2010 Massachusetts Senate election

2010 Massachusetts Senate election
All 40 seats in the Massachusetts Senate; 21 seats needed for a majority
	Results:; Democratic gain ; Democratic hold Republican hold
President before election; Therese Murray; Democratic	Elected President ; Therese Murray; Democratic

In the elections to the Massachusetts State Senate in 2010, the Democrats continued their dominance, winning 36 seats against 4 seats for the Republicans.

Election results

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Berkshire, Hampshire, and Franklin	Benjamin Downing	Democratic	2006	Re-elected	Benjamin Downing (D) unopposed
Bristol and Norfolk	James Timilty	Democratic	2004	Re-elected	James Timilty (D) unopposed
1st Bristol and Plymouth	Joan Menard	Democratic	2000	Retired Democratic hold	Michael Rodrigues (D) 62.16% Derek Maksy (R) 37.84%
2nd Bristol and Plymouth	Mark Montigny	Democratic	1992	Re-elected	Mark Montigny (D) unopposed
Cape and Islands	Robert O'Leary	Democratic	2000	Retired to run for 10th Congressional District Democratic hold	Dan Wolf (D) 57.45% James Crocker (R) 42.55%
1st Essex	Steven Baddour	Democratic	2002	Re-elected	Steven Baddour (D) unopposed
2nd Essex	Frederick Berry	Democratic	1982	Re-elected	Frederick Berry (D) 61.51% Richard Jolitz (R) 31.47% Matthew Fraser (I) 7.02%
1st Essex and Middlesex	Bruce Tarr	Republican	1994	Re-elected	Bruce Tarr (R) unopposed

"PD43+ Massachusetts Election Statistics". William Francis Galvin, Secretary. Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved November 3, 2016.