2020 Massachusetts House of Representatives election

Not to be confused with 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts.

The 2020 Massachusetts House of Representatives election took place on November 3, 2020. It elected members of the Massachusetts House of Representatives.^[3] Democrats achieved a net gain of 2 seats. One independent, Susannah Whipps, was also elected.^[4] Incumbent Speaker Robert DeLeo won re-election but resigned before the new session to take a position at Northeastern University; Ronald Mariano replaced him as Speaker.^[5]

2020 Massachusetts House of Representatives election ^[1]

← 2018 November 3, 2020 2022 →
All 160 seats in the Massachusetts House of Representatives 81 seats needed for a majority
Registered	4,812,909 [2] ( 5.20 pp)
Turnout	76.00% ( 15.84 pp)
Majority party Minority party   Leader Robert DeLeo Bradley Jones Jr. Party Democratic Republican Leader since January 27, 2009 November 21, 2002 Leader's seat 19th Suffolk 20th Middlesex Last election 127 seats 32 seats Seats won 129 30 Seat change 2 2 Popular vote 2,239,316 686,101 Percentage 74.27% 22.76%   Third party   Leader Susannah Whipps Party Independent Leader's seat 2nd Franklin Last election 1 seat Seats won 1 Seat change Popular vote 56,261 Percentage 1.87%
Results:      Democratic hold      Democratic gain      Republican hold      Republican gain      Independent hold
Speaker before election Robert DeLeo Democratic Elected Speaker Ronald Mariano Democratic

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[6]	Safe D	October 21, 2020

Overview

Election

2020 Massachusetts House of Representatives election
General election — November 3, 2020 ^[7][8]

Party		Votes	Percentage	Seats	+/–
	Democratic	2,239,316	74.27	129	2
	Republican	686,101	22.76	30	2
	Green-Rainbow	1,100	0.04	0
	Independents	56,261	1.87	1
	All Others	30,628	1.02	0
	Write-In	1,613	0.05	0
Valid votes		3,015,019	82.42	—	—
Invalid votes		642,986	17.58	—	—
Totals		3,658,005	100	160	—
Registered voter/turnout		4,812,909	76.00

Popular vote Democratic   74.27% Republican   22.76% Independent   1.87% Other   1.10%

Percentage seats won Democratic   80.63% Republican   18.75% Independent   0.62%

Closest races

Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:

1. 2nd Barnstable District, 8.3% (gain)
2. 5th Barnstable District, 4.3%
3. 14th Bristol District, 8.9% (gain)
4. 1st Essex District, 3.3%
5. 2nd Essex District, 2.6%
6. 13th Essex District, 9.2%
7. 4th Hampden District, 8% (gain)
8. 7th Hampden District, 0.8%
9. 1st Middlesex District, 3.1%
10. 5th Plymouth District, 1.4%
11. 12th Plymouth District, 9.5%

See also

• 2020 Massachusetts general election
• 2020 Massachusetts Senate election
• 2019–2020 Massachusetts legislature
• 2021–2022 Massachusetts legislature

References

1. Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. "Massachusetts Election Statistics". sec.state.ma.us. Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved November 1, 2022.
2. "Registered Voters and Party Enrollment as of October 24, 2020" (PDF). Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
3. "Massachusetts House of Representatives elections, 2020". Ballotpedia. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
4. "The Republican Minority in the Mass. Legislature Shed 5 Seats in 2020".
5. "Robert DeLeo resigning as Speaker of Massachusetts House". December 28, 2020.
6. "October Overview: Handicapping the 2020 State Legislature Races". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
7. Galvin, William Francis. "PD43+ » Search Elections". Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
8. "Registered Voters and Party Enrollment as of October 24, 2020" (PDF). Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved January 2, 2023.

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