Elected Position
United States Senator
— Edward Markey - Democratic (Candidate for Re-election)
— John Deaton - Republican
— Shiva Ayyadurai - Independent
— Joe Tache - Socialism and Liberation
United States House of Representatives (8th District)
— Stephen Lynch - Democratic (Candidate for Re-election)
— Robert Gerald Burke - Republican
— Rasheed Nicholas Walters - Independent
Governor and Lieutenant Governor
— Healy and Driscoll - Democratic (Candidates for Re-election)
— Minogue and Oliver - Republican
— James and Kitteredge - Independent
Attorney General
— Andrea Joy Campbell - Democratic (Candidate for Re-election)
— Michael C. Walsh - Republican
Secretary of State
— William Francis Galvin - Democratic (Candidate for Re-election)
— Anne R. Brensley - Republican
Treasurer
— Deborah B. Goldberg - Democratic (Candidate for Re-election)
— Elizabeth Dionne - Republican
Auditor
— Diana DiZoglio - Democratic (Candidate for Re-election)
— Al Ozonoff - Independent
Governors Council (Second District)
— Tamisha L. Civil - Democratic (Candidate for Re-election)
— Francis Thomas Crimmins, Jr. - Republican
Senator in General Court (Second Plymouth & Norfolk District)
— Michael D. Brady - Democratic (Candidate for Re-election)
Representative in General Court (Seventh Plymouth District)
— Alyson M. Sullivan-Almeida - Republican (Candidate for Re-election)
— Rosemary Aahanna-Hill - Democratic
District Attorney (Plymouth District)
— Timothy J. Cruz - Republican (Candidate for Re-election)
Register of Probate
— Matthew Joseph McDonough - Democratic (Candidate for Re-election)
County Treasurer
— Thomas J. O’Brien - Democratic (Candidate for Re-election)
County Commissioner
— Rhonda L. Nyman - Democratic
— Anthony Thomas O’Brien, Sr. - Republican
State Ballot Questions
Question 1 - Expanding Public Records Law
Link to Mass State Voter Guide
Article 1 - Boston.com - “Ballot Question 1 explained: Should Mass. public records law apply to the governor and Legislature?” (October 8, 2026)
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Question 2 - Collective Bargaining for Committee for Public Council Services (CPCS) Employees Link to Mass State Voter Guide
Article 1 - WBUR - “Question 2: Mass public defenders ask voters to let them form a union”
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Question 3 - State Primary Elections
Link to Mass State Voters Guide | Yeson3ma.org | Votenoon3mass.com
Article 1 - Boston.com - Ballot Question 3: How Mass. could replace party primaries with a single, all-party primary (September 25, 2026)
Article 2 - WBUR - “Question 3: Should Mass. switch to all-party primaries? Campaigns clash over competitiveness” (October 5, 2026)
More Information - Tufts Center for State Policy Analysis: “Question 3 - Replacing Party Primaries with a single all-party ballot" (September, 2026)
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Question 4 - Election Day Registration
Link to Mass State Voters Guide
Article 1 - WBUR - “Question 4: Mass. voters to decide on Election Day voter registration” (October 13, 2026)
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Question 5 - State Revenue Limit & Rebate
Link to Mass State Voters Guide
Article 1 - Channel 22 WWLP (Chicopee) - “What Massachusetts voters need to know about Question 5 on the ballot” (September 23, 2026)
Article 2 - Boston.com - “Mass. Ballot Question 5 explained: What a yes or no vote would mean for your taxes” (September 30, 2026)
More information - Tufts Center for Policy Analysis - “Making Automatic Tax Refunds moore frequent and less predictable” (September, 2026)
Question 6 - Natural Resource Conservation Fund
Link to Mass State Voters Guide | Yes on Question 6
Article 1 - ”WBUR - Question 6: Voters weigh whether to set aside state taxes for nature conservation” (October 6, 2026)
Article 2 - “Boston.com - Mass. Ballot Question 6: What voters need to know about the ‘Natural Resource Conservation Fund” (October 6, 2026)
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Question 7 - Single Family Homes
Link to Mass State Voters Guide | Yes on 7
Article 1 - “WBUR - Question 7 aims to change Mass. zoning law to build more single-family homes” (October 7, 2026)
Article 2 - “Boston.com - Mass. Ballot Question 7: What voters need to know about the ‘Single Family Homes’ measure” (September 22, 2026)
More Information - Tufts Center For State Policy Analysis: “Overriding Local zoning to increase home construction” (September, 2026)
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Question 8 - Prohibit Retail Sale of Adult Recreational Use Marijuana
Link to Mass State Voters Guide | Yes on 8 | No on 8
Article 1 - Boston.com - “What to know about Mass. Ballot Question 8, which would prohibit recreational marijuana” (October 8, 2026)
Article 2 - WBUR - “Question 8: Mass. voters weigh measure that would topple recreational marijuana industry” (October 9, 2026)
More Information - Tufts Center For State Policy Analysis: “Rolling Back Marijuana Legalization” (September 2026)
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Question 9 - Firearms Regulation
Link to Mass State Voters Guide | Yes on 9
Article 1 - WGBH - “Keep or repeal? Referendum on Mass. gun law goes to the voters” (October 6, 2026)
Article 2 - WBUR - “Question 9: Referendum puts major Mass. gun law before voters” (October 6, 2026)
More Information - Tufts Center For State Policy Analysis: “Keep or repeal the 2024 Gun Control Law” (September, 2026)
Even more information - Sherpa Law Office Blog Post - “Massachusetts Question 9: What the 2026 Firearms Referendum Changes Before Election Day, and What It Does Not” (August 14, 2026)