2018 Massachusetts Senate election

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2018 Massachusetts Senate election
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 2016November 6, 2018 2020  

All 40 seats in the Massachusetts Senate
21 seats needed for a majority
Registered4,574,967 [1] (Increase2.svg 0.88 pp)
Turnout60.17% (Decrease2.svg 14.34 pp)
 Majority partyMinority party
 
Karen E. Spilka.jpg
Bruce Tarr 2010.jpg
Leader Karen Spilka Bruce Tarr
Party Democratic Republican
Leader sinceFebruary 28, 2018January 3, 2011
Leader's seat 2nd Middlesex and Norfolk 1st Essex and Middlesex
Last election34 seats6 seats
Seats before317
Seats won346
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 3Decrease2.svg 1

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Results of the elections:
     Democratic gain
     Democratic hold     Republican hold

President before election

Karen Spilka
Democratic

Elected President

Karen Spilka
Democratic

The 2018 Massachusetts Senate election took place on November 6, 2018 to elect members of the Massachusetts Senate.

Contents

Qualifications

The following are the qualifications to be elected to the Massachusetts Senate: [2]

Detailed results

1st Bristol and Plymouth DistrictWorcester and MiddlesexDistrict 3District 4District 5District 6District 7District 8District 9District 10District 11District 12District 13District 14District 15District 16District 17District 18District 19District 20District 21District 22District 23District 24District 25District 26District 27District 28District 29District 30District 31District 32District 33District 34District 35District 36District 37District 38District 39District 40

1st Bristol and Plymouth District

Massachusetts 1st Bristol and Plymouth District General Election, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Michael Rodrigues (incumbent)
Total votes100.0%
Democratic hold

Worcester and Middlesex District

Worcester and Middlesex District General Election, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Dean Tran (Incumbent) 33,043
Democratic Susan Chalifoux Zephir27,792
Write-in Write-ins
Total votes100.0
Republican hold

Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex District

Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex District, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Becca Rausch
Republican Richard Ross (incumbent)
Total votes100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

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References

  1. "Enrollment Breakdown as of 10/17/2018" (PDF). Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
  2. Francis Galvin, William. "How to Run for Office in Massachusetts" (PDF). www.sec.state.ma.us. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 25, 2021. Retrieved May 22, 2021.