allyson Schwartz, U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania's 13th congressional district [9]
• Marjorie Decker, State Representative of Massachusetts, 25th Middlesex District[10]
• Paul Brodeur, State Representative of Massachusetts, 32nd Middlesex District[10]
• Robert J. Dolan, Mayor of Melrose, Massachusetts[10]
• Susan Fargo, former Massachusetts State Senator[11]
• EMILY's List[12]
• Women’s Campaign Fund[11]
• Melrose Democratic City Committee[11]
• Winchester Democratic Town Committee[11]
• APWU Local 100[11]
• IBEW Local 2222[11]
• IBEW Local 2321[11]
• United Steelworkers Union Local 12012[11]
• Ironworkers Local 7[11]
• NAGE/IBPO/SEIU Local 5000[11]
• Teamsters Local 25 [11]
• IBEW Local 123[11]
• Executive Board of International Association of Fire Fighters Melrose Local 1617[11]

Carl Sciortino

• The Congressional Progressive Caucus[13]
• Keith Ellison, U.S. Representative for Minnesota's 5th congressional district[13]
• Alan Grayson, U.S. Representative for Florida's 9th congressional district[14]
• Raúl Grijalva, U.S. Representative for Arizona's 3rd congressional district[13]
• Jared Polis U.S. Representative for Colorado's 2nd congressional district [15]
• Mark Takano U.S. Representative for California's 41st congressional district[15]

Polling

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

Results

2013 Democratic Primary Results - Massachusetts's 5th congressional district special election[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Katherine Clark	21,959	32
	Democratic	Peter Koutoujian	15,290	22
	Democratic	Carl Sciortino	11,185	16
	Democratic	Will Brownsberger	10,142	15
	Democratic	Karen Spilka	9,057	13
	Democratic	Paul Masiano	1,498	2
	Democratic	Martin Long	394	1

Republican primary

Declared

• Frank Addivinola, lawyer and candidate for the 5th congressional district in 2012[17]
• Mike Stopa, physicist and candidate for Massachusetts's 3rd congressional district in 2010[18]
• Tom Tierney, actuary and nominee for the 5th congressional district in 2012[6]

Polling

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%

Results

2013 Republican Primary Results - Massachusetts's 5th congressional district special election[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Frank Addivinola	4,759	49
	Republican	Mike Stopa	2,477	26
	Republican	Tom Tierney	2,456	25

References

1. Michael Levenson, Frank Phillips and Martin Finucane (June 25, 2013). "Markey wins US Senate special election". Boston Globe.
2. "General Laws: Section 140 Senators and representatives in congress; vacancies". Retrieved June 25, 2013.
3. "Democrat Katherine Clark Wins Special Election to Fill Massachusetts Congressional Seat".
4. Ostermeier, Eric (December 11, 2013). "Massachusetts Republicans Lose 92nd Consecutive US House Race". Smart Politics.
5. Miller, Joshua (July 1, 2013). "Five Democrats vying for Markey's seat in US House". The Boston Globe.
6. O'Connell, Joe (August 16, 2013). "Ballots set for 5th Congressional District primaries". The MetroWest Daily News. Retrieved August 17, 2013.
7. "Sense of mission makes Katherine Clark best choice for US House". The Boston Globe. 10 October 2013. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
8. Miller, Joshua (September 12, 2013). "Coakley backs Katherine Clark in bid for Markey's seat". The Boston Globe. Retrieved September 18, 2013.
9. Cahn, Emily (October 8, 2013). "Congresswoman Endorses Democrat in Mass. Special Election". Roll Call. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved October 11, 2013.
10. "FIFTH DISTRICT RACE: Katherine Clark earns more endorsements". Wicked Local Sudbury. 18 September 2013. Retrieved 19 September 2013.
11. "FIFTH DISTRICT RACE: Katherine Clark endorsed by Melrose firefighters". The Arlington Advocate. October 9, 2013.
12. "EMILY's List Endorses Katherine Clark for Congress". EMILY's List. September 20, 2013. Retrieved September 18, 2013.
13. Cahn, Emily (September 12, 2013). "House Progressives Endorse Special Election Candidate". Roll Call. Retrieved September 12, 2013.
14. Cahn, Emily (August 19, 2013). "Alan Grayson Endorses Two Democrats in Primaries | #MA05 #PA13". Roll Call. Retrieved August 19, 2013.
15. "Endorsements for Carl Sciortino". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2013-10-14.
16. "Katherine Clark, Frank Addivinola win 5th District congressional primaries". The Republican. October 15, 2013.
17. Ameden, Danielle (June 27, 2013). "Candidates in race to fill Markey's House seat". MetroWest Daily News.
18. "GOP candidate Mike Stopa declares candidacy". Medford Transcript. July 26, 2013.

External links

• Frank Addivinola for U.S. Congress official campaign website
• Will Brownsberger for U.S. Congress official campaign website
• Katherine Clark for U.S. Congress official campaign website
• Peter Koutoujian for U.S. Congress official campaign website
• Carl Sciortino for U.S. Congress official campaign website
• Karen Spilka for U.S. Congress official campaign website
• Mike Stopa for U.S. Congress official campaign website