2020 Massachusetts Senate election
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All 40 seats in the Massachusetts Senate 21 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Registered | 4,812,909 [1] ( 5.20 pp) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 76.00% ( 15.84 pp) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2020 Massachusetts Senate election took place on November 3, 2020 to elect members of the Massachusetts Senate.[2]
Qualifications
The following are the qualifications to be elected to the Massachusetts Senate:[3]
- Be eighteen years of age
- Be a registered voter in Massachusetts
- Be an inhabitant of Massachusetts for five years
- Be a resident of the district when elected
- Receive at least 300 signatures on nomination papers
Predictions
| Source | Ranking | As of |
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| The Cook Political Report[4] | Safe D | October 21, 2020 |
Overview
Election
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| Party | Votes | Percentage | Seats | +/– | |||||
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| Democratic | 2,407,534 | 90.25 | 37 | 1
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| Republican | 200,099 | 7.50 | 3 |  1
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| Independents | 23,469 | 0.88 | 0 | 
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| All Others | 36,410 | 1.36 | 0 |
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| 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 | |||||||
Closest races
Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:
- Worcester and Middlesex District, 1.9%
- Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire and Middlesex District, 5.7%
Detailed Results
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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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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| Democratic | Michael Rodrigues (incumbent) | ||||
| Total votes | 100.0% | ||||
| Democratic hold | |||||
Worcester and Middlesex District
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| 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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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| Democratic | Anne Gobi (incumbent) | 48,018 | 52.84 | ||
| Republican | Stephen Hall | 42,852 | 47.16 | ||
| Total votes | 100.0 | ||||
| Democratic hold | |||||
See also
- 2020 Massachusetts general election
- 2020 Massachusetts House of Representatives election
- 2019–2020 Massachusetts legislature
- 2021–2022 Massachusetts legislature
References
- ^ "Enrollment Breakdown as of 10/24/2020" (PDF). Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
- ^ "Town-By-Town Map: Results, And Takeaways, In Massachusetts' Democratic Senate Primary". www.wbur.org. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
- ^ "How to Run for Office in Massachusetts" (PDF). Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. March 2017.
- ^ "October Overview: Handicapping the 2020 State Legislature Races". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
- ^ "PD43+ » Search Elections".
- ^ "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)