Winners and Losers

Winners

Losers

John Kerry

He's in line to become chair of the Foreign Relations Committee, or perhaps a post in Obama's cabinet.

Dianne Wilkerson

The disgraced outgoing state senator is being pushed to resign.

Sonia Chang-Diaz

After a long, contentious campaign, the Jamaica Plain Democrat is Suffolk's 2nd District state senator-elect

Massachusetts GOP

Beacon Hill became even more Democratic, with Republicans losing all three of their open seats.

Pot decriminalization

The ballot question to decriminalize possession of an ounce or less of marijuana passed easily.

Question 1

Voters overwhelmingly rejected the ballot question to end the state income tax.

Dog racing supporters

Voters opted to ban dog racing in the state.