List of elections in Massachusetts
This is an incomplete list of elections in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts sorted both by offices sought and by years held.
Elections are administered by the individual municipalities. There is some oversight by the Secretary of the Commonwealth and the Office of Campaign and Political Finance.
Individual elections are listed with the winner.
General
November 5, 1861
November 4, 1862
November 3, 1863
November 8, 1864
November 7, 1865
November 6, 1866
November 5, 1867
November 3, 1868
November 2, 1869
November 8, 1870
November 7, 1871
November 5, 1872
November 4, 1873
November 3, 1874
November 2, 1875
November 7, 1876
November 6, 1877
November 5, 1878
November 4, 1879
November 2, 1880
November 8, 1881
November 7, 1882
November 6, 1883
November 4, 1884
November 3, 1885
November 2, 1886
November 8, 1887
November 6, 1888
November 5, 1889
November 4, 1890
November 3, 1891
November 8, 1892
November 7, 1893
November 6, 1894
November 5, 1895
November 3, 1896
November 2, 1897
November 8, 1898
November 7, 1899
November 6, 1900
November 5, 1901
November 4, 1902
November 3, 1903
November 8, 1904
November 7, 1905
November 6, 1906
November 5, 1907
November 3, 1908
November 2, 1909
November 8, 1910
November 7, 1911
November 5, 1912
November 4, 1913
November 3, 1914
November 6, 1917
1919, November 4
1920, November 2
1922, November 7
1924, November 4
1926 Massachusetts general election, November 2, 1926
1928 Massachusetts general election, November 6, 1928
1930 Massachusetts general election, November 4, 1930
1932 Massachusetts general election, November 8, 1932
1934 Massachusetts general election, November 6, 1934
1936 Massachusetts general election, November 3, 1936
1938 Massachusetts general election, November 8, 1938
1940 Massachusetts general election, November 5, 1940
1942 Massachusetts general election
1944 Massachusetts general election
1946 Massachusetts general election
1948 Massachusetts general election
1950 Massachusetts general election
1952 Massachusetts general election
1954 Massachusetts general election
1956 Massachusetts general election
1958 Massachusetts general election
1960 Massachusetts general election
1962 Massachusetts general election
1964 Massachusetts general election
1966 Massachusetts general election
1970 Massachusetts general election
1974 Massachusetts general election
1978 Massachusetts general election
1982 Massachusetts general election
1986 Massachusetts general election
1990 Massachusetts general election
1994 Massachusetts general election
1998 Massachusetts general election
2000 Massachusetts general election
2002 Massachusetts general election
2004 Massachusetts general election
2006 Massachusetts general election
2008 Massachusetts general election
2010 Massachusetts general election
2012 Massachusetts general election
2014 Massachusetts general election
2016 Massachusetts general election
2018 Massachusetts general election
2020 Massachusetts general election
2022 Massachusetts general election
State elections
Governor
Two-year terms, starting in 1920:
Four-year terms, starting in 1966:
Massachusetts Senate
Massachusetts House of Representatives
Governor's Council
Ballot questions
General source: "Statewide Ballot Questions — Statistics by Year: 1919 – 2016" . Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth . Retrieved July 5, 2019 .
Massachusetts ballot measures, 1980 :
1. Y Prohibit discrimination against handicapped persons
2. Y Proposition 2½
3. N Limiting state and local taxes; increase state share of education costs
4. Y Increase salaries of certain state officials
5. Y Restrict state authority to place certain costs on cities and towns
6. N Change legislative voting procedure for emergency laws
Massachusetts ballot measures, 2002 :
Massachusetts ballot measures, 2004:
Massachusetts ballot measures, 2006 :
1. N Sale of Wine by Food Stores
2. N Nomination of Candidates for Public Office
3. N Family Child Care Providers
Massachusetts ballot measures, 2008 :
Massachusetts ballot measures, 2010 :
Massachusetts ballot measures, 2012 :
Massachusetts ballot measures, 2014 :
Massachusetts ballot measures, 2016 :
Massachusetts ballot measures, 2018 :
Massachusetts ballot measures, 2020 :
Local elections
Boston mayoral elections
One-year terms (from 1822):
Two-year terms:
Four-year terms, starting in 1910:
Boston City Council elections
Other
National elections
United States president
United States Senate
(With winners)
Class 1
Class 2
No regular election
…
1908/9
1914/5
1920
1926
1968
1974
1980
1986
1992
1998
2004
2010
United States House of Representatives
Elections by year
1780s - 1790s
1800s
1810s
1820s
1830s
1840s
1850s
1860s
1870s
1880s
1890s
1900s
1910s
1920s
1930s
1940s
1950s
1960s
1970s
1980s
1990s
2000s
2010s
2020s
See also
References
^ Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Elections Division. "2002 State Senate election" . Sec.state.ma.us . Retrieved April 8, 2020 .
^ Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Elections Division. "2012 State Senate election" . Sec.state.ma.us . Retrieved April 8, 2020 .
^ Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Elections Division. "2014 State Senate election" . Sec.state.ma.us . Retrieved April 8, 2020 .
^ Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Elections Division. "2016 State Senate election" . Sec.state.ma.us . Retrieved April 8, 2020 .
^ Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Elections Division. "2018 State Senate election" . Sec.state.ma.us . Retrieved April 8, 2020 .
^ Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Elections Division. "2020 State Senate election" . Sec.state.ma.us . Retrieved January 19, 2022 .
^ Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Elections Division. "2002 State Representative election" . Sec.state.ma.us . Retrieved April 8, 2020 .
^ Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Elections Division. "2004 State Representative election" . Sec.state.ma.us . Retrieved April 8, 2020 .
^ Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Elections Division. "2010 State Representative election" . Sec.state.ma.us . Retrieved April 8, 2020 .
^ Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Elections Division. "2012 State Representative election" . Sec.state.ma.us . Retrieved April 8, 2020 .
^ Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Elections Division. "2014 State Representative election" . Sec.state.ma.us . Retrieved April 8, 2020 .
^ Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Elections Division. "2016 State Representative election" . Sec.state.ma.us . Retrieved April 8, 2020 .
^ Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Elections Division. "2018 State Representative election" . Sec.state.ma.us . Retrieved April 8, 2020 .
^ Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Elections Division. "2020 State Representative election" . Sec.state.ma.us . Retrieved January 19, 2022 .
^ "1831 Chap. 0066. An Act In Addition To ' An Act For Regulating Elections.' ", Massachusetts Acts and Resolves , 1831, hdl :2452/111822 , June 23, 1831
External links
Elections in Massachusetts at Curlie
Elections Division at the Massachusetts Secretary of State official site
Massachusetts at Ballotpedia
Digital Public Library of America . Assorted materials related to Massachusetts elections
Government Documents Round Table of the American Library Association, "Massachusetts" , Voting & Elections Toolkits
"Massachusetts: Election Tools, Deadlines, Dates, Rules, and Links" , Vote.org , Oakland, CA
"League of Women Voters of Massachusetts" . (State affiliate of the U.S. League of Women Voters )
"State Elections Legislation Database" , Ncsl.org , Washington, D.C.: National Conference of State Legislatures , State legislation related to the administration of elections introduced in 2011 through this year, 2020