2014 Massachusetts Senate election

none December 2025 ly 2014 Massachusetts Senate election Massachusetts Legislative Popular No 2012 Massachusetts State Senate election 2012 2016 Massachusetts Senate election 2016 All 40 seats in the Massachusetts Senate 21 November 4, 2014 150x150px File:2008-07-02 energy 04web (Therese Murray 1).jpg Therese Murray(retired) Massachusetts Democratic Party March 21, 2007 Plymouth and Barnstable 36 34 2 1,280,527 69.50% File:Bruce-tarr.jpg Bruce Tarr Massachusetts Republican Party January 3, 2011 1st Essex and Middlesex 4 6 2 540,101 29.31% President Therese Murray Massachusetts Democratic Party Stan Rosenberg Massachusetts Democratic Party The 2014 Massachusetts Senate election was held on November 4, 2014, to determine which party would control the Massachusetts Senate for the following two years in the 189th Massachusetts General Court. All 40 senate seats were up for election and the primary was held on September 9, 2014. Prior to the election 36 seats were held by Democrats and 4 were held by Republicans. The general election saw Republicans gain two seats, despite this, Democrats still retained control of the Massachusetts Senate.https://electionstats.state.ma.us/elections/search/year_from:2014/year_to:2014/office_id:9/stage:General Elections electionstats.state.ma.us 2025-11-23https://ballotpedia.org/Massachusetts_State_Senate_elections,_2014 Massachusetts State Senate elections, 2014 ballotpedia.org 2025-11-23 Predictions SourceRankingAs of GoverningLuzer Daniel October 20, 2014 Only a Few 2014 Legislative Races Are Competitive https://www.governing.com/archive/gov-legislative-handicapping-update-late-october.html 2025-11-23 Governing en | Safe D October 20, 2014 Retirements 2nd Essex and Middlesex district: Barry Finegold (D) retired. 1st Hampden and Hampshire district: Gale D. Candaras (D) retired. Plymouth and Barnstable district: Therese Murray (D) retired. Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire and Middlesex district: Stephen Brewer (D) retired. Incumbents defeated Worcester and Norfolk district: Richard T. Moore (D) lost re-election to Ryan Fattman. Results Berkshire, Hampshire and Franklin district Berkshire, Hampshire and Franklin district election, 2014 Massachusetts Democratic Party Benjamin Downing (incumbent) 40,795 99.60% Scattering 154 0.40% 40,949 100.0% Massachusetts Democratic Party Bristol and Norfolk district Bristol and Norfolk district election, 2014 Massachusetts Democratic Party James E. Timilty (incumbent) 38,762 99.10% Scattering 351 0.90% 39,113 100.0% Massachusetts Democratic Party 1st Bristol and Plymouth district 1st Bristol and Plymouth district election, 2014 Massachusetts Democratic Party Michael Rodrigues (incumbent) 26,022 65.30% Massachusetts Republican Party Derek A. Maksy 13,787 34.60% Scattering 23 0.10% 39,832 100.0% Massachusetts Democratic Party 2nd Bristol and Plymouth district 2nd Bristol and Plymouth district election, 2014 Massachusetts Democratic Party Mark Montigny (incumbent) 28,945 98.70% Scattering 373 1.30% 29,318 100.0% Massachusetts Democratic Party Cape and Islands district Cape and Islands district election, 2014 Massachusetts Democratic Party Dan Wolf (incumbent) 46,960 62.40% Massachusetts Republican Party Ronald R. Beaty, Jr. 27,902 37.10% Massachusetts Republican Party Allen R. Waters (Write-in) 360 0.50% Scattering 75 0.00% 75,297 100.0% Massachusetts Democratic Party 1st Essex district 1st Essex district election, 2014 Massachusetts Democratic Party Kathleen O'Connor Ives (incumbent) 30,107 53.80% Massachusetts Republican Party Shaun P. Toohey 25,830 46.10% Scattering 33 0.10% 55,970 100.0% Massachusetts Democratic Party 2nd Essex district 2nd Essex district election, 2014 Massachusetts Democratic Party Joan Lovely (incumbent) 44,386 98.80% Scattering 548 1.20% 44,934 100.0% Massachusetts Democratic Party 3rd Essex district 3rd Essex district election, 2014 Massachusetts Democratic Party Thomas M. McGee (incumbent) 39,528 98.90% Scattering 449 1.10% 39,977 100.0% Massachusetts Democratic Party 1st Essex and Middlesex district 1st Essex and Middlesex district election, 2014 Massachusetts Republican Party Bruce Tarr (incumbent) 57,641 99.40% Scattering 371 0.60% 58,012 100.0% Massachusetts Republican Party 2nd Essex and Middlesex district 2nd Essex and Middlesex district election, 2014 Massachusetts Democratic Party Barbara L'Italien 24,559 53.20% Massachusetts Republican Party Alex J. Vispoli 21,529 46.60% Scattering 64 0.20% 46,152 100.0% Massachusetts Democratic Party Hampden district Hampden district election, 2014 Massachusetts Democratic Party James T. Welch (incumbent) 25,271 98.00% Scattering 523 2.00% 25,794 100.0% Massachusetts Democratic Party 1st Hampden and Hampshire district 1st Hampden and Hampshire district election, 2014 Massachusetts Democratic Party Eric Lesser 28,153 50.40% Massachusetts Republican Party Debra A. Boronski 24,964 44.70% Independent (United States) Mike Franco 2,705 4.80% Scattering 85 0.10% 55,907 100.0% Massachusetts Democratic Party 2nd Hampden and Hampshire district 2nd Hampden and Hampshire district election, 2014 Massachusetts Republican Party Donald Humason Jr. (incumbent) 27,817 56.60% Massachusetts Democratic Party Patrick T. Leahy 21,275 43.30% Scattering 32 0.10% 49,124 100.0% Massachusetts Republican Party Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester district Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester district election, 2014 Massachusetts Democratic Party Stan Rosenberg (incumbent) 44,012 99.10% Scattering 388 0.90% 44,400 100.0% Massachusetts Democratic Party 1st Middlesex district 1st Middlesex district election, 2014 Massachusetts Democratic Party Eileen Donoghue (incumbent) 32,835 98.00% Scattering 659 2.00% 33,494 100.0% Massachusetts Democratic Party 2nd Middlesex district 2nd Middlesex district election, 2014 Massachusetts Democratic Party Patricia D. Jehlen (incumbent) 41,685 75.50% Massachusetts Republican Party Robert L. Cappucci, Jr. 13,406 24.30% Scattering 123 0.20% 55,214 100.0% Massachusetts Democratic Party 3rd Middlesex district 3rd Middlesex district election, 2014 Massachusetts Democratic Party Michael J. Barrett (incumbent) 34,750 59.20% Massachusetts Republican Party Sandi Martinez 23,911 40.70% Scattering 40 0.10% 58,701 100.0% Massachusetts Democratic Party 4th Middlesex district 4th Middlesex district election, 2014 Massachusetts Democratic Party Ken Donnelly (incumbent) 45,974 98.90% Scattering 493 1.10% 46,467 100.0% Massachusetts Democratic Party 5th Middlesex district 5th Middlesex district election, 2014 Massachusetts Democratic Party Jason Lewis (incumbent) 32,143 56.80% Massachusetts Republican Party Monica C. Medeiros 24,406 43.10% Scattering 59 0.10% 56,608 100.0% Massachusetts Democratic Party 1st Middlesex and Norfolk district 1st Middlesex and Norfolk district election, 2014 Massachusetts Democratic Party Cynthia Stone Creem (incumbent) 43,655 98.80% Scattering 510 1.20% 44,165 100.0% Massachusetts Democratic Party 2nd Middlesex and Norfolk district 2nd Middlesex and Norfolk district election, 2014 Massachusetts Democratic Party Karen Spilka (incumbent) 38,191 98.30% Scattering 676 1.70% 38,867 100.0% Massachusetts Democratic Party Middlesex and Suffolk district Middlesex and Suffolk district election, 2014 Massachusetts Democratic Party Sal DiDomenico (incumbent) 31,575 98.80% Scattering 381 1.20% 31,956 100.0% Massachusetts Democratic Party Middlesex and Worcester district Middlesex and Worcester district election, 2014 Massachusetts Democratic Party Jamie Eldridge (incumbent) 45,379 98.60% Scattering 622 1.40% 46,001 100.0% Massachusetts Democratic Party Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex district Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex district election, 2014 Massachusetts Republican Party Richard J. Ross (incumbent) 34,952 61.00% Massachusetts Democratic Party Dylan Hayre 22,267 38.90% Scattering 52 0.10% 57,271 100.0% Massachusetts Republican Party Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth district Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth district election, 2014 Massachusetts Democratic Party Brian A. Joyce (incumbent) 41,348 98.90% Scattering 468 1.10% 41,816 100.0% Massachusetts Democratic Party Norfolk and Plymouth district Norfolk and Plymouth district election, 2014 Massachusetts Democratic Party John F. Keenan (incumbent) 32,679 66.00% Massachusetts Republican Party Leslie C. Gosule 16,786 33.90% Scattering 72 0.10% 49,537 100.0% Massachusetts Democratic Party Norfolk and Suffolk district Norfolk and Suffolk district election, 2014 Massachusetts Democratic Party Mike Rush (incumbent) 42,954 98.70% Scattering 586 1.30% 43,540 100.0% Massachusetts Democratic Party Plymouth and Barnstable district Plymouth and Barnstable district election, 2014 Massachusetts Republican Party Vinny deMacedo 38,250 61.10% Massachusetts Democratic Party Matthew Patrick 22,053 35.20% Libertarian Party (United States) Heather M. Mullins 2,272 3.60% Scattering 12 0.10% 62,587 100.0% Massachusetts Republican Party Massachusetts Democratic Party Plymouth and Norfolk district Plymouth and Norfolk district election, 2014 Massachusetts Republican Party Bob Hedlund (incumbent) 55,294 99.10% Scattering 525 0.90% 55,819 100.0% Massachusetts Republican Party 1st Plymouth and Bristol district 1st Plymouth and Bristol district election, 2014 Massachusetts Democratic Party Marc Pacheco (incumbent) 31,538 60.90% Massachusetts Republican Party David A. Rosa 20,174 39.00% Scattering 56 0.10% 51,768 100.0% Massachusetts Democratic Party 2nd Plymouth and Bristol district 2nd Plymouth and Bristol district election, 2014 Massachusetts Democratic Party Thomas P. Kennedy (incumbent) 29,522 66.50% Massachusetts Republican Party Viola A. Ryerson 14,883 33.50% Scattering 22 0.00% 44,427 100.0% Massachusetts Democratic Party 1st Suffolk district 1st Suffolk district election, 2014 Massachusetts Democratic Party Linda Dorcena Forry (incumbent) 32,298 83.70% Independent (United States) Robert E. Powers, Jr 6,119 15.90% Scattering 152 0.40% 38,569 100.0% Massachusetts Democratic Party 2nd Suffolk district 2nd Suffolk district election, 2014 Massachusetts Democratic Party Sonia Chang-Díaz (incumbent) 33,742 89.80% Massachusetts Republican Party David James Wyatt 3,733 9.90% Scattering 114 0.30% 37,589 100.0% Massachusetts Democratic Party 1st Suffolk and Middlesex district 1st Suffolk and Middlesex district election, 2014 Massachusetts Democratic Party Anthony Petruccelli (incumbent) 30,523 98.10% Scattering 579 1.90% 31,102 100.0% Massachusetts Democratic Party 2nd Suffolk and Middlesex district 2nd Suffolk and Middlesex district election, 2014 Massachusetts Democratic Party Will Brownsberger (incumbent) 30,514 98.20% Scattering 566 1.80% 31,080 100.0% Massachusetts Democratic Party Worcester and Middlesex district Worcester and Middlesex district election, 2014 Massachusetts Democratic Party Jennifer Flanagan (incumbent) 29,133 60.40% Massachusetts Republican Party Richard M. Bastien 19,074 39.50% Scattering 27 0.10% 48,234 100.0% Massachusetts Democratic Party Worcester and Norfolk district Worcester and Norfolk district election, 2014 Massachusetts Republican Party Ryan Fattman 29,774 55.70% Massachusetts Democratic Party Richard T. Moore (incumbent) 23,662 44.30% Scattering 37 0.00% 53,473 100.0% Massachusetts Republican Party Massachusetts Democratic Party Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire and Middlesex district Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire and Middlesex district election, 2014 Massachusetts Democratic Party Anne Gobi 27,847 50.30% Massachusetts Republican Party Michael J. Valanzola 27,449 49.60% Scattering 39 0.10% 55,335 100.0% Massachusetts Democratic Party 1st Worcester district 1st Worcester district election, 2014 Massachusetts Democratic Party Harriette L. Chandler (incumbent) 27,576 60.20% Massachusetts Republican Party Paul J. Franco 18,179 39.70% Scattering 71 0.10% 45,826 100.0% Massachusetts Democratic Party 2nd Worcester district 2nd Worcester district election, 2014 Massachusetts Democratic Party Michael O. Moore (incumbent) 37,909 98.80% Scattering 442 1.20% 38,351 100.0% Massachusetts Democratic Party See also 2015–2016 Massachusetts legislature List of Massachusetts General Courts References Category:2014 elections in Massachusetts Category:Massachusetts Senate elections Category:November 2014 in the United States Category:2014 state legislature elections in the United States