Coming off of a significant re-election victory Tuesday night, state Sen. Scott Brown said Wednesday that he is often a target of Democrats because he is vocal in his efforts to hold their leadership accountable and that he would consider running for statewide office if the right situation presented itself.

Brown trounced his Democratic challenger, Sara Orozco, by more than 14,500 votes in the Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex District, according to the Boston Globe. Brown said he received more votes in some towns in the district than Democratic President-elect Barack Obama or U.S. Sen. John Kerry, another Democrat.

Brown, of Wrentham, was a target for Democrats this year, as several elected officials, including Gov. Deval Patrick (D-Milton), campaigned for Orozco. Brown said Democrats go after him because he has vocally taken on their decisions in managing the state.

"The [Democratic] party has to go after somebody and if they can pick out a high visibility Republican it gives them more credibility," Brown told PolitickerMA.com. "It wasn't that they thought [Orozco] had something to offer, it's because I was out there beating the drum, criticizing them for all the things they have done."

Brown said Democrats, who have considerable majorities in both chambers of the state legislature and the governorship, don't like being told they are doing a bad job.

"They don't like someone out there holding them accountable," Brown said. "They want to just have it all swept under the rug....I am being an advocate for the voters and taxpayers and they're pissed."

And Brown said Tuesdays' results are a "pretty good stamp of approval for what we've been doing to watch out for the voters."

The Republican also said he would consider running for statewide office, including John Kerry's U.S. Senate seat if he were to be tapped for a position in the Obama administration.

"I haven't shut the door," he said. "But the door hasn't really been opened yet either."

If the seat were to open up, Brown said he believed Attorney General Martha Coakley (D-Medford) would consider running, as would former Congressman Marty Meehan (D-Lowell). In a special election sprint, Brown said he thinks a crowded field of Democrats could create an opportunity for a Republican.

"It is certainly something that would have great interest on the Democratic side and they would just be beating themselves to death," he said.

As for Republicans, Brown suggested that Jeff Beatty, who lost to Kerry last night, might run again, but said that he has experience with special elections.

"In a special election, anything can happen," he said. "I have run special elections before I know what it takes to win them."