| Election Name: | 2014 United States Senate election in Massachusetts |
| Country: | Massachusetts |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2013 United States Senate special election in Massachusetts |
| Previous Year: | 2013 (special) |
| Next Election: | 2020 United States Senate election in Massachusetts |
| Next Year: | 2020 |
| Election Date: | November 4, 2014 |
| Image1: | File:Edward Markey, official portrait, 114th Congress (1).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Ed Markey |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 1,289,944 |
| Percentage1: | 61.87% |
| Nominee2: | Brian Herr |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 791,950 |
| Percentage2: | 37.98% |
| Map Size: | 250px |
| U.S. Senator | |
| Before Election: | Ed Markey |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Ed Markey |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 2014 United States Senate election in Massachusetts was held on November 4, 2014, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, concurrently with the election of the Governor of Massachusetts, other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.
Incumbent Democratic Senator Ed Markey ran for re-election to a first full term in office.[1] Primary elections were held on September 9, 2014. Markey was unopposed for the Democratic nomination; Hopkinton Selectman Brian Herr was also unopposed for the Republican nomination.
Incumbent Democratic Senator John Kerry, serving since 1985, had planned to run for re-election to a sixth term, but on December 15, 2012, it was announced that the long-time Massachusetts senator and 2004 presidential nominee would be nominated as United States Secretary of State under President Barack Obama. Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick appointed Mo Cowan as a temporary replacement for Kerry, after he was confirmed as secretary of state and therefore resigned his senate seat. There was a special election on June 25, 2013, to finish the term, which was won by Ed Markey, the 37-year Democratic incumbent from .
| Source | Ranking | As of | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | The Cook Political Report[18] | November 3, 2014 | ||
| align=left | Sabato's Crystal Ball[19] | November 3, 2014 | ||
| align=left | Rothenberg Political Report[20] | November 3, 2014 | ||
| align=left | Real Clear Politics[21] | November 3, 2014 |
| Poll source | Ed Markey (D) | Brian Herr (R) | Other | Undecided | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | CBS News/NYT/YouGov[22] | July 5–24, 2014 | 1,846 | ± 4.9% | 61% | 34% | 2% | 3% | ||
| align=left | Boston Globe[23] | September 14–16, 2014 | 407 | ± 4.85% | 53% | 27% | — | 21% | ||
| align=left | Rasmussen Reports[24] | September 16–17, 2014 | 750 | ± 4% | 49% | 31% | 5% | 15% | ||
| align=left | WBUR/MassINC[25] | September 16–21, 2014 | 502 | ± 4.4% | 58% | 30% | 1% | 11% | ||
| align=left rowspan=2 | WNEU[26] | September 20–28, 2014 | 416 LV | ± 5% | 56% | 34% | — | 10% | ||
| 536 RV | ± 4% | 52% | 34% | — | 14% | |||||
| align=left | Suffolk University[27] | September 25–28, 2014 | 500 | ± 4.4% | 54% | 30% | — | 16% | ||
| align=left | CBS News/NYT/YouGov[28] | September 20 – October 1, 2014 | 2,389 | ± 2% | 54% | 31% | 1% | 14% | ||
| align=left | WBUR/MassINC[29] | October 1–4, 2014 | 504 | ± 4.4% | 56% | 30% | 1% | 13% | ||
| align=left | CBS News/NYT/YouGov | October 16–23, 2014 | 2,218 | ± 3% | 54% | 32% | 0% | 14% | ||
| align=left | WBUR/MassINC[30] | October 22–25, 2014 | 494 | ± 4.4% | 57% | 32% | 1% | 9% | ||
| align=left rowspan=2 | Umass Amherst[31] | October 20–27, 2014 | 591 LV | ± 4.4% | 53% | 37% | — | 9% | ||
| 800 RV | ± 3.8% | 52% | 32% | — | 15% | |||||
| align=left | Suffolk University[32] | October 27–29, 2014 | 500 | ± 4.4% | 49% | 34% | — | 17% | ||
| align=left rowspan=2 | WNEU[33] | October 21–30, 2014 | 430 LV | ± 5% | 54% | 34% | — | 12% | ||
| 522 RV | ± 4% | 53% | 31% | — | 17% | |||||
| align=left | Public Policy Polling[34] | 887 | ± 3.3% | 52% | 38% | — | 10% |
With Markey
| Poll source | Ed Markey (D) | Frank Addivinola (R) | Other | Undecided | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | CBS News/NYT/YouGov | July 5–24, 2014 | 1,901 | ± 4.9% | 59% | 34% | 2% | 5% | ||
| align=left | CBS News/NYT/YouGov | August 18 – September 2, 2014 | 3,361 | ± 2% | 53% | 28% | 2% | 17% |
| Poll source | Ed Markey (D) | Scott Brown (R) | Other | Undecided | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | MassInc[35] | July 17–20, 2013 | 500 | ± 4.4% | 43% | 38% | 2% | 17% | ||
| align=left | Public Policy Polling[36] | September 20–23, 2013 | 616 | ± 4% | 46% | 45% | — | 9% |
With Kerry
| Poll source | John Kerry (D) | Generic Republican | Other | Undecided | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | Public Policy Polling[38] | September 13–16, 2012 | 1,051 | ± 3.3% | 54% | 33% | — | 13% | ||
| align=left | Public Policy Polling[39] | October 9–11, 2012 | 1,051 | ± 3.0% | 53% | 32% | — | 15% | ||
| align=left | Public Policy Polling[40] | November 1–2, 2012 | 1,089 | ± 3.0% | 54% | 30% | — | 15% |
Markey won all 9 congressional districts.[41]
| District | Herr | Markey | Representative | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 37.63% | 62.37% | Richard Neal | ||
| 2nd | 41.99% | 58.01% | |||
| 3rd | 42.04% | 57.96% | Niki Tsongas | ||
| 4th | 41.38% | 58.62% | |||
| 5th | 30.65% | 69.35% | |||
| 6th | 42.06% | 57.94% | John F. Tierney | ||
| 7th | 15.62% | 84.38% | |||
| 8th | 39.06% | 60.96% | Stephen Lynch | ||
| 9th | 44.54% | 55.46% | |||