2018 U.S. Senate Election In Massachusetts
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The 2018 United States Senate election in Massachusetts took place on November 6, 2018. Incumbent Democratic U.S. senator
Elizabeth Warren Elizabeth Ann Warren (née Herring; born June 22, 1949) is an American politician and former law professor who is the Seniority in the United States Senate, senior United States senator from the state of Massachusetts, serving since 2013. A mem ...
ran for re-election to a second term. The candidate filing deadline was June 5, 2018, and the primary election was held on September 4, 2018. Warren won re-election, defeating her Republican opponent, state Representative
Geoff Diehl Geoffrey G. Diehl (born April 23, 1969) is an American politician from Massachusetts. A Republican, he represented the 7th Plymouth district in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 2011 to 2019. Diehl was the unsuccessful Republic ...
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Democratic primary


Candidates


Nominated

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Elizabeth Warren Elizabeth Ann Warren (née Herring; born June 22, 1949) is an American politician and former law professor who is the Seniority in the United States Senate, senior United States senator from the state of Massachusetts, serving since 2013. A mem ...
, incumbent U.S. senator


Results


Republican primary


Candidates


Nominated

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Geoff Diehl Geoffrey G. Diehl (born April 23, 1969) is an American politician from Massachusetts. A Republican, he represented the 7th Plymouth district in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 2011 to 2019. Diehl was the unsuccessful Republic ...
, state representative


Eliminated in primary

* John Kingston, attorney and founder and president of
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* Beth Lindstrom, former Undersecretary of the Massachusetts Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation


Eliminated at convention

* Darius Mitchell * Heidi Wellman


Declined

* Gabriel Gomez, businessman, former
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and nominee for the U.S. Senate in
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* Rick Green, businessman (running for House of Representatives) *
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, former
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Bill Weld William Floyd Weld (born July 31, 1945) is an American attorney, businessman, author, and politician who served as the Governor of Massachusetts, 68th Governor of Massachusetts from 1991 to 1997. A Harvard University, Harvard graduate, Weld be ...
, former governor, nominee for the U.S. Senate in 1996 and Libertarian nominee for Vice President of the United States in 2016 (endorsed Beth Lindstrom) *
Daniel Winslow Daniel B. Winslow (born May 13, 1958) is an American lawyer, Republican Party politician, and former Presiding Justice of the Wrentham District Court. He was the state Representative for the Ninth Norfolk district from January 2011 to Septem ...
, former state representative and candidate for the U.S. Senate in
2013 2013 was the first year since 1987 to contain four unique digits (a span of 26 years). 2013 was designated as: *International Year of Water Cooperation *International Year of Quinoa Events January * January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...


Endorsements


Polling


Results


Overall


By county

Results by county. Red represents counties won by Diehl. Teal represents counties won by Kingston.


Libertarian primary


Candidates


Declined

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Bill Weld William Floyd Weld (born July 31, 1945) is an American attorney, businessman, author, and politician who served as the Governor of Massachusetts, 68th Governor of Massachusetts from 1991 to 1997. A Harvard University, Harvard graduate, Weld be ...
, former Republican
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and nominee for
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in
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Independents


Candidates


Declared

* Shiva Ayyadurai, entrepreneur and conspiracy theorist * John Devine * Allen Waters


Declined

* Gabriel Gomez, businessman, former
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and Republican nominee for the U.S. Senate in
2013 2013 was the first year since 1987 to contain four unique digits (a span of 26 years). 2013 was designated as: *International Year of Water Cooperation *International Year of Quinoa Events January * January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...


General election


Endorsements


Debates


Complete video of debate
October 19, 2018
Complete video of debate
October 21, 2018


Predictions

^Highest rating they assert


Polling

with Beth Lindstrom
with John Kingston
with Shiva Ayyadurai running as Republican
with Curt Schilling
with William Weld


Results


By county

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic * Barnstable (largest municipality: Barnstable) *
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(largest municipality: Lynn) *
Norfolk Norfolk ( ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in England, located in East Anglia and officially part of the East of England region. It borders Lincolnshire and The Wash to the north-west, the North Sea to the north and eas ...
(largest municipality: Quincy) *
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(largest municipality:
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)


By congressional district

Warren won all of the state’s congressional districts.https://davesredistricting.org/maps#viewmap::63f8c635-75ee-4a08-a798-cec3342feb49


References


External links


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