2024 United States Senate election in Massachusetts

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2024 United States Senate election in Massachusetts
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  2018 November 5, 20242030 
  Elizabeth Warren--2016 Official Portrait--(cropped).jpg John Deaton, 2024.jpg
Nominee Elizabeth Warren John Deaton
Party Democratic Republican

Incumbent U.S. senator

Elizabeth Warren
Democratic



The 2024 United States Senate election in Massachusetts will be held on November 5, 2024, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Massachusetts. Primary elections took place on September 3, 2024. [1] Incumbent Senator Elizabeth Warren was first elected in 2012, defeating incumbent Republican Scott Brown. Warren was re-elected with 60.3% of the vote in 2018 and is seeking a third term in office.

Contents

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Declined

Endorsements

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of June 30, 2024
CandidateRaisedSpentCash on hand
Elizabeth Warren (D)$18,486,081$24,658,143$4,920,625
Source: Federal Election Commission [24]

Results

Democratic primary results [25]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Elizabeth Warren (incumbent) 562,709 98.58%
Write-in 8,0781.42%
Total votes570,787 100.0%

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

  • John Deaton, attorney [26]

Eliminated in primary

  • Robert Antonellis, nutrition software company owner [27]
  • Ian Cain, president of the Quincy City Council [28]

Declined

Endorsements

Ian Cain
U.S. senators
Governors
John Deaton
Executive Branch officials
Statewide officials
Individuals


Organizations

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of June 30, 2024
CandidateRaisedSpentCash on hand
Robert Antonellis (R)$43,352 [lower-alpha 1] $37,250$9,667
Ian Cain (R)$361,115$312,722$48,393
John Deaton (R)$1,690,411 [lower-alpha 2] $715,642$974,769
Source: Federal Election Commission [24]

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size [lower-alpha 3]
Margin
of error
Robert
Antonellis
Ian
Cain
John
Deaton
OtherUndecided
YouGov [upper-alpha 1] May 17–30, 2024292 (A)± 4.4%19%5%15%25% [lower-alpha 4] 36%
Suffolk University [upper-alpha 2] April 16–20, 202499(LV)± 4.4%4%2%4%1% [lower-alpha 5] 89%

Results

Results by municipality:
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Deaton--90-100%
Deaton--80-90%
Deaton--70-80%
Deaton--60-70%
Deaton--50-60%
Antonellis--50-60%
Antonellis--40-50%
Cain--40-50%
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Results by municipality:
  Deaton—90–100%
  Deaton—80–90%
  Deaton—70–80%
  Deaton—60–70%
  Deaton—50–60%
  Antonellis—50–60%
  Antonellis—40–50%
  Cain—40–50%
  No Data/Vote
Republican primary results [25]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican John Deaton 136,773 64.51%
Republican Robert Antonellis54,94025.91%
Republican Ian Cain19,3749.14%
Write-in 9240.44%
Total votes212,011 100.0%

Workers Party primary

Candidates

Declared

  • Brandon Griffin, activist [35]

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Deceased

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [37] Solid DNovember 9, 2023
Inside Elections [38] Solid DNovember 9, 2023
Sabato's Crystal Ball [39] Safe DNovember 9, 2023
Decision Desk HQ/The Hill [40] Safe DJune 8, 2024
Elections Daily [41] Safe DMay 4, 2023
CNalysis [42] Solid DNovember 21, 2023
RealClearPolitics [43] Solid DAugust 5, 2024

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size [lower-alpha 3]
Margin
of error
Elizabeth
Warren (D)
John
Deaton (R)
Other/Undecided
YouGov [upper-alpha 1] May 17-30,2023700 (A)± 4.4%47%24%29%
Hypothetical polling
Elizabeth Warren vs. Robert Antonellis
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size [lower-alpha 3]
Margin
of error
Elizabeth
Warren (D)
Robert
Antonellis (R)
Other/Undecided
YouGov [upper-alpha 1] May 17-30,2023700 (A)± 4.4%50%23%27%
Elizabeth Warren vs. Charlie Baker
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size [lower-alpha 3]
Margin
of error
Elizabeth
Warren (D)
Charlie
Baker (R)
Undecided
Fiscal Alliance Foundation May 6–7, 2023750 (LV)± 3.6%34%49%17%
Elizabeth Warren vs. Ian Cain
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size [lower-alpha 3]
Margin
of error
Elizabeth
Warren (D)
Ian
Cain (R)
Other/Undecided
YouGov [upper-alpha 1] May 17-30,2023700 (A)± 4.4%48%24%28%
Elizabeth Warren vs. Jonathan Kraft
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size [lower-alpha 3]
Margin
of error
Elizabeth
Warren (D)
Johnathan
Kraft (R)
Undecided
Suffolk University February 2-5, 20231000 (LV)± 3.1%56%33%11%
Elizabeth Warren vs. Aaron Packard
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size [lower-alpha 3]
Margin
of error
Elizabeth
Warren (D)
Aaron
Packard (R)
Other/Undecided
YouGov [upper-alpha 1] May 17-30,2023700 (A)± 4.4%48%23%29%
Elizabeth Warren vs. Karyn Polito
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size [lower-alpha 3]
Margin
of error
Elizabeth
Warren (D)
Karyn
Polito (R)
Undecided
Fiscal Alliance Foundation July 21–22, 2023750 (LV)± 3.6%41%29%30%

Results

2024 United States Senate election in Massachusetts
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Elizabeth Warren (incumbent)
Republican John Deaton
Total votes

Notes

  1. $24,296 of this total was self-funded by Antonellis
  2. $1,000,000 of this total was self-funded by Deaton
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
  4. Aaron Packard with 9%; "Other" with 16%
  5. Aaron Packard with 1%
Partisan clients
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Poll commissioned by the University of Massachusetts Amherst and WCVB-TV
  2. Poll commissioned by The Boston Globe

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