2012Final results
2012 election for Massachusetts's 9th District
U.S. House · Massachusetts
Bill Keating (D) won with 58.7% of the vote, defeating Christopher Sheldon (R) by 26.6 points.
Bill KeatingDemocrat · winner
58.7%212,754
Christopher SheldonRepublican
32.2%116,531
Daniel S. BotelhoIndependent
9.0%32,655
362,405 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 2012
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.
Bill KeatingChristopher Sheldon
$1.1M
Raised by the campaign
$71.6K
$816.2K
Spent by the campaign
$71.6K
$248.3K
Cash on hand
$19
Other candidates' campaigns: Daniel S. Botelho $12.1K.
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2012.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2012