2020 Massachusetts Senate election

Not to be confused with 2020 United States Senate election in Massachusetts.

The 2020 Massachusetts Senate election took place on November 3, 2020 to elect members of the Massachusetts Senate.^[2]

2020 Massachusetts Senate election

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All 40 seats in the Massachusetts Senate 21 seats needed for a majority
Registered	4,812,909 [1] ( 5.20 pp)
Turnout	76.00% ( 15.84 pp)
Majority party Minority party   Leader Karen Spilka Bruce Tarr Party Democratic Republican Leader since February 28, 2018 January 3, 2011 Leader's seat 2nd Middlesex and Norfolk 1st Essex and Middlesex Last election 36 seats 4 seats Seats before 36 4 Seats won 37 3 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 2,407,534 200,099 Percentage 90.25% 7.50%
Results of the elections:      Democratic gain      Democratic hold      Republican hold
President before election Karen Spilka Democratic Elected President Karen Spilka Democratic

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
The Cook Political Report[4]	Safe D	October 21, 2020

Overview

Election

2020 Massachusetts Senate election
General election — November 3, 2020 ^[5]

Party		Votes	Percentage	Seats	+/–
	Democratic	2,407,534	90.25	37	1
	Republican	200,099	7.50	3	1
	Independents	23,469	0.88	0
	All Others	36,410	1.36	0
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

Popular vote Democratic   90.25% Republican   7.50% Independent   0.88% Other   1.36%

Percentage seats won Democratic   92.50% Republican   7.50%

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 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

Massachusetts 1st Bristol and Plymouth District general election, 2020

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Michael Rodrigues (incumbent)
Total votes				100.0%
	Democratic hold

Worcester and Middlesex District

Worcester and Middlesex District general election, 2020

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire and Middlesex district, 2020

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Anne Gobi (incumbent)	48,018	52.84
	Republican	Stephen Hall	42,852	47.16
Total votes				100.0
	Democratic hold

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See also

• 2020 Massachusetts general election
• 2020 Massachusetts House of Representatives election
• 2019–2020 Massachusetts legislature
• 2021–2022 Massachusetts legislature

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. "PD43+ » Search Elections".
6. "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)