2008 Massachusetts Senate election

Elections to the 187th Massachusetts State Senate was held on November 4, 2008, the same date as the 2008 Massachusetts House election as well as Federal and Congressional elections. Massachusetts Senators serve two-year terms.

2008 Massachusetts Senate election

November 4, 2008
All 40 seats in the Massachusetts Senate 21 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader Therese Murray Richard Tisei 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 35 5 Seat change
Results:      Democratic hold      Republican hold
President before election Therese Murray Democratic Elected President Therese Murray Democratic

Senate contests in 2008

District		Incumbent	Competing candidates	2008 Result	2006 Winner %
	Berkshire, Hampshire and Franklin	Benjamin Downing (D-Pittsfield)	Benjamin Downing (D-Pittsfield)		70.8%
	Bristol and Norfolk	James Timilty (D-Walpole)	James Timilty (D-Walpole) Jon Rockwood (R-Walpole)		60.5%
	1st Bristol and Plymouth	Joan Menard (D-Somerset)	Joan Menard (D-Somerset)		99.2%
	2nd Bristol and Plymouth	Mark Montigny (D-New Bedford)	Mark Montigny (D-New Bedford)		82.1%
	Cape and Islands	Robert O'Leary (D-Barnstable)	Robert O'Leary (D-Barnstable)		63.3%
	1st Essex	Steven Baddour (D-Methuen)	Steven Baddour (D-Methuen)		98.7%
	2nd Essex	Frederick Berry (D-Peabody)	Frederick Berry (D-Peabody)		99.0%
	1st Essex and Middlesex	Bruce Tarr (R-Gloucester)	Bruce Tarr (R-Gloucester)		99.1%
	2nd Essex and Middlesex	Susan Tucker (D-Andover)	Susan Tucker (D-Andover)		99.0%
	3rd Essex and Middlesex	Thomas M. McGee (D-Lynn)	Thomas M. McGee (D-Lynn)		99.1%
	Hampden	Stephen Buoniconti (D-West Springfield)	Stephen Buoniconti (D-West Springfield)		99.0%
	1st Hampden and Hampshire	Gale D. Candaras (D-Wilbraham)	Gale D. Candaras (D-Wilbraham)		59.6%
	2nd Hampden and Hampshire	Michael Knapik (R-Westfield)	Michael Knapik (R-Westfield)		98.8%
	Hampshire and Franklin	Stanley Rosenberg (D-Amherst)	Stanley Rosenberg (D-Amherst) Keith C. McCormic (R-Greenfield)	Rosenberg (D) 78.35% McCormic (R) 15.31% Others 6.34%	84.6%
	1st Middlesex	Steven Panagiotakos (D-Lowell)	Steven Panagiotakos (D-Lowell)		75.8%
	2nd Middlesex	Pat Jehlen (D-Somerville)	Pat Jehlen (D-Somerville)		98.1%
	3rd Middlesex	Susan Fargo (D-Lincoln)	Susan Fargo (D-Lincoln) Sandra Martinez (R-Chelmsford)		63.9%
	4th Middlesex	J. James Marzilli Jr. (D-Arlington)	Brion Cangiamila (R-Billerica) Ken Donnelly (D-Arlington)		98.6%
	Middlesex and Essex	Richard Tisei (R-Wakefield)	Richard Tisei (R-Wakefield)		98.5%
	1st Middlesex and Norfolk	Cynthia Stone Creem (D-Newton)	Cynthia Stone Creem (D-Newton)		99.2%
	2nd Middlesex and Norfolk	Karen Spilka (D-Ashland)	Karen Spilka (D-Ashland)		98.2%
	Middlesex, Suffolk and Essex	Anthony Galluccio (D-Cambridge)	Anthony Galluccio (D-Cambridge)		99.0%
	Middlesex and Worcester	Pamela Resor (D-Acton)	James Eldridge (D-Acton) Steven Levy (R-Marlborough)	James Eldridge (D)	58.5%
	Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex	Scott Brown (R-Wrentham)	Scott Brown (R-Wrentham) Sara Orozco (D-Needham)		98.1%
	Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth	Brian Joyce (D-Milton)	Brian Joyce (D-Milton)		75.3%
	Norfolk and Plymouth	Michael W. Morrissey (D-Quincy)	Michael W. Morrissey (D-Quincy)		98.9%
	Plymouth and Barnstable	Therese Murray (D-Plymouth)	Therese Murray (D-Plymouth)		98.7%
	1st Plymouth and Bristol	Marc Pacheco (D-Taunton)	Marc Pacheco (D-Taunton)		99.1%
	2nd Plymouth and Bristol	Robert Creedon Jr. (D-Brockton)	Thomas P. Kennedy (D-Brockton)		99.4%
	Plymouth and Norfolk	Robert Hedlund (R-Weymouth)	Robert Hedlund (R-Weymouth)		64.4%
	1st Suffolk	John Hart Jr. (D-Boston)	John Hart Jr. (D-Boston) Althea Garrison (I-Boston)		98.8%
	2nd Suffolk	Dianne Wilkerson (D-Boston)	Sonia Chang-Diaz (D-Boston) William Theodore Leonard (Socialist Workers-Boston)	Sonia Chang-Diaz (D)	71.3%
	1st Suffolk and Middlesex	Anthony Petruccelli (D-Boston)	Anthony Petruccelli (D-Boston)		98.8%
	2nd Suffolk and Middlesex	Steven Tolman (D-Boston)	Steven Tolman (D-Boston)		99.0%
	Suffolk and Norfolk	Marian Walsh (D-Boston)	Marian Walsh (D-Boston)		68.7%
	1st Worcester	Harriette Chandler (D-Worcester)	Harriette Chandler (D-Worcester)		72.9%
	2nd Worcester	Edward M. Augustus Jr. (D-Worcester)	Stephen W. Baer (GR-Shrewsbury) John I. Lebeaux (R-Shrewsbury) Michael Moore (D-Millbury)	Michael Moore (D)	67.5%
	Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire and Franklin	Stephen Brewer (D-Barre)	Stephen Brewer (D-Barre)		99.6%
	Worcester and Middlesex	Robert Antonioni (D-Leominster)	Jennifer Flanagan (D-Leominster)		99.2%
	Worcester and Norfolk	Richard T. Moore (D-Uxbridge)	Richard T. Moore (D-Uxbridge)		99.2%

See also

• 2009–2010 Massachusetts legislature
• List of Massachusetts General Courts

External links

• "Nov 4, 2008 State Senate Election", PD43+ Massachusetts Election Statistics, Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
• Imagine Election — Sample ballots, candidate profiles and polling place information for Massachusetts voters.
• Project Vote Smart — Candidate information including issue positions and voting records.