2014Final results
2014 election for Massachusetts's 9th District
U.S. House · Massachusetts
Bill Keating (D) won with 54.9% of the vote, defeating John C. Chapman (R) by 10.0 points.
Bill KeatingDemocrat · winner
54.9%140,413
John C. ChapmanRepublican
45.0%114,971
255,541 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 2014
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 KeatingJohn C. Chapman
$1.2M
Raised by the campaign
$1M
$1.4M
Spent by the campaign
$1M
$46.5K
Cash on hand
$4K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2014.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2014