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United States Senate election in Massachusetts, 2024 (September 3 Democratic primary)

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Democratic primary
Republican primary
General election
Election details
Filing deadline: June 4, 2024
Primary: September 3, 2024
General: November 5, 2024
Pre-election incumbent:
Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)
How to vote
Poll times: 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Voting in Massachusetts
Race ratings
Cook Political Report: Solid Democratic
DDHQ and The Hill: Safe Democratic
Inside Elections: Solid Democratic
Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Democratic
Ballotpedia analysis
U.S. Senate battlegrounds
U.S. House battlegrounds
Federal and state primary competitiveness
Ballotpedia's Election Analysis Hub, 2024
See also
U.S. Senate, Massachusetts
U.S. Senate • 1st • 2nd • 3rd • 4th • 5th • 6th • 7th • 8th • 9th
Massachusetts elections, 2024
U.S. Congress elections, 2024
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A Democratic Party primary took place on September 3, 2024, in Massachusetts to determine which Democratic candidate would run in the state's general election on November 5, 2024.

Incumbent Elizabeth Warren advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Massachusetts.

Thirty-four of 100 seats in the U.S. Senate were up for election in 2024, including one special election. At the time of the election, Democrats had a 51-49 majority.[1] Of the seats up for election in 2024, Democrats held 19, Republicans held 11, and independents held four. As of May 2024, eight members of the U.S. Senate had announced they were not running for re-election.

Candidate filing deadline Primary election General election
June 4, 2024
September 3, 2024
November 5, 2024


Heading into the election, the incumbent was Elizabeth Warren (Democrat), who was first elected in 2012.

A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. Massachusetts utilizes a semi-closed primary system. An unaffiliated voter is allowed to vote in the primary election of his or her choice.[2][3]

For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.

This page focuses on Massachusetts' United States Senate Democratic primary. For more in-depth information on the state's Republican primary and the general election, see the following pages:

Candidates and election results

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Massachusetts

Incumbent Elizabeth Warren advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Massachusetts on September 3, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Elizabeth Warren
Elizabeth Warren
 
98.6
 
562,709
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.4
 
8,078

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 570,787
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Voting information

See also: Voting in Massachusetts

Election information in Massachusetts: Sep. 3, 2024, election.

What was the voter registration deadline?

  • In-person: Aug. 24, 2024
  • By mail: Received by Aug. 24, 2024
  • Online: Aug. 24, 2024

Was absentee/mail-in voting available to all voters?

N/A

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot request deadline?

  • In-person: Aug. 26, 2024
  • By mail: Received by Aug. 26, 2024
  • Online: Aug. 26, 2024

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot return deadline?

  • In-person: Sep. 3, 2024
  • By mail: Received by Sep. 3, 2024

Was early voting available to all voters?

N/A

What were the early voting start and end dates?

Aug. 24, 2024 to Aug. 30, 2024

Were all voters required to present ID at the polls? If so, was a photo or non-photo ID required?

N/A

When were polls open on Election Day?

7:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. (EST)


Campaign finance

Name Party Receipts* Disbursements** Cash on hand Date
Elizabeth Warren Democratic Party $21,088,321 $28,730,962 $3,450,047 As of December 31, 2024

Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2024. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).

* According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee."
** According to the FEC, a disbursement "is a purchase, payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit or gift of money or anything of value to influence a federal election," plus other kinds of payments not made to influence a federal election.

Ballot access

The table below details filing requirements for U.S. Senate candidates in Massachusetts in the 2024 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in Massachusetts, click here.

Filing requirements for U.S. Senate candidates, 2024
State Office Party Signatures required Signature formula Filing fee Filing fee formula Filing deadline Source
Massachusetts U.S. Senate Ballot-qualified party 10,000 Fixed number N/A N/A 6/4/2024 Source
Massachusetts U.S. Senate Unaffiliated 10,000 Fixed number N/A N/A 8/27/2024 Source

Election analysis

Click the tabs below to view information about demographics, past elections, and partisan control of the state.

  • Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the state.
  • Statewide elections - Information about recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections in the state.
  • State partisanship - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.
  • Demographics - Information about the state's demographics and how they compare to the country as a whole.


See also: Presidential voting trends in Massachusetts and The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index

Cook PVI by congressional district

Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index for Massachusetts, 2024
District Incumbent Party PVI
Massachusetts' 1st Richard Neal Electiondot.png Democratic D+9
Massachusetts' 2nd Jim McGovern Electiondot.png Democratic D+13
Massachusetts' 3rd Lori Trahan Electiondot.png Democratic D+11
Massachusetts' 4th Jake Auchincloss Electiondot.png Democratic D+12
Massachusetts' 5th Katherine Clark Electiondot.png Democratic D+23
Massachusetts' 6th Seth Moulton Electiondot.png Democratic D+11
Massachusetts' 7th Ayanna Pressley Electiondot.png Democratic D+35
Massachusetts' 8th Stephen Lynch Electiondot.png Democratic D+15
Massachusetts' 9th Bill Keating Electiondot.png Democratic D+6


2020 presidential results by 2024 congressional district lines

2020 presidential results in congressional districts based on 2024 district lines, Massachusetts[4]
District Joe Biden Democratic Party Donald Trump Republican Party
Massachusetts' 1st 59.8% 38.2%
Massachusetts' 2nd 64.3% 33.5%
Massachusetts' 3rd 62.7% 35.3%
Massachusetts' 4th 63.3% 34.8%
Massachusetts' 5th 74.8% 23.6%
Massachusetts' 6th 62.9% 35.3%
Massachusetts' 7th 85.5% 13.1%
Massachusetts' 8th 66.9% 31.4%
Massachusetts' 9th 58.2% 40.0%


2012-2020

How a state's counties vote in a presidential election and the size of those counties can provide additional insights into election outcomes at other levels of government including statewide and congressional races. Below, four categories are used to describe each county's voting pattern over the 2012, 2016, and 2020 presidential elections: Solid, Trending, Battleground, and New. Click [show] on the table below for examples:


Following the 2020 presidential election, 100.0% of Massachusettsans lived in one of the state's 14 Solid Democratic counties, which voted for the Democratic presidential candidate in every election from 2012 to 2020. Overall, Massachusetts was Solid Democratic, having voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2012, Hillary Clinton (D) in 2016, and Joe Biden (D) in 2020. Use the table below to view the total number of each type of county in Massachusetts following the 2020 election as well as the overall percentage of the state population located in each county type.

Historical voting trends

Massachusetts presidential election results (1900-2020)

  • 21 Democratic wins
  • 10 Republican wins
Year 1900 1904 1908 1912 1916 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1940 1944 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020
Winning Party R R R D R R R D D D D D D R R D D D D D R R D D D D D D D D D

This section details the results of the five most recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections held in the state.

U.S. Senate elections

See also: List of United States Senators from Massachusetts

The table below details the vote in the five most recent U.S. Senate races in Massachusetts.

U.S. Senate election results in Massachusetts
Race Winner Runner up
2020 66.2%Democratic Party 33.0%Republican Party
2018 60.4%Democratic Party 36.2%Republican Party
2014 62.0%Democratic Party 38.0%Republican Party
2013 54.8%Democratic Party 44.8%Republican Party
2012 53.7%Democratic Party 46.3%Republican Party
Average 59.4 39.7

Gubernatorial elections

See also: Governor of Massachusetts

The table below details the vote in the five most recent gubernatorial elections in Massachusetts.

Gubernatorial election results in Massachusetts
Race Winner Runner up
2022 63.7%Democratic Party 34.6%Republican Party
2018 64.7%Republican Party 32.2%Democratic Party
2014 48.4%Republican Party 46.5%Democratic Party
2010 48.4%Democratic Party 42.0%Republican Party
2006 55.6%Democratic Party 35.3%Republican Party
Average 53.8 40.4
See also: Party control of Massachusetts state government

Congressional delegation

The table below displays the partisan composition of Massachusetts' congressional delegation as of May 2024.

Congressional Partisan Breakdown from Massachusetts
Party U.S. Senate U.S. House Total
Democratic 2 9 11
Republican 0 0 0
Independent 0 0 0
Vacancies 0 0 0
Total 2 9 11

State executive

The table below displays the officeholders in Massachusetts' top four state executive offices as of May 2024.

State executive officials in Massachusetts, May 2024
Office Officeholder
Governor Democratic Party Maura Healey
Lieutenant Governor Democratic Party Kim Driscoll
Secretary of State Democratic Party William Galvin
Attorney General Democratic Party Andrea Campbell

State legislature

Massachusetts State Senate

Party As of February 2024
     Democratic Party 36
     Republican Party 4
     Other 0
     Vacancies 0
Total 40

Massachusetts House of Representatives

Party As of February 2024
     Democratic Party 134
     Republican Party 24
     Independent 1
     Other 0
     Vacancies 1
Total 160

Trifecta control

The table below shows the state's trifecta status from 1992 until the 2024 election.

Massachusetts Party Control: 1992-2024
Ten years of Democratic trifectas  •  No Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.

Year 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
Governor R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R D D D D D D D D R R R R R R R R D D
Senate D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D
House D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D

The table below details demographic data in Massachusetts and compares it to the broader United States as of 2022.

Demographic Data for Massachusetts
Massachusetts United States
Population 7,029,917 331,449,281
Land area (sq mi) 7,800 3,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White 72.7% 65.9%
Black/African American 7.1% 12.5%
Asian 7% 5.8%
Native American 0.2% 0.8%
Pacific Islander 0% 0.2%
Other (single race) 5% 6%
Multiple 8% 8.8%
Hispanic/Latino 12.6% 18.7%
Education
High school graduation rate 91.2% 89.1%
College graduation rate 45.9% 34.3%
Income
Median household income $96,505 $75,149
Persons below poverty level 6.5% 8.8%
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 2017-2022).
**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.

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Two Independents caucused with the Democratic Party. Another independent, Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, counted toward the Democratic majority for committee purposes.
  2. ↑ NCSL, "State Primary Election Types," accessed October 3, 2024
  3. ↑ Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, "How to Vote in a Primary," accessed October 3, 2024
  4. ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' presidential results by congressional district for 2020, 2016, and 2012," accessed December 15, 2023


Massachusetts' current delegation to the United States Congress
Senators
Edward Markey (D)
Elizabeth Warren (D)
Representatives
District 1
District 2
District 3
District 4
District 5
District 6
District 7
District 8
District 9
Democratic Party (11)


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