2022 Massachusetts Senate election

An election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect all 40 members to Massachusetts' Senate. The election coincided with elections for other offices, including governor, and U.S. House of Representatives.

2022 Massachusetts Senate election

November 8, 2022

All 40 seats in the Massachusetts Senate
21 seats needed for a majority
Registered4,884,076 ( 1.48 pp)
Turnout51.42% ( 24.58 pp)
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Karen Spilka Bruce Tarr
Party Democratic Republican
Leader since February 28, 2018 January 3, 2011
Leader's seat 2nd Middlesex and Norfolk 1st Essex and Middlesex
Last election 37 seats 3 seats
Seats before 36 3
Seats won 37 3
Seat change 1
Popular vote 1,539,792 602,112
Percentage 69.24% 27.08%

Results:
     Democratic hold      Democratic gain
     Republican hold

President before election

Karen Spilka
Democratic

Elected President

Karen Spilka
Democratic

Democrats gained 1 seat, increasing their supermajority to 37 out of 40 seats. Simultaneously with gains in the state house, and Maura Healey's win in the gubernatorial race, Democrats won a trifecta in the state for the first time since 2014.

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