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2006 Massachusetts U.S. House District 6 Election

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Who won the 2006 Massachusetts U.S. House District 6 Election?

John F. Tierney won the 2006 Massachusetts U.S. House District 6 Election. John F. Tierney received 168,056 popular votes (66.35%). The main challenger was Richard W. Barton (28.82%).

See the full head-to-head between Tierney and Barton

Tierney +37.5 pts · won by 95,059 votes
John F. TierneyDemocraticWINNER66.35%
168,056 votes
Richard W. BartonRepublican28.82%
72,997 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 4.8% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.