In the November 2010 general election for Governor of Massachusetts, incumbent Democrat Deval Patrick beat out Republican challenger Charlie Baker with 49% of the vote. Baker garnered 42% of the vote and Independent Cahill had 8%.http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2010/results/state/#MA

In the House election on the same date, even as Republicans gained seats throughout the United States, Democrats won every election in Massachusetts. The winners were John Olver (beating out Republican Bill Gunn), Richard Neal (beating out Republican Tom Wesley), Barney Frank (who won over Sean Bielat), Mike Capuano (unopposed), Stephen Lynch (who beat out Republican Vernon Harrison), Niki Tsongas (beating Jon Golnik), John Tierney (who won against Bill Hudak), Ed Markey (beating Gerry Dembrowski), and Bill Keating (who beat Jeff Perry).http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2010/results/state/#MA

The Republican Party stated that if they were successful in the 2010 Special Election, they would attempt to seat candidate Scott Brown immediately. Senate rules require that newly-elected Senators be certified as winners by their home state before they can be sworn in, creating a possible loophole should Democrats attempt to contest the veracity of the results.http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2010/01/counting-the-days-will-kennedys-quick-seating-in-1962-repeat-itself.php?ref=mp The decision is made crucial because of the ongoing health care reform discussion going on concurrently in the US Senate, which could theoretically come to a vote before a replacement Senator can be seated from Massachusetts.http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/76879-mass-official-its-not-precedent-to-immediately-seat-winner

Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth spokesman Bill McNiff has said that Brown would not be seated immediately because this would break "precedent."http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/76879-mass-official-its-not-precedent-to-immediately-seat-winner

• Question 1: Elimination of state income tax: DefeatedBoston Globe: Income tax repeal defeated at the polls(November 4, 2008)
• Question 2: Decriminalization of marijuana possession: PassedBoston Globe: Mass. voters OK decriminalization of marijuana (November 4, 2008)
• Question 3: Ban on dog racing: Passed

• Senate:
  • Winner: Incumbent John Kerry
  • Challenger: Jeff Beatty
• Number of Representative races: 2

• 2004: John Kerry
• 2000: Al Gore
• 1996: Bill Clinton
• 1992: Bill Clinton
• 1988: Michael Dukakis
• 1984: Ronald Reagan
• 1980: Ronald Reagan
• 1976: Jimmy Carter
• 1972: George McGovern
• 1968: Hubert Humphrey

• Governor: Deval Patrick
• Lieutenant Governor: Timothy P. Murray
• Attorney General: Martha Coakley
• Senators: Edward Kennedy, John Kerry

• 2008 Presidential Election Winner: Barack Obama

• Winner of Massachusetts's Twelve Electoral Votes: Barack Obama
• Margin of victory: 62% to 36%

• Winner of Massachusetts Senate Race: Senator John Kerry
• Margin of victory: 66% to 31%

• CNN: Massachusetts Election Results

• Winner of Massachusetts Senate Seat: Senator Edward Kennedy (D)
• Margin of victory: 69% to 31%

• Winner of Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election: Deval Patrick (D)
• Margin of victory: 56% to 35%

• The Washington Post: 2006 Massachusetts Election Results
• CNN: 2006 Massachusetts Election Results

• 2004 Presidential Election Winner: George W. Bush

• Winner of Massachusetts's Twelve Electoral Votes: John Kerry
• Margin of victory: 62% to 37%

• CNN: 2004 Massachusetts Election Results