Massachusetts Governor 2026: Candidates, Money, Results

Early voting under way No results yet Governor and Lieutenant Governor · Statewide · Election Nov. 3, 2026

16 daysuntil the Massachusetts State Election, Nov. 3, 2026

Governor and lieutenant governor run as a ticket in the general election. Three tickets are on the ballot. The governor serves a four-year term.

On the ballot

Official portrait photo of Gov. Maura Healey

Maura HealeyDemocraticIncumbentWith Kim Driscoll

Official portrait photo of Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll

Kim DriscollDemocraticIncumbent

MMMike MinogueRepublicanWith Shawn Oliver

SOShawn OliverRepublican

AJAndrea JamesIndependentWith Kittredge (listed by last name only on the state list)

Listed in the order shown on the state's official candidate list. Write-in votes are also allowed.

Compare the candidates

Massachusetts Governor 2026: candidates side by side, in the order the state lists them
Field	Maura Healey	Kim Driscoll	MMMike Minogue	SOShawn Oliver	AJAndrea James
Party (as listed)	Democratic	Democratic	Republican	Republican	Independent
Incumbent	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Current role	Governor of Massachusetts (since January 2023)	Lieutenant Governor (since January 2023)	Former CEO of Abiomed (per WBUR); first run for office	Republican nominee for lieutenant governor	Independent candidate for governor
Running mate	Kim Driscoll	Running mate of Maura Healey	Shawn Oliver	Running mate of Mike Minogue	Kittredge (listed by last name only on the state list)
Background (sourced)	Elected governor in 2022 with 1,584,403 votes, 63.1% of all ballots cast, according to certified results. source Won the Sept. 1, 2026 Democratic primary without an opponent on the ballot (767,711 votes). source	Listed on the 2026 primary ballot as Kimberley Driscoll; won the Democratic primary for lieutenant governor unopposed (745,562 votes). source	Won the Sept. 1, 2026 Republican primary, listed as Michael Roger Minogue, with 194,758 votes to 62,161 for Brian J. Shortsleeve. source Former chief executive of medical device maker Abiomed, according to WBUR. source	Won the Sept. 1, 2026 Republican primary for lieutenant governor with 195,352 votes. source	The state candidate list shows the ticket as "James and Kittredge, Independent." WBUR identifies the candidate for governor as Andrea James and reported she was not invited to the Oct. 15 debate. source
In their own words	Cost of living: “Donald Trump is driving up the cost of everything. And by the way, we have 100,000 homes coming online because I filed and signed the strongest housing law in the country.” WBUR/State House News Service Housing (Question 7): “I'm absolutely for it. We need more homes.” WBUR/State House News Service Immigration enforcement: “The problem is ICE. ICE is the public safety threat.” WBUR	No sourced statement documented yet	State spending: “It is what can we do, not who do we blame. I want to make sure that we focus on stopping overspending, which makes overtaxing happen, and then over-regulating.” WBUR/State House News Service Housing (Question 7): “I'm for it, but it doesn't fix the problem.” WBUR/State House News Service Housing permits: “No one can live in 'underway.'” WBUR Immigration enforcement: “Be the leader. Lower the temperature.” WBUR	No sourced statement documented yet	No sourced statement documented yet
Debates	Oct. 8: WBZ-TV (moderator Jon Keller) Oct. 15: WCVB/WBUR/Boston Globe consortium	None documented	Oct. 8: WBZ-TV (moderator Jon Keller) Oct. 15: WCVB/WBUR/Boston Globe consortium	None documented	None documented
Endorsements	None verified yet	None verified yet	None verified yet	None verified yet	None verified yet
Primary	Won Democratic primary unopposed (certified).	Won Democratic primary for lieutenant governor unopposed (certified).	Won Republican primary, 75.6% of votes for candidates (certified).	Won Republican primary for lieutenant governor (certified).	No primary result on file
Campaign website	maurahealey.com	Not yet verified	Not yet verified	Not yet verified	Not yet verified
Campaign finance	Search OCPF reports	Search OCPF reports	Search OCPF reports	Search OCPF reports	Search OCPF reports

Every candidate gets the same fields. Empty fields mean we have not yet verified that information, not that it does not exist. We do not infer positions from party labels and do not rank candidates.

Results

Nov. 3 results: none yet Local clerks report unofficial counts on election night; the state certifies results weeks later. We will label every figure as unofficial or certified.

Sept. 1, 2026 Democratic primary, governor Certified

Sept. 1, 2026 Democratic primary, governor: votes and share of votes for candidates
Candidate	Votes	Share
Maura Healey	767,711	98.3%
All others	12,897	1.7%

Share of votes cast for candidates, blank ballots excluded. Total ballots: 913,768. Official source.

Sept. 1, 2026 Republican primary, governor Certified

Sept. 1, 2026 Republican primary, governor: votes and share of votes for candidates
Candidate	Votes	Share
Michael Roger Minogue	194,758	75.7%
Brian J. Shortsleeve	62,161	24.1%
All others	612	0.2%

Share of votes cast for candidates, blank ballots excluded. Total ballots: 260,781. Official source.

Sept. 1, 2026 Democratic primary, lieutenant governor Certified

Sept. 1, 2026 Democratic primary, lieutenant governor: votes and share of votes for candidates
Candidate	Votes	Share
Kimberley Driscoll	745,562	99.2%
All others	5,984	0.8%

Share of votes cast for candidates, blank ballots excluded. Total ballots: 913,768. Official source.

Sept. 1, 2026 Republican primary, lieutenant governor Certified

Sept. 1, 2026 Republican primary, lieutenant governor: votes and share of votes for candidates
Candidate	Votes	Share
Shawn Oliver	195,352	91.6%
Anne M. Manning-Martin (write-in)	14,611	6.9%
All others	3,208	1.5%

Share of votes cast for candidates, blank ballots excluded. Total ballots: 260,781. Official source.

2022 general election, governor Certified

2022 general election, governor: votes and share of votes for candidates
Candidate	Votes	Share
Maura Healey (D)	1,584,403	63.7%
Geoff Diehl (R)	859,343	34.6%
Kevin Reed (L)	39,244	1.6%
All others	2,806	0.1%

Share of votes cast for candidates, blank ballots excluded. Total ballots: 2,511,461. Official source.

Governor's race results since 2002

Governor's race results since 2002
Year	Share of votes for candidates	Margin
2002	D 44.9% · R 49.8% · Other 5.3%	R +4.9
2006	D 55.7% · R 35.3% · Other 9.0%	D +20.4
2010	D 48.4% · R 42.0% · Other 9.6%	D +6.4
2014	D 46.5% · R 48.4% · Other 5.1%	R +1.9
2018	D 33.1% · R 66.6% · Other 0.3%	R +33.5
2022	D 63.7% · R 34.6% · Other 1.7%	D +29.1