2008Final results
2008 election for Massachusetts's 6th District
U.S. House · Massachusetts
John F. Tierney (D) won with 70.4% of the vote, defeating Richard A. Baker (R) by 40.9 points.
John F. TierneyDemocrat · winner
70.4%226,216
Richard A. BakerRepublican
29.5%94,845
321,312 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 2008
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 A. Baker
$735.8K
Raised by the campaign
$29.2K
$498K
Spent by the campaign
$28.1K
$1.3M
Cash on hand
$1.2K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2008.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2008