The 2024 Massachusetts House of Representatives election will be held on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, with the primary election to be held on Tuesday, September 3, 2024.[2] Massachusetts voters will select all 160 members of the State House to serve two-year terms in the Massachusetts General Court.[3] The election will coincide with United States national elections and Massachusetts state elections, including U.S. Senate, U.S. House, U.S. President, and Massachusetts Senate.[4]
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Following the previous election in 2022, Democrats started 2023 with 134 members and went into the 2024 election with a 133-seat supermajority over the 25 Republicans and one Independent.[a] Republicans would have to net 56 seats to flip control of the chamber.[5]
Retirements
Fifteen incumbents will not seek re-election.
Democrats
- 4th Barnstable: Sarah Peake is retiring.[6]
- Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket: Dylan Fernandes is retiring to run for State Senate.[7]
- 3rd Berkshire: William Pignatelli is retiring.[8]
- 8th Bristol: Paul Schmid is retiring.[9]
- 10th Bristol: William M. Straus is retiring.[10]
- 11th Essex: Peter Capano is retiring.[11]
- 2nd Hampshire: Daniel R. Carey is retiring to run for Hampshire County Clerk of Courts.[12]
- 11th Middlesex: Kay Khan is retiring.[13]
- 12th Middlesex: Ruth Balser is retiring.[14]
- 7th Norfolk: William Driscoll is retiring to run for State Senate.[15]
- 13th Norfolk: Denise Garlick is retiring.[16]
- 9th Plymouth: Gerard Cassidy is retiring.[16]
Republicans
- 1st Bristol: F. Jay Barrows is retiring.[17]
- 1st Plymouth: Matt Muratore is retiring to run for State Senate.[18]
- 8th Plymouth: Angelo D'Emilia is retiring.[16]
Resignation
One seat was left vacant on the day of the general election due to resignation in 2024.
Democrats
- 6th Plymouth: Josh S. Cutler resigned February 4 to become Massachusetts' Undersecretary of Apprenticeship, Work-Based Learning, and Policy.[1]
2023-2024 Special Elections
Sources for special election results: [19][20][21]
2023 Special: 9th Suffolk
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic Party Primary Results | ||||
| Democratic | John Francis Moran | 1,758 | 86.26% | |
| Democratic | Amparo Ortiz | 280 | 13.74% | |
| Total votes | 2,038 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican Party Primary Results | ||||
| Republican | Roy A. Owens[b] | 1 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | 1 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John Francis Moran | 1,356 | 99.85% | |
| Republican | Roy A. Owens[b] | 2 | 0.15% | |
| Total votes | 1,358 | 100.00% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2023 Special: 10th Suffolk
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic Party Primary Results | ||||
| Democratic | Bill MacGregor | 3,261 | 43.68% | |
| Democratic | Robert Patrick Orthman | 2,391 | 32.03% | |
| Democratic | Celia S. Segel | 1,813 | 24.29% | |
| Total votes | 7,465 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Bill MacGregor | 2,579 | 96.30% | |
| Democratic | Robert Patrick Orthman[b] | 99 | 3.70% | |
| Total votes | 2,678 | 100.00% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2024 Special: 6th Worcester
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican Party Primary Results | ||||
| Republican | John J. Marsi, Jr | 1,189 | 53.25% | |
| Republican | David S. Adams | 1,044 | 46.75% | |
| Total votes | 2,233 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | John J. Marsi, Jr | 4,511 | 96.82% | |
| Republican | David S. Adams[b] | 110 | 2.36% | |
| Democratic | Jeanne Renaud Costello[b] | 38 | 0.82% | |
| Total votes | 4,659 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
Summary of results by State House district
Italics denote an open seat held by the incumbent party; bold text denotes a gain for a party.[22][23]
Detailed Results
Sources for election results:[32][33]
See also
- 2024 United States elections
- 2024 United States presidential election in Massachusetts
- 2024 United States Senate election in Massachusetts
- 2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts
- 2024 Massachusetts Senate election
- 2021–2022 Massachusetts legislature
- 2023–2024 Massachusetts legislature
Notes
References
External links
- State Legislature
- Election at Ballotpedia
- 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)