State House | Overview

Summary

With a spate of retirements this year, the next session of the Massachusetts Legislature will feature a number of new faces. Democrats have a large majority in both the House and Senate, and this fall's elections are unlikely to change the balance of power significantly. But Republicans have targeted a host of races they believe they can win, and the party could succeed in altering the dynamic on Beacon Hill if they gain several seats.

Both senators and representatives are elected every two years; the Senate has 40 members and the House, 160. Each branch elects its own leader from its membership.

All races

Candidate	Party
Race profile » 1st Barnstable
Incumbent Cleon H. Turner	Democratic
Patrick J. Foran	Republican
Race profile » 2nd Barnstable
Incumbent Demetrius J. Atsalis	Democratic
James F. Munafo Jr.	Republican
Race profile » 3rd Barnstable
Incumbent Matthew C. Patrick	Democratic
David T. Vieira	Republican
Race profile » 4th Barnstable
Incumbent Sarah K. Peake	Democratic
David M. Dunford	Republican
James A. Feeney	Independent
Race profile » 5th Barnstable
Lance William Lambros	Democratic
Randy Hunt	Republican
Race profile » Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket
Incumbent Timothy R. Madden	Democratic
Race profile » 1st Berkshire
Gailanne M. Cariddi	Democratic
Race profile » 2nd Berkshire
Paul W. Mark	Democratic
Michael F. Case	Republican
Stefan G. Racz	Non-Party
Race profile » 3rd Berkshire
Incumbent Christopher N. Speranzo	Democratic
Mark C. Miller	Green-Rainbow
Race profile » 4th Berkshire
Incumbent William "Smitty" Pignatelli	Democratic
Lee Scott Laugenour	Green-Rainbow
Race profile » 1st Bristol
Incumbent Fred "Jay" Barrows	Republican
Race profile » 2nd Bristol
Incumbent Bill Bowles	Democratic
George T. Ross	Republican
James S. Connolly	Unenrolled
Race profile » 3rd Bristol
Incumbent James H. Fagan	Democratic
Shaunna L. O'Connell	Republican
Race profile » 4th Bristol
Incumbent Steven J. D'Amico	Democratic
Steven S. Howitt	Republican
Race profile » 5th Bristol
Incumbent Patricia A. Haddad	Democratic
Race profile » 6th Bristol
Incumbent David B. Sullivan	Democratic
David K. Rose	Republican
Race profile » 7th Bristol
Incumbent Kevin Aguiar	Democratic
CJ Ferry	Republican
Race profile » 8th Bristol
Paul A. Schmid III	Democratic
F. George Jacome	Unenrolled
Race profile » 9th Bristol
Christopher M. Markey	Democratic
Joe Michaud	Republican
Russell T. Protentis	Independent
Race profile » 10th Bristol
Incumbent William M. Straus	Democratic
Peter F. Winters	Republican
Race profile » 11th Bristol
Incumbent Robert M. Koczera	Democratic
Ivo M. Almeida	Republican
Race profile » 12th Bristol
Incumbent Stephen R. Canessa	Democratic
Race profile » 13th Bristol
Incumbent Antonio F.D. Cabral	Democratic
Race profile » 14th Bristol
Incumbent Elizabeth A. Poirier	Republican
Race profile » 1st Essex
Incumbent Michael A. Costello	Democratic
Valentino James Troyli	Republican
Race profile » 2nd Essex
Incumbent Harriett L. Stanley	Democratic
Robert V. Finneran	Republican
Race profile » 3rd Essex
Incumbent Brian S. Dempsey	Democratic
Race profile » 4th Essex
Incumbent Bradford R. Hill	Republican
Race profile » 5th Essex
Incumbent Ann-Margaret Ferrante	Democratic
Janet Anne Holmes	Republican
Race profile » 6th Essex
Jerald A. Parisella	Democratic
Brett R. Schetzsle	Republican
Race profile » 7th Essex
Incumbent John D. Keenan	Democratic
Race profile » 8th Essex
Incumbent Lori A. Ehrlich	Democratic
Katherine Kozitza	Republican
Race profile » 9th Essex
Incumbent Mark V. Falzone	Democratic
Donald H. Wong	Republican
Race profile » 10th Essex
Incumbent Robert F. Fennell	Democratic
Race profile » 11th Essex
Incumbent Steven M. Walsh	Democratic
Race profile » 12th Essex
Incumbent Joyce A. Spiliotis	Democratic
Martin J. Scafidi	Republican
Race profile » 13th Essex
Incumbent Theodore C. Speliotis	Democratic
Daniel C. Bennett	Republican
Race profile » 14th Essex
Incumbent David M. Torrisi	Democratic
Kevin J. Begley	Republican
Race profile » 15th Essex
Incumbent Linda Dean Campbell	Democratic
Al DiNuccio	Republican
Philip J. Lahey Jr.	Unenrolled
Hector Montalvo	Unenrolled
Race profile » 16th Essex
Incumbent Marcos A. Devers	Democratic
Enrique Matos	Republican
Rafael Gadea	Unenrolled
Race profile » 17th Essex
Patricia A. Commane	Democratic
Paul Adams	Republican
Race profile » 18th Essex
Incumbent Barbara A. L'Italien	Democratic
James J. Lyons Jr.	Republican
Race profile » 1st Franklin
Incumbent Stephen Kulik	Democratic
Race profile » 2nd Franklin
Denise Andrews	Democratic
Steven E. Adam	Republican
Genevieve C. Fraser	Independent
Race profile » 1st Hampden
Incumbent Todd M. Smola	Republican
Race profile » 2nd Hampden
Incumbent Brian Michael Ashe	Democratic
Marie Angelides	Republican
Race profile » 3rd Hampden
Incumbent Rosemary Sandlin	Democratic
Nicholas A. Boldyga	Republican
Anthony C. Bonavita	Unenrolled
Race profile » 4th Hampden
Incumbent Donald F. Humason Jr.	Republican
Race profile » 5th Hampden
Incumbent Michael F. Kane	Democratic
Race profile » 6th Hampden
Michael J. Finn	Democratic
Gregory C. Neffinger	Republican
Race profile » 7th Hampden
Incumbent Thomas M. Petrolati	Democratic
Race profile » 8th Hampden
Incumbent Joseph F. Wagner	Democratic
Race profile » 9th Hampden
Incumbent Sean Curran	Democratic
Robert J. Underwood	Unenrolled
Race profile » 10th Hampden
Incumbent Cheryl Rivera	Democratic
Race profile » 11th Hampden
Incumbent Benjamin Swan	Democratic
Race profile » 12th Hampden
Incumbent Angelo J. Puppolo Jr.	Democratic
Joshua Carpenter	Republican
Race profile » 1st Hampshire
Incumbent Peter V. Kocot	Democratic
Race profile » 2nd Hampshire
Incumbent John W. Scibak	Democratic
Race profile » 3rd Hampshire
Incumbent Ellen Story	Democratic
Daniel M. Sandell	Republican
Daniel Edward Melick	Unenrolled
Race profile » 1st Middlesex
Jesse Reich	Democratic
Sheila C. Harrington	Republican
Race profile » 2nd Middlesex
Incumbent James Arciero	Democratic
Race profile » 3rd Middlesex
Incumbent Kate Hogan	Democratic
Chuck S. Kuniewich Jr.	Independent
Race profile » 4th Middlesex
Incumbent Danielle W. Gregoire	Democratic
Steven L. Levy	Republican
Race profile » 5th Middlesex
Incumbent David Paul Linsky	Democratic
Race profile » 6th Middlesex
Chris Walsh	Democratic
James M. Pillsbury	Independent
Jim M. Rizoli	Unenrolled
Race profile » 7th Middlesex
Incumbent Tom Sannicandro	Democratic
David S. Mercer	Republican
Race profile » 8th Middlesex
Incumbent Carolyn C. Dykema	Democratic
Jonathan A. Loya	Liberty
Race profile » 9th Middlesex
Incumbent Thomas M. Stanley	Democratic
Race profile » 10th Middlesex
Incumbent Peter J. Koutoujian	Democratic
James E. Dixon	Republican
Race profile » 11th Middlesex
Incumbent Kay S. Khan	Democratic
Race profile » 12th Middlesex
Incumbent Ruth B. Balser	Democratic
Race profile » 13th Middlesex
Incumbent Thomas P. Conroy	Democratic
Race profile » 14th Middlesex
Incumbent Cory Atkins	Democratic
K.C. Winslow	Independent
Race profile » 15th Middlesex
Incumbent Jay R. Kaufman	Democratic
Race profile » 16th Middlesex
Incumbent Thomas A. Golden Jr.	Democratic
Race profile » 17th Middlesex
Incumbent David M. Nangle	Democratic
Race profile » 18th Middlesex
Incumbent Kevin J. Murphy	Democratic
Race profile » 19th Middlesex
Incumbent James R. Miceli	Democratic
Mario S. Marchese	Republican
Race profile » 20th Middlesex
Incumbent Bradley H. Jones Jr.	Republican
Race profile » 21st Middlesex
Incumbent Charles A. Murphy	Democratic
Race profile » 22nd Middlesex
Kevin P. Conway	Democratic
Marc T. Lombardo	Republican
James F. O'Donnell Jr.	Independent
Race profile » 23rd Middlesex
Incumbent Sean Garballey	Democratic
Race profile » 24th Middlesex
Incumbent William N. Brownsberger	Democratic
Lalig Musserian	Unenrolled
Race profile » 25th Middlesex
Incumbent Alice K. Wolf	Democratic
Race profile » 26th Middlesex
Incumbent Timothy J. Toomey Jr.	Democratic
Race profile » 27th Middlesex
Incumbent Denise Provost	Democratic
Race profile » 28th Middlesex
Incumbent Stephen Stat Smith	Democratic
Dennis John Giantassio	Independent
Race profile » 29th Middlesex
Incumbent Jonathan Hecht	Democratic
Race profile » 30th Middlesex
Incumbent James J. Dwyer	Democratic
Kara Marie Fratto	Republican
Race profile » 31st Middlesex
Incumbent Jason M. Lewis	Democratic
George Georgountzos	Republican
Michael J. Rotondi	Independent
Race profile » 32nd Middlesex
Paul Brodeur	Democratic
David R. Lucas	Republican
Race profile » 33rd Middlesex
Incumbent Christopher G. Fallon	Democratic
Race profile » 34th Middlesex
Incumbent Carl M. Sciortino Jr.	Democratic
Richard J. Cannava	Independent
Race profile » 35th Middlesex
Incumbent Paul J. Donato	Democratic
Karla Romero	Independent
Race profile » 36th Middlesex
Incumbent Colleen M. Garry	Democratic
George Derek Boag	Republican
Matthew James Sheehan	Unenrolled
Race profile » 37th Middlesex
Incumbent Jennifer E. Benson	Democratic
Kurt Hayes	Republican
Race profile » 1st Norfolk
Incumbent Bruce J. Ayers	Democratic
Race profile » 2nd Norfolk
Tackey Chan	Democratic
John M. Iredale	Republican
Karl Roos	Independent
Race profile » 3rd Norfolk
Incumbent Ronald Mariano	Democratic
Gary M. Lowell	Independent
Race profile » 4th Norfolk
Incumbent James Michael Murphy	Democratic
Douglas R. Ness	Republican
Robert Montgomery Thomas	Non-Party
Race profile » 5th Norfolk
Mark James Cusack	Democratic
Paul Dan Clifford	Independent
Race profile » 6th Norfolk
Incumbent William C. Galvin	Democratic
Race profile » 7th Norfolk
Incumbent Walter F. Timilty	Democratic
Race profile » 8th Norfolk
Incumbent Louis L. Kafka	Democratic
Race profile » 9th Norfolk
Stanley J. Nacewicz	Democratic
Daniel B. Winslow	Republican
Race profile » 10th Norfolk
Incumbent James E. Vallee	Democratic
Race profile » 11th Norfolk
Incumbent Paul McMurtry	Democratic
Race profile » 12th Norfolk
Incumbent John H. Rogers	Democratic
James M. Stanton	Republican
Race profile » 13th Norfolk
Denise C. Garlick	Democratic
John P. O'Leary	Republican
Race profile » 14th Norfolk
Incumbent Alice Hanlon Peisch	Democratic
Royall H. Switzler	Republican
Race profile » 15th Norfolk
Incumbent Frank Israel Smizik	Democratic
Race profile » 1st Plymouth
Incumbent Vinny M. deMacedo	Republican
Race profile » 2nd Plymouth
David A. Smith	Democratic
Incumbent Susan Williams Gifford	Republican
Race profile » 3rd Plymouth
Incumbent Garrett J. Bradley	Democratic
Timothy F. Finnerty	Republican
Carlton A. Chambers Sr.	Independent
Race profile » 4th Plymouth
Incumbent James M. Cantwell	Democratic
Race profile » 5th Plymouth
Rhonda L. Nyman	Democratic
Korey M. Welch	Republican
Race profile » 6th Plymouth
Josh S. Cutler	Democratic
Incumbent Daniel K. Webster	Republican
Race profile » 7th Plymouth
Incumbent Allen J. McCarthy	Democratic
Geoff Diehl	Republican
Race profile » 8th Plymouth
Patricia A. Lawton	Democratic
Angelo L. D'Emilia	Republican
Race profile » 9th Plymouth
Incumbent Michael D. Brady	Democratic
Race profile » 10th Plymouth
Matthew P. Albanese	Democratic
Incumbent Christine E. Canavan	Democratic
John F. Cruz	Republican
Race profile » 11th Plymouth
Incumbent Geraldine Creedon	Democratic
Kristine Abrams	Republican
Race profile » 12th Plymouth
Incumbent Thomas J. Calter III	Democratic
Joseph M. Truschelli	Republican
Race profile » 1st Suffolk
Incumbent Carlo Basile	Democratic
Race profile » 2nd Suffolk
Incumbent Eugene L. O'Flaherty	Democratic
Race profile » 3rd Suffolk
Incumbent Aaron Michlewitz	Democratic
Race profile » 4th Suffolk
Nicholas Patrick Collins Sr.	Democratic
Patrick James Brennan	Republican
Race profile » 5th Suffolk
Carlos Tony Henriquez	Democratic
Race profile » 6th Suffolk
Russell E. Holmes	Democratic
Race profile » 7th Suffolk
Incumbent Gloria L. Fox	Democratic
Race profile » 8th Suffolk
Incumbent Martha "Marty" Walz	Democratic
Brad Marston	Republican
Race profile » 9th Suffolk
Incumbent Byron Rushing	Democratic
Race profile » 10th Suffolk
Edward F. Coppinger	Democratic
Race profile » 11th Suffolk
Incumbent Elizabeth A. Malia	Democratic
Race profile » 12th Suffolk
Incumbent Linda Dorcena Forry	Democratic
Race profile » 13th Suffolk
Incumbent Martin J. Walsh	Democratic
Race profile » 14th Suffolk
Incumbent Angelo M. Scaccia	Democratic
Race profile » 15th Suffolk
Jeffrey Sanchez	Democratic
Race profile » 16th Suffolk
Incumbent Kathi-Anne Reinstein	Democratic
Race profile » 17th Suffolk
Incumbent Kevin G. Honan	Democratic
Race profile » 18th Suffolk
Incumbent Michael J. Moran	Democratic
Race profile » 19th Suffolk
Incumbent Robert A. DeLeo	Democratic
Race profile » 1st Worcester
Kenneth O'Brien	Democratic
Kimberly N. Ferguson	Republican
Jonathan B. Long	Unenrolled
Race profile » 2nd Worcester
Patrick M. Gerry	Democratic
Richard Bastien	Republican
Colleen O'Neil Laperriere	Independent
Carolyn A. Kamuda	Unenrolled
Race profile » 3rd Worcester
Incumbent Stephen L. DiNatale	Democratic
Race profile » 4th Worcester
Incumbent Dennis A. Rosa	Democratic
Race profile » 5th Worcester
Incumbent Anne M. Gobi	Democratic
Rodney Arvid Josephson	Republican
Race profile » 6th Worcester
Incumbent Geraldo Alicea	Democratic
Peter J. Durant	Republican
Race profile » 7th Worcester
Paul K. Frost	Republican
Race profile » 8th Worcester
Incumbent Paul Kujawski	Democratic
Kevin J. Kuros	Republican
Race profile » 9th Worcester
Timothy A. Dodd	Democratic
Incumbent George N. Peterson Jr.	Republican
Race profile » 10th Worcester
Incumbent John V. Fernandes	Democratic
Race profile » 11th Worcester
Kevin T. Byrne	Democratic
Matthew A. Beaton	Republican
Race profile » 12th Worcester
Incumbent Harold P. Naughton Jr.	Democratic
James F. Gettens	Republican
Race profile » 13th Worcester
John J. Mahoney	Democratic
Paul J. Franco	Republican
Bruce R. Card - Withdrawn	Independent
Ronal C. Madnick	Independent
Race profile » 14th Worcester
Incumbent James J. O'Day	Democratic
Race profile » 15th Worcester
Incumbent Vincent A. Pedone	Democratic
Race profile » 16th Worcester
Incumbent John P. Fresolo	Democratic
Race profile » 17th Worcester
Incumbent John J. Binienda Sr.	Democratic
Race profile » 18th Worcester
Incumbent Jennifer M. Callahan	Democratic
Ryan C. Fattman	Republican

State House | Overview

Summary

All races

Cleon H. Turner

Patrick J. Foran

Demetrius J. Atsalis

James F. Munafo Jr.

Matthew C. Patrick

David T. Vieira

Sarah K. Peake

David M. Dunford

James A. Feeney

Lance William Lambros

Randy Hunt

Timothy R. Madden

Gailanne M. Cariddi

Paul W. Mark

Michael F. Case

Stefan G. Racz

Christopher N. Speranzo

Mark C. Miller

William "Smitty" Pignatelli

Lee Scott Laugenour

Fred "Jay" Barrows

Bill Bowles

George T. Ross

James S. Connolly

James H. Fagan

Shaunna L. O'Connell

Steven J. D'Amico

Steven S. Howitt

Patricia A. Haddad

David B. Sullivan

David K. Rose

Kevin Aguiar

CJ Ferry

Paul A. Schmid III

F. George Jacome

Christopher M. Markey

Joe Michaud

Russell T. Protentis

William M. Straus

Peter F. Winters

Robert M. Koczera

Ivo M. Almeida

Stephen R. Canessa

Antonio F.D. Cabral

Elizabeth A. Poirier

Michael A. Costello

Valentino James Troyli

Harriett L. Stanley

Robert V. Finneran

Brian S. Dempsey

Bradford R. Hill

Ann-Margaret Ferrante

Janet Anne Holmes

Jerald A. Parisella

Brett R. Schetzsle

John D. Keenan

Lori A. Ehrlich

Katherine Kozitza

Mark V. Falzone

Donald H. Wong

Robert F. Fennell

Steven M. Walsh

Joyce A. Spiliotis

Martin J. Scafidi

Theodore C. Speliotis

Daniel C. Bennett

David M. Torrisi

Kevin J. Begley

Linda Dean Campbell

Al DiNuccio

Philip J. Lahey Jr.

Hector Montalvo

Marcos A. Devers

Enrique Matos

Rafael Gadea

Patricia A. Commane

Paul Adams