2018 Massachusetts Senate election

Not to be confused with 2018 United States Senate election in Massachusetts.

The 2018 Massachusetts Senate election took place on November 6, 2018 to elect members of the Massachusetts Senate. Massachusetts voters elected all 40 members of the State Senate to serve two-year terms in the Massachusetts General Court. The election coincided with United States national elections and Massachusetts state elections, including U.S. Senate, U.S. House, U.S. President, and Massachusetts House.

2018 Massachusetts Senate election

← 2016 November 6, 2018 2020 →
All 40 seats in the Massachusetts Senate 21 seats needed for a majority
Registered	4,574,967 [1] ( 0.88 pp)
Turnout	60.17% ( 14.34 pp)
Majority party Minority party   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 3 1
Results of the elections:      Democratic gain      Democratic hold      Republican hold
President before election Karen Spilka Democratic Elected President Karen Spilka Democratic

Democrats expanded their supermajority from 31 seats before the election to 34 after the election.

Qualifications

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

• Be at least eighteen years of age
• Be a registered voter in Massachusetts
• Be an inhabitant of Massachusetts for five years
• Be a resident of the district when elected
• Receive at least 300 signatures on nomination papers

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Governing[3]	Safe D	October 8, 2018

Detailed results

1st Bristol and Plymouth District • Worcester and Middlesex • District 3 • District 4 • District 5 • District 6 • District 7 • District 8 • District 9 • District 10 • District 11 • District 12 • District 13 • District 14 • District 15 • District 16 • District 17 • District 18 • District 19 • District 20 • District 21 • District 22 • District 23 • District 24 • District 25 • District 26 • District 27 • District 28 • District 29 • District 30 • District 31 • District 32 • District 33 • District 34 • District 35 • District 36 • District 37 • District 38 • District 39 • District 40

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

• 2018 Massachusetts general election
• 2017–2018 Massachusetts legislature