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2018Final results

2018 election for Massachusetts's 9th District

U.S. House · Massachusetts

Bill Keating (D) won with 59.4% of the vote, defeating Peter D. Tedeschi (R) by 18.8 points.

Bill KeatingDemocrat · winner
59.4%192,347
40.6%131,463
323,928 votes

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 6:17 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2018

Races before and after

EvenD+26.62012D+10.02014D+22.12016D+18.82018D+25.02020D+18.42022

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 6:17 AM ET

Money in this race

Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.

Bill KeatingPeter D. Tedeschi
$1.2M
Raised by the campaign
$856.8K
$569.7K
Spent by the campaign
$856.5K
$1.4M
Cash on hand
$279

Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2018.

Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2018