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2008 Massachusetts U.S. House District 6 Election

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Who won the 2008 Massachusetts U.S. House District 6 Election?

John F. Tierney won the 2008 Massachusetts U.S. House District 6 Election. John F. Tierney received 226,216 popular votes (66.79%). The main challenger was Richard A. Baker (28%).

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

Tierney +38.8 pts · won by 131,371 votes
John F. TierneyDemocraticWINNER66.79%
226,216 votes
Richard A. BakerRepublican28%
94,845 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 5.2% 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.