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.
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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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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 |
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Sabato's Crystal Ball[4] | Safe D | May 19, 2022 |
Overview edit
Election edit
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 |
Closest races edit
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 edit
Bold text denotes a gain for a party. [6]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "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 edit
- 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)