2020 Massachusetts Senate election

Not to be confused with 2020 United States Senate election in Massachusetts.

2020 Massachusetts Senate election

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All 40 seats in the Massachusetts Senate 21 seats needed for a majority
Registered	4,812,909 [1] ( 5.20 pp)
Turnout	76.00% ( 15.84 pp)
Majority party Minority party   Leader Karen Spilka Bruce Tarr Party Democratic Republican Leader since February 28, 2018 January 3, 2011 Leader's seat 2nd Middlesex and Norfolk 1st Essex and Middlesex Last election 34 seats 6 seats Seats before 36 4 Seats won 37 3 Seat change 3 3 Popular vote 2,407,534 200,099 Percentage 90.25% 7.50%
Results of the elections:      Democratic gain      Democratic hold     Republican hold
President before election Karen Spilka Democratic Elected President Karen Spilka Democratic

The 2020 Massachusetts Senate election took place on November 3, 2020 to elect all 40 members of the Massachusetts Senate. ^[2]

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [3]	Safe D	October 21, 2020

Overview

Election

2020 Massachusetts Senate election
General election — November 3, 2020 ^[4]

Party		Votes	Percentage	Seats	+/–
	Democratic	2,407,534	90.25	37	1
	Republican	200,099	7.50	3	1
	Independents	23,469	0.88	0
	All Others	36,410	1.36	0
Valid votes		2,667,512	78.44	—	—
Invalid votes		733,124	21.56	—	—
Totals		3,400,636	100.00	40	—
Registered voter/turnout		4,812,909	70.66

Popular vote

Democratic			90.25%
Republican			7.50%
Independent			0.88%
Other			1.36%

Percentage seats won

Democratic			92.50%
Republican			7.50%

Closest races

Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:

1. Worcester and Middlesex District, 1.9%
2. Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire and Middlesex District, 5.7%

Summary of results by Senate district

Italics denote an open seat held by the incumbent party or a seat where the incumbent was defeated by a primary challenger; bold text denotes a gain for a party. ^{[4] [5]}

Senate District	Incumbent	Party		Elected Senator	Party
Berkshire, Hampshire, Franklin and Hampden	Adam Hinds		Dem	Adam Hinds		Dem
Bristol and Norfolk	Paul Feeney		Dem	Paul Feeney		Dem
1st Bristol and Plymouth	Michael Rodrigues		Dem	Michael Rodrigues		Dem
2nd Bristol and Plymouth	Mark Montigny		Dem	Mark Montigny		Dem
Cape and Islands	Julian Cyr		Dem	Julian Cyr		Dem
1st Essex	Diana DiZoglio		Dem	Diana DiZoglio		Dem
2nd Essex	Joan Lovely		Dem	Joan Lovely		Dem
3rd Essex	Brendan Crighton		Dem	Brendan Crighton		Dem
1st Essex and Middlesex	Bruce Tarr		Rep	Bruce Tarr		Rep
2nd Essex and Middlesex	Barry Finegold		Dem	Barry Finegold		Dem
Hampden	James T. Welch		Dem	Adam Gomez		Dem
1st Hampden and Hampshire	Eric Lesser		Dem	Eric Lesser		Dem
2nd Hampden and Hampshire	John Velis		Dem	John Velis		Dem
Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester	Jo Comerford		Dem	Jo Comerford		Dem
1st Middlesex	Edward J. Kennedy		Dem	Edward J. Kennedy		Dem
2nd Middlesex	Patricia D. Jehlen		Dem	Patricia D. Jehlen		Dem
3rd Middlesex	Michael J. Barrett		Dem	Michael J. Barrett		Dem
4th Middlesex	Cindy Friedman		Dem	Cindy Friedman		Dem
5th Middlesex	Jason Lewis		Dem	Jason Lewis		Dem
1st Middlesex and Norfolk	Cynthia Stone Creem		Dem	Cynthia Stone Creem		Dem
2nd Middlesex and Norfolk	Karen Spilka		Dem	Karen Spilka		Dem
Middlesex and Worcester	Jamie Eldridge		Dem	Jamie Eldridge		Dem
Middlesex and Suffolk	Sal DiDomenico		Dem	Sal DiDomenico		Dem
Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex	Becca Rausch		Dem	Becca Rausch		Dem
Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth	Walter Timilty		Dem	Walter Timilty		Dem
Norfolk and Plymouth	John Keenan		Dem	John Keenan		Dem
Norfolk and Suffolk	Mike Rush		Dem	Mike Rush		Dem
Plymouth and Barnstable	Susan Moran		Dem	Susan Moran		Dem
Plymouth and Norfolk	Patrick O'Connor		Rep	Patrick O'Connor		Rep
1st Plymouth and Bristol	Marc Pacheco		Dem	Marc Pacheco		Dem
2nd Plymouth and Norfolk	Michael Brady		Dem	Michael Brady		Dem
1st Suffolk	Nick Collins		Dem	Nick Collins		Dem
2nd Suffolk	Sonia Chang-Díaz		Dem	Sonia Chang-Díaz		Dem
1st Suffolk and Middlesex	Joseph Boncore		Dem	Joseph Boncore		Dem
2nd Suffolk and Middlesex	Will Brownsberger		Dem	Will Brownsberger		Dem
Worcester and Middlesex	Dean Tran		Rep	John J. Cronin		Dem
Worcester and Norfolk	Ryan Fattman		Rep	Ryan Fattman		Rep
Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire and Middlesex	Anne Gobi		Dem	Anne Gobi		Dem
1st Worcester	Harriette L. Chandler		Dem	Harriette L. Chandler		Dem
2nd Worcester	Michael O. Moore		Dem	Michael O. Moore		Dem

Detailed Results

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

1st Bristol and Plymouth District

Massachusetts 1st Bristol and Plymouth District general election, 2020

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Michael Rodrigues (incumbent)
Total votes				100.0%
	Democratic hold

Worcester and Middlesex District

Worcester and Middlesex District general election, 2020

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John J. Cronin	42,188	50.9
	Republican	Dean Tran (incumbent)	40,558	49.0
	Write-in	Write-ins	105	.1
Total votes				100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire and Middlesex district

Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire and Middlesex district, 2020

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Anne Gobi (incumbent)	48,018	52.84
	Republican	Stephen Hall	42,852	47.16
Total votes				100.0
	Democratic hold

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See also

• 2020 Massachusetts general election
• 2020 Massachusetts House of Representatives election
• 2019–2020 Massachusetts legislature
• 2021–2022 Massachusetts legislature

References

1. "Enrollment Breakdown as of 10/24/2020" (PDF). Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
2. "Town-By-Town Map: Results, And Takeaways, In Massachusetts' Democratic Senate Primary". www.wbur.org. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
3. "October Overview: Handicapping the 2020 State Legislature Races". The Cook Political Report . Retrieved November 1, 2020.
4. "PD43+ » Search Elections". Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth . Retrieved March 7, 2026.
5. "Massachusetts State Senate elections, 2022". Ballotpedia . Retrieved March 7, 2026.
6. "2020 Massachusetts Senate election: Live results for the Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire & Middlesex District". November 3, 2020.

External links

• State Legislature
• Election at Ballotpedia
• Government Documents Round Table of the American Library Association, "Massachusetts", Voting & Elections Toolkits
• "Massachusetts: Election Tools, Deadlines, Dates, Rules, and Links", Vote.org , Oakland, CA
• "League of Women Voters of Massachusetts". (state affiliate of the U.S. League of Women Voters)