2012 Massachusetts elections

Last updated September 11, 2025

The Massachusetts general election, 2012 was held on November 6, 2012, throughout Massachusetts. Primary elections took place on September 6, 2012.

Federal

United States presidential election

United States Senate

United States House of Representatives

Ballot measures

There were three statewide ballot questions, all initiatives.^[1]

Number	Initiative Title	Subject	Description	Status	Yes	No
Question 1	Massachusetts Right to Repair Initiative ^[2]	Business Regulation	Vehicle owner and business protections	Passed	74%	12%
Question 2	Massachusetts Death with Dignity Initiative ^[3]	Assisted Death	Establishes as right to death with dignity	Defeated	46%	48%
Question 3	Massachusetts Medical Marijuana Initiative ^[4]	Medical Marijuana	Would allow for the use of medical marijuana in the state	Passed	60%	35%

Source:^[5]

References

↑ 2012 Information For Voters - Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
↑ "Right to Repair Question 1 - 2012 Massachusetts Election Results". Boston Globe . November 8, 2012. Retrieved November 10, 2012.
↑ "Physician-assisted suicide - Question 2 - 2012 Massachusetts Election Results". Boston Globe . November 8, 2012. Retrieved November 10, 2012.
↑ "Medical marijuana Question 3 - 2012 Massachusetts Election Results". Boston Globe . November 8, 2012. Retrieved November 10, 2012.
↑ "Statewide Ballot Questions — Statistics by Year: 2012". sec.state.ma.us. Retrieved March 11, 2018.

External links

"Nov 6, 2012 general election", PD43+ Massachusetts Election Statistics, Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Elections Division of the Massachusetts Secretary of State
Massachusetts at Ballotpedia
Massachusetts judicial elections, 2012 ^{[ permanent dead link ]} at Judgepedia
Massachusetts 2012 campaign finance data from OpenSecrets
Massachusetts Congressional Races in 2012 campaign finance data from OpenSecrets
Outside spending at the Sunlight Foundation
Local politics at The Boston Herald

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[1] 2012 Information For Voters - Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

[2] "Right to Repair Question 1 - 2012 Massachusetts Election Results". Boston Globe . November 8, 2012. Retrieved November 10, 2012.

[3] "Physician-assisted suicide - Question 2 - 2012 Massachusetts Election Results". Boston Globe . November 8, 2012. Retrieved November 10, 2012.

[4] "Medical marijuana Question 3 - 2012 Massachusetts Election Results". Boston Globe . November 8, 2012. Retrieved November 10, 2012.

[SecState-5] "Statewide Ballot Questions — Statistics by Year: 2012". sec.state.ma.us. Retrieved March 11, 2018.

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