2024 Massachusetts Senate election

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2024 Massachusetts Senate election
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  2022 November 5, 20242026 

All 40 seats in the Massachusetts Senate
21 seats needed for a majority
 
Karen E. Spilka.jpg
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Leader Karen Spilka Bruce Tarr
Party Democratic Republican
Leader sinceFebruary 28, 2018January 3, 2011
Leader's seat Middlesex and Norfolk 1st Essex and Middlesex
Last election37 seats3 seats
Current seats36 [lower-alpha 1] 4 [lower-alpha 1]
Seats neededSteady2.svgIncrease2.svg 17

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Map of the incumbents:
     Democratic incumbent
     Republican incumbent

Incumbent President

Karen Spilka
Democratic



The 2024 Massachusetts State Senate election will be held on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, with the primary election to be held on Tuesday, September 3, 2024. [3] Massachusetts voters will select all 40 members of the State Senate to serve two-year terms in the Massachusetts General Court. [4] The election will coincide with United States national elections and Massachusetts state elections, including U.S. Senate, U.S. House, U.S. President, and Massachusetts House. [5]

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Democrats started the 2023 legislative session with 37 members. However, Democratic Senator Anne Gobi resigned on June 4, 2023 and Republican Peter Durant won the subsequent special election, flipped the district for his party, and assumed office on November 29, 2023. [6] [7] Therefore, Democrats hold a supermajority of 36 seats compared to the four seats held by Republicans. Republicans would have to net 17 seats to flip control of the chamber. [8]

2023 Special Election: Worcester and Hampshire

Sources: [9] [10]

Primary Election Results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Party Primary Results
Democratic Jonathan D. Zlotnik 2,793 100.00%
Total votes2,793 100.00%
Republican Party Primary Results
Republican Peter J. Durant 2,830 60.60%
Republican Bruce K. Chester1,84039.40%
Total votes4,670 100.00%
General Election Results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Peter J. Durant 12,646 54.53%
Democratic Jonathan D. Zlotnik 10,54645.47%
Total votes23,192 100.00%
Republican gain from Democratic

Incumbents not seeking re-election

Summary of results by Senate district

Italics denote an open seat held by the incumbent party; bold text denotes a gain for a party. [13] [14]

Senate District Incumbent PartyElected SenatorParty
Berkshire, Hampden, Franklin and Hampshire Paul Mark Dem
Bristol and Norfolk Paul Feeney Dem
1st Bristol and Plymouth Michael Rodrigues Dem
2nd Bristol and Plymouth Mark Montigny Dem
3rd Bristol and Plymouth Marc Pacheco Dem
Cape and Islands Julian Cyr Dem
1st Essex Pavel Payano Dem
2nd Essex Joan Lovely Dem
3rd Essex Brendan Crighton Dem
1st Essex and Middlesex Bruce Tarr Rep
2nd Essex and Middlesex Barry Finegold Dem
Hampden Adam Gomez Dem
Hampden, Hampshire and Worcester Jacob Oliveira Dem
Hampden and Hampshire John Velis Dem
Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester Jo Comerford Dem
1st Middlesex Edward J. Kennedy Dem
2nd Middlesex Patricia D. Jehlen Dem
3rd Middlesex Michael J. Barrett Dem
4th Middlesex Cindy Friedman Dem
5th Middlesex Jason Lewis Dem
Norfolk and Middlesex Cynthia Stone Creem Dem
Middlesex and Norfolk Karen Spilka Dem
Middlesex and Suffolk Sal DiDomenico Dem
Middlesex and Worcester Jamie Eldridge Dem
Norfolk, Plymouth and Bristol Walter Timilty Dem
Norfolk, Worcester and Middlesex Becca Rausch Dem
Norfolk and Plymouth John Keenan Dem
Norfolk and Suffolk Mike Rush Dem
Plymouth and Barnstable Susan Moran Dem
1st Plymouth and Norfolk Patrick O'Connor Rep
2nd Plymouth and Norfolk Michael Brady Dem
1st Suffolk Nick Collins Dem
2nd Suffolk Liz Miranda Dem
3rd Suffolk Lydia Edwards Dem
Suffolk and Middlesex Will Brownsberger Dem
1st Worcester Robyn Kennedy Dem
2nd Worcester Michael O. Moore Dem
Worcester and Hampshire Peter Durant [lower-alpha 1] Rep
Worcester and Middlesex John J. Cronin Dem
Worcester and Hampden Ryan Fattman Rep

Detailed Results

Sources for election results: [15] [16]

Berkshire, Hampden, Franklin and HampshireBristol and Norfolk1st Bristol and Plymouth2nd Bristol and Plymouth3rd Bristol and PlymouthCape and Islands1st Essex2nd Essex3rd Essex1st Essex and Middlesex2nd Essex and MiddlesexHampdenHampden, Hampshire and WorcesterHampden and HampshireHampshire, Franklin and Worcester1st Middlesex2nd Middlesex3rd Middlesex4th Middlesex5th MiddlesexNorfolk and MiddlesexMiddlesex and NorfolkMiddlesex and SuffolkMiddlesex and WorcesterNorfolk, Plymouth and BristolNorfolk, Worcester and MiddlesexNorfolk and PlymouthNorfolk and SuffolkPlymouth and Barnstable1st Plymouth and Norfolk2nd Plymouth and Norfolk1st Suffolk2nd Suffolk3rd SuffolkSuffolk and Middlesex1st Worcester2nd WorcesterWorcester and HampshireWorcester and MiddlesexWorcester and Hampden

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 Democratic Senator Anne Gobi resigned on June 4, 2023. Republican Peter Durant won the subsequent special election, flipped the district for his party, and assumed office on November 29, 2023. [1] [2]

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