2014 Massachusetts Senate election

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2014 Massachusetts Senate election
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All 40 seats in the Massachusetts Senate
21 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Therese Murray
(retired)		 Bruce Tarr
Party Democratic Republican
Leader since March 21, 2007 January 3, 2011
Leader's seat Plymouth and Barnstable 1st Essex and Middlesex
Last election 36 4
Seats after 34 6
Seat change Decrease 2 Increase 2
Popular vote 1,280,527 540,101
Percentage 69.50% 29.31%
President before election

Therese Murray
Democratic

 Elected President

Stan Rosenberg
Democratic

The 2014 Massachusetts Senate election was held on November 4, 2014, to determine which party would control the Massachusetts Senate for the following two years in the 189th Massachusetts General Court. All 40 senate seats were up for election and the primary was held on September 9, 2014. Prior to the election 36 seats were held by Democrats and 4 were held by Republicans. The general election saw Republicans gain two seats, despite this, Democrats still retained control of the Massachusetts Senate.[1][2]

Source Ranking As of
Governing[3] Safe D October 20, 2014

Retirements

  1. 2nd Essex and Middlesex district: Barry Finegold (D) retired.
  2. 1st Hampden and Hampshire district: Gale D. Candaras (D) retired.
  3. Plymouth and Barnstable district: Therese Murray (D) retired.
  4. Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire and Middlesex district: Stephen Brewer (D) retired.

Incumbents defeated

  1. Worcester and Norfolk district: Richard T. Moore (D) lost re-election to Ryan Fattman.

Results

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