Massachusetts Total Vote Turnout '88-'84
Registered Voting
1998 3,718,528 1,935,277 52.0442%
2002 3,972,651 2,220,301 55.8897%
(254,123) (285,024) -3.8455%
Ma. Gov. 1998 Cellucci (R) Harshbarger (D) Dean Cook (L) Others         Voting 1998 Governor 1990
967,843 901,843 32,184 2,149         1,935,277 1,904,019 (31,258)
50.8316% 47.3652% 1.6903% 0.1129%         Ind. total 34,333
Ma. Gov. 2002 Romney - Rep O'Brien (D) Howell (L) Stein (G) Johnson (I) Others   Governor 2002 (290,150)
1,091,988 985,971 23,044 76,530 15,335 1,301   2,220,301 2,194,169 (26,132)
49.7677% 44.9360% 1.0502% 3.4879% 0.6989% 0.0593%   Ind. total 116,210
Difference (124,145) (84,128) 9,140 (74,381) (15,335) (1,301)
Ma. Senate 02 No Republican Kerry (D) Cloud (L) Forsburg (w-i) All Others Senate 02
0.00 1,605,976 369,807 24,898 6,077 2,220,301 2,006,758 -213,543
0.00% 80.03% 18.43% 1.24% 0.30% 400,782
Ma. Senate 94 Romney (R) Kennedy (D) Dozier (Lib) Ferguson (LWR) All Others     Senate 94 -173187
894,000 1,265,997 14,484 4,776 688     2,179,945
41.0102% 58.0747% 0.6644% 0.2191% 0.0316%     Ind. total 19948
Difference (894,000) 339,979 355,323 20,122 5,389
Ma. AG 1998 Bailey (R) Reilly (D) Others           Voting 1998 At. Gen. 1998
604,700 1,218,244 1,990           1,935,277 1,824,934  
33.1354% 66.7555% 0.1090%           Ind. total 1,990
Ma. AG 2002 No Republican Reilley (D) Others         At. Gen. 2002 209,791
0 1,602,817 12,326         2,220,301 1,615,143 (605,158)
0.0000% 99.2368% 0.7632%         Ind. total 12,326
Difference 604,700 (384,573) (10,336)
Ma. SoS 1998 Dale Jenkins(R) Galvin (D) Atkinson (Lib) Others   Sec of State 98
451,556 1,252,912 86,330 866   1,791,664
25.2032% 69.9301% 4.8184% 0.0483%   Ind. Total 87,196
Ma. SoS 2002 Robinson - Rep Galvin (D)   Others       Sec of State 02 (198,990)
516,260 1,472,562 0 1,832       2,220,301 1,990,654 (229,647)
25.9342% 73.9738% 0.0000% 0.0920%       Ind. total 1,832
Difference (64,704) (219,650) 86,330 (966)
Ma. Treas. 98 Maginn (R) O'Brien (D) Hardwick (Lib) Others   Treasurer 98
626,286 1,120,757 53,299 675   1,801,017
34.7740% 62.2291% 2.9594% 0.0375%   Ind. Total 53,974
Ma. Treas. 02 Grabauskas - R Cahill (Dem)   O'Keefe (G) All Others     Treasurer 02 (252,557)
848,904 1,040,281 0 163,559 830     2,220,301 2,053,574 (166,727)
41.3379% 50.6571% 0.0000% 7.9646% 0.0404%     Ind. total 164,389
Difference (222,618) 80,476 53,299 (162,884) (830)
Ma. Auditor 98 Duffy (R) De Nucci (D) Howell (Lib) Others   Auditor 98
531,363 1,154,829 102,198 608   1,788,998
29.7017% 64.5517% 5.7126% 0.0340%   Ind. Total 102,806
Ma. Auditor 02 No Republican De Nucci (D) Littleton (Lib) All Others       Auditor 02 196,056
0 1,456,880 133,997 2,065       2,220,301 1,592,942 (627,359)
0.0000% 91.4584% 8.4119% 0.1296%       Ind. total 136,062
Difference 531,363 (302,051) (31,799) (1,457)
Ma. House 1-98 Morgan (R) Olver (D) All Others Race Total
48,055 121,863 58 169,976
28.2716% 71.6942% 0.0341%
Ma. House 1-02 Kinnaman - Rep Olver (D) All Others   (34,043)
66,061 137,841 117   204,019
32.3798% 67.5628% 0.0573%  
(18,006) (15,978) (59)  
 
Ma. House 2-98 No Republican Neal (D) Others     Race Total
0 130,550 1,383     131,933
0.0000% 98.9517% 1.0483%    
Ma. House 2-02 No Republican Neal (D) All Others All Others (22,795)
0 153,387 1,341 0 154,728
0.0000% 99.1333% 0.8667% 0.0000%
0 (22,837) 42 0
Ma. House 3-98 Amorello (R) McGovern (D) Phillies (Lib) All Others Race Total
  79,174 108,613 2,887 204 190,674
41.5232% 56.9627% 1.5141% 0.1070%
Ma. House 3-02 No Republican McGovern (D) All Others All Others 33,129
0 155,697 1,848 0 157,545  
0.0000% 98.8270% 1.1730% 0.0000%
79,174 (47,084) 1,039 204
Ma. House 4-98 No Republican Frank (D) All Others   Race Total
  0 148,340 2,380   150,720
0.0000% 98.4209% 1.5791%  
Ma. House 4-02 No Republican Frank (D) All Others Others (17,096)
0 166,125 1,691 0 167,816
0.0000% 98.9923% 1.0077% 8.75583E-45
0 (17,785) 689 (0)
Ma. House 5-98 Coleman (R) Meehan (D) Others   Race Total
52,725 127,418 87   180,230
29.2543% 70.6974% 0.0483%  
Ma. House 5-02 McCarthy - Rep Meehan (D) Freedman - Lib All Others (23,547)
  69,337 122,562 11,729 149 203,777
34.0259% 60.1452% 5.7558% 0.0731%
(16,612) 4,856 (11,642) (149)
Ma. House 6-98 Torkildsen (R) Tierney (D) Fritz (I) All Others Race Total
90,986 117,132 6,544 44 214,706
42.3770% 54.5546% 3.0479% 0.0205%
Ma. House 6-02 Smith (Rep) Tierney (D) All Others All Others (23,909)
75,462 162,900 253 0 238,615
31.6250% 68.2690% 0.1060% 0.0000%
15,524 (45,768) 6,291 44
Ma. House 7-98 Long (R) Markey (D) All Others Race Total
56,977 137,178 150 194,305
29.3235% 70.5993% 0.0772%
Ma. House 7-02 No Republican Markey (D) Melnechuk (w-i) All Others 20,268
0 170,968 863 2,206 174,037
0.0000% 98.2366% 0.4959% 1.2675%
56,977 (33,790) (713) (2,206)
Ma. House 8-98 Hyde (R) Capuano (D) Morell (SW) Schinella (U) All Others Race Total
14,125 99,603 4,854 3,129 176 121,887
11.5886% 81.7175% 3.9824% 2.5671% 0.1444%
Ma. House 8-02 No Republican Capuano (D) All Others   9,531
  0 111,861 495   112,356
0.0000% 99.5594% 0.4406%  
14,125 (12,258) 4,359
Ma. House 9-98 No Republican Moakley (D) All Others Race Total
0 150,667 888 0 151,555
0.0000% 99.4141% 0.5859% 0.0000%
Ma. House 9-02 No Republican Lynch (D) All Others Others (17,421)
0 168,055 921 0 168,976
0.0000% 99.4550% 0.5450% 0.0000%
0 (17,388) (33) 0
Ma. House 10-98 Bleicken (R) Delahunt (D) Others Race Total
70,466 164,917 180 235,563
29.9139% 70.0097% 0.0764%
Ma. House 10-02 Gonzaga (Rep) Delahunt (D) All Others Others (23,439)
79,624 179,238 140 0 259,002
30.7426% 69.2033% 0.0541% 0.0000%
(9,158) (14,321) 40 (0)
Massachusetts Total
1998 412,508 1,306,281 19,411 3,377 176 0
2002 290,484 1,528,634 19,398 2,355 0 0 House 02 House 98
122,024 (222,353) 13 1,022 176 0 2,220,301 1,840,871   1,741,753 (99,118)
   
Mass. House Republicans Democrats Unopposed Reps. Unopposed Dems. Total Unopposed
1998 0 10 0 3 3 30.0000%
2002 0 10 0 6 6 60.0000%
0 0 0 -3 -3 -30.0000%
Questions Yes No
Mass. Q. 1 Abolish income tax 885,683 45.2722% 1,070,668 1,956,351 0.25
Mass. Q. 2 All children must be taught in English   1,359,935 67.9811% 640,525 2,000,460 0.5
Mass. Q. 3 Tax funded political campaigns   517,285 26.1292% 1,462,435 1,979,720 0.75
Massachusetts No. 1 issue in 1998, Change electric utility industry 1,251,540 71.0558% 509,807 1,761,347
Mass. Senate Republicans Democrats Independents Unopposed Reps. Unopposed Dems. Total Unopposed
1998 7 33 0 5 21 26 65.0000%
2002 6 34 0 3 24 27 67.5000%  
1 -1 0 2 -3 -1 -2.5000%
Mass. House Republicans Democrats Independents Unopposed Reps. Unopposed Dems. Total Unopposed
1998 28 131 0 16 97 113 71.2500% [1 unenrolled/unopposed]
2002 22 137 1 12 95 108 67.5000%  
6 -6 -1 4 2 5 3.7500%
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