Recent Election Results
| U.S. House election, 1988: Massachusetts, District 2 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Richard Neal | 156,262 | 80.23 | ||
| Communist | Louis R. Godena | 38,446 | 19.74 | ||
| Write-in | 52 | 0.01 | |||
| Majority | 117,816 | 60.40 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
| U.S. House election, 1990: Massachusetts, District 2 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Richard Neal | 134,152 | 67.99 | -12.24 | |
| Write-in | 63,169 | 32.01 | +32.00 | ||
| Majority | 70,983 | 35.98 | -24.42 | ||
| Turnout | 197,321 | ||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
| U.S. House election, 1992: Massachusetts, District 2 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Richard Neal | 131,215 | 53.09 | -14.90 | |
| Republican | Anthony W. Ravosa, Jr. | 76,795 | 31.07 | +31.07 | |
| Independent | Thomas R. Sheehan | 38,963 | 15.76 | +15.76 | |
| Write-in | 190 | 0.07 | -31.94 | ||
| Majority | 54,420 | 22.02 | -13.96 | ||
| Turnout | 247,163 | ||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
| U.S. House election, 1994: Massachusetts, District 2 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Richard Neal | 117,178 | 58.55 | +5.46 | |
| Republican | John M. Briare | 72,732 | 36.34 | +5.27 | |
| Natural Law | Kate Ross | 10,167 | 5.08 | +5.08 | |
| Write-in | 46 | 0.02 | -0.05 | ||
| Majority | 44,446 | 22.21 | +0.19 | ||
| Turnout | 200,123 | ||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
| U.S. House election, 1996: Massachusetts, District 2 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Richard Neal | 162,995 | 71.67 | +13.12 | |
| Republican | Mark Steele | 49,885 | 21.94 | -14.40 | |
| Independent | Scott Andrichak | 9,181 | 4.04 | +4.04 | |
| Natural Law | Richard Kaynor | 5,124 | 2.25 | -2.83 | |
| Write-in | 226 | 0.10 | +0.08 | ||
| Majority | 113,110 | 49.74 | +27.53 | ||
| Turnout | 227,411 | ||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
| U.S. House election, 1998: Massachusetts, District 2 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Richard Neal | 130,550 | 98.95 | +27.28 | |
| Write-in | 1,383 | 1.05 | +0.95 | ||
| Majority | 129,167 | 97.90 | +48.16 | ||
| Turnout | 131,933 | ||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
| U.S. House election, 2000: Massachusetts, District 2 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Richard Neal | 196,670 | 98.91 | -0.04 | |
| Write-in | 2,176 | 1.09 | +0.04 | ||
| Majority | 194,494 | 97.81 | -0.09 | ||
| Turnout | 253,867 | ||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
| U.S. House election, 2002: Massachusetts, District 2 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Richard Neal | 153,387 | 99.13 | +0.22 | |
| Write-in | 1,341 | 0.87 | -0.22 | ||
| Majority | 152,046 | 98.26 | +0.45 | ||
| Turnout | 208,498 | ||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
| U.S. House election, 2004: Massachusetts, District 2 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Richard Neal | 217,682 | 98.96 | -0.17 | |
| Write-in | 2,282 | 1.04 | +0.17 | ||
| Majority | 227,183 | 97.92 | -0.34 | ||
| Turnout | 287,871 | ||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
| U.S. House election, 2006: Massachusetts, District 2 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Richard Neal | 164,939 | 98.65 | -0.31 | |
| Write-in | 2,254 | 1.35 | +0.31 | ||
| Majority | 162,685 | 97.30 | -0.62 | ||
| Turnout | 214,939 | ||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
| U.S. House election, 2008: Massachusetts, District 2 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Richard Neal | 234,369 | 98.47 | -0.18 | |
| Write-in | 3,631 | 1.53 | +0.18 | ||
| Majority | 230,738 | 96.95 | -0.35 | ||
| Turnout | 306,820 | ||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
| U.S. House election, 2010: Massachusetts, District 2 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Richard Neal | 122,751 | 57.33 | -41.14 | |
| Republican | Thomas A. Wesley | 91,209 | 42.60 | +42.60 | |
| Write-in | 164 | 0.08 | -1.45 | ||
| Majority | 31,542 | 14.73 | -82.12 | ||
| Turnout | 220,424 | ||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
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