Massachusetts 2012 legislative election results

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Massachusetts State Senate Election Results

This page contains macro-level election results and analysis for the Massachusetts State Senate 2012 elections. For results in individual contests see our Massachusetts State Senate elections, 2012 page. The following is a breakdown of the state senate before and after the election:

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

What You'll See on This Page

This page will display the following lists of candidates

• Incumbents running on November 6
• Defeated incumbents
• Challengers who defeated an incumbent
• Newly elected senators
• List of all winners
• Unopposed candidates
• Third party candidates

State Senate Overview:

• A total of 40 of the state's Senate seats were up for election in 2012.

Incumbents

Incumbents running in November 6

The following is a list of all of the incumbents running on the November 6 general election ballot:

1. Anthony Petruccelli
2. Barry Finegold
3. Benjamin Downing
4. Brian Joyce
5. Bruce Tarr
6. Cynthia Stone Creem
7. Daniel Wolf
8. Eileen Donoghue
9. Gale D. Candaras
10. Harriette Chandler
11. Jack Hart (Massachusetts)
12. James Eldridge
13. James Timilty
14. James Welch
15. Jennifer Flanagan
16. John Keenan
17. Karen Spilka
18. Katherine Clark
19. Kenneth Donnelly
20. Marc Pacheco
21. Mark Montigny
22. Michael Knapik
23. Michael Moore
24. Michael Rodrigues
25. Michael Rush
26. Patricia D. Jehlen
27. Richard Ross (Massachusetts)
28. Richard T. Moore
29. Robert Hedlund
30. Sal DiDomenico
31. Sonia Chang-Diaz
32. Stanley Rosenberg
33. Stephen Brewer
34. Therese Murray
35. Thomas Kennedy
36. Thomas McGee
37. William Brownsberger

Incumbents defeated

The followings is a list of incumbents defeated in 2012:

General election

Results will display after the election on November 6.

Primary election

No candidates have this category yet.

Challengers who beat an incumbent

The following is a list of challengers who defeated an incumbent in 2012:

General election

Candidate	Party	District
Kathleen A. O'Connor Ives	Democratic	Massachusetts State Senate First Essex District

Primary election

Results will display after the election on November 6.

New State Senators and General Election Winners

Newly elected senators

The following list will display the newly-elected members of the Massachusetts State Senate:

Democratic

1. Joan B. Lovely
2. Kathleen A. O'Connor Ives
3. Mike Barrett

Republican

Results will display after the election on November 6.

Open Seat Winners

The following will display a list of candidates who won election in seats where no incumbent was running:

Democratic

1. Joan B. Lovely
2. Mike Barrett

Republican

Results will display after the election on November 6.

Candidates who won election

The following will be a list of all candidates elected to the Massachusetts State Senate:

Democratic

1. Anthony Petruccelli
2. Barry Finegold
3. Benjamin Downing
4. Brian Joyce
5. Cynthia Stone Creem
6. Daniel Wolf
7. Eileen Donoghue
8. Gale D. Candaras
9. Harriette Chandler
10. Jack Hart (Massachusetts)
11. James Eldridge
12. James Timilty
13. James Welch
14. Jennifer Flanagan
15. Joan B. Lovely
16. John Keenan
17. Karen Spilka
18. Katherine Clark
19. Kathleen A. O'Connor Ives
20. Kenneth Donnelly
21. Marc Pacheco
22. Mark Montigny
23. Michael Moore
24. Michael Rodrigues
25. Michael Rush
26. Mike Barrett
27. Patricia D. Jehlen
28. Richard T. Moore
29. Sal DiDomenico
30. Sonia Chang-Diaz
31. Stanley Rosenberg
32. Stephen Brewer
33. Therese Murray
34. Thomas Kennedy
35. Thomas McGee
36. William Brownsberger

Republican

1. Bruce Tarr
2. Michael Knapik
3. Richard Ross (Massachusetts)
4. Robert Hedlund

Competitiveness

Unopposed candidates in general election

The following candidates will not face major party competition:

Democratic

1. Benjamin Downing
2. Brian Joyce
3. Cynthia Stone Creem
4. Daniel Wolf
5. Gale D. Candaras
6. Harriette Chandler
7. Jack Hart (Massachusetts)
8. James Welch
9. Jennifer Flanagan
10. John Keenan
11. Karen Spilka
12. Katherine Clark
13. Marc Pacheco
14. Mark Montigny
15. Michael Rodrigues
16. Michael Rush
17. Patricia D. Jehlen
18. Richard T. Moore
19. Sal DiDomenico
20. Sonia Chang-Diaz
21. Stanley Rosenberg
22. Stephen Brewer
23. Thomas Kennedy
24. Thomas McGee

Republican

1. Bruce Tarr
2. Michael Knapik
3. Richard Ross (Massachusetts)

Ballot Access

Third party candidates

The following is a list of third party and independent candidates who are running in 2012:

1. James M. Kelcourse
2. Paul A. Magliocchetti

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Massachusetts State House Election Results

This page contains macro-level election results and analysis for the Massachusetts House of Representatives elections in 2012. For results in individual contests, see our Massachusetts House of Representatives elections, 2012. The following is a breakdown of the state house before and after the election:

Massachusetts House of Representatives
Party		As of November 5, 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	127	131
	Republican Party	33	29
Total		160	160

What You'll See on This Page

This page will display the following lists of candidates

• Incumbents running on November 6
• Defeated incumbents
• Challengers who defeated an incumbent
• Newly elected representatives
• List of all winners
• Unopposed candidates
• Third party candidates

State House Overview

• All 160 of the state's House seats were up for election in 2012.

Incumbency Analysis

Incumbents who ran on November 6

The following is a list of all of the incumbents who are running on the November 6 general election ballot:

1. Aaron Michlewitz
2. Alice Peisch
3. Angelo D'Emilia
4. Angelo Puppolo, Jr.
5. Angelo Scaccia
6. Ann-Margaret Ferrante
7. Anne Gobi
8. Antonio Cabral
9. Benjamin Swan, Sr.
10. Bradford Hill
11. Bradley Jones, Jr.
12. Brian Dempsey
13. Brian Michael Ashe
14. Bruce Ayers
15. Byron Rushing
16. Carl Sciortino
17. Carlo Basile
18. Carlos Henriquez
19. Carolyn Dykema
20. Cheryl Coakley-Rivera
21. Chris Walsh
22. Christine Canavan
23. Christopher Fallon
24. Christopher Markey
25. Cleon Turner
26. Colleen Garry
27. Cory Atkins
28. Daniel Winslow
29. David Linsky
30. David Nangle
31. David Sullivan
32. David Vieira
33. Denise Andrews
34. Denise Garlick
35. Denise Provost
36. Dennis Rosa
37. Donald Humason, Jr.
38. Donald Wong
39. Edward Coppinger
40. Elizabeth Malia
41. Elizabeth Poirier
42. Ellen Story
43. Eugene O'Flaherty
44. Frank Smizik
45. Fred Barrows
46. Gailanne Cariddi
47. Garrett Bradley
48. Geoff Diehl
49. George Peterson, Jr.
50. George Ross
51. Gloria Fox
52. Harold Naughton, Jr.
53. James Arciero
54. James Cantwell
55. James Dwyer
56. James Lyons, Jr.
57. James Miceli
58. James Murphy
59. James O'Day
60. Jason Lewis
61. Jay Kaufman
62. Jeffrey Sanchez
63. Jennifer Benson
64. Jerry Parisella
65. John Binienda, Sr.
66. John Fernandes
67. John Fresolo
68. John Keenan, Jr.
69. John Lawn
70. John Mahoney
71. John Rogers, Massachusetts Representative
72. John Scibak
73. Jonathan Hecht
74. Joseph Wagner, Massachusetts Representative
75. Joyce Spiliotis
76. Kate Hogan
77. Kathi-Anne Reinstein
78. Kay Khan
79. Keiko Orrall
80. Kevin Honan
81. Kevin Kuros
82. Kevin Murphy, Massachusetts Representative
83. Kimberly Ferguson
84. Linda Campbell
85. Linda Forry
86. Lori Ehrlich
87. Louis Kafka
88. Marc Lombardo
89. Marcos Devers
90. Mark Cusack
91. Martha Walz
92. Martin Walsh
93. Matthew Beaton
94. Michael Brady
95. Michael Costello
96. Michael Finn
97. Michael Moran
98. Nicholas Boldyga
99. Nicholas Collins, Sr.
100. Patricia Farley-Bouvier
101. Patricia Haddad
102. Paul Brodeur
103. Paul Donato, Sr.
104. Paul Frost
105. Paul Mark
106. Paul McMurtry
107. Paul Schmid III
108. Peter Durant
109. Peter Kocot
110. Randy Hunt
111. Rhonda Nyman
112. Richard Bastien
113. Robert DeLeo
114. Robert Fennell
115. Robert Koczera
116. Ronald Mariano
117. Russell Holmes
118. Ruth Balser
119. Ryan Fattman
120. Sarah Peake
121. Sean Curran
122. Sean Garballey
123. Shaunna O'Connell
124. Sheila Harrington
125. Stephen DiNatale
126. Stephen Kulik
127. Stephen Smith (Massachusetts)
128. Steven Howitt
129. Steven Levy
130. Steven Walsh
131. Susan Gifford
132. Tackey Chan
133. Theodore Speliotis
134. Thomas Calter, III
135. Thomas Conroy
136. Thomas Golden, Jr.
137. Thomas Petrolati
138. Thomas Stanley
139. Timothy Madden
140. Timothy Toomey, Jr.
141. Todd Smola
142. Tom Sannicandro
143. Viriato deMacedo
144. Walter Timilty
145. William Galvin
146. William J. Callahan
147. William Pignatelli
148. William Straus

Incumbents defeated

The followings will display a a list of incumbents defeated in 2012:

General election

Candidate	Party	District
George Ross	Republican	Massachusetts House of Representatives, Second Bristol District
Richard Bastien	Republican	Massachusetts State House, Second Worcester District
Steven Levy	Republican	Massachusetts State House, Fourth Middlesex District
William J. Callahan	Republican	Massachusetts House of Representatives Fifth Middlesex

Primary election

Candidate	Party	District
David Torrisi	Democratic	Massachusetts House of Representatives Fourteenth Essex
Demetrius Atsalis	Democratic	Massachusetts House of Representatives Second Barnstable
Kevin Aguiar	Democratic	Massachusetts House of Representatives Seventh Bristol
Michael Kane	Democratic	Massachusetts House of Representatives Fifth Hampden

Challengers who beat an incumbent

The following will display a list of challengers who defeated an incumbent in 2012:

General election

Candidate	Party	District
Aaron Vega	Democratic	Massachusetts House of Representatives Fifth Hampden District
Alan Silvia	Democratic	Massachusetts House of Representatives Seventh Bristol District
Brian Mannal	Democratic	Massachusetts House of Representatives Second Barnstable District
Claire Cronin	Democratic	Massachusetts House of Representatives Eleventh Plymouth District
Danielle Gregoire	Democratic	Massachusetts House of Representatives Fourth Middlesex District
David M. Rogers	Democratic	Massachusetts House of Representatives Twenty-Fouth Middlesex
Diana DiZoglio	Democratic	Massachusetts House of Representatives Fourteenth Essex District
Frank Moran	Democratic	Massachusetts House of Representatives Seventeenth Essex District
Jeffery Roy	Democratic	Massachusetts House of Representatives Tenth Norfolk District
Jonathan Zlotnik	Democratic	Massachusetts House of Representatives Second Worcester District
Josh Cutler	Democratic	Massachusetts House of Representatives, Sixth Plymouth District
Kenneth I. Gordon	Democratic	Massachusetts House of Representatives Twenty-First Middlesex District
Leonard Mirra	Republican	Massachusetts House of Representatives Second Essex District
Marjorie Decker	Democratic	Massachusetts House of Representatives Twenty-Fifth Middlesex
Mary S. Keefe	Democratic	Massachusetts House of Representatives Fifteenth Worcester District
Paul Heroux	Democratic	Massachusetts House of Representatives, Second Bristol District

Primary election

No candidates have been added to this category yet.

New Representatives and General Election Winners

Newly elected representatives

The following will list the newly-elected members of the Massachusetts House of Representatives:

Democratic

1. Aaron Vega
2. Alan Silvia
3. Brian Mannal
4. Claire Cronin
5. Danielle Gregoire
6. David M. Rogers
7. Diana DiZoglio
8. Frank Moran
9. Jeffery Roy
10. Jonathan Zlotnik
11. Josh Cutler
12. Kenneth I. Gordon
13. Marjorie Decker
14. Mary S. Keefe
15. Paul Heroux

Republican

1. Leonard Mirra

Open Seat Winners

The following will list candidates who won election in seats where no incumbent was running:

Democratic

Results will display after the election on November 6.

Republican

Results will display after the election on November 6.

Candidates who won election

The following will list all candidates elected to the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 2012:

Democratic

1. Aaron Michlewitz
2. Aaron Vega
3. Alan Silvia
4. Alice Peisch
5. Angelo Puppolo, Jr.
6. Angelo Scaccia
7. Ann-Margaret Ferrante
8. Anne Gobi
9. Antonio Cabral
10. Benjamin Swan, Sr.
11. Brian Dempsey
12. Brian Mannal
13. Brian Michael Ashe
14. Bruce Ayers
15. Byron Rushing
16. Carl Sciortino
17. Carlo Basile
18. Carlos Henriquez
19. Carolyn Dykema
20. Cheryl Coakley-Rivera
21. Chris Walsh
22. Christine Canavan
23. Christopher Fallon
24. Christopher Markey
25. Claire Cronin
26. Cleon Turner
27. Colleen Garry
28. Cory Atkins
29. Danielle Gregoire
30. David Linsky
31. David M. Rogers
32. David Nangle
33. David Sullivan
34. Denise Andrews
35. Denise Garlick
36. Denise Provost
37. Dennis Rosa
38. Diana DiZoglio
39. Edward Coppinger
40. Elizabeth Malia
41. Ellen Story
42. Eugene O'Flaherty
43. Frank Moran
44. Frank Smizik
45. Gailanne Cariddi
46. Garrett Bradley
47. Gloria Fox
48. Harold Naughton, Jr.
49. James Arciero
50. James Cantwell
51. James Dwyer
52. James Miceli
53. James Murphy
54. James O'Day
55. Jason Lewis
56. Jay Kaufman
57. Jeffery Roy
58. Jeffrey Sanchez
59. Jennifer Benson
60. Jerry Parisella
61. John Binienda, Sr.
62. John Fernandes
63. John Fresolo
64. John Keenan, Jr.
65. John Lawn
66. John Mahoney
67. John Rogers, Massachusetts Representative
68. John Scibak
69. Jonathan Hecht
70. Jonathan Zlotnik
71. Joseph Wagner, Massachusetts Representative
72. Josh Cutler
73. Joyce Spiliotis
74. Kate Hogan
75. Kathi-Anne Reinstein
76. Kay Khan
77. Kenneth I. Gordon
78. Kevin Honan
79. Kevin Murphy, Massachusetts Representative
80. Linda Campbell
81. Linda Forry
82. Lori Ehrlich
83. Louis Kafka
84. Marcos Devers
85. Marjorie Decker
86. Mark Cusack
87. Martha Walz
88. Martin Walsh
89. Mary S. Keefe
90. Michael Brady
91. Michael Costello
92. Michael Finn
93. Michael Moran
94. Nicholas Collins, Sr.
95. Patricia Farley-Bouvier
96. Patricia Haddad
97. Paul Brodeur
98. Paul Donato, Sr.
99. Paul Heroux
100. Paul Mark
101. Paul McMurtry
102. Paul Schmid III
103. Peter Kocot
104. Rhonda Nyman
105. Robert DeLeo
106. Robert Fennell
107. Robert Koczera
108. Ronald Mariano
109. Russell Holmes
110. Ruth Balser
111. Sarah Peake
112. Sean Curran
113. Sean Garballey
114. Stephen DiNatale
115. Stephen Kulik
116. Stephen Smith (Massachusetts)
117. Steven Walsh
118. Tackey Chan
119. Theodore Speliotis
120. Thomas Calter, III
121. Thomas Conroy
122. Thomas Golden, Jr.
123. Thomas Petrolati
124. Thomas Stanley
125. Timothy Madden
126. Timothy Toomey, Jr.
127. Tom Sannicandro
128. Walter Timilty
129. William Galvin
130. William Pignatelli
131. William Straus

Republican

1. Angelo D'Emilia
2. Bradford Hill
3. Bradley Jones, Jr.
4. Daniel Winslow
5. David Vieira
6. Donald Humason, Jr.
7. Donald Wong
8. Elizabeth Poirier
9. Fred Barrows
10. Geoff Diehl
11. George Peterson, Jr.
12. James Lyons, Jr.
13. Keiko Orrall
14. Kevin Kuros
15. Kimberly Ferguson
16. Leonard Mirra
17. Marc Lombardo
18. Matthew Beaton
19. Nicholas Boldyga
20. Paul Frost
21. Peter Durant
22. Randy Hunt
23. Ryan Fattman
24. Shaunna O'Connell
25. Sheila Harrington
26. Steven Howitt
27. Susan Gifford
28. Todd Smola
29. Viriato deMacedo

Competitiveness

Unopposed candidates in general election

The following candidates will not face major party competition:

Democratic

1. Aaron Michlewitz
2. Aaron Vega
3. Alice Peisch
4. Angelo Scaccia
5. Ann-Margaret Ferrante
6. Antonio Cabral
7. Benjamin Swan, Sr.
8. Brian Dempsey
9. Brian Mannal
10. Bruce Ayers
11. Byron Rushing
12. Carlo Basile
13. Carlos Henriquez
14. Cheryl Coakley-Rivera
15. Chris Walsh
16. Christopher Fallon
17. Cleon Turner
18. David Linsky
19. David Sullivan
20. Denise Garlick
21. Denise Provost
22. Edward Coppinger
23. Elizabeth Malia
24. Ellen Story
25. Frank Moran
26. Frank Smizik
27. Gailanne Cariddi
28. Garrett Bradley
29. Gloria Fox
30. Harold Naughton, Jr.
31. James Murphy
32. Jay Kaufman
33. Jeffrey Sanchez
34. Jennifer Benson
35. Jerry Parisella
36. John Fernandes
37. John Keenan, Jr.
38. John Mahoney
39. John Scibak
40. Jonathan Hecht
41. Joseph Wagner, Massachusetts Representative
42. Joyce Spiliotis
43. Kathi-Anne Reinstein
44. Kevin Honan
45. Kevin Murphy, Massachusetts Representative
46. Linda Campbell
47. Linda Forry
48. Lori Ehrlich
49. Louis Kafka
50. Marcos Devers
51. Mark Cusack
52. Martha Walz
53. Martin Walsh
54. Michael Brady
55. Michael Costello
56. Michael Finn
57. Michael Moran
58. Nicholas Collins, Sr.
59. Patricia Farley-Bouvier
60. Patricia Haddad
61. Paul Brodeur
62. Paul Donato, Sr.
63. Paul Mark
64. Paul McMurtry
65. Paul Schmid III
66. Peter Kocot
67. Robert Koczera
68. Ronald Mariano
69. Russell Holmes
70. Ruth Balser
71. Sarah Peake
72. Sean Curran
73. Stephen DiNatale
74. Stephen Kulik
75. Stephen Smith (Massachusetts)
76. Steven Walsh
77. Tackey Chan
78. Theodore Speliotis
79. Thomas Conroy
80. Thomas Golden, Jr.
81. Thomas Petrolati
82. Thomas Stanley
83. Timothy Madden
84. William Galvin
85. William Straus

Republican

1. Bradford Hill
2. Bradley Jones, Jr.
3. Daniel Winslow
4. David Vieira
5. Donald Humason, Jr.
6. Donald Wong
7. Elizabeth Poirier
8. Fred Barrows
9. George Peterson, Jr.
10. Kimberly Ferguson
11. Marc Lombardo
12. Matthew Beaton
13. Paul Frost
14. Sheila Harrington
15. Susan Gifford
16. Todd Smola

Ballot Access

Third party candidates

The following is a list of third party and independent candidates running in 2012:

1. Althea Garrison
2. Chuck Kuniewich
3. Genevieve Fraser
4. James F. Gammill
5. James F. O'Donnell, Jr.
6. Jerome T. Hobert
7. Jose L. Santiago
8. Kevin M. Cuff
9. Lee Scott Laugenour
10. Lincoln A. Blackie
11. Mike Connolly (Massachusetts)
12. Norman W. Oliver
13. Richard F. Schober, Jr.
14. Robert J. Underwood
15. Robert Montgomery Thomas
16. William J. Callahan
17. Winthrop E. Handy

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National Partisan Trends

The following tables will detail the partisan breakdown of national election results.

Incumbents who were defeated in the general election

In the 44 states with elections, there were 4,534 incumbents who ran in the general election. The following is a breakdown of incumbent defeats in the 2012 general election:

Incumbents defeated in 2012 legislative general election
Party	Senate	House	Total
Democratic	21	49	70
Republican	37	182	219
Third Party	2	3	5
TOTALS	60	234	294

Total new legislators elected

In total, 1,707 (28.4%) new legislators were elected in 2012. Of these 1,707, 849 (50.0%) were Republicans and 854 (50.0%) were Democrats.

The following is the breakdown of new legislators.

New Legislators after the 2012 legislative elections
Party	Senate	House	Total
Democratic	165	684	849
Republican	202	652	854
Independent	0	4	4
TOTALS	367	1,340	1,707

Winners of Open Seats

Open seats contests made up 705 (11.7%) of the 6,015 seats in 2012. Of these 705 open seats, Republicans won 401 (56.9%) while Democrats won 304 (43.1%). Going into the election, the number of open seats formerly held by each party was quite similar. Estimates prior to the election suggested that approximately 52% of the open seats were previously held by Republicans and 48% were held by Democrats.

The following is the breakdown of open seat winners.

Open Seat Winners in 2012 legislative elections
Party	Senate	House	Total
Democratic	82	220	302
Republican	105	296	401
Third Party	0	0	0
TOTALS	187	516	703

Impact on legislative majorities

See also: Partisan balance of state legislatures

Partisan Balance of Chambers with 2012 Elections
	Pre-election				Post-election
Legislative chamber
State senates	17	24	1	1	18	24	0	1
State houses	15	27	1	0	19	24	0	0
Totals:	32	51	2	1	37	48	0	1

Partisan Balance of All 99 Chambers Before and After 2012 Elections
	Pre-election				Post-election
Legislative chamber
State senates	19	28	2	1	20	28	1	1
State houses	17	31	1	0	21	28	0	0
Totals:	35	60	3	1	41	56	1	1