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Not to be confused with 2010 United States Senate special election in Massachusetts.

2010 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 Richard Tisei
(retired)
Party Democratic Republican
Leader since March 21, 2007 January 3, 2007
Leader's seat Plymouth and Barnstable Middlesex and Essex
Last election 35 seats 5 seats
Seats won 36 4
Seat change Increase 1 Decrease 1

Results:
     Democratic gain
     Democratic hold      Republican hold

President before election

Therese Murray
Democratic

Elected President

Therese Murray
Democratic

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In the elections to the Massachusetts State Senate in 2010, the Democrats continued their dominance, winning 36 seats against 4 seats for the Republicans.

Election results

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District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
Berkshire, Hampshire, and Franklin Benjamin Downing Democratic 2006 Re-elected Benjamin Downing (D) unopposed
Bristol and Norfolk James Timilty Democratic 2004 Re-elected James Timilty (D) unopposed
1st Bristol and Plymouth Joan Menard Democratic 2000 Retired
Democratic hold
Michael Rodrigues (D) 62.16%
Derek Maksy (R) 37.84%
2nd Bristol and Plymouth Mark Montigny Democratic 1992 Re-elected Mark Montigny (D) unopposed
Cape and Islands Robert O'Leary Democratic 2000 Retired to run for 10th Congressional District
Democratic hold
Dan Wolf (D) 57.45%
James Crocker (R) 42.55%
1st Essex Steven Baddour Democratic 2002 Re-elected Steven Baddour (D) unopposed
2nd Essex Frederick Berry Democratic 1982 Re-elected Frederick Berry (D) 61.51%
Richard Jolitz (R) 31.47%
Matthew Fraser (I) 7.02%
1st Essex and Middlesex Bruce Tarr Republican 1994 Re-elected Bruce Tarr (R) unopposed

See also

References

Members of the Massachusetts Senate
193rd General Court (2023–present)
President of the Senate
Karen Spilka (D)
President pro tempore
Will Brownsberger (D)
Majority Leader
Cynthia Stone Creem (D)
Minority Leader
Bruce Tarr (R)
Districts of the Massachusetts General Court
Senate
House
Barnstable1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th
Berkshire1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th
Bristol1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th
Cape and IslandsBarnstable, Dukes and Nantucket
Essex  1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th
Franklin1st, 2nd
Hampden1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
Hampshire1st, 2nd, 3rd
Middlesex1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th, 20th, 21st, 22nd, 23rd, 24th, 25th, 26th, 27th, 28th, 29th, 30th, 31st, 32nd, 33rd, 34th, 35th, 36th, 37th
Norfolk  1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th
Plymouth1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
Suffolk1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th
Worcester1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th
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