Massachusetts State Senate seat · former district
Massachusetts Senate District NORFOLKBRISTOLMIDDLESEX
17 elections since 1978: Democrats won 6, Republicans 11.
2010 election
Nov 2, 2010- Richard J. Ross (R) · won98.7%
- Write-ins and other votes (OTH)1.3%
Unopposed.
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
Every election for this seat
17 races since 1978; the seat changed party 1 time. District numbers are redrawn after each census: each group is one set of lines.
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Won by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2010 | Richard J. Ross (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 2008 | Scott P. Brown (R) | Sara Orozco (D) | 17.0 |
| 2006 | Scott P. Brown (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 2004 | Scott P. Brown (R)Flip | Angus G. McQuilken (D) | 3.2 |
| 2002 | Cheryl A. Jacques (D) | Earl Henry Sholley (R) | 19.9 |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2000 | Cheryl A. Jacques (D) | Earl Henry Sholley (R) | 39.8 |
| 1998 | Cheryl A. Jacques (D) | Robert J. Reardon (R) | 33.5 |
| 1996 | Cheryl A. Jacques (D) | Thomas J. Flanagan Jr. (R) | 31.4 |
| 1994 | Cheryl A. Jacques (D) | Susan Phillips (R) | 14.2 |
| 1992 | Cheryl A. Jacques (D) | David H. Locke (R) | 15.3 |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1990 | David H. Locke (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 1988 | David H. Locke (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 1986 | David H. Locke (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 1984 | David H. Locke (R) | Richard A. Leco (D) | 28.5 |
| 1982 | David H. Locke (R) | Paul S. Davis (D) | 11.3 |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1980 | David H. Locke (R) | Daniel P. Matthews (D) | 4.5 |
| 1978 | David H. Locke (R) | Daniel P. Matthews (D) | 17.0 |
Won by: the winner's lead over the runner-up, in points of the vote. Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)