List of elections in Massachusetts

This is an incomplete list of recent Elections in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts sorted both by offices sought and by years held.

Elections are administered by the individual municipalities. There is some oversight by the Secretary of the Commonwealth and the Office of Campaign and Political Finance.

Individual elections are listed with the winner.

1 General
2 By office
3 By year
- 3.1 1839
- 3.2 1916
- 3.3 1918
- 3.4 1922
- 3.5 1924
- 3.6 1926
- 3.7 1928
- 3.8 1930
- 3.9 1934
- 3.10 1936
- 3.11 1940
- 3.12 1942
- 3.13 1944
- 3.14 1946
- 3.15 1947
- 3.16 1948
- 3.17 1950
- 3.18 1951
- 3.19 1952
- 3.20 1954
- 3.21 1955
- 3.22 1956
- 3.23 1958
- 3.24 1959
- 3.25 1960
- 3.26 1962
- 3.27 1963
- 3.28 1964
- 3.29 1966
- 3.30 1967
- 3.31 1968
- 3.32 1970
- 3.33 1971
- 3.34 1972
- 3.35 1974
- 3.36 1975
- 3.37 1976
- 3.38 1978
- 3.39 1979
- 3.40 1980 =
- 3.41 1982
- 3.42 1983
- 3.43 1984
- 3.44 1986
- 3.45 1987
- 3.46 1988
- 3.47 1990
- 3.48 1991
- 3.49 1992
- 3.50 1993
- 3.51 1994
- 3.52 1996
- 3.53 1997
- 3.54 1998
- 3.55 2000
- 3.56 2001
- 3.57 2002
- 3.58 2004
- 3.59 2005
- 3.60 2006
- 3.61 2007
- 3.62 2008
- 3.63 2009
- 3.64 2010
- 3.65 2012
- 3.66 2013
- 3.67 2014
- 3.68 2016
- 3.69 2017
- 3.70 2018
4 See also
5 External links

General[edit]

By office[edit]

Governor[edit]

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Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 1839 (Morton)
…
Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 1944 (Tobin)
Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 1946 (Bradford)
Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 1948 (Dever)
Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 1950 (Dever)
Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 1952 (Herter)
Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 1954 (Herter)
Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 1956 (Furcolo)
Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 1958 (Furcolo)
Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 1960 (Volpe)
Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 1962 (Peabody)
Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 1964 (Volpe)
Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 1966 (Sargent)
Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 1970 (Volpe)
Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 1974 (Dukakis)
Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 1978 (King)
Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 1982 (Dukakis)
Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 1986 (Dukakis)
Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 1990 (Weld)
Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 1994 (Weld)
Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 1998 (Cellucci)
Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 2002 (Romney)
Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 2006 (Patrick)
Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 2010 (Patrick)
Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 2014 (Baker)
Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 2018 (TBD)

Massachusetts Senate[edit]

Massachusetts House of Representatives[edit]

Governor's Council[edit]

Ballot questions[edit]

Massachusetts ballot measures, 1980:
- 2. Y Proposition 2½

Massachusetts ballot measures, 2002:
- 2. Y English Language Education in Public Schools

Massachusetts ballot measures, 2006:
- 1. N Sale of Wine by Food Stores
- 2. N Nomination of Candidates for Public Office
- 3. N Family Child Care Providers

Massachusetts ballot measures, 2008:

Massachusetts ballot measures, 2010:

Massachusetts ballot measures, 2012:

Massachusetts ballot measures, 2014:

Massachusetts ballot measures, 2016:

Local[edit]

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Boston mayoral election, 1947 (Hynes)
Boston mayoral election, 1951 (Hynes)
Boston mayoral election, 1955 (Hynes)
Boston mayoral election, 1959 (Collins)
Boston mayoral election, 1963 (Collins)
Boston mayoral election, 1967 (White)
Boston mayoral election, 1971 (White)
Boston mayoral election, 1975 (White)
Boston mayoral election, 1979 (White)
Boston mayoral election, 1983 (Flynn)
Boston mayoral election, 1987 (Flynn)
Boston mayoral election, 1991 (Flynn)
Boston mayoral election, 1993 (Menino)
Boston mayoral election, 1997 (Menino)
Boston mayoral election, 2001 (Menino)
Boston mayoral election, 2005 (Menino)
Boston mayoral election, 2009 (Menino)
Boston mayoral election, 2013 (Walsh)
Cambridge, Massachusetts municipal election, 2013
Boston mayoral election, 2017 (Walsh)

United States president[edit]

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United States presidential election in Massachusetts, 1992 (Clinton won both state and the election)
United States presidential election in Massachusetts, 1996 (Clinton won both state and the election)
United States presidential election in Massachusetts, 2000 (Gore won state; G. W. Bush won election)
United States presidential election in Massachusetts, 2004 (Kerry won state; G. W. Bush won election)
United States presidential election in Massachusetts, 2008 (Obama won both the state and the election)
United States presidential election in Massachusetts, 2012 (Obama won both the state and the election)
United States presidential election in Massachusetts, 2016 (Clinton won state; Trump won election)

United States Senate[edit]

(With winners)

Class 1	Class 2	No regular election
… 1905: Lodge Sr. 1911: Lodge Sr. 1916: Lodge Sr. 1922: Lodge Sr. 1926 [sp]: Walsh 1928: Walsh 1934: Walsh 1940: Walsh 1946: Lodge Jr. 1952: J. Kennedy 1958: J. Kennedy 1962 [sp]: T. Kennedy 1964: T. Kennedy 1970: T. Kennedy 1976: T. Kennedy 1982: T. Kennedy 1988: T. Kennedy 1994: T. Kennedy 2000: T. Kennedy 2006: T. Kennedy 2010 [sp]: Brown 2012: Warren 2018: TBD	… 1907: Crane 1912: Weeks 1918: Walsh 1924: Gillett 1930: Coolidge 1936: Lodge Jr. 1942: Lodge Jr. 1944 [sp]: Saltonstall 1948: Saltonstall 1954: Saltonstall 1960: Saltonstall 1966: Brooke 1972: Brooke 1978: Tsongas 1984: Kerry 1990: Kerry 1996: Kerry 2002: Kerry 2008: Kerry 2013 [sp]: Markey 2014: Markey 2020: TBD	… 1908/9 1914/5 1920 1926 1932 1938 1944 1950 1956 1962 1968 1974 1980 1986 1992 1998 2004 2010 2016 2022

United States House of Representatives[edit]

By year[edit]

1940[edit]

1942[edit]

1944[edit]

1946[edit]

1947[edit]

Boston mayoral election, 1947

1948[edit]

1950[edit]

1951[edit]

Boston mayoral election, 1951

1952[edit]

1954[edit]

1955[edit]

Boston mayoral election, 1955

1956[edit]

1958[edit]

1959[edit]

Boston mayoral election, 1959

1960[edit]

Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 1960
United States presidential election in Massachusetts, 1960 (Kennedy won the state and the election)
United States Senate election in Massachusetts, 1960 (Saltonstall)
United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts, 1960

1962[edit]

1963[edit]

Boston mayoral election, 1963

1964[edit]

1966[edit]

1967[edit]

Boston mayoral election, 1967

1968[edit]

1970[edit]

1971[edit]

Boston mayoral election, 1971

1972[edit]

United States presidential election in Massachusetts, 1972 (McGovern won state, Nixon won election)
United States Senate election in Massachusetts, 1972 (Brooke)
United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts, 1972

1974[edit]

1975[edit]

Boston mayoral election, 1975

1976[edit]

United States presidential election in Massachusetts, 1976 (Carter won state and election)
United States Senate election in Massachusetts, 1976 (T. Kennedy)
United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts, 1976

1978[edit]

1979[edit]

Boston mayoral election, 1979

1980 =[edit]

1982[edit]

1983[edit]

Boston mayoral election, 1983

1984[edit]

1986[edit]

1987[edit]

Boston mayoral election, 1987

1988[edit]

1990[edit]

1991[edit]

1992[edit]

United States presidential election in Massachusetts, 1992 (Clinton won both state and the election)
United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts, 1992

1993[edit]

Boston mayoral election, 1993

1994[edit]

1996[edit]

United States presidential election in Massachusetts, 1996 (Clinton won both state and the election)
United States Senate election in Massachusetts, 1996 (Kerry)
United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts, 1996

1997[edit]

Boston mayoral election, 1997

1998[edit]

2000[edit]

United States presidential election in Massachusetts, 2000 (Gore won state; Bush won election)
United States Senate election in Massachusetts, 2000 (T. Kennedy)
United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts, 2000

2001[edit]

2002[edit]

2004[edit]

2005[edit]

Boston mayoral election, 2005

2006[edit]

Massachusetts general election, 2006
Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 2006 (Patrick)
Massachusetts House elections, 2006
Massachusetts Senate elections, 2006
Massachusetts Governor's Council elections, 2006
Massachusetts ballot measures, 2006:
- 1. N Sale of Wine by Food Stores
- 2. N Nomination of Candidates for Public Office
- 3. N Family Child Care Providers
United States Senate election in Massachusetts, 2006 (T. Kennedy)
United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts, 2006

2007[edit]

Massachusetts's 5th congressional district special election, 2007 (N. Tsongas)

2008[edit]

2009[edit]

Boston mayoral election, 2009

2010[edit]

2012[edit]

2013[edit]

2014[edit]

2016[edit]

2017[edit]

Boston mayoral election, 2017 (Walsh)

2018[edit]

External links[edit]

Elections in Massachusetts at Curlie (based on DMOZ)
Elections Division at the Massachusetts Secretary of State official site
Massachusetts at Ballotpedia

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