List of elections featuring Richard Neal as a candidate
Neal during the113th Congress
Since 1977, Richard Neal has won 3 city council elections, 3 mayoral elections, and 18 United States House of Representatives elections.
Neal began his career in elected office after winning election in 1977 to the city council of Springfield , Massachusetts . After twice winning reelection to the city council (in 1979 and 1981), Neal was elected mayor of the city in 1983 . He was twice reelected mayor, in 1985 and 1987 .
In 1988 , Neal was elected as a Democrat to represent Massachusetts 2nd district in the United States House of Representatives. He was reelected to this district eleven times. In 2012 , he was redistricted to Massachusetts 1st district , to which he was elected. He has been reelected to this district five times, with his latest re-election occurring in 2022 .
City council elections
1977
1977 Springfield city councilors at-large election
Candidates
Primary
General election
Votes
%
Votes
%
Vincent Di Monaco
9,507
7.39
16,174
8.34
Paul M. Kalill
8,702
6.77
15,552
8.02
Richard E. Neal
6,875
5.35
13,416
6.92
Philip A. Contant
5,689
4.43
12,867
6.63
Leonard J. Collamore
7,756
6.03
12,781
6.59
Paul R. Mason
6,169
4.80
12,624
6.51
Thomas J. Costello III
5,903
4.59
11,974
6.17
Rose Marie Coughlin
6,324
4.92
11,821
6.09
Robert T. Markel
3,881
3.02
11,414
5.88
James H. Bloom
6,572
5.11
11,359
5.86
Daniel M. Walsh III
5,972
4.65
10,638
5.48
James A. Murray
5,397
4.20
10,165
5.24
Donald C. Keavany
2,893
2.25
9,001
4.64
Peter J. Jurzynski
4,606
3.58
8,637
4.45
Romeo J. Cyr
4,993
3.88
8,171
4.21
Daniel J. Manning
3,880
3.02
6,611
3.41
Daniel E. O'Malley
3,769
2.93
6,485
3.34
Thomas J. Costello III
2,893
2.25
4,319
2.23
Francis P. Coughlin
2,866
2.23
Edward F. Cass
2,624
2.04
Sidney Chet Chernice
2,439
1.90
Theodore Piwowarczyk
1,892
1.47
Millicent V. Abner
1,827
1.42
Candice Early Lopes
1,625
1.26
Joseph B. Flynn Jr
1,594
1.24
Edward T. Sullivan
1,544
1.20
John A. Wanat
1,496
1.16
William A. Grant
1,421
1.11
Philip J. Glarneau
1,328
1.03
Sidney Silverman
978
0.76
Robert J. Wihbey
957
0.74
George Williams
949
0.74
August Lucia
897
0.70
Paul Sacharczyk
894
0.70
Joseph H. Kirby
538
0.42
Archibald Strong
473
0.37
David J. Peterson
453
0.35
Hindes
1
0.00
Total
128,577
100
194,009
100
1979
1979 Springfield city councilors at-large election
Candidates
Votes
%
Richard E. Neal
15,902
9.93
Vincent DiMonaco
15,020
9.38
Brian Santaniello
14,828
9.26
Rose Marie Coughlin
14,420
9.00
Mary Hurley
13,337
8.33
Philip A. Contant
12,993
8.11
Robert T. Markel
11,679
7.29
Paul R. Mason
11,425
7.13
Peter J. Jurzynski
10,300
6.43
Phillip Hart
10,096
6.30
Morris Jones
6,358
3.97
Cesar Ruiz, Jr.
6,337
3.96
Thomas M. Moriarty
4,884
3.05
Daniel J. Manning
4,692
2.93
Thomas A. Bridges
3,243
2.02
Philip J. Galarneau
3,056
1.90
Alfred J. Rivers
1,634
1.02
Total
160,204
100
1981
1981 Springfield city councilors at-large election
Candidates
Primary
General election
Votes
%
Votes
%
Richard E. Neal
13,109
9.63
24,452
9.59
Mary Hurley
11,451
8.41
22,032
8.64
Vincent Dimonaco
10,903
8.01
21,790
8.55
Brian A. Santaniello
10,796
7.93
21,360
8.38
Rose Marie Coughlin
10,628
7.81
20,278
7.96
Andrew M. Scibelli
10,583
7.77
19,176
7.52
Robert T. Markel
8,656
6.36
18,618
7.30
Philip A. Contant
9,217
6.77
18,490
7.25
Paul R. Mason
9,879
7.26
17,103
6.71
Francis W. Bloom
7,295
5.36
16,801
6.59
Nicola "Nick" Gioscia
5,602
4.12
11,637
4.57
Michael F. Crowley
6,653
4.89
11,414
4.48
Miguel Rivas Jr.
3,881
2.85
7,349
2.88
Morris Jones
4,882
3.59
6,689
2.62
Harold F. Langford Jr.
3,237
2.38
6,113
2.40
Floyd Narcisse
3,277
2.41
5,390
2.12
Ernest R. Duteau
1,719
1.26
3,197
1.25
Alferd J. Rivers
1,560
1.15
3,031
1.19
Normand W. Oliver
1,552
1.14
Lewis M. Brown
1,255
0.92
Total
136,135
100
254,911
100
Mayoral elections
1983
1983 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral election
Candidates
Primary
General election
Votes
%
Votes
%
Richard E. Neal
11,315
85.58
25,462
85.34
William G. Montana
1,113
8.42
4,373
14.66
Joseph D. Harrington
793
6.00
Total
13,221
100
29,835
100
1985
1987
Congressional elections
General election summary table
1988
1988 Massachusetts's 2nd congressional district Democratic primary
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Richard E. Neal
24,523
99.93
Write-in
Other
18
0.07
Total votes
24,541
100
1988 Massachusetts's 2nd congressional district election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Richard E. Neal
156,262
80.23
Peace, Jobs Justice
Louis R. Godena
38,466
19.75
Write-in
Other
52
0.03
Total votes
194,780
100
1990
1990 Massachusetts's 2nd congressional district Democratic primary
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Richard E. Neal (incumbent)
51,615
63.61
Democratic
Theodore E. DiMauro
29,520
36.38
Write-in
Other
5
0.01
Total votes
81,140
100
1990 Massachusetts's 2nd congressional district election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Richard E. Neal (incumbent)
134,152
67.97
Write-in
Other
63,169
32.01
Total votes
197,321
100
1992
1992 Massachusetts's 2nd congressional district Democratic primary
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Richard E. Neal (incumbent)
30,370
47.72
Democratic
Kateri B. Walsh
21,709
34.11
Democratic
Charles A. Platten, Jr.
11,513
18.09
Write-in
Other
49
0.08
Total votes
63,641
100
1992 Massachusetts's 2nd congressional district election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Richard E. Neal (incumbent)
131,215
53.09
Republican
Anthony W. Ravosa
76,795
31.07
For the People
Thomas R. Sheehan
38,963
15.76
Write-in
Other
190
0.08
Total votes
247,163
100
1994
1994 Massachusetts's 2nd congressional district Democratic primary
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Richard E. Neal (incumbent)
25,472
99.82
Write-in
Other
46
0.18
Total votes
25,518
100
1994 Massachusetts's 2nd congressional district election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Richard E. Neal (incumbent)
117,178
58.52
Republican
John M. Braire
72,732
36.32
Natural Law
Kate Ross
10,167
5.08
Write-in
Other
161
0.08
Total votes
200,238
100
1996
1996 Massachusetts's 2nd congressional district Democratic primary
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Richard E. Neal (incumbent)
11,048
99.01
Write-in
Other
111
1.00
Total votes
11,159
100
1996 Massachusetts's 2nd congressional district election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Richard E. Neal (incumbent)
162,995
71.67
Republican
Mark Steele
49,885
21.94
Independent
Scott Andrichak
9,181
4.04
Natural Law
Richard Kaynor
5,124
2.25
Write-in
Other
226
0.10
Total votes
227,411
100
1998
1998 Massachusetts's 2nd congressional district Democratic primary
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Richard E. Neal (incumbent)
30,785
99.45
Write-in
Other
169
0.55
Total votes
30,954
100
1998 Massachusetts's 2nd congressional district election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Richard E. Neal (incumbent)
130,550
98.94
Write-in
Other
1,393
1.06
Total votes
131,943
100
2000
2000 Massachusetts's 2nd congressional district Democratic primary
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Richard E. Neal (incumbent)
20,253
86.45
Democratic
Joseph R. Fountain
3,149
13.44
Write-in
Other
26
0.11
Total votes
23,428
100
2000 Massachusetts's 2nd congressional district election<
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Richard E. Neal (incumbent)
196,670
98.91
Write-in
Other
2,176
1.09
Total votes
198,846
100
2002
2002 Massachusetts's 2nd congressional district Democratic primary
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Richard E. Neal (incumbent)
47,369
99.45
Write-in
Other
260
0.55
Total votes
47,629
100
2002 Massachusetts's 2nd congressional district election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Richard E. Neal (incumbent)
153,387
99.13
Write-in
Other
1,341
0.87
Total votes
154,728
100
2004
2004 Massachusetts's 2nd congressional district election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Richard E. Neal (incumbent)
217,682
98.73
Write-in
Other
2,802
1.27
Total votes
220,484
100
2006
2006 Massachusetts's 2nd congressional district election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Richard E. Neal (incumbent)
164,939
98.65
Write-in
Other
2,254
1.35
Total votes
167,193
100
2008
2008 Massachusetts's 2nd congressional district election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Richard E. Neal (incumbent)
234,369
98.47
Write-in
Other
3,631
1.53
Total votes
238,000
100
2010
2010 Massachusetts's 2nd congressional district election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Richard E. Neal (incumbent)
122,708
57.32
Republican
Thomas A. Wesley
91,209
42.61
Write-in
Other
164
0.08
Total votes
214,081
100
2012
2012 Massachusetts's 1st congressional district election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Richard E. Neal (redistricted incumbent)
261,936
98.42
Write-in
Other
4,197
1.58
Total votes
266,133
100
2014
2014 Massachusetts's 1st congressional district election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Richard E. Neal (incumbent)
167,612
97.97
Write-in
Other
3,498
2.04
Total votes
171,110
100
2016
2016 Massachusetts's 1st congressional district election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Richard E. Neal (incumbent)
235,803
73.34
Independent
Frederick O. Mayock
57,504
17.88
Libertarian
Thomas T. Simmons
27,511
8.56
Write-in
Other
721
0.22
Total votes
321,539
100
2018
2018 Massachusetts's 1st congressional district election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Richard E. Neal (incumbent)
211,790
97.64
Write-in
Other
5,110
2.36
Total votes
216,900
100
2020
2020 Massachusetts's 1st congressional district election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Richard E. Neal (incumbent)
275,376
96.51
Write-in
Alex Morse
1,274
0.45
Write-in
Other
8,682
3.04
Total votes
285,332
100
2022
2022 Massachusetts's 1st congressional district election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Richard E. Neal (incumbent)
157,635
59.97
Republican
Dean Martilli
98,386
37.32
Write-in
378
0.14
Total votes
263,651
100
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