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Municipal elections in Suffolk County, Massachusetts (2020)

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2020 Suffolk County elections
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Election dates
Filing deadline: June 2, 2020
Primary election: September 1, 2020
General election: November 3, 2020
Election stats
Offices up: Register of probate
Total seats up: 1
Election type: Partisan
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Suffolk County, Massachusetts, held a partisan general election for register of probate on November 3, 2020. A primary was scheduled for September 1, 2020. The filing deadline for this election was June 2, 2020.

Election procedure changes in 2020

See also: Changes to election dates, procedures, and administration in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, 2020

Ballotpedia provided comprehensive coverage of how election dates and procedures changed in 2020. While the majority of changes occurred as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, some changes occurred for other reasons.

Massachusetts modified its absentee/mail-in procedures for the November 3, 2020, general election as follows:

  • Absentee/mail-in voting: Absentee/mail-in voting eligibility was extended to all qualified voters in the general election.

For a full timeline about election modifications made in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, click here.

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Candidates and results

General election

General election for Suffolk County Register of Probate

Incumbent Felix Arroyo defeated Melissa Tyler and Althea Garrison in the general election for Suffolk County Register of Probate on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Felix Arroyo (D)
 
76.8
 
207,828
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Melissa Tyler (Independent) Candidate Connection
 
11.5
 
31,043
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Althea Garrison (Independent)
 
11.2
 
30,303
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.6
 
1,565

Total votes: 270,739
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Suffolk County Register of Probate

Incumbent Felix Arroyo defeated Kerby Roberson in the Democratic primary for Suffolk County Register of Probate on September 1, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Felix Arroyo
 
70.5
 
94,453
Kerby Roberson
 
29.1
 
38,908
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.4
 
569

Total votes: 133,930
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About the county

Demographics

The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.

Demographic Data for Suffolk County, Massachusetts
Suffolk County Massachusetts
Population 797,936 7,029,917
Land area (sq mi) 58 7,800
Race and ethnicity**
White 53.8% 76.6%
Black/African American 21.5% 7.5%
Asian 8.9% 6.8%
Native American 0.3% 0.2%
Pacific Islander 0% 0%
Other (single race) 6.6% 4.2%
Multiple 8.8% 4.8%
Hispanic/Latino 22.9% 12%
Education
High school graduation rate 86.9% 91.1%
College graduation rate 47.7% 44.5%
Income
Median household income $74,881 $84,385
Persons below poverty level 17.4% 9.8%
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020).
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Pivot Counties

See also: Pivot Counties by state

There are no Pivot Counties in Massachusetts. Pivot Counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.

In the 2016 presidential election, Hillary Clinton (D) won Massachusetts with 60 percent of the vote. Donald Trump (R) received 32.8 percent. In presidential elections between 1789 and 2016, Massachusetts voted Republican 36.2 percent of the time and Democratic 34.4 percent of the time. In the five presidential elections between 2000 and 2016, Massachusetts voted Democratic all five times.[1]

Presidential results by legislative district

The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state House districts in Massachusetts. Click [show] to expand the table. The "Obama," "Romney," "Clinton," and "Trump" columns describe the percent of the vote each presidential candidate received in the district. The "2012 Margin" and "2016 Margin" columns describe the margin of victory between the two presidential candidates in those years. The "Party Control" column notes which party held that seat heading into the 2018 general election. Data on the results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections broken down by state legislative districts was compiled by Daily Kos.[2][3]

In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 135 out of 160 state House districts in Massachusetts with an average margin of victory of 31.6 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 141 out of 160 state House districts in Massachusetts with an average margin of victory of 34.1 points. Clinton won 21 districts controlled by Republicans heading into the 2018 elections.
In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 25 out of 160 state House districts in Massachusetts with an average margin of victory of 4.1 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 19 out of 160 state House districts in Massachusetts with an average margin of victory of 5.5 points. Trump won five districts controlled by Democrats heading into the 2018 elections.

See also

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