2022 Massachusetts Senate election
State legislative election
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All 40 seats in the Massachusetts Senate 21 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Registered | 4,884,076 [1] ( 1.48 pp) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Turnout | 51.42% ( 24.58 pp) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Results: Democratic hold Democratic gain Republican hold | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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An election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect all 40 members to Massachusetts' Senate. The election coincided with elections for other offices, including governor, and U.S. House of Representatives.
Democrats gained 1 seat, increasing their supermajority to 37 out of 40 seats.[2] Simultaneously with gains in the state house, and Maura Healey's win in the gubernatorial race, Democrats won a trifecta in the state for the first time since 2014.[3]
Predictions
Source | Ranking | As of |
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Sabato's Crystal Ball[4] | Safe D | May 19, 2022 |
Overview
Election
Party | Votes | Percentage | Seats | +/– | |||||
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Democratic | 1,539,792 | 69.24 | 37 | 1 | |||||
Republican | 602,112 | 27.08 | 3 | ||||||
Independents | 62,929 | 2.83 | 0 | ||||||
Workers Party | 2,168 | 0.10 | 0 | ||||||
All Others | 16,743 | 0.75 | 0 | ||||||
Valid votes | 2,223,744 | 88.54 | — | — | |||||
Invalid votes | 287,717 | 11.46 | — | — | |||||
Totals | 2,511,461 | 100 | 40 | — | |||||
Registered voter/turnout | 4,884,076 | 51.42 |
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Closest races
Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:
- Norfolk, Worcester & Middlesex District, 9.7%
- 3rd Bristol & Plymouth District, 8.6%
- Worcester & Hampshire District, 8.7%
Summary of results by Senate district
Bold text denotes a gain for a party. [6]
Senate district | Incumbent | Party | Elected senator | Party | ||
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1st Bristol and Plymouth | Michael Rodrigues | Dem | Michael Rodrigues | Dem | ||
1st Essex | Diana DiZoglio | Dem | Pavel Payano | Dem | ||
1st Essex and Middlesex | Bruce Tarr | Rep | Bruce Tarr | Rep | ||
1st Middlesex | Edward J. Kennedy | Dem | Edward J. Kennedy | Dem | ||
1st Plymouth and Norfolk | Patrick O'Connor | Rep | Patrick O'Connor | Rep | ||
1st Suffolk | Nick Collins | Dem | Nick Collins | Dem | ||
1st Worcester | Harriette L. Chandler | Dem | Robyn Kennedy | Dem | ||
2nd Bristol and Plymouth | Mark Montigny | Dem | Mark Montigny | Dem | ||
2nd Essex | Joan Lovely | Dem | Joan Lovely | Dem | ||
2nd Essex and Middlesex | Barry Finegold | Dem | Barry Finegold | Dem | ||
2nd Middlesex | Patricia D. Jehlen | Dem | Patricia D. Jehlen | Dem | ||
2nd Plymouth and Norfolk | Michael Brady | Dem | Michael Brady | Dem | ||
2nd Suffolk | Sonia Chang-Díaz | Dem | Liz Miranda | Dem | ||
2nd Worcester | Michael O. Moore | Dem | Michael O. Moore | Dem | ||
3rd Bristol and Plymouth | Marc Pacheco | Dem | Marc Pacheco | Dem | ||
3rd Essex | Brendan Crighton | Dem | Brendan Crighton | Dem | ||
3rd Middlesex | Michael J. Barrett | Dem | Michael J. Barrett | Dem | ||
3rd Suffolk | Lydia Edwards | Dem | Lydia Edwards | Dem | ||
4th Middlesex | Cindy Friedman | Dem | Cindy Friedman | Dem | ||
5th Middlesex | Jason Lewis | Dem | Jason Lewis | Dem | ||
Berkshire, Hampshire, Franklin and Hampden | Vacant | Paul Mark | Dem | |||
Bristol and Norfolk | Paul Feeney | Dem | Paul Feeney | Dem | ||
Cape and Islands | Julian Cyr | Dem | Julian Cyr | Dem | ||
Hampden, Hampshire, and Worcester | Eric Lesser | Dem | Jacob Oliveira | Dem | ||
Hampden | Adam Gomez | Dem | Adam Gomez | Dem | ||
Hampden and Hampshire | John Velis | Dem | John Velis | Dem | ||
Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester | Jo Comerford | Dem | Jo Comerford | Dem | ||
Middlesex and Norfolk | Karen Spilka | Dem | Karen Spilka | Dem | ||
Middlesex and Suffolk | Sal DiDomenico | Dem | Sal DiDomenico | Dem | ||
Middlesex and Worcester | Jamie Eldridge | Dem | Jamie Eldridge | Dem | ||
Norfolk, Plymouth and Bristol | Walter Timilty | Dem | Walter Timilty | Dem | ||
Norfolk, Worcester and Middlesex | Becca Rausch | Dem | Becca Rausch | Dem | ||
Norfolk and Middlesex | Cynthia Stone Creem | Dem | Cynthia Stone Creem | Dem | ||
Norfolk and Plymouth | John Keenan | Dem | John Keenan | Dem | ||
Norfolk and Suffolk | Mike Rush | Dem | Mike Rush | Dem | ||
Plymouth and Barnstable | Susan Moran | Dem | Susan Moran | Dem | ||
Suffolk and Middlesex | Will Brownsberger | Dem | Will Brownsberger | Dem | ||
Worcester and Hampden | Ryan Fattman | Rep | Ryan Fattman | Rep | ||
Worcester and Hampshire | Anne Gobi | Dem | Anne Gobi | Dem | ||
Worcester and Middlesex | John J. Cronin | Dem | John J. Cronin | Dem |
See also
- 2020 Massachusetts general election
- 2020 Massachusetts House of Representatives election
- 2019–2020 Massachusetts legislature
- 2021–2022 Massachusetts legislature
References
- ^ "Registered Voters and Party Enrollment as of October 29, 2022" (PDF). Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
- ^ Weisbrod, Katelyn (2022-11-10). "Four States Just Got a 'Trifecta' of Democratic Control, Paving the Way for Climate and Clean Energy Legislation". Inside Climate News. Retrieved 2023-04-29.
- ^ "Massachusetts poised to join 34 states with single-party control". Wicked Local. Retrieved 2023-04-29.
- ^ Jacobson, Louis (May 19, 2022). "The Battle for State Legislatures". Retrieved May 19, 2022.
- ^ "PD43+ » Search Elections".
- ^ "Massachusetts State Senate elections, 2022".
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)