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2006 Massachusetts Senate election

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Summary

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FieldValue
election_name2006 Massachusetts Senate election
countryMassachusetts
typelegislative
ongoingno
previous_election2004 Massachusetts Senate election
previous_year2004
next_election2008 Massachusetts Senate election
next_year2008
seats_for_electionAll 40 seats in the Massachusetts Senate
majority_seats21
election_dateNovember 7, 2006
image1File:Robert Travaglini 1980s Massachusetts USA 9501943933.png
image_size150x150px
leader1Robert Travaglini
party1Massachusetts Democratic Party
leader_since1January 1, 2003
leaders_seat11st Suffolk and Middlesex
last_election134 seats
seats135
seat_change11
image2File:1991 Brian Lees senator Massachusetts.jpg
leader2Brian Lees
(retired)
party2Massachusetts Republican Party
leader_since21993
leaders_seat21st Hampden and Hampshire
last_election26 seats
seats_needed214
seats25
seat_change21
map_image2006 State Senate elections in Massachusetts.svg
map_size350px
map_captionResults:
titlePresident
before_electionRobert Travaglini
before_partyMassachusetts Democratic Party
after_electionRobert Travaglini
after_partyMassachusetts Democratic Party

(retired)

As 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. The current session began in January, 2007, and consists of 35 Democrats and 5 Republicans.

The 2006 Massachusetts House election was held on the same date as the Senate election, as well as Federal and Gubernatorial elections (see Massachusetts general election, 2006).

Twenty-seven of the forty seats were left uncontested by one of the major parties in the 2006 election.

Results

|- !style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=left width=350 10em" colspan="2" rowspan="2" | Party !style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=center colspan="3" | Seats !style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=center colspan="2" | Popular Vote |- !style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right| 2004 !style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right| 2006 !style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right| +/− !style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right| Vote !style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right| % |- | | 34 | 35 | +1 | 1,414,429

75.9%

| | 6 | 5 | −1 | 421,781

22.6%

| | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11,720

0.6%
0
0
0
1,988
0.1%
-
0
0
0
13,886
0.7%
-
! colspan=2 align=left
40
40
0
1,863,804
100%
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}

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
RothenbergNovember 4, 2006

Overview

Official results from State Election Results 2006 (PDF, 340 kB) on the Massachusetts Elections Division website

DistrictIncumbentStatusCompeting candidates2006 Result%
Berkshire, Hampshire and FranklinAndrea Nuciforo, Jr. (D-Pittsfield)retired to run for Middle Berkshire Register of DeedsBenjamin Downing (D-Pittsfield)*
Matthew W. Kinnaman (R-Lee)
Dion Robbins-Zust (G-Richmond)37,763
13,595
1,988
Bristol and NorfolkJames Timility (D-Walpole)sought re-electionJames Timility (D-Walpole)
Michael Atwill (R-Mansfield)34,702
22,865
1st Bristol and PlymouthJoan Menard (D-Somerset)sought re-electionJoan Menard (D-Somerset)
Unopposed39,235
2nd Bristol and PlymouthMark Montigny (D-New Bedford)sought re-electionMark Montigny (D-New Bedford)
Raimundo Delgado (U-New Bedford)37,547
8,104
Cape and IslandsRobert O'Leary (D-Barnstable)sought re-electionRobert O'Leary (D-Barnstable)
Ricardo Barros (R-Centerville)*48,212
27,918
1st EssexSteven Baddour (D-Methuen)sought re-electionSteven Baddour (D-Methuen)
Unopposed43,437
2nd EssexFrederick Berry (D-Peabody)sought re-electionFrederick Berry (D-Peabody)
Unopposed48,662
1st Essex and MiddlesexBruce Tarr (R-Gloucester)sought re-electionBruce Tarr (R-Gloucester)
Unopposed56,605
2nd Essex and MiddlesexSusan Tucker (D-Andover)sought re-electionSusan Tucker (D-Andover)
Unopposed35,991
3rd Essex and MiddlesexThomas M. McGee (D-Lynn)sought re-electionThomas M. McGee (D-Lynn)
Unopposed38,229
HampdenStephen Buoniconti (D-West Springfield)sought re-electionStephen Buoniconti (D-West Springfield)
Unopposed29,515
1st Hampden and HampshireBrian Lees (R-East Longmeadow)retired to run for Hampden County Clerk of CourtsEnrico John Villamaino III (R-East Longmeadow)*
Gale D. Candaras (D-Wilbraham)*20,465
30,366
2nd Hampden and HampshireMichael Knapik (R-Westfield)sought re-electionMichael Knapik (R-Westfield)
Unopposed37,842
Hampshire and FranklinStanley Rosenberg (D-Amherst)sought re-electionStanley Rosenberg (D-Amherst)
Michaela LeBlanc (R-Northampton)46,417
8,444
1st MiddlesexSteven Panagiotakos (D-Lowell)sought re-electionSteven Panagiotakos (D-Lowell)
Brooks Lyman (R-Groton)32,403
10,314
2nd MiddlesexPat Jehlan (D-Somerville)sought re-electionPat Jehlan (D-Somerville)
Unopposed38,780
3rd MiddlesexSusan Fargo (D-Lincoln)sought re-electionSusan Fargo (D-Lincoln)
Sandra Martinez (R-Chelmsford)38,200
21,557
4th Middlesex*Robert Havern III (D-Arlington)sought re-electionRobert Havern III (D-Arlington)*
Unopposed47,947
Middlesex and EssexRichard Tisei (R-Wakefield)sought re-electionRichard Tisei (R-Wakefield)
Unopposed43,466
1st Middlesex and NorfolkCynthia Stone Creem (D-Newton)sought re-electionCynthia Stone Creem (D-Newton)
Unopposed45,117
2nd Middlesex and NorfolkKaren Spilka (D-Ashland)sought re-electionKaren Spilka (D-Ashland)
Unopposed43,657
Middlesex, Suffolk and EssexJarrett Barrios (D-Cambridge)sought re-electionJarrett Barrios (D-Cambridge)
Unopposed31,860
Middlesex and WorcesterPamela Resor (D-Acton)sought re-electionPamela Resor (D-Acton)
Unopposed49,747
Norfolk, Bristol and MiddlesexScott Brown (R-Wrentham)sought re-electionScott Brown (R-Wrentham)
Unopposed46,972
Norfolk, Bristol and PlymouthBrian Joyce (D-Milton)sought re-electionBrian Joyce (D-Milton)
James Aldred (R-Randolph)43,811
14,327
Norfolk and PlymouthMichael W. Morrissey (D-Quincy)sought re-electionMichael W. Morrissey (D-Quincy)
Unopposed42,747
Plymouth and BarnstableTherese Murray (D-Plymouth)sought re-electionTherese Murray (D-Plymouth)
Unopposed54,042
1st Plymouth and BristolMarc Pacheco (D-Taunton)sought re-electionMarc Pacheco (D-Taunton)
Unopposed43,200
2nd Plymouth and BristolRobert Creedon, Jr. (D-Brockton)sought re-electionRobert Creedon, Jr. (D-Brockton)
Unopposed35,820
Plymouth and NorfolkRobert Hedlund (R-Weymouth)sought re-electionRobert Hedlund (R-Weymouth)
Stephen Lynch (D-Marshfield)*43,638
24,114
1st SuffolkJohn Hart, Jr. (D-Boston)sought re-electionJohn Hart, Jr. (D-Boston)
Unopposed33,084
2nd Suffolk*Dianne Wilkerson (D-Boston)sought re-electionDianne Wilkerson (D-Boston)*
Samiyah Diaz (R-Boston)28,820
11,079
1st Suffolk and MiddlesexRobert Travaglini (D-Boston)sought re-electionRobert Travaglini (D-Boston)
Unopposed32,621
2nd Suffolk and MiddlesexSteven Tolman (D-Boston)sought re-electionSteven Tolman (D-Boston)
Unopposed36,827
Suffolk and NorfolkMarian Walsh (D-Boston)sought re-electionMarian Walsh (D-Boston)
Douglas Obey (R-Westwood)37,930
17,253
1st WorcesterHarriette Chandler (D-Worcester)*sought re-electionHarriette Chandler (D-Worcester)*
Paul Nordborg (R-Holden)35,904
13,269
2nd WorcesterEdward Augustus, Jr. (D-Worcester)sought re-electionEdward Augustus, Jr. (D-Worcester)
Richard Peters (R-Worcester)
John Lazzaro (I-Millbury)33,187
12,352
3,616
Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire and FranklinStephen Brewer (D-Barre)sought re-electionStephen Brewer (D-Barre)
Unopposed48,460
Worcester and MiddlesexRobert Antonioni (D-Leominster)sought re-electionRobert Antonioni (D-Leominster)
Unopposed41,373
Worcester and NorfolkRichard T. Moore (D-Uxbridge)sought re-electionRichard T. Moore (D-Uxbridge)
Unopposed44,702

Primary results

Official results from State Primary Election Results 2006 (PDF, 196k) on the Massachusetts Elections Division website

Democratic primary

DistrictCandidatesVotes%
Berkshire, Hampshire and FranklinBenjamin Downing7,57432%
Christopher Hodgkins7,33431%
Helen Sharron3,11113%
Margaret Ware5,22122%
John Zelazo3942%
1st Hampden and HampshireBrian Ashe6,58536%
Gale Candaras8,36246%
Rosemarie Mazza-Moriarty3,11717%
4th MiddlesexJoanna Gonsalves10,24439%
Robert Havern (i)15,72261%
Plymouth and NorfolkStephen Lynch12,34857%
Matthias Mulvey9,49743%
2nd SuffolkWrite-In: Sonia Chang-Diaz5,71145%
Write-In: Samiyah Diaz2382%
Write-In: John Kelleher4003%
Write-In: Dianne Wilkerson (i)6,47851%
1st WorcesterHarriette Chandler (i)16,84777%
Deirdre Healy5,15323%

Republican primary

DistrictCandidatesVotes%
Cape and IslandsRicardo Barros4,25859%
Doug Bennett3,00641%
1st Hampden and HampshireKevin Corridan1,20031%
Ronald Cutler67918%
Enrico Villamaino1,96251%

References

References

  1. Wayne, Stephen. (2008). "Parties and Elections in America: The Electoral Process Fifth Edition". [[Rowman & Littlefield]].
  2. Jacobson, Louis. (November 4, 2006). "State Legislature Ratings".
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