2006Final results
2006 election for Massachusetts's 6th District
U.S. House · Massachusetts
John F. Tierney (D) won with 69.6% of the vote, defeating Richard W. Barton (R) by 39.3 points.
John F. TierneyDemocrat · winner
69.6%168,056
Richard W. BartonRepublican
30.2%72,997
241,625 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2006
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
John F. TierneyRichard W. Barton
$654.2K
Raised by the campaign
$66.8K
$497.5K
Spent by the campaign
$65.7K
$1M
Cash on hand
$1.1K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2006.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2006