Election Name: | 2024 Massachusetts Senate election |
Country: | Massachusetts |
Type: | legislative |
Ongoing: | yes |
Previous Election: | 2022 Massachusetts Senate election |
Previous Year: | 2022 |
Next Election: | 2026 Massachusetts Senate election |
Next Year: | 2026 |
Seats For Election: | All 40 seats in the Massachusetts Senate |
Majority Seats: | 21 |
Election Date: | November 5, 2024 |
Leader1: | Karen Spilka |
Party1: | Massachusetts Democratic Party |
Leader Since1: | February 28, 2018 |
Leaders Seat1: | Middlesex and Norfolk |
Last Election1: | 37 seats |
Seats Before1: | 36 |
Leader2: | Bruce Tarr |
Party2: | Massachusetts Republican Party |
Leader Since2: | January 3, 2011 |
Leaders Seat2: | 1st Essex and Middlesex |
Last Election2: | 3 seats |
Seats Before2: | 4 |
Seats Needed2: | 17 |
President | |
Before Election: | Karen Spilka |
Before Party: | Massachusetts Democratic Party |
The 2024 Massachusetts State Senate election will be held on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, with the primary election to be held on Tuesday, September 3, 2024.[1] Massachusetts voters will select all 40 members of the State Senate to serve two-year terms in the Massachusetts General Court.[2] The election will coincide with United States national elections and Massachusetts state elections, including U.S. Senate, U.S. House, U.S. President, and Massachusetts House.[3]
Democrats started the 2023 legislative session with 37 members. However, Democratic Senator Anne Gobi resigned on June 4, 2023 and Republican Peter Durant won the subsequent special election, flipped the district for his party, and assumed office on November 29, 2023.[4] [5] Therefore, Democrats hold a supermajority of 36 seats compared to the four seats held by Republicans. Republicans would have to net 17 seats to flip control of the chamber.[6]
|-!colspan="5"|Democratic Party Primary Results|-|-!colspan="5"|Republican Party Primary Results|-
Three incumbents will not seek re-election.
Marc Pacheco is retiring.[9]
Walter Timilty is retiring to run for Norfolk County Clerk of Courts.[10]
Susan Moran is retiring to run for Barnstable County Clerk of Courts.[11]
Italics denote an open seat held by the incumbent party; bold text denotes a gain for a party.[12] [13]
Sources for election results: [14] [15]
align=center | Berkshire, Hampden, Franklin and Hampshire • Bristol and Norfolk • 1st Bristol and Plymouth • 2nd Bristol and Plymouth • 3rd Bristol and Plymouth • Cape and Islands • 1st Essex • 2nd Essex • 3rd Essex • 1st Essex and Middlesex • 2nd Essex and Middlesex • Hampden • Hampden, Hampshire and Worcester • Hampden and Hampshire • Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester • 1st Middlesex • 2nd Middlesex • 3rd Middlesex • 4th Middlesex • 5th Middlesex • Norfolk and Middlesex • Middlesex and Norfolk • Middlesex and Suffolk • Middlesex and Worcester • Norfolk, Plymouth and Bristol • Norfolk, Worcester and Middlesex • Norfolk and Plymouth • Norfolk and Suffolk • Plymouth and Barnstable • 1st Plymouth and Norfolk • 2nd Plymouth and Norfolk • 1st Suffolk • 2nd Suffolk • 3rd Suffolk • Suffolk and Middlesex • 1st Worcester • 2nd Worcester • Worcester and Hampshire • Worcester and Middlesex • Worcester and Hampden |