Election Name: | 2006 Massachusetts House of Representatives election |
Country: | Massachusetts |
Type: | legislative |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 2004 Massachusetts House of Representatives election |
Previous Year: | 2004 |
Next Election: | 2008 Massachusetts House of Representatives election |
Next Year: | 2008 |
Seats For Election: | All 160 seats in the Massachusetts House of Representatives |
Majority Seats: | 81 |
Election Date: | November 7, 2006 |
Leader1: | Salvatore DiMasi |
Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Leader Since1: | September 28, 2004 |
Leaders Seat1: | 3rd Suffolk |
Last Election1: | 138 seats |
Seats1: | 141 |
Seat Change1: | 3 |
Leader2: | Bradley Jones Jr. |
Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
Leader Since2: | November 21, 2002 |
Leaders Seat2: | 20th Middlesex |
Last Election2: | 21 seats |
Seats2: | 19 |
Seat Change2: | 2 |
Speaker | |
Before Election: | Salvatore DiMasi |
Before Party: | Massachusetts Democratic Party |
After Election: | Salvatore DiMasi |
After Party: | Massachusetts Democratic Party |
Elections for the Massachusetts House of Representatives were held on November 7, 2006, with all of the 160 seats in the House up for election. The term of Representatives elected is two years, January 2007 until January 2009.[1] The 2006 Massachusetts Senate election occurred on the same day as the House election, along with Federal and Gubernatorial elections.
The House session ending in January 2007 consists of 139 (87%) Democrats, and 21 (13%) Republicans. The Democrats hold more than a two-thirds majority of the seats in the House. For the Republicans to break that two-thirds majority, they were required to gain 33 Democratic-held seats, a feat that was impossible to accomplish in 2006 as only 32 Democrats faced Republican challengers. Similarly, Republicans could not hope to gain the 59 seats needed to take control of the chamber, as there were not enough challengers to make that possible. Conversely, the Democrats challenged only 8 of the 21 Republican-held seats.
128 of the 160 seats were left uncontested by one of the major parties in the 2006 election.[2]
Two seats changed parties, both Republican seats that switched to Democrats. In the 4th Barnstable District, Sarah Peake (D-Provincetown) defeated Aaron Maloy (R-Orleans) to take the seat of retiring Shirley Gomes (R). In the 13th Middlesex, incumbent Susan Pope (R-Wayland) was defeated by Thomas Conroy (D-Wayland). No other incumbents were defeated, and all other open seats were retained by the party holding them.
District | Incumbent | Hometown | Incumbent Status | Competing candidates | 2006 Result | Vote % of winner in 2004[3] | ||
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1 | Cleon Turner (D) | Dennis | Running | Cleon Turner (D-Dennis) Dick Neitz (R-Yarmouth) | 52.0% 48.0% | 51% | ||
2 | Demetrius Atsalis (D) | Barnstable | Running | Demetrius Atsalis (D-Barnstable) William Crocker (R-Barnstable) | 56.0% 44.0% | 59% | ||
3 | Matthew Patrick (D) | Falmouth | Running | Matthew Patrick (D-Falmouth) Unopposed | 98.5% | 53% | ||
4 | Shirley Gomes (R) | Harwich | Retiring | Sarah Peake (D-Provincetown) Aaron Maloy (R-Orleans) | 55.7% 44.2% | 57% | ||
5 | Jeffrey Davis Perry (R) | Sandwich | Running | Jeffrey Davis Perry (R-Sandwich) Unopposed | 98.9% | 66% |
District | Candidates | Votes | % | |
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4 (D)[4] | Sarah Peake | 4,381 | 55% | |
Raymond Gottwald | 1,875 | 24% | ||
Ronald Bergstrom | 1,652 | 21% | ||
4 (R) | Aaron Maloy | (873) | (34%) | |
Donald Howell | (862) | (34%) | ||
Andrew Buckley | (831) | (32%) |
District | Incumbent | Hometown | Incumbent Status | Competing candidates | 2006 Result | Vote % of winner in 2004 | ||
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1 | Eric Turkington (D) | Falmouth | Running | Eric Turkington (D-Falmouth) Jim Powell (R-Martha's Vineyard) | 70.3% 29.6% | 70% |
District | Incumbent | Hometown | Incumbent Status | Competing candidates | 2006 Result | Vote % of winner in 2004 | ||
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1 | Daniel E. Bosley (D) | North Adams | Running | Daniel E. Bosley (D-North Adams) Unopposed | 99.6% | 82% | ||
2 | Denis Guyer (D) | Dalton | Running | Denis Guyer (D-Dalton) Stefan Racz (I-Shelburne Falls) | 77.2% 22.7% | 70% | ||
3 | Christopher Speranzo (D) | Pittsfield | Running | Christopher Speranzo (D-Pittsfield) Unopposed | 99.6% | 100% | ||
4 | William "Smitty" Pignatelli (D) | Lenox | Running | William "Smitty" Pignatelli (D-Lenox) Unopposed | 99.6% | 73% |
District | Incumbent | Hometown | Incumbent Status | Competing candidates | 2006 Result | Vote % of winner in 2004 | ||
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1 | Michael A. Costello (D) | Newburyport | Running | Michael A. Costello (D-Newburyport) Unopposed | 100% | 66% | ||
2 | Harriett Stanley (D) | West Newbury | Running | Harriett Stanley (D-West Newbury) Evan O'Reilly (R-Georgetown) | 62% 38% | 63% | ||
3 | Brian Dempsey (D) | Haverhill | Running | Brian Dempsey (D-Haverhill) Unopposed | 100% | 68% | ||
4 | Bradford Hill (R) | Ipswich | Running | Bradford Hill (R-Ipswich) Unopposed | 100% | 62% | ||
5 | Anthony Verga (D) | Gloucester | Running | Anthony Verga (D-Gloucester) Unopposed | 100% | 100% | ||
6 | Mary Grant (D) | Beverly | Running | Mary Grant (D-Beverly) Donato Paglia (I-Beverly) | 81% 19% | 67% | ||
7 | John D. Keenan (D) | Salem | Running | John D. Keenan (D-Salem) Unopposed | 100% | 74% | ||
8 | Douglas W. Petersen (D) | Marblehead | Running | Douglas W. Petersen (D-Marblehead) Unopposed | 100% | 65% | ||
9 | Mark Falzone (D) | Saugus | Running | Mark Falzone (D-Saugus) Unopposed | 100% | 66% | ||
10 | Robert Fennell (D) | Lynn | Running | Robert Fennell (D-Lynn) Unopposed | 100% | 100% | ||
11 | Steven Walsh (D) | Lynn | Running | Steven Walsh (D-Lynn) Unopposed | 100% | 100% | ||
12 | Joyce Spiliotis (D) | Peabody | Running | Joyce Spiliotis (D-Peabody) Jason Harding (R-Peabody) | 69% 31% | 66% | ||
13 | Theodore C. Speliotis (D) | Peabody | Running | Theodore C. Speliotis (D-Danvers) Unopposed | 100% | 58% | ||
14 | David Torrisi (D) | North Andover | Running | David Torrisi (D-North Andover) Unopposed | 100% | 66% | ||
15 | Arthur Broadhurst (D) | Methuen | Defeated in Run for Northern Essex Register of Deeds | Linda Dean Campbell (D-Methuen) Robert Andrew (R-Methuen) Kenneth Hendrick (I-Methuen) | 61% 28% 11% | 100% | ||
16 | William Lantigua (D) | Lawrence | Running | William Lantigua (D-Lawrence) Unopposed | 100% | 57% | ||
17 | Barry R. Finegold (D) | Andover | Running | Barry R. Finegold (D-Andover) Unopposed | 100% | 62% | ||
18 | Barbara A. L'Italien (D) | Andover | Running | Barbara A. L'Italien (D-Andover) Lawrence Brennan (R-Georgetown) | 59% 41% | 58% |
District | Incumbent | Hometown | Incumbent Status | Competing candidates | 2006 Result | Vote % of winner in 2004 | ||
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1 | Stephen Kulik (D) | Worthington | Running | Stephen Kulik (D-Worthington) Unopposed | 100% | 71% | ||
2 | Christopher Donelan (D) | Orange | Running | Christopher Donelan (D-Orange) Unopposed | 100% | 76% |
District | Incumbent | Hometown | Incumbent Status | Competing candidates | 2006 Result | Vote % of winner in 2004 | ||
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1 | Todd M. Smola (R) | Palmer | Running | Todd M. Smola (R-Palmer) Unopposed | 100% | 63% | ||
2 | Mary S. Rogeness (R) | Longmeadow | Running | Mary S. Rogeness (R-Longmeadow) Unopposed | 100% | 100% | ||
3 | Daniel F. Keenan (D) | Southwick | Resigned | Rosemary Sandlin (D-Agawam) Robert Magovern (R-Agawam) Owen Broadhurst (G-Agawam) Joseph Schebel (I-Agawam) | 50% 40% 3% 7% | 72% | ||
4 | Donald F. Humason Jr. (R) | Westfield | Running | Donald F. Humason Jr. (R-Westfield) Unopposed | 100% | 100% | ||
5 | Michael F. Kane (D) | Holyoke | Running | Michael F. Kane (D-Holyoke) Unopposed | 100% | 100% | ||
6 | James T. Welch (D) | West Springfield | Running | James T. Welch (D-West Springfield) Unopposed | 100% | 64% | ||
7 | Thomas M. Petrolati (D) | Ludlow | Running | Thomas M. Petrolati (D-Ludlow) Unopposed | 100% | 100% | ||
8 | Joseph F. Wagner (D) | Chicopee | Running | Joseph F. Wagner (D-Chicopee) Robert Sliski (I-Chicopee) | 81% 19% | 82% | ||
9 | Sean Curran (D) | Springfield | Running | Sean Curran (D-Springfield) Robert J. Underwood (L-Springfield) Megan Anzalotti (I-Springfield) | 77% 18% 5% | 100% | ||
10 | Cheryl A. Rivera (D) | Springfield | Running | Cheryl A. Rivera (D-Springfield) George Vazquez (R-Springfield) Kyle Burns (I-Springfield) | 79% 15% 6% | 72% | ||
11 | Benjamin Swan (D) | Springfield | Running | Benjamin Swan (D-Springfield) Unopposed | 100% | 79% | ||
12 | Gale D. Candaras (D) | Wilbraham | Running for State Senate | Angelo Puppolo (D-Springfield) Christopher Leisey (R-Wilbraham) | 59% 41% | 63% |
District | Incumbent | Hometown | Incumbent Status | Competing candidates | 2006 Result | Vote % of winner in 2004 | ||
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1 | Peter V. Kocot (D) | Northampton | Running | Peter V. Kocot (D-Northampton) John Andrulis (R-Northampton) | 82% 18% | 80% | ||
2 | John W. Scibak (D) | South Hadley | Running | John W. Scibak (D-South Hadley) Unopposed | 100% | 100% | ||
3 | Ellen Story (D) | Amherst | Running | Ellen Story (D-Amherst) Unopposed | 100% | 78% |
District | Incumbent | Hometown | Incumbent Status | Competing candidates | 2006 Result | Vote % of winner in 2004 | ||
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1 | Robert Hargraves (R) | Groton | Running | Robert Hargraves (R-Groton) Carol Bousquet (D-Ayer) | 60% 40% | 99% | ||
2 | Geoffrey Hall (D) | Westford | Running | Geoffrey Hall (D-Westford) Unopposed | 100% | 55% | ||
3 | Patricia Walrath (D) | Stow | Running | Patricia Walrath (D-Stow) Unopposed | 100% | 74% | ||
4 | Stephen LeDuc (D) | Marlborough | Running | Stephen LeDuc (D-Marlborough) Unopposed | 100% | 71% | ||
5 | David Paul Linsky (D) | Natick | Running | David Paul Linsky (D-Natick) William Whittlesey (R-Sherborn) | 65% 35% | 68% | ||
6 | Deborah Blumer (D) | Framingham | Deceased | Deborah Blumer (D-Framingham) Unopposed Pam Richardson(D-Framingham) write-in Nick Sanchez (R-Framingham) write-in Dawn Harkness (I-Framingham) write-in Jim Rizoli (R-Framingham) write-in Tom Tierney (R-Framingham) write-in Jerry Bloomfield (I-Framingham) write-in | 20% 37% 27% 7% 4% 3% 2% | 62% | ||
7 | Tom Sannicandro (D) | Ashland | Running | Tom Sannicandro (D-Ashland) Unopposed | 100% | 63% | ||
8 | Paul J. P. Loscocco (R) | Holliston | Running | Paul J. P. Loscocco (R-Holliston) Unopposed | 100% | 100% | ||
9 | Thomas M. Stanley (D) | Waltham | Running | Thomas M. Stanley (D-Waltham) Unopposed | 100% | 60% | ||
10 | Peter Koutoujian (D) | Newton | Running | Peter Koutoujian (D-Newton) Dara Pourghasemi (R-Waltham) | 82% 18% | 100% | ||
11 | Kay Khan (D) | Newton | Running | Kay Khan (D-Newton) Unopposed | 100% | 73% | ||
12 | Ruth Balser (D) | Newton | Running | Ruth Balser (D-Newton) Unopposed | 100% | 100% | ||
13 | Susan Pope (R) | Wayland | Running | Susan Pope (R-Wayland) Thomas Conroy (D-Wayland) | 49% 51% | 52% | ||
14 | Cory Atkins (D) | Concord | Running | Cory Atkins (D-Concord) Unopposed | 100% | 60% | ||
15 | Jay R. Kaufman (D) | Lexington | Running | Jay R. Kaufman (D-Lexington) Unopposed | 100% | 70% | ||
16 | Thomas Golden Jr. (D) | Lowell | Running | Thomas Golden Jr. (D-Lowell) Matthew Prahl (R-Lowell) | 77% 23% | 100% | ||
17 | David Nangle (D) | Lowell | Running | David Nangle (D-Lowell) Unopposed | 100% | 78% | ||
18 | Kevin J. Murphy (D) | Lowell | Running | Kevin J. Murphy (D-Lowell) Unopposed | 100% | 100% | ||
19 | Jim Miceli (D) | Wilmington | Running | Jim Miceli (D-Wilmington) Unopposed | 100% | 100% | ||
20 | Bradley Jones Jr. (R) | North Reading | Running | Bradley Jones Jr. (R-North Reading) Unopposed | 100% | 66% | ||
21 | Charles A. Murphy (D) | Burlington | Running | Charles A. Murphy (D-Burlington) Unopposed | 100% | 65% | ||
22 | William Greene Jr. (D) | Billerica | Running | William Greene Jr. (D-Billerica) Unopposed | 100% | 62% | ||
23 | J. James Marzilli Jr. (D) | Arlington | Running | J. James Marzilli Jr. (D-Arlington) Unopposed | 100% | 74% | ||
24 | Anne Paulsen (D) | Belmont | Retiring | William Brownsberger (D-Belmont) Libby Firenze (R-Belmont) | 68% 32% | 75% | ||
25 | Alice Wolf (D) | Cambridge | Running | Alice Wolf (D-Cambridge) Henry Irving (R-Cambridge) | 89% 11% | 82% | ||
26 | Timothy Toomey Jr. (D) | Cambridge | Running | Timothy Toomey Jr. (D-Cambridge) Unopposed | 100% | 86% | ||
27 | Denise Provost (D) | Somerville | Running | Denise Provost (D-Somerville) Unopposed | 100% | 81% | ||
28 | Edward Connolly (D) | Everett | Deceased | Stephen Smith (D-Everett) Joseph Hickey (I-Everett) | 60% 40% | 100% | ||
29 | Rachel Kaprielian (D) | Watertown | Running | Rachel Kaprielian (D-Watertown) Keith Mercurio (R-Watertown) Thomas Geary (I-Watertown) | 72% 25% 3% | 100% | ||
30 | Patrick M. Natale (D) | Woburn | Running | Patrick M. Natale (D-Woburn) Unopposed | 100% | 62% | ||
31 | Paul C. Casey (D) | Winchester | Running | Paul C. Casey (D-Winchester) Unopposed | 100% | 62% | ||
32 | Michael Festa (D) | Melrose | Running | Michael Festa (D-Melrose) Unopposed | 100% | 67% | ||
33 | Christopher Fallon (D) | Malden | Running | Christopher Fallon (D-Malden) Unopposed | 100% | 100% | ||
34 | Carl M. Sciortino Jr. (D) | Somerville | Running | Carl M. Sciortino Jr. (D-Somerville) Unopposed | 100% | 68% | ||
35 | Paul Donato (D) | Medford | Running | Paul Donato (D-Medford) Unopposed | 100% | 66% | ||
36 | Colleen Garry (D) | Dracut | Running | Colleen Garry (D-Dracut) Unopposed | 100% | 100% | ||
37 | James B. Eldridge (D) | Acton | Running | James B. Eldridge (D-Acton) Kevin Hayes (R-Shirley) | 64% 36% | 63% |
District | Incumbent | Hometown | Incumbent Status | Competing candidates | 2006 Result | Vote % of winner in 2004 | ||
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1 | Bruce J. Ayers (D) | Quincy | Running | Bruce J. Ayers (D-Quincy) Unopposed | 100% | 78% | ||
2 | A. Stephen Tobin (D) | Quincy | Running | A. Stephen Tobin (D-Quincy) Unopposed | 100% | 100% | ||
3 | Ronald Mariano (D) | Quincy | Running | Ronald Mariano (D-Quincy) Unopposed | 100% | 100% | ||
4 | James M. Murphy (D) | Weymouth | Running | James M. Murphy (D-Weymouth) Robert Montgomery Thomas (R-Weymouth) | 71% 29% | 68% | ||
5 | Joseph R. Driscoll (D) | Braintree | Running | Joseph R. Driscoll (D-Braintree) Unopposed | 100% | 72% | ||
6 | William C. Galvin (D) | Canton | Running | William C. Galvin (D-Canton) Unopposed | 100% | 67% | ||
7 | Walter Timilty (D) | Milton | Running | Walter Timilty (D-Milton) Unopposed | 100% | 100% | ||
8 | Louis Kafka (D) | Stoughton | Running | Louis Kafka (D-Stoughton) Lydia Wiener (R-Sharon) | 73% 27% | 100% | ||
9 | Richard J. Ross (R) | Wrentham | Running | Richard J. Ross (R-Wrentham) Unopposed | 100% | 56% | ||
10 | James Vallee (D) | Franklin | Running | James Vallee (D-Franklin) Unopposed | 100% | 100% | ||
11 | Robert Coughlin (D) | Dedham | Running | Robert Coughlin (D-Dedham) Unopposed | 100% | 100% | ||
12 | John H. Rogers (D) | Norwood | Running | John H. Rogers (D-Norwood) Unopposed | 100% | 100% | ||
13 | Lida Harkins (D) | Needham | Running | Lida Harkins (D-Needham) Unopposed | 100% | 100% | ||
14 | Alice Hanlon Peisch (D) | Wellesley | Running | Alice Hanlon Peisch (D-Wellesley) Unopposed | 100% | 62% | ||
15 | Frank Smizik (D) | Brookline | Running | Frank Smizik (D-Brookline) Unopposed | 100% | 100% |
District | Incumbent | Hometown | Incumbent Status | Competing candidates | 2006 Result | Vote % of winner in 2004 | ||
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1 | Viriato Manuel deMacedo (R) | Plymouth | Running | Viriato Manuel deMacedo (R-Plymouth) Unopposed | 100% | 62% | ||
2 | Susan Williams Gifford (R) | Wareham | Running | Susan Williams Gifford (R-Wareham) Margaret Ishihara (D-Wareham) | 57% 43% | 52% | ||
3 | Garrett Bradley (D) | Hingham | Running | Garrett Bradley (D-Hingham) Unopposed | 100% | 94% | ||
4 | Frank Hynes (D) | Marshfield | Running | Frank Hynes (D-Marshfield) Unopposed | 100% | 100% | ||
5 | Robert Nyman (D) | Hanover | Running | Robert Nyman (D-Hanover) Timothy Gillespie (R-Hanover) | 63% 37% | 100% | ||
6 | Daniel K. Webster (R) | Hanson | Running | Daniel K. Webster (R-Hanson) Gregory Hanley (D-Pembroke) | 52% 48% | 100% | ||
7 | Kathleen Teahan (D) | Whitman | Retiring | Allen McCarthy (D-East Bridgewater) Andrew Burbine (R-Abington) | 52% 48% | 65% | ||
8 | David Flynn (D) | Bridgewater | Running | David Flynn (D-Bridgewater) Unopposed | 100% | 58% | ||
9 | Thomas P. Kennedy (D) | Brockton | Running | Thomas P. Kennedy (D-Brockton) Unopposed | 100% | 100% | ||
10 | Christine Canavan (D) | Brockton | Running | Christine Canavan (D-Brockton) Unopposed | 100% | 71% | ||
11 | Geraldine Creedon (D) | Brockton | Running | Geraldine Creedon (D-Brockton) Unopposed | 100% | 69% | ||
12 | Thomas J. O'Brien (D) | Kingston | Declined Primary nomination after becoming Plymouth County Treasurer | Thomas Calter (D-Kingston) Olly deMacedo (R-Kingston) | 51% 49% | 69% |
District | Incumbent | Hometown | Incumbent Status | Competing candidates | 2006 Result | Vote % of winner in 2004 | ||
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1 | Lewis G. Evangelidis (R) | Holden | Running | Lewis Evangelidis (R-Holden) Nate Kaplan (D-Hubbardston) | 69% 31% | 100% | ||
2 | Robert L. Rice (D) | Gardner | Running | Robert L. Rice (D-Gardner) Unopposed | 100% | 100% | ||
3 | Emile Goguen (D) | Fitchburg | Retiring | Stephen Louis DiNatale (D-Fitchburg) Edward Niemczura (R-Fitchburg) | 77% 23% | 100% | ||
4 | Jennifer L. Flanagan (D) | Leominster | Running | Jennifer L. Flanagan (D-Leominster) Claire Freda (I-Leominster) | 62% 38% | 69% | ||
5 | Anne Gobi (D) | Spencer | Running | Anne Gobi (D-Spencer) Stephen Comtois (R-Brookfield) | 69% 31% | 69% | ||
6 | Mark Carron (D) | Southbridge | Retiring | Geraldo Alicea (D-Charlton) David Singer (R-Charlton) | 55% 45% | 65% | ||
7 | Paul Frost (R) | Auburn | Running | Paul Frost (R-Auburn) Unopposed | 100% | 100% | ||
8 | Paul Kujawski (D) | Webster | Running | Paul Kujawski (D-Webster) Unopposed | 100% | 59% | ||
9 | George N. Peterson Jr. (R) | Grafton | Running | George N. Peterson Jr. (R-Grafton) Unopposed | 100% | 65% | ||
10 | Marie Parente (D) | Milford | Lost Primary | John Fernandes (D-Milford) Robert Burns (R-Hopedale) | 65% 35% | 100% | ||
11 | Karyn Polito (R) | Shrewsbury | Running | Karyn Polito (R-Shrewsbury) Unopposed | 100% | 100% | ||
12 | Harold Naughton Jr. (D) | Clinton | Running | Harold Naughton Jr. (D-Clinton) Unopposed | 100% | 65% | ||
13 | Robert Spellane (D) | Worcester | Running | Robert Spellane (D-Worcester) Unopposed | 100% | 100% | ||
14 | James Leary (D) | Worcester | Running | James Leary (D-Worcester) Joseph Rice (R-Worcester) | 74% 26% | 100% | ||
15 | Vincent Pedone (D) | Worcester | Running | Vincent Pedone (D-Worcester) Unopposed | 100% | 100% | ||
16 | John Fresolo (D) | Worcester | Running | John Fresolo (D-Worcester) Unopposed | 100% | 76% | ||
17 | John Binienda (D) | Worcester | Running | John Binienda (D-Worcester) Unopposed | 100% | 100% | ||
18 | Jennifer Callahan (D) | Sutton | Running | Jennifer Callahan (D-Sutton) Unopposed | 100% | 73% |