The Massachusetts general election, 2016 was held on November 8, 2016, throughout
. All 160 seats of the
Massachusetts House of Representatives
The Massachusetts House of Representatives is the lower house of the Massachusetts General Court, the state legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. It is composed of 160 members elected from 14 counties each divided into single-member ...
and all 40 seats of the
Massachusetts Senate
The Massachusetts Senate is the upper house of the Massachusetts General Court, the bicameral state legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The Senate comprises 40 elected members from 40 single-member senatorial districts in the ...
were up for election. The
primary election
Primary elections, or direct primary are a voting process by which voters can indicate their preference for their party's candidate, or a candidate in general, in an upcoming general election, local election, or by-election. Depending on the ...
for state offices was held on September 8.
Early voting
Early voting, also called advance polling or pre-poll voting, is a convenience voting process by which voters in a public election can vote before a scheduled election day. Early voting can take place remotely, such as via postal voting, or in ...
was used for the first time, and took place from October 24 through November 4.
Federal Elections
Presidential election
Official state results from the
Massachusetts Secretary of State
The Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth is the principal public information officer of the government of the U.S. state of Massachusetts.
The Secretary of the Commonwealth oversees the Corporations Division, the Elections Division, the ...
are as follows
U.S. House
General Court
Summary
Senate
House of Representatives
State Senate
House of Representatives
Source: Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts,
Ballotpedia
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(for information on incumbency)
Ballot measures
Four statewide ballot measures were certified for the 2016 ballot.
References
External links
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