• The major news outlets called Barack Obama the winner of the state of Massachusetts minutes after polls closed at 8 p.m. Obama has gone on to win enough electoral votes to win the presidency.CNN: Massachusetts Election Results John Kerry has been reelected to a fifth term in the Senate. Two of the three statewide ballot measures passed. One of those bans dog racing and the other decriminalizes possession of small amounts of marijuana. The third, which was a repeal of the state income tax, did not pass.Boston Globe: Campaign 2008 Mass. ballot questions (November 4, 2008) The state of Massachusetts has 12 electoral votes.Federal Election Commission: Distribution of Electoral Votes

• 1. Electoral votes: 12
  2. Polls open: 7 a.m. - 8 p.m.
  3. Going into election, Obama led McCain 57% to 37%RealClearPolitics: Massachusetts: McCain vs. Obama
  4. Registered voters, 2008: 4,220,488 Secretary of State: Enrollment Breakdown, as of 10/15/2008
  5. Democratic Primary winner: Hillary Rodham Clinton
  6. Republican Primary winner: Mitt Romney

• Ballot Questions

  • 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: PassedBoston Globe: [http://www.boston.com/news/politics/2008/election_results/ma_localquestions/ Campaign 2008

  Mass. ballot questions] (November 4, 2008)

• Other Massachusetts Races

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

• Past Massachusetts Winners

  • 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

• Massachusetts Government

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

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