Elections in Massachusetts
Encyclopedia
Elections in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts are administered by the individual municipalities.
and the Office of Campaign and Political Finance.
(Listed with winner)
Election law
There is some oversight by the Secretary of the CommonwealthMassachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth
The Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth is the principal public information officer of the state government of the U.S...
and the Office of Campaign and Political Finance.
List of elections
This is an incomplete list of recent elections sorted both by offices sought and by years held.General
- Massachusetts general election, 2002Massachusetts general election, 2002A Massachusetts general election was held on November 5, 2002 in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.The election included:* statewide elections for U.S. Senator, Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of the Commonwealth, Treasurer, and Auditor;* district elections for U.S...
- Massachusetts general election, 2004
- Massachusetts general election, 2006Massachusetts general election, 2006A Massachusetts general election was held on November 7, 2006 in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.The election included:* statewide elections for U.S. Senator, Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of the Commonwealth, Treasurer, and Auditor;* district elections for U.S...
- Massachusetts general election, 2008Massachusetts general election, 2008The Massachusetts general election, 2008 were held on November 4, 2008 throughout Massachusetts. Among the elections which took place were those for the office of President of the United States, John Kerry's seat in the Senate, all ten seats in the Massachusetts delegation to the House of...
- Massachusetts general election, 2010Massachusetts general election, 2010The Massachusetts general election, 2010 was held on November 2, 2010 throughout Massachusetts. Primary elections took place on September 14, 2010.-United States Senate:...
Governor
(Listed with winner)- Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 1974Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 1974The 1974 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1974. Michael Dukakis was elected to a four-year term, from January 4, 1975 until January 4, 1979. He defeated incumbent Governor of Massachusetts Francis W...
(Dukakis) - Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 1978Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 1978The 1978 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1978. Massachusetts Port Authority executive director Edward J. King was elected to a four-year term, from January 4, 1979 until January 6, 1983...
(King) - Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 1982Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 1982The 1982 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1982. Michael Dukakis was elected to a second non-consecutive term. He beat Republican John W. Sears in the General election, after defeating Incumbent Governor Edward J. King in the Democratic primary.-Governor:Former Governor...
(Dukakis) - Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 1986Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 1986The 1986 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1986. Michael Dukakis was elected Governor of Massachusetts for a third term. He beat Republican George Kariotis by a 69-31% margin.-Republicans:...
(Dukakis) - Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 1990Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 1990The 1990 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1990. Republican William Weld was elected Governor of Massachusetts for the first time. He beat Democrat John Silber to become the first Republican Governor of Massachusetts since 1975....
(Weld) - Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 1994Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 1994The 1994 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1994. William Weld was elected Governor of Massachusetts for a second term.-Primaries:William Weld ran unopposed for the Republican nomination....
(Weld) - Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 1998Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 1998The 1998 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1998. Acting Governor Paul Cellucci was elected to his first term as Governor of Massachusetts.-Governor:...
(Cellucci) - Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 2002Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 2002The Massachusetts gubernatorial election of 2002 was held on November 5, 2002. Businessman Mitt Romney was elected to a four-year term, to be served from January 2, 2003 until January 4, 2007. Every four years, Massachusetts holds state-wide elections for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney...
(Romney) - Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 2006Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 2006The Massachusetts gubernatorial election of 2006 was held on November 7, 2006. Former US Assistant Attorney General Deval Patrick was elected to a four-year term, from January 4, 2007 until January 6, 2011. In his first elected office, Patrick is the second African-American governor in the United...
(Patrick) - Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 2010Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 2010The Massachusetts gubernatorial election of 2010 was held on November 2, 2010. Incumbent Democratic Governor Deval Patrick was re-elected to a second term. Also competing were the Republican Party nominee, businessman Charlie Baker; independent candidate and State Treasurer Tim Cahill; and...
(Patrick)
Massachusetts Senate
- Massachusetts Senate elections, 2002
- Massachusetts Senate elections, 2004Massachusetts Senate elections, 2004Elections to the 185th Massachusetts Senate were held on November 2, 2004. The Democrats picked up one former Republican seat. The 185th Massachusetts General Court began on January, 2005, and consisted of 34 Democrats and 6 Republican State Senators....
- Massachusetts Senate elections, 2006Massachusetts Senate elections, 2006As a result of the Massachusetts general election, 2006, the Democrats picked up one open seat in the Massachusetts State Senate, the only change from the previous session...
- Massachusetts Senate elections, 2008Massachusetts Senate elections, 2008Elections to the 187th Massachusetts State Senate was held on November 4, 2008, the same date as the 2008 Massachusetts House election as well as Federal and Congressional elections...
- Massachusetts Senate elections, 2010
Massachusetts House of Representatives
- Massachusetts House of Representatives elections, 2002
- Massachusetts House of Representatives elections, 2004
- Massachusetts House of Representatives elections, 2006
- Massachusetts House of Representatives elections, 2008Massachusetts House of Representatives elections, 2008The 2008 Massachusetts House of Representatives elections were held on November 4, 2008, the same date as the 2008 Massachusetts Senate election as well as Federal and Congressional elections. The term of Representatives elected is two years, January 2009 until January 2011.-Contests in...
- Massachusetts House of Representatives elections, 2010
Governor's Council
- Massachusetts Governor's Council elections, 2002
- Massachusetts Governor's Council elections, 2006Massachusetts Governor's Council elections, 2006Elections for the Massachusetts Governor's Council were last held on November 7, 2006, with all 8 of the seats up for election. The Governor's Council of Massachusetts is a popularly-elected board which must, among its duties, approve or disapprove of the governor's judicial nominations, pardons,...
- Massachusetts Governor's Council elections, 2010
United States president
- United States presidential election in Massachusetts, 2000United States presidential election in Massachusetts, 2000The 2000 United States presidential election in Massachusetts took place on November 7, 2000 throughout all 50 states and D.C., which was part of the 2000 United States presidential election...
(GoreAl GoreAlbert Arnold "Al" Gore, Jr. served as the 45th Vice President of the United States , under President Bill Clinton. He was the Democratic Party's nominee for President in the 2000 U.S. presidential election....
won state; G. W. BushGeorge W. BushGeorge Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 43rd President of the United States, from 2001 to 2009. Before that, he was the 46th Governor of Texas, having served from 1995 to 2000....
won election) - United States presidential election in Massachusetts, 2004 (KerryJohn KerryJohn Forbes Kerry is the senior United States Senator from Massachusetts, the 10th most senior U.S. Senator and chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. He was the presidential nominee of the Democratic Party in the 2004 presidential election, but lost to former President George W...
won state; G. W. BushGeorge W. BushGeorge Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 43rd President of the United States, from 2001 to 2009. Before that, he was the 46th Governor of Texas, having served from 1995 to 2000....
won election) - United States presidential election in Massachusetts, 2008United States presidential election in Massachusetts, 2008The 2008 United States presidential election in Massachusetts took place on November 4, 2008 in Massachusetts as in all 50 states and D.C., as part of the 2008 United States presidential election...
(ObamaBarack ObamaBarack Hussein Obama II is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama previously served as a United States Senator from Illinois, from January 2005 until he resigned following his victory in the 2008 presidential election.Born in...
won both the state and the election; the primaries were won by Clinton [D] and RomneyMitt RomneyWillard Mitt Romney is an American businessman and politician. He was the 70th Governor of Massachusetts from 2003 to 2007 and is a candidate for the 2012 Republican Party presidential nomination.The son of George W...
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United States Senate
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United States Senate election in Massachusetts, 1936 The Massachusetts United States Senate election of 1936 conincided with the landslide re-election of Democratic incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt over Republican candidate Alf Landon .... (Lodge Jr.) United States Senate election in Massachusetts, 1942 The United States Senate election of 1942 in Massachusetts was held on November 3, 1942 with Republican incumbent Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. defeating his challengers.-Democratic:... (Lodge Jr.) United States Senate special election in Massachusetts, 1944 The United States Senate special election of 1944 in Massachusetts was held on November 7, 1944 with Republican Leverett Saltonstall defeating his challengers.-Democratic:* John H. Corcoran, Mayor of Cambridge, Massachusetts since 1942.... (Saltonstall) United States Senate election in Massachusetts, 1948 The United States Senate election of 1948 in Massachusetts was held on November 2, 1948 with Republican incumbent Leverett Saltonstall defeating his challengers.-Democratic:* John I. Fitzgerald, former member of the Boston City Council.... (Saltonstall) United States Senate election in Massachusetts, 1954 The United States Senate election of 1954 in Massachusetts was held on November 2, 1954 with Republican Incumbent Leverett Saltonstall defeating his challengers.-Democratic:... (Saltonstall) United States Senate election in Massachusetts, 1960 The United States Senate election of 1960 in Massachusetts was held on November 8, 1960 with Republican Incumbent Leverett Saltonstall defeating his challengers.-Democratic:* Thomas J. O'Connor - Mayor of Springfield, Massachusetts since 1958.... (Saltonstall) United States Senate election in Massachusetts, 1966 The United States Senate election of 1966 in Massachusetts was held on November 8, 1966 with Republican State Attorney General Edward Brooke defeating his challengers. Republican incumbent, Leverett Saltonstall, was retiring after serving for 22 years.... (Brooke) United States Senate election in Massachusetts, 1972 The United States Senate election of 1972 in Massachusetts was held on November 7, 1972 with the incumbent Republican Senator Edward Brooke defeating his challengers.-Democratic:... (Brooke) United States Senate election in Massachusetts, 1978 The United States Senate election of 1978 in Massachusetts was held on November 7, 1978 with the incumbent Republican Senator Edward Brooke being defeated by then Democratic Congressman Paul E. Tsongas.-Republican:... (P. Tsongas) United States Senate election in Massachusetts, 2008 The 2008 United States Senate election in Massachusetts took place on November 4, 2008. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator John Kerry won re-election to a fifth term.-Candidates:* John Kerry, incumbent U.S... (Kerry) United States Senate election in Massachusetts, 2014 The 2014 United States Senate election in Massachusetts will take place on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Democrat John Kerry, serving since 1985, will be running for re-election to his sixth term.-Potential:*Charles D... (TBD) |
United States House of Representatives
- United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts, 1940
- United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts, 1942
- United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts, 1944
- United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts, 1946
- United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts, 1948
- United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts, 1950
- United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts, 1952
- United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts, 1954
- United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts, 1956
- United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts, 1958
- United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts, 1960
- United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts, 1962
- United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts, 1964
- United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts, 1966
- United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts, 1968
- United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts, 1970
- United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts, 1972
- United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts, 1974
- United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts, 1976
- United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts, 1978
- United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts, 1980
- United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts, 1982
- United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts, 1984
- United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts, 1986
- United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts, 1988
- United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts, 1990
- United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts, 1992
- United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts, 1994
- United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts, 1996
- United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts, 1998
- United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts, 2000
- United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts, 2002
- United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts, 2004United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts, 2004The 2004 congressional elections in Massachusetts was held on November 2, 2004, to determine who would represent the state of Massachusetts in the United States House of Representatives. Massachusetts had ten seats in the House, apportioned according to the 2000 United States Census...
- United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts, 2006
- United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts, 2008United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts, 2008The 2008 congressional elections in Massachusetts were held on November 4, 2008 to determine who will represent the state of Massachusetts in the United States House of Representatives. Representatives are elected for two-year terms; whoever is elected will serve in the 111th Congress from January...
- United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts, 2010United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts, 2010The 2010 congressional elections in Massachusetts was held on November 2, 2010, to determine who would represent the state of Massachusetts in the United States House of Representatives. Massachusetts has ten seats in the House, apportioned according to the 2000 United States Census...
Special elections
(Listed with winner)
- Massachusetts's 1st congressional district special election, 1991 (John OlverJohn OlverJohn Walter Olver is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1991. He is a member of the Democratic Party. Early in his career, he was a chemistry professor and served in both chambers of the Massachusetts General Court....
) - Massachusetts's 9th congressional district special election, 2001Massachusetts's 9th congressional district special election, 2001Massachusetts's 9th congressional district special election of 2001 was held on October 16, 2001 to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Representative Joe Moakley...
(Stephen LynchStephen Lynch (politician)Stephen F. Lynch is the U.S. representative for . He is a member of the Democratic Party who has served since 2001. Lynch was previously an ironworker and lawyer, and served in both chambers of the Massachusetts General Court....
) - Massachusetts's 5th congressional district special election, 2007Massachusetts's 5th congressional district special election, 2007Massachusetts held a special election to fill a vacancy in Massachusetts's 5th congressional district on October 16, 2007. Democrat Niki Tsongas won election to congress defeating Republican Jim Ogonowski in an election that was closer than expected....
(Nikki Tsongas)
1940
- United States Senate election in Massachusetts, 1940United States Senate election in Massachusetts, 1940The United States Senate election of 1940 in Massachusetts was held on November 5, 1940, with Democratic incumbent David I. Walsh defeating his challengers.-Democratic:...
(Walsh) - United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts, 1940
1942
- United States Senate election in Massachusetts, 1942United States Senate election in Massachusetts, 1942The United States Senate election of 1942 in Massachusetts was held on November 3, 1942 with Republican incumbent Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. defeating his challengers.-Democratic:...
(Lodge Jr.) - United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts, 1942
1944
- United States Senate special election in Massachusetts, 1944United States Senate special election in Massachusetts, 1944The United States Senate special election of 1944 in Massachusetts was held on November 7, 1944 with Republican Leverett Saltonstall defeating his challengers.-Democratic:* John H. Corcoran, Mayor of Cambridge, Massachusetts since 1942....
(Saltonstall) - United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts, 1944
1946
- United States Senate election in Massachusetts, 1946United States Senate election in Massachusetts, 1946The United States Senate election of 1946 in Massachusetts was held on November 5, 1946. Republican Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. defeated incumbent David I. Walsh.-Democratic:...
(Lodge Jr.) - United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts, 1946
1948
- United States presidential election in Massachusetts, 1948 (Truman won the election)
- United States Senate election in Massachusetts, 1948United States Senate election in Massachusetts, 1948The United States Senate election of 1948 in Massachusetts was held on November 2, 1948 with Republican incumbent Leverett Saltonstall defeating his challengers.-Democratic:* John I. Fitzgerald, former member of the Boston City Council....
(Saltonstall) - United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts, 1948
1952
- United States presidential election in Massachusetts, 1952 (Eisenhower won the election)
- United States Senate election in Massachusetts, 1952United States Senate election in Massachusetts, 1952The United States Senate election of 1952 in Massachusetts was held on November 4, 1952. This election marked the end of the Lodge family dynasty and the beginning of the Kennedy family dynasty.-The campaign:...
(J. Kennedy) - United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts, 1952
1954
- United States Senate election in Massachusetts, 1954United States Senate election in Massachusetts, 1954The United States Senate election of 1954 in Massachusetts was held on November 2, 1954 with Republican Incumbent Leverett Saltonstall defeating his challengers.-Democratic:...
(Saltonstall) - United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts, 1954
1956
- United States presidential election in Massachusetts, 1956 (Eisenhower won the election)
- United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts, 1956
1958
- United States Senate election in Massachusetts, 1958United States Senate election in Massachusetts, 1958The United States Senate election of 1958 in Massachusetts was held on November 4, 1958. Democratic incumbent John F. Kennedy was reelected to a second six-year term.-Socialist Labor:...
(J. Kennedy) - United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts, 1958
1960
- United States presidential election in Massachusetts, 1960 (Kennedy won the state and the election)
- United States Senate election in Massachusetts, 1960United States Senate election in Massachusetts, 1960The United States Senate election of 1960 in Massachusetts was held on November 8, 1960 with Republican Incumbent Leverett Saltonstall defeating his challengers.-Democratic:* Thomas J. O'Connor - Mayor of Springfield, Massachusetts since 1958....
(Saltonstall) - United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts, 1960
1962
- United States Senate special election in Massachusetts, 1962United States Senate special election in Massachusetts, 1962The United States Senate special election of 1962 in Massachusetts was held on November 6, 1962.-History:Senator John F. Kennedy resigned the seat to become President of the United States after winning the presidential election in 1960. Benjamin A...
(T. Kennedy) - United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts, 1962
1964
- United States presidential election in Massachusetts, 1964 (Johnson won election)
- United States Senate election in Massachusetts, 1964United States Senate election in Massachusetts, 1964The United States Senate election of 1964 in Massachusetts was held on November 3, 1964 with the incumbent Democratic Senator Ted Kennedy defeating his challengers...
(T. Kennedy) - United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts, 1964
1966
- United States Senate election in Massachusetts, 1966United States Senate election in Massachusetts, 1966The United States Senate election of 1966 in Massachusetts was held on November 8, 1966 with Republican State Attorney General Edward Brooke defeating his challengers. Republican incumbent, Leverett Saltonstall, was retiring after serving for 22 years....
(Brooke) - United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts, 1966
1968
- United States presidential election in Massachusetts, 1968 (NixonRichard NixonRichard Milhous Nixon was the 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. The only president to resign the office, Nixon had previously served as a US representative and senator from California and as the 36th Vice President of the United States from 1953 to 1961 under...
won election) - United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts, 1968
1970
- United States Senate election in Massachusetts, 1970United States Senate election in Massachusetts, 1970The United States Senate election of 1970 in Massachusetts was held on November 3, 1970. The incumbent Democratic Senator Ted Kennedy defeated his challengers...
(T. Kennedy) - United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts, 1970
1972
- United States presidential election in Massachusetts, 1972United States presidential election in Massachusetts, 1972Massachusetts was the only state carried by Democratic nominee George McGovern during 1972 presidential election ....
(McGovernGeorge McGovernGeorge Stanley McGovern is an historian, author, and former U.S. Representative, U.S. Senator, and the Democratic Party nominee in the 1972 presidential election....
won state, NixonRichard NixonRichard Milhous Nixon was the 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. The only president to resign the office, Nixon had previously served as a US representative and senator from California and as the 36th Vice President of the United States from 1953 to 1961 under...
won election) - United States Senate election in Massachusetts, 1972United States Senate election in Massachusetts, 1972The United States Senate election of 1972 in Massachusetts was held on November 7, 1972 with the incumbent Republican Senator Edward Brooke defeating his challengers.-Democratic:...
(Brooke) - United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts, 1972
1974
- Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 1974Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 1974The 1974 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1974. Michael Dukakis was elected to a four-year term, from January 4, 1975 until January 4, 1979. He defeated incumbent Governor of Massachusetts Francis W...
(DukakisMichael DukakisMichael Stanley Dukakis served as the 65th and 67th Governor of Massachusetts from 1975–1979 and from 1983–1991, and was the Democratic presidential nominee in 1988. He was born to Greek immigrants in Brookline, Massachusetts, also the birthplace of John F. Kennedy, and was the longest serving...
) - United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts, 1974
1976
- United States presidential election in Massachusetts, 1976 (Carter won state and election)
- United States Senate election in Massachusetts, 1976United States Senate election in Massachusetts, 1976The United States Senate election of 1976 in Massachusetts was held on November 2, 1976 with the incumbent Democratic Senator Ted Kennedy defeating his challengers.-Democratic:...
(T. Kennedy) - United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts, 1976
1978
- United States Senate election in Massachusetts, 1978United States Senate election in Massachusetts, 1978The United States Senate election of 1978 in Massachusetts was held on November 7, 1978 with the incumbent Republican Senator Edward Brooke being defeated by then Democratic Congressman Paul E. Tsongas.-Republican:...
(P. Tsongas) - United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts, 1978
- Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 1978Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 1978The 1978 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1978. Massachusetts Port Authority executive director Edward J. King was elected to a four-year term, from January 4, 1979 until January 6, 1983...
(KingEdward J. KingEdward Joseph "Ed" King was the 66th Governor of the U.S. state of Massachusetts from 1979 to 1983.Born in Chelsea, Massachusetts, and a graduate of Boston College and Bentley College, King played professional football as a guard with the All-America Football Conference Buffalo Bisons from 1948 to...
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1982
- Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 1982Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 1982The 1982 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1982. Michael Dukakis was elected to a second non-consecutive term. He beat Republican John W. Sears in the General election, after defeating Incumbent Governor Edward J. King in the Democratic primary.-Governor:Former Governor...
(Dukakis) - United States Senate election in Massachusetts, 1982United States Senate election in Massachusetts, 1982The United States Senate election of 1982 in Massachusetts was held on November 2, 1982 with the incumbent Democratic Senator Ted Kennedy defeating his challengers.-Democratic:...
(T. Kennedy) - United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts, 1982
1984
- United States Senate election in Massachusetts, 1984 (Kerry)
- United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts, 1984
1986
- Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 1986Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 1986The 1986 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1986. Michael Dukakis was elected Governor of Massachusetts for a third term. He beat Republican George Kariotis by a 69-31% margin.-Republicans:...
(Dukakis) - United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts, 1986
1988
- United States Senate election in Massachusetts, 1988United States Senate election in Massachusetts, 1988The United States Senate election of 1988 in Massachusetts was held on November 1, 1988. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy won re-election.-Democratic:...
(T. Kennedy) - United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts, 1988
1990
- Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 1990Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 1990The 1990 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1990. Republican William Weld was elected Governor of Massachusetts for the first time. He beat Democrat John Silber to become the first Republican Governor of Massachusetts since 1975....
(Weld) - United States Senate election in Massachusetts, 1990 (Kerry)
- United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts, 1990
1991
- Massachusetts's 1st congressional district special election, 1991 (OlverJohn OlverJohn Walter Olver is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1991. He is a member of the Democratic Party. Early in his career, he was a chemistry professor and served in both chambers of the Massachusetts General Court....
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1992
- United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts, 1992
- United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts, 1992
1994
- Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 1994Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 1994The 1994 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1994. William Weld was elected Governor of Massachusetts for a second term.-Primaries:William Weld ran unopposed for the Republican nomination....
(Weld) - United States Senate election in Massachusetts, 1994United States Senate election in Massachusetts, 1994The 1994 United States Senate election in Massachusetts was held on November 8, 1994. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy won re-election.- Candidates :* Mitt Romney, CEO of Bain Capital and son of former Michigan Governor George W...
(T. Kennedy) - United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts, 1994
1996
- United States Senate election in Massachusetts, 1996 (Kerry)
- United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts, 1996
1998
- Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 1998Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 1998The 1998 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1998. Acting Governor Paul Cellucci was elected to his first term as Governor of Massachusetts.-Governor:...
(Cellucci) - United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts, 1998
2000
- United States presidential election in Massachusetts, 2000United States presidential election in Massachusetts, 2000The 2000 United States presidential election in Massachusetts took place on November 7, 2000 throughout all 50 states and D.C., which was part of the 2000 United States presidential election...
(GoreAl GoreAlbert Arnold "Al" Gore, Jr. served as the 45th Vice President of the United States , under President Bill Clinton. He was the Democratic Party's nominee for President in the 2000 U.S. presidential election....
won state; BushGeorge W. BushGeorge Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 43rd President of the United States, from 2001 to 2009. Before that, he was the 46th Governor of Texas, having served from 1995 to 2000....
won election) - United States Senate election in Massachusetts, 2000United States Senate election in Massachusetts, 2000The 2000 United States Senate election in Massachusetts was held on November 7, 2000. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy won re-election to a sixth full term.-Democratic:* Ted Kennedy, incumbent U.S. Senator first elected in 1962-Republican:...
(T. Kennedy) - United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts, 2000
2001
- Massachusetts's 9th congressional district special election, 2001Massachusetts's 9th congressional district special election, 2001Massachusetts's 9th congressional district special election of 2001 was held on October 16, 2001 to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Representative Joe Moakley...
(LynchStephen Lynch (politician)Stephen F. Lynch is the U.S. representative for . He is a member of the Democratic Party who has served since 2001. Lynch was previously an ironworker and lawyer, and served in both chambers of the Massachusetts General Court....
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2002
- Massachusetts general election, 2002Massachusetts general election, 2002A Massachusetts general election was held on November 5, 2002 in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.The election included:* statewide elections for U.S. Senator, Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of the Commonwealth, Treasurer, and Auditor;* district elections for U.S...
- Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 2002Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 2002The Massachusetts gubernatorial election of 2002 was held on November 5, 2002. Businessman Mitt Romney was elected to a four-year term, to be served from January 2, 2003 until January 4, 2007. Every four years, Massachusetts holds state-wide elections for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney...
(Romney) - Massachusetts Senate elections, 2002
- Massachusetts House elections, 2002
- Massachusetts Governor's Council elections, 2002
- United States Senate election in Massachusetts, 2002 (Kerry)
- United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts, 2002
2004
- Massachusetts general election, 2004
- Massachusetts Senate elections, 2004Massachusetts Senate elections, 2004Elections to the 185th Massachusetts Senate were held on November 2, 2004. The Democrats picked up one former Republican seat. The 185th Massachusetts General Court began on January, 2005, and consisted of 34 Democrats and 6 Republican State Senators....
- Massachusetts House elections, 2004
- Massachusetts Governor's Council elections, 2004
- United States presidential election in Massachusetts, 2004 (KerryJohn KerryJohn Forbes Kerry is the senior United States Senator from Massachusetts, the 10th most senior U.S. Senator and chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. He was the presidential nominee of the Democratic Party in the 2004 presidential election, but lost to former President George W...
won state; BushGeorge W. BushGeorge Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 43rd President of the United States, from 2001 to 2009. Before that, he was the 46th Governor of Texas, having served from 1995 to 2000....
won election) - United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts, 2004United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts, 2004The 2004 congressional elections in Massachusetts was held on November 2, 2004, to determine who would represent the state of Massachusetts in the United States House of Representatives. Massachusetts had ten seats in the House, apportioned according to the 2000 United States Census...
2006
- Massachusetts general election, 2006Massachusetts general election, 2006A Massachusetts general election was held on November 7, 2006 in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.The election included:* statewide elections for U.S. Senator, Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of the Commonwealth, Treasurer, and Auditor;* district elections for U.S...
- Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 2006Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 2006The Massachusetts gubernatorial election of 2006 was held on November 7, 2006. Former US Assistant Attorney General Deval Patrick was elected to a four-year term, from January 4, 2007 until January 6, 2011. In his first elected office, Patrick is the second African-American governor in the United...
(Patrick) - Massachusetts House elections, 2006Massachusetts House elections, 2006Elections for the Massachusetts House of Representatives were held on November 7, 2006, with all of the 160 seats in the House up for election. The term of Representatives elected is two years, January 2007 until January 2009...
- Massachusetts Senate elections, 2006Massachusetts Senate elections, 2006As a result of the Massachusetts general election, 2006, the Democrats picked up one open seat in the Massachusetts State Senate, the only change from the previous session...
- Massachusetts Governor's Council elections, 2006Massachusetts Governor's Council elections, 2006Elections for the Massachusetts Governor's Council were last held on November 7, 2006, with all 8 of the seats up for election. The Governor's Council of Massachusetts is a popularly-elected board which must, among its duties, approve or disapprove of the governor's judicial nominations, pardons,...
- United States Senate election in Massachusetts, 2006United States Senate election in Massachusetts, 2006The 2006 United States Senate election in Massachusetts was held on November 7, 2006 with the incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy winning over little-known Republican challenger Kenneth Chase. Kennedy captured every county in the state, winning at least 62% in each region...
(T. Kennedy) - United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts, 2006
2007
- Massachusetts's 5th congressional district special election, 2007Massachusetts's 5th congressional district special election, 2007Massachusetts held a special election to fill a vacancy in Massachusetts's 5th congressional district on October 16, 2007. Democrat Niki Tsongas won election to congress defeating Republican Jim Ogonowski in an election that was closer than expected....
(N. TsongasNiki TsongasNicola Dickson "Niki" Sauvage Tsongas is the U.S. Representative for , serving since a special election in 2007. She is a member of the Democratic Party.She is the widow of U.S. Senator Paul Tsongas, who represented the 5th district in the 1970s...
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2008
- Massachusetts general election, 2008Massachusetts general election, 2008The Massachusetts general election, 2008 were held on November 4, 2008 throughout Massachusetts. Among the elections which took place were those for the office of President of the United States, John Kerry's seat in the Senate, all ten seats in the Massachusetts delegation to the House of...
- Massachusetts House of Representatives elections, 2008Massachusetts House of Representatives elections, 2008The 2008 Massachusetts House of Representatives elections were held on November 4, 2008, the same date as the 2008 Massachusetts Senate election as well as Federal and Congressional elections. The term of Representatives elected is two years, January 2009 until January 2011.-Contests in...
- Massachusetts Senate elections, 2008Massachusetts Senate elections, 2008Elections to the 187th Massachusetts State Senate was held on November 4, 2008, the same date as the 2008 Massachusetts House election as well as Federal and Congressional elections...
- United States presidential election in Massachusetts, 2008United States presidential election in Massachusetts, 2008The 2008 United States presidential election in Massachusetts took place on November 4, 2008 in Massachusetts as in all 50 states and D.C., as part of the 2008 United States presidential election...
(Obama won state and election) - United States Senate election in Massachusetts, 2008United States Senate election in Massachusetts, 2008The 2008 United States Senate election in Massachusetts took place on November 4, 2008. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator John Kerry won re-election to a fifth term.-Candidates:* John Kerry, incumbent U.S...
(Kerry) - United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts, 2008United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts, 2008The 2008 congressional elections in Massachusetts were held on November 4, 2008 to determine who will represent the state of Massachusetts in the United States House of Representatives. Representatives are elected for two-year terms; whoever is elected will serve in the 111th Congress from January...
2010
- Massachusetts general election, 2010Massachusetts general election, 2010The Massachusetts general election, 2010 was held on November 2, 2010 throughout Massachusetts. Primary elections took place on September 14, 2010.-United States Senate:...
- Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 2010Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 2010The Massachusetts gubernatorial election of 2010 was held on November 2, 2010. Incumbent Democratic Governor Deval Patrick was re-elected to a second term. Also competing were the Republican Party nominee, businessman Charlie Baker; independent candidate and State Treasurer Tim Cahill; and...
(Patrick) - Massachusetts Senate elections, 2010
- Massachusetts House of Representatives elections, 2010
- Massachusetts Governor's Council elections, 2010
- United States Senate special election in Massachusetts, 2010United States Senate special election in Massachusetts, 2010The 2010 United States Senate special election in Massachusetts was a special election held on January 19, 2010, in order to fill the Massachusetts Class I United States Senate seat for the remainder of the term ending January 3, 2013...
(Brown) - United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts, 2010United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts, 2010The 2010 congressional elections in Massachusetts was held on November 2, 2010, to determine who would represent the state of Massachusetts in the United States House of Representatives. Massachusetts has ten seats in the House, apportioned according to the 2000 United States Census...
2012
- Massachusetts general election, 2012
- Massachusetts Senate elections, 2012
- Massachusetts House of Representatives elections, 2012
- Massachusetts Governor's Council elections, 2012
- United States presidential election in Massachusetts, 2012 (TBD)
- United States Senate election in Massachusetts, 2012United States Senate election in Massachusetts, 2012The 2012 United States Senate election in Massachusetts will take place on November 6, 2012 concurrently with the 2012 U.S. presidential election as well as other elections to the United States Senate, House of Representatives, and various state and local elections. Incumbent Republican U.S....
(TBD) - United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts, 2012United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts, 2012The 2012 congressional elections in Massachusetts will be held on November 6, 2012, to determine the nine members of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts. Massachusetts has ten seats in the House, apportioned according to the 2000 United States Census, but will be reduced...
2014
- Massachusetts general election, 2014
- Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 2014Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 2014The 2014 Massachusetts gubernatorial election will take place on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Democratic Governor Deval Patrick is unlikely to run for re-election and has stated he will retire at the end of his current term.-Potential:...
(TBD) - Massachusetts Senate elections, 2014
- Massachusetts House of Representatives elections, 2014
- Massachusetts Governor's Council elections, 2014
- United States Senate election in Massachusetts, 2014United States Senate election in Massachusetts, 2014The 2014 United States Senate election in Massachusetts will take place on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Democrat John Kerry, serving since 1985, will be running for re-election to his sixth term.-Potential:*Charles D...
(TBD) - United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts, 2014
External links
- Elections Division at the Massachusetts Secretary of State official site