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The Massachusetts general election, 2012 was held on November 6, 2012, throughout Massachusetts. Primary elections took place on September 6, 2012.

## Federal

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### United States Senate

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Main article: United States Senate election in Massachusetts, 2012

### United States House of Representatives

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Main article: United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts, 2012

## Ballot measures

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There were three statewide ballot questions, all initiatives.[1]

Number  | Initiative Title  | Subject  | Description  | Status  | Yes  | No

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Question 1 | Massachusetts Right to Repair Initiative[2] | Business Regulation  | Vehicle owner and business protections  | Passed  | 74% | 12%
Question 2 | Massachusetts Death with Dignity Initiative[3] | Assisted Death  | Establishes as right to death with dignity  | Defeated  | 46%  | 48%
Question 3 | Massachusetts Medical Marijuana Initiative[4] | Medical Marijuana  | Would allow for the use of medical marijuana in the state  | Passed  | 60% | 35%

Source:[5]

## References

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1. ^ 2012 Information For Voters - Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
2. ^ "Right to Repair Question 1 - 2012 Massachusetts Election Results". Boston Globe. November 8, 2012. Retrieved November 10, 2012.
3. ^ "Physician-assisted suicide - Question 2 - 2012 Massachusetts Election Results". Boston Globe. November 8, 2012. Retrieved November 10, 2012.
4. ^ "Medical marijuana Question 3 - 2012 Massachusetts Election Results". Boston Globe. November 8, 2012. Retrieved November 10, 2012.
5. ^ "Statewide Ballot Questions — Statistics by Year: 2012". sec.state.ma.us. Retrieved March 11, 2018.

## External links

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* "Nov 6, 2012 general election", PD43+ Massachusetts Election Statistics, Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
* Elections Division of the Massachusetts Secretary of State
* Massachusetts at Ballotpedia
* Massachusetts judicial elections, 2012[permanent dead link‍] at Judgepedia
* Massachusetts 2012 campaign finance data from OpenSecrets
* Massachusetts Congressional Races in 2012 campaign finance data from OpenSecrets
* Outside spending at the Sunlight Foundation
* Local politics at The Boston Herald

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