2006 Massachusetts Senate election

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

2006 Massachusetts Senate election

November 7, 2006
All 40 seats in the Massachusetts Senate 21 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader Robert Travaglini Brian Lees (retired) Party Democratic Republican Leader since January 1, 2003 1993 Leader's seat 1st Suffolk and Middlesex 1st Hampden and Hampshire Last election 34 seats 6 seats Seats won 35 5 Seat change 1 1
Results:      Democratic gain      Democratic hold      Republican hold
President before election Robert Travaglini Democratic Elected President Robert Travaglini Democratic

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).

Twenty-seven of the forty seats were left uncontested by one of the major parties in the 2006 election.

Results

Summary of the November 7, 2006 Massachusetts Senate election results

Party		Seats			Popular Vote
		2004	2006	+/−	Vote	%
	Democratic Party	34	35	+1	1,414,429	75.9%
	Republican Party	6	5	−1	421,781	22.6%
	Independents	0	0	0	11,720	0.6%
	Green Party	0	0	0	1,988	0.1%
	Others	0	0	0	13,886	0.7%
Total		40	40	0	1,863,804	100%

Complete list of Senate contests in 2006

Official results from State Election Results 2006 (PDF, 340 kB) on the Massachusetts Elections Division website

District		Incumbent	Status	Competing candidates	2006 Result	%
	Berkshire, Hampshire and Franklin	Andrea Nuciforo, Jr. (D-Pittsfield)	retired to run for Middle Berkshire Register of Deeds	Benjamin Downing (D-Pittsfield)* Matthew W. Kinnaman (R-Lee) Dion Robbins-Zust (G-Richmond)	37,763 13,595 1,988	70.8% 25.5% 3.7%
	Bristol and Norfolk	James Timility (D-Walpole)	sought re-election	James Timility (D-Walpole) Michael Atwill (R-Mansfield)	34,702 22,865	60.5% 39.8%
	1st Bristol and Plymouth	Joan Menard (D-Somerset)	sought re-election	Joan Menard (D-Somerset) Unopposed	39,235	99.2%
	2nd Bristol and Plymouth	Mark Montigny (D-New Bedford)	sought re-election	Mark Montigny (D-New Bedford) Raimundo Delgado (U-New Bedford)	37,547 8,104	82.1% 17.7%
	Cape and Islands	Robert O'Leary (D-Barnstable)	sought re-election	Robert O'Leary (D-Barnstable) Ricardo Barros (R-Centerville)*	48,212 27,918	63.3% 36.7%
	1st Essex	Steven Baddour (D-Methuen)	sought re-election	Steven Baddour (D-Methuen) Unopposed	43,437	98.7%
	2nd Essex	Frederick Berry (D-Peabody)	sought re-election	Frederick Berry (D-Peabody) Unopposed	48,662	99.0%
	1st Essex and Middlesex	Bruce Tarr (R-Gloucester)	sought re-election	Bruce Tarr (R-Gloucester) Unopposed	56,605	99.1%
	2nd Essex and Middlesex	Susan Tucker (D-Andover)	sought re-election	Susan Tucker (D-Andover) Unopposed	35,991	99.0%
	3rd Essex and Middlesex	Thomas M. McGee (D-Lynn)	sought re-election	Thomas M. McGee (D-Lynn) Unopposed	38,229	99.1%
	Hampden	Stephen Buoniconti (D-West Springfield)	sought re-election	Stephen Buoniconti (D-West Springfield) Unopposed	29,515	99.0%
	1st Hampden and Hampshire	Brian Lees (R-East Longmeadow)	retired to run for Hampden County Clerk of Courts	Enrico John Villamaino III (R-East Longmeadow)* Gale D. Candaras (D-Wilbraham)*	20,465 30,366	40.2% 59.6%
	2nd Hampden and Hampshire	Michael Knapik (R-Westfield)	sought re-election	Michael Knapik (R-Westfield) Unopposed	37,842	98.8%
	Hampshire and Franklin	Stanley Rosenberg (D-Amherst)	sought re-election	Stanley Rosenberg (D-Amherst) Michaela LeBlanc (R-Northampton)	46,417 8,444	84.6% 15.4%
	1st Middlesex	Steven Panagiotakos (D-Lowell)	sought re-election	Steven Panagiotakos (D-Lowell) Brooks Lyman (R-Groton)	32,403 10,314	75.8% 24.1%
	2nd Middlesex	Pat Jehlan (D-Somerville)	sought re-election	Pat Jehlan (D-Somerville) Unopposed	38,780	98.1%
	3rd Middlesex	Susan Fargo (D-Lincoln)	sought re-election	Susan Fargo (D-Lincoln) Sandra Martinez (R-Chelmsford)	38,200 21,557	63.9% 36.0%
	4th Middlesex*	Robert Havern III (D-Arlington)	sought re-election	Robert Havern III (D-Arlington)* Unopposed	47,947	98.6%
	Middlesex and Essex	Richard Tisei (R-Wakefield)	sought re-election	Richard Tisei (R-Wakefield) Unopposed	43,466	98.5%
	1st Middlesex and Norfolk	Cynthia Stone Creem (D-Newton)	sought re-election	Cynthia Stone Creem (D-Newton) Unopposed	45,117	99.2%
	2nd Middlesex and Norfolk	Karen Spilka (D-Ashland)	sought re-election	Karen Spilka (D-Ashland) Unopposed	43,657	98.2%
	Middlesex, Suffolk and Essex	Jarrett Barrios (D-Cambridge)	sought re-election	Jarrett Barrios (D-Cambridge) Unopposed	31,860	99.0%
	Middlesex and Worcester	Pamela Resor (D-Acton)	sought re-election	Pamela Resor (D-Acton) Unopposed	49,747	97.8%
	Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex	Scott Brown (R-Wrentham)	sought re-election	Scott Brown (R-Wrentham) Unopposed	46,972	98.1%
	Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth	Brian Joyce (D-Milton)	sought re-election	Brian Joyce (D-Milton) James Aldred (R-Randolph)	43,811 14,327	75.3% 24.6%
	Norfolk and Plymouth	Michael W. Morrissey (D-Quincy)	sought re-election	Michael W. Morrissey (D-Quincy) Unopposed	42,747	98.9%
	Plymouth and Barnstable	Therese Murray (D-Plymouth)	sought re-election	Therese Murray (D-Plymouth) Unopposed	54,042	98.7%
	1st Plymouth and Bristol	Marc Pacheco (D-Taunton)	sought re-election	Marc Pacheco (D-Taunton) Unopposed	43,200	99.1%
	2nd Plymouth and Bristol	Robert Creedon, Jr. (D-Brockton)	sought re-election	Robert Creedon, Jr. (D-Brockton) Unopposed	35,820	99.4%
	Plymouth and Norfolk	Robert Hedlund (R-Weymouth)	sought re-election	Robert Hedlund (R-Weymouth) Stephen Lynch (D-Marshfield)*	43,638 24,114	64.4% 35.6%
	1st Suffolk	John Hart, Jr. (D-Boston)	sought re-election	John Hart, Jr. (D-Boston) Unopposed	33,084	98.8%
	2nd Suffolk*	Dianne Wilkerson (D-Boston)	sought re-election	Dianne Wilkerson (D-Boston)* Samiyah Diaz (R-Boston)	28,820 11,079	71.3% 27.4%
	1st Suffolk and Middlesex	Robert Travaglini (D-Boston)	sought re-election	Robert Travaglini (D-Boston) Unopposed	32,621	98.8%
	2nd Suffolk and Middlesex	Steven Tolman (D-Boston)	sought re-election	Steven Tolman (D-Boston) Unopposed	36,827	99.0%
	Suffolk and Norfolk	Marian Walsh (D-Boston)	sought re-election	Marian Walsh (D-Boston) Douglas Obey (R-Westwood)	37,930 17,253	68.7% 31.2%
	1st Worcester	Harriette Chandler (D-Worcester)*	sought re-election	Harriette Chandler (D-Worcester)* Paul Nordborg (R-Holden)	35,904 13,269	72.9% 27.0%
	2nd Worcester	Edward Augustus, Jr. (D-Worcester)	sought re-election	Edward Augustus, Jr. (D-Worcester) Richard Peters (R-Worcester) John Lazzaro (I-Millbury)	33,187 12,352 3,616	67.5% 25.1% 7.4%
	Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire and Franklin	Stephen Brewer (D-Barre)	sought re-election	Stephen Brewer (D-Barre) Unopposed	48,460	99.6%
	Worcester and Middlesex	Robert Antonioni (D-Leominster)	sought re-election	Robert Antonioni (D-Leominster) Unopposed	41,373	99.2%
	Worcester and Norfolk	Richard T. Moore (D-Uxbridge)	sought re-election	Richard T. Moore (D-Uxbridge) Unopposed	44,702	99.2%

Primary results

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

Democratic primary

District	Candidates	Votes	%
Berkshire, Hampshire and 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 and 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 and 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%

Republican primary

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

See also

• 2007–2008 Massachusetts legislature
• List of Massachusetts General Courts

References

• Election Results from the Boston Globe

External links

• "Nov 7, 2006 State Senate Election", PD43+ Massachusetts Election Statistics, Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
• Samiyah Diaz campaign page
• Helen Sharron campaign page
• Margie Ware campaign page
• 2006 State Election Candidates, Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts