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2022 Massachusetts elections

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2022 Massachusetts general election

← 2020 November 8, 2022 2024 →

Part of the
2022 United States elections

The 2022 Massachusetts general election was held on November 8, 2022, throughout Massachusetts. Primary elections were held on September 6, 2022.

The election includes:

To register to vote, Massachusetts residents had to register by October 29, 2022.

To vote by mail, registered Massachusetts voters had to request a ballot by November 1, 2022.

Federal offices

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U.S. House of Representatives

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All of Massachusetts' nine seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election in 2022.

All nine seats were won by the incumbent Democratic Party candidates.

2022 US House elections in Massachusetts
District Incumbent

representative

Elected Result
1st Richard Neal (D) Richard Neal (D) Democratic hold
2nd Jim McGovern (D) Jim McGovern (D) Democratic hold
3rd Lori Trahan (D) Lori Trahan (D) Democratic hold
4th Jake Auchincloss (D) Jake Auchincloss (D) Democratic hold
5th Katherine Clark (D) Katherine Clark (D) Democratic hold
6th Seth Moulton (D) Seth Moulton (D) Democratic hold
7th Ayanna Pressley (D) Ayanna Pressley (D) Democratic hold
8th Stephen Lynch (D) Stephen Lynch (D) Democratic hold
9th Bill Keating (D) Bill Keating (D) Democratic hold

Statewide offices

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State legislature

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All seats in the state legislature, the General Court, were up for election.

Massachusetts State Senate

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2022 Massachusetts Senate elections

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All 40 seats in the Massachusetts Senate
21 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Democratic Republican
Seats before 36 3
Seats won 37 3
Seat change Increase 1 Steady

All 40 seats in the Massachusetts Senate were up for election in 2022.

In the general election, the Democratic Party captured 37 seats (an increase of 1 seat) while the Republican Party captured three seats (no change in seat number).

Massachusetts State House of Representatives

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2022 Massachusetts House of Representatives election

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All 160 seats in the Massachusetts House of Representatives
81 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
Party Democratic Republican Independent
Seats before 125 27 1
Seats won 134 25 1
Seat change Increase 9 Decrease 2 Steady

All 160 seats in the Massachusetts House of Representatives were up for election in 2022.