2012 Senate elections · Massachusetts history
Massachusetts U.S. Senate election 2012
Elizabeth Ann Warren DEM +7.5 gain · Class I seat · held 11/6/12
- Votes counted
- 3,184,196
- Margin
- 7.5 pts
- Seat held by
- Republicanchanged party
- President in MA
- D+23.1same year
General election 11/6/12
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Ann Warren Won | DEM | 1,696,346 | 53.27% | |
| Scott Brown | REP | 1,458,048 | 45.79% | |
| Blank/Scattering | — | 27,643 | 0.87% | |
| Other | — | 2,159 | 0.07% | |
| Total | 3,184,196 | |||
Official source: Election-Statistics
Other Massachusetts Senate races
| Year | Seat | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Class I | Elizabeth Ann Warren | 19.3 |
| 2020 | Class II | Edward J. Markey | 32.3 |
| 2018 | Class I | Elizabeth Ann Warren | 23.8 |
| 2014 | Class II | Edward J. Markey | 22.8 |
| 2013 special | Class II | Edward J. Markey | 10.2 |
| 2012 | Class I | Elizabeth Ann Warren | 7.5 |
| 2010 special | Class I | Scott Brown | 4.8 |
| 2008 | Class II | John Kerry | 33.7 |
| 2006 | Class I | Edward M. Kennedy | 37.4 |
| 2002 | Class II | John Kerry | 55.7 |
| 2000 | Class I | Edward M. Kennedy | 56.9 |
| 1996 | Class II | John Kerry | 7.5 |
Full Massachusetts Senate history →
Questions and answers
Who won the 2012 Massachusetts Senate race?
Elizabeth Ann Warren (DEM) won with 53.3% of the vote, ahead of Scott Brown (45.8%), a margin of 7.5 points.
Did the Massachusetts Senate seat change party in 2012?
Yes. It moved from the Republican Party to the Democratic Party.
How many votes were cast in the 2012 Massachusetts Senate race?
3,184,196 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.