2008 Massachusetts Senate election explained

Election Name:2008 Massachusetts Senate election
Country:Massachusetts
Type:legislative
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2006 Massachusetts Senate election
Previous Year:2006
Next Election:2010 Massachusetts Senate election
Next Year:2010
Seats For Election:All 40 seats in the Massachusetts Senate
Majority Seats:21
Election Date:November 4, 2008
Leader1:Therese Murray
Party1:Massachusetts Democratic Party
Leader Since1:March 21, 2007
Leaders Seat1:Plymouth and Barnstable
Last Election1:35 seats
Seats1:35
Leader2:Richard Tisei
Party2:Massachusetts Republican Party
Leader Since2:January 3, 2007
Leaders Seat2:Middlesex and Essex
Last Election2:5 seats
Seats Needed2:14
Seats2:5
Map Size:350px
President
Before Election:Therese Murray
Before Party:Massachusetts Democratic Party
After Election:Therese Murray
After Party:Massachusetts Democratic Party

Elections 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 Senators serve two-year terms.

Senate contests in 2008

Districtwidth=25% Incumbentwidth=25% Competing candidates[1] 2008 Result2006 Winner %[2]
Berkshire, Hampshire and FranklinBenjamin Downing (D-Pittsfield)Benjamin Downing (D-Pittsfield)70.8%
Bristol and NorfolkJames Timilty (D-Walpole)James Timilty (D-Walpole)
Jon Rockwood (R-Walpole)
60.5%
1st Bristol and PlymouthJoan Menard (D-Somerset)Joan Menard (D-Somerset)99.2%
2nd Bristol and PlymouthMark Montigny (D-New Bedford)Mark Montigny (D-New Bedford)82.1%
Cape and IslandsRobert O'Leary (D-Barnstable)Robert O'Leary (D-Barnstable)63.3%
1st EssexSteven Baddour (D-Methuen)Steven Baddour (D-Methuen)98.7%
2nd EssexFrederick Berry (D-Peabody)Frederick Berry (D-Peabody)99.0%
1st Essex and MiddlesexBruce Tarr (R-Gloucester)Bruce Tarr (R-Gloucester)99.1%
2nd Essex and MiddlesexSusan Tucker (D-Andover)Susan Tucker (D-Andover)99.0%
3rd Essex and MiddlesexThomas M. McGee (D-Lynn)Thomas M. McGee (D-Lynn)99.1%
HampdenStephen Buoniconti (D-West Springfield)Stephen Buoniconti (D-West Springfield)99.0%
1st Hampden and HampshireGale D. Candaras (D-Wilbraham)Gale D. Candaras (D-Wilbraham)59.6%
2nd Hampden and HampshireMichael Knapik (R-Westfield)Michael Knapik (R-Westfield)98.8%
Hampshire and FranklinStanley Rosenberg (D-Amherst)Stanley Rosenberg (D-Amherst)
Keith C. McCormic (R-Greenfield)
Rosenberg (D) 78.35%
McCormic (R) 15.31%
Others 6.34%
[3]
84.6%
1st MiddlesexSteven Panagiotakos (D-Lowell)Steven Panagiotakos (D-Lowell)75.8%
2nd MiddlesexPat Jehlen (D-Somerville)Pat Jehlen (D-Somerville)98.1%
3rd MiddlesexSusan Fargo (D-Lincoln)Susan Fargo (D-Lincoln)
Sandra Martinez (R-Chelmsford)
63.9%
4th MiddlesexJ. James Marzilli Jr. (D-Arlington)Brion Cangiamila (R-Billerica)
Ken Donnelly (D-Arlington)
98.6%
Middlesex and EssexRichard Tisei (R-Wakefield)Richard Tisei (R-Wakefield)98.5%
1st Middlesex and NorfolkCynthia Stone Creem (D-Newton)Cynthia Stone Creem (D-Newton)99.2%
2nd Middlesex and NorfolkKaren Spilka (D-Ashland)Karen Spilka (D-Ashland)98.2%
Middlesex, Suffolk and EssexAnthony Galluccio (D-Cambridge)Anthony Galluccio (D-Cambridge)99.0%
Middlesex and WorcesterPamela Resor (D-Acton)James Eldridge (D-Acton)
Steven Levy (R-Marlborough)
James Eldridge (D)58.5%
Norfolk, Bristol and MiddlesexScott Brown (R-Wrentham)Scott Brown (R-Wrentham)
Sara Orozco (D-Needham)
98.1%
Norfolk, Bristol and PlymouthBrian Joyce (D-Milton)Brian Joyce (D-Milton)75.3%
Norfolk and PlymouthMichael W. Morrissey (D-Quincy)Michael W. Morrissey (D-Quincy)98.9%
Plymouth and BarnstableTherese Murray (D-Plymouth)Therese Murray (D-Plymouth)98.7%
1st Plymouth and BristolMarc Pacheco (D-Taunton)Marc Pacheco (D-Taunton)99.1%
2nd Plymouth and BristolRobert Creedon Jr. (D-Brockton)Thomas P. Kennedy (D-Brockton)99.4%
Plymouth and NorfolkRobert Hedlund (R-Weymouth)Robert Hedlund (R-Weymouth)64.4%
1st SuffolkJohn Hart Jr. (D-Boston)John Hart Jr. (D-Boston)
Althea Garrison (I-Boston)
98.8%
2nd SuffolkDianne Wilkerson (D-Boston)Sonia Chang-Diaz (D-Boston)
William Theodore Leonard (Socialist Workers-Boston)
Sonia Chang-Diaz (D)71.3%
1st Suffolk and MiddlesexAnthony Petruccelli (D-Boston)Anthony Petruccelli (D-Boston)98.8%
2nd Suffolk and MiddlesexSteven Tolman (D-Boston)Steven Tolman (D-Boston)99.0%
Suffolk and NorfolkMarian Walsh (D-Boston)Marian Walsh (D-Boston)68.7%
1st WorcesterHarriette Chandler (D-Worcester)Harriette Chandler (D-Worcester)72.9%
2nd WorcesterEdward M. Augustus Jr. (D-Worcester)Stephen W. Baer (GR-Shrewsbury)
John I. Lebeaux (R-Shrewsbury)
Michael Moore (D-Millbury)
Michael Moore (D)67.5%
Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire and FranklinStephen Brewer (D-Barre)Stephen Brewer (D-Barre)99.6%
Worcester and MiddlesexRobert Antonioni (D-Leominster)Jennifer Flanagan (D-Leominster)99.2%
Worcester and NorfolkRichard T. Moore (D-Uxbridge)Richard T. Moore (D-Uxbridge)99.2%

See also

References

  1. http://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/ele08/state_election_cand_08.htm State Election Candidates 2008
  2. http://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/elepdf/rov06.pdf Return of Votes
  3. http://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/elepdf/2008%20Return%20of%20Votes%20Complete.pdf Complete Return of Votes 2008

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