Massachusetts 2012 legislative election results

The tabs below contain analysis of election results in the 2012 legislative elections for Massachusetts.

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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 displays the following lists of candidates:

• Incumbents who ran on November 6
• 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 who ran on November 6

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

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

New State Senators and General Election Winners

Newly elected senators

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

Democratic

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

Open Seat Winners

The following displays a list of candidates who won election in seats where there was no incumbent:

Democratic

1. Mike Barrett
2. Joan Lovely

Candidates who won election

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

Democratic

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

Republican

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

Competitiveness

Unopposed candidates in general election

The following candidates did not face major party competition:

Democratic

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

Republican

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

Ballot Access

Third party candidates

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

No candidates have been added to this category yet.

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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 displays the following lists of candidates:

• Incumbents who ran on November 6
• 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 were on the November 6 general election ballot:

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

New Representatives and General Election Winners

Newly elected representatives

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

Democratic

1. Danielle Gregoire
2. Josh Cutler
3. Paul Heroux
4. Brian Mannal
5. Diana DiZoglio
6. Frank Moran
7. Aaron Vega
8. Marjorie Decker
9. Claire Cronin
10. Mary Keefe

Republican

1. Leonard Mirra

Candidates who won election

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

Democratic

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

Republican

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

Competitiveness

Unopposed candidates in general election

The following candidates did not face major party competition:

Democratic

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

Republican

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

Ballot Access

Third party candidates

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

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

National Partisan Trends

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National Partisan Trends

The following tables 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 incumbents defeated 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:	36	59	3	1	41	56	1	1