U.S. Senate
John Kerry* (D)
Jeff Beatty (R)
U.S. Congress — Sixth District
(includes North Andover, Boxford, Georgetown, Groveland, Merrimac, Salisbury, West Newbury, Newburyport)
John Tierney* (D)
Richard Baker (R)
State Representative 4th Essex
(includes precincts 1 and 3 in Boxford)
Brad Hill* (R)
Donald Bumiller (D)
State Representative 18th Essex
(includes Ward 2, precincts 1 and 2, Ward 5, precinct 2, and Ward 7, precinct 2 in Haverhill; Precincts 1, 7 and 8 in Andover; Precincts 7 and 8 in North Andover; Precinct 7 in Methuen; Precinct 2 in Boxford; and Precinct 2 in Georgetown)
Barbara L'Italien* (D)
Lawrence "Lonnie" Brennan (R)
Question 1
Asks whether the state personal income tax rate should be reduced from 5.3 percent to 2.65 percent beginning on or after January 2009 and eliminated completely beginning Jan. 1, 2010.
Question 2
Asks whether possession of 1 ounce or less of marijuana should be a civil rather than a criminal violation.
Question 3
Asks whether all dog racing in Massachusetts where any form of betting or wagering on the speed or ability of dogs occurs should be prohibited.
Question 4 (18th Essex District only)
A nonbinding question that asks whether the state representative for this district should vote to distribute $450 million from the state's "rainy day'' stabilization fund to communities across the state for residential propery tax relief.
* Denotes incumbent
