Massachusetts Senate elections, 2006

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As a result of the Massachusetts general election, 2006, the Democrats picked up one open seat in the Massachusettes State Senate, the only change from the previous session. The current session began in January, 2007, and consists of 35 Democrats and 5 Republicans.

The 2006 Massachusetts House election was held on the same date as the Senate election, as well as Federal and Gubernatorial elections (see Massachusetts general election, 2006).

Massachusetts Senators serve two-year terms.[1]

Contents

[edit] Complete list of Senate contests in 2006

District Incumbent Status Competing candidates 2006 Result Vote for winner in 2004[2]
Berkshire, Hampshire, and Franklin Andrea Nuciforo, Jr. (D-Pittsfield) retiring to run for Middle Berkshire Register of Deeds Benjamin Downing (D- Pittsfield)*
Matthew W. Kinnaman (R- Lee)
Dion Robbins-Zust (G- Richmond)
71%
25%
4%
77.6%
Bristol, and Norfolk James Timility (D-Walpole) running for re-election James Timility (D-Walpole)
Michael Atwill (R-Mansfield)
60%
40%
56.7%
1st Bristol and Plymouth Joan Menard (D-Somerset) running for re-election Joan Menard (D-Somerset)
Unopposed
100% 100%
2nd Bristol, and Plymouth Mark Montigny (D-New Bedford) running for re-election Mark Montigny (D-New Bedford)
Raimundo Delgado (U-New Bedford)
82%
18%
100%
Cape and Islands Robert O'Leary (D-Barnstable) running for re-election Robert O'Leary (D-Barnstable)
Ricardo Barros (R-Centerville)*
63%
37%
56.6%
1st Essex Steven Baddour (D-Methuen) running for re-election Steven Baddour (D-Methuen)
Unopposed
100% 68.7%
2nd Essex Frederick Berry (D-Peabody) running for re-election Frederick Berry (D-Peabody)
Unopposed
100% 100%
1st Essex and Middlesex Bruce Tarr (R-Gloucester) running for re-election Bruce Tarr (R-Gloucester)
Unopposed
100% 65.0%
2nd Essex and Middlesex Susan Tucker (D-Andover) running for re-election Susan Tucker (D-Andover)
Unopposed
100% 71.7%
3rd Essex and Middlesex Thomas McGee (D-Lynn) running for re-election Thomas McGee (D-Lynn)
Unopposed
100% 100%
Hampden Stephen Buoniconti (D-West Springfield) running for re-election Stephen Buoniconti (D-West Springfield)
Unopposed
100% 73.8%
1st Hampden and Hampshire Brian Lees (R-East Longmeadow) retiring to run for Hampden County Clerk of Courts Enrico John Villamaino III (R-East Longmeadow)*
Gale D. Candaras (D-Wilbraham)*
40%
60%
100%
2nd Hampden and Hampshire Michael Knapik (R-Westfield) running for re-election Michael Knapik (R-Westfield)
Unopposed
100% 100%
Hampshire and Franklin Stanley Rosenberg (D-Amherst) running for re-election Stanley Rosenberg (D-Amherst)
Michaela LeBlanc (R-Northampton)
85%
15%
83.6%
1st Middlesex Steven Panagiotakos (D-Lowell) running for re-election Steven Panagiotakos (D-Lowell)
Brooks Lyman (R-Groton)
76%
24%
75.8%
2nd Middlesex Pat Jehlan (D-Somerville) running for re-election Pat Jehlan (D-Somerville)
Unopposed
100% 100%
3rd Middlesex Susan Fargo (D-Lincoln) running for re-election Susan Fargo (D-Lincoln)
Sandra Martinez (R-Chelmsford)
64%
36%
59.7%
4th Middlesex* Robert Havern III (D-Arlington) running for re-election Robert Havern III (D-Arlington)*
Unopposed
100% 66.2%
Middlesex and Essex Richard Tisei (R-Wakefield) running for re-election Richard Tisei (R-Wakefield)
Unopposed
100% 56.6%
1st Middlesex and Norfolk Cynthia Stone Creem (D-Newton) running for re-election Cynthia Stone Creem (D-Newton)
Unopposed
100% 77.2%
2nd Middlesex and Norfolk Karen Spilka (D-Ashland) running for re-election Karen Spilka (D-Ashland)
Unopposed
100% 57.3%
Middlesex, Suffolk and Essex Jarrett Barrios (D-Cambridge) running for re-election Jarrett Barrios (D-Cambridge)
Unopposed
100% 100%
Middlesex and Worcester Pamela Resor (D-Acton) running for re-election Pamela Resor (D-Acton)
Unopposed
100% 59.6%
Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex Scott Brown (R-Wrentham) running for re-election Scott Brown (R-Wrentham)
Unopposed
100% 50.6%
Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth Brian Joyce (D-Milton) running for re-election Brian Joyce (D-Milton)
James Aldred (R-Randolph)
75%
25%
100%
Norfolk and Plymouth Michael Morrissey (D-Quincy) running for re-election Michael Morrissey (D-Quincy)
Unopposed
100% 100%
Plymouth and Barnstable Therese Murray (D-Plymouth) running for re-election Therese Murray (D-Plymouth)
Unopposed
100% 57.7%
1st Plymouth and Bristol Marc Pacheco (D-Taunton) running for re-election Marc Pacheco (D-Taunton)
Unopposed
100% 73.9%
2nd Plymouth and Bristol Robert Creedon, Jr. (D-Brockton) running for re-election Robert Creedon, Jr. (D-Brockton)
Unopposed
100% 67.7%
Plymouth and Norfolk Robert Hedlund (R-Weymouth) running for re-election Robert Hedlund (R-Weymouth)
Stephen Lynch (D-Marshfield)*
64%
36%
100%
1st Suffolk John Hart, Jr. (D-Boston) running for re-election John Hart, Jr. (D-Boston)
Unopposed
100% 81.6%
2nd Suffolk* Dianne Wilkerson (D-Boston) running for re-election Dianne Wilkerson (D-Boston)*
Samiyah Diaz (R-Boston)
72%
28%
100%
1st Suffolk and Middlesex Robert Travaglini (D-Boston) running for re-election Robert Travaglini (D-Boston)
Unopposed
100% 79.8%
2nd Suffolk and Middlesex Steven Tolman (D-Boston) running for re-election Steven Tolman (D-Boston)
Unopposed
100% 82.8%
Suffolk and Norfolk Marian Walsh (D-Boston) running for re-election Marian Walsh (D-Boston)
Douglas Obey (R-Westwood)
69%
31%
64.1%
1st Worcester Harriette Chandler (D-Worcester)* running for re-election Harriette Chandler (D-Worcester)*
Paul Nordborg (R-Holden)
73%
27%
66.7%
2nd Worcester Edward Augustus, Jr. (D-Worcester) running for re-election Edward Augustus, Jr. (D-Worcester)
Richard Peters (R-Worcester)
John Lazzaro (I-Millbury)
68%
25%
7%
60.6%
Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire and Franklin Stephen Brewer (D-Barre) running for re-election Stephen Brewer (D-Barre)
Unopposed
100% 73.4%
Worcester and Middlesex Robert Antonioni (D-Leominster) running for re-election Robert Antonioni (D-Leominster)
Unopposed
100% 62.0%
Worcester and Norfolk Richard T. Moore (D-Uxbridge) running for re-election Richard T. Moore (D-Uxbridge)
Unopposed
100% 70.9%

[edit] Primary Results

Official results from State Primary Election Results 2006 (PDF, 196k) on the Massachusetts Elections Division website

[edit] Democratic Primary

District Candidates Votes %
Berkshire, Hampshire & Franklin Benjamin Downing 7,574 32%
Christopher Hodgkins 7,334 31%
Helen Sharron 3,111 13%
Margaret Ware 5,221 22%
John Zelazo 394 2%
1st Hampden & Hampshire Brian Ashe 6,585 36%
Gale Candaras 8,362 46%
Rosemarie Mazza-Moriarty 3,117 17%
4th Middlesex Joanna Gonsalves 10,244 39%
Robert Havern (i) 15,722 61%
Plymouth & Norfolk Stephen Lynch 12,348 57%
Matthias Mulvey 9,497 43%
2nd Suffolk Write-In: Sonia Chang-Diaz 5,711 45%
Write-In: Samiyah Diaz 238 2%
Write-In: John Kelleher 400 3%
Write-In: Dianne Wilkerson (i) 6,478 51%
1st Worcester Harriette Chandler (i) 16,847 77%
Deirdre Healy 5,153 23%

[edit] Republican Primary

District Candidates Votes %
Cape & Islands Ricardo Barros 4,258 59%
Doug Bennett 3,006 41%
1st Hampden & Hampshire Kevin Corridan 1,200 31%
Ronald Cutler 679 18%
Enrico Villamaino 1,962 51%

[edit] References

  1. ^ Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Article LXXXII.
  2. ^ State Election Results 2004 from Secretary of the Commonewealth's website

[edit] External links

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