2020 Massachusetts Senate election

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2020 Massachusetts Senate election
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All 40 seats in the Massachusetts Senate
21 seats needed for a majority
Registered4,812,909 [1] (Increase2.svg 5.20 pp)
Turnout76.00% (Increase2.svg 15.84 pp)
 Majority partyMinority party
 
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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 election36 seats4 seats
Seats before364
Seats won373
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 1Decrease2.svg 1
Popular vote2,407,534200,099
Percentage90.25%7.50%
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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 2020 Massachusetts Senate election took place on November 3, 2020 to elect members of the Massachusetts Senate. [2]

Contents

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [3] Safe DOctober 21, 2020

Overview

Election

2020 Massachusetts Senate election
General election — November 3, 2020 [4]
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PartyVotesPercentageSeats+/–
Democratic 2,407,53490.2537Increase2.svg 1
Republican 200,0997.503Decrease2.svg 1
Independents 23,4690.880Steady2.svg
All Others 36,4101.360Steady2.svg
Valid votes2,667,51278.44——
Invalid votes733,12421.56——
Totals3,400,636100.0040—
Registered voter/turnout4,812,90970.66


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%

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
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Michael Rodrigues (incumbent)
Total votes100.0%
Democratic hold

Worcester and Middlesex District

Worcester and Middlesex District general election, 2020
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic John J. Cronin 42,188 50.9
Republican Dean Tran (incumbent)40,55849.0
Write-in Write-ins105.1
Total votes100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire and Middlesex district

Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire and Middlesex district, 2020
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Anne Gobi (incumbent) 48,018 52.84
Republican Stephen Hall42,85247.16
Total votes100.0
Democratic hold

[5]

See also

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".
  5. ↑ "2020 Massachusetts Senate election: Live results for the Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire & Middlesex District". November 3, 2020.
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