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2012 Massachusetts U.S. House District 8 Election

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Who won the 2012 Massachusetts U.S. House District 8 Election?

Stephen F. Lynch won the 2012 Massachusetts U.S. House District 8 Election. Stephen F. Lynch received 263,999 popular votes (71.03%). The main challenger was Joe Selvaggi (22.13%).

See the full head-to-head between Lynch and Selvaggi

Lynch +48.9 pts · won by 181,757 votes
Stephen F. LynchDemocraticWINNER71.03%
263,999 votes
Joe SelvaggiRepublican22.13%
82,242 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 6.8% 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.