Brent Benson

Oct 9, 2023 | commonwealthmagazine.org | Brent Benson |Jennifer Smith |John Walkey

THE HEADLINES AFTER the 2022 state election did not look good for the Massachusetts Republican Party. The GOP lost all nine Congressional races and every statewide office , while seeing their already anemic representation in the Legislature erode even further, with the party now holding only 25 of 160 seats in the House and just three seats in the 40-member Senate.

Oct 9, 2023 | commonwealthbeacon.org | Brent Benson

This story has been updated to incorporate the results of the October 10 primary. THE HEADLINES AFTER the 2022 state election did not look good for the Massachusetts Republican Party. The GOP lost all nine Congressional races and every statewide office, while seeing their already anemic representation in the Legislature erode even further, with the party now holding only 25 of 160 seats in the House and just three seats in the 40-member Senate.