2008 Massachusetts U.S. House District 1 Election

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Who won the 2008 Massachusetts U.S. House District 1 Election?

John W. Olver won the 2008 Massachusetts U.S. House District 1 Election. John W. Olver received 215,696 popular votes (69.67%). The main challenger was Nathan A. Bech (25.86%).

See the full head-to-head between Olver and Bech

Olver +43.8 pts · won by 135,629 votes

John W. Olver DemocraticWINNER69.67%

215,696 votes

Nathan A. Bech Republican25.86%

80,067 votes

Other candidates received the remaining 4.5% 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.