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2022 Massachusetts Senate election
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All 40 seats in the Massachusetts Senate
21 seats needed for a majority
Registered4,884,076 [1] (Increase 1.48 pp)
Turnout51.42% (Decrease 24.58 pp)
  Majority party Minority party
 
Karen E. Spilka.jpg
Bruce Tarr 2010.jpg
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 37 seats 3 seats
Seats before 36 3
Seats won 37 3
Seat change Increase 1 Steady
Popular vote 1,539,792 602,112
Percentage 69.24% 27.08%
Results:
     Democratic hold      Democratic gain
     Republican hold
President before election

Karen Spilka
Democratic

Elected President

Karen Spilka
Democratic

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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[edit]

Source Ranking As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball[4] Safe D May 19, 2022

Overview[edit]

Election[edit]

2022 Massachusetts Senate election
General election — November 8, 2022 [5]
Party Votes Percentage Seats +/–
Democratic 1,539,792 69.24 37 Increase 1
Republican 602,112 27.08 3 Steady
Independents 62,929 2.83 0 Steady
Workers Party 2,168 0.10 0 Steady
All Others 16,743 0.75 0 Steady
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


Popular vote
Democratic
 
 69.24%
Republican
 
 27.08%
Independent
 
 2.83%
Other
 
 0.75%
Percentage seats won
Democratic
 
 92.50%
Republican
 
 7.50%

Closest races[edit]

Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:

  1. Norfolk, Worcester & Middlesex District, 9.7%
  2. 3rd Bristol & Plymouth District, 8.6%
  3. Worcester & Hampshire District, 8.7%

Summary of results by Senate district[edit]

Bold text denotes a gain for a party. [6]

Senate district Incumbent Party Elected senator Party
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[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Registered Voters and Party Enrollment as of October 29, 2022" (PDF). Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Massachusetts poised to join 34 states with single-party control". Wicked Local. Retrieved 2023-04-29.
  4. ^ Jacobson, Louis (May 19, 2022). "The Battle for State Legislatures". Retrieved May 19, 2022.
  5. ^ "PD43+ » Search Elections".
  6. ^ "Massachusetts State Senate elections, 2022".

External links[edit]

source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Massachusetts_Senate_election