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1916 US Senate election in Massachusetts

Henry Cabot Lodge (Republican) beat John F. Fitzgerald (Democrat) in Massachusetts in 1916, 51.7% to 45.3%, a margin of 6.4 points and 32,958 votes.

Republicans led in 13 of the 14 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 1. The largest, Middlesex, cast 110,929 votes and went to the Republican by 13.2 points. The closest was Nantucket, where 73 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Senate

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Henry Cabot Lodge won Republican 267,157 51.7%
John F. Fitzgerald Democratic 234,199 45.3%
All other candidates 15,584 3.0%
Total516,940

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Middlesex 46,965 42.3% 61,596 55.5% 2,368 110,929 R+13.2
Suffolk 61,688 58.7% 40,911 38.9% 2,521 105,120 D+19.8
Essex 29,443 42.7% 36,447 52.9% 3,072 68,962 R+10.2
Worcester 26,118 43.7% 32,047 53.7% 1,547 59,712 R+9.9
Bristol 16,651 41.7% 22,095 55.3% 1,205 39,951 R+13.6
Hampden 15,391 44.3% 18,087 52.1% 1,265 34,743 R+7.8
Norfolk 12,020 37.3% 19,314 60.0% 870 32,204 R+22.6
Plymouth 10,153 40.9% 13,347 53.7% 1,346 24,846 R+12.9
Berkshire 7,732 43.2% 9,503 53.1% 677 17,912 R+9.9
Hampshire 3,727 38.4% 5,610 57.9% 360 9,697 R+19.4
Franklin 2,440 34.5% 4,376 61.9% 252 7,068 R+27.4
Barnstable 1,440 31.8% 3,029 66.8% 64 4,533 R+35.1
Dukes 204 28.2% 495 68.5% 24 723 R+40.2
Nantucket 227 42.0% 300 55.6% 13 540 R+13.5

Counties as they stood in 1916; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Massachusetts Senate elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2024 Elizabeth Warren (D) D+19.8
2020 Ed Markey (D) D+33.1
2018 Elizabeth A. Warren (D) D+24.2
2014 Ed Markey (D) D+23.9
2012 Elizabeth Warren (D) D+7.5
2008 John Kerry (D) D+34.9
2006 Ted Kennedy (D) D+38.8
2002 John Kerry (D) D+80.0
2000 Ted Kennedy (D) D+56.9
1996 John F. Kerry (D) D+7.5
1994 Edward M. Kennedy (D) D+17.1
1990 John Kerry (D) D+14.2
1988 Edward M. Kennedy (D) D+31.0
1984 John F. Kerry (D) D+10.1
1982 Edward M. Kennedy (D) D+22.6
1978 Paul E. Tsongas (D) D+10.2
1976 Edward M. Kennedy (D) D+40.3
1972 Edward Brooke (R) R+28.8
1970 Ted Kennedy (D) D+25.2
1966 Edward Brooke (R) R+21.9
1964 Ted Kennedy (D) D+48.8
1960 Leverett Saltonstall (R) R+12.7
1958 John F. Kennedy (D) D+47.0
1954 Leverett Saltonstall (R) R+1.5
1952 John F. Kennedy (D) D+3.0
1948 Leverett Saltonstall (R) R+6.5
1946 Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. (R) R+19.8
1942 Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. (R) R+5.8
1940 David I. Walsh (D) D+12.8
1936 Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. (R) R+7.5
1934 David I. Walsh (D) D+22.0
1930 Marcus A. Coolidge (D) D+9.3
1928 David I. Walsh (D) D+8.2
1924 Frederick H. Gillett (R) R+1.7
1922 Henry Cabot Lodge (R) R+0.8
1918 David I. Walsh (D) D+4.6
1916 Henry Cabot Lodge (R) R+6.4