Results from the September 3rd Primaries in Massachusetts

Primary elections were held on Tuesday in Massachusetts. Full context about women in the 2024 elections, including candidate lists, summaries, and historical comparisons, are available via the Center for American Women and Politics’ (CAWP) Election Watch.

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  • U.S. Senate U.S. Senate
  • U.S. House U.S. House
  • Governor Governor
  • Statewide Executive Statewide Executive
  • Statewide Executive State Legislative
  • Historic Historic

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Massachusetts

U.S. Senate

U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D) – the only woman who has served in the U.S. Senate from Massachusetts – is up for re-election this year. She is strongly favored to win re-election in November. 

U.S. House 

All 3 (3D) of Massachusetts’ incumbent women representatives to the U.S. House were unopposed in the primary and are strongly favored to win re-election in November. 

U.S. Senate U.S. House

There are no non-incumbent women nominees for the U.S. House or U.S. Senate in Massachusetts in 2024. 

Massachusetts

Nominees
U.S. Senate :

1 (1D)

U.S. House :

3 (3D)

State :

n/a

U.S. Senate U.S. Senate

Women Nominees in 2024: Based on primary election results, a woman is 1 of 2 (50%) major-party nominees for U.S. Senate in Massachusetts. Incumbent U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D) is seeking re-election in November.

Woman Nominee

Party

Seat Status

Race/Ethnicity

Current Cook Political Report Rating 

Elizabeth Warren

D

Incumbent

White

Solid Democrat

Current/Historic Women’s Representation: One (1D) woman – Elizabeth Warren – currently represents Massachusetts in the U.S. Senate. She is up for re-election this year. Warren is the only woman who has served in the U.S. Senate from Massachusetts.

Women Candidates in 2024: Warren was 1 of 4 (25%) major-party candidates for U.S. Senate in 2024.

U.S. House U.S. House

Women Nominees in 2024: Based on primary election results, women are 3 of 11 (27.3%) major-party nominees for U.S. House in Massachusetts, including 3 of 9 (33.3%) Democrats and 0 of 2 (0%)  Republicans. 

The number of women major-party nominees for the U.S. House falls short of the previous high (7), first set in 2020. Of the 3 (3D) women nominees for U.S. House in Massachusetts, all are incumbents. None were opposed in their primary contests.

District

Woman Nominee

Party

Seat Status

Race/Ethnicity

Current Cook Political Report Rating 

3

Lori Trahan

D

Incumbent

White

Solid Democrat

5

Katherine Clark

D

Incumbent

White

Solid Democrat

7

Ayanna Pressley

D

Incumbent

Black

Solid Democrat

Current/Historic Women’s Representation: Women currently hold 3 of 9 (33.3%) seats in the Massachusetts delegation to the U.S. House. Seven (5D, 2R) women have served in the U.S. House from Massachusetts. 

Women Candidates in 2024: Three (3D) women filed as candidates for U.S. House seats in Massachusetts in 2024. This is not a record high. They were 3 of 13 (23.1%) total major-party candidates for U.S. House in 2024.

Statewide Elective Executive Office Statewide Executive

There are no statewide elective executive elections in Massachusetts in 2024.

For primary results summaries from other states and full results, including candidate lists, summaries, and historical comparisons, see CAWP’s Election Watch.