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2008 Massachusetts U.S. House District 7 Election

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Who won the 2008 Massachusetts U.S. House District 7 Election?

Edward J. Markey won the 2008 Massachusetts U.S. House District 7 Election. Edward J. Markey received 212,304 popular votes (70.48%). The main challenger was John Cunningham (22.57%).

See the full head-to-head between Markey and Cunningham

Markey +47.9 pts · won by 144,326 votes
Edward J. MarkeyDemocraticWINNER70.48%
212,304 votes
John CunninghamRepublican22.57%
67,978 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 6.9% 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.