Share on WeChat
https://www.powervoter.us:443/office
Copy the link and open WeChat to share.
 Share on WeChat
Copy the link and open WeChat to share.
 Share on WeChat
Scan QRCode using WeChat,and then click the icon at the top-right corner of your screen.
 Share on WeChat
Scan QRCode using WeChat,and then click the icon at the top-right corner of your screen.

Massachusetts, U.S. Senate

Voters in Massachusetts elected one member to the U.S. Senate in the election on November 6, 2018.

The election filled the Class 1 Senate seat held by Elizabeth Warren (D). She was first elected in 2012.


Campaign finance

The chart below contains data from financial reports submitted to the Federal Election Commission.

Name Party Receipts* Disbursements** Cash on hand Date
Elizabeth Warren Democratic Party $25,825,246 $19,578,106 $11,092,688 As of December 31, 2018
Shiva Ayyadurai Independent $5,008,571 $5,008,220 $351 As of December 31, 2018
Geoff Diehl Republican Party $1,935,225 $1,736,579 $197,886 As of August 15, 2018

Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2018.

* According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee."
** According to the FEC, a disbursement "is a purchase, payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit or gift of money or anything of value to influence a federal election," plus other kinds of payments not made to influence a federal election.


Election history

2014

U.S. Senate, Massachusetts General Election, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngEd Markey Incumbent 59% 1,289,944
Republican Brian Herr 36.2% 791,950
Write-in Other 0.1% 3,078
Blank None 4.7% 101,819
Total Votes 2,186,791
Source: Massachusetts Secretary of State Official Results

2012

U.S. Senate, Massachusetts General Election, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngElizabeth Warren 53.3% 1,696,346
Republican Scott Brown Incumbent 45.8% 1,458,048
N/A All Others 0.1% 2,159
N/A Blank Votes 0.9% 27,643
Total Votes 3,184,196
Source: Massachusetts Secretary of State "Return of Votes"

Demographics

Demographic data for Massachusetts

MassachusettsU.S.
Total population:6,784,240316,515,021
Land area (sq mi):7,8003,531,905
Gender
Female:51.5%50.8%
Race and ethnicity**
White:79.6%73.6%
Black/African American:7.1%12.6%
Asian:6%5.1%
Native American:0.2%0.8%
Pacific Islander:0%0.2%
Two or more:2.9%3%
Hispanic/Latino:10.6%17.1%
Education
High school graduation rate:89.8%86.7%
College graduation rate:40.5%29.8%
Income
Median household income:$68,563$53,889
Persons below poverty level:13.1%11.3%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015)
for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Massachusetts.

As of July 2016, Massachusetts' three largest cities were Boston (pop. est. 685,000), Worcester (pop. est. 186,000), and Springfield (pop. est. 155,000).