2020 Massachusetts Senate election

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2020 Massachusetts Senate election
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  2018 November 3, 2020 2022  

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
 
Karen E. Spilka.jpg
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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

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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

Qualifications

The following are the qualifications to be elected to the Massachusetts Senate: [3]

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [4] Safe DOctober 21, 2020

Detailed results

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%

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

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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. "How to Run for Office in Massachusetts" (PDF). Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. March 2017.
  4. "October Overview: Handicapping the 2020 State Legislature Races". The Cook Political Report . Retrieved November 1, 2020.
  5. "2020 Massachusetts Senate election: Live results for the Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire & Middlesex District". November 3, 2020.