2010 Massachusetts Senate election

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2010 Massachusetts Senate election
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  2008 November 2, 20102012 

All 40 seats in the Massachusetts Senate
21 seats needed for a majority
 Majority partyMinority party
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Leader Therese Murray Richard Tisei
(retired)
Party Democratic Republican
Leader sinceMarch 21, 2007January 3, 2007
Leader's seat Plymouth and Barnstable Middlesex and Essex
Last election35 seats5 seats
Seats won364
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 1Decrease2.svg 1

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Results:
     Democratic gain
     Democratic hold     Republican hold

President before election

Therese Murray
Democratic

Elected President

Therese Murray
Democratic

In the elections to the Massachusetts State Senate in 2010, the Democrats continued their dominance, winning 36 seats against 4 seats for the Republicans.

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Election results

DistrictIncumbentPartyFirst
elected
ResultCandidates
Berkshire, Hampshire, and Franklin Benjamin Downing Democratic 2006 Re-elected Benjamin Downing (D) unopposed
Bristol and Norfolk James Timilty Democratic 2004 Re-elected James Timilty (D) unopposed
1st Bristol and Plymouth Joan Menard Democratic 2000 Retired
Democratic hold
Michael Rodrigues (D) 62.16%
Derek Maksy (R) 37.84%
2nd Bristol and Plymouth Mark Montigny Democratic 1992 Re-elected Mark Montigny (D) unopposed
Cape and Islands Robert O'Leary Democratic 2000 Retired to run for 10th Congressional District
Democratic hold
Dan Wolf (D) 57.45%
James Crocker (R) 42.55%
1st Essex Steven Baddour Democratic 2002 Re-elected Steven Baddour (D) unopposed
2nd Essex Frederick Berry Democratic 1982 Re-elected Frederick Berry (D) 61.51%
Richard Jolitz (R) 31.47%
Matthew Fraser (I) 7.02%
1st Essex and Middlesex Bruce Tarr Republican 1994 Re-elected Bruce Tarr (R) unopposed

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