Massachusetts State Senate elections, 2018
- General election: Nov. 6
- Voter registration deadline: Oct. 17
- Early voting: Oct. 22 - Nov. 2
- Absentee voting deadline: Nov. 6
- Online registration: Yes
- Same-day registration: No
- Voter ID: No ID required generally
- Poll times: 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
| 2018 Massachusetts Senate elections | |
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| General | November 6, 2018 |
| Primary | September 4, 2018 |
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Democrats held their veto-proof majority in the 2018 elections for Massachusetts State Senate, winning 34 seats to Republicans' 6 seats. All 40 Senate seats were up for election. At the time of the election, Democrats held a 31-7 majority with two seats vacant.
Following the 2018 election, Massachusetts continued to be under divided government with incumbent Charles D. Baker (R) winning the governor's office and Democrats maintaining control of both chambers of the state legislature.
The Massachusetts State Senate was one of 87 state legislative chambers holding elections in 2018. There are 99 chambers throughout the country.
Massachusetts state senators serve two-year terms, with all seats up for election every two years.
Post-election analysis
- See also: State legislative elections, 2018
The Democratic Party maintained supermajority status in both chambers of the Massachusetts General Court in the 2018 election. In the state Senate, all 40 seats were up for election. Democrats increased their supermajority in the Massachusetts State Senate from 31-7 to 34-6. Two seats were vacant before the election. One Republican incumbent was defeated in the general election.
The Massachusetts House of Representatives held elections for all 160 seats. The Democrats increased their supermajority in the House of Representatives. Before the election, Democrats held 117 seats, Republicans held 34 seats, independents held two seats, and seven seats were vacant. Following the election, Democrats held 127 seats, Republicans held 32 seats, and an independent held one seat. Three Democratic incumbents were defeated in the primary. Two incumbents were defeated in the general election; one Republican and one independent.
National background
On November 6, 2018, 87 of the nation's 99 state legislative chambers held regularly scheduled elections for 6,073 of 7,383 total seats, meaning that nearly 82 percent of all state legislative seats were up for election.
- Entering the 2018 election, Democrats held 42.6 percent, Republicans held 56.8 percent, and independents and other parties held 0.6 percent of the seats up for regular election.
- Following the 2018 election, Democrats held 47.3 percent, Republicans held 52.3 percent, and independents and other parties held 0.4 percent of the seats up for regular election.
- A total of 469 incumbents were defeated over the course of the election cycle, with roughly one-third of them defeated in the primary.
Want more information?
- Incumbents defeated in 2018's state legislative elections
- 2018 election analysis: Partisan balance of state legislative chambers
- 2018 election analysis: Number of state legislators by party
- 2018 election analysis: State legislative supermajorities
Candidates
General election candidates
Massachusetts State Senate General Election 2018 |
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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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| 1st Hampden and Hampshire District |
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| 1st Middlesex District |
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| 1st Middlesex and Norfolk District |
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| 1st Plymouth and Bristol District |
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| 1st Suffolk District |
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| 1st Suffolk and Middlesex District |
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| 1st Worcester District |
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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 Hampden and Hampshire District |
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| 2nd Middlesex District |
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| 2nd Middlesex and Norfolk District |
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| 2nd Plymouth and Bristol District |
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| 2nd Suffolk District |
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| 2nd Suffolk and Middlesex District |
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| 2nd Worcester District |
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| 3rd Essex District |
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| 3rd Middlesex District |
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| 4th Middlesex District |
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| 5th Middlesex District |
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| Berkshire, Hampshire, Franklin, and Hampden District |
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| Bristol and Norfolk District |
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| Cape and Islands District |
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| Hampden District |
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| Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester District |
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| Middlesex and Suffolk District |
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| Middlesex and Worcester District |
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Terra Friedrichs (Cooperative Green Economy Party) |
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| Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex District |
Richard Ross (i) |
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| Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth District |
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| Norfolk and Plymouth District |
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Alexander Mendez (Independent) |
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| Norfolk and Suffolk District |
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| Plymouth and Barnstable District |
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| Plymouth and Norfolk District |
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Stephen Gill (Independent) |
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| Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire, and Middlesex District |
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Primary candidates
The candidate list below is based on a candidate filing list provided by the Massachusetts Secretary of State. The filing deadline for the September primary was on June 5, 2018. (I) denotes an incumbent. Write-in candidates are listed below the table.[2]
Massachusetts State Senate Primary Election 2018 |
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| 1st Hampden and Hampshire District |
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| 1st Middlesex District |
John Drinkwater |
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| 1st Middlesex and Norfolk District |
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| 1st Plymouth and Bristol District |
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| 1st Suffolk District |
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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 Hampden and Hampshire District |
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| 2nd Middlesex District |
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| 2nd Middlesex and Norfolk District |
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| 2nd Plymouth and Bristol District |
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| 2nd Suffolk District |
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| 2nd Suffolk and Middlesex District |
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| 2nd Worcester District |
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| 3rd Essex District |
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| 3rd Middlesex District |
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| 4th Middlesex District |
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| Berkshire, Hampshire, Franklin, and Hampden District |
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| Bristol and Norfolk District |
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| Cape and Islands District |
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| Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester District |
Chelsea Kline |
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| Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex District |
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| Plymouth and Barnstable District |
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| Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire, and Middlesex District |
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Write-in candidates
Hampshire, Franklin & Worcester District
- Jo Comerford (D)[3]
- Steven Connor (D)[3]
- Ryan O'Donnell (D)[3]
Margins of victory
A margin of victory (MOV) analysis for the 2018 Massachusetts State Senate races is presented in this section. MOV represents the percentage of total votes that separated the winner and the second-place finisher. For example, if the winner of a race received 47 percent of the vote and the second-place finisher received 45 percent of the vote, the MOV is 2 percent.
The table below presents the following figures for each party:
- Elections won
- Elections won by less than 10 percentage points
- Elections won without opposition
- Average margin of victory[4]
| Massachusetts State Senate: 2018 Margin of Victory Analysis | ||||
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| Party | Elections won | Elections won by less than 10% | Unopposed elections | Average margin of victory[4] |
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The margin of victory in each race is presented below. The list is sorted from the closest MOV to the largest (including unopposed races).
Seats flipped
The below map displays each seat in the Massachusetts State Senate which changed partisan hands as a result of the 2018 elections, shaded according to the partisan affiliation of the winner in 2018. Hover over a shaded district for more information.
| State legislative seats flipped in 2018, Massachusetts State Senate | |||
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| District | Incumbent | 2018 winner | Direction of flip |
| Massachusetts State Senate Norfolk, Bristol & Middlesex District | R to D | ||
Incumbents retiring
Four incumbents did not run for re-election in 2018.[5] Those incumbents were:
| Name | Party | Current Office |
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| Kathleen O'Connor Ives | Senate District 1st Essex | |
| Eileen Donoghue | Senate District 1st Middlesex | |
| Barbara L'Italien | Senate District 2nd Essex and Middlesex | |
| Stanley Rosenberg | Senate District Hampshire, Franklin, and Worcester |
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.[6][7]
| 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.[6][8]
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.[6][9]
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.[6][9]
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.[6][10]
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.[6]
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.[6]
| 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.[6]
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.[6][9]
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.[6][10]
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.[11]
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.[12][8][13]
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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[10] | 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[10] | 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[10] | 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, 2023 | |
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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.[14]
Massachusetts political history
Party control
2018
In the 2018 elections, Democrats increased their majority in the Massachusetts State Senate from 31-7 to 34-6.
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| Party | As of November 6, 2018 | After November 7, 2018 | |
| Democratic Party | 31 | 34 | |
| Republican Party | 7 | 6 | |
| Vacancy | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 40 | 40 | |
2016
In the 2016 elections, Democrats maintained their majority in the Massachusetts State Senate. There was no partisan change in the election.
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| Party | As of November 7, 2016 | After November 8, 2016 | |
| Democratic Party | 34 | 34 | |
| Republican Party | 6 | 6 | |
| Total | 40 | 40 | |
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. Democrats in Massachusetts held a state government trifecta from 2007 to 2014. Democrats held control of the state legislature every year between 1992 to 2017, but only held the governor's office for eight years during that same period of time.
Massachusetts Party Control: 1992-2024
Ten years of Democratic trifectas • No Republican trifectas
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| 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 |
Wave election analysis
- See also: Wave elections (1918-2016)
The term wave election is frequently used to describe an election cycle in which one party makes significant electoral gains. How many seats would Republicans have had to lose for the 2018 midterm election to be considered a wave election?
Ballotpedia examined the results of the 50 election cycles that occurred between 1918 and 2016—spanning from President Woodrow Wilson's (D) second midterm in 1918 to Donald Trump's (R) first presidential election in 2016. We define wave elections as the 20 percent of elections in that period resulting in the greatest seat swings against the president's party.
Applying this definition to state legislative elections, we found that Republicans needed to lose 494 seats for 2018 to qualify as a wave election.
The chart below shows the number of seats the president's party lost in the 10 state legislative waves from 1918 to 2016. Click here to read the full report.
| State legislative wave elections | ||||||
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| Year | President | Party | Election type | State legislative seats change | Elections analyzed[15] | |
| 1932 | Hoover | R | Presidential | -1,022 | 7,365 | |
| 1922 | Harding | R | First midterm | -907 | 6,907 | |
| 1966 | Johnson | D | First midterm[16] | -782 | 7,561 | |
| 1938 | Roosevelt | D | Second midterm | -769 | 7,179 | |
| 1958 | Eisenhower | R | Second midterm | -702 | 7,627 | |
| 2010 | Obama | D | First midterm | -702 | 7,306 | |
| 1974 | Ford | R | Second midterm[17] | -695 | 7,481 | |
| 1920 | Wilson | D | Presidential | -654 | 6,835 | |
| 1930 | Hoover | R | Presidential | -640 | 7,361 | |
| 1954 | Eisenhower | R | First midterm | -494 | 7,513 | |
Competitiveness
Every year, Ballotpedia uses official candidate lists from each state to examine the competitiveness of every state legislative race in the country. Nationally, there has been a steady decline in electoral competitiveness since 2010. Most notable is that the number of districts with general election competition has dropped by more than 10 percent.
Results from 2016
Below is Ballotpedia's 2016 competitiveness analysis. Click here to read the full study »
Historical context
Uncontested elections: In 2014, 32.8 percent of Americans lived in states with an uncontested state senate election. Similarly, 40.4 percent of Americans lived in states with uncontested house elections. Primary elections were uncontested even more frequently, with 61 percent of people living in states with no contested primaries. Uncontested elections often occur in locations that are so politically one-sided that the result of an election would be a foregone conclusion regardless of whether it was contested or not.
Open seats: In most cases, an incumbent will run for re-election, which decreases the number of open seats available. In 2014, 83 percent of the 6,057 seats up for election saw the incumbent running for re-election. The states that impose term limits on their legislatures typically see a higher percentage of open seats in a given year because a portion of incumbents in each election are forced to leave office. Overall, the number of open seats decreased from 2012 to 2014, dropping from 21.2 percent in 2012 to 17.0 percent in 2014.
Incumbent win rates: Ballotpedia's competitiveness analysis of elections between 1972 and 2014 documented the high propensity for incumbents to win re-election in state legislative elections. In fact, since 1972, the win rate for incumbents had not dropped below 90 percent—with the exception of 1974, when 88 percent of incumbents were re-elected to their seats. Perhaps most importantly, the win rate for incumbents generally increased over time. In 2014, 96.5 percent of incumbents were able to retain their seats. Common convention holds that incumbents are able to leverage their office to maintain their seat. However, the high incumbent win rate may actually be a result of incumbents being more likely to hold seats in districts that are considered safe for their party.
Marginal primaries: Often, competitiveness is measured by examining the rate of elections that have been won by amounts that are considered marginal (5 percent or less). During the 2014 election, 90.1 percent of primary and general election races were won by margins higher than 5 percent. Interestingly, it is usually the case that only one of the two races—primary or general—will be competitive at a time. This means that if a district's general election is competitive, typically one or more of the district's primaries were won by more than 5 percent. The reverse is also true: If a district sees a competitive primary, it is unlikely that the general election for that district will be won by less than 5 percent. Primaries often see very low voter turnout in comparison to general elections. In 2014, there were only 27 million voters for state legislative primaries, but approximately 107 million voters for the state legislative general elections.
Pivot Counties
- See also: Pivot Counties by state
There are no Pivot Counties in Massachusetts. Pivot Counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.
In the 2016 presidential election, Hillary Clinton (D) won Massachusetts with 60 percent of the vote. Donald Trump (R) received 32.8 percent. In presidential elections between 1789 and 2016, Massachusetts voted Republican 36.2 percent of the time and Democratic 34.4 percent of the time. In the five presidential elections between 2000 and 2016, Massachusetts voted Democratic all five times.[18]
Presidential results by legislative district
The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state Senate districts in Massachusetts. Click [show] to expand the table. The "Obama," "Romney," "Clinton," and "Trump" columns describe the percent of the vote each presidential candidate received in the district. The "2012 Margin" and "2016 Margin" columns describe the margin of victory between the two presidential candidates in those years. The "Party Control" column notes which party held that seat heading into the 2018 general election. Data on the results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections broken down by state legislative districts was compiled by Daily Kos.[19][20]
| In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won all 40 state Senate districts in Massachusetts with an average margin of victory of 24.6 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 37 out of 40 state Senate districts in Massachusetts with an average margin of victory of 31.1 points. Clinton won six districts controlled by Republicans heading into the 2018 elections. |
| In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won three out of 40 state Senate districts in Massachusetts with an average margin of victory of 4.3 points. Trump won two districts controlled by Democrats heading into the 2018 elections. |
| 2016 presidential results by state Senate District | |||||||
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| District | Obama | Romney | 2012 Margin | Clinton | Trump | 2016 Margin | Party Control |
| Berkshire, Hampshire, Franklin and Hampden | 74.31% | 23.40% | D+50.9 | 66.08% | 27.08% | D+39 | D |
| Bristol and Norfolk | 50.35% | 48.17% | D+2.2 | 52.48% | 41.16% | D+11.3 | D |
| 1st Bristol and Plymouth | 62.67% | 35.85% | D+26.8 | 50.79% | 44.22% | D+6.6 | D |
| 2nd Bristol and Plymouth | 67.63% | 30.86% | D+36.8 | 56.96% | 38.10% | D+18.9 | D |
| Cape and Islands | 56.49% | 42.20% | D+14.3 | 57.49% | 36.98% | D+20.5 | D |
| 1st Essex | 54.83% | 43.73% | D+11.1 | 54.04% | 40.10% | D+13.9 | D |
| 2nd Essex | 58.06% | 40.49% | D+17.6 | 58.33% | 36.13% | D+22.2 | D |
| 3rd Essex | 60.63% | 38.25% | D+22.4 | 59.95% | 35.42% | D+24.5 | D |
| 1st Essex and Middlesex | 50.26% | 48.31% | D+2 | 53.55% | 39.95% | D+13.6 | R |
| 2nd Essex and Middlesex | 58.57% | 40.20% | D+18.4 | 59.67% | 35.29% | D+24.4 | D |
| Hampden | 76.76% | 22.09% | D+54.7 | 70.71% | 24.61% | D+46.1 | D |
| 1st Hampden and Hampshire | 56.11% | 42.46% | D+13.7 | 51.44% | 42.71% | D+8.7 | D |
| 2nd Hampden and Hampshire | 59.32% | 38.83% | D+20.5 | 52.31% | 41.16% | D+11.2 | R |
| Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester | 74.66% | 21.90% | D+52.8 | 70.82% | 21.80% | D+49 | D |
| 1st Middlesex | 57.55% | 40.71% | D+16.8 | 59.19% | 34.35% | D+24.8 | D |
| 2nd Middlesex | 75.97% | 21.40% | D+54.6 | 79.33% | 16.08% | D+63.3 | D |
| 3rd Middlesex | 59.33% | 38.98% | D+20.4 | 66.58% | 27.60% | D+39 | D |
| 4th Middlesex | 59.88% | 38.50% | D+21.4 | 62.19% | 32.82% | D+29.4 | D |
| 5th Middlesex | 59.23% | 39.41% | D+19.8 | 62.28% | 32.66% | D+29.6 | D |
| 1st Middlesex and Norfolk | 71.47% | 27.01% | D+44.5 | 80.08% | 15.62% | D+64.5 | D |
| 2nd Middlesex and Norfolk | 59.02% | 39.45% | D+19.6 | 64.48% | 29.35% | D+35.1 | D |
| Middlesex and Suffolk | 78.15% | 19.60% | D+58.6 | 80.10% | 15.50% | D+64.6 | D |
| Middlesex and Worcester | 57.58% | 40.64% | D+16.9 | 62.79% | 30.46% | D+32.3 | D |
| Norfolk and Plymouth | 57.24% | 41.34% | D+15.9 | 56.66% | 38.03% | D+18.6 | D |
| Norfolk and Suffolk | 61.50% | 37.15% | D+24.4 | 66.78% | 28.32% | D+38.5 | D |
| Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex | 52.73% | 45.78% | D+7 | 57.95% | 35.57% | D+22.4 | R |
| Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth | 58.16% | 40.71% | D+17.5 | 61.34% | 33.77% | D+27.6 | D |
| Plymouth and Barnstable | 50.33% | 48.47% | D+1.9 | 49.82% | 44.32% | D+5.5 | R |
| 1st Plymouth and Bristol | 52.07% | 46.47% | D+5.6 | 46.29% | 47.52% | R+1.2 | D |
| 2nd Plymouth and Bristol | 59.15% | 39.77% | D+19.4 | 57.13% | 37.75% | D+19.4 | D |
| Plymouth and Norfolk | 49.54% | 49.34% | D+0.2 | 54.11% | 40.18% | D+13.9 | R |
| 1st Suffolk | 80.43% | 18.48% | D+62 | 80.84% | 15.56% | D+65.3 | D |
| 2nd Suffolk | 90.25% | 8.10% | D+82.2 | 90.84% | 5.95% | D+84.9 | D |
| 1st Suffolk and Middlesex | 69.43% | 28.84% | D+40.6 | 70.81% | 24.80% | D+46 | D |
| 2nd Suffolk and Middlesex | 71.27% | 26.43% | D+44.8 | 77.48% | 17.08% | D+60.4 | D |
| 1st Worcester | 61.38% | 36.88% | D+24.5 | 61.70% | 32.04% | D+29.7 | D |
| 2nd Worcester | 55.48% | 42.95% | D+12.5 | 54.66% | 38.85% | D+15.8 | D |
| Worcester and Middlesex | 51.93% | 46.15% | D+5.8 | 50.41% | 41.87% | D+8.5 | R |
| Worcester and Norfolk | 50.23% | 48.12% | D+2.1 | 45.65% | 47.38% | R+1.7 | R |
| Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire and Middlesex | 48.93% | 48.92% | D+0 | 41.01% | 51.00% | R+10 | D |
| Total | 60.79% | 37.60% | D+23.2 | 60.98% | 33.34% | D+27.6 | - |
| Source: Daily Kos | |||||||
See also
- Massachusetts State Senate
- Massachusetts State Legislature
- State legislative elections, 2018
- Massachusetts state legislative Democratic primaries, 2018
- Massachusetts state legislative Republican primaries, 2018
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Governing.com, "2017-2018 Governors' Races: Where Power Is Most and Least Likely to Flip," January 5, 2017
- ↑ Massachusetts Secretary of State, "2018 State Primary Candidates," accessed June 22, 2018
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Daily Hampshire Gazette, "Ballot confusion in Senate race revolves around write-in process," August 17, 2018
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Excludes unopposed elections
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 6.8 6.9 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
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Massachusetts General Laws, "Part I, Title VIII, Chapter 53, Section 48," accessed March 18, 2014
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Massachusetts General Laws, "Part I, Title VIII, Chapter 53, Section 9," accessed March 18, 2014
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 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
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- ↑ Massachusetts Constitution, "Article LXXXII," accessed February 12, 2021
- ↑ The number of state legislative seats available for analysis varied, with as many as 7,795 and as few as 6,835.
- ↑ Lyndon Johnson's (D) first term began in November 1963 after the death of President John F. Kennedy (D), who was first elected in 1960. Before Johnson had his first midterm in 1966, he was re-elected president in 1964.
- ↑ Gerald Ford's (R) first term began in August 1974 following the resignation of President Richard Nixon (R), who was first elected in 1968 and was re-elected in 1972. Because Ford only served for two full months before facing the electorate, this election is classified as Nixon's second midterm.
- ↑ 270towin.com, "Massachusetts," accessed June 29, 2017
- ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' statewide election results by congressional and legislative districts," July 9, 2013
- ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2016 presidential results for congressional and legislative districts," February 6, 2017
