2020 Senate elections · Massachusetts history
Massachusetts U.S. Senate election 2020
Edward J. Markey DEM +32.3 · Class II seat · held 11/3/20
- Votes counted
- 3,658,005
- Margin
- 32.3 pts
- Seat held by
- Democraticheld
- President in MA
- D+33.5same year
General election 11/3/20
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edward J. Markey Won | DEM | 2,357,809 | 66.15% | |
| Kevin J. O'Connor | REP | 1,177,765 | 33.05% | |
| Blank | — | 93,869 | 2.63% | |
| Shiva Ayyadurai | W | 21,134 | 0.59% | |
| Other | — | 7,428 | 0.21% | |
| Total | 3,658,005 | |||
Official source: date:2020-11-03
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 2020 Massachusetts Senate race?
Edward J. Markey (DEM) won with 66.2% of the vote, ahead of Kevin J. O'Connor (33.0%), a margin of 32.3 points.
Did the Massachusetts Senate seat change party in 2020?
No. The Democratic Party held it.
How many votes were cast in the 2020 Massachusetts Senate race?
3,658,005 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.