Massachusetts's 10th congressional district: election results

U.S. House elections in Massachusetts's 10th congressional district, 1976 to 2010: winners, vote shares and margins. District lines are redrawn after each census, so the area covered changes over time.

Massachusetts's 10th congressional district: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.

Year	Winner	Party	Share	Margin
2010	Bill Keating	Democratic	46.9%	4.5
2008	William D. Delahunt	Democratic	75.0%	—
2006	William D. Delahunt	Democratic	62.1%	33.7
2004	William D. Delahunt	Democratic	63.3%	30.6
2002	William D. Delahunt	Democratic	65.9%	36.6
2000	William D. Delahunt	Democratic	70.5%	46.1
1998	William D. Delahunt	Democratic	70.0%	40.1
1980	Margaret M. Heckler	Republican	60.6%	21.2
1978	Margaret M. Heckler	Republican	61.1%	22.3
1976	Margaret M. Heckler	Republican	100.0%	—

2010

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Bill Keating Won	DEM	132,743	46.87%
Jeffrey Davis Perry	REP	120,029	42.38%
Maryanne Lewis	IND	16,705	5.90%
James A. Sheets	IND	10,445	3.69%
Joe Van Nes	OTH	3,084	1.09%
Other	—	191	0.07%
Total		283,197

2008

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
William D. Delahunt Won	DEM	272,899	75.02%
Blank/Scattering	—	87,078	23.94%
Other	—	3,774	1.04%
Total		363,751

2006

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
William D. Delahunt Won	DEM	171,812	62.08%
Jeffrey K. Beatty	REP	78,439	28.34%
Peter T. White	IND	16,808	6.07%
Blank/Scattering	—	9,571	3.46%
Other	—	143	0.05%
Total		276,773

Questions and answers

Who won the last election in Massachusetts's 10th congressional district?

Bill Keating won in 2010 by 4.5 points.

Results: FiveThirtyEight, from official sources.