2020 United States Senate election in Massachusetts
The 2020 United States Senate election in Massachusetts will be held on November 3, 2020, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, concurrently with the 2020 U.S. presidential election, as well as elections to the United States Senate in other states, elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.
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In the September 1 primaries, U.S. Representative Joe Kennedy III is challenging incumbent Senator Ed Markey for the Democratic nomination and Shiva Ayyadurai and Kevin O'Connor are competing for the Republican nomination.
Democratic primary
The state primary election will take place on September 1, 2020.[1]
Candidates
Declared
- Joe Kennedy III, incumbent U.S. Representative for Massachusetts's 4th congressional district[2][3]
- Ed Markey, incumbent U.S. Senator[4][3]
Withdrawn
Declined
- Maura Healey, Massachusetts Attorney General[10][11]
- Scott Lang, former mayor of New Bedford[12]
- Juana Matias, former state representative and candidate for Massachusetts's 3rd congressional district in 2018[13]
- Seth Moulton, former 2020 presidential candidate and incumbent U.S. Representative for Massachusetts's 6th congressional district (running for reelection)[14][15]
- Michelle Wu, Boston City Councillor[13]
Endorsements
Joe Kennedy III |
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Ed Markey |
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Polling
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[lower-alpha 1] |
Margin of error |
Ed Markey |
Maura Healey |
Shannon Liss-Riordan |
Joe Kennedy III |
Seth Moulton |
Steve Pemberton |
Allen Waters |
Other | Undecided |
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Emerson College | May 5–6, 2020 | 620 (LV) | ± 3.9% | 42% | – | – | 58% | – | – | – | – | 0% |
University of Massachusetts Lowell | April 27 – May 1, 2020 | 531 (LV) | ± 7.8% | 42% | – | – | 44% | – | – | – | 4%[lower-alpha 2] | 10% |
Suffolk University/Boston Globe/WBZ | February 26–28, 2020 | 465 (LV) | ± 4.4% | 36% | – | – | 42% | – | – | – | 1%[lower-alpha 3] | 21% |
UMass Amherst/WCVB | February 18–24, 2020 | 400 (LV) | ± 5.9% | 43% | – | – | 40% | – | – | – | 4% | 13% |
UMass Lowell/YouGov | February 12–19, 2020 | 450 | ± 6.1% | 34% | – | – | 35% | – | – | – | – | 23% |
Pemberton withdraws from the race | ||||||||||||
Kennedy announces his candidacy | ||||||||||||
Suffolk University/Boston Globe | September 3–5, 2019 | 500 (LV) | ± 4.4% | 28% | – | – | 42% | – | – | – | – | 29% |
26% | – | <1% | 35% | – | 1% | 0% | – | 36% | ||||
Change Research | August 23–25, 2019 | 808 | ± 3.5% | 25% | – | 5% | 42% | – | 7% | – | – | – |
Pemberton announces his candidacy | ||||||||||||
Suffolk University | June 5–9, 2019 | 370 | ± 5.1% | 44% | – | 5% | – | – | 5% | – | – | 45% |
YouGov/UMass Amherst | November 7–14, 2018 | 635 | – | 26% | 27% | – | – | – | – | – | – | 35% |
636 | – | 29% | – | – | – | 25% | – | – | – | 38% | ||
Markey announces his candidacy | ||||||||||||
Suffolk University | September 13–17, 2018 | 433 | – | 24% | – | – | – | 18% | – | – | – | 45% |
Debates
- Complete video of debate, February 18, 2020 – C-SPAN
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Joe Kennedy III | |||
Democratic | Ed Markey (incumbent) | |||
Total votes | 100.0% |
Republican primary
The state primary election will take place on September 1, 2020.[1]
Candidates
Declared
Declined
Other candidates
Green Party
Independents
General election
The general election will take place on November 3, 2020.[1]
Predictions
Source | Ranking | As of |
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The Cook Political Report[100] | Safe D | June 18, 2020 |
Inside Elections[101] | Safe D | April 3, 2020 |
Sabato's Crystal Ball[102] | Safe D | April 30, 2020 |
Daily Kos[103] | Safe D | June 4, 2020 |
Politico[104] | Safe D | April 19, 2020 |
RCP[105] | Safe D | June 25, 2020 |
Niskanen[106] | Safe D | April 28, 2020 |
Polling
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Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Democratic | TBD | ||||
Republican | TBD | ||||
Independent | Frederick Mayock | ||||
Total votes | 100.0% |
Notes
- Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear - "Another candidate" with 4%
- "Refused" with 1%
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External links
- Official campaign websites