2006 Massachusetts Senate election

The Massachusetts Senate currently has 34 Democrats and 6 Republicans. The election was held on November 72006.

The 2006 Massachusetts House election is scheduled for the same date as the Senate election, as well as Federal and Gubernatorial elections (see Massachusetts general election, 2006).

Massachusetts Senators serve two-year terms.

Complete list of Senate contests in 2006

District		Incumbent	Hometown	Status	Competing candidates	2006 Result	Vote for winner in 2004	Berkshire, Hampshire, and Franklin	Andrea Nuciforo, Jr. (D)	Pittsfield	retiring to run for Middle Berkshire Register of Deeds	Benjamin Downing (D- Pittsfield)* Matthew W. Kinnaman (R- Lee) Dion Robbins-Zust (G- Richmond)	71%-25%-4%	77.6%	Bristol, and Norfolk	James Timility (D)	Walpole	running for re-election	James Timility (D-Walpole) Michael Atwill (R-Mansfield)	60%-40%	56.7%	1st Bristol and Plymouth	Joan Menard (D)	Somerset	running for re-election	Joan Menard (D-Somerset) Unopposed	100%	100%	2nd Bristol, and Plymouth	Mark Montigny (D)	New Bedford	running for re-election	Mark Montigny (D-New Bedford) Raimundo Delgado (U-New Bedford)	82%-18%	100%	Cape and Islands	Robert O'Leary (D)	Barnstable	running for re-election	Robert O'Leary (D-Barnstable) Ricardo Barros (R-Centerville)*	63%-37%	56.6%	1st Essex	Steven Baddour (D)	Methuen	running for re-election	Steven Baddour (D-Methuen) Unopposed	100%	68.7%	2nd Essex	Frederick Berry (D)	Peabody	running for re-election	Frederick Berry (D-Peabody) Unopposed	100%	100%	1st Essex and Middlesex	Bruce Tarr (R)	Gloucester	running for re-election	Bruce Tarr (R-Gloucester) Unopposed	100%	65.0%	2nd Essex and Middlesex	Susan Tucker (D)	Andover	running for re-election	Susan Tucker (D-Andover) Unopposed	100%	71.7%	3rd Essex and Middlesex	Thomas McGee (D)	Lynn	running for re-election	Thomas McGee (D-Lynn) Unopposed	100%	100%	Hampden	Stephen Buoniconti (D)	West Springfield	running for re-election	Stephen Buoniconti (D-West Springfield) Unopposed	100%	73.8%	1st Hampden and Hampshire	Brian Lees (R)	East Longmeadow	retiring to run for Hampden County Clerk of Courts	Enrico John Villamaino III (R-East Longmeadow)* Gale D. Candaras (D-Wilbraham)*	40%-60%	100%	2nd Hampden and Hampshire	Michael Knapik (R)	Westfield	running for re-election	Michael Knapik (R-Westfield) Unopposed	100%	100%	Hampshire and Franklin	Stanley Rosenberg (D)	Amherst	running for re-election	Stanley Rosenberg (D-Amherst) Michaela LeBlanc (R-Northampton)	85%-15%	83.6%	1st Middlesex	Steven Panagiotakos (D)	Lowell	running for re-election	Steven Panagiotakos (D-Lowell) Brooks Lyman (R-Groton)	76%-24%	75.8%	2nd Middlesex	Pat Jehlan (D)	Somerville	running for re-election	Pat Jehlan (D-Somerville) Unopposed	100%	100%	3rd Middlesex	Susan Fargo (D)	Lincoln	running for re-election	Susan Fargo (D-Lincoln) Sandra Martinez (R-Chelmsford)	64%-36%	59.7%	4th Middlesex	Robert Havern III (D)*	Arlington	running for re-election	Robert Havern III (D-Arlington)* Unopposed	100%	66.2%	Middlesex and Essex	Richard Tisei (R)	Wakefield	running for re-election	Richard Tisei (R-Wakefield) Unopposed	100%	56.6%	1st Middlesex and Norfolk	Cynthia Stone Creem (D)	Newton	running for re-election	Cynthia Stone Creem (D-Newton) Unopposed	100%	77.2%	2nd Middlesex and Norfolk	Karen Spilka (D)	Ashland	running for re-election	Karen Spilka (D-Ashland) Unopposed	100%	57.3%	Middlesex, Suffolk and Essex	Jarrett Barrios (D)	Cambridge	running for re-election	Jarrett Barrios (D-Cambridge) Unopposed	100%	100%	Middlesex and Worcester	Pamela Resor (D)	Acton	running for re-election	Pamela Resor (D-Acton) Unopposed	100%	59.6%	Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex	Scott Brown (R)	Wrentham	running for re-election	Scott Brown (R-Wrentham) Unopposed	100%	50.6%	Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth	Brian Joyce (D)	Milton	running for re-election	Brian Joyce (D-Milton) James Aldred (R-Randolph)	75%-25%	100%	Norfolk and Plymouth	Michael Morrissey (D)	Quincy	running for re-election	Michael Morrissey (D-Quincy) Unopposed	100%	100%	Plymouth and Barnstable	Therese Murray (D)	Plymouth	running for re-election	Therese Murray (D-Plymouth) Unopposed	100%	57.7%	1st Plymouth and Bristol	Marc Pacheco (D)	Taunton	running for re-election	Marc Pacheco (D-Taunton) Unopposed	100%	73.9%	2nd Plymouth and Bristol	Robert Creedon, Jr. (D)	Brockton	running for re-election	Robert Creedon, Jr. (D-Brockton) Unopposed	100%	67.7%	Plymouth and Norfolk	Robert Hedlund (R)	Weymouth	running for re-election	Robert Hedlund (R-Weymouth) Stephen Lynch (D-Marshfield)*	64%-36%	100%	1st Suffolk	John Hart, Jr. (D)	Boston	running for re-election	John Hart, Jr. (D-Boston) Unopposed	100%	81.6%	2nd Suffolk	Dianne Wilkerson (D)*	Boston	running for re-election	Dianne Wilkerson (D-Boston)* Samiyah Diaz (R-Boston)	72%-28%	100%	1st Suffolk and Middlesex	Robert Travaglini (D)	Boston	running for re-election	Robert Travaglini (D-Boston) Unopposed	100%	79.8%	2nd Suffolk and Middlesex	Steven Tolman (D)	Boston	running for re-election	Steven Tolman (D-Boston) Unopposed	100%	82.8%	Suffolk and Norfolk	Marian Walsh (D)	Boston	running for re-election	Marian Walsh (D-Boston) Douglas Obey (R-Westwood)	69%-31%	64.1%	1st Worcester	Harriette Chandler (D)*	Worcester	running for re-election	Harriette Chandler (D-Worcester)* Paul Nordborg (R-Holden)	73%-27%	66.7%	2nd Worcester	Edward Augustus, Jr. (D)	Worcester	running for re-election	Edward Augustus, Jr. (D-Worcester) Richard Peters (R-Worcester) John Lazzaro (I-Millbury)	68%-25%-7%	60.6%	Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire and Franklin	Stephen Brewer (D)	Barre	running for re-election	Stephen Brewer (D-Barre) Unopposed	100%	73.4%	Worcester and Middlesex	Robert Antonioni (D)	Leominster	running for re-election	Robert Antonioni (D-Leominster) Unopposed	100%	62.0%	Worcester and Norfolk	Richard T. Moore (D)	Uxbridge	running for re-election	Richard T. Moore (D-Uxbridge) Unopposed	100%	70.9%

Primary Results

Official results from State Primary Election Results 2006 (PDF, 196k) on the Massachusetts Elections Division website

Democratic Primary

District	Candidates	Votes	%
Berkshire, Hampshire & Franklin	Benjamin Downing	7,574	32%
	Christopher Hodgkins	7,334	31%
	Helen Sharron	3,111	13%
	Margaret Ware	5,221	22%
	John Zelazo	394	2%
1st Hampden & Hampshire	Brian Ashe	6,585	36%
	Gale Candaras	8,362	46%
	Rosemarie Mazza-Moriarty	3,117	17%
4th Middlesex	Joanna Gonsalves	10,244	39%
	Robert Havern (i)	15,722	61%
Plymouth & Norfolk	Stephen Lynch	12,348	57%
	Matthias Mulvey	9,497	43%
2nd Suffolk	Write-In: Sonia Chang-Diaz	5,711	45%
	Write-In: Samiyah Diaz	238	2%
	Write-In: John Kelleher	400	3%
	Write-In: Dianne Wilkerson (i)	6,478	51%
1st Worcester	Harriette Chandler (i)	16,847	77%
	Deirdre Healy	5,153	23%

Republican Primary

District	Candidates	Votes	%
Cape & Islands	Ricardo Barros	4,258	59%
	Doug Bennett	3,006	41%
1st Hampden & Hampshire	Kevin Corridan	1,200	31%
	Ronald Cutler	679	18%
	Enrico Villamaino	1,962	51%

References

• Election Results from the Boston Globe

External links

• Samiyah Diaz campaign page
• Helen Sharron campaign page
• Margie Ware campaign page