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Few GOP challengers in congressional, US Senate races

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May 5, 2008

BOSTON—Democrats, who hold all 10 of the state's congressional districts and both U.S. Senate seats, are all but certain to hang on the vast majority of those offices come November.

Republicans say they have just two candidates prepared to launch congressional bids. The deadline for filing the needed 2,000 voter signatures is Tuesday.

Republican Richard Baker of West Newbury is hoping to challenge incumbent Rep. John Tierney in the 6th Congressional District. Fellow Republican Nathan Bech of Springfield is launching a bid against another Democratic incumbent, Rep. John Olver, in the 1st Congressional District.

U.S. Sen. John Kerry is also fielding potential challenges from Republicans Jim Ogonowski of Dracut and Jeffrey Beatty of Harwich.

Senate candidates must collect the signatures of 10,000 voters.

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