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1930 US Senate election in Massachusetts

Marcus A. Coolidge (Democrat) beat William M. Butler (Republican) in Massachusetts in 1930, 54.0% to 44.7%, a margin of 9.3 points and 112,713 votes.

Massachusetts changed party: in 1924 it went Republican, for Frederick H. Gillett.

Democrats led in 7 of the 14 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 7. The largest, Middlesex, cast 280,770 votes and went to the Democrat by 4.2 points. The closest was Hampshire, where 38 votes separated the two parties.

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Senate

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Marcus A. Coolidge won Democratic 651,939 54.0%
William M. Butler Republican 539,226 44.7%
All other candidates 15,871 1.3%
Total1,207,036

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Middlesex 145,073 51.7% 133,332 47.5% 2,365 280,770 D+4.2
Suffolk 160,100 70.6% 63,208 27.9% 3,353 226,661 D+42.7
Essex 74,605 50.8% 69,648 47.4% 2,737 146,990 D+3.4
Worcester 74,663 52.3% 66,307 46.4% 1,828 142,798 D+5.9
Hampden 54,662 56.7% 40,444 42.0% 1,239 96,345 D+14.8
Norfolk 40,807 44.3% 50,487 54.8% 838 92,132 R+10.5
Bristol 43,619 47.5% 46,468 50.7% 1,655 91,742 R+3.1
Plymouth 22,194 45.8% 25,486 52.6% 770 48,450 R+6.8
Berkshire 17,909 50.4% 17,089 48.1% 543 35,541 D+2.3
Hampshire 10,196 49.5% 10,158 49.3% 259 20,613 D+0.2
Franklin 4,659 33.0% 9,256 65.6% 200 14,115 R+32.6
Barnstable 2,732 31.7% 5,807 67.4% 72 8,611 R+35.7
Dukes 401 32.8% 816 66.8% 4 1,221 R+34.0
Nantucket 319 30.5% 720 68.8% 8 1,047 R+38.3

Counties as they stood in 1930; 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