2020 Massachusetts House of Representatives election explained

Election Name:2020 Massachusetts House of Representatives election [1]
Registered:4,812,909 [2] (5.20 pp)
Turnout:76.00% (15.84 pp)
Speaker
Before Election:Robert DeLeo
Before Party:Massachusetts Democratic Party
After Election:Ronald Mariano
After Party:Massachusetts Democratic Party
Country:Massachusetts
Type:legislative
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2018 Massachusetts House of Representatives election
Previous Year:2018
Next Election:2022 Massachusetts House of Representatives election
Next Year:2022
Seats For Election:All 160 seats in the Massachusetts House of Representatives
Majority Seats:81
Election Date:November 3, 2020
Leader1:Robert DeLeo
Party1:Democratic Party (United States)
Leader Since1:January 27, 2009
Leaders Seat1:19th Suffolk
Last Election1:127 seats
Seats1:129
Seat Change1: 2
Popular Vote1:2,239,316
Percentage1:74.27%
Leader2:Bradley Jones Jr.
Party2:Republican Party (United States)
Leader Since2:November 21, 2002
Leaders Seat2:20th Middlesex
Last Election2:32 seats
Seats2:30
Seat Change2: 2
Popular Vote2:686,101
Percentage2:22.76%
Leader4:Susannah Whipps
Party4:Independent (United States)
Leaders Seat4:2nd Franklin
Last Election4:1 seat
Seats4:1
Popular Vote4:56,261
Percentage4:1.87%

The 2020 Massachusetts House of Representatives election took place on November 3, 2020. It elected members of the Massachusetts House of Representatives.[3] Democrats achieved a net gain of 2 seats. One independent, Susannah Whipps, was also elected.[4] Incumbent Speaker Robert DeLeo won re-election but resigned before the new session to take a position at Northeastern University; Ronald Mariano replaced him as Speaker.[5]

Overview

Election

2020 Massachusetts House of Representatives election
General election — November 3, 2020 [7] [8]
PartyVotesPercentageSeats+/–
Democratic2,239,31674.27129 2
Republican686,10122.7630 2
Green-Rainbow1,1000.040
Independents56,2611.871
All Others30,6281.020
Write-In1,6130.050
Valid votes3,015,01982.42
Invalid votes642,98617.58
Totals3,658,005100160
Registered voter/turnout4,812,90976.00

Closest races

Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:

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See also

References

  1. Web site: Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts . Massachusetts Election Statistics . sec.state.ma.us . Commonwealth of Massachusetts . 1 November 2022.
  2. Web site: Registered Voters and Party Enrollment as of October 24, 2020. Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. January 2, 2023.
  3. Web site: Massachusetts House of Representatives elections, 2020. 2020-11-03. Ballotpedia. en.
  4. Web site: The Republican Minority in the Mass. Legislature Shed 5 Seats in 2020.
  5. Web site: Robert DeLeo resigning as Speaker of Massachusetts House. 28 December 2020.
  6. Web site: October Overview: Handicapping the 2020 State Legislature Races. The Cook Political Report. November 1, 2020.
  7. Web site: Galvin . William Francis . PD43+ » Search Elections . Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. January 2, 2023.
  8. Web site: Registered Voters and Party Enrollment as of October 24, 2020. Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. January 2, 2023.

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