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2016 Massachusetts U.S. House District 4 Election

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Who won the 2016 Massachusetts U.S. House District 4 Election?

Joseph P. Kennedy III won the 2016 Massachusetts U.S. House District 4 Election. Joseph P. Kennedy III received 265,823 popular votes (67.25%). The main challenger was David A. Rosa (28.6%).

See the full head-to-head between III and Rosa

III +38.6 pts · won by 152,768 votes
Joseph P. Kennedy IIIDemocraticWINNER67.25%
265,823 votes
David A. RosaRepublican28.6%
113,055 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 4.2% 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.