2008 Massachusetts Senate election
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Elections to the 187th Massachusetts State Senate was held on November 4, 2008, the same date as the as well as Federal and Congressional elections. Massachusetts Senators serve two-year terms.
Senate contests in 2008[]
District | Incumbent | Competing candidates[1] | 2008 Result | 2006 Winner %[2] | |
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Berkshire, Hampshire and Franklin | Benjamin Downing (D-Pittsfield) | Benjamin Downing (D-Pittsfield) | 70.8% | ||
Bristol and Norfolk | James Timilty (D-Walpole) | James Timilty (D-Walpole) (R-Walpole) |
60.5% | ||
1st Bristol and Plymouth | Joan Menard (D-Somerset) | Joan Menard (D-Somerset) | 99.2% | ||
2nd Bristol and Plymouth | Mark Montigny (D-New Bedford) | Mark Montigny (D-New Bedford) | 82.1% | ||
Cape and Islands | Robert O'Leary (D-Barnstable) | Robert O'Leary (D-Barnstable) | 63.3% | ||
1st Essex | Steven Baddour (D-Methuen) | Steven Baddour (D-Methuen) | 98.7% | ||
2nd Essex | Frederick Berry (D-Peabody) | Frederick Berry (D-Peabody) | 99.0% | ||
1st Essex and Middlesex | Bruce Tarr (R-Gloucester) | Bruce Tarr (R-Gloucester) | 99.1% | ||
2nd Essex and Middlesex | Susan Tucker (D-Andover) | Susan Tucker (D-Andover) | 99.0% | ||
Thomas M. McGee (D-Lynn) | Thomas M. McGee (D-Lynn) | 99.1% | |||
Hampden | Stephen Buoniconti (D-West Springfield) | Stephen Buoniconti (D-West Springfield) | 99.0% | ||
1st Hampden and Hampshire | Gale D. Candaras (D-Wilbraham) | Gale D. Candaras (D-Wilbraham) | 59.6% | ||
2nd Hampden and Hampshire | Michael Knapik (R-Westfield) | Michael Knapik (R-Westfield) | 98.8% | ||
Stanley Rosenberg (D-Amherst) | Stanley Rosenberg (D-Amherst) (R-Greenfield) |
Rosenberg (D) 78.35% McCormic (R) 15.31% Others 6.34% [3] |
84.6% | ||
1st Middlesex | Steven Panagiotakos (D-Lowell) | Steven Panagiotakos (D-Lowell) | 75.8% | ||
2nd Middlesex | Pat Jehlen (D-Somerville) | Pat Jehlen (D-Somerville) | 98.1% | ||
3rd Middlesex | Susan Fargo (D-Lincoln) | Susan Fargo (D-Lincoln) (R-Chelmsford) |
63.9% | ||
4th Middlesex | J. James Marzilli, Jr. (D-Arlington) | (R-Billerica) Ken Donnelly (D-Arlington) |
98.6% | ||
Richard Tisei (R-Wakefield) | Richard Tisei (R-Wakefield) | 98.5% | |||
1st Middlesex and Norfolk | Cynthia Stone Creem (D-Newton) | Cynthia Stone Creem (D-Newton) | 99.2% | ||
2nd Middlesex and Norfolk | Karen Spilka (D-Ashland) | Karen Spilka (D-Ashland) | 98.2% | ||
Anthony Galluccio (D-Cambridge) | Anthony Galluccio (D-Cambridge) | 99.0% | |||
Middlesex and Worcester | Pamela Resor (D-Acton) | James Eldridge (D-Acton) Steven Levy (R-Marlborough) |
James Eldridge (D) | 58.5% | |
Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex | Scott Brown (R-Wrentham) | Scott Brown (R-Wrentham) (D-Needham) |
98.1% | ||
Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth | Brian Joyce (D-Milton) | Brian Joyce (D-Milton) | 75.3% | ||
Norfolk and Plymouth | Michael W. Morrissey (D-Quincy) | Michael W. Morrissey (D-Quincy) | 98.9% | ||
Plymouth and Barnstable | Therese Murray (D-Plymouth) | Therese Murray (D-Plymouth) | 98.7% | ||
1st Plymouth and Bristol | Marc Pacheco (D-Taunton) | Marc Pacheco (D-Taunton) | 99.1% | ||
2nd Plymouth and Bristol | (D-Brockton) | Thomas P. Kennedy (D-Brockton) | 99.4% | ||
Plymouth and Norfolk | Robert Hedlund (R-Weymouth) | Robert Hedlund (R-Weymouth) | 64.4% | ||
1st Suffolk | John Hart, Jr. (D-Boston) | John Hart, Jr. (D-Boston) Althea Garrison (I-Boston) |
98.8% | ||
2nd Suffolk | Dianne Wilkerson (D-Boston) | Sonia Chang-Diaz (D-Boston) (Socialist Workers-Boston) |
Sonia Chang-Diaz (D) | 71.3% | |
1st Suffolk and Middlesex | Anthony Petruccelli (D-Boston) | Anthony Petruccelli (D-Boston) | 98.8% | ||
2nd Suffolk and Middlesex | Steven Tolman (D-Boston) | Steven Tolman (D-Boston) | 99.0% | ||
Marian Walsh (D-Boston) | Marian Walsh (D-Boston) | 68.7% | |||
1st Worcester | Harriette Chandler (D-Worcester) | Harriette Chandler (D-Worcester) | 72.9% | ||
2nd Worcester | Edward M. Augustus, Jr. (D-Worcester) | (GR-Shrewsbury) (R-Shrewsbury) Michael Moore (D-Millbury) |
Michael Moore (D) | 67.5% | |
Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire and Franklin | Stephen Brewer (D-Barre) | Stephen Brewer (D-Barre) | 99.6% | ||
Worcester and Middlesex | Robert Antonioni (D-Leominster) | Jennifer Flanagan (D-Leominster) | 99.2% | ||
Worcester and Norfolk | Richard T. Moore (D-Uxbridge) | Richard T. Moore (D-Uxbridge) | 99.2% |
See also[]
- 2009–2010 Massachusetts legislature
- List of Massachusetts General Courts
References[]
- ^ State Election Candidates 2008
- ^ Return of Votes for Massachusetts State Election, November 7, 2006.
- ^ Complete Return of Votes 2008
External links[]
- "Nov 4, 2008 State Senate Election", PD43+ Massachusetts Election Statistics, Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
- Imagine Election — Sample ballots, candidate profiles and polling place information for Massachusetts voters.
- Project Vote Smart — Candidate information including issue positions and voting records.
Categories:
- 2008 Massachusetts elections
- Massachusetts Senate elections
- 2008 state legislature elections in the United States
- Massachusetts Senate