2012 Mass. 6th District RaceStories about the 6th Congressional District election in 2012.Tisei Concedes 6th District Race To TierneyRepublican Richard Tisei has conceded the race for the 6th Congressional District to Democratic incumbent Rep. John Tierney.Local CoverageNov 7, 2012Rep. Tierney Holds Off GOP's TiseiDemocratic U.S. Rep. John Tierney has been re-elected in Massachusetts' 6th Congressional District despite a fierce challenge from Republican Richard Tisei, who will likely challenge the results.ResumeLocal Coverage02:51Nov 7, 2012Map: Mass. Town-By-Town Election ResultsHow'd your town vote? See here on our interactive map.Local CoverageNov 7, 2012Maps: Complete 2012 Election ResultsComplete election day results for the 2012 presidential race and the state of Massachusetts.Local CoverageNov 6, 2012Latest Updates: Election Day In Mass.Follow along for WBUR's complete coverage of Election Day and Night.Local CoverageNov 6, 2012Advertisement6th District Candidate's Final Ad: Quiet Beach At SunsetThe entire 30-second spot for Richard Tisei features a gentle tide rolling in at sunset on picturesque Good Harbor Beach in Gloucester.Local CoverageNov 1, 2012John Tierney’s Fatally Flawed StrategyWBUR's Democratic analyst says U.S. Rep. John Tierney has followed a reelection strategy that created a contest he could not win.Local CoverageOct 26, 2012Rep. Tierney: GOP Attacks Distracting Voters From 'Real Issues'Rep. John Tierney says the GOP's campaign against him is raising the "noise so loud" that issues are being ignored.ResumeLocal Coverage05:38Oct 26, 2012Tierney-Tisei Debate Marked By Heated ClashesTisei accused Rep. Tierney of being dishonest with voters about what he knew of an illegal offshore gambling ring run by two brothers-in-law.Local CoverageOct 26, 2012Tisei: Rep. Tierney Lied And It 'Caught Up To Him'Republican congressional candidate for the 6th Congressional District Richard Tisei says he's optimist about beating 16-year incumbent Democratic Rep. John Tierney.ResumeLocal Coverage06:13Oct 25, 2012Tisei Backers Outspending Tierney Supporters 8 To 1The race has attracted $4.5 million from political action groups across the country, making it the most expensive congressional race in New England.ResumeLocal Coverage02:54Oct 23, 2012Outside Groups Spend Heavily In 6th District RaceOutside groups have poured more than $4.5 million into the race between Rep. John Tierney and Republican challenger Richard Tisei.Local CoverageOct 22, 2012Tierney And Tisei Clash In Blistering DebateDemocratic U.S. Rep. John Tierney and Republican challenger Richard Tisei held their fourth debate Thursday night.ResumeLocal Coverage03:42Oct 19, 2012New Congressman Likely For Mass.: Tisei Expected To Beat TierneyFew candidates enjoy the kind of “perfect storm” that enabled Sen. Brown to win his seat. But Richard Tisei, a moderate Republican, is riding a similar wave.Local CoverageOct 19, 2012Tierney, Tisei Face Off In Testy 6th District DebateThe North Shore candidates' first debate was contentious nearly from the start.ResumeLocal Coverage03:33Sep 27, 2012Tierney Releases 6 Years Of Tax ReturnsU.S. Rep. John Tierney has released six years of tax returns ahead of his first debate with his Republican challenger Richard Tisei.Local CoverageSep 27, 2012Election 2012 Debate Schedule A schedule of debates planned for the presidential and vice presidential race, the U.S. Senate race in Massachusetts, and the state's 4th and 6th Congressional Districts.Local CoverageSep 26, 2012Tierney Leads Tisei, But Electorate Still 'Soft'Republicans consider the 6th Congressional District race the best chance they have of unseating a Democratic congressman in Massachusetts.ResumeLocal Coverage05:16Sep 12, 2012WBUR Poll: Tierney Leads Tisei In Tight RaceDemocratic Rep. John Tierney leads his Republican challenger, former state Sen. Richard Tisei, by seven points, according to our new poll.ResumeLocal Coverage03:28Sep 12, 2012What's Really At Stake In The 6th DistrictOur Democratic analyst writes that the differences between the race's two main rivals are more fundamental than charges about their families.Local CoverageAug 7, 2012Next Page
Tisei Concedes 6th District Race To TierneyRepublican Richard Tisei has conceded the race for the 6th Congressional District to Democratic incumbent Rep. John Tierney.Local CoverageNov 7, 2012
Rep. Tierney Holds Off GOP's TiseiDemocratic U.S. Rep. John Tierney has been re-elected in Massachusetts' 6th Congressional District despite a fierce challenge from Republican Richard Tisei, who will likely challenge the results.ResumeLocal Coverage02:51Nov 7, 2012
Map: Mass. Town-By-Town Election ResultsHow'd your town vote? See here on our interactive map.Local CoverageNov 7, 2012
Maps: Complete 2012 Election ResultsComplete election day results for the 2012 presidential race and the state of Massachusetts.Local CoverageNov 6, 2012
Latest Updates: Election Day In Mass.Follow along for WBUR's complete coverage of Election Day and Night.Local CoverageNov 6, 2012
6th District Candidate's Final Ad: Quiet Beach At SunsetThe entire 30-second spot for Richard Tisei features a gentle tide rolling in at sunset on picturesque Good Harbor Beach in Gloucester.Local CoverageNov 1, 2012
John Tierney’s Fatally Flawed StrategyWBUR's Democratic analyst says U.S. Rep. John Tierney has followed a reelection strategy that created a contest he could not win.Local CoverageOct 26, 2012
Rep. Tierney: GOP Attacks Distracting Voters From 'Real Issues'Rep. John Tierney says the GOP's campaign against him is raising the "noise so loud" that issues are being ignored.ResumeLocal Coverage05:38Oct 26, 2012
Tierney-Tisei Debate Marked By Heated ClashesTisei accused Rep. Tierney of being dishonest with voters about what he knew of an illegal offshore gambling ring run by two brothers-in-law.Local CoverageOct 26, 2012
Tisei: Rep. Tierney Lied And It 'Caught Up To Him'Republican congressional candidate for the 6th Congressional District Richard Tisei says he's optimist about beating 16-year incumbent Democratic Rep. John Tierney.ResumeLocal Coverage06:13Oct 25, 2012
Tisei Backers Outspending Tierney Supporters 8 To 1The race has attracted $4.5 million from political action groups across the country, making it the most expensive congressional race in New England.ResumeLocal Coverage02:54Oct 23, 2012
Outside Groups Spend Heavily In 6th District RaceOutside groups have poured more than $4.5 million into the race between Rep. John Tierney and Republican challenger Richard Tisei.Local CoverageOct 22, 2012
Tierney And Tisei Clash In Blistering DebateDemocratic U.S. Rep. John Tierney and Republican challenger Richard Tisei held their fourth debate Thursday night.ResumeLocal Coverage03:42Oct 19, 2012
New Congressman Likely For Mass.: Tisei Expected To Beat TierneyFew candidates enjoy the kind of “perfect storm” that enabled Sen. Brown to win his seat. But Richard Tisei, a moderate Republican, is riding a similar wave.Local CoverageOct 19, 2012
Tierney, Tisei Face Off In Testy 6th District DebateThe North Shore candidates' first debate was contentious nearly from the start.ResumeLocal Coverage03:33Sep 27, 2012
Tierney Releases 6 Years Of Tax ReturnsU.S. Rep. John Tierney has released six years of tax returns ahead of his first debate with his Republican challenger Richard Tisei.Local CoverageSep 27, 2012
Election 2012 Debate Schedule A schedule of debates planned for the presidential and vice presidential race, the U.S. Senate race in Massachusetts, and the state's 4th and 6th Congressional Districts.Local CoverageSep 26, 2012
Tierney Leads Tisei, But Electorate Still 'Soft'Republicans consider the 6th Congressional District race the best chance they have of unseating a Democratic congressman in Massachusetts.ResumeLocal Coverage05:16Sep 12, 2012
WBUR Poll: Tierney Leads Tisei In Tight RaceDemocratic Rep. John Tierney leads his Republican challenger, former state Sen. Richard Tisei, by seven points, according to our new poll.ResumeLocal Coverage03:28Sep 12, 2012
What's Really At Stake In The 6th DistrictOur Democratic analyst writes that the differences between the race's two main rivals are more fundamental than charges about their families.Local CoverageAug 7, 2012
