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2018 Massachusetts Senate election
← 2016 November 6, 2018 2020 →
All 40 seats in the Massachusetts Senate
21 seats needed for a majority
Registered4,574,967 [1] (Increase 0.88 pp)
Turnout60.17% (Decrease 14.34 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 34 seats 6 seats
Seats before 31 7
Seats won 34 6
Seat change Increase 3 Decrease 1
Results of the elections:
     Democratic gain
     Democratic hold      Republican hold
President before election

Karen Spilka
Democratic

Elected President

Karen Spilka
Democratic

The 2018 Massachusetts Senate election took place on November 6, 2018 to elect members of the Massachusetts Senate.

Qualifications

The following are the qualifications to be elected to the Massachusetts Senate:[2]

Detailed results

1st Bristol and Plymouth District

Massachusetts 1st Bristol and Plymouth District General Election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Michael Rodrigues (incumbent)
Total votes 100.0%
Democratic hold

Worcester and Middlesex District

Worcester and Middlesex District General Election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dean Tran (Incumbent) 33,043
Democratic Susan Chalifoux Zephir 27,792
Write-in Write-ins
Total votes 100.0
Republican hold

Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex District

Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex District, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Becca Rausch
Republican Richard Ross (incumbent)
Total votes 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

See also

References

  1. ^ "Enrollment Breakdown as of 10/17/2018" (PDF). Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
  2. ^ Francis Galvin, William. "How to Run for Office in Massachusetts" (PDF). www.sec.state.ma.us. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 25, 2021. Retrieved May 22, 2021.

External links


State elections in Massachusetts
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