2024 Massachusetts House of Representatives election

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]

Not to be confused with 2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts.

2024 Massachusetts House of Representatives election
November 5, 2024
All 160 seats in the Massachusetts House of Representatives
81 seats needed for a majority
 
Leader Ron Mariano Bradley Jones Jr.
Party Democratic Republican
Leader since December 30, 2020 November 21, 2002
Leader's seat 3rd Norfolk 20th Middlesex
Last election 134 seats, 71.28% 25 seats, 25.60%
Current seats 133[lower-alpha 1] 25
Seats needed 56
 
Leader Susannah Whipps
Party Independent
Leader's seat 2nd Franklin
Last election 1 seat, 1.69%
Current seats 1
Seats needed 80
Map of the incumbents:
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     Republican incumbent
     Independent incumbent
Incumbent Speaker

Ron Mariano
Democratic


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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.[lower-alpha 1] Republicans would have to net 56 seats to flip control of the chamber.[5]

Retirements

Fifteen incumbents will not seek re-election.

Democrats
  1. 4th Barnstable: Sarah Peake is retiring.[6]
  2. Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket: Dylan Fernandes is retiring to run for State Senate.[7]
  3. 3rd Berkshire: William Pignatelli is retiring.[8]
  4. 8th Bristol: Paul Schmid is retiring.[9]
  5. 10th Bristol: William M. Straus is retiring.[10]
  6. 11th Essex: Peter Capano is retiring.[11]
  7. 2nd Hampshire: Daniel R. Carey is retiring to run for Hampshire County Clerk of Courts.[12]
  8. 11th Middlesex: Kay Khan is retiring.[13]
  9. 12th Middlesex: Ruth Balser is retiring.[14]
  10. 7th Norfolk: William Driscoll is retiring to run for State Senate.[15]
  11. 13th Norfolk: Denise Garlick is retiring.[16]
  12. 9th Plymouth: Gerard Cassidy is retiring.[16]

Republicans
  1. 1st Bristol: F. Jay Barrows is retiring.[17]
  2. 1st Plymouth: Matt Muratore is retiring to run for State Senate.[18]
  3. 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
  1. 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
Primary Election Results
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[lower-alpha 2] 1 100.00%
Total votes 1 100.00%
General Election Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John Francis Moran 1,356 99.85%
Republican Roy A. Owens[lower-alpha 2] 2 0.15%
Total votes 1,358 100.00%
Democratic hold

2023 Special: 10th Suffolk
Primary Election Results
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%
General Election Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bill MacGregor 2,579 96.30%
Democratic Robert Patrick Orthman[lower-alpha 2] 99 3.70%
Total votes 2,678 100.00%
Democratic hold

2024 Special: 6th Worcester
Primary Election Results
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%
General Election Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John J. Marsi, Jr 4,511 96.82%
Republican David S. Adams[lower-alpha 2] 110 2.36%
Democratic Jeanne Renaud Costello[lower-alpha 2] 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]

State House District Incumbent Party Elected Representative Party
1st Barnstable Chris Flanagan Dem
2nd Barnstable Kip Diggs Dem
3rd Barnstable David Vieira Rep
4th Barnstable Sarah Peake Dem
5th Barnstable Steven Xiarhos Rep
Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket Dylan Fernandes Dem
1st Berkshire John Barrett III Dem
2nd Berkshire Tricia Farley-Bouvier Dem
3rd Berkshire William Pignatelli Dem
1st Bristol F. Jay Barrows Rep
2nd Bristol James Hawkins Dem
3rd Bristol Carol Doherty Dem
4th Bristol Steven Howitt Rep
5th Bristol Patricia Haddad Dem
6th Bristol Carole Fiola Dem
7th Bristol Alan Silvia Dem
8th Bristol Paul Schmid Dem
9th Bristol Christopher Markey Dem
10th Bristol William Straus Dem
11th Bristol Christopher Hendricks Dem
12th Bristol Norman Orrall Rep
13th Bristol Antonio Cabral Dem
14th Bristol Adam Scanlon Dem
1st Essex Dawne Shand Dem
2nd Essex Kristin Kassner[lower-alpha 3][lower-alpha 4] Dem
3rd Essex Andy Vargas Dem
4th Essex Estela Reyes Dem
5th Essex Ann-Margaret Ferrante Dem
6th Essex Jerry Parisella Dem
7th Essex Manny Cruz Dem
8th Essex Jenny Armini Dem
9th Essex Donald Wong Rep
10th Essex Dan Cahill Dem
11th Essex Peter Capano Dem
12th Essex Thomas Walsh Dem
13th Essex Sally Kerans Dem
14th Essex Adrianne Ramos Dem
15th Essex Ryan Hamilton Dem
16th Essex Francisco Paulino Dem
17th Essex Frank Moran Dem
18th Essex Tram Nguyen Dem
1st Franklin Natalie Blais Dem
2nd Franklin Susannah Whipps Ind
1st Hampden Todd Smola Rep
2nd Hampden Brian Michael Ashe Dem
3rd Hampden Nicholas Boldyga Rep
4th Hampden Kelly Pease Rep
5th Hampden Patricia Duffy Dem
6th Hampden Michael Finn Dem
7th Hampden Aaron Saunders Dem
8th Hampden Shirley Arriaga Dem
9th Hampden Orlando Ramos Dem
10th Hampden Carlos Gonzalez Dem
11th Hampden Bud Williams Dem
12th Hampden Angelo Puppolo Dem
1st Hampshire Lindsay Sabadosa Dem
2nd Hampshire Daniel Carey Dem
3rd Hampshire Mindy Domb Dem
1st Middlesex Margaret Scarsdale[lower-alpha 5] Dem
2nd Middlesex James Arciero Dem
3rd Middlesex Kate Hogan Dem
4th Middlesex Danielle Gregoire Dem
5th Middlesex David Linsky Dem
6th Middlesex Priscila Sousa Dem
7th Middlesex Jack Patrick Lewis Dem
8th Middlesex James Arena-DeRosa Dem
9th Middlesex Thomas Stanley Dem
10th Middlesex John Lawn Dem
11th Middlesex Kay Khan Dem
12th Middlesex Ruth Balser Dem
13th Middlesex Carmine Lawrence Gentile Dem
14th Middlesex Simon Cataldo Dem
15th Middlesex Michelle Ciccolo Dem
16th Middlesex Rodney Elliott Dem
17th Middlesex Vanna Howard Dem
18th Middlesex Rady Mom Dem
19th Middlesex David Allen Robertson Dem
20th Middlesex Bradley Jones Jr. Rep
21st Middlesex Kenneth Gordon Dem
22nd Middlesex Marc Lombardo Rep
23rd Middlesex Sean Garballey Dem
24th Middlesex David Rogers Dem
25th Middlesex Marjorie Decker Dem
26th Middlesex Mike Connolly Dem
27th Middlesex Erika Uyterhoeven Dem
28th Middlesex Joe McGonagle Dem
29th Middlesex Steven Owens Dem
30th Middlesex Richard Haggerty Dem
31st Middlesex Michael Day Dem
32nd Middlesex Kate Lipper-Garabedian Dem
33rd Middlesex Steven Ultrino Dem
34th Middlesex Christine Barber Dem
35th Middlesex Paul Donato Dem
36th Middlesex Colleen Garry Dem
37th Middlesex Danillo Sena Dem
1st Norfolk Bruce Ayers Dem
2nd Norfolk Tackey Chan Dem
3rd Norfolk Ron Mariano Dem
4th Norfolk James Murphy Dem
5th Norfolk Mark Cusack Dem
6th Norfolk William Galvin Dem
7th Norfolk William Driscoll Dem
8th Norfolk Ted Philips Dem
9th Norfolk Marcus Vaughn Rep
10th Norfolk Jeffrey Roy Dem
11th Norfolk Paul McMurtry Dem
12th Norfolk John Rogers Dem
13th Norfolk Denise Garlick Dem
14th Norfolk Alice Peisch Dem
15th Norfolk Tommy Vitolo Dem
1st Plymouth Matthew Muratore Rep
2nd Plymouth Susan Gifford Rep
3rd Plymouth Joan Meschino Dem
4th Plymouth Patrick Joseph Kearney Dem
5th Plymouth David DeCoste Rep
6th Plymouth Vacant[lower-alpha 1]
7th Plymouth Alyson Sullivan Rep
8th Plymouth Angelo D'Emilia Rep
9th Plymouth Gerry Cassidy Dem
10th Plymouth Michelle DuBois Dem
11th Plymouth Rita Mendes Dem
12th Plymouth Kathleen LaNatra Dem
1st Suffolk Adrian Madaro Dem
2nd Suffolk Daniel Joseph Ryan Dem
3rd Suffolk Aaron Michlewitz Dem
4th Suffolk David Biele Dem
5th Suffolk Christopher Worrell Dem
6th Suffolk Russell Holmes Dem
7th Suffolk Chynah Tyler Dem
8th Suffolk Jay Livingstone Dem
9th Suffolk John F. Moran[lower-alpha 6] Dem
10th Suffolk Bill MacGregor[lower-alpha 7] Dem
11th Suffolk Judith García Dem
12th Suffolk Brandy Fluker Oakley Dem
13th Suffolk Daniel J. Hunt Dem
14th Suffolk Robert Consalvo Dem
15th Suffolk Sam Montaño Dem
16th Suffolk Jessica Giannino Dem
17th Suffolk Kevin Honan Dem
18th Suffolk Michael Moran Dem
19th Suffolk Jeffrey Turco Dem
1st Worcester Kimberly Ferguson Rep
2nd Worcester Jonathan Zlotnik Dem
3rd Worcester Michael Kushmerek Dem
4th Worcester Natalie Higgins Dem
5th Worcester Donald Berthiaume Rep
6th Worcester John Marsi[lower-alpha 8] Rep
7th Worcester Paul Frost Rep
8th Worcester Michael Soter Rep
9th Worcester David Muradian Rep
10th Worcester Brian Murray Dem
11th Worcester Hannah Kane Rep
12th Worcester Meghan Kilcoyne Dem
13th Worcester John J. Mahoney Dem
14th Worcester Jim O'Day Dem
15th Worcester Mary Keefe Dem
16th Worcester Dan Donahue Dem
17th Worcester David LeBoeuf Dem
18th Worcester Joseph McKenna Rep
19th Worcester Kate Donaghue Dem

Detailed Results

Sources for election results:[32][33]

1st Barnstable • 2nd Barnstable • 3rd Barnstable • 4th Barnstable • 5th Barnstable • Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket • 1st Berkshire • 2nd Berkshire • 3rd Berkshire • 1st Bristol • 2nd Bristol • 3rd Bristol • 4th Bristol • 5th Bristol • 6th Bristol • 7th Bristol • 8th Bristol • 9th Bristol • 10th Bristol • 11th Bristol • 12th Bristol • 13th Bristol • 14th Bristol • 1st Essex • 2nd Essex • 3rd Essex • 4th Essex • 5th Essex • 6th Essex • 7th Essex • 8th Essex • 9th Essex • 10th Essex • 11th Essex • 12th Essex • 13th Essex • 14th Essex • 15th Essex • 16th Essex • 17th Essex • 18th Essex • 1st Franklin • 2nd Franklin • 1st Hampden • 2nd Hampden • 3rd Hampden • 4th Hampden • 5th Hampden • 6th Hampden • 7th Hampden • 8th Hampden • 9th Hampden • 10th Hampden • 11th Hampden • 12th Hampden • 1st Hampshire • 2nd Hampshire • 3rd Hampshire • 1st Middlesex • 2nd Middlesex • 3rd Middlesex • 4th Middlesex • 5th Middlesex • 6th Middlesex • 7th Middlesex • 8th Middlesex • 9th Middlesex • 10th Middlesex • 11th Middlesex • 12th Middlesex • 13th Middlesex • 14th Middlesex • 15th Middlesex • 16th Middlesex • 17th Middlesex • 18th Middlesex • 19th Middlesex • 20th Middlesex • 21st Middlesex • 22nd Middlesex • 23rd Middlesex • 24th Middlesex • 25th Middlesex • 26th Middlesex • 27th Middlesex • 28th Middlesex • 29th Middlesex • 30th Middlesex • 31st Middlesex • 32nd Middlesex • 33rd Middlesex • 34th Middlesex • 35th Middlesex • 36th Middlesex • 37th Middlesex • 1st Norfolk • 2nd Norfolk • 3rd Norfolk • 4th Norfolk • 5th Norfolk • 6th Norfolk • 7th Norfolk • 8th Norfolk • 9th Norfolk • 10th Norfolk • 11th Norfolk • 12th Norfolk • 13th Norfolk • 14th Norfolk • 15th Norfolk • 1st Plymouth • 2nd Plymouth • 3rd Plymouth • 4th Plymouth • 5th Plymouth • 6th Plymouth • 7th Plymouth • 8th Plymouth • 9th Plymouth • 10th Plymouth • 11th Plymouth • 12th Plymouth • 1st Suffolk • 2nd Suffolk • 3rd Suffolk • 4th Suffolk • 5th Suffolk • 6th Suffolk • 7th Suffolk • 8th Suffolk • 9th Suffolk • 10th Suffolk • 11th Suffolk • 12th Suffolk • 13th Suffolk • 14th Suffolk • 15th Suffolk • 16th Suffolk • 17th Suffolk • 18th Suffolk • 19th Suffolk • 1st Worcester • 2nd Worcester • 3rd Worcester • 4th Worcester • 5th Worcester • 6th Worcester • 7th Worcester • 8th Worcester • 9th Worcester • 10th Worcester • 11th Worcester • 12th Worcester • 13th Worcester • 14th Worcester • 15th Worcester • 16th Worcester • 17th Worcester • 18th Worcester • 19th Worcester

See also

Notes
  1. Representative Josh S. Cutler (D) resigned on February 4, 2024.[1]
  2. The candidate ran a write-in campaign in this election.
  3. Representative Kassner assumed office on February 3, 2023.[24]
  4. Previously Contested. Incumbent Leonard Mirra (R) was seated in January 2023 as a "hold-over" representative while a Special House Committee examined the vote returns for each candidate, which were certified in having Kristin Kassner (D) winning by 1 vote. The Special House Committee, in a 2-1 vote, decided in favor of Kristin Kassner.[25]
  5. Previously Contested. Vacant while a Special House Committee reviewed the vote returns for each candidate. The committee ruled in favor of Margaret Scarsdale (D). She assumed office on January 18, 2023.[25]
  6. Representative Jon Santiago resigned on March 1, 2023. John F. Moran won the subsequent special election and assumed office on June 8, 2023.[26][27]
  7. Representative Edward F. Coppinger resigned on February 28, 2023. Bill MacGregor won the subsequent special election and assumed office on June 8, 2023.[28][29]
  8. Representative Peter Durant resigned on November 29, 2023. John Marsi won the subsequent special election and assumed office on March 27, 2024.[30][31]

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  3. "The 194th General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts". Massachusetts General Court. Retrieved May 28, 2024.
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  5. "Massachusetts House of Representatives elections, 2024". Ballotpedia. Retrieved May 28, 2024.
  6. Basile, John (January 19, 2024). "Sarah Peake will not seek reelection". WCAI. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
  7. Genter, Ethan (December 1, 2023). "Dylan Fernandes Will Run for Mainland Senate Seat". Vineyard Gazette. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
  8. "State Rep. Pignatelli giving up his Berkshires House seat". Spectrum News 1. February 6, 2024. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
  9. Weisberg, Tim (February 14, 2024). "Westport State Representative Paul Schmid not seeking re-election". WBSM. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
  10. Weisberg, Tim (March 21, 2024). "Mattapoisett State Representative Bill Straus will not seek re-election". WBSM. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
  11. Short, Sidnee (February 27, 2024). "State Rep. Capano announces decision not to run for reelection". ItemLive. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
  12. McCorkindale, Emma (February 17, 2024). "State Rep. Carey announced run for Hampshire County Clerk of Courts". WWLP. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
  13. Jackson, Martina (February 27, 2024). "Newton Representative Kay Khan will not seek re-election in November". Fig City News. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
  14. Mintz, Sam (February 19, 2024). "Brookline, Newton state Rep. Ruth Balser is retiring after 25 years in the State House". Brookline News. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
  15. Doran, Sam (March 26, 2024). "Milton Rep. Driscoll seeking open Senate seat". State House News Service. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
  16. Garrity, Kelly; Kashinsky, Lisa (February 16, 2024). "The end of several eras on Beacon Hill". Politico. Retrieved June 15, 2024. A slate of seasoned representatives including Denise Garlick, Gerry Cassidy, Angelo D'Emilia, Paul Schmid III and Daniel Carey (who's running for county court clerk) are also on their way out.
  17. Peterson, Stephen (March 6, 2024). "Longtime Mansfield Republican state rep Jay Barrows not seeking re-election". The Sun Chronicle. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
  18. Thys, Fred (January 24, 2024). "As expected, Muratore announces bid for state Senate". Plymouth Independent. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
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  24. "State Rep. Kristin Kassner Finally Sworn-In On One Vote Majority". WBZ News Radio 1030. Retrieved February 11, 2023.
  25. Lisinski, Chris (January 9, 2023). "Massachusetts House committee to hold hearings on contested elections". CBS Boston. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
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