Massachusetts — 2002 U.S. Senate election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate2002 Senate electionMassachusetts · U.S. SenateKerryD+62.4
How it voted
Share of the 2002 vote
| John F. Kerry (i) ✓Democrat | 81.0% | 1,605,976 |
|---|---|---|
| Michael E. CloudIndependent · Libertarian | 18.7% | 369,807 |
2002Senate margin
D+60R+60
14 counties, each filled by 2002 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Massachusetts Republicans did not nominate a candidate in 2002. Michael E. Cloud ran as an Independent and was the principal challenger to John F. Kerry (D). The county map below is the actual John F. Kerry–Michael E. Cloud contest: Independent-won counties are gold, and major-party-won counties use the true candidate-to-candidate margin. The D–R presidential-baseline comparison is withheld because that axis does not describe this contest.
Massachusetts's Senate margins
Every comparable D–R contest in our store, 1976–2024 · 2002 is shown above as an R–I contest
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1976 | +40.3% |
| 1978 | +10.2% |
| 1982 | +22.6% |
| 1984 | +10.1% |
| 1988 | +31.0% |
| 1990 | +13.6% |
| 1994 | +17.1% |
| 1996 | +7.5% |
| 2000 | +59.8% |
| 2006 | +38.8% |
| 2008 | +34.9% |
| 2012 | +7.5% |
| 2014 | +23.9% |
| 2018 | +24.2% |
| 2020 | +33.2% |
| 2024 | +19.8% |
Same ballot, 2002MA
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2002 US Senate returns, party-classified by literal ballot party · county returns aggregated from precinct-level results. Massachusetts had no Republican nominee in this contest; the county view is therefore keyed to the actual major-party-versus-Independent matchup rather than a D–R axis. Real returns — nothing estimated.