Massachusetts State Senate Elections, 2012

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Massachusetts State Senate elections, 2012

Majority control • Campaign contributions
Qualifications • Term limits • Impact of Redistricting

State Legislative Election Results

List of candidates
Berkshire, Hampshire and Franklink District • Bristol and Norfolk District • First Bristol and Plymouth District • Second Bristol and Plymouth District • Cape and Islands District • First Essex District • Second Essex District • First Essex and Middlesex District • Second Essex and Middlesex District • Third Essex and Middlesex District • Hampden District • First Hampden and Hampshire District • Second Hampden and Hampshire District • Hampshire and Franklin District • First Middlesex District • Second Middlesex District • Third Middlesex District • Fourth Middlesex District • Middlesex and Essex District • First Middlesex and Norfolk District • Second Middlesex and Norfolk District • Middlesex and Worcester District • Middlesex, Suffolk and Essex District • Norfolk and Plymouth District • Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex District • Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth District • Plymouth and Barnstable District • First Plymouth and Bristol District • Second Plymouth and Bristol District • Plymouth and Norfolk District • First Suffolk District • Second Suffolk District • First Suffolk and Middlesex District • Second Suffolk and Middlesex District • Suffolk and Norfolk District • First Worcester District • Second Worcester District • Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire and Franklin District • Worcester and Middlesex District • Worcester and Norfolk Worcester District


Massachusetts State Senate • 2012 Massachusetts House Elections

Elections for the office of Massachusetts State Senate were held in Massachusetts on November 6, 2012. A total of 40 seats were up for election.

The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in these elections was June 5, 2012. The primary Election Day was September 6, 2012.

See also: Massachusetts House of Representatives elections, 2012 and State legislative elections, 2012

Majority control[edit]

See also: Partisan composition of state senates

Heading into the November 6 election, the Democratic Party held the majority in the Massachusetts State Senate:

Massachusetts State Senate
Party As of November 5, 2012 After the 2012 Election
     Democratic Party 35 36
     Republican Party 4 4
     Vacancy 1 0
Total 40 40


Incumbents retiring[edit]

Two incumbents did not run for re-election in 2012. Those incumbents were:

Name Party Current Office
Frederick Berry Electiondot.png Democratic Second Essex District
Susan Fargo Electiondot.png Democratic Third Middlesex District

Campaign contributions[edit]

See also: State-by-state comparison of donations to state senate campaigns

This chart shows how many candidates ran for state senate in Massachusetts in past years and the cumulative amount of campaign contributions in state senate races, including contributions in both primary and general election contests. All figures come from Follow The Money.[1]

Year Number of candidates Total contributions
2010 93 $8,982,549
2008 56 $7,993,572
2006 68 $7,948,867
2004 81 $12,267,971
2002 62 $6,996,755

In 2010, the candidates running for state senate raised a total of $8,982,549 in campaign contributions. The top 10 donors were:[2]

Donor Amount
Massachusetts Democratic Party $400,290
Wolf, Daniel A $262,839
Rudnick, Charles S $154,577
Spadafora, Craig $80,600
Dahlberg, Eric $42,491
Moore, Richard T $41,433
Wilson Jr., John $36,000
Addivinola Jr., Frank J $32,511
Silberstein, Debra $30,000
Didomenico, Salvador N $27,400

Qualifications[edit]

Article LXXI of the Massachusetts Constitution states: Every representative, for one year at least immediately preceding his election, shall have been an inhabitant of the district for which he is chosen and shall cease to represent such district when he shall cease to be an inhabitant of the commonwealth.

Impact of redistricting[edit]

See also: Redistricting in Massachusetts

In Massachusetts, the state legislature has jurisdiction over state and Congressional redistricting.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Massachusetts's population increased from 6.35 million to 6.55 million between 2000 and 2010. The highest population densities were near Boston and in the eastern portion of the state.[3] The population increase amounted to 3.1 percent over the past decade, which was well below the national population increase of 9.7 percent.[4] As a result of this slower rate of growth, Massachusetts lost one seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, falling from 10 to 9 seats.[5]

Various interested parties across the state pushed for legislative and Congressional districts to divide towns as little as possible and follow local political and community boundaries.[6] Other groups pushed for more majority-minority districts.[7][8][9] The final approved maps increased the number of minority-majority districts in the State Senate from two to three, and State Senator Patricia Jehlen (D) will not represent all of Winchester after the election. Half of the town will be added to a district current represented by Katherine Clark (D).[10]

List of candidates[edit]

Berkshire, Hampshire, Franklin & Hampden District[edit]

Democratic Party September 6 Democratic primary:
  • Benjamin Downing Approveda Incumbent Downing first assumed office in 2007
Republican Party September 6 GOP primary:
  • No Republican candidates filed for this district.

November 6 General election candidates:

Democratic PartyBenjamin Downing: 64,679 Green check mark transparent.png

Bristol and Norfolk District[edit]

Democratic Party September 6 Democratic primary:
  • James Timilty Approveda Incumbent Timilty first assumed office in 2004
Republican Party September 6 GOP primary:
  • Jeffrey Robert Bailey Approveda

November 6 General election candidates:

Democratic PartyJames Timilty: 47,333 Green check mark transparent.png
Republican PartyJeffrey Robert Bailey: 28,354

First Bristol and Plymouth District[edit]

Democratic Party September 6 Democratic primary:
  • Michael J. Rodrigues: 9,401 Approveda Incumbent Rodrigues first assumed office in 2011
  • David P. Meade, Jr.: 2,925
Republican Party September 6 GOP primary:
  • No Republican candidates filed for this district.

November 6 General election candidates:

Democratic PartyMichael J. Rodrigues: 53,169 Green check mark transparent.png

Second Bristol and Plymouth District[edit]

Democratic Party September 6 Democratic primary:
  • Mark C. Montigny Approveda Incumbent Montigny first assumed office in 1993
Republican Party September 6 GOP primary:
  • No Republican candidates filed for this district.

November 6 General election candidates:

Democratic PartyMark C. Montigny: 55,059 Green check mark transparent.png

Cape and Islands District[edit]

Democratic Party September 6 Democratic primary:
  • Daniel A. Wolf Approveda Incumbent Wolf first assumed office in 2011
Republican Party September 6 GOP primary:
  • No Republican candidates filed for this district.

November 6 General election candidates:

Democratic PartyDaniel A. Wolf: 80,236 Green check mark transparent.png

First Essex District[edit]

Note: The First Essex District is a new district with no incumbent.

Democratic Party September 6 Democratic primary:
  • Timothy J. Coco: 3,274
  • Kathleen A. O'Connor Ives: 4,071 Approveda
  • William M. Manzi, III: 3,283
Republican Party September 6 GOP primary:
  • Sam S. Meas: 1,947
  • Shaun Toohey: 3,936 Approveda

November 6 General election candidates:

Democratic PartyKathleen A. O'Connor Ives: 36,405 Green check mark transparent.png
Republican PartyShaun Toohey: 26,654
Grey.png James M. Kelcourse: 3,358
Grey.png Paul A. Magliocchetti: 12,870

Second Essex District[edit]

Note: Incumbent Frederick Berry (D) did not seek re-election.

Democratic Party September 6 Democratic primary:
  • Edward J. Carroll: 311
  • Joan B. Lovely: 7,452 Approveda
  • Mary-Ellen Manning: 2,615
  • John P. Slattery: 4,422
Republican Party September 6 GOP primary:
  • Richard A. Jolitz Approveda

November 6 General election candidates:

Democratic PartyJoan B. Lovely: 56,088 Green check mark transparent.png
Republican PartyRichard A. Jolitz: 23,185

Third Essex District[edit]

Democratic Party September 6 Democratic primary:
  • Thomas M. McGee Approveda Incumbent McGee first assumed office in 2002
Republican Party September 6 GOP primary:
  • No Republican candidates filed for this district.

November 6 General election candidates:

Democratic PartyThomas M. McGee: 56,936 Green check mark transparent.png

First Essex and Middlesex District[edit]

Democratic Party September 6 Democratic primary:
  • No Democratic candidates filed for this district.
Republican Party September 6 GOP primary:
  • Bruce Tarr Approveda Incumbent Tarr first assumed office in 1995

November 6 General election candidates:

Republican PartyBruce Tarr: 78,836 Green check mark transparent.png

Second Essex and Middlesex District[edit]

Democratic Party September 6 Democratic primary:
  • Barry R. Finegold Approveda Incumbent Finegold first assumed office in 2011
Republican Party September 6 GOP primary:
  • Paul Adams: 2,655 Approveda
  • Alex J. Vispoli: 2,558

November 6 General election candidates:

Democratic PartyBarry R. Finegold: 44,394 Green check mark transparent.png
Republican PartyPaul Adams: 23,716

Hampden District[edit]

Democratic Party September 6 Democratic primary:
  • James T. Welch: 6,244 Approveda Incumbent Welch first assumed office in 2011
  • Melvin A. Edwards: 3,936
Republican Party September 6 GOP primary:
  • No Republican candidates filed for this district.

November 6 General election candidates:

Democratic PartyJames T. Welch: 44,180 Green check mark transparent.png

First Hampden and Hampshire District[edit]

Democratic Party September 6 Democratic primary:
  • Gale D. Candaras Approveda Incumbent Candaras first assumed office in 2007
Republican Party September 6 GOP primary:
  • No Republican candidates filed for this district.

November 6 General election candidates:

Democratic PartyGale D. Candaras: 59,213 Green check mark transparent.png

Second Hampden and Hampshire District[edit]

Democratic Party September 6 Democratic primary:
  • No Democratic candidates filed for this district.
Republican Party September 6 GOP primary:
  • Michael R. Knapik Approveda Incumbent Knapik first assumed office in 1994

November 6 General election candidates:

Republican PartyMichael R. Knapik: 54,649 Green check mark transparent.png

Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester District[edit]

Democratic Party September 6 Democratic primary:
  • Stanley Rosenberg Approveda Incumbent Rosenberg first assumed office in 1991
Republican Party September 6 GOP primary:
  • No Republican candidates filed for this district.

November 6 General election candidates:

Democratic PartyStanley Rosenberg: 66,072 Green check mark transparent.png

First Middlesex District[edit]

Democratic Party September 6 Democratic primary:
  • Eileen M. Donoghue Approveda Incumbent Donoghue first assumed office in 2011
Republican Party September 6 GOP primary:
  • James J. Buba Approveda

November 6 General election candidates:

Democratic PartyEileen M. Donoghue: 44,177 Green check mark transparent.png
Republican PartyJames J. Buba: 17,884

Second Middlesex District[edit]

Democratic Party September 6 Democratic primary:
  • Patricia D. Jehlen Approveda Incumbent Jehlen first assumed office in 2005
Republican Party September 6 GOP primary:
  • No Republican candidates filed for this district.

November 6 General election candidates:

Democratic PartyPatricia D. Jehlen: 66,267 Green check mark transparent.png

Third Middlesex District[edit]

Note: Incumbent Susan Fargo (D) did not seek re-election.

Democratic Party September 6 Democratic primary:
  • Mike Barrett: 5,199 Approveda
  • Alexander Buck: 1,728
  • Mara Dolan: 2,048
  • Joe Kearns Goodwin: 4,819
  • Joseph Mullin: 904
Republican Party September 6 GOP primary:
  • Sandi Martinez: 3,301 Approveda
  • Greg Howes: 2,304

November 6 General election candidates:

Democratic PartyMike Barrett: 49,213 Green check mark transparent.png
Republican PartySandi Martinez: 32,003

Fourth Middlesex District[edit]

Democratic Party September 6 Democratic primary:
  • Kenneth J. Donnelly Approveda Incumbent Donnelly first assumed office in 2009
Republican Party September 6 GOP primary:
  • Gerry Dembrowski Approveda

November 6 General election candidates:

Democratic PartyKenneth J. Donnelly: 56,100 Green check mark transparent.png
Republican PartyGerry Dembrowski: 26,210

Fifth Middlesex District[edit]

Democratic Party September 6 Democratic primary:
  • Katherine M. Clark Approveda Incumbent Clark first assumed office in 2011
Republican Party September 6 GOP primary:
  • No Republican candidates filed for this district.

November 6 General election candidates:

Democratic PartyKatherine M. Clark: 58,256 Green check mark transparent.png

First Middlesex and Norfolk District[edit]

Democratic Party September 6 Democratic primary:
  • Cynthia Stone Creem Approveda Incumbent Creem first assumed office in 1999
Republican Party September 6 GOP primary:
  • No Republican candidates filed for this district.

November 6 General election candidates:

Democratic PartyCynthia Stone Creem: 61,397 Green check mark transparent.png

Second Middlesex and Norfolk District[edit]

Democratic Party September 6 Democratic primary:
  • Karen E. Spilka Approveda Incumbent Spilka first assumed office in 2004
Republican Party September 6 GOP primary:
  • No Republican candidates filed for this district.

November 6 General election candidates:

Democratic PartyKaren E. Spilka: 57,863 Green check mark transparent.png

Middlesex and Suffolk District[edit]

Democratic Party September 6 Democratic primary:
  • Sal N. DiDomenico Approveda Incumbent DiDomenico first assumed office in 2010
Republican Party September 6 GOP primary:
  • No Republican candidates filed for this district.

November 6 General election candidates:

Democratic PartySal N. DiDomenico: 47,586 Green check mark transparent.png

Middlesex and Worcester District[edit]

Democratic Party September 6 Democratic primary:
  • James B. Eldridge Approveda Incumbent Eldridge first assumed office in 2009
Republican Party September 6 GOP primary:
  • Dean J. Cavaretta Approveda

November 6 General election candidates:

Democratic PartyJames B. Eldridge: 52,922 Green check mark transparent.png
Republican PartyDean J. Cavaretta: 28,797

Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex District[edit]

Democratic Party September 6 Democratic primary:
  • No Democratic candidates filed.
Republican Party September 6 GOP primary:
  • Richard J. Ross Approveda Incumbent Ross first assumed office in 2010

November 6 General election candidates:

Republican PartyRichard J. Ross: 60,885 Green check mark transparent.png

Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth District[edit]

Democratic Party September 6 Democratic primary:
  • Brian A. Joyce Approveda Incumbent Joyce first assumed office in 1998
Republican Party September 6 GOP primary:
  • No Republican candidates filed for this district.

November 6 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Brian A. Joyce: 64,019 Green check mark transparent.png

Norfolk and Plymouth District[edit]

Democratic Party September 6 Democratic primary:
  • John F. Keenan Approveda Incumbent Keenan first assumed office in 2011
Republican Party September 6 GOP primary:
  • No Republican candidates filed for this district.

November 6 General election candidates:

Democratic PartyJohn F. Keenan: 56,518 Green check mark transparent.png

Norfolk and Suffolk District[edit]

Democratic Party September 6 Democratic primary:
  • Michael F. Rush Approveda Incumbent Rush first assumed office in 2011
Republican Party September 6 GOP primary:
  • No Republican candidates filed for this district.

November 6 General election candidates:

Democratic PartyMichael F. Rush: 60,699 Green check mark transparent.png

Plymouth and Barnstable District[edit]

Democratic Party September 6 Democratic primary:
  • Therese Murray: 9,176 Approveda Incumbent Murray first assumed office in 1993
  • Stephen Michael Palmer: 1,400
Republican Party September 6 GOP primary:
  • Thomas F. Keyes Approveda

November 6 General election candidates:

Democratic PartyTherese Murray: 49,723 Green check mark transparent.png
Republican PartyThomas F. Keyes: 35,776

First Plymouth and Bristol District[edit]

Democratic Party September 6 Democratic primary:
  • Marc R. Pacheco Approveda Incumbent Pacheco first assumed office in 1993
Republican Party September 6 GOP primary:
  • No Republican candidates filed for this district.

November 6 General election candidates:

Democratic PartyMarc R. Pacheco: 61,506 Green check mark transparent.png

Second Plymouth and Bristol District[edit]

Democratic Party September 6 Democratic primary:
  • Thomas P. Kennedy Approveda Incumbent Kennedy first assumed office in 2009
Republican Party September 6 GOP primary:
  • No Republican candidates filed for this district.

November 6 General election candidates:

Democratic PartyThomas P. Kennedy: 53,717 Green check mark transparent.png

Plymouth and Norfolk District[edit]

Democratic Party September 6 Democratic primary:
  • Genevieve S. Davis: 4,033 Approveda
  • Steve May: 1,498
Republican Party September 6 GOP primary:
  • Robert Hedlund Approveda Incumbent Hedlund first assumed office in 1990

November 6 General election candidates:

Democratic PartyGenevieve S. Davis: 28,579
Republican PartyRobert Hedlund: 61,686 Green check mark transparent.png

First Suffolk District[edit]

Democratic Party September 6 Democratic primary:
  • Jack Hart Approveda Incumbent Hart first assumed office in 2002
Republican Party September 6 GOP primary:
  • No Republican candidates filed for this district.

November 6 General election candidates:

Democratic PartyJack Hart: 54,191 Green check mark transparent.png

Second Suffolk District[edit]

Democratic Party September 6 Democratic primary:
  • Sonia Rosa Chang-Diaz: 8,904 Approveda Incumbent Chang-Diaz first assumed office in 2009
  • Roy Owens: 1,773
Republican Party September 6 GOP primary:
  • No Republican candidates filed for this district.

November 6 General election candidates:

Democratic PartySonia Rosa Chang-Diaz: 54,886 Green check mark transparent.png

First Suffolk and Middlesex District[edit]

Democratic Party September 6 Democratic primary:
  • Anthony W. Petruccelli Approveda Incumbent Petruccelli first assumed office in 2007
Republican Party September 6 GOP primary:
  • Thomas J. Dooley, III Approveda

November 6 General election candidates:

Democratic PartyAnthony W. Petruccelli: 45,230 Green check mark transparent.png
Republican PartyThomas J. Dooley, III: 10,199

Second Suffolk and Middlesex District[edit]

Democratic Party September 6 Democratic primary:
  • William N. Brownsberger Approveda Incumbent Brownsberger first assumed office in 2012
Republican Party September 6 GOP primary:
  • Steven Aylward Approveda

November 6 General election candidates:

Democratic PartyWilliam N. Brownsberger: 45,852 Green check mark transparent.png
Republican PartySteven Aylward: 14,190

First Worcester District[edit]

Democratic Party September 6 Democratic primary:
  • Harriette L. Chandler Approveda Incumbent Chandler first assumed office in 2001
Republican Party September 6 GOP primary:
  • No Republican candidates filed for this district.

November 6 General election candidates:

Democratic PartyHarriette L. Chandler: 53,477 Green check mark transparent.png

Second Worcester District[edit]

Democratic Party September 6 Democratic primary:
  • Michael O. Moore Approveda Incumbent Moore first assumed office in 2008
Republican Party September 6 GOP primary:
  • Stephen Simonian Approveda

November 6 General election candidates:

Democratic PartyMichael O. Moore: 48,609 Green check mark transparent.png
Republican PartyStephen Simonian: 22,949

Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire and Middlesex District[edit]

Democratic Party September 6 Democratic primary:
  • Stephen M. Brewer Approveda Incumbent Brewer first assumed office in 1997
Republican Party September 6 GOP primary:
  • No Republican candidates filed for this district.

November 6 General election candidates:

Democratic PartyStephen M. Brewer: 63,777 Green check mark transparent.png

Worcester and Middlesex District[edit]

Democratic Party September 6 Democratic primary:
  • Jennifer L. Flanagan Approveda Incumbent Flanagan first assumed office in 2008
Republican Party September 6 GOP primary:
  • No Republican candidates filed for this district.

November 6 General election candidates:

Democratic PartyJennifer L. Flanagan: 55,228 Green check mark transparent.png

Worcester and Norfolk District[edit]

Democratic Party September 6 Democratic primary:
  • Richard T. Moore Approveda Incumbent Moore first assumed office in 1996
Republican Party September 6 GOP primary:
  • No Republican candidates filed for this district.

November 6 General election candidates:

Democratic PartyRichard T. Moore: 59,561 Green check mark transparent.png

See also[edit]

  • Massachusetts State Senate
  • Massachusetts State Legislature
  • State legislative elections, 2012

External links[edit]

  • Massachusetts Secretary of State - Democratic Primary Candidate List
  • Massachusetts Secretary of State - Republican Primary Candidate List
  • 2012 Massachusetts Secretary of State - Official 2012 Primary Results
  • Massachusetts Secretary of State - 2012 General Election Candidates
  • Massachusetts Secretary of State - Official 2012 General Election Results

Footnotes[edit]

  1. Follow the Money, Massachusetts
  2. Follow the Money: "Massachusetts Senate 2010 Campaign Contributions"
  3. U.S. Census Bureau, "2010 Census: Massachusetts Profile," accessed August 27, 2012
  4. Belmont Citizen-Herald, "Census preparing to deliver redistricting data to states," January 13, 2011
  5. Boston Globe, "Legislative redistricting may be a tough task," December 23, 2010
  6. Wicked Local Randolph, "Officials push for only one state rep for Randolph," January 27, 2011
  7. Eagle Tribune, "Proposal would create Latino-heavy legislative districts — and make targets out of Baddour and Finegold," June 26, 2011
  8. Dorchester Reporter, "Redistricting chair: Dot House seats need to expand borders," August 15, 2011
  9. Boston Globe, "Advocates seek boost in Mass. minority voter clout," October 5, 2011
  10. Winchester Patch, "Half of Winchester Could Get New State Senator ," October 20, 2011


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Current members of the Massachusetts State Senate
Leadership
Senate President:Karen Spilka
Majority Leader:Cynthia Creem
Senators
Berkshire, Hampshire, Franklin, and Hampden District
Adam Hinds (D)
Bristol and Norfolk District
Paul Feeney (D)
Cape and Islands District
Julian Cyr (D)
Hampden District
Adam Gomez (D)
Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester District
Jo Comerford (D)
Middlesex and Suffolk District
Sal DiDomenico (D)
Middlesex and Worcester District
James Eldridge (D)
Norfolk and Plymouth District
John Keenan (D)
Norfolk and Suffolk District
Michael Rush (D)
Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex District
Becca Rausch (D)
Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth District
Walter Timilty (D)
Plymouth and Barnstable District
Susan Moran (D)
Plymouth and Norfolk District
Patrick O'Connor (R)
Worcester and Middlesex District
John Cronin (D)
Worcester and Norfolk District
Ryan Fattman (R)
Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire, and Middlesex District
Anne Gobi (D)
1st Bristol and Plymouth District
Michael Rodrigues (D)
1st Essex District
Diana DiZoglio (D)
1st Essex and Middlesex District
Bruce Tarr (R)
1st Hampden and Hampshire District
Eric Lesser (D)
1st Middlesex District
Edward Kennedy (D)
1st Middlesex and Norfolk District
Cynthia Creem (D)
1st Plymouth and Bristol District
Marc Pacheco (D)
1st Suffolk District
Nick Collins (D)
1st Suffolk and Middlesex District
Lydia Edwards (D)
1st Worcester District
Harriette Chandler (D)
2nd Bristol and Plymouth District
Mark Montigny (D)
2nd Essex District
Joan Lovely (D)
2nd Essex and Middlesex District
Barry Finegold (D)
2nd Hampden and Hampshire District
John Velis (D)
2nd Middlesex District
Patricia Jehlen (D)
2nd Middlesex and Norfolk District
Karen Spilka (D)
2nd Plymouth and Bristol District
Michael Brady (D)
2nd Suffolk District
Sonia Chang-Diaz (D)
2nd Suffolk and Middlesex District
William Brownsberger (D)
2nd Worcester District
Michael Moore (D)
3rd Essex District
Brendan Crighton (D)
3rd Middlesex District
Mike Barrett (D)
4th Middlesex District
Cindy Friedman (D)
5th Middlesex District
Jason Lewis (D)
Democratic Party (37)
Republican Party (3)



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