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2002 US Senate election in Massachusetts

John Kerry (Democrat) beat Michael Cloud (independent) in Massachusetts in 2002, 80.0% to 18.4%, a margin of 61.6 points and 1,236,169 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1996, when John F. Kerry also won.

Democrats led in 14 of the 14 counties. The largest, Middlesex, cast 498,467 votes and went to the Democrat by 81.6 points. The closest was Nantucket, where 2,421 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
John Kerry won Democratic 1,605,976 80.0%
Michael Cloud Libertarian 369,807 18.4%
All other candidates 30,975 1.5%
Total2,006,758

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Middlesex 406,516 81.6% 0 0.0% 91,951 498,467 D+81.6
Norfolk 194,656 81.1% 0 0.0% 45,235 239,891 D+81.1
Essex 187,569 80.3% 0 0.0% 45,956 233,525 D+80.3
Worcester 186,102 80.0% 0 0.0% 46,480 232,582 D+80.0
Plymouth 123,993 78.2% 0 0.0% 34,623 158,616 D+78.2
Suffolk 131,164 86.4% 0 0.0% 20,634 151,798 D+86.4
Bristol 122,292 83.3% 0 0.0% 24,489 146,781 D+83.3
Hampden 100,830 82.3% 0 0.0% 21,696 122,526 D+82.3
Barnstable 71,033 77.4% 0 0.0% 20,696 91,729 D+77.4
Hampshire 42,706 85.2% 0 0.0% 7,398 50,104 D+85.2
Berkshire 34,870 86.5% 0 0.0% 5,424 40,294 D+86.5
Franklin 20,481 84.5% 0 0.0% 3,757 24,238 D+84.5
Dukes 5,637 86.7% 0 0.0% 864 6,501 D+86.7
Nantucket 3,025 83.4% 0 0.0% 604 3,629 D+83.4

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