2008Final results
2008 election for Massachusetts's 7th District
U.S. House · Massachusetts
Ed Markey (D) won with 75.6% of the vote, defeating John Cunningham (R) by 51.4 points.
Ed MarkeyDemocrat · winner
75.6%212,304
John CunninghamRepublican
24.2%67,978
280,682 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.
Ed MarkeyJohn Cunningham
$1.5M
Raised by the campaign
$23.2K
$1M
Spent by the campaign
$23.1K
$2.8M
Cash on hand
-$553
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2008.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2008