2004Flipped from DemocraticFinal results

2004 election for Massachusetts State Senate: Norfolk–Bristol–Middlesex

Massachusetts State Senate · Massachusetts

Scott P. Brown (R) won with 50.6% of the vote, defeating Angus G. McQuilken (D) by 3.2 points, flipping a seat Democrats held.

Scott P. BrownRepublican · winner
50.6%41,889
47.4%39,253
Louis SinoffLibertarian
2.0%1,682
82,824 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2004

Races before and after

EvenD+19.92002R+3.22004R+17.02008

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

The candidates

Scott P. Brown (R)Angus G. McQuilken (D)

Also on the ballot: Louis Sinoff (Libertarian), 2.0%