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Massachusetts State Senate seat · former district

Massachusetts State Senate: Berkshire–Hampshire–Franklin

5 elections since 2002: Democrats won 5, Republicans 0.

2010 election

Nov 2, 2010
  1. Benjamin Brackett Downing (D) · won · incumbent99.4%
  2. Write-ins and other votes (OTH)0.6%

Unopposed.

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

Every election for this seat

5 races since 2002.

YearWinnerRunner-upWon by
2010Benjamin Brackett Downing (D)—Unopposed
2008Benjamin Brackett Downing (D)—Unopposed
2006Benjamin Brackett Downing (D)Matthew W. Kinnaman (R)45.3
2004Andrea F. Nuciforo Jr. (D)Dawn Taylor Thompson (R)55.2
2002Andrea F. Nuciforo Jr. (D)William P. Foley (I)65.7

Won by: the winner's lead over the runner-up, in points of the vote. Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)