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2012 Massachusetts U.S. House District 3 Election

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Who won the 2012 Massachusetts U.S. House District 3 Election?

Niki Tsongas won the 2012 Massachusetts U.S. House District 3 Election. Niki Tsongas received 212,119 popular votes (63.3%). The main challenger was Jonathan A. Golnik (32.64%).

See the full head-to-head between Tsongas and Golnik

Tsongas +30.7 pts · won by 102,747 votes
Niki TsongasDemocraticWINNER63.3%
212,119 votes
Jonathan A. GolnikRepublican32.64%
109,372 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 4.1% 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.