List of United States Senators from Massachusetts

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This page displays current and historical information pertaining to the U.S. Senate delegation from Massachusetts.

Current members

The current members of the U.S. Senate from Massachusetts are:


Office Name Party Date assumed office Date term ends
U.S. Senate Massachusetts Edward J. Markey Democratic July 16, 2013 January 3, 2027
U.S. Senate Massachusetts Elizabeth Warren Democratic January 3, 2013 January 3, 2031


Election history

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Class I

Senators in Class I were elected to office in the November 2024 general election, unless they took their seat through appointment or special election. Class I terms run from the beginning of the 119th Congress on January 3, 2025, to the end of the 121st Congress on January 3, 2031.

2024

See also: United States Senate election in Massachusetts, 2024

General election
General election for U.S. Senate Massachusetts

Incumbent Elizabeth Warren defeated John Deaton in the general election for U.S. Senate Massachusetts on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Elizabeth Warren
Elizabeth Warren (D)
 
59.8
 
2,041,693
Image of John Deaton
John Deaton (R) Candidate Connection
 
40.0
 
1,365,445
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2
 
6,221

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 3,413,359
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Massachusetts

Incumbent Elizabeth Warren advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Massachusetts on September 3, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Elizabeth Warren
Elizabeth Warren
 
98.6
 
562,709
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.4
 
8,078

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 570,787
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. Senate Massachusetts

John Deaton defeated Robert Antonellis and Ian Cain in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Massachusetts on September 3, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of John Deaton
John Deaton Candidate Connection
 
64.5
 
136,773
Image of Robert Antonellis
Robert Antonellis
 
25.9
 
54,940
Image of Ian Cain
Ian Cain
 
9.1
 
19,374
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.4
 
924

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 212,011
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2018

General election

General election for U.S. Senate Massachusetts

Incumbent Elizabeth Warren defeated Geoff Diehl and Shiva Ayyadurai in the general election for U.S. Senate Massachusetts on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Elizabeth Warren
Elizabeth Warren (D)
 
60.3
 
1,633,371
Image of Geoff Diehl
Geoff Diehl (R)
 
36.2
 
979,210
Image of Shiva Ayyadurai
Shiva Ayyadurai (Independent) Candidate Connection
 
3.4
 
91,710
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
2,799

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 2,707,090
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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2012

U.S. Senate, Massachusetts General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngElizabeth Warren 53.3% 1,696,346
     Republican Scott Brown Incumbent 45.8% 1,458,048
     N/A All Others 0.1% 2,159
     N/A Blank Votes 0.9% 27,643
Total Votes 3,184,196
Source: Massachusetts Secretary of State "Return of Votes"


2006

On November 7, 2006, Edward M. Kennedy won re-election to the United States Senate. He defeated Kenneth G. Chase (R) in the general election.[1]

U.S. Senate, Massachusetts General Election, 2006
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngEdward M. Kennedy incumbent 66.9% 1,500,738
     Republican Kenneth G. Chase 29.5% 661,532
     N/A All Others 0.1% 3,220
     N/A Blank/Scattering 3.5% 78,345
Total Votes 2,243,835


2000

On November 7, 2000, Edward M. Kennedy won re-election to the United States Senate. He defeated Jack E. Robinson (R), Carla A. Howell (L), Philip F. Lawler (Constitution), Dale E. Friedgen(Unenrolled) and Phillip Hyde (Timesizing not Downsizing) in the general election.[2]

U.S. Senate, Massachusetts General Election, 2000
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngEdward M. Kennedy incumbent 82.8% 1,889,494
     Republican Jack E. Robinson 14.7% 334,341
     Libertarian Carla A. Howell 1.8% 42,113
     N/A Philip F. Lawler 0.6% 13,687
     Timesizing not Downsizing 0.1% 2,473
Total Votes 2,282,108



Class II

Senators in Class II were elected to office in the November 2020 general election, unless they took their seat through appointment or special election. Class II terms run from the beginning of the 117th Congress on January 3, 2021, to the end of the 119th Congress on January 3, 2027.

2020

General election

General election for U.S. Senate Massachusetts

Incumbent Edward J. Markey defeated Kevin O'Connor and Shiva Ayyadurai in the general election for U.S. Senate Massachusetts on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Edward J. Markey
Edward J. Markey (D)
 
66.2
 
2,357,809
Image of Kevin O'Connor
Kevin O'Connor (R) Candidate Connection
 
33.0
 
1,177,765
Image of Shiva Ayyadurai
Shiva Ayyadurai (R) (Write-in) Candidate Connection
 
0.6
 
21,134
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2
 
7,428

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 3,564,136
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Massachusetts

Incumbent Edward J. Markey defeated Joseph Kennedy III in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Massachusetts on September 1, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Edward J. Markey
Edward J. Markey
 
55.4
 
782,694
Image of Joseph Kennedy III
Joseph Kennedy III
 
44.5
 
629,359
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
1,935

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 1,413,988
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. Senate Massachusetts

Kevin O'Connor defeated Shiva Ayyadurai in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Massachusetts on September 1, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Kevin O'Connor
Kevin O'Connor Candidate Connection
 
59.7
 
158,590
Image of Shiva Ayyadurai
Shiva Ayyadurai Candidate Connection
 
39.4
 
104,782
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.8
 
2,245

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 265,617
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Libertarian primary election

Libertarian primary for U.S. Senate Massachusetts

No candidate advanced from the primary.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Vermin Supreme
Vermin Supreme (Write-in)
 
0.8
 
27
 Other/Write-in votes
 
99.2
 
3,390

Vote totals may be incomplete for this race.

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 3,417
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2014

On November 4, 2014, Ed Markey (D) won re-election to the U.S. Senate. He defeated Brian Herr (R) in the general election.

U.S. Senate, Massachusetts General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngEd Markey Incumbent 59% 1,289,944
     Republican Brian Herr 36.2% 791,950
     Write-in Other 0.1% 3,078
     Blank None 4.7% 101,819
Total Votes 2,186,791
Source: Massachusetts Secretary of State Official Results


2008

On November 4, 2008, John Kerry won re-election to the United States Senate. He defeated Jeffrey K. Beatty (R) and Robert J. Underwood (L) in the general election.[3]

U.S. Senate, Massachusetts General Election, 2008
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Kerry incumbent 63.6% 1,971,974
     Republican Jeffrey K. Beatty 29.8% 926,044
     Libertarian Robert J. Underwood 3% 93,716
     N/A All Others 0.1% 2,516
     N/A Blank/Scattering 3.5% 108,748
Total Votes 3,102,998


2002

On November 5, 2002, John Kerry won re-election to the United States Senate. He defeated Michael E. Cloud (L) and Randall Forseberg (Write-in) in the general election.[4]

U.S. Senate, Massachusetts General Election, 2002
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Kerry incumbent 72.3% 1,605,976
     Libertarian Michael E. Cloud 16.7% 369,807
     Write-in Randall Forseberg 1.1% 24,898
     N/A Other 0.3% 6,077
     N/A Blank/Scattering 9.6% 213,543
Total Votes 2,220,301


1996

On November 5, 1996, John Kerry won re-election to the United States Senate. He defeated William F. Weld (R), Susan C. Gallagher (Conservative) and Robert C. Stowe (Natural Law) in the general election.[5]

U.S. Senate, Massachusetts General Election, 1996
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Kerry incumbent 52.2% 1,334,135
     Republican William F. Weld 44.7% 1,143,120
     Conservative Susan C. Gallagher 2.7% 70,007
     Natural Law Robert C. Stowe 0.3% 7,169
     N/A Other 0.1% 1,511
Total Votes 2,555,942


Historical members

The following individuals were elected to the U.S. Senate from Massachusetts.

Historical Representation to the U.S. Senate by Party from Massachusetts
Party Total
     Pro-Administration 1
     Democratic-Republican 1
     Federalist 13
     Whig 7
     Republican 16
     Democratic 13
     Other 7
Class 1 Senators from Massachusetts
Senator Years Served Party
Tristram Dalton 1789-1791 Pro-Administration
George Cabot 1791-1796 Federalist
Benjamin Goodhue 1796-1800 Federalist
Jonathan Mason 1800-1803 Federalist
John Quincy Adams 1803-1808 Federalist
James Lloyd 1808-1813 Federalist
Christopher Gore 1813-1816 Federalist
Eli P. Ashmun 1816-1818 Federalist
Prentiss Mellen 1818-1820 Federalist
Elijah H. Mills 1820-1827 Federalist,Adams-Clay Federalist, Adams
Daniel Webster 1827-1841 Adams,Anti-Jacksonian,Whig
Rufus Choate 1841-1845 Whig
Daniel Webster 1845-1850 Whig
Robert C. Winthrop 1850-1851 Whig
Robert Rantoul, Jr. 1851-1851 Democratic
Charles Sumner 1851-1874 Free Soil; Republican
William B. Washburn 1874-1875 Republican
Henry L. Dawes 1875-1893 Republican
Henry Cabot Lodge 1893-1924 Republican
William M. Butler 1924-1926 Republican
David I. Walsh 1926-1947 Democratic
Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. 1947-1953 Republican
John F. Kennedy 1953-1960 Democratic
Benjamin A. Smith II 1960-1962 Democratic
Edward M. Kennedy 1962-2009 Democratic
Paul G. Kirk, Jr. 2009-2010 Democratic
Scott Brown 2010-2013 Republican
Elizabeth Warren 2013-Present Democratic
Class 2 Senators from Massachusetts
Senator Years Served Party
Caleb Strong 1789-1796 Pro-administration,Federalist
Theodore Sedgwick 1796-1799 Federalist
Samuel Dexter 1799-1800 Federalist
Dwight Foster 1800-1803 Federalist
Timothy Pickering 1803-1811 Federalist
Joseph B. Varnum 1811-1817 Democratic-Republican
Harrison Gray Otis 1817-1822 Federalist
James Lloyd 1822-1826 Federalist,Adams-Clay Federalist,Adams
Nathaniel Silsbee 1826-1835 Adams,Anti-Jacksonian
John Davis 1835-1841 Anti-Jacksonian,Whig
Isaac C. Bates 1841-1845 Whig
John Davis 1845-1853 Whig
Edward Everett 1853-1854 Whig
Julius Rockwell 1854-1855 Whig
Henry Wilson 1855-1873 Republican
George S. Boutwell 1873-1877 Republican
George F. Hoar 1877-1904 Republican
Winthrop Murray Crane 1904-1913 Republican
John W. Weeks 1913-1919 Republican
David I. Walsh 1919-1925 Democratic
Frederick H. Gillett 1925-1931 Republican
Marcus A. Coolidge 1931-1937 Democratic
Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. 1937-1944 Republican
Sinclair Weeks 1944-1944 Republican
Leverett Saltonstall 1945-1967 Republican
Edward W. Brooke III 1967-1979 Republican
Paul E. Tsongas 1979-1985 Democratic
John F. Kerry 1985-2013 Democratic
Mo Cowan January 2013-July 2013 Democratic
Ed Markey July 2013-Present Democratic

See also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2006," accessed March 28, 2013
  2. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2000," accessed March 28, 2013
  3. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 2008," accessed March 28, 2013
  4. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 2002," accessed March 28, 2013
  5. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 1996," accessed March 28, 2013


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