United States Presidential election7 Nov 2028in 729 days Senate D 97% House D 58% Calendar Track record Research
Closest results
Election 1994 Results

Each election opens in its own mode: the forecast before the votes are counted, the live count while races are still too close to call, and the results once every race is decided.

1994 US Senate election in Massachusetts

Edward M. Kennedy (Democrat) beat W. Mitt Romney (Republican) in Massachusetts in 1994, 58.1% to 41.0%, a margin of 17.1 points and 371,997 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1988, when Edward M. Kennedy also won.

Democrats led in 14 of the 14 counties. The largest, Middlesex, cast 542,755 votes and went to the Democrat by 22.0 points. The closest was Nantucket, where 507 votes separated the two parties.

United States
If only voted How this works
If the polls miss like

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
Edward M. Kennedy won Democratic 1,265,997 58.1%
W. Mitt Romney Republican 894,000 41.0%
All other candidates 19,948 0.9%
Total2,179,945

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Middlesex 328,793 60.6% 209,443 38.6% 4,519 542,755 D+22.0
Norfolk 148,672 56.7% 111,175 42.4% 2,193 262,040 D+14.3
Essex 141,165 55.4% 111,690 43.8% 2,119 254,974 D+11.6
Worcester 133,598 54.3% 110,126 44.7% 2,382 246,106 D+9.5
Suffolk 117,988 69.5% 50,348 29.7% 1,455 169,791 D+39.8
Plymouth 83,914 51.2% 78,241 47.8% 1,599 163,754 D+3.5
Bristol 98,821 61.3% 60,488 37.5% 1,884 161,193 D+23.8
Hampden 79,462 53.6% 67,233 45.3% 1,578 148,273 D+8.2
Barnstable 47,772 51.8% 43,860 47.5% 655 92,287 D+4.2
Hampshire 32,872 61.2% 20,237 37.7% 630 53,739 D+23.5
Berkshire 31,878 64.8% 16,803 34.2% 490 49,171 D+30.7
Franklin 15,556 57.6% 11,083 41.0% 366 27,005 D+16.6
Dukes 3,797 64.1% 2,062 34.8% 64 5,923 D+29.3
Nantucket 1,723 58.3% 1,216 41.2% 14 2,953 D+17.2

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