Massachusetts State Senate elections, 2022
| 2022 Massachusetts Senate Elections | |
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| Primary | September 6, 2022 |
| General | November 8, 2022 |
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Elections for the Massachusetts State Senate took place in 2022. The general election was on November 8, 2022. A primary was scheduled for September 6, 2022. The filing deadline was May 31, 2022.
The chamber's Democratic supermajority remained 37-3.
The Massachusetts State Senate was one of 88 state legislative chambers with elections in 2022. There are 99 chambers throughout the country.
As a result of the 2022 elections, Democrats gained control of the governorship and maintained their majorities in the Massachusetts House of Representatives and the Massachusetts State Senate, creating a Democratic trifecta in the state. Previously, Massachusetts had divided government, with Republicans controlling the governorship and Democrats controlling both chambers of the state legislature.
Party control
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| Party | As of November 8, 2022 | After November 9, 2022 | |
| Democratic Party | 36 | 37 | |
| Republican Party | 3 | 3 | |
| Vacancy | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 40 | 40 | |
Candidates
General
Massachusetts State Senate General Election 2022 |
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| 1st Bristol and Plymouth District |
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| 1st Essex District |
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| 1st Essex and Middlesex District |
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Terence Cudney (Independent) |
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| 1st Middlesex District |
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| 1st Plymouth and Norfolk District |
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| 1st Suffolk District |
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| 1st Worcester District |
Lisa Mair (Independent) |
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| 2nd Bristol and Plymouth District |
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| 2nd Essex District |
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| 2nd Essex and Middlesex District |
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| 2nd Middlesex District |
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| 2nd Plymouth and Norfolk District |
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| 2nd Suffolk District |
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| 2nd Worcester District |
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| 3rd Bristol and Plymouth District |
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| 3rd Essex District |
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Annalisa Sulustri (Independent) |
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| 3rd Middlesex District |
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| 3rd Suffolk District |
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| 4th Middlesex District |
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| 5th Middlesex District |
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| Berkshire, Hampden, Franklin, and Hampshire District |
Brendan Phair (Independent) |
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| Bristol and Norfolk District |
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Laura Saylor (Workers Party) |
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| Cape and Islands District |
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| Hampden, Hampshire, and Worcester District |
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| Hampden District |
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| Hampden and Hampshire District |
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| Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester District |
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| Middlesex and Norfolk District |
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| Middlesex and Suffolk District |
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| Middlesex and Worcester District |
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| Norfolk, Plymouth, and Bristol District |
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| Norfolk, Worcester, and Middlesex District |
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| Norfolk and Middlesex District |
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| Norfolk and Plymouth District |
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| Norfolk and Suffolk District |
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| Plymouth and Barnstable District |
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| Suffolk and Middlesex District |
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| Worcester and Hampden District |
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| Worcester and Hampshire District |
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Primary
Massachusetts State Senate Primary 2022 |
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| 1st Bristol and Plymouth District |
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| 1st Essex District |
Did not make the ballot: |
No candidates filed for the Republican primary |
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| 1st Essex and Middlesex District |
No candidates filed for the Democratic primary |
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| 1st Middlesex District |
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No candidates filed for the Republican primary |
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| 1st Plymouth and Norfolk District |
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| 1st Suffolk District |
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No candidates filed for the Republican primary |
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| 1st Worcester District |
No candidates filed for the Republican primary |
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| 2nd Bristol and Plymouth District |
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No candidates filed for the Republican primary |
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| 2nd Essex District |
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| 2nd Essex and Middlesex District |
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| 2nd Middlesex District |
No candidates filed for the Republican primary |
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| 2nd Plymouth and Norfolk District |
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| 2nd Suffolk District |
Miniard Culpepper |
No candidates filed for the Republican primary |
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| 2nd Worcester District |
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No candidates filed for the Republican primary |
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| 3rd Bristol and Plymouth District |
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| 3rd Essex District |
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No candidates filed for the Republican primary |
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| 3rd Middlesex District |
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No candidates filed for the Republican primary |
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| 3rd Suffolk District |
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No candidates filed for the Republican primary |
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| 4th Middlesex District |
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No candidates filed for the Republican primary |
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| 5th Middlesex District |
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| Berkshire, Hampden, Franklin, and Hampshire District |
No candidates filed for the Republican primary |
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| Bristol and Norfolk District |
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| Cape and Islands District |
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| Hampden, Hampshire, and Worcester District |
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| Hampden District |
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No candidates filed for the Republican primary |
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| Hampden and Hampshire District |
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| Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester District |
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No candidates filed for the Republican primary |
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| Middlesex and Norfolk District |
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No candidates filed for the Republican primary |
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| Middlesex and Suffolk District |
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No candidates filed for the Republican primary |
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| Middlesex and Worcester District |
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| Norfolk, Plymouth, and Bristol District |
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| Norfolk, Worcester, and Middlesex District |
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| Norfolk and Middlesex District |
No candidates filed for the Republican primary |
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| Norfolk and Plymouth District |
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| Norfolk and Suffolk District |
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No candidates filed for the Republican primary |
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| Plymouth and Barnstable District |
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Did not make the ballot: |
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| Suffolk and Middlesex District |
No candidates filed for the Republican primary |
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| Worcester and Hampden District |
No candidates filed for the Democratic primary |
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| Worcester and Hampshire District |
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| Worcester and Middlesex District |
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Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey responses
Ballotpedia asks all federal, state, and local candidates to complete a survey and share what motivates them on political and personal levels. Click a link below to read survey responses from candidates in that district:
- 1st Bristol and Plymouth
- 1st Essex and Middlesex
- 1st Essex
- 1st Middlesex
- 1st Plymouth and Norfolk
- 1st Suffolk
- 1st Worcester
- 2nd Bristol and Plymouth
- 2nd Essex and Middlesex
- 2nd Essex
- 2nd Middlesex
- 2nd Plymouth and Norfolk
- 2nd Suffolk
- 2nd Worcester
- 3rd Bristol and Plymouth
- 3rd Essex
- 3rd Middlesex
- 3rd Suffolk
- 4th Middlesex
- 5th Middlesex
- Berkshire, Hampden, Franklin, and Hampshire
- Bristol and Norfolk
- Cape and Islands
- Hampden and Hampshire
- Hampden
- Hampden, Hampshire, and Worcester
- Hampshire, Franklin, and Worcester
- Middlesex and Norfolk
- Middlesex and Suffolk
- Middlesex and Worcester
- Norfolk and Middlesex
- Norfolk and Plymouth
- Norfolk and Suffolk
- Norfolk, Plymouth, and Bristol
- Norfolk, Worcester, and Middlesex
- Plymouth and Barnstable
- Suffolk and Middlesex
- Worcester and Hampden
- Worcester and Hampshire
- Worcester and Middlesex
Incumbents who were not re-elected
Incumbents defeated in general elections
No incumbents lost in general elections.
Incumbents defeated in primary elections
No incumbents lost in primaries.
Retiring incumbents
Five incumbents were not on the ballot in 2022.[1] Those incumbents were:
| Name | Party | Office | Reason |
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| Adam Hinds | Senate Berkshire, Hampden, Franklin & Hampshire District | Retired | |
| Diana DiZoglio | Senate 1st Essex District | Other office | |
| Eric Lesser | Senate 1st Hampden & Hampshire District | Other office | |
| Sonia Chang-Diaz | Senate 2nd Suffolk District | Other office | |
| Harriette Chandler | Senate 1st Worcester District | Retired |
Primary election competitiveness
This section contains data on state legislative primary election competitiveness in Massachusetts. These totals include data from all regularly-scheduled House and Senate elections. For more information about Ballotpedia's competitiveness analysis of state legislative elections, please click here.
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Seats | Open seats | Candidates | Possible primaries | Contested Democratic primaries | Contested Republican primaries | % of contested primaries | Incumbents in contested primaries | % of incumbents in contested primaries | ||||
| 2022 | 200 | 200 | 24 | 321 | 400 | 40 | 4 | 11.0% | 21 | 11.9% | ||||
| 2020 | 200 | 200 | 15 | 286 | 400 | 33 | 4 | 9.3% | 23 | 12.4% | ||||
| 2018 | 200 | 200 | 23 | 340 | 400 | 43 | 6 | 12.3% | 18 | 10.2% | ||||
| 2016 | 200 | 200 | 13 | 305 | 400 | 37 | 3 | 10.0% | 21 | 11.2% | ||||
| 2014 | 200 | 200 | 21 | 343 | 400 | 35 | 12 | 11.8% | 15 | 8.4% | ||||
Post-filing deadline analysis
The following analysis covers all state legislative districts up for election in Massachusetts in 2022. Information below was calculated on Aug. 30, 2022, and may differ from information shown in the table above due to candidate replacements and withdrawals after that time.
Massachusetts had 44 contested state legislative primaries in 2022, 11% of the total number of possible primaries, and a 19% increase from 2020.
A primary is contested when more candidates file to run than there are nominations available, meaning at least one candidate must lose.
Of the 44 contested primaries, there were 40 for Democrats and four for Republicans. For Democrats, this was up from 33 in 2020, a 21% increase. For Republicans, the number remained the same compared to 2020.
Twenty-one primaries featured an incumbent, representing 12% of all incumbents running for re-election. This was down from 2020 when 23 incumbents faced contested primaries.
Of the 21 incumbents in contested primaries, 20 were Democrats and one was a Republican.
Overall, 314 major party candidates—236 Democrats and 78 Republicans—filed to run. All 160 House and 40 Senate districts held elections.
Twelve of those districts were open, meaning no incumbents filed. This guaranteed that at least 12% of the legislature would be represented by newcomers in 2023.
Open seats
The table below shows the number and percentage of open seats in the Massachusetts State Senate from 2010 to 2022.[2] It will be updated as information becomes available following the state’s candidate filing deadline.
| Open Seats in Massachusetts State Senate elections: 2010 - 2022 | |||
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| Year | Total seats | Open seats | Seats with incumbents running for re-election |
| 2022 | 40 | 5 (13 percent) | 35 (87 percent) |
| 2020 | 40 | 0 (0 percent) | 40 (100 percent) |
| 2018 | 40 | 4 (10 percent) | 36 (90 percent) |
| 2016 | 40 | 3 (8 percent) | 37 (92 percent) |
| 2014 | 40 | 4 (10 percent) | 36 (90 percent) |
| 2012 | 40 | 2 (5 percent) | 38 (95 percent) |
| 2010 | 40 | 8 (20 percent) | 32 (80 percent) |
Process to become a candidate
See statutes: Massachusetts General Laws, Part I, Title VIII, Chapter 53
For party candidates
Recognized political party candidates seeking access to the primary election ballot must submit nomination papers. Nomination papers are provided by the Secretary of the Commonwealth. Nomination papers must be signed by a certain number of registered voters. The number of required signatures varies according to the office being sought.[3][4]
| Required signatures for nomination papers | |
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| Office | Required signatures |
| Governor, Attorney General, United States Senator | 10,000 |
| Secretary of the Commonwealth, Treasurer, Auditor | 5,000 |
| United States Representative | 2,000 |
| State Senator | 300 |
| State Representative | 150 |
A candidate must be an enrolled member of the party whose nomination he or she is seeking; with the exception of newly registered voters, the candidate must be enrolled throughout the 90-day period preceding the filing deadline. An individual cannot be a candidate for nomination by one party if he or she was enrolled in any other party during the one-year period preceding the filing deadline. A candidate must prove party affiliation by filing with the Secretary of the Commonwealth a certificate of party enrollment signed or stamped by at least three local election officials of the city or town where the candidate is registered. At least one such certificate (which is included on the nomination papers discussed below) must be completed and filed by the filing deadline.[3][5]
Before filing nomination papers, the candidate must make sure that at least one of the certified nomination papers contains a written acceptance of nomination personally signed by either the candidate or his or her authorized attorney. Although the candidate does not have to sign the acceptance space on all nomination papers, the candidate should sign several certified papers to ensure that one of the papers ultimately filed with the Secretary of the Commonwealth will include the written acceptance.[3][6]
For the nomination papers to be valid, a candidate for state-level office must also file a receipt from the Massachusetts State Ethics Commission indicating that he or she has filed a statement of financial interest (federal candidates are exempt from this requirement). The receipt must be filed with the Secretary of the Commonwealth by the filing deadline. Prior to the filing deadline, a state-level candidate must file a written statement with the Office of Campaign and Political Finance indicating whether the candidate agrees to limit campaign spending. A candidate who does not agree to limit spending may be required to file an additional statement of intended spending prior to the deadline for filing withdrawals of nomination.[3][6]
Nomination papers must be submitted to the registrars of the cities or towns in which signatures were collected for certification prior to final filing with the Secretary of the Commonwealth.[3][7]
For non-party candidates
Like party candidates, independents and other non-party candidates gain access to the general election ballot by filing nomination papers. A non-party candidate must file a certificate proving that he or she is a registered voter and is not enrolled in a recognized political party. This certificate is printed on each nomination paper, and at least one of these certificates must be signed and stamped by at least three local elections officials of the city or town where the candidate is registered.[3]
A non-party candidate may state a political designation in no more than three words. Signature requirements are the same as those that apply to party candidates.[3]
| Required signatures for nomination papers | |
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| Office | Required signatures |
| Governor, Attorney General, United States Senator | 10,000 |
| Secretary of the Commonwealth, Treasurer, Auditor | 5,000 |
| United States Representative | 2,000 |
| State Senator | 300 |
| State Representative | 150 |
Before filing nomination papers, the candidate must make sure that at least one of the certified nomination papers contains a written acceptance of nomination personally signed by either the candidate or his or her authorized attorney. Although the candidate does not have to sign the acceptance space on all nomination papers, the candidate should sign several certified papers to ensure that one of the papers ultimately filed with the Secretary of the Commonwealth will include the written acceptance.[3]
For the nomination papers to be valid, a candidate for state-level office must also file a receipt from the State Ethics Commission indicating that he or she has filed a statement of financial interest (federal candidates are exempt from this requirement). The receipt must be filed with the Secretary of the Commonwealth by the filing deadline. Prior to the filing deadline, a state-level candidate must file a written statement with the Office of Campaign and Political Finance indicating whether the candidate agrees to limit campaign spending. A candidate who does not agree to limit spending may be required to file an additional statement of intended spending prior to the deadline for filing withdrawals of nomination.[3][6]
Nomination papers must be submitted to the registrars of the cities or towns in which signatures were collected for certification prior to final filing with the Secretary of the Commonwealth.[3][7]
For write-in candidates
An individual is entitled to seek nomination or election by conducting a write-in campaign. No special forms (such as a declaration of intent) are required, but write-in candidates should familiarize themselves with the rules and guidelines that govern the casting of write-in votes. More information about write-in candidacies can be accessed here.[8]
Filing deadlines
Filing deadlines vary according to the type of candidate (i.e., party or non-party) and the office being sought. The table below summarizes the various filing deadlines established by statute.[9][5][10]
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| Party and non-party candidates for the Massachusetts General Court | 5:00 p.m. on the 28th day preceding the final filing deadline[7] | 5:00 p.m. on the last Tuesday in May in the year the election is to be held |
| Party candidates for federal and statewide office | 5:00 p.m. on the 28th day preceding the final filing deadline[7] | 5:00 p.m. on the first Tuesday in June in the year the election is to be held |
| Non-party candidates for federal and statewide office | 5:00 p.m. on the 28th day preceding the final filing deadline[7] | 5:00 p.m. on the last Tuesday in August in the year the election is to be held |
Qualifications
Article LXXI of the Massachusetts Constitution states: Every representative, for one year at least immediately preceding his election, shall have been an inhabitant of the district for which he is chosen and shall cease to represent such district when he shall cease to be an inhabitant of the commonwealth.
Salaries and per diem
- See also: Comparison of state legislative salaries
| State legislative salaries, 2024[11] | |
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| Salary | Per diem |
| $73,655.01/year | No per diem is paid. |
When sworn in
Massachusetts legislators assume office the first Wednesday in January after the election.[12]
Massachusetts political history
Trifectas
A state government trifecta is a term that describes single-party government, when one political party holds the governor's office and has majorities in both chambers of the legislature in a state government.
Massachusetts Party Control: 1992-2024
Ten years of Democratic trifectas • No Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.
| Year | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
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| Governor | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | D | D |
| Senate | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D |
| House | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D |
Presidential politics in Massachusetts
2020 Presidential election results
Candidate/Running mate |
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Popular votes |
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| Joe Biden/Kamala D. Harris (D) |
65.6
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2,382,202 | 11 |
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| Donald Trump/Mike Pence (R) |
32.1
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1,167,202 | 0 | |
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| Jo Jorgensen/Spike Cohen (L) |
1.3
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47,013 | 0 | |
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| Howie Hawkins/Angela Nicole Walker (G) |
0.5
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18,658 | 0 | |
| Other write-in votes |
0.4
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16,327 | 0 | ||
| Total votes: 3,631,402 |
Voting information
- See also: Voting in Massachusetts
Redistricting following the 2020 census
Gov. Charlie Baker (R) signed the state's new legislative maps into law on November 4, 2021.[13] The state House passed the maps by a vote of 158-1 on October 21, 2021. The state Senate approved the legislative plans on October 27, 2021 by a vote of 36-3. The legislature began consideration of the state's redistricting plans on October 19, 2021.[14] These maps took effect for Massachusetts' 2022 legislative elections.
Below is the state Senate map in effect before and after the 2020 redistricting cycle.
Massachusetts State Senate Districts
until January 3, 2023
Click a district to compare boundaries.
Massachusetts State Senate Districts
starting January 4, 2023
Click a district to compare boundaries.
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Ballotpedia defines an incumbent as retiring if the incumbent did not file for office or filed for office but withdrew, was disqualified, or otherwise left a race in a manner other than losing the primary, primary runoff, or convention. If an incumbent runs as a write-in candidate, Ballotpedia does not consider them to be retiring. If an incumbent runs in the same chamber for a different seat, Ballotpedia does not consider them to be retiring.
- ↑ Ballotpedia defines a seat as open if the incumbent did not file to run for re-election or filed but withdrew and did not appear on any ballot for his or her seat. If the incumbent withdrew from or did not participate in the primary but later chose to seek re-election to his or her seat as a third party or independent candidate, the seat would not be counted as open. If the incumbent retired or ran for a different seat in the same chamber, his or her original seat would be counted as open unless another incumbent from the same chamber filed to run for that seat, in which case it would not be counted as open due to the presence of an incumbent.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9 Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, "A Candidate's Guide to the 2014 State Election," revised January 2014
- ↑ Massachusetts General Laws, "Part I, Title VIII, Chapter 53, Section 6," accessed March 18, 2014
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Massachusetts General Laws, "Part I, Title VIII, Chapter 53, Section 48," accessed March 18, 2014
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Massachusetts General Laws, "Part I, Title VIII, Chapter 53, Section 9," accessed March 18, 2014
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 Massachusetts General Laws, "Part I, Title VIII, Chapter 53, Section 46," accessed March 18, 2014
- ↑ Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, "How to Run for Office as a Write-in or Sticker Candidate," accessed March 18, 2014
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedmacalendar - ↑ Massachusetts General Laws, "Part I, Title VIII, Chapter 53, Section 10," accessed March 18, 2014
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "2024 Legislator Compensation," August 21, 2024
- ↑ Massachusetts Constitution, "Article LXXXII," accessed February 12, 2021
- ↑ MassLive, "As Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker OKs new districts, Secretary of State William Galvin warns of chaos," November 4, 2021
- ↑ Boston Globe, "Lawmakers poised to send new political maps, increasing number of majority-minority districts, to Baker," October 27, 2021
