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2024 United States Senate election in Massachusetts
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Nominee Elizabeth Warren John Deaton
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 1,989,268 1,348,466
Percentage 59.60% 40.40%
Warren:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      90–100%
Deaton:      50–60%      60–70%
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The 2024 United States Senate election in Massachusetts took place on November 5, 2024. Democratic incumbent Senator Elizabeth Warren successfully ran for a third term, securing 59.6% of the vote.[1] Warren was challenged by Republican attorney John Deaton. Primary elections took place on September 3, 2024.[2]

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Nominee

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Declined

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Endorsements

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Elizabeth Warren
U.S. senators
U.S. representatives
State officials
Local officials
Organizations
Labor unions
Political parties

Fundraising

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Campaign finance reports as of June 30, 2024
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Elizabeth Warren (D) $18,486,081 $24,658,143 $4,920,625
Source: Federal Election Commission[25]

Results

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Democratic primary results[26]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Elizabeth Warren (incumbent) 562,709 98.58%
Write-in 8,078 1.42%
Total votes 570,787 100.0%

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Nominee

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  • John Deaton, attorney[27]

Eliminated in primary

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  • Robert Antonellis, nutrition software company owner[28] and self-professed conspiracy theorist [29]
  • Ian Cain, president of the Quincy City Council[30]

Declined

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Endorsements

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Ian Cain
U.S. senators
Governors
Local Officials
John Deaton
Executive Branch officials
Statewide officials
Individuals
Organizations

Fundraising

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Campaign finance reports as of June 30, 2024
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Robert Antonellis (R) $43,352[a] $37,250 $9,667
Ian Cain (R) $361,115 $312,722 $48,393
John Deaton (R) $1,690,411[b] $715,642 $974,769
Source: Federal Election Commission[25]

Polling

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Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size[c] 		Margin
of error 		Robert
Antonellis 		Ian
Cain 		John
Deaton 		Other Undecided
YouGov[A] May 17–30, 2024 292 (A) ± 4.4% 19% 5% 15% 25%[d] 36%
Suffolk University[B] April 16–20, 2024 99(LV) ± 4.4% 4% 2% 4% 1%[e] 89%

Results

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Results by municipality:
  Deaton—90–100%
  Deaton—80–90%
  Deaton—70–80%
  Deaton—60–70%
  Deaton—50–60%
  Antonellis—50–60%
  Antonellis—40–50%
  Cain—40–50%
  No Data/Vote
Republican primary results[26]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John Deaton 136,773 64.51%
Republican Robert Antonellis 54,940 25.91%
Republican Ian Cain 19,374 9.14%
Write-in 924 0.44%
Total votes 212,011 100.0%

Workers Party primary

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Candidates

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Withdrawn

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Libertarian primary

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Candidates

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Declined

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General election

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[41] Solid D November 9, 2023
Inside Elections[42] Solid D November 9, 2023
Sabato's Crystal Ball[43] Safe D November 9, 2023
Decision Desk HQ/The Hill[44] Safe D June 8, 2024
Elections Daily[45] Safe D May 4, 2023
CNalysis[46] Solid D November 21, 2023
RealClearPolitics[47] Solid D August 5, 2024
Split Ticket[48] Safe D October 23, 2024
538[49] Solid D October 23, 2024

Post-primary endorsements

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John Deaton (R)
Statewide officials
Notable Individuals
Newspapers
Organizations

Polling

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Aggregate polls
Source of poll
aggregation 		Dates
administered 		Dates
updated 		Elizabeth
Warren (D) 		John
Deaton (R) 		Undecided
[f] 		Margin
538 through November 2, 2024 November 3, 2024 57.0% 34.8% 8.2% Warren +22.2%
RealClearPolitics September 12 - October 26, 2024 November 3, 2024 56.5% 34.3% 9.2% Warren +22.2%
270toWin October 8 - November 3, 2024 November 3, 2024 57.5% 34.8% 7.7% Warren +22.7%
TheHill/DDHQ through November 2, 2024 November 3, 2024 58.4% 36.1% 5.5% Warren +22.3%
Average 57.4% 35.0% 7.6% Warren+22.4%
Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size[c] 		Margin
of error 		Elizabeth
Warren (D) 		John
Deaton (R) 		Other Undecided
University of New Hampshire October 29 – November 2, 2024 744 (LV) ± 3.6% 60% 37% – 3%
MassINC Polling Group October 29 – November 1, 2024 582 (LV) ± 4.9% 55% 33% 8%[g] 4%
ActiVote October 2–30, 2024 400 (LV) ± 4.9% 63% 37% – –
Emerson College[C] October 24–26, 2024 1,000 (LV) ± 3.0% 56% 36% 1%[h] 7%
UMass Amherst/YouGov/WCVB October 3–10, 2024 700 (A) ± 4.8% 56% 34% 3%[i] 7%
Suffolk University[D] October 2–6, 2024 500 (LV) ± 4.4% 59% 35% – 6%
Opinion Diagnostics (R)[E] September 19–21, 2024 638 (LV) – 53% 32% – 15%
MassINC Polling Group[F] September 12–18, 2024 800 (LV) ± 4.1% 56% 35% 3%[j] 7%
University of New Hampshire September 12–16, 2024 564 (LV) ± 4.1% 58% 32% 7%[k] 3%
YouGov[A] May 17–30, 2023 700 (A) ± 4.4% 47% 24% 8%[l] 21%
Hypothetical polling
Elizabeth Warren vs. Robert Antonellis
Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size[c] 		Margin
of error 		Elizabeth
Warren (D) 		Robert
Antonellis (R) 		Other/Undecided
YouGov[A] May 17-30, 2023 700 (A) ± 4.4% 50% 23% 27%
Elizabeth Warren vs. Charlie Baker
Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size[c] 		Margin
of error 		Elizabeth
Warren (D) 		Charlie
Baker (R) 		Undecided
Fiscal Alliance Foundation May 6–7, 2023 750 (LV) ± 3.6% 34% 49% 17%
Elizabeth Warren vs. Ian Cain
Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size[c] 		Margin
of error 		Elizabeth
Warren (D) 		Ian
Cain (R) 		Other/Undecided
YouGov[A] May 17-30, 2023 700 (A) ± 4.4% 48% 24% 28%
Elizabeth Warren vs. Jonathan Kraft
Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size[c] 		Margin
of error 		Elizabeth
Warren (D) 		Johnathan
Kraft (R) 		Undecided
Suffolk University February 2-5, 2023 1000 (LV) ± 3.1% 56% 33% 11%
Elizabeth Warren vs. Aaron Packard
Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size[c] 		Margin
of error 		Elizabeth
Warren (D) 		Aaron
Packard (R) 		Other/Undecided
YouGov[A] May 17-30, 2023 700 (A) ± 4.4% 48% 23% 29%
Elizabeth Warren vs. Karyn Polito
Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size[c] 		Margin
of error 		Elizabeth
Warren (D) 		Karyn
Polito (R) 		Undecided
Fiscal Alliance Foundation July 21–22, 2023 750 (LV) ± 3.6% 41% 29% 30%

Results

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2024 United States Senate election in Massachusetts[61]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Elizabeth Warren (incumbent) 1,989,268 59.60% −0.74
Republican John Deaton 1,348,466 40.40% +4.23
Total votes 3,337,734 100.0%
Democratic hold

Notes

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  1. ^ $24,296 of this total was self-funded by Antonellis
  2. ^ $1,000,000 of this total was self-funded by Deaton
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
  4. ^ Aaron Packard with 9%; "Other" with 16%
  5. ^ Aaron Packard with 1%
  6. ^ Calculated by taking the difference of 100% and all other candidates combined.
  7. ^ "Another candidate" with 3%, "Would not vote for Senate" with 3%, "Prefer not to say" with 2%
  8. ^ "Someone else" with 1%
  9. ^ "Other" with 3%
  10. ^ "Another candidate" with 1%, "Wouldn't Vote" with 1%, "Prefer not to say" with 1%
  11. ^ "Another candidate" with 7%
  12. ^ "Would not vote" with 8%
Partisan clients
  1. ^ a b c d e Poll commissioned by the University of Massachusetts Amherst and WCVB-TV
  2. ^ Poll commissioned by The Boston Globe
  3. ^ Poll sponsored by WHDH
  4. ^ Poll sponsored by The Boston Globe
  5. ^ Poll sponsored by Deaton's campaign
  6. ^ Poll sponsored by WBUR-FM and CommonWealth Beacon

References

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  50. ^ Garrity, Kevin (September 26, 2024). "Republican realignment". Politico. Retrieved October 2, 2024. Former Republican Gov. Bill Weld is backing GOP Senate hopeful John Deaton
  51. ^ Terrett, Eleanor (October 21, 2024). "Elon Musk gives nod to John Deaton in Massachusetts Senate race against Elizabeth Warren". Fox Business. Archived from the original on October 24, 2024. Retrieved October 24, 2024. Tesla CEO and X owner, Elon Musk, who is currently worth a cool $195 billion, took to his own social media platform on Monday morning to show his support for Deaton
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  58. ^ Boston Herald editorial staff (October 23, 2024). "Editorial: John Deaton for U.S. Senate". Boston Herald. Archived from the original on October 24, 2024. Retrieved October 28, 2024. Elizabeth Warren has to go. We're sure Harvard University would welcome the liberal senator back into its out-of-touch cocoon.The GOP's John Deaton, a former military prosecutor, is a great replacement for her in Washington. He will not hide from the difficult issues this state must deal with today — especially the migrant crisis. That alone would bring some hope of stability back to Boston and beyond.
  59. ^ Log Cabin Republicans (October 24, 2024). "Log Cabin Republicans Proudly Endorses John Deaton For U.S. Senate, MA". Retrieved October 28, 2024. Log Cabin Republicans is thrilled to endorse John Deaton based on his proven track record of speaking up for fellow Republicans who believe equality is a worthy and conservative cause for our party. With his leadership in the U.S. Senate, Republicans are poised to carry the torch on passing critical equality legislation in the next Congress. We wholeheartedly support his candidacy
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