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Massachusetts local trial court judicial elections, 2018
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- General election: Nov. 6
- Voter registration deadline: Oct. 17
- Early voting: Oct. 22 - Nov. 2
- Absentee voting deadline: Nov. 6
- Online registration: Yes
- Same-day registration: No
- Voter ID: No ID required generally
- Poll times: 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
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Judges in Massachusetts do not participate in judicial elections. Instead, they are chosen via gubernatorial appointment and confirmed by the Governor's Council. Judges are not subject to terms, but instead serve until the age of 70.[1]
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.[2]
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.[3][4]
| 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. |
| 2016 presidential results by state House district | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District | Obama | Romney | 2012 Margin | Clinton | Trump | 2016 Margin | Party Control |
| 1st Barnstable | 52.83% | 45.95% | D+6.9 | 54.25% | 40.30% | D+13.9 | R |
| 2nd Barnstable | 51.41% | 47.36% | D+4 | 51.23% | 43.35% | D+7.9 | R |
| 3rd Barnstable | 51.51% | 47.40% | D+4.1 | 51.46% | 43.18% | D+8.3 | R |
| 4th Barnstable | 59.37% | 39.15% | D+20.2 | 61.01% | 33.27% | D+27.7 | D |
| 5th Barnstable | 46.70% | 52.18% | R+5.5 | 46.51% | 47.96% | R+1.5 | R |
| Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket | 66.06% | 32.40% | D+33.7 | 67.91% | 26.73% | D+41.2 | D |
| 1st Berkshire | 75.97% | 21.96% | D+54 | 64.80% | 28.91% | D+35.9 | D |
| 2nd Berkshire | 72.11% | 25.20% | D+46.9 | 62.79% | 28.88% | D+33.9 | D |
| 3rd Berkshire | 78.04% | 20.17% | D+57.9 | 69.82% | 23.79% | D+46 | D |
| 4th Berkshire | 72.73% | 25.16% | D+47.6 | 67.10% | 26.65% | D+40.4 | D |
| 1st Bristol | 49.95% | 48.60% | D+1.3 | 51.43% | 41.88% | D+9.5 | R |
| 2nd Bristol | 54.45% | 43.74% | D+10.7 | 51.21% | 42.15% | D+9.1 | D |
| 3rd Bristol | 58.04% | 40.47% | D+17.6 | 51.99% | 42.18% | D+9.8 | R |
| 4th Bristol | 49.92% | 48.56% | D+1.4 | 44.73% | 49.52% | R+4.8 | R |
| 5th Bristol | 58.87% | 39.64% | D+19.2 | 47.75% | 47.17% | D+0.6 | D |
| 6th Bristol | 68.82% | 29.72% | D+39.1 | 56.35% | 38.69% | D+17.7 | D |
| 7th Bristol | 77.30% | 21.38% | D+55.9 | 60.14% | 35.19% | D+24.9 | D |
| 8th Bristol | 61.64% | 36.65% | D+25 | 49.62% | 45.70% | D+3.9 | D |
| 9th Bristol | 63.77% | 34.82% | D+29 | 54.87% | 40.02% | D+14.9 | D |
| 10th Bristol | 57.46% | 40.85% | D+16.6 | 51.95% | 42.49% | D+9.5 | D |
| 11th Bristol | 67.49% | 30.98% | D+36.5 | 53.72% | 41.37% | D+12.4 | D |
| 12th Bristol | 47.98% | 50.59% | R+2.6 | 42.18% | 51.17% | R+9 | R |
| 13th Bristol | 79.03% | 19.51% | D+59.5 | 67.99% | 27.51% | D+40.5 | D |
| 14th Bristol | 47.95% | 50.47% | R+2.5 | 49.19% | 43.69% | D+5.5 | R |
| 1st Essex | 58.73% | 39.73% | D+19 | 58.92% | 34.55% | D+24.4 | R |
| 2nd Essex | 47.64% | 50.94% | R+3.3 | 50.01% | 43.20% | D+6.8 | R |
| 3rd Essex | 58.33% | 40.05% | D+18.3 | 54.68% | 39.44% | D+15.2 | D |
| 4th Essex | 49.49% | 48.99% | D+0.5 | 56.39% | 36.14% | D+20.2 | R |
| 5th Essex | 61.97% | 36.37% | D+25.6 | 61.31% | 32.31% | D+29 | D |
| 6th Essex | 58.28% | 39.92% | D+18.4 | 61.15% | 32.02% | D+29.1 | D |
| 7th Essex | 69.04% | 29.05% | D+40 | 69.34% | 25.32% | D+44 | D |
| 8th Essex | 58.96% | 39.82% | D+19.1 | 65.25% | 29.15% | D+36.1 | D |
| 9th Essex | 51.28% | 47.55% | D+3.7 | 48.11% | 47.22% | D+0.9 | R |
| 10th Essex | 73.89% | 24.92% | D+49 | 69.13% | 26.74% | D+42.4 | D |
| 11th Essex | 72.61% | 26.32% | D+46.3 | 68.14% | 27.90% | D+40.2 | D |
| 12th Essex | 58.23% | 40.71% | D+17.5 | 54.68% | 40.76% | D+13.9 | D |
| 13th Essex | 49.14% | 49.76% | R+0.6 | 48.34% | 46.53% | D+1.8 | D |
| 14th Essex | 54.53% | 44.41% | D+10.1 | 57.19% | 37.48% | D+19.7 | D |
| 15th Essex | 49.66% | 48.95% | D+0.7 | 48.67% | 46.26% | D+2.4 | D |
| 16th Essex | 85.76% | 13.45% | D+72.3 | 84.45% | 12.80% | D+71.6 | D |
| 17th Essex | 69.57% | 29.27% | D+40.3 | 72.28% | 23.64% | D+48.6 | D |
| 18th Essex | 46.04% | 52.72% | R+6.7 | 54.32% | 39.92% | D+14.4 | R |
| 1st Franklin | 72.05% | 24.24% | D+47.8 | 65.61% | 25.83% | D+39.8 | D |
| 2nd Franklin | 56.98% | 40.32% | D+16.7 | 46.76% | 44.48% | D+2.3 | R |
| 1st Hampden | 50.50% | 47.10% | D+3.4 | 41.37% | 50.94% | R+9.6 | R |
| 2nd Hampden | 48.88% | 49.81% | R+0.9 | 48.48% | 45.34% | D+3.1 | D |
| 3rd Hampden | 48.21% | 50.34% | R+2.1 | 40.77% | 53.04% | R+12.3 | R |
| 4th Hampden | 52.05% | 46.09% | D+6 | 44.18% | 48.46% | R+4.3 | D |
| 5th Hampden | 76.21% | 22.23% | D+54 | 70.31% | 24.26% | D+46 | D |
| 6th Hampden | 57.70% | 40.76% | D+16.9 | 50.76% | 42.70% | D+8.1 | D |
| 7th Hampden | 58.26% | 40.16% | D+18.1 | 49.63% | 44.46% | D+5.2 | D |
| 8th Hampden | 62.46% | 35.74% | D+26.7 | 52.02% | 41.54% | D+10.5 | D |
| 9th Hampden | 73.98% | 24.89% | D+49.1 | 67.07% | 28.05% | D+39 | D |
| 10th Hampden | 89.24% | 9.80% | D+79.4 | 86.30% | 10.44% | D+75.9 | D |
| 11th Hampden | 87.10% | 12.17% | D+74.9 | 83.07% | 13.51% | D+69.6 | D |
| 12th Hampden | 56.20% | 42.36% | D+13.8 | 53.48% | 41.01% | D+12.5 | D |
| 1st Hampshire | 74.76% | 21.85% | D+52.9 | 73.04% | 20.69% | D+52.4 | D |
| 2nd Hampshire | 64.93% | 32.82% | D+32.1 | 60.89% | 32.47% | D+28.4 | D |
| 3rd Hampshire | 80.22% | 15.53% | D+64.7 | 80.48% | 12.34% | D+68.1 | D |
| 1st Middlesex | 47.26% | 50.81% | R+3.6 | 48.66% | 43.00% | D+5.7 | R |
| 2nd Middlesex | 50.57% | 47.70% | D+2.9 | 57.63% | 35.02% | D+22.6 | D |
| 3rd Middlesex | 56.98% | 41.08% | D+15.9 | 60.45% | 32.31% | D+28.1 | D |
| 4th Middlesex | 56.82% | 41.66% | D+15.2 | 60.04% | 32.92% | D+27.1 | D |
| 5th Middlesex | 61.30% | 37.21% | D+24.1 | 67.13% | 26.71% | D+40.4 | D |
| 6th Middlesex | 63.78% | 34.77% | D+29 | 68.63% | 25.73% | D+42.9 | D |
| 7th Middlesex | 65.17% | 33.11% | D+32.1 | 68.55% | 25.96% | D+42.6 | D |
| 8th Middlesex | 52.11% | 46.32% | D+5.8 | 61.49% | 31.69% | D+29.8 | D |
| 9th Middlesex | 62.07% | 36.35% | D+25.7 | 65.73% | 29.21% | D+36.5 | D |
| 10th Middlesex | 66.81% | 30.90% | D+35.9 | 70.11% | 24.47% | D+45.6 | D |
| 11th Middlesex | 72.44% | 25.87% | D+46.6 | 79.67% | 16.11% | D+63.6 | D |
| 12th Middlesex | 71.39% | 27.24% | D+44.2 | 79.78% | 15.97% | D+63.8 | D |
| 13th Middlesex | 59.89% | 38.66% | D+21.2 | 69.70% | 25.02% | D+44.7 | D |
| 14th Middlesex | 61.45% | 36.93% | D+24.5 | 70.68% | 23.09% | D+47.6 | D |
| 15th Middlesex | 65.23% | 33.25% | D+32 | 70.89% | 24.36% | D+46.5 | D |
| 16th Middlesex | 57.39% | 40.81% | D+16.6 | 57.07% | 36.89% | D+20.2 | D |
| 17th Middlesex | 64.30% | 34.06% | D+30.2 | 63.64% | 30.81% | D+32.8 | D |
| 18th Middlesex | 72.01% | 26.19% | D+45.8 | 70.80% | 23.93% | D+46.9 | D |
| 19th Middlesex | 47.72% | 50.95% | R+3.2 | 45.71% | 48.35% | R+2.6 | D |
| 20th Middlesex | 44.55% | 54.30% | R+9.8 | 49.17% | 45.33% | D+3.8 | R |
| 21st Middlesex | 53.64% | 44.91% | D+8.7 | 58.01% | 36.52% | D+21.5 | D |
| 22nd Middlesex | 48.95% | 49.55% | R+0.6 | 46.63% | 47.64% | R+1 | R |
| 23rd Middlesex | 70.03% | 28.02% | D+42 | 75.40% | 20.23% | D+55.2 | D |
| 24th Middlesex | 70.77% | 27.24% | D+43.5 | 77.16% | 17.73% | D+59.4 | D |
| 25th Middlesex | 87.71% | 9.28% | D+78.4 | 91.60% | 4.47% | D+87.1 | D |
| 26th Middlesex | 83.86% | 12.83% | D+71 | 85.23% | 9.96% | D+75.3 | D |
| 27th Middlesex | 83.33% | 12.56% | D+70.8 | 86.25% | 8.61% | D+77.6 | D |
| 28th Middlesex | 71.63% | 27.32% | D+44.3 | 68.19% | 28.40% | D+39.8 | D |
| 29th Middlesex | 77.88% | 19.90% | D+58 | 80.34% | 14.99% | D+65.3 | D |
| 30th Middlesex | 54.29% | 44.44% | D+9.8 | 56.38% | 38.41% | D+18 | D |
| 31st Middlesex | 54.40% | 44.32% | D+10.1 | 59.35% | 35.33% | D+24 | D |
| 32nd Middlesex | 58.58% | 40.09% | D+18.5 | 63.26% | 31.55% | D+31.7 | D |
| 33rd Middlesex | 71.29% | 27.38% | D+43.9 | 70.43% | 25.37% | D+45.1 | D |
| 34th Middlesex | 77.59% | 19.70% | D+57.9 | 79.06% | 16.41% | D+62.7 | D |
| 35th Middlesex | 66.99% | 31.33% | D+35.7 | 67.97% | 27.68% | D+40.3 | D |
| 36th Middlesex | 45.48% | 53.03% | R+7.6 | 42.87% | 50.73% | R+7.9 | D |
| 37th Middlesex | 57.30% | 40.51% | D+16.8 | 61.57% | 31.42% | D+30.2 | D |
| 1st Norfolk | 63.32% | 35.48% | D+27.8 | 64.99% | 30.69% | D+34.3 | D |
| 2nd Norfolk | 61.48% | 36.87% | D+24.6 | 62.08% | 32.68% | D+29.4 | D |
| 3rd Norfolk | 57.76% | 40.72% | D+17 | 56.10% | 38.52% | D+17.6 | D |
| 4th Norfolk | 54.00% | 44.71% | D+9.3 | 54.04% | 40.55% | D+13.5 | D |
| 5th Norfolk | 53.33% | 45.49% | D+7.8 | 54.21% | 40.96% | D+13.2 | D |
| 6th Norfolk | 54.76% | 43.94% | D+10.8 | 57.99% | 36.76% | D+21.2 | D |
| 7th Norfolk | 64.53% | 34.43% | D+30.1 | 70.26% | 25.65% | D+44.6 | D |
| 8th Norfolk | 57.44% | 41.37% | D+16.1 | 62.81% | 31.87% | D+30.9 | D |
| 9th Norfolk | 45.47% | 53.10% | R+7.6 | 50.22% | 42.53% | D+7.7 | R |
| 10th Norfolk | 49.83% | 48.66% | D+1.2 | 53.95% | 39.29% | D+14.7 | D |
| 11th Norfolk | 52.45% | 46.30% | D+6.2 | 59.11% | 35.26% | D+23.9 | D |
| 12th Norfolk | 52.22% | 46.45% | D+5.8 | 55.81% | 38.57% | D+17.2 | D |
| 13th Norfolk | 56.03% | 42.84% | D+13.2 | 68.71% | 25.54% | D+43.2 | D |
| 14th Norfolk | 55.45% | 43.45% | D+12 | 71.30% | 23.03% | D+48.3 | D |
| 15th Norfolk | 79.91% | 18.38% | D+61.5 | 86.69% | 9.54% | D+77.2 | D |
| 1st Plymouth | 50.69% | 48.14% | D+2.6 | 49.30% | 44.37% | D+4.9 | R |
| 2nd Plymouth | 51.35% | 47.20% | D+4.1 | 44.33% | 49.21% | R+4.9 | R |
| 3rd Plymouth | 50.47% | 48.53% | D+1.9 | 59.44% | 34.90% | D+24.5 | D |
| 4th Plymouth | 47.44% | 51.41% | R+4 | 50.56% | 43.65% | D+6.9 | D |
| 5th Plymouth | 45.28% | 53.60% | R+8.3 | 47.09% | 47.03% | D+0.1 | R |
| 6th Plymouth | 45.38% | 53.57% | R+8.2 | 46.64% | 46.63% | D+0 | D |
| 7th Plymouth | 48.54% | 50.16% | R+1.6 | 44.57% | 48.99% | R+4.4 | R |
| 8th Plymouth | 47.35% | 51.33% | R+4 | 44.46% | 49.48% | R+5 | R |
| 9th Plymouth | 81.06% | 18.22% | D+62.8 | 78.39% | 18.68% | D+59.7 | D |
| 10th Plymouth | 61.75% | 37.09% | D+24.7 | 58.16% | 36.73% | D+21.4 | D |
| 11th Plymouth | 58.06% | 40.87% | D+17.2 | 60.55% | 34.28% | D+26.3 | D |
| 12th Plymouth | 47.40% | 51.32% | R+3.9 | 45.61% | 48.24% | R+2.6 | D |
| 1st Suffolk | 73.37% | 24.91% | D+48.5 | 73.10% | 22.68% | D+50.4 | D |
| 2nd Suffolk | 71.84% | 26.90% | D+44.9 | 76.21% | 19.22% | D+57 | D |
| 3rd Suffolk | 71.09% | 27.35% | D+43.7 | 79.66% | 15.45% | D+64.2 | D |
| 4th Suffolk | 61.05% | 37.30% | D+23.7 | 68.29% | 26.46% | D+41.8 | D |
| 5th Suffolk | 94.61% | 4.81% | D+89.8 | 92.68% | 5.07% | D+87.6 | D |
| 6th Suffolk | 95.47% | 4.08% | D+91.4 | 93.59% | 4.54% | D+89 | D |
| 7th Suffolk | 92.59% | 6.06% | D+86.5 | 91.36% | 5.13% | D+86.2 | D |
| 8th Suffolk | 72.73% | 24.88% | D+47.8 | 83.11% | 11.68% | D+71.4 | D |
| 9th Suffolk | 82.40% | 16.00% | D+66.4 | 88.02% | 8.40% | D+79.6 | D |
| 10th Suffolk | 63.79% | 34.72% | D+29.1 | 69.50% | 26.11% | D+43.4 | D |
| 11th Suffolk | 91.98% | 5.56% | D+86.4 | 91.90% | 4.62% | D+87.3 | D |
| 12th Suffolk | 89.27% | 10.00% | D+79.3 | 88.55% | 8.74% | D+79.8 | D |
| 13th Suffolk | 75.39% | 23.17% | D+52.2 | 75.29% | 20.60% | D+54.7 | D |
| 14th Suffolk | 79.00% | 19.99% | D+59 | 79.52% | 17.18% | D+62.3 | D |
| 15th Suffolk | 84.86% | 12.29% | D+72.6 | 87.51% | 8.19% | D+79.3 | D |
| 16th Suffolk | 63.50% | 35.30% | D+28.2 | 59.11% | 37.28% | D+21.8 | D |
| 17th Suffolk | 77.64% | 18.89% | D+58.7 | 82.86% | 11.64% | D+71.2 | D |
| 18th Suffolk | 74.20% | 23.06% | D+51.1 | 80.06% | 14.20% | D+65.9 | D |
| 19th Suffolk | 63.48% | 35.30% | D+28.2 | 59.95% | 35.80% | D+24.1 | D |
| 1st Worcester | 46.67% | 51.71% | R+5 | 47.91% | 44.44% | D+3.5 | R |
| 2nd Worcester | 53.41% | 44.50% | D+8.9 | 45.44% | 45.79% | R+0.4 | D |
| 3rd Worcester | 58.54% | 39.51% | D+19 | 55.84% | 37.09% | D+18.8 | D |
| 4th Worcester | 52.53% | 45.87% | D+6.7 | 50.78% | 42.31% | D+8.5 | D |
| 5th Worcester | 48.13% | 49.61% | R+1.5 | 40.09% | 52.24% | R+12.2 | R |
| 6th Worcester | 52.73% | 45.50% | D+7.2 | 44.60% | 48.25% | R+3.7 | R |
| 7th Worcester | 49.84% | 48.30% | D+1.5 | 45.40% | 47.56% | R+2.2 | R |
| 8th Worcester | 48.75% | 49.58% | R+0.8 | 43.70% | 49.00% | R+5.3 | R |
| 9th Worcester | 48.24% | 49.97% | R+1.7 | 49.20% | 42.92% | D+6.3 | R |
| 10th Worcester | 52.50% | 46.08% | D+6.4 | 52.64% | 41.20% | D+11.4 | D |
| 11th Worcester | 53.37% | 45.35% | D+8 | 58.58% | 35.43% | D+23.2 | R |
| 12th Worcester | 51.02% | 47.03% | D+4 | 51.95% | 40.30% | D+11.6 | D |
| 13th Worcester | 63.31% | 34.84% | D+28.5 | 64.37% | 29.71% | D+34.7 | D |
| 14th Worcester | 63.30% | 35.15% | D+28.1 | 62.37% | 31.65% | D+30.7 | D |
| 15th Worcester | 74.95% | 23.26% | D+51.7 | 70.59% | 24.24% | D+46.3 | D |
| 16th Worcester | 69.75% | 28.73% | D+41 | 66.34% | 28.56% | D+37.8 | D |
| 17th Worcester | 63.80% | 34.38% | D+29.4 | 59.07% | 34.73% | D+24.3 | R |
| 18th Worcester | 45.93% | 52.43% | R+6.5 | 40.90% | 52.00% | R+11.1 | R |
| Total | 60.79% | 37.60% | D+23.2 | 60.98% | 33.34% | D+27.6 | - |
| Source: Daily Kos | |||||||
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Massachusetts," archived October 6, 2014
- ↑ 270towin.com, "Massachusetts," accessed June 29, 2017
- ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' statewide election results by congressional and legislative districts," July 9, 2013
- ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2016 presidential results for congressional and legislative districts," February 6, 2017
Massachusetts courts
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State courts:
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court • Massachusetts Appeals Court • Massachusetts Superior Courts • Massachusetts District Courts • Massachusetts Housing Courts • Massachusetts Juvenile Courts • Massachusetts Land Courts • Massachusetts Probate and Family Courts • Boston Municipal Courts, Massachusetts
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