2006 Massachusetts Senate election explained

Election Name:2006 Massachusetts Senate election
Country:Massachusetts
Type:legislative
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2004 Massachusetts Senate election
Previous Year:2004
Next Election:2008 Massachusetts Senate election
Next Year:2008
Seats For Election:All 40 seats in the Massachusetts Senate
Majority Seats:21
Election Date:November 7, 2006
Leader1:Robert Travaglini
Party1:Massachusetts Democratic Party
Leader Since1:January 1, 2003
Leaders Seat1:1st Suffolk and Middlesex
Last Election1:34 seats
Seats1:35
Seat Change1: 1
Leader2:Brian Lees
(retired)
Party2:Massachusetts Republican Party
Leader Since2:1993
Last Election2:6 seats
Seats Needed2:14
Seats2:5
Seat Change2: 1
Map Size:350px
President
Before Election:Robert Travaglini
Before Party:Massachusetts Democratic Party
After Election:Robert Travaglini
After Party:Massachusetts Democratic Party

As a result of the Massachusetts general election, 2006, the Democrats picked up one open seat in the Massachusetts State Senate, the only change from the previous session. The current session began in January, 2007, and consists of 35 Democrats and 5 Republicans.

The 2006 Massachusetts House election was held on the same date as the Senate election, as well as Federal and Gubernatorial elections (see Massachusetts general election, 2006).

Twenty-seven of the forty seats were left uncontested by one of the major parties in the 2006 election.[1]

Results

|-!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=left width=350 10em" colspan="2" rowspan="2" | Party!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=center colspan="3" | Seats!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=center colspan="2" | Popular Vote|-!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right| 2004!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right| 2006!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right| +/−!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right| Vote!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right| %|- | | style="text-align: left" | Democratic Party| 34| 35| +1| 1,414,429| 75.9%|-| | style="text-align: left" | Republican Party| 6| 5| −1| 421,781| 22.6%|-| | style="text-align: left" | Independents| 0| 0| 0| 11,720| 0.6%|-| style="background-color: ; width: 5px" || style="text-align: left" | Green Party| 0| 0| 0| 1,988| 0.1%|-| style="background-color: #000000; width: 5px" || style="text-align: left" | Others| 0| 0| 0| 13,886| 0.7%|-! colspan=2 align=left | Total| 40| 40| 0| 1,863,804| 100%|-|}

Complete list of Senate contests in 2006

Official results from State Election Results 2006 (PDF, 340 kB) on the Massachusetts Elections Division website

DistrictIncumbentStatuswidth=30% Competing candidates2006 Result%
Berkshire, Hampshire and FranklinAndrea Nuciforo, Jr. (D-Pittsfield)retired to run for Middle Berkshire Register of DeedsBenjamin Downing (D-Pittsfield)
Matthew W. Kinnaman (R-Lee)
Dion Robbins-Zust (G-Richmond)
37,763
13,595
1,988
70.8%
25.5%
3.7%
Bristol and NorfolkJames Timility (D-Walpole)sought re-electionJames Timility (D-Walpole)
Michael Atwill (R-Mansfield)
34,702
22,865
60.5%
39.8%
1st Bristol and PlymouthJoan Menard (D-Somerset)sought re-electionJoan Menard (D-Somerset)
Unopposed
39,23599.2%
2nd Bristol and PlymouthMark Montigny (D-New Bedford)sought re-election Mark Montigny (D-New Bedford)
Raimundo Delgado (U-New Bedford)
37,547
8,104
82.1%
17.7%
Cape and IslandsRobert O'Leary (D-Barnstable)sought re-election Robert O'Leary (D-Barnstable)
Ricardo Barros (R-Centerville)
48,212
27,918
63.3%
36.7%
1st EssexSteven Baddour (D-Methuen)sought re-election Steven Baddour (D-Methuen)
Unopposed
43,43798.7%
2nd EssexFrederick Berry (D-Peabody)sought re-election Frederick Berry (D-Peabody)
Unopposed
48,66299.0%
1st Essex and MiddlesexBruce Tarr (R-Gloucester)sought re-election Bruce Tarr (R-Gloucester)
Unopposed
56,60599.1%
2nd Essex and MiddlesexSusan Tucker (D-Andover)sought re-election Susan Tucker (D-Andover)
Unopposed
35,99199.0%
3rd Essex and MiddlesexThomas M. McGee (D-Lynn)sought re-election Thomas M. McGee (D-Lynn)
Unopposed
38,22999.1%
HampdenStephen Buoniconti (D-West Springfield)sought re-election Stephen Buoniconti (D-West Springfield)
Unopposed
29,51599.0%
1st Hampden and HampshireBrian Lees (R-East Longmeadow)retired to run for Hampden County Clerk of CourtsEnrico John Villamaino III (R-East Longmeadow)
Gale D. Candaras (D-Wilbraham)
20,465
30,366
40.2%
59.6%
2nd Hampden and HampshireMichael Knapik (R-Westfield)sought re-electionMichael Knapik (R-Westfield)
Unopposed
37,84298.8%
Hampshire and FranklinStanley Rosenberg (D-Amherst)sought re-electionStanley Rosenberg (D-Amherst)
Michaela LeBlanc (R-Northampton)
46,417
8,444
84.6%
15.4%
1st MiddlesexSteven Panagiotakos (D-Lowell)sought re-electionSteven Panagiotakos (D-Lowell)
Brooks Lyman (R-Groton)
32,403
10,314
75.8%
24.1%
2nd MiddlesexPat Jehlan (D-Somerville)sought re-electionPat Jehlan (D-Somerville)
Unopposed
38,78098.1%
3rd MiddlesexSusan Fargo (D-Lincoln)sought re-electionSusan Fargo (D-Lincoln)
Sandra Martinez (R-Chelmsford)
38,200
21,557
63.9%
36.0%
4th MiddlesexRobert Havern III (D-Arlington)sought re-electionRobert Havern III (D-Arlington)
Unopposed
47,94798.6%
Middlesex and EssexRichard Tisei (R-Wakefield)sought re-electionRichard Tisei (R-Wakefield)
Unopposed
43,46698.5%
1st Middlesex and NorfolkCynthia Stone Creem (D-Newton)sought re-electionCynthia Stone Creem (D-Newton)
Unopposed
45,11799.2%
2nd Middlesex and NorfolkKaren Spilka (D-Ashland)sought re-electionKaren Spilka (D-Ashland)
Unopposed
43,65798.2%
Middlesex, Suffolk and EssexJarrett Barrios (D-Cambridge)sought re-electionJarrett Barrios (D-Cambridge)
Unopposed
31,86099.0%
Middlesex and WorcesterPamela Resor (D-Acton)sought re-electionPamela Resor (D-Acton)
Unopposed
49,74797.8%
Norfolk, Bristol and MiddlesexScott Brown (R-Wrentham)sought re-electionScott Brown (R-Wrentham)
Unopposed
46,97298.1%
Norfolk, Bristol and PlymouthBrian Joyce (D-Milton)sought re-electionBrian Joyce (D-Milton)
James Aldred (R-Randolph)
43,811
14,327
75.3%
24.6%
Norfolk and PlymouthMichael W. Morrissey (D-Quincy)sought re-electionMichael W. Morrissey (D-Quincy)
Unopposed
42,74798.9%
Plymouth and BarnstableTherese Murray (D-Plymouth)sought re-electionTherese Murray (D-Plymouth)
Unopposed
54,04298.7%
1st Plymouth and BristolMarc Pacheco (D-Taunton)sought re-electionMarc Pacheco (D-Taunton)
Unopposed
43,20099.1%
2nd Plymouth and BristolRobert Creedon, Jr. (D-Brockton)sought re-electionRobert Creedon, Jr. (D-Brockton)
Unopposed
35,82099.4%
Plymouth and NorfolkRobert Hedlund (R-Weymouth)sought re-electionRobert Hedlund (R-Weymouth)
Stephen Lynch (D-Marshfield)
43,638
24,114
64.4%
35.6%
1st SuffolkJohn Hart, Jr. (D-Boston)sought re-electionJohn Hart, Jr. (D-Boston)
Unopposed
33,08498.8%
2nd SuffolkDianne Wilkerson (D-Boston)sought re-electionDianne Wilkerson (D-Boston)
Samiyah Diaz (R-Boston)
28,820
11,079
71.3%
27.4%
1st Suffolk and MiddlesexRobert Travaglini (D-Boston)sought re-electionRobert Travaglini (D-Boston)
Unopposed
32,62198.8%
2nd Suffolk and MiddlesexSteven Tolman (D-Boston)sought re-electionSteven Tolman (D-Boston)
Unopposed
36,82799.0%
Suffolk and NorfolkMarian Walsh (D-Boston)sought re-electionMarian Walsh (D-Boston)
Douglas Obey (R-Westwood)
37,930
17,253
68.7%
31.2%
1st WorcesterHarriette Chandler (D-Worcester)sought re-electionHarriette Chandler (D-Worcester)
Paul Nordborg (R-Holden)
35,904
13,269
72.9%
27.0%
2nd WorcesterEdward Augustus, Jr. (D-Worcester)sought re-electionEdward Augustus, Jr. (D-Worcester)
Richard Peters (R-Worcester)
John Lazzaro (I-Millbury)
33,187
12,352
3,616
67.5%
25.1%
7.4%
Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire and FranklinStephen Brewer (D-Barre)sought re-electionStephen Brewer (D-Barre)
Unopposed
48,46099.6%
Worcester and MiddlesexRobert Antonioni (D-Leominster)sought re-electionRobert Antonioni (D-Leominster)
Unopposed
41,37399.2%
Worcester and NorfolkRichard T. Moore (D-Uxbridge)sought re-electionRichard T. Moore (D-Uxbridge)
Unopposed
44,70299.2%

Primary results

Official results from State Primary Election Results 2006 (PDF, 196k) on the Massachusetts Elections Division website

Democratic primary

DistrictCandidatesVotes%
Berkshire, Hampshire and FranklinBenjamin Downing7,57432%
Christopher Hodgkins7,33431%
Helen Sharron3,11113%
Margaret Ware5,22122%
John Zelazo3942%
1st Hampden and HampshireBrian Ashe6,58536%
Gale Candaras8,36246%
Rosemarie Mazza-Moriarty3,11717%
4th MiddlesexJoanna Gonsalves10,24439%
Robert Havern (i)15,72261%
Plymouth and NorfolkStephen Lynch12,34857%
Matthias Mulvey9,49743%
2nd SuffolkWrite-In: Sonia Chang-Diaz5,71145%
Write-In: Samiyah Diaz2382%
Write-In: John Kelleher4003%
Write-In: Dianne Wilkerson (i)6,47851%
1st WorcesterHarriette Chandler (i)16,84777%
Deirdre Healy5,15323%

Republican primary

DistrictCandidatesVotes%
Cape and IslandsRicardo Barros4,25859%
Doug Bennett3,00641%
1st Hampden and HampshireKevin Corridan1,20031%
Ronald Cutler67918%
Enrico Villamaino1,96251%

See also

References

  1. Book: Wayne, Stephen . 2008 . Parties and Elections in America: The Electoral Process Fifth Edition . Rowman & Littlefield.

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