2016 Massachusetts Senate election

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2016 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 Stan Rosenberg Bruce Tarr
Party Democratic Republican
Leader sinceJanuary 8, 2015January 3, 2011
Leader's seat Massachusetts Senate's Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester district 1st Essex and Middlesex
Last election346 seats
Seats before346
Seats won346
Seat changeSteady2.svgSteady2.svg
Popular vote2,053,890635,030
Percentage74.6%23.07%
President before election

Stan Rosenberg
Democratic

Elected President

Stan Rosenberg
Democratic

The 2016 Massachusetts Senate election took place on November 8, 2016, to elect members of the Massachusetts Senate. Massachusetts voters elected all 40 members of the State Senate to serve two-year terms in the Massachusetts General Court. The election coincided with United States national elections and Massachusetts state elections, including U.S. House, U.S. President, and Massachusetts House.

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Democrats retained all 34 of their seats after the election.

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
Governing [1] Safe DOctober 12, 2016

Detailed results

DistrictPartyIncumbentStatusPartyCandidateVotes%
Berkshire, Hampshire and Franklin Democratic Benjamin Downing Retired Democratic Adam G. Hinds 53,21670.11%
Republican Christine M. Canning22,62429.81%
All Others620.08%
Bristol and Norfolk Democratic James E. Timilty Won Democratic James E. Timilty 66,61199.34%
All Others4450.66%
1st Bristol and Plymouth Democratic Michael J. Rodrigues Won Democratic Michael J. Rodrigues 54,61899.35%
All Others3550.65%
2nd Bristol and Plymouth Democratic Mark C. Montigny Won Democratic Mark C. Montigny 53,88299.03%
All Others5260.97%
Cape and Islands Democratic Daniel Wolf Retired Democratic Julian Andre Cyr 59,97456.89%
Republican Anthony E. Schiavi45,34943.02%
All Others940.09%
1st Essex Democratic Kathleen A. O'Connor Ives Won Democratic Kathleen A. O'Connor Ives 65,13199.05%
All Others6220.95%
2nd Essex Democratic Joan B. Lovely Won Democratic Joan B. Lovely 67,12098.86%
All Others7721.14%
3rd Essex Democratic Thomas M. McGee Won Democratic Thomas M. McGee 58,84499.08%
All Others5450.92%
1st Essex and Middlesex Republican Bruce E. Tarr Won Republican Bruce E. Tarr 77,85199.18%
All Others6470.82%
2nd Essex and Middlesex Democratic Barbara A. L'Italien Won Democratic Barbara A. L'Italien 45,21863.43%
Republican Susan M. Laplante25,97336.43%
All Others1000.14%
Hampden Democratic James T. Welch Won Democratic James T. Welch 45,06198.29%
All Others7821.71%
1st Hampden and Hampshire Democratic Eric P. Lesser Won Democratic Eric P. Lesser 44,60255.83%
Republican James Chip Harrington35,18844.05%
All Others1000.13%
2nd Hampden and Hampshire Republican Donald F. Humason Jr. Won Republican Donald F. Humason Jr. 43,09759.49%
Democratic Jerome Parker-O'Grady29,28540.42%
All Others670.09%
Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester Democratic Stanley C. Rosenberg Won Democratic Stanley C. Rosenberg 62,28681.63%
Republican Donald Peltier13,90818.23%
All Others1050.14%
1st Middlesex Democratic Eileen M. Donoghue Won Democratic Eileen M. Donoghue 56,75998.58%
All Others8191.42%
2nd Middlesex Democratic Patricia D. Jehlen Won Democratic Patricia D. Jehlen 75,77798.51%
All Others1,1461.49%
3rd Middlesex Democratic Michael J. Barrett Won Democratic Michael J. Barrett 64,55498.74%
All Others8221.26%
4th Middlesex Democratic Kenneth J. Donnelly Won Democratic Kenneth J. Donnelly 68,54099.02%
All Others6750.98%
5th Middlesex Democratic Jason M. Lewis Won Democratic Jason M. Lewis 52,95468.89%
Republican Vincent Lawrence Dixon23,62830.74%
All Others2900.38%
1st Middlesex and Norfolk Democratic Cynthia Stone Creem Won Democratic Cynthia Stone Creem 62,66898.98%
All Others6471.02%
2nd Middlesex and Norfolk Democratic Karen E. Spilka Won Democratic Karen E. Spilka 61,23098.48%
All Others9471.52%
Middlesex and Worcester Democratic James B. Eldridge Won Democratic James B. Eldridge 55,69864.23%
Republican Ted Busiek26,86530.98%
Independent Terra Friedrichs4,0334.65%
All Others1170.13%
Middlesex and Suffolk Democratic Sal N. DiDomenico Won Democratic Sal N. DiDomenico 53,02298.92%
All Others5771.08%
Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex Republican Richard J. Ross Won Republican Richard J. Ross 49,77660.00%
Democratic Kristopher K. Aleksov33,08339.88%
All Others950.11%
Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth Democratic Brian Joyce Retired Democratic Walter F. Timilty Jr. 56,46673.72%
Independent Jonathan D. Lott19,96026.06%
All Others1670.22%
Norfolk and Plymouth Democratic John F. Keenan Won Democratic John F. Keenan 50,14870.98%
Independent Alexander N. Mendez20,43328.92%
All Others710.10%
Norfolk and Suffolk Democratic Michael F. Rush Won Democratic Michael F. Rush 66,79298.72%
All Others8671.28%
Plymouth and Barnstable Republican Vinny M. deMacedo Won Republican Vinny M. deMacedo 69,47499.27%
All Others5080.73%
Plymouth and Norfolk Republican Patrick M. O'Connor Won Republican Patrick M. O'Connor 52,44056.53%
Democratic Paul J. Gannon40,19343.32%
All Others1400.15%
1st Plymouth and Bristol Democratic Marc R. Pacheco Won Democratic Marc R. Pacheco 52,91565.28%
Republican Sandra M. Wright28,05934.61%
All Others870.11%
2nd Plymouth and Bristol Democratic Michael D. Brady Won Democratic Michael D. Brady 56,15699.42%
All Others3300.58%
1st Suffolk Democratic Linda Dorcena Forry Won Democratic Linda Dorcena Forry 59,87498.41%
All Others9661.59%
2nd Suffolk Democratic Sonia Rosa Chang-Díaz Won Democratic Sonia Rosa Chang-Díaz 58,70598.80%
All Others7131.20%
1st Suffolk and Middlesex Democratic Joseph A. Boncore Won Democratic Joseph A. Boncore 50,97898.17%
All Others9511.83%
2nd Suffolk and Middlesex Democratic William N. Brownsberger Won Democratic William N. Brownsberger 56,01198.58%
All Others8041.42%
Worcester and Middlesex Democratic Jennifer L. Flanagan Won Democratic Jennifer L. Flanagan 59,86099.13%
All Others5270.87%
Worcester and Norfolk Republican Ryan C. Fattman Won Republican Ryan C. Fattman 64,66598.45%
All Others1,0211.55%
Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire and Middlesex Democratic Anne M. Gobi Won Democratic Anne M. Gobi 44,02154.37%
Republican James P. Ehrhard36,88345.55%
All Others680.08%
1st Worcester Democratic Harriette L. Chandler Won Democratic Harriette L. Chandler 56,54598.08%
All Others1,1041.92%
2nd Worcester Democratic Michael O. Moore Won Democratic Michael O. Moore 55,09373.98%
Republican Mesfin H. Beshir19,25025.85%
All Others1250.17%

Source: Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, [2] Ballotpedia [3] [4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Cournoyer, Caroline (2016-10-12). "November Likely to Lessen GOP's Advantage in Legislatures". Governing. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
  2. ↑ "Search Elections". Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
  3. ↑ "Massachusetts State Senate elections, 2016 - Ballotpedia" . Retrieved 2017-04-14.
  4. ↑ "Massachusetts House of Representatives elections, 2016 - Ballotpedia" . Retrieved 2017-04-14.


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