2020 Massachusetts House of Representatives election

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2020 Massachusetts House of Representatives election [1]
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 2018November 3, 2020 2022  

All 160 seats in the Massachusetts House of Representatives
81 seats needed for a majority
Registered4,812,909 [2]
Turnout76.00% (Increase2.svg 15.84%)
 Majority partyMinority party
  Robert A. DeLeo (3x4 aspect ratio).jpg Bradley H. Jones, Jr (3x4 aspect ratio).jpg
Leader Robert DeLeo Bradley Jones Jr.
Party Democratic Republican
Leader sinceJanuary 27, 2009November 21, 2002
Leader's seat 19th Suffolk 20th Middlesex
Last election127 seats32 seats
Seats won12930
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 2Decrease2.svg 2
Popular vote2,239,316686,101
Percentage74.27%22.76%

 Third party
  Susannah Whipps Lee (3x4 aspect ratio).jpg
Leader Susannah Whipps
Party Independent
Leader's seat 2nd Franklin
Last election1 seat
Seats won1
Seat changeSteady2.svg
Popular vote56,261
Percentage1.87%

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Results:
     Democratic hold     Democratic gain
     Republican hold     Republican gain
     Independent hold

Speaker before election

Robert DeLeo
Democratic

Elected Speaker

Ronald Mariano
Democratic

The 2020 Massachusetts House of Representatives election took place on November 3, 2020. It elected members of the Massachusetts House of Representatives. [3] Democrats achieved a net gain of 2 seats. One independent, Susannah Whipps, was also elected. [4] Incumbent Speaker Robert DeLeo won re-election but resigned before the new session to take a position at Northeastern University; Ronald Mariano replaced him as Speaker. [5]

Contents

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [6] Safe DOctober 21, 2020

Overview

Election

2020 Massachusetts House of Representatives election
General election — November 3, 2020 [7] [8]
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PartyVotesPercentageSeats+/–
Democratic 2,239,31674.27129Increase2.svg 2
Republican 686,10122.7630Decrease2.svg 2
Green-Rainbow 1,1000.040Steady2.svg
Independents 56,2611.871Steady2.svg
All Others 30,6281.020Steady2.svg
Write-In 1,6130.050Steady2.svg
Valid votes3,015,01982.42
Invalid votes642,98617.58
Totals3,658,005100160
Registered voter/turnout4,812,90976.00
Popular vote
Democratic
74.27%
Republican
22.76%
Independent
1.87%
Other
1.10%
Percentage seats won
Democratic
80.63%
Republican
18.75%
Independent
0.62%

Closest races

Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:

  1. 2nd Barnstable District, 8.3% (gain)
  2. 5th Barnstable District, 4.3%
  3. 14th Bristol District, 8.9% (gain)
  4. 1st Essex District, 3.3%
  5. 2nd Essex District, 2.6%
  6. 13th Essex District, 9.2%
  7. 4th Hampden District, 8% (gain)
  8. 7th Hampden District, 0.8%
  9. 1st Middlesex District, 3.1%
  10. 5th Plymouth District, 1.4%
  11. 12th Plymouth District, 9.5%

See also

References

  1. Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. "Massachusetts Election Statistics". sec.state.ma.us. Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved November 1, 2022.
  2. "Registered Voters and Party Enrollment as of October 24, 2020" (PDF). Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
  3. "Massachusetts House of Representatives elections, 2020". Ballotpedia. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
  4. "The Republican Minority in the Mass. Legislature Shed 5 Seats in 2020".
  5. "Robert DeLeo resigning as Speaker of Massachusetts House". December 28, 2020.
  6. "October Overview: Handicapping the 2020 State Legislature Races". The Cook Political Report . Retrieved November 1, 2020.
  7. Galvin, William Francis. "PD43+ » Search Elections". Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
  8. "Registered Voters and Party Enrollment as of October 24, 2020" (PDF). Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved January 2, 2023.

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