2014 Massachusetts Senate election

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2014 Massachusetts Senate election
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All 40 seats in the Massachusetts Senate
21 seats needed for a majority
 Majority partyMinority party
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Leader Therese Murray
(retired)		 Bruce Tarr
Party Democratic Republican
Leader since21 March 20073 January 2011
Leader's seat Plymouth and Barnstable 1st Essex and Middlesex
Last election364
Seats after346
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 2Increase2.svg 2
Popular vote1,280,527540,101
Percentage69.50%29.31%
President before election

Therese Murray
Democratic

Elected President

Stan Rosenberg
Democratic

The 2014 Massachusetts Senate election was held on 4 November 2014 to determine which party would control the Massachusetts Senate for the following two years in the 189th Massachusetts General Court. All 40 senate seats were up for election and the primary was held on 9 September 2014. Prior to the election 36 seats were held by Democrats and 4 were held by Republicans. The general election saw Republicans gain two seats, despite this, Democrats still retained control of the Massachusetts Senate. [1] [2]

Contents

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
Governing [3] Safe D20 October 2014

Retirements

  1. 2nd Essex and Middlesex district: Barry Finegold (D) retired.
  2. 1st Hampden and Hampshire district: Gale D. Candaras (D) retired.
  3. Plymouth and Barnstable district: Therese Murray (D) retired.
  4. Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire and Middlesex district: Stephen Brewer (D) retired.

Incumbents defeated

  1. Worcester and Norfolk district: Richard T. Moore (D) lost re-election to Ryan Fattman.

Results

Berkshire, Hampshire and Franklin district

Berkshire, Hampshire and Franklin district election, 2014
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Benjamin Downing (incumbent) 40,795 99.60%
Scattering1540.40%
Total votes40,949 100.0%
Democratic hold

Bristol and Norfolk district

Bristol and Norfolk district election, 2014
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic James E. Timilty (incumbent) 38,762 99.10%
Scattering3510.90%
Total votes39,113 100.0%
Democratic hold

1st Bristol and Plymouth district

1st Bristol and Plymouth district election, 2014
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Michael Rodrigues (incumbent) 26,022 65.30%
Republican Derek A. Maksy13,78734.60%
Scattering230.10%
Total votes39,832 100.0%
Democratic hold

2nd Bristol and Plymouth district

2nd Bristol and Plymouth district election, 2014
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Mark Montigny (incumbent) 28,945 98.70%
Scattering3731.30%
Total votes29,318 100.0%
Democratic hold

Cape and Islands district

Cape and Islands district election, 2014
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Dan Wolf (incumbent) 46,960 62.40%
Republican Ronald R. Beaty, Jr.27,90237.10%
Republican Allen R. Waters (Write-in)3600.50%
Scattering750.00%
Total votes75,297 100.0%
Democratic hold

1st Essex district

1st Essex district election, 2014
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Kathleen O'Connor Ives (incumbent) 30,107 53.80%
Republican Shaun P. Toohey25,83046.10%
Scattering330.10%
Total votes55,970 100.0%
Democratic hold

2nd Essex district

2nd Essex district election, 2014
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Joan Lovely (incumbent) 44,386 98.80%
Scattering5481.20%
Total votes44,934 100.0%
Democratic hold

3rd Essex district

3rd Essex district election, 2014
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Thomas M. McGee (incumbent) 39,528 98.90%
Scattering4491.10%
Total votes39,977 100.0%
Democratic hold

1st Essex and Middlesex district

1st Essex and Middlesex district election, 2014
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Bruce Tarr (incumbent) 57,641 99.40%
Scattering3710.60%
Total votes58,012 100.0%
Republican hold

2nd Essex and Middlesex district

2nd Essex and Middlesex district election, 2014
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Barbara L'Italien 24,559 53.20%
Republican Alex J. Vispoli21,52946.60%
Scattering640.20%
Total votes46,152 100.0%
Democratic hold

Hampden district

Hampden district election, 2014
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic James T. Welch (incumbent) 25,271 98.00%
Scattering5232.00%
Total votes25,794 100.0%
Democratic hold

1st Hampden and Hampshire district

1st Hampden and Hampshire district election, 2014
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Eric Lesser 28,153 50.40%
Republican Debra A. Boronski24,96444.70%
Independent Mike Franco2,7054.80%
Scattering850.10%
Total votes55,907 100.0%
Democratic hold

2nd Hampden and Hampshire district

2nd Hampden and Hampshire district election, 2014
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Donald Humason Jr. (incumbent) 27,817 56.60%
Democratic Patrick T. Leahy21,27543.30%
Scattering320.10%
Total votes49,124 100.0%
Republican hold

Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester district

Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester district election, 2014
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Stan Rosenberg (incumbent) 44,012 99.10%
Scattering3880.90%
Total votes44,400 100.0%
Democratic hold

1st Middlesex district

1st Middlesex district election, 2014
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Eileen Donoghue (incumbent) 32,835 98.00%
Scattering6592.00%
Total votes33,494 100.0%
Democratic hold

2nd Middlesex district

2nd Middlesex district election, 2014
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Patricia D. Jehlen (incumbent) 41,685 75.50%
Republican Robert L. Cappucci, Jr.13,40624.30%
Scattering1230.20%
Total votes55,214 100.0%
Democratic hold

3rd Middlesex district

3rd Middlesex district election, 2014
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Michael J. Barrett (incumbent) 34,750 59.20%
Republican Sandi Martinez23,91140.70%
Scattering400.10%
Total votes58,701 100.0%
Democratic hold

4th Middlesex district

4th Middlesex district election, 2014
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Ken Donnelly (incumbent) 45,974 98.90%
Scattering4931.10%
Total votes46,467 100.0%
Democratic hold

5th Middlesex district

5th Middlesex district election, 2014
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jason Lewis (incumbent) 32,143 56.80%
Republican Monica C. Medeiros24,40643.10%
Scattering590.10%
Total votes56,608 100.0%
Democratic hold

1st Middlesex and Norfolk district

1st Middlesex and Norfolk district election, 2014
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Cynthia Stone Creem (incumbent) 43,655 98.80%
Scattering5101.20%
Total votes44,165 100.0%
Democratic hold

2nd Middlesex and Norfolk district

2nd Middlesex and Norfolk district election, 2014
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Karen Spilka (incumbent) 38,191 98.30%
Scattering6761.70%
Total votes38,867 100.0%
Democratic hold

Middlesex and Suffolk district

Middlesex and Suffolk district election, 2014
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Sal DiDomenico (incumbent) 31,575 98.80%
Scattering3811.20%
Total votes31,956 100.0%
Democratic hold

Middlesex and Worcester district

Middlesex and Worcester district election, 2014
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jamie Eldridge (incumbent) 45,379 98.60%
Scattering6221.40%
Total votes46,001 100.0%
Democratic hold

Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex district

Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex district election, 2014
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Richard J. Ross (incumbent) 34,952 61.00%
Democratic Dylan Hayre22,26738.90%
Scattering520.10%
Total votes57,271 100.0%
Republican hold

Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth district

Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth district election, 2014
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Brian A. Joyce (incumbent) 41,348 98.90%
Scattering4681.10%
Total votes41,816 100.0%
Democratic hold

Norfolk and Plymouth district

Norfolk and Plymouth district election, 2014
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic John F. Keenan (incumbent) 32,679 66.00%
Republican Leslie C. Gosule16,78633.90%
Scattering720.10%
Total votes49,537 100.0%
Democratic hold

Norfolk and Suffolk district

Norfolk and Suffolk district election, 2014
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Mike Rush (incumbent) 42,954 98.70%
Scattering5861.30%
Total votes43,540 100.0%
Democratic hold

Plymouth and Barnstable district

Plymouth and Barnstable district election, 2014
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Vinny deMacedo 38,250 61.10%
Democratic Matthew Patrick 22,05335.20%
Libertarian Heather M. Mullins2,2723.60%
Scattering120.10%
Total votes62,587 100.0%
Republican gain from Democratic

Plymouth and Norfolk district

Plymouth and Norfolk district election, 2014
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Bob Hedlund (incumbent) 55,294 99.10%
Scattering5250.90%
Total votes55,819 100.0%
Republican hold

1st Plymouth and Bristol district

1st Plymouth and Bristol district election, 2014
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Marc Pacheco (incumbent) 31,538 60.90%
Republican David A. Rosa20,17439.00%
Scattering560.10%
Total votes51,768 100.0%
Democratic hold

2nd Plymouth and Bristol district

2nd Plymouth and Bristol district election, 2014
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Thomas P. Kennedy (incumbent) 29,522 66.50%
Republican Viola A. Ryerson14,88333.50%
Scattering220.00%
Total votes44,427 100.0%
Democratic hold

1st Suffolk district

1st Suffolk district election, 2014
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Linda Dorcena Forry (incumbent) 32,298 83.70%
Independent Robert E. Powers, Jr6,11915.90%
Scattering1520.40%
Total votes38,569 100.0%
Democratic hold

2nd Suffolk district

2nd Suffolk district election, 2014
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Sonia Chang-Díaz (incumbent) 33,742 89.80%
Republican David James Wyatt3,7339.90%
Scattering1140.30%
Total votes37,589 100.0%
Democratic hold

1st Suffolk and Middlesex district

1st Suffolk and Middlesex district election, 2014
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Anthony Petruccelli (incumbent) 30,523 98.10%
Scattering5791.90%
Total votes31,102 100.0%
Democratic hold

2nd Suffolk and Middlesex district

2nd Suffolk and Middlesex district election, 2014
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Will Brownsberger (incumbent) 30,514 98.20%
Scattering5661.80%
Total votes31,080 100.0%
Democratic hold

Worcester and Middlesex district

Worcester and Middlesex district election, 2014
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jennifer Flanagan (incumbent) 29,133 60.40%
Republican Richard M. Bastien19,07439.50%
Scattering270.10%
Total votes48,234 100.0%
Democratic hold

Worcester and Norfolk district

Worcester and Norfolk district election, 2014
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Ryan Fattman 29,774 55.70%
Democratic Richard T. Moore (incumbent)23,66244.30%
Scattering370.00%
Total votes53,473 100.0%
Republican gain from Democratic

Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire and Middlesex district

Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire and Middlesex district election, 2014
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Anne Gobi 27,847 50.30%
Republican Michael J. Valanzola27,44949.60%
Scattering390.10%
Total votes55,335 100.0%
Democratic hold

1st Worcester district

1st Worcester district election, 2014
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Harriette L. Chandler (incumbent) 27,576 60.20%
Republican Paul J. Franco18,17939.70%
Scattering710.10%
Total votes45,826 100.0%
Democratic hold

2nd Worcester district

2nd Worcester district election, 2014
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Michael O. Moore (incumbent) 37,909 98.80%
Scattering4421.20%
Total votes38,351 100.0%
Democratic hold

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Elections". electionstats.state.ma.us. Retrieved 23 November 2025.
  2. ↑ "Massachusetts State Senate elections, 2014". ballotpedia.org. Retrieved 23 November 2025.
  3. ↑ Luzer, Daniel (20 October 2014). "Only a Few 2014 Legislative Races Are Competitive". Governing. Retrieved 23 November 2025.
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