2020 United States Senate election in Massachusetts

The 2020 United States Senate election in Massachusetts will be held on November 3, 2020, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, concurrently with the 2020 U.S. presidential election, as well as elections to the United States Senate in other states, elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.

2020 United States Senate election in Massachusetts

November 3, 2020

Nominee TBD TBD Party Democratic Republican

Incumbent U.S. senator Ed Markey Democratic

In the September 1 primaries, U.S. Representative Joe Kennedy III is challenging incumbent Senator Ed Markey for the Democratic nomination; Shiva Ayyadurai and Kevin O'Connor are competing for the Republican nomination.

Democratic primary

The state primary election will take place on September 1, 2020.[1]

Candidates

Declared

• Joe Kennedy III, U.S. Representative for Massachusetts's 4th congressional district[2][3]
• Ed Markey, incumbent U.S. Senator[4][3]

Withdrawn

• Washington Blask[5][6]
• Shannon Liss-Riordan, labor attorney[7]
• Steve Pemberton, chief human resources officer of Workhuman (endorsed Markey)[8]
• Allen Waters, perennial candidate[9]

Declined

• Maura Healey, Massachusetts Attorney General[10][11]
• Scott Lang, former mayor of New Bedford[12]
• Juana Matias, former state representative and candidate for Massachusetts's 3rd congressional district in 2018[13]
• Seth Moulton, former 2020 presidential candidate and incumbent U.S. Representative for Massachusetts's 6th congressional district (running for reelection)[14][15]
• Michelle Wu, Boston City Councillor[13]

Endorsements

Joe Kennedy III

U.S. Senators Kyrsten Sinema, U.S. Senator from Arizona[16] U.S. Representatives Pete Aguilar, U.S. Representative (CA-31st)[17] Colin Allred, U.S. Representative (TX-32nd)[17] Joyce Beatty, U.S. Representative (OH-3rd)[18] Joaquin Castro, U.S. Representative (TX-20th) and chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus[18] David Cicilline, U.S. Representatives (RI-1st) and co-chair of the Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus[18] Gil Cisneros, U.S. Representative (CA-39th), philanthropist, and veteran[18] Angie Craig, U.S. Representative (MN-2nd)[17] Sharice Davids, U.S. Representative (KS-3rd), attorney, and former mixed martial artist[19] Veronica Escobar, U.S. Representative (TX-16th)[20] Adriano Espaillat, U.S. Representative (NY-13th)[20] Ruben Gallego, U.S. Representative (AZ-7th) [20] Raúl Grijalva, U.S. Representative (AZ-3rd)[18] Pramila Jayapal, U.S. Representative (WA-7th) and co-chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus[21] Derek Kilmer, U.S. Representative (WA-6th) and chair of the New Democrat Coalition[18] Ann Kirkpatrick, U.S. Representative (AZ-2nd)[18] Annie Kuster, U.S. Representative (NH-2nd), author, and attorney[18] Eddie Bernice Johnson, U.S. Representative (TX-30th) and chair of the House Science Committee[18] Conor Lamb, U.S. Representative (PA-17th), attorney, former federal prosecutor and former Marine[18] John Lewis, U.S. Representative (GA-05) (1987–2020), House Democratic Senior Chief Deputy Whip (1991–2020), Chair of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (1963–1966) (Deceased)[18] Sean Patrick Maloney, U.S. Representative (NY-18th) and co-chair of the Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus[18] Stephanie Murphy, U.S. Representative (FL-7th), business consultant, and professor[18] Beto O'Rourke, U.S. Representative(TX-16th) (2013-2019), 2020 Democratic presidential candidate[22] Mark Pocan, U.S. Representative (WI-2nd), co-chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, and businessman[18] Katie Porter, U.S. Representative (CA-45th), law professor, and attorney[23] Linda Sánchez, U.S. Representative (CA-38th) and former labor lawyer[18] Adam Schiff, U.S. Representative (CA-28th) and chair of the House Intelligence Committee[24] Elissa Slotkin, U.S. Representative (MI-8th)[17] Norma Torres, U.S. Representative (CA-35th)[20] Xochitl Torres Small, U.S. Representative (NM-2nd) and lawyer[19] Lauren Underwood, U.S. Representative (IL-14th)[17] Juan Vargas, U.S. Representative (CA-51st)[18] Marc Veasey, U.S. Representative (TX-33rd)[18] Filemon Vela Jr., U.S. Representative (TX-34th)[18] Statewide politicians Sila María Calderón, former Governor of Puerto Rico (2001-2005)[25] Gabriel E. Gomez, Republican nominee in the special election in 2013[26][27] Sharon Pollard, former Massachusetts Secretary of Energy, former mayor of Methuen and former State Senator[28] Bill Weld, 2020 Republican presidential candidate, former Governor of Massachusetts (1991–1997), Republican nominee for this seat in 1996, 2016 Libertarian Vice Presidential nominee[29] State legislators Joe Boncore, State Senator[30][17] Diana DiZoglio, State Senator[31] Paul Feeney, State Senator[32][17] Denise Garlick, State Representative[33] Adam G. Hinds, State Senator[34] Patrick J. Kearney, State Representative[17] Eric Lesser, State Senator[35] Mark Montigny, State Senator[36] Jim O'Day, State Representative[37] Jeffrey Roy, State Representative[17] Jon Santiago, State Representative[38][17] Chynah Tyler, State Representative[17] Local politicians Ian Abreu New Bedford City Councillor[36] Gerly Adrien, Everett Councillor[39] Ted Bettencourt, mayor of Peabody[17] Malo Brown, Springfield City Councilor (originally endorsed Markey)[40] Kimberley Driscoll, mayor of Salem[41] Hugh Dunn, New Bedford City Councilor[42] Raul Fernandez, Brookline Select Board Member[39] Ruthanne Fuller, mayor of Newton, Massachusetts[41] Judith Garcia, Chelsea City Councillor[39] Maria Giesta, New Bedford City Councillor[36] Brian Gomes, New Bedford City Councillor[36] Andrea Harrington, District Attorney of Berkshire County, Massachusetts[43][44] Justin Hurst, Springfield Councillor[39] Adam Gomez, Springfield Councillor[39] Patrick Keefe, Revere City Councillor[45] Charles Kokoros, mayor of Braintree[28] Scott W. Lang, former mayor of New Bedford[36] Ana Levy, Lawrence City Councilwoman-at-Large[46] Joseph Lopes, New Bedford City Councillor[36] Bill Manzi, former mayor of Methuen[28] Rita Mendes, Brockton City Councillor[39] Steven Morabito, Revere Councillor[45] Matt O'Malley, Boston City Councillor[47] Brian de Pena, former Lawrence City Councillor[46] Neil Perry, mayor of Methuen[28] Will Reichelt, mayor of West Springfield[28] Sarai Rivera, Worcester City Councillor[39] Jeovanny Rodriguez, Lawrence City Councillor[46] Yvonne Spicer, mayor of Framingham[48] Ed Sullivan, former mayor of West Springfield[28] John Leahy, mayor of Lowell[17] Ashli Stempel, Greenfield City Council President[39] Steven W. Tompkins, Sheriff of Suffolk County, Massachusetts[49][17] Kendrys Vasquez, Lawrence City Council President[46] Trayce Whitfield, Springfield Councillor[39] Individuals Jason Collins, former professional basketball player[23] Dolores Huerta, labor leader and civil rights activist[17] Martin Luther King III, human rights advocate and former President of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (son of Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King)[50] Jim Obergefell, civil rights activist[23] Talbert W. Swan II, Bishop of the Nova Scotia Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction of the Church of God in Christ[51] Labor unions American Federation of Musicians Local 9-535[52] International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 103, 104, 1505, 223, 455, 326, 2325, 2321, 1499, 2222[39] International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 25[53] Utility Workers Union of America Local 369[54] Laborers' International Union of Massachusetts[39] Massachusetts State Council of Machinist[39] Pipefitters Local Union 537[39] Boston Carmen's Union Local 589[39] Sheet Metal Workers' International Association Local 17[39] International Union of Operating Engineers Local 4[39] United Food and Commercial Workers Local 791[39] International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers Local 7[39] Plymouth/Bristol County Regional Labor Council[39] Norfolk County Regional Labor Council[39] North Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters[39] Eastern Millwrights Regional Council[39]

Ed Markey

U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren, U.S. Senator from Massachusetts and former 2020 presidential candidate[55] Cory Booker, U.S. Senator from New Jersey[56] Catherine Cortez Masto, U.S. Senator from Nevada[55] Dick Durbin, U.S. Senator from Illinois and Senate Minority Whip[55] Joe Manchin, U.S. Senator from West Virginia[55] Jeanne Shaheen, U.S. Senator from New Hampshire[55] Chuck Schumer, U.S. Senator from New York and Senate Minority Leader[55] U.S. Representatives Richard Neal, U.S. Representative (MA-01)[57] Jim McGovern, U.S. Representative (MA-2nd)[57] Lori Trahan, U.S. Representative (MA-03)[57] Stephen F. Lynch, U.S. Representative (MA-08)[57] Bill Keating, U.S. Representative (MA-09)[57] Ro Khanna, U.S. Representative (CA-17)[58] Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, U.S. Representative (NY-14)[59] Statewide politicians Suzanne M. Bump, State Auditor and former State Representative and state Secretary of Labor and Workforce Development[60] Michael Dukakis, 1988 Democratic Presidential Nominee, former Governor of Massachusetts (1975–1979, 1983–1991)[61] Steven Grossman, former Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts, former National Chair of the Democratic National Committee [62] Val Hoyle, Oregon Labor Commissioner[63] State officials James Arciero, State Representative[17] Brian Ashe, State Representative[17] Bruce Ayers, State Representative[17] Ruth Balser, State Representative[17] Christine Barber, State Representative[17] John Barrett, State Representative[17] Michael J. Barrett, State Senator[17] Jennifer Benson, former State Representative[17] Natalie Blais, State Representative[17] Michael Brady, State Senator[17] Will Brownsberger, State Senator[17] Daniel Cahill, State Representative[17] Linda Dean Campbell, State Representative[17] Peter Capano, State Representative[17] Daniel R. Carey, State Representative[17] Gerard Cassidy, State Representative[17] Tackey Chan, State Representative[17] Sonia Chang-Díaz, State Senator[64] Michelle Ciccolo, State Representative[17] Jo Comerford, State Senator[60] Mike Connolly, State Representative[17] Cynthia Stone Creem, State Senator[17] Brendan Crighton, State Senator[17] Dan Cullinane, State Representative[17] Mark Cusack, State Representative[17] Josh S. Cutler, State Representative[17] Michael Day, State Representative[17] Marjorie Decker, State Representative[17] Bob DeLeo, Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives[17] Marcos Devers, State Representative[17] Sal DiDomenico, State Senator[17] Mindy Domb, State Representative[17] Dan Donahue, State Representative[17] Paul Donato, State Representative[17] William Driscoll, State Representative[17] Michelle DuBois, State Representative[17] Carolyn Dykema, State Representative[17] Lori Ehrlich, State Representative[17] Nika Elugardo, State Representative[17] James B. Eldridge, State Senator[17] Tricia Farley-Bouvier, State Representative[17] Dylan Fernandes, State Representative[17] Barry Finegold, State Senator[17] Carole Fiola, State Representative[17] Cindy Friedman, State Senator[17] William C. Galvin, State Representative[17] Sean Garballey, State Representative[17] Colleen Garry, State Representative[17] Carmine Gentile, State Representative[17] Anne Gobi, State Senator[17] Carlos Gonzalez, State Representative[17] Ken Gordon, State Representative[17] Tami Gouveia, State Representative[17] Danielle Gregoire, State Representative[17] Patricia Haddad, State Representative[17] Richard Haggerty, State Representative[17] Stephan Hay, State Representative[17] Jon Hecht, State Representative[17] Christopher Hendricks, State Representative[17] Russell Holmes, State Representative[17] Kevin Honan, State Representative[17] Natalie Higgins, State Representative[17] Daniel J. Hunt, State Representative[17] Patricia D. Jehlen, State Senator[17] Louis Kafka, State Representative[17] Mary Keefe, State Representative[17] John Kennan, State Senator[17] Ed Kennedy, State Senator[17] Kay Khan, State Representative[17] Kathleen LaNatra, State Representative[17] John J. Lawn, State Representative[17] David LeBoeuf, State Representative[17] Jack Patrick Lewis, State Representative[17] Jason Lewis, State Senator[17] Jay Livingstone, State Representative[17] David Linsky, State Representative[17] Joan Lovely, State Senator[17] Adrian Madaro, State Representative[17] John J. Mahoney, State Representative[17] Liz Malia, State Representative [65] Ronald Mariano, State Representative, House Majority Leader[17] Paul Mark, State Representative[17] Christopher Markey, State Representative[17] Joe McGonagle, State Representative[17] Joan Meschino, State Representative[17] Christina Minicucci, State Representative[17] Liz Miranda, State Representative[17] Rady Mom, State Representative[17] Michael O. Moore, State Senator[17] Frank A. Moran, State Representative[17] Su Moran, State Senator[17] Michael Moran, State Representative[17] James M. Murphy, State Representative[17] Harold Naughton, Jr., State Representative[17] Tram Nguyen, State Representative[17] Marc Pacheco, State Senator[17] Jerry Parisella, State Representative[17] Sarah Peake, State Representative[17] Alice Peisch, State Representative[17] Thomas Petrolati, State Representative[17] Denise Provost, State Representative[17] Becca Rausch, State Senator[17] Dave Robertson, State Representative[17] Maria Robinson, State Representative[17] Michael Rodrigues, State Senator[17] Dave Rogers, State Representative[17] John H. Rogers, State Representative[17] Michael F. Rush, State Senator[17] Daniel Joseph Ryan, State Representative[17] Lindsay N. Sabadosa, State Representative[17] Paul Schmid, State Representative[17] Dan Sena, State Representative[17] Alan Silvia, State Representative[17] Theodore C. Speliotis, State Representative[17] Karen Spilka, President of the Massachusetts Senate [17] Thomas Stanley, State Representative[17] Jose Tosado, State Representative[17] Paul Tucker, State Representative[17] Steven Ultrino, State Representative[17] Andy Vargas, State Representative[17] RoseLee Vincent, State Representative[17] Thomas Walsh, State Representative[17] James T. Welch, State Senator[17] Bud Williams, State Representative[17] Dan Wolf, former State Senator and pilot[66] Jonathan Zlotnik, State Representative[17] Local officials Malo Brown, Springfield City Councilor (withdrawn; endorsed Kennedy III)[40] Paul A. Brodeur, Mayor of Melrose, former State Representative[17] Paul Heroux, Mayor of Attleboro[67] Stephen DiNatale, Mayor of Fitchburg [67] Thomas M. McGee, Mayor of Lynn [68] Joseph Petty, Mayor of Worcester [67] Joseph Curtatone, Mayor of Somerville [67] Gary Christenson, Mayor of Malden [67] Marty Walsh, Mayor of Boston [67] Rachael Rollins, District Attorney of Suffolk County[69] Annissa Essaibi George, Boston City Councilor[70] Kenzie Bok, Boston City Councilor [71] Daniel E. Bosley, North Adams Fmr. State Representative[72] Robert Sullivan, Mayor of Brockton [67] Nicole LaChapelle, Mayor of Easthampton [67] James Fiorentini, Mayor of Haverhill [67] Dan Rivera, Mayor of Lawrence [67] Breanna Lungo-Koehn, Mayor of Medford [67] Donna Holaday, Mayor of Newburyport [67] David Narkewicz, Mayor of Northampton [67] Tom Bernard, Mayor of North Adams [67] Linda Tyer, Mayor of Pittsfield [67] Thomas P. Koch, Mayor of Quincy [67] Brian Arrigo, Mayor of Revere [67] Scott Galvin, Mayor of Woburn [67] William Sapelli, Mayor of Agawam [72] Roxann Wedegartner, Mayor of Greenfield [72] John Vieau, Mayor of Chicopee [72] Ricardo Arroyo, Boston City Councilor [64] Felix D. Arroyo, Suffolk County Register of Probate [64] Lydia Edwards, Boston City Councilor[73] Individuals Ady Barkan, health activist[74] Harry Belafonte, singer, songwriter, activist, and actor[75] Doris Bunte, first Black woman elected to the Massachusetts House of Representatives [76] Ken Burns, filmmaker[77] Jane Fonda, actor and political activist[71] Carole King, singer[71] Marlee Matlin, actress, author, and activist[78] Sara Nelson, union leader[79] Bill Owens, first Black person elected to Massachusetts State Senate[76] Steve Pemberton, chief human resources officer of Workhuman and former candidate for U.S. Senate[8] Gloria Steinem, feminist, journalist, and social political activist[80] Tom Steyer, hedge fund manager, liberal activist, former candidate for 2020 Democratic presidential nomination [17] Zephyr Teachout, law professor at Fordham University [17] Sheldon Lee Glashow, Sheldon Krimsky, Stuart Newman, Richard J. Roberts, Alan Robock, Frederick P. Salvucci, Elaine Scarry, Mriganka Sur, scientists and academics[81] Unions AFSCME Council 93[82] American Federation of Government Employees [83] American Postal Workers Union Local 4553[84] Association of Flight Attendants-CWA[85] Communications Workers of America District 1 [86] Massachusetts Teachers Association[87] UNITE HERE Local 26[88] SEIU 32BJ [89] SEIU 888 [89] Organizations Center for Biological Diversity [90] Clean Water Action [91] Climate Hawks Vote[92] Council for a Livable World[93] Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee[55] Environment America - Massachusetts[94] Environment America - national[94] Human Rights Campaign[95] Indivisible[96] Jewish Democratic Council of America [97] Joint Action Committee for Political Affairs[98] League of Conservation Voters[55] Massachusetts Democratic Party[99] Massachusetts Peace Action [100] MoveOn[101] NARAL Pro-Choice America[55] National Association of Social Workers[102] National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare[103] NRDC Action Fund[88] Our Revolution Massachusetts [104] Peace Action[105] Planned Parenthood[106] Population Connection[107] Progressive Democrats of America[108] Shutesbury Democratic Town Committee [109] Sierra Club[110] Sunrise Movement[111] Working Families Party[112] 350 Action [113] Newspapers The Boston Globe[114] The Rainbow Times[115] Everett Leader Herald[116]

Polling

Joe Kennedy III vs. Ed Markey
Source of poll aggregation	Dates administered	Date updated	Joe Kennedy III	Ed Markey	Undecided[lower-alpha 1]	Margin
RealClearPolitics	April 27 – August 7, 2020	August 15, 2020	44.8%	44.8%	10.4%	Tie

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[lower-alpha 2]	Margin of error	Ed Markey	Maura Healey	Shannon Liss-Riordan	Joe Kennedy III	Seth Moulton	Steve Pemberton	Allen Waters	Other	Undecided
UMassAmherst/WCVB	July 31–Aug. 7, 2020	362 (LV)	± 7.0%	51%	–	–	36%	–	–	–	1%	12%
JMC Analytics and Polling	July 29–30, 2020	500 (LV)	± 4.4%	44%	–	–	41%	–	–	–	–	16%
Emerson College	May 5–6, 2020	620 (LV)	± 3.9%	42%	–	–	58%	–	–	–	–	0%
University of Massachusetts Lowell	April 27 – May 1, 2020	531 (LV)	± 7.8%	42%	–	–	44%	–	–	–	4%[lower-alpha 3]	10%
Suffolk University/Boston Globe/WBZ	February 26–28, 2020	465 (LV)	± 4.4%	36%	–	–	42%	–	–	–	1%[lower-alpha 4]	21%
UMass Amherst/WCVB	February 18–24, 2020	400 (LV)	± 5.9%	43%	–	–	40%	–	–	–	4%	13%
UMass Lowell/YouGov	February 12–19, 2020	450	± 6.1%	34%	–	–	35%	–	–	–	–	23%
	Oct 14, 2019	Pemberton withdraws from the race
	Sep 21, 2019	Kennedy announces his candidacy
Suffolk University/Boston Globe	September 3–5, 2019	500 (LV)	± 4.4%	28%	–	–	42%	–	–	–	–	29%
				26%	–	<1%	35%	–	1%	0%	–	36%
Change Research	August 23–25, 2019	808	± 3.5%	25%	–	5%	42%	–	7%	–	–	–
	Jul 23, 2019	Pemberton announces his candidacy
Suffolk University	June 5–9, 2019	370	± 5.1%	44%	–	5%	–	–	5%	–	–	45%
YouGov/UMass Amherst	November 7–14, 2018	635	–	26%	27%	–	–	–	–	–	–	35%
		636	–	29%	–	–	–	25%	–	–	–	38%
	Oct 5, 2018	Markey announces his candidacy
Suffolk University	September 13–17, 2018	433	–	24%	–	–	–	18%	–	–	–	45%

Debates

• Complete video of debate, February 18, 2020 – C-SPAN

Results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joe Kennedy III
	Democratic	Ed Markey (incumbent)
Total votes				100.0%

Republican primary

The state primary election will take place on September 1, 2020.[1]

Candidates

Declared

• Shiva Ayyadurai, scientist, conspiracy theorist,[117] and independent candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2018[118][3]
• Kevin O’Connor, attorney and partner at Hinckley Allen[119][3]

Declined

• Charlie Baker, Governor of Massachusetts[120]

Other candidates

Green Party

Withdrew

• Andre "Maha Visnu" Gray[121][3]

Independents

Declared

• Frederick Mayock, independent candidate for Massachusetts' 1st congressional district in 2020[5][122]

General election

The general election will take place on November 3, 2020.[1]

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[123]	Safe D	July 23, 2020
Inside Elections[124]	Safe D	July 10, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[125]	Safe D	August 5, 2020
Daily Kos[126]	Safe D	July 22, 2020
Politico[127]	Safe D	July 6, 2020
RCP[128]	Safe D	August 6, 2020
Niskanen[129]	Safe D	July 26, 2020
270towin[130]	Safe D	August 6, 2020

Polling

Hypothetical polling

with Charlie Baker Poll source Date(s) administered Sample size[lower-alpha 2] Margin of error Ed Markey (D) Charlie Baker (R) Undecided Change Research August 23–25, 2019 1,008 ± 3.1% 44% 45% – Poll source Date(s) administered Sample size[lower-alpha 2] Margin of error Shannon Liss-Riordan (D) Charlie Baker (R) Undecided Change Research August 23–25, 2019 1,008 ± 3.1% 35% 54% – Poll source Date(s) administered Sample size[lower-alpha 2] Margin of error Joe Kennedy III (D) Charlie Baker (R) Undecided Change Research August 23–25, 2019 1,008 ± 3.1% 49% 41% – Poll source Date(s) administered Sample size[lower-alpha 2] Margin of error Steve Pemberton (D) Charlie Baker (R) Undecided Change Research August 23–25, 2019 1,008 ± 3.1% 31% 56% –

Results

United States Senate election in Massachusetts, 2020

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Democratic	TBD
	Republican	TBD
	Independent	Frederick Mayock
Total votes				100.0%

Notes

1. Calculated by taking the difference of 100% and all other candidates combined.
2. Key:
   A – all adults
   RV – registered voters
   LV – likely voters
   V – unclear
3. "Another candidate" with 4%
4. "Refused" with 1%

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• Shiva Ayyadurai (R) for Senate
• Joe Kennedy III (D) for Senate
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