Political party strength in Massachusetts

The following table indicates the party of elected officials in Massachusetts:

The table also indicates the historical party composition in the:

For years in which a United States presidential election was held, the table indicates which party's nominees received the state's electoral votes, and whether they Y won the election or N lost the election.

Each time an official is elected or re-elected, a new box for that official is included to indicate their repeated political party strength.

The parties are as follows:   American (A) (More commonly known as the Know Nothing Party),   Anti-Administration (AA),   American Labor (AL)   Conservative (C),   Constitutional Union (CU),   Democratic (D),   Democratic-Republican (DR),   Federalist (F),   Free Soil (FS),   Independence (I),   Jacksonian Democratic (JD),   no party (N),   National Republican (NR),   National Union (NU),   People's Party (P),   Pro-Administration (PA),   Republican (R),   Whig (W),   Working Families (WF), and   a tie or coalition within a group of elected officials.

List of political office holders in Massachusetts
Year Executive/Constitutional offices General Court
 United States Congress Electoral College votes
Governor Lieutenant Governor Sec. of Comm. Attorney General Treasurer Auditor Senate House U.S. Senator (Class 1) U.S. Senator (Class 2) U.S. House
1780 John Hancock (N) Thomas Cushing (N) John Avery Jr. Robert Treat Paine Henry Gardner (N) no such office
1781 [?] [?]
1782
1783 Thomas Ivers (N) [?] [?]
1784
1785   Vacant[1] [?] [?]
  James Bowdoin (N)
1786
1787 John Hancock (N) Alexander Hodgen (N) [?] [?]
1788 Benjamin Lincoln (N)
1789 Samuel Adams (N) F Majority F Majority Tristram Dalton (P) Caleb Strong (P) 6 Pro-A,
2 Anti-A		 George Washington Y, and John Adams Y
1790 James Sullivan (DR) F Majority F Majority
1791 F Majority F Majority George Cabot (P) 7 Pro-A, 1 Anti-A
1792 Thomas Davis (N) F Majority F Majority
1793 Vacant[1] F Majority F Majority Caleb Strong (P) 11 Pro-A, 3 Anti-A George Washington Y, and John Adams Y
1794 Samuel Adams (N) Moses Gill (N) F Majority F Majority
1795 Samuel Adams (N) Moses Gill (N) F Majority F Majority George Cabot (F) Caleb Strong (F) 10F, 4DR
1796 Samuel Adams (N) Moses Gill (N) F Majority F Majority   Theodore Sedgwick (F) 9F, 5DR
1797 Increase Sumner (F) Moses Gill (N) Peleg Coffin (F) 29F, 1DR, 10? 93F, 54DR, 52? Benjamin Goodhue (F) 11F, 3DR John Adams (F), Y, and Thomas Pinckney (F), N
1798 Increase Sumner (F) Moses Gill (N) 29F, 4DR, 7? 139F, 54DR, 22?
1799 Vacant[1] Moses Gill (N) 35F, 3DR, 2? 122F, 61DR, 30? Samuel Dexter (F) 12F, 2DR
1800   Governor's Council[2] Vacant 33F, 4DR, 3? 166F, 81DR, 13? 11F, 3DR
  Caleb Strong (F) Samuel Phillips Jr. (F) Jonathan Mason (F) Dwight Foster (F)
1801 Caleb Strong (F) Samuel Phillips Jr. (F) 23F, 16DR, 1? 152F, 113DR, 14? 7F, 7DR John Adams (F), N, and Charles C. Pinckney (F), N
1802 Caleb Strong (F) Edward Robbins (F) Jonathan Jackson (F) 28F, 12DR 133F, 88DR, 13? 8F, 6 DR
1803 Caleb Strong (F) Edward Robbins (F) 28F, 12DR 152F, 102DR, 4? John Quincy Adams (F) Timothy Pickering (F) 10F, 7DR
1804 Caleb Strong (F) Edward Robbins (F) 26F, 14DR 150F, 129DR, 2?
1805 Caleb Strong (F) Edward Robbins (F) 22F, 18DR 181F, 163DR, 1I, 2? Timothy Pickering (F) 10DR, 7F Thomas Jefferson, and George Clinton (DR), Y
1806 Caleb Strong (F) Edward Robbins (F) Jonathan L. Austin (DR) Thomson J. Skinner (DR) 21DR, 19F 263DR, 215F, 3?
1807 Jonathan L. Austin (DR) Thomson J. Skinner (DR) James Sullivan (DR) Levi Lincoln Sr. (DR) Barnabas Bidwell (DR) 21DR, 19F 250DR, 130F, 2? 11DR, 6F
1808 Vacant[1] William Tudor (F) Josiah Dwight (N) 23F, 17DR 253F, 231DR James Lloyd (F)
1809 Christopher Gore (F) William Tudor (F) David Cobb (F) 22F, 18DR 316F, 278DR 9F, 8DR Charles C. Pinckney, and Rufus King (F), N
1810 Elbridge Gerry (DR) William Gray (DR) Benjamin Homans (DR) Perez Morton (DR) Thomas Harris (N) 20F, 20DR[3] 335DR, 308F 10F, 7DR
1811 Elbridge Gerry (DR) William Gray (DR) Jonathan L. Austin (DR) 21DR, 19F 345DR, 315F Joseph Bradley Varnum (DR) 9DR, 8F
1812 Caleb Strong (F) William Phillips Jr. (F) Alden Bradford (F) John T. Apthorp (N) 29DR, 11F 429F, 320DR
1813 Caleb Strong (F) William Phillips Jr. (F) 29F, 11DR 420F, 215DR, 1? Christopher Gore (F) 16F, 4DR De Witt Clinton, and Jared Ingersoll (F), N
1814 Caleb Strong (F) William Phillips Jr. (F) 27F, 13DR 354F, 159DR, 1?
1815 Caleb Strong (F) William Phillips Jr. (F) 25F, 15DR 303F, 149DR Christopher Gore (F) 18F, 2DR
1816 John Brooks (F) William Phillips Jr. (F) 22F, 18DR 324F, 214DR, 3? Eli P. Ashmun (F)
1817 John Brooks (F) William Phillips Jr. (F) Daniel Sargent (N) 27F, 13DR 189F, 92DR, 5? Harrison Gray Otis (F) 11F, 9DR Rufus King, and John E. Howard (F), N
1818 John Brooks (F) William Phillips Jr. (F) 26F, 14DR 132F, 82DR, 10? Prentiss Mellen (F)
1819 John Brooks (F) William Phillips Jr. (F) 22F, 18DR 231F, 161DR, 16? 13DR, 7F
1820 John Brooks (F) William Phillips Jr. (F) 23F, 8DR 87F, 64DR, 42? 14DR, 6F
1821 John Brooks (F) William Phillips Jr. (F) 24F, 7DR F Majority Elijah H. Mills (F) 7F, 6DR James Monroe Y, and (split) Richard Stockton N / Daniel D. Tompkins Y (F)
1822 John Brooks (F) William Phillips Jr. (F) Nahum Mitchell (F) 31F, 9DR 105F, 53DR, 2? James Lloyd (F)
1823 William Eustis (DR) Levi Lincoln Jr. (DR) 24DR, 16F DR Majority 7F, 6DR
1824 William Eustis (DR) Marcus Morton (DR) Edward D. Bangs (W) 28DR, 12F DR Majority
1825   Vacant[1] Marcus Morton (DR) NR Majority NR Majority Elijah H. Mills (AJ) James Lloyd (AJ) 12Anti-J, 1J John Q. Adams, and John C. Calhoun (Adams), Y
  Levi Lincoln Jr. (AJ) Thomas L. Winthrop (DR)
1826 Levi Lincoln Jr. (AJ) Thomas L. Winthrop (DR) NR Majority NR Majority Nathaniel Silsbee (AJ)
1827 Levi Lincoln Jr. (AJ) Thomas L. Winthrop (DR) Joseph Sewall (N) NR Majority NR Majority Daniel Webster (AJ) 13 Anti-J
1828 Levi Lincoln Jr. (AJ) Thomas L. Winthrop (DR) NR Majority NR Majority
1829 Levi Lincoln Jr. (AJ) Thomas L. Winthrop (DR) 37NR, 1D, 2? NR Majority 13 Anti-J John Q. Adams, and Richard Rush (AJ), N
1830 Levi Lincoln Jr. (AJ) Thomas L. Winthrop (DR) 38NR, 1AM, 1D NR Majority
1831 Levi Lincoln Jr. (AJ) Thomas L. Winthrop (DR) 29NR, 6AM, 2D, 3? 320NR, 87AM, 68D, 6 Wkmn. 13 Anti-J
1832 Levi Lincoln Jr. (AJ) Thomas L. Winthrop (DR) James T. Austin (N) Hezekiah Barnard (N) 36NR, 3AM, 1D 313NR, 119AM, 92D, 4?
1833 Levi Lincoln Jr. (AJ) Samuel T. Armstrong (AJ) 37NR, 3AM 372NR, 117AM, 73D, 11? Daniel Webster (AJ) 9 AJ, 2 AM, 1J Henry Clay, and John Sergeant (AM), N
1834 John Davis (W) Samuel T. Armstrong (W) 32NR, 8AM 314NR, 131AM, 116D
1835 Vacant[1] Samuel T. Armstrong (W) 40W 450W, 87D, 78AM, 3 Wkmn. John Davis (W) 8W, 3AM, 1J
1836 Edward Everett (W) George Hull (W) John P. Bigelow (W) 22W, 10D, 8AM 397W, 174D, 53AM
1837 Edward Everett (W) George Hull (W) David Wilder Jr. (W) 24W, 16D 373W, 262D Daniel Webster (W) 10W, 2D Daniel Webster, and Francis Granger (W), N
1838 Edward Everett (W) George Hull (W) 40W 363W, 114D, 3?
1839 Edward Everett (W) George Hull (W) 37W, 3D 344W, 178D Daniel Webster (W) 10W, 2D
1840 Marcus Morton (D) George Hull (W) 21W, 19D 277W, 242D
1841 John Davis (W) George Hull (W) 37W, 3D 278W, 119D Rufus Choate (W) Isaac C. Bates (W) 11W, 1D William H. Harrison, and John Tyler (W), Y
1842 John Davis (W) George Hull (W) Thomas Russell (N) 27W, 13D 201W, 135D
1843 Marcus Morton (D) Henry H. Childs (D) John A. Bolles (W) Office abolished John Mills (N) 28D, 12W 177W, 172D, 3 Lty. 8W, 2D
1844 George N. Briggs (W) John Reed Jr. (W) John G. Palfrey (W) Thomas Russell (N) 34W, 6D 185W, 133D, 4 Lty.
1845 George N. Briggs (W) John Reed Jr. (W) Joseph Barrett (N) 40W 200W, 70D, 2 Lty. Daniel Webster (W) John Davis (W) 10W Henry Clay, and Theodore Frelinghuysen (W), N
1846 George N. Briggs (W) John Reed Jr. (W) 40W 198W, 63D, 4A
1847 George N. Briggs (W) John Reed Jr. (W) 40W 208W, 43D, 3 Lty., 1A John Davis (W) 10W
1848 George N. Briggs (W) John Reed Jr. (W) William B. Calhoun (W) 39W, 1D 191W, 78D, 3 Lty., 1?
1849 George N. Briggs (W) John Reed Jr. (W) John H. Clifford (W) Ebenezer Bradbury (W) David Wilder Jr. (W) 40W 178W, 83 Coal., 1?[4] 8W, 1FS, 1Vac Zachary Taylor, and Millard Fillmore (W), Y
1850   George N. Briggs (W) John Reed Jr. (W) 27W, 13 Coal.[5] 168W, 129 Coal., 1?[6]
  Robert C. Winthrop (W)
1851   George S. Boutwell (D) Henry W. Cushman (D) Amasa Walker (W) Charles B. Hall (N) 26 Coal., 14W[7] 218 Coal., 183W[8] Robert Rantoul Jr. (D) 7W, 2FS, 1D
  Charles Sumner (FS)
1852 George S. Boutwell (D) Henry W. Cushman (D) 28 Coal., 12W[9] 208 Coal., 194W[10]
1853 John H. Clifford (W) Elisha Huntington (W) Ephraim M. Wright (W) Rufus Choate (W) Jacob H. Loud (N) 32W, 8 Coal.[11] 151W, 137 Coal.[12] Edward Everett (W) 9W, 1FS, 1D Winfield Scott, and William Alexander Graham (W), N
1854   Emory Washburn (W) William C. Plunkett (W) John H. Clifford (W) Joseph Mitchell (N) 30W, 10 Coal.[13] 198W, 112 Coal.[14]
  Julius Rockwell (W)
1855 Henry Gardner (A) Simon Brown (A) Thomas J. Marsh (N) Stephen N. Gifford (W) 40A 376A, 1D, 1R, 1W, 1? Henry Wilson (FS) 11A
1856 Henry Gardner (A) Henry Wetherby Benchley (A) Francis DeWitt (A) Moses Tenney Jr. (W) Chandler R. Ranson (N) 29A, 9R, 2D 168A, 68R, 58W, 34D, 1 Lib.
1857 Henry Gardner (A) Henry Wetherby Benchley (A) 23R, 17A 314R, 27A, 8D, 4W, 2? Charles Sumner (R) Henry Wilson (R) 11R John C. Frémont, and William L. Dayton (R), N
1858 Nathaniel P. Banks (R) Eliphalet Trask (R) Oliver Warner (R) Stephen H. Phillips (R) Charles White (N) 33R, 4A, 2D, 1W 169R, 41D, 29A, 1 Cit.
1859 Nathaniel P. Banks (R) Eliphalet Trask (R) 37R, 3D 197R, 29D, 10A, 4? Henry Wilson (R) 11R
1860 Nathaniel P. Banks (R) Eliphalet Trask (R) 34R, 6D 183R, 50D, 6A, 1?
1861 John Albion Andrew (R) John Z. Goodrich (R) Dwight Foster (R) Henry K. Oliver (R) Levi Reed (R) 28R, 8U, 4D 223R, 15D, 2NR 10R, 1U Abraham Lincoln, and Hannibal Hamlin (R), Y
1862 John Albion Andrew (R) John Nesmith (R) 31R, 6D, 3U 156R, 45U, 24D, 4? 9R, 2U
1863 John Albion Andrew (R) Joel Hayden (R) 35R, 5D 198R, 41D, 1? Charles Sumner (R) 10R
1864 John Albion Andrew (R) Joel Hayden (R) Chester L. Reed (R) 40R 228R, 12D
1865 John Albion Andrew (R) Joel Hayden (R) Chester L. Reed (R) Julius L. Clarke (R) 40R 234R, 6D Henry Wilson (R) 10R Abraham Lincoln, and Andrew Johnson (NU), Y
1866 Alexander H. Bullock (R) William Claflin (R) Chester L. Reed (R) Jacob H. Loud (R) Henry S. Briggs (R) 39R, 1D 221R, 19D
1867 Alexander H. Bullock (R) William Claflin (R) Charles Allen (N) 40R 229R, 11D 10R
1868 Alexander H. Bullock (R) William Claflin (R) 32R, 8D 180R, 60D
1869 William Claflin (R) Joseph Tucker (R) 38R, 2D 224R, 16D Charles Sumner (R) 10R Ulysses S. Grant, and Schuyler Colfax (R), Y
1870 William Claflin (R) Joseph Tucker (R) 29R, 10D, 1LR 160R, 58D, 22LR
1871 William Claflin (R) Joseph Tucker (R) Charles Adams Jr. (R) Charles Endicott (R) 34R, 5D, 1LR 195R, 34D, 11LR Henry Wilson (R) 10R
1872 William B. Washburn (R) Joseph Tucker (R) Charles R. Train (R) 35R, 5D 186R, 49D, 5LR
1873 William B. Washburn (R) Thomas Talbot (R) 39R, 1D 212R, 28D Charles Sumner (LR) George S. Boutwell (R) 11R Ulysses S. Grant, and Henry Wilson (R), Y
1874 Vacant[1] Thomas Talbot (R) 25R, 11D, 4I 168R, 70D, 2I William B. Washburn (R)
1875 William Gaston (D) Horatio G. Knight (R) 24R, 15D, 1I 155R, 79D, 6I Henry L. Dawes (R) 5R, 4D, 2I
1876 Alexander H. Rice (R) Horatio G. Knight (R) Henry B. Pierce (R) Charles Endicott (R) Julius L. Clarke (R) 31R, 9D 182R, 58D 5D, 4R, 2I
1877 Alexander H. Rice (R) Horatio G. Knight (R) 33R, 7D 181R, 59D George Hoar (R) 10R, 1D Rutherford B. Hayes, and William A. Wheeler (R), Y
1878 Alexander H. Rice (R) Horatio G. Knight (R) 35R, 5D 171R, 69D 9R, 2D
1879 Thomas Talbot (R) John Davis Long (R) George Marston (N) Charles R. Ladd (R) 35R, 5D 185R, 40D, 15GB 10R, 1D
1880 John Davis Long (R) Byron Weston (R) 32R, 8D 185R, 52D, 3GB
1881 John Davis Long (R) Byron Weston (R) Daniel A. Gleason (R) 35R, 5D 192R, 47D, 1GB Henry L. Dawes (R) 10R, 1D James A. Garfield, and Chester A. Arthur (R), Y
1882 John Davis Long (R) Byron Weston (R) 36R, 4D 181R, 55D, 4I
1883 Benjamin F. Butler (D) Oliver Ames (R) Edgar J. Sherman (R) 22R, 17D, 1I 150R, 85D, 5I George Hoar (R) 8R, 4D
1884 George D. Robinson (R) Oliver Ames (R) 25R, 14D, 1I 137R, 92D, 8I, 3GB
1885 George D. Robinson (R) Oliver Ames (R) 34R, 5D, 1IR 166R, 71D, 3I 10R, 2D James G. Blaine, and John A. Logan (R), N
1886 George D. Robinson (R) Oliver Ames (R) Alanson W. Beard (R) 28R, 12D 154R, 77D, 3I, 3IR, 2GB-L, 1ID
1887 Oliver Ames (R) John Q. A. Brackett (R) Andrew J. Waterman (R) 25R, 15D 158R, 82D Henry L. Dawes (R) 8R, 4D
1888 Oliver Ames (R) John Q. A. Brackett (R) 30R, 10D 165R, 72D, 3I
1889 Oliver Ames (R) John Q. A. Brackett (R) George A. Marden (R) 29R, 11D 160R, 80D George Hoar (R) 10R, 2D Benjamin Harrison, and Levi P. Morton (R), Y
1890 John Q. A. Brackett (R) William H. Haile (R) 20R, 20D[15] 141R, 98D, 1 Proh.
1891 William Russell (D) William H. Haile (R) William M. Olin (R) Albert E. Pillsbury (R) William D.T. Trefry (D) 24R, 16D 141R, 98D, 1 Proh. 7D, 5R
1892 William Russell (D) William H. Haile (R) John W. Kimball (R) 24R, 16D 149R, 90D, 1 Proh.
1893 William Russell (D) Roger Wolcott (R) 30R, 10D 166R, 74D Henry Cabot Lodge (R) 9R, 4D Benjamin Harrison, and Whitelaw Reid (R), N
1894 Frederic T. Greenhalge (R) Roger Wolcott (R) Hosea M. Knowlton (R) Henry M. Phillips (R) 33R, 7D 181R, 56D, 1I
1895 Frederic T. Greenhalge (R) Roger Wolcott (R) Edward P. Shaw (R) 36R, 4D 194R, 46D George Hoar (R) 12R, 1D
1896   Frederic T. Greenhalge (R) Roger Wolcott (R) 33R, 7D 182R, 58D
  Vacant[1]
1897 Roger Wolcott (R) Winthrop M. Crane (R) 35R, 5D 198R, 38D, 4I 12R, 1D William McKinley, and Garret A. Hobart (R), Y
1898 Roger Wolcott (R) Winthrop M. Crane (R) 33R, 7D 179R, 53D, 8I
1899 Roger Wolcott (R) Winthrop M. Crane (R) 33R, 7D 174R, 65D, 1 Proh. Henry Cabot Lodge (R) 10R, 3D
1900 Winthrop M. Crane (R) John L. Bates (R) Edward S. Bradford (R) 31R, 9D 166R, 72D, 2 Ind. Cit.
1901 Winthrop M. Crane (R) John L. Bates (R) Henry E. Turner (R) 31R, 9D 180R, 58D, 2SD George Hoar (R) 10R, 3D William McKinley, and Theodore Roosevelt (R), Y
1902 Winthrop M. Crane (R) John L. Bates (R) Herbert Parker (R) 33R, 7D 166R, 72D, 2SD
1903 John L. Bates (R) Curtis Guild Jr. (R) 31R, 9D 153R, 84D, 3S 10R, 4D
1904 John L. Bates (R) Curtis Guild Jr. (R) 31R, 9D 155R, 84D, 1S
1905 William Douglas (D) Curtis Guild Jr. (R) Arthur B. Chapin (R) 34R, 6D 170R, 69D, 1I Henry Cabot Lodge (R) Winthrop Crane (R) 11R, 3D Theodore Roosevelt, and Charles W. Fairbanks (R), Y
1906 Curtis Guild Jr. (R) Ebenezer S. Draper (R) Dana Malone (R) 31R, 9D 169R, 71D
1907 Curtis Guild Jr. (R) Ebenezer S. Draper (R) 28R, 11D, 1I 174R, 61D, 5 Ind. Leag. Winthrop Crane (R) 11R, 3D
1908 Curtis Guild Jr. (R) Ebenezer S. Draper (R) 32R, 8D 174R, 61D, 5 Ind. Leag.
1909 Ebenezer S. Draper (R) Louis A. Frothingham (R) Elmer A. Stevens (R) 34R, 6D 180R, 56D, 3 Ind. Leag., 1 Ind. Cit. 9R, 5D William Howard Taft, and James S. Sherman (R), Y
1910 Ebenezer S. Draper (R) Louis A. Frothingham (R) 31R, 9D 167R, 71D, 1 Ind. Cit., 1S
1911 Eugene Foss (D) Louis A. Frothingham (R) Albert P. Langtry (R) James M. Swift (R) John E. White (R) 26R, 14D 127R, 112D, 1S Henry Cabot Lodge (R) 10R, 4D
1912 Eugene Foss (D) Robert Luce (R) 27R, 13D 140R, 97D, 1 Ind. Cit., 1I, 1S
1913 Eugene Foss (D) David I. Walsh (D) Frank J. Donahue (D) 25R, 14D, 1 Prog. 134R, 96D, 8 Prog., 1I, 1S John W. Weeks (R) 9R, 7D Woodrow Wilson, and Thomas R. Marshall (D), Y
1914 David I. Walsh (D) Edward P. Barry (D) Thomas J. Boynton (D) Frederick Mansfield (D) Frank H. Pope (D) 21R, 17D, 2 Prog. 118R, 104D, 17 Prog., 1S 8R, 8D
1915 David I. Walsh (D) Grafton D. Cushing (R) Albert P. Langtry (R) Henry Converse Atwill (R) Charles L. Burrill (R) Alonzo B. Cook (R) 28R, 12D 150R, 90D 13R, 3D
1916 Samuel W. McCall (R) Calvin Coolidge (R) 34R, 6D 166R, 73D, 1S
1917 Samuel W. McCall (R) Calvin Coolidge (R) 34R, 6D 174R, 64D, 1I, 1S Henry Cabot Lodge (R) 13R, 3D Charles Evans Hughes, and Charles Fairbanks (R), N
1918 Samuel W. McCall (R) Calvin Coolidge (R) 33R, 7D 179R, 59D, 1 Ind. Cit., 1S
1919 Calvin Coolidge (R) Channing H. Cox (R) Albert P. Langtry (R) Vacant 30R, 10D 180R, 60D David I. Walsh (D) 13R, 3D
1920 Calvin Coolidge (R) Channing H. Cox (R) J. Weston Allen (R) Fred J. Burrell (R) 33R, 7D 177R, 62D, 1I
1921 Channing H. Cox (R) Alvan T. Fuller (R) J. Weston Allen (R) Frederic W. Cook (R) James Jackson (R) 35R, 5D 188R, 49D, 3I 14R, 2D Warren Harding, and Calvin Coolidge (R), Y
1922
1923 Channing H. Cox (R) Alvan T. Fuller (R) Frederic W. Cook (R) Jay R. Benton (R) 33R, 7D 164R, 75D, 1I Henry Cabot Lodge (R) 13R, 3D
1924 William S. Youngman (R)
1925 Alvan T. Fuller (R) Frank G. Allen (R) Frederic W. Cook (R) Jay R. Benton (R) 34R, 6D 167R, 67D, 6R+D William M. Butler (R) Frederick H. Gillett (R) 13R, 3D Calvin Coolidge, and Charles Dawes (R), Y
1926
1927 Alvan T. Fuller (R) Frank G. Allen (R) Frederic W. Cook (R) Arthur K. Reading (R) 35R, 5D 149R, 54D, 31 Unaffiliated, 6 R+D David I. Walsh (D) 13R, 3D
1928 Joseph E. Warner (R) John W. Haigis (R)
1929 Frank G. Allen (R) William S. Youngman (R) Frederic W. Cook (R) Joseph E. Warner (R) 31R, 9D 160R, 80D David I. Walsh (D) 13R, 3D Al Smith, and Joseph Robinson (D), N
1930 Vacant
1931 Joseph B. Ely (D) William S. Youngman (R) Frederic W. Cook (R) Joseph E. Warner (R) Charles F. Hurley (D) Francis X. Hurley (D) 30R, 10D 141R, 99D Marcus A. Coolidge (D) 12R, 4D
1932
1933 Joseph B. Ely (D) Gaspar G. Bacon (R) Frederic W. Cook (R) Joseph E. Warner (R) 26R, 14D 148R, 92D 10R, 5D Franklin Roosevelt, and John Nance Garner (D), Y
1934
1935 James Michael Curley (D) Joseph L. Hurley (D) Frederic W. Cook (R) Paul A. Dever (D) Thomas H. Buckley (D) 21R, 19D 124R, 116D David I. Walsh (D) 8R, 7D
1936
1937 Charles F. Hurley (D) Francis E. Kelly (D) Frederic W. Cook (R) Paul A. Dever (D) William E. Hurley (R) 26R, 14D 136R, 104D Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. (R) 10R, 5D Franklin Roosevelt, and John Nance Garner (D), Y
1938
1939 Leverett Saltonstall (R) Horace T. Cahill (R) Frederic W. Cook (R) Paul A. Dever (D) William E. Hurley (R) 28R, 12D 142R, 98D 10R, 5D
1940
1941 Leverett Saltonstall (R) Horace T. Cahill (R) Frederic W. Cook (R) Robert T. Bushnell (R) William E. Hurley (R) Thomas J. Buckley (D) 25R, 15D 141R, 99D David I. Walsh (D) 9R, 6D Franklin Roosevelt, and Henry Wallace (D), Y
1942
1943 Leverett Saltonstall (R) Horace T. Cahill (R) Frederic W. Cook (R) Robert T. Bushnell (R) Francis X. Hurley (D) Thomas J. Buckley (D) 26R, 14D 141R, 99D Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. (R) 10R, 4D
1944 Sinclair Weeks (R)
1945 Maurice J. Tobin (D) Robert F. Bradford (R) Frederic W. Cook (R) Clarence A. Barnes (R) John E. Hurley (D) Thomas J. Buckley (D) 23R, 17R 137R, 103D Leverett Saltonstall (R) 10R, 4D Franklin Roosevelt, and Harry Truman (D), Y
1946
1947 Robert F. Bradford (R) Arthur W. Coolidge (R) Frederic W. Cook (R) Clarence A. Barnes (R) Laurence Curtis (R) Thomas J. Buckley (D) 24R, 16D 145R, 95D Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. (R) 9R, 5D
1948
1949 Paul A. Dever (D) Charles F. Sullivan (D) Edward J. Cronin (D) Francis E. Kelly (D) John E. Hurley (D) Thomas J. Buckley (D) 20R, 20D[16] 122D, 118R Leverett Saltonstall (R) 8R, 6D Harry Truman, and Alben Barkley (D), Y
1950
1951 Paul A. Dever (D) Charles F. Sullivan (D) Edward J. Cronin (D) Francis E. Kelly (D) John E. Hurley (D) Thomas J. Buckley (D) 22R, 18D 124D, 116R 8R, 6D
1952 Foster Furcolo (D)
1953 Christian Herter (R) Sumner G. Whittier (R) Edward J. Cronin (D) George Fingold (R) Foster Furcolo (D) Thomas J. Buckley (D) 25R, 15D 124R, 116D John F. Kennedy (D) 8R, 6D Dwight Eisenhower, and Richard Nixon (R), Y
1954
1955 Christian Herter (R) Sumner G. Whittier (R) Edward J. Cronin (D) George Fingold (R) John Francis Kennedy (D) Thomas J. Buckley (D) 21R, 19D 128D, 112R Leverett Saltonstall (R) 7R, 7D
1956
1957 Foster Furcolo (D) Robert F. Murphy (D) Edward J. Cronin (D) George Fingold (R) John Francis Kennedy (D) Thomas J. Buckley (D) 22R, 18D 132D, 108R 7R, 7D Dwight Eisenhower, and Richard Nixon (R), Y
1958 J. Henry Goguen (D) Vacant
1959 Foster Furcolo (D) Robert F. Murphy (D) Joseph D. Ward (D) Edward J. McCormack Jr. (D) John Francis Kennedy (D) Thomas J. Buckley (D) 24D, 16R 145D, 95R John F. Kennedy (D) 8D, 6R
1960
1961 John Volpe (R) Edward F. McLaughlin Jr. (D) Kevin White (D) Edward J. McCormack Jr. (D) John T. Driscoll (D) Thomas J. Buckley (D) 26D, 14R 156D, 84R Benjamin Smith (D) Leverett Saltonstall (R) 8D, 6R John F. Kennedy, and Lyndon B. Johnson (D), Y
1962
1963 Endicott Peabody (D) Francis Bellotti (D) Kevin White (D) Edward Brooke (R) John T. Driscoll (D) Thomas J. Buckley (D) 28D, 12R 150D, 90R Ted Kennedy (D) 7D, 5R
1964 Thaddeus M. Buczko (D)
1965 John Volpe (R) Elliot Richardson (R) Kevin White (D) Edward Brooke (R) Robert Q. Crane (D) Thaddeus M. Buczko (D) 28D, 12R 169D, 71R Ted Kennedy (D) 7D, 5R Lyndon B. Johnson, and Hubert Humphrey (D), Y
1966
1967 John Volpe (R) Francis Sargent (R) John Davoren (D) Elliot Richardson (R) Robert Q. Crane (D) Thaddeus M. Buczko (D) 26D, 14R 168D, 71R, 1I Edward Brooke (R) 7D, 5R
1968
1969 Vacant[1] Robert H. Quinn (D) 27D, 13R 173D, 67R 8D, 4R Hubert Humphrey, and Edmund Muskie (D), N
1970
1971 Francis Sargent (R) Donald Dwight (R) John Davoren (D) Robert H. Quinn (D) Robert Q. Crane (D) Thaddeus M. Buczko (D) 30D, 10R 178D, 62R Ted Kennedy (D) 8D, 4R
1972
1973 33D, 7R 181D, 57R, 2I Edward Brooke (R) 9D, 3R George McGovern, and Sargent Shriver (D), N
1974
1975 Michael Dukakis (D) Thomas P. O'Neill III (D) Paul H. Guzzi (D) Francis Bellotti (D) Robert Q. Crane (D) Thaddeus M. Buczko (D) 33D, 7R 191D, 46R, 3I 10D, 2R
1976
1977 33D, 7R 194D, 43R, 3I Ted Kennedy (D) 10D, 2R Jimmy Carter, and Walter Mondale (D), Y
1978
1979 Edward J. King (D) Thomas P. O'Neill III (D) Michael Connolly (D) Francis Bellotti (D) Robert Q. Crane (D) Thaddeus M. Buczko (D) 34D, 6R 128D, 30R, 2I Paul Tsongas (D) 10D, 2R
1980
1981 John J. Finnegan (D) 32D, 7R, 1I 128D, 31R, 1I 10D, 2R Ronald Reagan, and George H. W. Bush (R), Y
1982
1983 Michael Dukakis (D) John Kerry (D) Michael Connolly (D) Francis Bellotti (D) Robert Q. Crane (D) John J. Finnegan (D) 33D, 7R 131D, 29R Ted Kennedy (D) 10D, 1R
1984
1985 Vacant 32D, 8R 126D, 34R John Kerry (D) 10D, 1R Ronald Reagan, and George H. W. Bush (R), Y
1986
1987 Michael Dukakis (D) Evelyn Murphy (D) Michael Connolly (D) James Shannon (D) Robert Q. Crane (D) Joe DeNucci (D) 32D, 8R 126D, 33R, 1I 10D, 1R
1988
1989 31D, 9R 127D, 33R Ted Kennedy (D) 10D, 1R Michael Dukakis, and Lloyd Bentsen (D), N
1990
1991 Bill Weld (R) Paul Cellucci (R) Michael Connolly (D) Scott Harshbarger (D) Joe Malone (R) Joe DeNucci (D) 24D, 16R 123D, 37R John Kerry (D) 11D
1992
1993 31D, 9R 124D, 35R, 1I 8D, 2R Bill Clinton, and Al Gore (D), Y
1994
1995 Bill Weld (R) Paul Cellucci (R) Bill Galvin (D) Scott Harshbarger (D) Joe Malone (R) Joe DeNucci (D) 30D, 10R 125D, 34R, 1NP Ted Kennedy (D) 8D, 2R
1996
1997 33D, 7R 124D, 35R, 1I John Kerry (D) 10D Bill Clinton, and Al Gore (D), Y
1998 Vacant[1]
1999 Paul Cellucci (R) Jane Swift (R) Bill Galvin (D) Thomas Reilly (D) Shannon O'Brien (D) Joe DeNucci (D) 33D, 7R 131D, 28R, 1I 10D
2000
2001 34D, 6R 137D, 23R Ted Kennedy (D) 10D Al Gore, and Joe Lieberman (D), N
2002 Vacant[1]
2003 Mitt Romney (R) Kerry Healey (R) Bill Galvin (D) Thomas Reilly (D) Tim Cahill (D) Joe DeNucci (D) 34D, 6R 135D, 23R, 1I John Kerry (D) 10D
2004
2005 34D, 6R 139D, 20R, 1I 10D John Kerry, and John Edwards (D), N
2006
2007 Deval Patrick (D) Tim Murray (D) Bill Galvin (D) Martha Coakley (D) Tim Cahill (D) Joe DeNucci (D) 35D, 5R 141D, 19R Ted Kennedy (D) 10D
2008
2009   35D, 5R 144D, 15R, 1I John Kerry (D) 10D Barack Obama, and Joe Biden (D), Y
  Tim Cahill (I)[17] Paul G. Kirk (D)
2010  
  Scott Brown (R)
2011 Deval Patrick (D) Tim Murray (D) Bill Galvin (D) Martha Coakley (D) Steve Grossman (D) Suzanne Bump (D) 36D, 4R 127D, 33R 10D
2012
2013   36D, 4R 131D, 29R Elizabeth Warren (D) Mo Cowan (D) 9D Barack Obama, and Joe Biden (D), Y
  Vacant Ed Markey (D)
2014
2015 Charlie Baker (R) Karyn Polito (R) Bill Galvin (D) Maura Healey (D) Deb Goldberg (D) Suzanne Bump (D) 34D, 6R 125D, 35R Ed Markey (D)
2016
2017 33D, 7R 125D, 35R Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine (D) N
2018
2019 34D, 6R 127D, 32R, 1I
2020   34D, 4R 126D, 31R, 1I
  36D, 4R 127D, 31R, 1I
Year Governor Lieutenant Governor Sec. of Comm. Attorney General Treasurer Auditor Senate House U.S. Senator (Class 1) U.S. Senator (Class 2) U.S. House Electoral College votes
Executive/Constitutional offices General Court United States Congress

Notes
  1. Lieutenant Governor acted as governor for unexpired term.
  2. Due to the offices of both governor and lieutenant governor being vacant, the council acted as governor.
  3. Elected Harrison Gray Otis, a Federalist, as Senate President.
  4. Starting at the 1848 election, the Free Soilers (mostly former members of the Liberty Party) and Democrats in Massachusetts established a formal coalition to contest elections for the General Court and for state offices. The makeup of the members of the coalition in the House in 1849 after the election was 53 Free Soilers and 30 Democrats.
  5. The makeup of the members of the coalition in the Senate in 1850 after the election was 7 Free Soilers and 6 Democrats.
  6. The makeup of the members of the coalition in the House in 1850 after the election was 56 Democrats, 42 Free Soilers, and 32 Free Soil Democrats.
  7. The makeup of the members of the coalition in the Senate in 1851 after the election was 15 Democrats and 11 Free Soilers.
  8. The makeup of the members of the coalition in the House in 1851 after the election was 110 Democrats, 98 Free Soilers, and 10 Free Soil Democrats.
  9. The makeup of the members of the coalition in the Senate in 1852 after the election was 15 Democrats and 13 Free Soilers.
  10. The makeup of the members of the coalition in the House in 1852 after the election was 118 Democrats and 90 Free Soilers.
  11. The makeup of the members of the coalition in the Senate in 1853 after the election was 4 Democrats and 4 Free Soilers.
  12. The makeup of the members of the coalition in the House in 1853 after the election was 83 Democrats and 54 Free Soilers.
  13. The makeup of the members of the coalition in the Senate in 1854 after the election was 6 Democrats and 4 Free Soilers.
  14. The makeup of the members of the coalition in the House in 1854 after the election was 64 Democrats and 48 Free Soilers.
  15. After a tied vote on the first ballot, the Democrats negotiated an agreement to give the Republicans, led by Henry H. Sprague, the Senate Presidency pro tempore in exchange for an even division of all committees.
  16. Owens, Cornelius (January 28, 1949). "State Senate Elects Dolan". The Boston Daily Globe. After 114 ballots, an agreement was negotiated, with Democrats led by Chester A. Dolan Jr. receiving the Presidency for 1949, while Republicans led by Harris S. Richardson receiving it in 1950. Additionally, the Democrats received the majority on the Ways and Means Committee while all Republican-appointed employees of the Senate retained their jobs.
  17. After holding office in his second term for two and a half years, Cahill changed party affiliation from Democratic to independent on July 8, 2009. Antle, W. James, III (July 13, 2009). "Cahill's Charge". spectator.org. The American Spectator. Archived from the original on July 17, 2009. Retrieved January 15, 2010.

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