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2010 Massachusetts U.S. House District 3 Election

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Who won the 2010 Massachusetts U.S. House District 3 Election?

James P. McGovern won the 2010 Massachusetts U.S. House District 3 Election. James P. McGovern received 122,708 popular votes (56.46%). The main challenger was Martin A. Lamb (39.16%).

See the full head-to-head between McGovern and Lamb

McGovern +17.3 pts · won by 37,584 votes
James P. McGovernDemocraticWINNER56.46%
122,708 votes
Martin A. LambRepublican39.16%
85,124 votes
Patrick J. BarronIndependent4.32%
9,388 votes
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.