Niki Tsongas
Last held office: U.S. House, MA-3 (2013–2019). Ran in 6 elections between 2007 and 2016, winning 6.
Last office: U.S. House, MA-3Born 1946
- Last margin
- +37.5
- Won 2016
- Elections
- 6
- 2007–2016
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET
Career
Offices held, and every time Tsongas was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Tsongas has run
Margin: how far Tsongas finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin | Raised |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | U.S. House, MA-3 | General | Won | Ann Wofford (R) | 68.7% | D+37.5 | $1.2M |
| 2014 | U.S. House, MA-3 | General | Won | Roseann L. Ehrhard Wofford (R) | 63% | D+26.0 | $1.2M |
| 2012 | U.S. House, MA-3 | General | Won | Jonathan A. Golnik (R) | 65.9% | D+31.9 | $1.6M |
| 2010 | U.S. House, MA-5 | General | Won | Jonathan A. Golnik (R), Dale E. Brown (I), Robert M. Clark (I) | 54.8% | D+12.6 | $2M |
| 2008 | U.S. House, MA-5 | General | Won | Unopposed | 98.7% | — | $3.3M |
| 2007 | U.S. House, MA-5 | Special | Won | Jim Ogonowski (R), Patrick O. Murphy (I), Kurt Hayes (I) | 51.3% | D+6.2 | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Campaign money, 2015–16
- Raised
- $1.2M
- Spent
- $1.1M
- Cash
- $467.9K
Source: FEC filings through Dec 31, 2016Updated Oct 8, 2026, 10:37 AM ET
Seats Tsongas has held
- U.S. House, MA-3 · 2013–2019
- U.S. House, MA-5 · 2007–2013
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Tsongas has run against
- Ann Wofford (R) · 2016 election, won
- Roseann L. Ehrhard Wofford (R) · 2014 election, won
- Jonathan A. Golnik (R) · 2012 election, won
- Jim Ogonowski (R) · 2007 special election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive
In the polls
Included in 2 polls; Tsongas’s best result was 51% (Massachusetts's 5th District, 2007).
Tsongas’s polls in the database →How we know Tsongas
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Bioguide T000465
- FEC H8MA05143
- Wikidata Q440246
- Ballotpedia Niki Tsongas
- Vote Smart 89417
- GovTrack 412254
- OpenSecrets N00029026
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET