A report on 2007 Massachusetts's 5th congressional district special election
Massachusetts held a special election to fill a vacancy in Massachusetts's 5th congressional district on October 16, 2007.
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Massachusetts's 5th congressional district
2 linksCongressional district in eastern Massachusetts.
Congressional district in eastern Massachusetts.
In the 2007 special election to replace Marty Meehan, Republican candidate Jim Ogonowski ran an unexpectedly strong race, ultimately losing 51-45%.
Niki Tsongas
2 linksAmerican politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts from 2007 to 2019.
American politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts from 2007 to 2019.
After Marty Meehan resigned in 2007 to serve as Chancellor of the University of Massachusetts Lowell, Tsongas ran in the special election.
Marty Meehan
2 linksAmerican academic administrator, politician, and attorney.
American academic administrator, politician, and attorney.
In response, Gov. Deval Patrick (D-MA) announced a September 4 primary and an October 16 special election to determine Meehan's successor.
Paul Tsongas
2 linksAmerican politician who represented Massachusetts in the United States Senate from 1979 until 1985 and in the United States House of Representatives from 1975 until 1979.
American politician who represented Massachusetts in the United States Senate from 1979 until 1985 and in the United States House of Representatives from 1975 until 1979.
In a special election held on October 16, 2007, his widow, Niki, won the Massachusetts Congressional seat that Tsongas once held.
Eileen Donoghue
0 linksAmerican politician who is the former city manager of Lowell, Massachusetts (2018–2022), a former member of the Massachusetts Senate, where she has represented the First Middlesex District from 2011 to 2018, as well as a former city councilor (1996–2008) and mayor (1998–2002) of Lowell.
American politician who is the former city manager of Lowell, Massachusetts (2018–2022), a former member of the Massachusetts Senate, where she has represented the First Middlesex District from 2011 to 2018, as well as a former city councilor (1996–2008) and mayor (1998–2002) of Lowell.
She ran in the Massachusetts' 5th Congressional District special election in 2007 to fill the United States House of Representatives seat vacated by Marty Meehan, narrowly losing the Democratic primary to Niki Tsongas.
Jamie Eldridge
0 linksAmerican politician and lawyer.
American politician and lawyer.
In 2007, Eldridge was a candidate in the Democratic primary for a special election to replace Marty Meehan as United States Congressman for Massachusetts's 5th congressional district.
Jim Miceli
0 linksAmerican Democratic politician who represented Middlesex County's 19th district in the Massachusetts State Legislature.
American Democratic politician who represented Middlesex County's 19th district in the Massachusetts State Legislature.
He also ran in the special election to replace Marty Meehan in the United States House of Representatives.
Patrick O. Murphy
0 linksAmerican politician, a former city councillor and formerly a Mayor of Lowell, Massachusetts.
American politician, a former city councillor and formerly a Mayor of Lowell, Massachusetts.
See Massachusetts's 5th congressional district special election, 2007
John Ogonowski
0 linksAmerican pilot and an agricultural activist.
American pilot and an agricultural activist.
His younger brother, Jim Ogonowski, who is also an agricultural activist, made an unsuccessful run for the United States House of Representatives in 2007.
Michael J. Sullivan (mayor)
0 linksThe mayor of the City of Lawrence, Massachusetts.
The mayor of the City of Lawrence, Massachusetts.
Although he formed an exploratory committee to enter the Special Election to replace Congressman Marty Meehan, Sullivan ultimately decided not to run and endorsed Republican candidate Jim Ogonowski.