2012 Massachusetts State Senate election

none December 2025 ly 2012 Massachusetts Senate election Massachusetts Legislative Popular No 2010 Massachusetts Senate election 2010 2014 Massachusetts Senate election 2014 All 40 seats in the Massachusetts Senate 21 November 6, 2012 150x150px File:2008-07-02 energy 04web (Therese Murray 1).jpg Therese Murray Massachusetts Democratic Party March 21, 2007 Plymouth and Barnstable 36 36 2,012,117 77.52% File:Bruce-tarr.jpg Bruce Tarr Massachusetts Republican Party January 3, 2011 1st Essex and Middlesex 4 4 545,523 21.02% President Therese Murray Massachusetts Democratic Party Therese Murray Massachusetts Democratic Party The 2012 Massachusetts Senate election was held on November 6, 2012, to determine which party would control the Massachusetts Senate for the following two years in the 188th Massachusetts General Court. All 40 senate seats were up for election and the primary was held on September 6, 2012. Prior to the election 36 seats were held by Democrats and 4 were held by Republicans. The general election saw both parties holding on to the same amount of seats as the previous election, meaning that Democrats retained control of the Massachusetts Senate.https://electionstats.state.ma.us/elections/search/year_from:2012/year_to:2012/office_id:9/stage:General Elections electionstats.state.ma.us 2025-11-22https://ballotpedia.org/Massachusetts_State_Senate_elections,_2012 Massachusetts State Senate elections, 2012 ballotpedia.org 2025-11-22 Predictions SourceRankingAs of GoverningDaigneau Elizabeth Jacobson Louis October 23, 2012 The Latest Chamber-by-Chamber Analysis of the 2012 State Legislative Elections https://www.governing.com/archive/gov-latest-chamber-by-chamber-analysis-2012-state-legislative-elections.html live https://web.archive.org/web/20210224195701/https://www.governing.com/archive/gov-latest-chamber-by-chamber-analysis-2012-state-legislative-elections.html 2021-02-24 2025-11-22 Governing en | Safe D October 24, 2012 Retirements 2nd Essex district: Fred Berry (D) retired. 3rd Middlesex district: Susan Fargo (D) retired. Results Berkshire, Hampshire and Franklin district Berkshire, Hampshire and Franklin district election, 2012 Massachusetts Democratic Party Benjamin Downing (incumbent) 64,679 99.50% Scattering 307 0.50% 64,986 100.0% Massachusetts Democratic Party Bristol and Norfolk district Bristol and Norfolk district election, 2012 Massachusetts Democratic Party James E. Timilty (incumbent) 47,333 62.50% Massachusetts Republican Party Jeffrey Robert Bailey 28,354 37.40% Scattering 65 0.10% 75,752 100.0% Massachusetts Democratic Party 1st Bristol and Plymouth district 1st Bristol and Plymouth district election, 2012 Massachusetts Democratic Party Michael Rodrigues (incumbent) 53,169 99.60% Scattering 197 0.40% 53,366 100.0% Massachusetts Democratic Party 2nd Bristol and Plymouth district 2nd Bristol and Plymouth district election, 2012 Massachusetts Democratic Party Mark Montigny (incumbent) 55,059 99.20% Scattering 465 0.80% 55,524 100.0% Massachusetts Democratic Party Cape and Islands district Cape and Islands district election, 2012 Massachusetts Democratic Party Dan Wolf (incumbent) 80,236 99.50% Scattering 414 0.50% 80,650 100.0% Massachusetts Democratic Party 1st Essex district 1st Essex district election, 2012 Massachusetts Democratic Party Kathleen O'Connor Ives 36,405 45.90% Massachusetts Republican Party Shaun P. Toohey 26,654 33.60% Independent (United States) Paul A. Magliocchetti 12,870 16.20% Independent (United States) James M. Kelcourse 3,358 4.20% Scattering 40 0.10% 79,327 100.0% Massachusetts Democratic Party 2nd Essex district 2nd Essex district election, 2012 Massachusetts Democratic Party Joan Lovely 56,088 70.60% Massachusetts Republican Party Richard A. Jolitz 23,185 29.20% Scattering 126 0.20% 79,399 100.0% Massachusetts Democratic Party 3rd Essex district 3rd Essex district election, 2012 Massachusetts Democratic Party Thomas M. McGee (incumbent) 56,936 98.90% Scattering 648 1.10% 57,584 100.0% Massachusetts Democratic Party 1st Essex and Middlesex district 1st Essex and Middlesex district election, 2012 Massachusetts Republican Party Bruce Tarr (incumbent) 78,386 99.10% Scattering 731 0.90% 79,117 100.0% Massachusetts Republican Party 2nd Essex and Middlesex district 2nd Essex and Middlesex district election, 2012 Massachusetts Democratic Party Barry Finegold (incumbent) 44,394 65.10% Massachusetts Republican Party Paul Adams 23,716 34.80% Scattering 112 0.10% 68,222 100.0% Massachusetts Democratic Party Hampden district Hampden district election, 2012 Massachusetts Democratic Party James T. Welch (incumbent) 44,180 98.60% Scattering 636 1.40% 44,816 100.0% Massachusetts Democratic Party 1st Hampden and Hampshire district 1st Hampden and Hampshire district election, 2012 Massachusetts Democratic Party Gale D. Candaras (incumbent) 59,213 98.60% Scattering 829 1.40% 60,042 100.0% Massachusetts Democratic Party 2nd Hampden and Hampshire district 2nd Hampden and Hampshire district election, 2012 Massachusetts Republican Party Michael Knapik (incumbent) 54,649 99.10% Scattering 479 0.90% 55,128 100.0% Massachusetts Republican Party Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester district Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester district election, 2012 Massachusetts Democratic Party Stan Rosenberg (incumbent) 66,072 99.40% Scattering 391 0.60% 66,463 100.0% Massachusetts Democratic Party 1st Middlesex district 1st Middlesex district election, 2012 Massachusetts Democratic Party Eileen Donoghue (incumbent) 44,177 71.10% Massachusetts Republican Party James J. Buba 17,884 28.80% Scattering 110 0.10% 62,171 100.0% Massachusetts Democratic Party 2nd Middlesex district 2nd Middlesex district election, 2012 Massachusetts Democratic Party Patricia D. Jehlen (incumbent) 66,267 98.60% Scattering 968 1.40% 67,235 100.0% Massachusetts Democratic Party 3rd Middlesex district 3rd Middlesex district election, 2012 Massachusetts Democratic Party Michael J. Barrett 49,213 60.50% Massachusetts Republican Party Sandi Martinez 32,003 39.40% Scattering 97 0.10% 81,313 100.0% Massachusetts Democratic Party 4th Middlesex district 4th Middlesex district election, 2012 Massachusetts Democratic Party Ken Donnelly (incumbent) 56,100 68.00% Massachusetts Republican Party Gerry Dembrowski 26,210 31.80% Scattering 130 0.20% 82,440 100.0% Massachusetts Democratic Party 5th Middlesex district 5th Middlesex district election, 2012 Massachusetts Democratic Party Katherine Clark (incumbent) 58,256 98.80% Scattering 696 1.20% 58,952 100.0% Massachusetts Democratic Party 1st Middlesex and Norfolk district 1st Middlesex and Norfolk district election, 2012 Massachusetts Democratic Party Cynthia Stone Creem (incumbent) 61,397 98.90% Scattering 655 1.10% 62,052 100.0% Massachusetts Democratic Party 2nd Middlesex and Norfolk district 2nd Middlesex and Norfolk district election, 2012 Massachusetts Democratic Party Karen Spilka (incumbent) 57,863 98.40% Scattering 915 1.60% 58,778 100.0% Massachusetts Democratic Party Middlesex and Suffolk district Middlesex and Suffolk district election, 2012 Massachusetts Democratic Party Sal DiDomenico (incumbent) 47,586 98.90% Scattering 511 1.10% 48,097 100.0% Massachusetts Democratic Party Middlesex and Worcester district Middlesex and Worcester district election, 2012 Massachusetts Democratic Party Jamie Eldridge (incumbent) 52,922 64.50% Massachusetts Republican Party Dean J. Cavaretta 28,797 35.10% Scattering 268 0.40% 81,987 100.0% Massachusetts Democratic Party Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex district Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex district election, 2012 Massachusetts Republican Party Richard J. Ross (incumbent) 60,885 98.90% Scattering 669 1.10% 61,554 100.0% Massachusetts Republican Party Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth district Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth district election, 2012 Massachusetts Democratic Party Brian A. Joyce (incumbent) 64,019 98.00% Scattering 1,277 2.00% 65,296 100.0% Massachusetts Democratic Party Norfolk and Plymouth district Norfolk and Plymouth district election, 2012 Massachusetts Democratic Party John F. Keenan (incumbent) 56,518 98.70% Scattering 735 1.30% 57,253 100.0% Massachusetts Democratic Party Norfolk and Suffolk district Norfolk and Suffolk district election, 2012 Massachusetts Democratic Party Mike Rush (incumbent) 60,699 98.60% Scattering 868 1.40% 61,567 100.0% Massachusetts Democratic Party Plymouth and Barnstable district Plymouth and Barnstable district election, 2012 Massachusetts Democratic Party Therese Murray (incumbent) 49,723 58.10% Massachusetts Republican Party Thomas F. Keyes 35,776 41.80% Scattering 51 0.10% 85,550 100.0% Massachusetts Democratic Party Plymouth and Norfolk district Plymouth and Norfolk district election, 2012 Massachusetts Republican Party Bob Hedlund (incumbent) 61,686 68.30% Massachusetts Democratic Party Genevieve S. Davis 28,579 31.60% Scattering 88 0.10% 90,353 100.0% Massachusetts Republican Party 1st Plymouth and Bristol district 1st Plymouth and Bristol district election, 2012 Massachusetts Democratic Party Marc Pacheco (incumbent) 61,506 98.70% Scattering 787 1.30% 62,293 100.0% Massachusetts Democratic Party 2nd Plymouth and Bristol district 2nd Plymouth and Bristol district election, 2012 Massachusetts Democratic Party Thomas P. Kennedy (incumbent) 53,717 99.40% Scattering 345 0.60% 54,062 100.0% Massachusetts Democratic Party 1st Suffolk district 1st Suffolk district election, 2012 Massachusetts Democratic Party Jack Hart (incumbent) 54,191 98.30% Scattering 942 1.70% 55,134 100.0% Massachusetts Democratic Party 2nd Suffolk district 2nd Suffolk district election, 2012 Massachusetts Democratic Party Sonia Chang-Díaz (incumbent) 54,886 98.60% Scattering 791 1.40% 55,677 100.0% Massachusetts Democratic Party 1st Suffolk and Middlesex district 1st Suffolk and Middlesex district election, 2012 Massachusetts Democratic Party Anthony Petruccelli (incumbent) 45,230 81.30% Massachusetts Republican Party Thomas J. Dooley, III 10,199 18.30% Scattering 174 0.40% 55,603 100.0% Massachusetts Democratic Party 2nd Suffolk and Middlesex district 2nd Suffolk and Middlesex district election, 2012 Massachusetts Democratic Party Will Brownsberger (incumbent) 45,852 76.10% Massachusetts Republican Party Steven W. Aylward 14,190 23.60% Scattering 183 0.30% 60,225 100.0% Massachusetts Democratic Party Worcester and Middlesex district Worcester and Middlesex district election, 2012 Massachusetts Democratic Party Jennifer Flanagan (incumbent) 55,228 99.30% Scattering 392 0.70% 55,620 100.0% Massachusetts Democratic Party Worcester and Norfolk district Worcester and Norfolk district election, 2012 Massachusetts Democratic Party Richard T. Moore (incumbent) 59,561 95.30% Scattering 2,949 4.70% 62,510 100.0% Massachusetts Democratic Party Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire and Middlesex district Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire and Middlesex district election, 2012 Massachusetts Democratic Party Stephen Brewer (incumbent) 63,777 99.20% Scattering 520 0.80% 64,297 100.0% Massachusetts Democratic Party 1st Worcester district 1st Worcester district election, 2012 Massachusetts Democratic Party Harriette L. Chandler (incumbent) 52,477 98.20% Scattering 976 1.80% 53,453 100.0% Massachusetts Democratic Party 2nd Worcester district 2nd Worcester district election, 2012 Massachusetts Democratic Party Michael O. Moore (incumbent) 48,609 67.80% Massachusetts Republican Party Stephen R. Simonian 22,949 32.00% Scattering 115 0.20% 71,673 100.0% Massachusetts Democratic Party See also 2013–2014 Massachusetts legislature List of Massachusetts General Courts References Category:2012 Massachusetts elections Category:Massachusetts Senate elections Category:November 2012 in the United States Category:2012 state legislature elections in the United States