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Home > Facts & Features > State Senate Political Complexion (1867 to Date)   Year Repub. Democrat Indep. Other 1867 40 0     1868 38 10     1869 38 2     1870 29 10   1 Labor Reform 1871 34 5   1 Labor Reform 1872 35 0   5 Democratic & Labor Reform 1873 39 1     1874 25 11 4   1875 24 15 1   1876 30 9 1   1877 33 7     1878 35 5     1879 35 5     1880 32 5   3 Other 1881 35 5     1882 36 4     1883 22 18     1884 25 14   1 Other 1885 34 5   1 Other 1886 28 11   1 Other 1887 25 14     1888 30 10     1889 33 7     1890 29 11     1891 20 20     1892 25 14 1   1893 30 10     1894 33 7     1895 36 4     1896 33 7     1897 35 5     1898 33 7     1899 33 7     1900 31 9     1901 31 9     1902 33 7     1903 31 9     1904 31 9     1905 34 6     1906 31 9     1907 28 12     1908 31 9     1909 34 6     1910 33 7     1911 26 14     1912 26 14     1913 26 14     1914 21 17   2 Progressive 1915 28 12     1916 34 5   1 Labor Democrat 1917 34 6     1918 33 7     1919 30 10     1920 33 7     1921-22 35 5     1923-24 33 7     1925-26 34 6     1927-28 35 5     1929-30 31 9     1931-32 30 10     1933-34 26 14     1935-36 21 19     1937-38 27 13     1939-40 28 12     1941-42 25 15     1943-44 26 14     1945-46 23 17     1947-48 24 16     1949-50 20 20     1951-52 22 18     1953-54 25 15     1955-56 21 19     1957-58 21 19     1959-60 16 24     1961-62 14 26     1963-64 12 28     1965-66 13 27     1967-68 14 26     1969-70 13 27     1971-72 10 30     1973-74 7 33     1975-76 7 33     1977-78 7 33     1979-80 6 34     1981-82 7 32   1 Other 1983-84 8 32   1 Vacancy 1985-86 8 32     1987-88 9 31     1989 8 32     1990 8 32     1991 16 24     1992 15 24   1 Vacancy 1993 9 31     1994 9 31     1995 10 30     1996 10 28   2 Vacancies 1997 7 33     1998 7 33     1999 7 32   1 vacancy 2000 7 33     2001 6 34     2002 7 32   1 vacancy 2003 6 34     2004 6 33   1 vacancy 2005 6 34     2006 6 34     2007 5 34   1 vacancy 2008 5 35     Sources: Dalton, Cornelius. Leading the Way : A History of the General Court, 1629-1980. Center for Leadership Studies. The Massachusetts Political Almanac. Note: Vacancies means the the seats were empty for part of the session.   In Admin. & Finance In the Library In Mass.Gov Services Search the Library Catalog Find a Databases   Ask a Librarian     Apply for a Library Card     Newspapers and Magazines     Request a Book or Article     Digital Collections     Legal Research   Quick Links   Researching Legislators     Firsts for Women in the Massachusetts Legislature     House Political Complexion     List of Governors

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