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2012 US Senate election in Massachusetts

Elizabeth Warren (Democrat) beat Scott Brown (Republican) in Massachusetts in 2012, 53.7% to 46.2%, a margin of 7.5 points and 238,298 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 2006, when Ted Kennedy won.

Democrats led in 9 of the 14 counties and Republicans in 5. The largest, Middlesex, cast 751,146 votes and went to the Democrat by 11.9 points. The closest was Nantucket, where 782 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
Elizabeth Warren won Democratic 1,696,346 53.7%
Scott Brown Republican 1,458,048 46.2%
All other candidates 2,159 0.1%
Total3,156,553

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Middlesex 420,142 55.9% 331,004 44.1% 751,146 D+11.9
Worcester 168,446 45.8% 199,401 54.2% 367,847 R+8.4
Essex 180,861 49.5% 184,225 50.5% 365,086 R+0.9
Norfolk 174,269 49.0% 181,187 51.0% 355,456 R+1.9
Suffolk 208,779 72.7% 78,469 27.3% 287,248 D+45.4
Plymouth 111,643 43.6% 144,172 56.4% 255,815 R+12.7
Bristol 125,906 52.4% 114,277 47.6% 240,183 D+4.8
Hampden 108,414 54.5% 90,538 45.5% 198,952 D+9.0
Barnstable 63,277 47.6% 69,597 52.4% 132,874 R+4.8
Hampshire 53,417 65.7% 27,827 34.3% 81,244 D+31.5
Berkshire 45,256 70.8% 18,683 29.2% 63,939 D+41.6
Franklin 25,114 66.8% 12,495 33.2% 37,609 D+33.6
Dukes 7,387 67.7% 3,520 32.3% 10,907 D+35.5
Nantucket 3,435 56.4% 2,653 43.6% 6,088 D+12.8

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