2006 Massachusetts Senate election

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As a result of the Massachusetts general election, 2006, the Democrats picked up one open seat in the Massachusetts State Senate, the only change from the previous session. The current session began in January, 2007, and consists of 35 Democrats and 5 Republicans.

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The 2006 Massachusetts House election was held on the same date as the Senate election, as well as Federal and Gubernatorial elections (see Massachusetts general election, 2006).

Twenty-seven of the forty seats were left uncontested by one of the major parties in the 2006 election. [1]

Results

Summary of the November 7, 2006 Massachusetts Senate election results
PartySeatsPopular Vote
20042006+/−Vote %
Democratic Party 3435+11,414,42975.9%
Republican Party 65−1421,78122.6%
Independents 00011,7200.6%
Green Party 0001,9880.1%
Others00013,8860.7%
Total404001,863,804100%

Complete list of Senate contests in 2006

Official results from State Election Results 2006 (PDF, 340 kB) on the Massachusetts Elections Division website

DistrictIncumbentStatusCompeting candidates2006 Result %
Berkshire, Hampshire and Franklin Andrea Nuciforo, Jr. (D-Pittsfield)retired to run for Middle Berkshire Register of Deeds Benjamin Downing (D-Pittsfield) *
Matthew W. Kinnaman (R-Lee)
Dion Robbins-Zust (G-Richmond)
37,763
13,595
1,988
70.8%
25.5%
3.7%
Bristol and Norfolk James Timility (D-Walpole)sought re-election James Timility (D-Walpole)
Michael Atwill (R-Mansfield)
34,702
22,865
60.5%
39.8%
1st Bristol and Plymouth Joan Menard (D-Somerset)sought re-election Joan Menard (D-Somerset)
Unopposed
39,23599.2%
2nd Bristol and Plymouth Mark Montigny (D-New Bedford)sought re-election Mark Montigny (D-New Bedford)
Raimundo Delgado (U-New Bedford)
37,547
8,104
82.1%
17.7%
Cape and Islands Robert O'Leary (D-Barnstable)sought re-election Robert O'Leary (D-Barnstable)
Ricardo Barros (R-Centerville)*
48,212
27,918
63.3%
36.7%
1st Essex Steven Baddour (D-Methuen)sought re-election Steven Baddour (D-Methuen)
Unopposed
43,43798.7%
2nd Essex Frederick Berry (D-Peabody)sought re-election Frederick Berry (D-Peabody)
Unopposed
48,66299.0%
1st Essex and Middlesex Bruce Tarr (R-Gloucester)sought re-election Bruce Tarr (R-Gloucester)
Unopposed
56,60599.1%
2nd Essex and Middlesex Susan Tucker (D-Andover)sought re-election Susan Tucker (D-Andover)
Unopposed
35,99199.0%
3rd Essex and Middlesex Thomas M. McGee (D-Lynn)sought re-election Thomas M. McGee (D-Lynn)
Unopposed
38,22999.1%
Hampden Stephen Buoniconti (D-West Springfield)sought re-election Stephen Buoniconti (D-West Springfield)
Unopposed
29,51599.0%
1st Hampden and Hampshire Brian Lees (R-East Longmeadow)retired to run for Hampden County Clerk of Courts Enrico John Villamaino III (R-East Longmeadow)*
Gale D. Candaras (D-Wilbraham) *
20,465
30,366
40.2%
59.6%
2nd Hampden and Hampshire Michael Knapik (R-Westfield)sought re-election Michael Knapik (R-Westfield)
Unopposed
37,84298.8%
Hampshire and Franklin Stanley Rosenberg (D-Amherst)sought re-election Stanley Rosenberg (D-Amherst)
Michaela LeBlanc (R-Northampton)
46,417
8,444
84.6%
15.4%
1st Middlesex Steven Panagiotakos (D-Lowell)sought re-election Steven Panagiotakos (D-Lowell)
Brooks Lyman (R-Groton)
32,403
10,314
75.8%
24.1%
2nd Middlesex Pat Jehlan (D-Somerville)sought re-election Pat Jehlan (D-Somerville)
Unopposed
38,78098.1%
3rd Middlesex Susan Fargo (D-Lincoln)sought re-election Susan Fargo (D-Lincoln)
Sandra Martinez (R-Chelmsford)
38,200
21,557
63.9%
36.0%
4th Middlesex * Robert Havern III (D-Arlington)sought re-election Robert Havern III (D-Arlington) *
Unopposed
47,94798.6%
Middlesex and Essex Richard Tisei (R-Wakefield)sought re-election Richard Tisei (R-Wakefield)
Unopposed
43,46698.5%
1st Middlesex and Norfolk Cynthia Stone Creem (D-Newton)sought re-election Cynthia Stone Creem (D-Newton)
Unopposed
45,11799.2%
2nd Middlesex and Norfolk Karen Spilka (D-Ashland)sought re-election Karen Spilka (D-Ashland)
Unopposed
43,65798.2%
Middlesex, Suffolk and Essex Jarrett Barrios (D-Cambridge)sought re-election Jarrett Barrios (D-Cambridge)
Unopposed
31,86099.0%
Middlesex and Worcester Pamela Resor (D-Acton)sought re-election Pamela Resor (D-Acton)
Unopposed
49,74797.8%
Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex Scott Brown (R-Wrentham)sought re-election Scott Brown (R-Wrentham)
Unopposed
46,97298.1%
Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth Brian Joyce (D-Milton)sought re-election Brian Joyce (D-Milton)
James Aldred (R-Randolph)
43,811
14,327
75.3%
24.6%
Norfolk and Plymouth Michael W. Morrissey (D-Quincy)sought re-election Michael W. Morrissey (D-Quincy)
Unopposed
42,74798.9%
Plymouth and Barnstable Therese Murray (D-Plymouth)sought re-election Therese Murray (D-Plymouth)
Unopposed
54,04298.7%
1st Plymouth and Bristol Marc Pacheco (D-Taunton)sought re-election Marc Pacheco (D-Taunton)
Unopposed
43,20099.1%
2nd Plymouth and Bristol Robert Creedon, Jr. (D-Brockton)sought re-election Robert Creedon, Jr. (D-Brockton)
Unopposed
35,82099.4%
Plymouth and Norfolk Robert Hedlund (R-Weymouth)sought re-election Robert Hedlund (R-Weymouth)
Stephen Lynch (D-Marshfield)*
43,638
24,114
64.4%
35.6%
1st Suffolk John Hart, Jr. (D-Boston)sought re-election John Hart, Jr. (D-Boston)
Unopposed
33,08498.8%
2nd Suffolk * Dianne Wilkerson (D-Boston)sought re-election Dianne Wilkerson (D-Boston) *
Samiyah Diaz (R-Boston)
28,820
11,079
71.3%
27.4%
1st Suffolk and Middlesex Robert Travaglini (D-Boston)sought re-election Robert Travaglini (D-Boston)
Unopposed
32,62198.8%
2nd Suffolk and Middlesex Steven Tolman (D-Boston)sought re-election Steven Tolman (D-Boston)
Unopposed
36,82799.0%
Suffolk and Norfolk Marian Walsh (D-Boston)sought re-election Marian Walsh (D-Boston)
Douglas Obey (R-Westwood)
37,930
17,253
68.7%
31.2%
1st Worcester Harriette Chandler (D-Worcester)* sought re-election Harriette Chandler (D-Worcester) *
Paul Nordborg (R-Holden)
35,904
13,269
72.9%
27.0%
2nd Worcester Edward Augustus, Jr. (D-Worcester)sought re-election Edward Augustus, Jr. (D-Worcester)
Richard Peters (R-Worcester)
John Lazzaro (I-Millbury)
33,187
12,352
3,616
67.5%
25.1%
7.4%
Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire and Franklin Stephen Brewer (D-Barre)sought re-election Stephen Brewer (D-Barre)
Unopposed
48,46099.6%
Worcester and Middlesex Robert Antonioni (D-Leominster)sought re-election Robert Antonioni (D-Leominster)
Unopposed
41,37399.2%
Worcester and Norfolk Richard T. Moore (D-Uxbridge)sought re-election Richard T. Moore (D-Uxbridge)
Unopposed
44,70299.2%

Primary results

Official results from State Primary Election Results 2006 (PDF, 196k) on the Massachusetts Elections Division website

Democratic primary

DistrictCandidatesVotes %
Berkshire, Hampshire and Franklin Benjamin Downing7,57432%
Christopher Hodgkins 7,33431%
Helen Sharron3,11113%
Margaret Ware5,22122%
John Zelazo3942%
1st Hampden and Hampshire Brian Ashe6,58536%
Gale Candaras8,36246%
Rosemarie Mazza-Moriarty3,11717%
4th Middlesex Joanna Gonsalves10,24439%
Robert Havern (i)15,72261%
Plymouth and Norfolk Stephen Lynch12,34857%
Matthias Mulvey9,49743%
2nd Suffolk Write-In: Sonia Chang-Diaz5,71145%
Write-In: Samiyah Diaz2382%
Write-In: John Kelleher4003%
Write-In:Dianne Wilkerson (i)6,47851%
1st Worcester Harriette Chandler (i)16,84777%
Deirdre Healy5,15323%

Republican primary

DistrictCandidatesVotes %
Cape and Islands Ricardo Barros4,25859%
Doug Bennett3,00641%
1st Hampden and Hampshire Kevin Corridan1,20031%
Ronald Cutler67918%
Enrico Villamaino1,96251%

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