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Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts
Democratic primary Republican primary General election
Election details
Filing deadline: June 7, 2022
Primary: September 6, 2022 General: November 8, 2022 Pre-election incumbent(s): Gov. Charles D. Baker (Republican) Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito (Republican)
How to vote
Poll times: 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Voting in Massachusetts
Race ratings
Cook Political Report: Solid Democratic Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Democratic Inside Elections: Likely Democratic
Ballotpedia analysis
Federal and state primary competitiveness State executive elections in 2022 Impact of term limits in 2022 State government trifectas State government triplexes Ballotpedia's Election Analysis Hub, 2022
Massachusetts executive elections
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Massachusetts held an election forgovernor andlieutenant governor onNovember 8, 2022. The primary was scheduled for September 6, 2022. The filing deadline was June 7, 2022.

This was one of36 gubernatorial elections that took place place in 2022. The governor serves as a state's top executive official and is the only executive office that is elected in all 50 states. At the time of the 2022 elections, there were 28 Republican governors and 22 Democratic governors. Clickhere for a map with links to our coverage of all 50 states' responses to the pandemic andhere for an overview of all 36 gubernatorial elections that took place in 2022.

Heading into the 2022 elections, there were 23 Republican trifectas, 14 Democratic trifectas, and 13 divided governments where neither party held trifecta control. There were 23 Republican triplexes, 18 Democratic triplexes, and nine divided governments where neither party held triplex control.

Astate government trifecta refers to a situation where one party controls a state's governorship and majorities in both chambers of the state legislature. Astate government triplex refers to a situation where the governor, attorney general, and secretary of state are all members of the same political party.

As a result of the 2022 elections, Democrats gained control of the governorship and retained control of theMassachusetts State Legislature, meaning the state became a Democratic trifecta. Previously, it had a divided government, with a Republican governor and Democratic majorities in both legislative chambers.

For more information about the primaries in this election, click on the links below:

• Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 2022 (September 6 Democratic primary)
• Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 2022 (September 6 Republican primary)

• Massachusetts lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022 (September 6 Democratic primary)
• Massachusetts lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022 (September 6 Republican primary)

Candidates and election results

Governor

General election

General election for Governor of Massachusetts

Maura Healey defeatedGeoff Diehl andKevin Reed in the general election for Governor of Massachusetts on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Maura Healey (D)	63.7	1,584,403
		Geoff Diehl (R)	34.6	859,343
		Kevin Reed (L)	1.6	39,244
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	2,806

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,485,796
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Dianna Ploss (Independent)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Governor of Massachusetts

Maura Healey defeatedSonia Chang-Diaz (Unofficially withdrew) in the Democratic primary for Governor of Massachusetts on September 6, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Maura Healey	85.3	642,092
		Sonia Chang-Diaz (Unofficially withdrew)	14.4	108,574
		Other/Write-in votes	0.3	1,972

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 752,638
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Benjamin Downing (D)
• Josh Caldwell (D)
• Scott Donohue (D)
• Danielle Allen (D)
• Orlando Silva (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Governor of Massachusetts

Geoff Diehl defeatedChris Doughty in the Republican primary for Governor of Massachusetts on September 6, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Geoff Diehl	55.3	149,800
		Chris Doughty	44.4	120,418
		Other/Write-in votes	0.3	769

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 270,987
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Lieutenant Governor

General election

General election for Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts

Kim Driscoll defeatedLeah Cole Allen andPeter Everett in the general election for Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kim Driscoll (D)	63.7	1,584,403
		Leah Cole Allen (R)	34.6	859,343
	Submit photo	Peter Everett (L)	1.6	39,244
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	2,806

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,485,796
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts

Kim Driscoll defeatedEric Lesser andTami Gouveia in the Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts on September 6, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kim Driscoll	46.6	332,712
		Eric Lesser	32.7	233,241
		Tami Gouveia	20.6	147,224
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	1,094

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 714,271
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Adam Hinds (D)
• Scott Donohue (D)
• Bret Bero (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts

Leah Cole Allen defeatedKate Campanale in the Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts on September 6, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Leah Cole Allen	52.1	130,962
		Kate Campanale	47.6	119,516
		Other/Write-in votes	0.3	759

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 251,237
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Rayla Campbell (R)

Election competitiveness

Race ratings

See also:Race rating definitions and methods

Ballotpedia provides race ratings from four outlets:The Cook Political Report,Inside Elections,Sabato's Crystal Ball, andDDHQ/The Hill. Each race rating indicates if one party is perceived to have an advantage in the race and, if so, the degree of advantage:

• Safe andSolid ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge and the race is not competitive.
• Likely ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge, but an upset is possible.
• Lean ratings indicate that one party has a small edge, but the race is competitive.^[1]
• Toss-up ratings indicate that neither party has an advantage.

Race ratings are informed by a number of factors, including polling, candidate quality, and election result history in the race's district or state.^[2][3][4]

Republican-held governorship in state Biden won

See also:States won by Joe Biden in 2020 with Republican-held governorships up for election in 2022

This is one ofsix governorships Republicans were defending in states PresidentJoe Biden (D) won in2020:Arizona,Georgia,Maryland,Massachusetts,New Hampshire, andVermont.

Democrats were defending one governorship in a state thatDonald Trump (R) won in 2020:Kansas.

The table below show which states held gubernatorial elections in 2022 and the last presidential and gubernatorial margin of victory in each. Click [show] on the right below to expand the table.

Gubernatorial elections, 2022
State	Incumbent	Last time office flipped	2020 presidential result	2018 gubernatorial result[5]
Alabama	Kay Ivey	2002	R+25.4	R+19.2
Alaska	Mike Dunleavy	2018	R+10.0	R+8.6
Arizona	Doug Ducey	2009	D+0.3	R+17.8
Arkansas	Asa Hutchinson	2014	R+27.6	R+33.7
California	Gavin Newsom	2010	D+29.2	D+18.6
Colorado	Jared Polis	2006	D+13.5	D+7.8
Connecticut	Ned Lamont	2010	D+20.1	D+2.6
Florida	Ron DeSantis	2010	R+3.3	R+0.4
Georgia	Brian Kemp	2002	D+0.2	R+1.4
Hawaii	David Ige	2010	D+29.4	D+29.0
Idaho	Brad Little	1994	R+30.7	R+22.1
Illinois	J.B. Pritzker	2018	D+17.0	D+15.0
Iowa	Kim Reynolds	2010	R+8.2	R+3.0
Kansas	Laura Kelly	2018	R+14.6	D+4.5
Maine	Janet Mills	2018	D+9.1	D+7.6
Maryland	Larry Hogan	2014	D+33.2	R+13.6
Massachusetts	Charles D. Baker	2014	D+33.5	R+33.8
Michigan	Gretchen Whitmer	2018	D+2.8	D+9.5
Minnesota	Tim Walz	2010	D+7.1	D+11.5
Nebraska	Pete Ricketts	1998	R+19.1	R+18.8
Nevada	Steve Sisolak	2018	D+2.4	D+4.1
New Hampshire	Chris Sununu	2016	D+7.3	R+31.7
New Mexico	Michelle Lujan Grisham	2018	D+10.8	D+14.2
New York	Kathy Hochul	2006	D+23.2	D+22.2
Ohio	Mike DeWine	2010	R+8.1	R+4.3
Oklahoma	Kevin Stitt	2010	R+33.1	R+12.1
Oregon	Kate Brown	1986	D+16.1	D+6.1
Pennsylvania	Tom Wolf	2014	D+1.2	D+16.8
Rhode Island	Daniel McKee	2010	D+20.8	D+15.3
South Carolina	Henry McMaster	2002	R+11.7	R+8.0
South Dakota	Kristi Noem	1978	R+26.2	R+3.4
Tennessee	Bill Lee	2010	R+23.2	R+21.1
Texas	Greg Abbott	1994	R+5.6	R+13.4
Vermont	Phil Scott	2016	D+35.1	R+41.1
Wisconsin	Tony Evers	2018	D+0.7	D+1.2
Wyoming	Mark Gordon	2010	R+43.1	R+39.7
* denotes a term-limited incumbent.

Ballot access requirements

The table below details filing requirements for gubernatorial candidates in Massachusetts in the 2022 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in Massachusetts, clickhere.

Voting information

See also:Voting in Massachusetts

Past elections

2018

See also:Massachusetts gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2018

Governor

General election

General election for Governor of Massachusetts

IncumbentCharles D. Baker defeatedJay Gonzalez in the general election for Governor of Massachusetts on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Charles D. Baker (R)	64.7	1,781,341
		Jay Gonzalez (D)	32.2	885,770
		Other/Write-in votes	3.1	85,554

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,752,665 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Governor of Massachusetts

Jay Gonzalez defeatedRobert Massie in the Democratic primary for Governor of Massachusetts on September 4, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jay Gonzalez	64.4	348,434
	Submit photo	Robert Massie	35.6	192,404

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 540,838
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Governor of Massachusetts

IncumbentCharles D. Baker defeatedScott Lively in the Republican primary for Governor of Massachusetts on September 4, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Charles D. Baker	63.9	174,126
		Scott Lively	36.1	98,421

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 272,547
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Lieutenant governor

General election

General election for Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts

IncumbentKaryn Polito defeatedQuentin Palfrey in the general election for Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Karyn Polito (R)	64.7	1,781,341
		Quentin Palfrey (D)	32.2	885,770
		Other/Write-in votes	3.1	85,554

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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts

Quentin Palfrey defeatedJimmy Tingle in the Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts on September 4, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Quentin Palfrey	58.9	307,240
		Jimmy Tingle	41.1	214,204

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 521,444
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts

IncumbentKaryn Polito advanced from the Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts on September 4, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Karyn Polito	100.0	204,914

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 204,914
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2014

See also:Massachusetts gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2014

Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Charles D. Baker/Karyn Polito	48.4%	1,044,573
	Democratic	Martha Coakley/Steve Kerrigan	46.5%	1,004,408
	United Independent	Evan Falchuk/Angus Jennings	3.3%	71,814
	Independent	Scott Lively/Shelly Saunders	0.9%	19,378
	Independent	Jeffrey McCormick/Tracy Post	0.8%	16,295
	Nonpartisan	Write-in votes	0.1%	1,858
Total Votes				2,158,326
Election results viaMassachusetts Secretary of State

Election analysis

Click the tabs below to view information about demographics, past elections, and partisan control of the state.

• Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the state.
• Statewide elections - Information about recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections in the state.
• State partisanship - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.
• Demographics - Information about the state's demographics and how they compare to the country as a whole.

Presidential elections

See also:Presidential voting trends in Massachusetts andThe Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index

Cook PVI by congressional district

Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index for Massachusetts, 2022
District	Incumbent	Party	PVI
Massachusetts' 1st	Richard Neal	Democratic	D+9
Massachusetts' 2nd	Jim McGovern	Democratic	D+13
Massachusetts' 3rd	Lori Trahan	Democratic	D+11
Massachusetts' 4th	Jake Auchincloss	Democratic	D+12
Massachusetts' 5th	Katherine Clark	Democratic	D+23
Massachusetts' 6th	Seth Moulton	Democratic	D+11
Massachusetts' 7th	Ayanna Pressley	Democratic	D+35
Massachusetts' 8th	Stephen Lynch	Democratic	D+15
Massachusetts' 9th	Bill Keating	Democratic	D+6

2020 presidential results by 2022 congressional district lines

2020 presidential results in congressional districts based on 2022 district lines, Massachusetts[6]
District	Joe Biden	Donald Trump
Massachusetts' 1st	59.8%	38.2%
Massachusetts' 2nd	64.3%	33.5%
Massachusetts' 3rd	62.7%	35.3%
Massachusetts' 4th	63.3%	34.8%
Massachusetts' 5th	74.8%	23.6%
Massachusetts' 6th	62.9%	35.3%
Massachusetts' 7th	85.5%	13.1%
Massachusetts' 8th	66.9%	31.4%
Massachusetts' 9th	58.2%	40.0%

2012-2020

How a state's counties vote in a presidential election and the size of those counties can provide additional insights into election outcomes at other levels of government including statewide and congressional races. Below, four categories are used to describe each county's voting pattern over the 2012, 2016, and 2020 presidential elections:Solid,Trending,Battleground, andNew. Click [show] on the table below for examples:

Following the 2020 presidential election,100.0% of Massachusettsans lived in one of the state's14 Solid Democratic counties, which voted for the Democratic presidential candidate in every election from 2012 to 2020. Overall, Massachusetts wasSolid Democratic, having voted forBarack Obama (D) in 2012,Hillary Clinton (D) in 2016, andJoe Biden (D) in 2020. Use the table below to view the total number of each type of county in Massachusetts following the 2020 election as well as the overall percentage of the state population located in each county type.

Historical voting trends

Massachusetts presidential election results (1900-2020)

• 21Democratic wins
• 10Republican wins

Statewide elections

This section details the results of the five most recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections held in the state.

U.S. Senate elections

See also:List of United States Senators from Massachusetts

The table below details the vote in the five most recent U.S. Senate races in Massachusetts.

U.S. Senate election results in Massachusetts
Race	Winner	Runner up
2020	66.2%	33.0%
2018	60.4%	36.2%
2014	62.0%	38.0%
2013	54.8%	44.8%
2012	53.7%	46.3%
Average	59.4	39.7

Gubernatorial elections

See also:Governor of Massachusetts

The table below details the vote in the five most recent gubernatorial elections in Massachusetts.

Gubernatorial election results in Massachusetts
Race	Winner	Runner up
2018	64.7%	32.2%
2014	48.4%	46.5%
2010	48.4%	42.0%
2006	55.6%	35.3%
2002	49.8%	44.9%
Average	53.8	40.4

State partisanship

Congressional delegation

The table below displays the partisan composition of Massachusetts' congressional delegation as of November 2022.

State executive

The table below displays the officeholders in Massachusetts' top four state executive offices as of November 2022.

State executive officials in Massachusetts, November 2022
Office	Officeholder
Governor	Charles D. Baker
Lieutenant Governor	Karyn Polito
Secretary of State	William Galvin
Attorney General	Maura Healey

State legislature

The tables below highlight the partisan composition of theMassachusetts General Court as of November 2022.

Massachusetts State Senate

Massachusetts House of Representatives

Trifecta control

As of November 2022, Massachusetts was adivided government, with Democrats controlling the governorship and Republican majorities in both chambers of the state legislature. The table below displays the historical trifecta status of the state.

Demographics

The table below details demographic data in Massachusetts and compares it to the broader United States as of 2019.

See also

Massachusetts	State Executive Elections	News and Analysis
Massachusetts State Executive OfficesMassachusetts State LegislatureMassachusetts Courts	2026 •2025 •2024 •2023 •2022 •2021 •2020 •2019 •2018 •2017 •2016Massachusetts elections:2026 •2025 •2024 •2023 •2022 •2021 •2020 •2019 •2018 •2017 •2016	Party control of state governmentState government trifectasState of the state addressesPartisan composition of governors

External links

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• Governor of Massachusetts official website
• Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts official website

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