2020 Massachusetts Senate election

Not to be confused with 2020 United States Senate election in Massachusetts.

2020 Massachusetts Senate election
November 3, 2020
All 40 seats in the Massachusetts Senate
21 seats needed for a majority
Registered4,812,909 ( 5.20 pp)
Turnout76.00% ( 15.84 pp)
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Karen Spilka Bruce Tarr
Party Democratic Republican
Leader since February 28, 2018 January 3, 2011
Leader's seat 2nd Middlesex and Norfolk 1st Essex and Middlesex
Last election 34 seats 6 seats
Seats before 36 4
Seats won 37 3
Seat change 3 3
Popular vote 2,407,534 200,099
Percentage 90.25% 7.50%
Results of the elections:
     Democratic gain
     Democratic hold      Republican hold
President before election

Karen Spilka
Democratic

Elected President

Karen Spilka
Democratic

The 2020 Massachusetts Senate election was held on November 3, 2020 to elect all 40 members of the Massachusetts Senate. Primary elections were held on September 1, 2020. Voters in Massachusetts elected all 40 members of the State Senate to serve two-year terms in the Massachusetts General Court. The election coincided with United States national elections and Massachusetts state elections, including U.S. Senate, U.S. House, U.S. President, and Massachusetts House.

Democrats started the 2019 legislative session with 34 seats. However, after two Republican senators resigned to take other roles, special elections were held in which Democrats flipped both seats, bringing the Democratic caucus to 36 members and leaving Republicans with just 4 senators.

Democrats flipped a third seat on election day with Democrat John Cronin defeating incumbent Republican Dean Tran. Republicans held only 3 seats after the elections.

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