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2014Final results

2014 election for Massachusetts Senate District 17

Massachusetts State Senate · Massachusetts

Richard J. Ross (R) won with 61.1% of the vote, defeating Dylan Hayre (D) by 22.2 points.

Richard J. RossRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.1%34,952
Dylan HayreDemocrat
38.9%22,267
57,219 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 2014

Races before and after

EvenR+22.22014R+20.12016D+2.72018D+19.52020

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