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This is an incomplete list of elections in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts sorted both by offices sought and by years held.
Elections are administered by the individual municipalities. There is some oversight by the Secretary of the Commonwealth and the Office of Campaign and Political Finance.
Individual elections are listed with the winner.
General [ ]
November 5, 1861
November 4, 1862
November 3, 1863
November 8, 1864
November 7, 1865
November 6, 1866
November 5, 1867
November 3, 1868
November 2, 1869
November 8, 1870
November 7, 1871
November 5, 1872
November 4, 1873
November 3, 1874
November 2, 1875
November 7, 1876
November 6, 1877
November 5, 1878
November 4, 1879
November 2, 1880
November 8, 1881
November 7, 1882
November 6, 1883
November 4, 1884
November 3, 1885
November 2, 1886
November 8, 1887
November 6, 1888
November 5, 1889
November 4, 1890
November 3, 1891
November 8, 1892
November 7, 1893
November 6, 1894
November 5, 1895
November 3, 1896
November 2, 1897
November 8, 1898
November 7, 1899
November 6, 1900
November 5, 1901
November 4, 1902
November 3, 1903
November 8, 1904
November 7, 1905
November 6, 1906
November 5, 1907
November 3, 1908
November 2, 1909
November 8, 1910
November 7, 1911
November 5, 1912
November 4, 1913
November 3, 1914
November 6, 1917
1919 Massachusetts general election, November 4, 1919
1920 Massachusetts general election, November 2, 1920
1922 Massachusetts general election, November 7, 1922
1924 Massachusetts general election, November 4, 1924
1926 Massachusetts general election, November 2, 1926
1928 Massachusetts general election, November 6, 1928
1930 Massachusetts general election, November 4, 1930
1932 Massachusetts general election, November 8, 1932
1934 Massachusetts general election, November 6, 1934
1936 Massachusetts general election, November 3, 1936
1938 Massachusetts general election, November 8, 1938
1940 Massachusetts general election, November 5, 1940
1942 Massachusetts general election
1944 Massachusetts general election
1946 Massachusetts general election
1948 Massachusetts general election
1950 Massachusetts general election
1952 Massachusetts general election
1954 Massachusetts general election
1956 Massachusetts general election
1958 Massachusetts general election
1960 Massachusetts general election
1962 Massachusetts general election
1964 Massachusetts general election
1966 Massachusetts general election
1970 Massachusetts general election
1974 Massachusetts general election
1978 Massachusetts general election
1982 Massachusetts general election
1986 Massachusetts general election
1990 Massachusetts general election
1994 Massachusetts general election
1998 Massachusetts general election
2002 Massachusetts general election
2006 Massachusetts general election
2008 Massachusetts general election
2010 Massachusetts general election
2012 Massachusetts general election
2014 Massachusetts general election
2016 Massachusetts general election
2018 Massachusetts general election
By office [ ]
Governor [ ]
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1839 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Morton)
1840 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Davis)
1841 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Davis)
(Morton)
(Briggs)
1844 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Briggs)
(Briggs)
1846 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Briggs)
1847 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Briggs)
(Briggs)
(Briggs)
1850 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Boutwell)
1851 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Boutwell)
1852 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Clifford)
1853 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (E. Washburn)
1854 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Gardner)
1855 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Gardner)
1856 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Gardner)
1857 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Banks)
1858 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Banks)
1859 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Banks)
1860 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Andrew)
1861 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Andrew)
1862 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Andrew)
1863 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Andrew)
1864 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Andrew)
1865 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Bullock)
1866 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Bullock)
1867 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Bullock)
1868 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Claflin)
1869 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Claflin)
1870 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Claflin)
1871 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (W. Washburn)
1872 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (W. Washburn)
1873 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (W. Washburn)
1874 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Gaston)
1875 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Rice)
1876 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Rice)
1877 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Rice)
1878 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Talbot)
1879 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Long)
1880 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Long)
1881 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Long)
1882 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Butler)
1883 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Robinson)
1884 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Robinson)
1885 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Robinson)
1886 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Ames)
1887 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Ames)
1888 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Ames)
1889 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Brackett)
1890 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Russell)
1891 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Russell)
1892 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Russell)
1893 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Greenhalge)
1894 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Greenhalge)
1895 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Greenhalge)
1896 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Wolcott)
1897 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Wolcott)
1898 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Wolcott)
1899 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Crane)
1900 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Crane)
1901 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Crane)
1902 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Bates)
1903 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Bates)
1904 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Douglas)
1905 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Guild)
1906 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Guild)
1907 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Guild)
1908 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Draper)
1909 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Draper)
1910 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Foss)
1911 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Foss)
1912 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Foss)
1913 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Walsh)
1914 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Walsh)
1915 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (McCall)
1916 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (McCall)
1917 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (McCall)
1918 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Coolidge)
1919 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Coolidge)
Two-year terms, starting in 1920:
1920 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Cox)
1922 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Cox)
1924 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Fuller)
1926 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Fuller)
1928 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Allen)
1930 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Ely)
1932 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Ely)
1934 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Curley)
1936 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Hurley)
1938 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Saltonstall)
1940 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Saltonstall)
1942 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Saltonstall)
1944 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Tobin)
1946 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Bradford)
1948 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Dever)
1950 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Dever)
1952 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Herter)
1954 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Herter)
1956 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Furcolo)
1958 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Furcolo)
1960 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Volpe)
1962 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Peabody)
1964 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Volpe)
Four-year terms, starting in 1966:
1966 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Sargent)
1970 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Volpe)
1974 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Dukakis)
1978 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (King)
1982 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Dukakis)
1986 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Dukakis)
1990 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Weld)
1994 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Weld)
1998 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Cellucci)
2002 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Romney)
2006 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Patrick)
2010 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Patrick)
2014 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Baker)
2018 Massachusetts gubernatorial election (Baker)
Massachusetts Senate [ ]
See also: List of Massachusetts General Courts
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2004 Massachusetts Senate elections
2006 Massachusetts Senate elections
2008 Massachusetts Senate elections
2010 Massachusetts Senate elections
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Massachusetts House of Representatives [ ]
See also: List of Massachusetts General Courts
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2006 Massachusetts House of Representatives elections
2008 Massachusetts House of Representatives elections
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Governor's Council [ ]
Ballot questions [ ]
General source: "Statewide Ballot Questions — Statistics by Year: 1919 – 2016" . Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth . Retrieved July 5, 2019 .
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1. Y Prohibit discrimination against handicapped persons
2. Y Proposition 2½
3. N Limiting state and local taxes; increase state share of education costs
4. Y Increase salaries of certain state officials
5. Y Restrict state authority to place certain costs on cities and towns
6. N Change legislative voting procedure for emergency laws
Massachusetts ballot measures, 2002 :
1. N Eliminating State Personal Income Tax
2. Y Massachusetts English Language Education in Public Schools Initiative
3. N Taxpayer Funding for Political Campaigns
Massachusetts ballot measures, 2004:
Massachusetts ballot measures, 2006 :
1. N Sale of Wine by Food Stores
2. N Nomination of Candidates for Public Office
3. N Family Child Care Providers
Massachusetts ballot measures, 2008 :
1. N Massachusetts State Income Tax Repeal
2. Y Massachusetts Sensible Marijuana Policy
3. Y Massachusetts Greyhound Protection Act
Massachusetts ballot measures, 2010 :
1. Y Massachusetts No Sales Tax for Alcohol Initiative
2. N Massachusetts Comprehensive Permits and Regional Planning Initiative
3. N Massachusetts Sales Tax Relief Act
Massachusetts ballot measures, 2012 :
1. Y Massachusetts Right to Repair Initiative
2. N Massachusetts Death with Dignity Initiative
3. Y Massachusetts Medical Marijuana Initiative
Massachusetts ballot measures, 2014 :
Massachusetts ballot measures, 2016 :
1. N Massachusetts Expand Slot Machine Gaming Initiative
2. N Massachusetts Charter School Expansion Initiative
3. Y Massachusetts Conditions for Farm Animals Initiative
4. Y Massachusetts Legalization, Regulation and Taxation of Marijuana Initiative
Massachusetts ballot measures, 2018 :
Local [ ]
Boston mayoral elections [ ]
One-year terms (from 1822):
1894 Boston mayoral election (Curtis)
Two-year terms:
1895 Boston mayoral election (Quincy)
1897 Boston mayoral election (Quincy)
1899 Boston mayoral election (Hart)
1901 Boston mayoral election (P. Collins)
1903 Boston mayoral election (P. Collins)
1905 Boston mayoral election (Fitzgerald)
1907 Boston mayoral election (Hibbard)
Four-year terms, starting in 1910:
1910 Boston mayoral election (Fitzgerald)
1914 Boston mayoral election (Curley)
1917 Boston mayoral election (Peters)
1921 Boston mayoral election (Curley)
1925 Boston mayoral election (Nichols)
1929 Boston mayoral election (Curley)
1933 Boston mayoral election (Mansfield)
1937 Boston mayoral election (Tobin)
1941 Boston mayoral election (Tobin)
1945 Boston mayoral election (Curley)
1949 Boston mayoral election (Hynes)
1951 Boston mayoral election (Hynes)
1955 Boston mayoral election (Hynes)
1959 Boston mayoral election (J. Collins)
1963 Boston mayoral election (J. Collins)
1967 Boston mayoral election (White)
1971 Boston mayoral election (White)
1975 Boston mayoral election (White)
1979 Boston mayoral election (White)
1983 Boston mayoral election (Flynn)
1987 Boston mayoral election (Flynn)
1991 Boston mayoral election (Flynn)
1993 Boston mayoral election (Menino)
1997 Boston mayoral election (Menino)
2001 Boston mayoral election (Menino)
2005 Boston mayoral election (Menino)
2009 Boston mayoral election (Menino)
2013 Boston mayoral election (Walsh)
2017 Boston mayoral election (Walsh)
Boston City Council elections [ ]
Other [ ]
2013 Cambridge, Massachusetts municipal election
United States president [ ]
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1992 United States presidential election in Massachusetts (Clinton won both state and the election)
1996 United States presidential election in Massachusetts (Clinton won both state and the election)
2000 United States presidential election in Massachusetts (Gore won state; G. W. Bush won election)
2004 United States presidential election in Massachusetts (Kerry won state; G. W. Bush won election)
2008 United States presidential election in Massachusetts (Obama won both the state and the election)
2012 United States presidential election in Massachusetts (Obama won both the state and the election)
2016 United States presidential election in Massachusetts (Clinton won state; Trump won election)
United States Senate [ ]
(With winners)
Class 1
Class 2
No regular election
1966: Brooke
1972: Brooke
1978: Tsongas
1984: Kerry
1990: Kerry
1996: Kerry
2002: Kerry
2008: Kerry
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1908/9
1914/5
1920
1926
1968
1974
1980
1986
1992
1998
2004
2010
United States House of Representatives [ ]
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1780s - 1790s [ ]
1800s [ ]
1810s [ ]
1820s [ ]
1830s [ ]
General
Federal Elections
State Elections
Local Elections
Special Elections
Presidential
Senate
House of Rep.
Governor
State Senate
State House of Reps
Governors. Council
Ballot Measures
1830
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1832
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1833
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1834
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1835
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1836
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1837
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1838
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1838 U.S. House
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1838 2nd congressional district special election
1839
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1839 Gubernatorial
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1840s [ ]
1850s [ ]
1860s [ ]
1870s [ ]
General
Federal Elections
State Elections
Local Elections
Special Elections
Presidential
Senate
House of Rep.
Governor
State Senate
State House of Reps
Governors. Council
Ballot Measures
1870
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1870 U.S. House
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1870 Boston Mayoral
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1871
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1871 Boston Mayoral
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1872
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1872 Presidential
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1872 U.S. House
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1872 Boston Mayoral
1873
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1873 Boston Mayoral
1873 3rd congressional district special election
1874
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1874 U.S. House
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1874 Boston Mayoral
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1875
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1875 Boston Mayoral
1876
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1876 U.S. House
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1876 Boston Mayoral
1877
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1877 Gubernatorial
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1877 Boston Mayoral
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1878
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1878 U.S. House
1878 Gubernatorial
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1878 Boston Mayoral
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1879
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1879 Gubernatorial
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1879 Boston Mayoral
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1880s [ ]
General
Federal Elections
State Elections
Local Elections
Special Elections
Presidential
Senate
House of Rep.
Governor
State Senate
State House of Reps
Governors. Council
Ballot Measures
1880
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1880 U.S. House
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1880 Boston Mayoral
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1881
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1881 Boston Mayoral
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1882
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1882 U.S. House
1882 Gubernatorial
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1882 Boston Mayoral
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1883
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1883 Gubernatorial
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1883 Boston Mayoral
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1884
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1884 Presidential
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1884 U.S. House
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1884 Boston Mayoral
1884 12th congressional district special election
1885
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1885 Boston Mayoral
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1886
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1886 U.S. House
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1886 Boston Mayoral
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1887
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1887 Boston Mayoral
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1888
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1888 Presidential
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1888 U.S. House
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1888 Boston Mayoral
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1889
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1889 Boston Mayoral
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1890s [ ]
General
Federal Elections
State Elections
Local Elections
Special Elections
Presidential
Senate
House of Rep.
Governor
State Senate
State House of Reps
Governors. Council
Ballot Measures
1890
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1890 U.S. House
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1890 Boston Mayoral
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1891
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1891 Boston Mayoral
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1892
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1892 Presidential
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1892 U.S. House
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1892 Boston Mayoral
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1893
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1893 Boston Mayoral
1893 7th congressional district special election
1894
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1894 U.S. House
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1894 Boston Mayoral
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1895
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1895 Boston Mayoral
1895 6th congressional district special election
1896
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1896 Presidential
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1896 U.S. House
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1897
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1897 Boston Mayoral
1897 1st congressional district special election
1898
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1898 U.S. House
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1899
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1899 Boston Mayoral
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1900s [ ]
General Election
Federal Elections
State Elections
Local Elections
Special Elections
Presidential
Senate
House of Rep.
Governor
State Senate
State House of Reps
Governors. Council
Ballot Measures
1900
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1900 U.S. House
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1901
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1901 Boston Mayoral
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1902
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1902 U.S. House
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1902 6th congressional district special election
1903
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1903 Boston Mayoral
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1904
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1904 Presidential
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1905
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1905 Boston Mayoral
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1906
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1906 3rd congressional district special election
1907
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1907 Boston Mayoral
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1908
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1908 Presidential
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1908 U.S. House
1908 Gubernatorial
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1909
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1910s [ ]
General Election
Federal Elections
State Elections
Local Elections
Special Elections
Presidential
Senate
House of Rep.
Governor
State Senate
State House of Reps
Governors. Council
Ballot Measures
1910
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1910 U.S. House
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1910 Boston Mayoral
1911
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1911 Gubernatorial
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1912
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1912 U.S. House
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1913
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1914
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1914 U.S. House
1914 Gubernatorial
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1914 Boston Mayoral
1914 12th congressional district special election
1915
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1916
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1916 Presidential
1916 U.S. Senate
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1917
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1917 Boston Mayoral
1917 6th congressional district special election
1918
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1918 U.S. Senate
1918 U.S. House
1918 Gubernatorial
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1919
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1920s [ ]
General Election
Federal Elections
State Elections
Local Elections
Special Elections
Presidential
Senate
House of Rep.
Governor
State Senate
State House of Reps
Governors. Council
Ballot Measures
1920
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1920 Presidential
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1920 U.S. House
1920 Gubernatorial
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1921
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1921 Boston Mayoral
1921 6th congressional district special election
1922
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1922 U.S. Senate
1922 U.S. House
1922 Gubernatorial
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1922 16th congressional district special election
1923
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1924
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1924 U.S. Senate
1924 U.S. House
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1925
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1926
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1927
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1928
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1928 U.S. Senate
1928 U.S. House
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1929
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1929 Boston Mayoral
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1930s [ ]
General Election
Federal Elections
State Elections
Local Elections
Special Elections
Presidential
Senate
House of Rep.
Governor
State Senate
State House of Reps
Governors. Council
Ballot Measures
1930
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1930 U.S. Senate
1930 U.S. House
1930 Gubernatorial
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1930 2nd congressional district special election
1931
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1932
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1932 Presidential
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1932 U.S. House
1932 Gubernatorial
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1933
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1933 Boston Mayoral
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1934
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1934 U.S. Senate
1934 U.S. House
1934 Gubernatorial
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1935
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1936
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1936 Presidential
1936 U.S. Senate
1936 U.S. House
1936 Gubernatorial
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1937
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1937 Boston Mayoral
1938
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1938 U.S. House
1938 Gubernatorial
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1939
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1940s [ ]
General Election
Federal Elections
State Elections
Local Elections
hide Special Elections
Presidential
Senate
House of Rep.
Governor
State Senate
State House of Reps
Governors Council
Ballot Measures
1940
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1940 Presidential
1940 U.S. Senate
1940 U.S House
1940 Gubernatorial
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1941
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1941 Boston Mayoral
1941 7th congressional district special election
1942
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1942 U.S. Senate
1942 U.S. House
1942 Gubernatorial
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1943
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1944
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1944 Presidential
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1944 U.S. House
1944 Gubernatorial
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1944 U.S. Senate special election
1945
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1945 Boston Mayoral
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1946
1946 General
1946 U.S. Senate
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References [ ]
^ Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Elections Division. "2002 State Senate election" . Sec.state.ma.us . Retrieved April 8, 2020 .
^ Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Elections Division. "2012 State Senate election" . Sec.state.ma.us . Retrieved April 8, 2020 .
^ Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Elections Division. "2014 State Senate election" . Sec.state.ma.us . Retrieved April 8, 2020 .
^ Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Elections Division. "2016 State Senate election" . Sec.state.ma.us . Retrieved April 8, 2020 .
^ Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Elections Division. "2018 State Senate election" . Sec.state.ma.us . Retrieved April 8, 2020 .
^ Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Elections Division. "2002 State Representative election" . Sec.state.ma.us . Retrieved April 8, 2020 .
^ Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Elections Division. "2004 State Representative election" . Sec.state.ma.us . Retrieved April 8, 2020 .
^ Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Elections Division. "2010 State Representative election" . Sec.state.ma.us . Retrieved April 8, 2020 .
^ Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Elections Division. "2012 State Representative election" . Sec.state.ma.us . Retrieved April 8, 2020 .
^ Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Elections Division. "2014 State Representative election" . Sec.state.ma.us . Retrieved April 8, 2020 .
^ Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Elections Division. "2016 State Representative election" . Sec.state.ma.us . Retrieved April 8, 2020 .
^ Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Elections Division. "2018 State Representative election" . Sec.state.ma.us . Retrieved April 8, 2020 .
^ "1831 Chap. 0066. An Act In Addition To ' An Act For Regulating Elections.' ", Massachusetts Acts and Resolves , hdl :2452/111822 – via State Library of Massachusetts , June 23, 1831
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Elections in Massachusetts at Curlie
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"League of Women Voters of Massachusetts" . (State affiliate of the U.S. League of Women Voters )
"State Elections Legislation Database" , Ncsl.org , Washington, D.C.: National Conference of State Legislatures , State legislation related to the administration of elections introduced in 2011 through this year, 2020
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