2020 Special Elections

2020 Special Elections

Plymouth & Barnstable (3/3, 5/19)

Consisting of the towns of Kingston, Pembroke and Plymouth in the county of Plymouth; and the towns of Bourne, Falmouth and Sandwich in the county of Barnstable

Prior seatholder: Vinny DeMacedo (R)

2012: Obama 50.3% – Romney 49.5%

2012: Warren 42.8% – Brown 57.2%

2016: Clinton 49.8% – Trump 44.3%

37th Middlesex (3/3, 6/2)

Consisting of Precincts 3, 4 and 5, of Acton, precinct 2 of Ayer, Boxborough and Shirley, all in Middlesex County; Harvard, and precincts A, C, and D, of Lunenburg, Worcester County

Prior seatholder: Jen Benson (D)

2016 election: Clinton 62% – Trump 31%

2012 election: Obama 57% – Romney 41%

2012 election: Warren 49.7% – Brown 50.3%

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3rd Bristol (3/3, 6/2)

Consisting of Precinct 6 of Easton, and precinct A of ward 3, and all precincts in wards 1, 2, 5, 7 and 8, of Taunton, Bristol County

Prior seatholder: Shauna O’Connell (R)

2016 election: Clinton 52% – Trump 42%

2012 election: Obama 58% – Romney 40%

2012 election: Warren 50.4% – Brown 49.6%

 

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Governor’s Council

Governor's Council

District 6

Cities and Towns in District 6: Cambridge, Everett, Lynn, Lynnfield, Malden, Marblehead, Medford, Melrose, Nahant, Reading, Saugus, Somerville, Stoneham, Swampscott, Wakefield, Winchester + parts of Boston (East Boston, Charlestown, North End, West End, Downtown, Beacon Hill, and parts of the South End and Allston/Brighton)

State Senators’ Districts within D6: Brendan Crighton, Joe Boncore, Sal DiDomenico, Pat Jehlen, Jason Lewis

*No questionnaire was received from Councilor Terrence Kennedy.

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District 7

Cities of District 7: Fitchburg, Gardner, Leominster, and Worcester

Towns of District 7: Ashburnham, Ashby, Athol, Auburn, Barre, Bellingham, Berlin, Blackstone, Bolton, Boylston, Brimfield, Brookfield, Charlton, Clinton, Douglas, Dudley, East Brookfield, Hardwick, Holden, Holland, Hopedale, Hubbardston, Lancaster, Leicester, Lunenburg, Mendon, Milford, Millbury, Millville, Monson, New Braintree, North Brookfield, Northborough (Pcts. 1, 2, 4), Northbridge, Palmer, Oakham, Oxford, Paxton, Petersham, Phillipston, Princeton, Rutland, Shrewsbury, Southbridge, Spencer, Sterling, Sturbridge, Sutton, Templeton, Townsend, Upton, Uxbridge, Wales, Ware, Warren, Webster, West Boylston, West Brookfield, Westminster, Winchendon

State Senators’ Districts within D7: Harriette Chandler, Anne Gobi, Michael Moore, Ryan Fattman, Dean Tran

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So what does the Governor’s Council even do?

The Massachusetts Governor’s Council is composed of eight individuals elected from districts, and the Lieutenant Governor who serves ex officio. The eight councillors are elected from their respective districts (consisting of five State Senate districts) every two years. The Council meets weekly to record advice and consent on warrants for the state treasury, pardons and commutations, and recording advice and consent to gubernatorial appointments such as judges, clerk-magistrates, public administrators, members of the Parole Board, Appellate Tax Board, Industrial Accident Board and Industrial Accident Reviewing Board, notaries, and justices of the peace.

Sheriff

Norfolk County Sheriff (Special)

The District:

Norfolk County: Avon, Bellingham, Braintree, Brookline, Canton, Cohasset, Dedham, Dover, Foxborough, Franklin, Holbrook, Medfield, Medway, Millis, Milton, Needham, Norfolk, Norwood, Plainville, Quincy, Randolph, Sharon, Stoughton, Walpole, Wellesley, Westwood, Weymouth, Wrentham

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MA-04

MA-04

The District:

  • In Bristol County: Attleboro, Berkley, Dighton, Easton, Fall River: Ward 4, Precinct C; Ward 5, Precinct B1 and C; Ward 6, Precinct C1; and Wards 7, 8, and 9, Freetown, Mansfield, North Attleborough, Norton, Raynham: Precincts 1A, 2A, 3, and 4, Rehoboth, Seekonk, Somerset, Swansea, and Taunton.
  • In Middlesex County: Hopkinton, and Newton.
  • In Norfolk County: Bellingham: Precincts 1, 2, 3, and 4, Brookline, Dover, Foxborough, Franklin, Medfield, Medway, Millis, Needham, Norfolk, Plainville, Sharon, Wellesley, and Wrentham.
  • In Plymouth County: Lakeville.
  • In Worcester County: Hopedale, and Milford.

MA-06

MA-06

The District:

  • In Essex County: Amesbury, Andover (Precincts 1, 7A,8), Beverly, Boxford, Danvers, Essex, Georgetown, Glouchester, Groveland, Hamilton, Ipswich, Lynn, Lynnfield, Manchester, Marblehead, Middleton, Nahant, Newbury, Newburyport, North Andover, Peabody, Rockport, Rowley, Salem, Salisbury, Saugust, Swampscott, Topsfield, Wenham, and West Newbury
  • In Middlesex County: Bedford, Billerica, Burlington, North Reading, Reading, Tewksbury, Wakefield, and Wilmington

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MA-08

MA-08

The District:

  • In Bristol County: Precincts 1 and 2 in Raynham.
  • In Norfolk County: Avon, Braintree, Canton, Cohasset, Dedham, Holbrook, Milton:Precincts 2–4, and 6–9, Norwood, Quincy, Randolph, Stoughton, Walpole, Westwood and Weymouth.
  • In Plymouth County: Abington, Bridgewater, Brockton, East Bridgewater, Hingham, Hull, Scituate, West Bridgewater, and Whitman.
  • In Suffolk County: Boston, Ward 3: Precincts 1–6; Ward 5: Precincts 3–5, 11; Ward 6, Ward 7: Precincts 1–9, Ward 11: Precincts 9 and 10, Ward 13: Precincts 3, 7 and 10, Ward 16: Precincts 2, 5, 7, 9, 10 and 12, Ward 19: Precincts 1–6, 8 and 9, and Ward 20: Precincts 1, 2, and 4–20.
*No questionnaire was received from Congressman Stephen Lynch.

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2020 MA House

MA House

14th Bristol

About the District: Precinct B of ward 3, of Attleboro, precincts 1 and 5, of Mansfield, North Attleborough

Retiring Rep: Betty Poirier (R)

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5th Hampden

About the District: Holyoke

Retiring Rep: Aaron Vega (D)

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9th Hampden

About the District: Precincts A, B, C, D, F and G of ward 2, precincts C, D, G and H of ward 5, precincts F and H of ward 7, and precincts A, B, D and H of ward 8, of Springfield, and precinct A of ward 5 of Chicopee

Retiring Rep: Jose Tosado (D)

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27th Middlesex

About the District: Precincts 2 and 3 of ward 2, and wards 3, 5 and 6, of Somerville

Retiring Rep: Denise Provost (D)

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29th Middlesex

About the District: Ward 9, precinct 3 of ward 10, and precinct 2 of ward 11, of Cambridge, and precincts 1–9, of Watertown

Retiring Rep: Jonathan Hecht (D)

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8th Norfolk

About the District: Precinct 4, of Mansfield; Sharon, precincts 2, 3, 4 and 6, of Stoughton; and precincts 3 and 4, of Walpole

Retiring Rep: Louis Kafka (D)

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12th Suffolk

About the District: Precincts 1 and 2 of Milton; Precincts 8 and 11 of ward 16, precincts 4 and 10–14 of ward 17, precincts 1–6 and 21 of ward 18, of Boston (Dorchester/Mattapan)

Retiring Rep: Dan Cullinane (D)

14th Suffolk

About the District: Precincts 9–20, 22 and 23 of ward 18, precincts 3, 8 and 9 of ward 20, of Boston (Hyde Park/Roslindale/West Roxbury)

Retiring Rep: Angelo Scaccia (D)

16th Suffolk

About the District: Precincts 3 and 10, of Saugus; Precincts 2 and 4 of ward 3, precincts 2 and 3 of ward 4, of Chelsea; precinct 3 of ward 1, precinct 1 of ward 3, ward 4, precincts 1 and 2 of ward 5, and ward 6, of Revere

Retiring Rep: RoseLee Vincent (D)

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3rd Worcester

About the District: Fitchburg; Precinct B of Lunenburg

Retiring Rep: Stephan Hay (D)

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12th Worcester

About the District: Berlin, Boylston, Clinton, Lancaster, precincts 2 and 4 of Northborough, and precinct 2 of Sterling

Retiring Rep: Hank Naughton (D)

6th Essex

About the District: Beverly

Incumbent Rep: Jerry Parisella (D) — No questionnaire

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17th Essex

About the District: Precincts 2, 3 and 4, of Andover, precincts 1, 2 and 3, of ward C, ward D, and precinct 1 of ward E, of Lawrence, and precinct 2 in Methuen

Incumbent Rep: Frank Moran (D) — No questionnaire

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4th Middlesex

About the District: Precinct 1 of ward 2, wards 3–6, and precinct 2 of ward 7, of Marlborough; Precincts 1 and 3 of Northborough, and precincts 1 and 3 of Westborough

Incumbent Rep: Danielle Gregoire (D) — No questionnaire

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17th Middlesex

About the District: Precinct 4, of Chelmsford, ward 1, precinct 3 of ward 2, precincts 2 and 3 of ward 4, and wards 10 and 11, of Lowell

Incumbent Rep: David Nangle (D) — No questionnaire

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24th Middlesex

About the District: Precincts 2, 4, 8, 10 and 12, of Arlington, Belmont, precincts 1 and 3 of ward 11, of Cambridge

Incumbent Rep: Dave Rogers (D)

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34th Middlesex

About the District: Wards 4 and 5, precinct 1 of ward 7, and precinct 2 of ward 8, of Medford, and wards 4 and 7, of Somerville

Incumbent Rep: Christine Barber (D)

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35th Middlesex

About the District: Ward 1, precinct 2 of ward 3, precinct 1 of ward 7, of Malden, and ward 1 and 2, precinct 1 of ward 3, precinct 2 of ward 7, and precinct 1 of ward 8, of Medford

Incumbent Rep: Paul Donato (D) — No questionnaire

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4th Norfolk

About the District: Precincts 1–4, 7, 8, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 17 and 18, of Weymouth; Precinct 2 of Hingham

Incumbent Rep: Jamie Murphy (D) — No questionnaire

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6th Norfolk

About the District: Avon and Canton, and precincts 1, 5, 7 and 8, of Stoughton

Incumbent Rep: Bill Galvin (D) — No questionnaire

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12th Norfolk

About the District: Norwood, precincts 1, 2, 6 and 7, of Walpole

Incumbent Rep: John Rogers (D) — No questionnaire

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2nd Suffolk

About the District: Ward 2 (Charlestown), of Boston, and Wards 1 and 2, precincts 1 and 3 of ward 3, and precincts 1 and 4 of ward 4, of Chelsea

Incumbent Rep: Dan Ryan (D) — No questionnaire

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17th Suffolk

About the District: Precincts 3, 5–12 and 15 of ward 21, and precincts 2, 3, 6, 9 and 10 in ward 22, of Boston (Allston/Brighton)

Incumbent Rep: Kevin Honan (D)

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1st Barnstable

About the District: Precinct 1 of Barnstable, precincts 1 and 2 of Brewster, Dennis, and precincts 1–4 and 7

Incumbent Rep: Timothy Whelan (R) — No questionnaire

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1st Bristol

About the District: Foxborough; Precincts 2, 3 and 6, of Mansfield, and precincts 3, 4 and 5, of Norton

Incumbent Rep: Jay Barrows (R) — No questionnaire

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1st Essex

About the District: Amesbury, Salisbury, and Newburyport

Incumbent Rep: Jim Kelcourse (R) — No questionnaire

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2nd Essex

About the District: Precincts 2 and 3 of Boxford, Georgetown, Groveland, precinct 3 of ward 4 and precinct 3 of ward 7, of Haverhill, and Merrimac, Newbury, and West Newbury

Incumbent Rep: Lenny Mirra (R) — No questionnaire

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13th Middlesex

About the District: Precinct 3 in Framingham, ward 1, precinct 2 of ward 2, and precinct 1 of ward 7 in Marlborough, Sudbury, precincts 1, 2 and 3 of Wayland

Incumbent Rep: Carmine Gentile (D)

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20th Middlesex

About the District: Lynnfield, and precinct 1, of Middleton; North Reading, and precincts 1, 6, 7 and 8, of Reading

Incumbent Rep: Brad Jones (R) — No questionnaire

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22nd Middlesex

About the District: Billerica

Incumbent Rep: Marc Lombardo (R) — No questionnaire

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5th Worcester

About the District: Precinct A, of Ware; Barre, Brookfield, East Brookfield, Hardwick, Hubbardston, New Braintree, North Brookfield, Oakham, precincts 2, 3 and 4, in Spencer, and West Brookfield

Incumbent Rep: Donnie Berthiaume (R) — No questionnaire

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2020 MA Senate

MA Senate

Hampden

About the District: Chicopee (ward 2, precincts A and B, ward 3, precincts A and B, ward 4, precincts A and B), Springfield (ward 1, ward 2 precincts A to F, inclusive, and H, ward 3, ward 4, precincts A to E, inclusive, G and H, ward 5, precincts A to C, inclusive, and E, ward 6, precincts A and C, and E to G, inclusive, ward 8, precincts B to H, inclusive), West Springfield

*No questionnaire was received from incumbent State Sen. Jim Welch.

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Norfolk, Bristol & Plymouth

About the DistrictAvon, Braintree, precincts 1, 1A, 2 and 2A, Canton, Milton, Randolph, Sharon, precincts 2 and 3, and Stoughton, all in the county of Norfolk; the town of Easton, precincts 3 to 6, inclusive, in the county of Bristol; and the towns of East Bridgewater, precinct 4, and West Bridgewater in the county of Plymouth

*No questionnaire was received from incumbent State Sen. Walter Timilty.

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Second Plymouth & Bristol

About the DistrictBrockton and the towns of East Bridgewater, precincts 1 to 3, inclusive, Halifax, Hanover, Hanson, Plympton and Whitman, all in the county of Plymouth; and the town of Easton, precincts 1 and 2, in the county of Bristol

*No questionnaire was received from incumbent State Sen. Mike Brady.

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First Suffolk

About the DistrictBoston, ward 1, precinct 15, ward 6, ward 7, ward 13, precincts 3, and 5 to 10, inclusive, ward 14, precincts 2, 4, 5 and 12 to 14, inclusive, ward 15, ward 16, ward 17, ward 18, precincts 1 to 6, inclusive, 13, 15 and 21 (mostly South Boston and Dorchester, with parts of Mattapan and Roslindale)

*No questionnaire was received from incumbent State Sen. Nick Collins.

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Plymouth & Norfolk

About the DistrictDuxbury, Hingham, Hull, Marshfield, Norwell and Scituate in the county of Plymouth; and the towns of Cohasset and Weymouth in the county of Norfolk

*No questionnaire was received from incumbent State Sen. Patrick O’Connor.

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Norfolk, Bristol & Middlesex

About the District: Towns of Franklin, precincts 1 to 4, inclusive, and precinct 7, Millis, Needham, precincts A to C, inclusive, I and J, Norfolk, Plainville, Wellesley, precincts B, F, and G and Wrentham, in the county of Norfolk; the city of Attleboro, ward 1, ward 2 and ward 3, precinct A, and the town of North Attleborough in the county of Bristol; and the towns of Natick, precincts 6, 7, 9 and 10, Sherborn and Wayland in the county of Middlesex

 

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2020 MA-01

MA-01

The District:

  • All of Berkshire County, all of Hampden County (except for Precinct 1A in Palmer), and the following towns and cities:
  • In Franklin County: Ashfield, Bernardston, Buckland, Charlemont, Colrain, Conway, Hawley, Heath, Leyden, Monroe, Rowe, and Shelburne.
  • In Hampshire County: Chesterfield, Cummington, Easthampton, Goshen, Granby, Huntington, Middlefield, Plainfield, South Hadley, Southampton, Westhampton, Williamsburg, and Worthington.
  • In Worcester County: Brookfield, Charlton, Dudley, East Brookfield, Southbridge, Sturbridge, and Warren.
 
*No questionnaire was received from Richard Neal.

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2020 US Senate

US Senate

What happens Next?

  • February 15, 2020 – March 22, 2020: Democratic ward and town committees around the state hold caucuses elect delegates to send to the Massachusetts Democratic Party convention.
  • May 30, 2020: The Massachusetts Democratic Party holds its annual convention in Lowell, at which each candidate must receive at least 15% of delegates present to make the primary ballot. (Note: this was cancelled due ot the pandemic.)
  • September 1, 2020: Primary for Congressional, legislative, and county elections

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