2026 results · Massachusetts · Massachusetts Governor
Maura Healey, the Democrat, wins re-election as governor of Massachusetts
Kamala Harris carried Massachusetts by 25.3 points in 2024; this year's count is a 1.9-point move toward the Democrats.
| Candidate | Votes | Share | Share of the vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maura HealeyDemocrat, incumbent | 1,625,487 | 62.0% | |
| Michael Roger MinogueRepublican | 911,234 | 34.7% | |
| Andrea JamesIndependent | 86,279 | 3.3% |
Called by Call the Map, Nov 4, 10:46 AM EST · 96% counted.
About 96% of the expected vote counted2,623,000 votesCount last changed Nov 7, 1:08 PM EST · checked Nov 7, 5:03 PM ESTSource: the official state and county counts, gathered by civicAPI
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What the count shows
Added together, the 14 counties compared moved 1.9 points toward the Democrats from the 2024 presidential vote.
The counties compared cast 76% as many votes as in 2024, from 84% in Franklin County to 70% in Suffolk County. Where turnout ran higher, the county moved more toward the Republicans (r = −0.70).
Suffolk County moved most: D+52.5 for president in 2024, D+56.8 this year
The 10 counties with the largest moves from the 2024 presidential vote, among those with 2,000 or more votes for president in 2024 and a quarter of that counted. Each line runs from the 2024 margin to this year’s.
2024 president 2026
Middlesex County added 59,864 net votes for Minogue against the 2024 margin, 37% of the statewide change
Across the 14 counties compared, the margin moved by 160,984 votes toward Minogue: this year’s lead in votes against the 2024 presidential lead in votes, county by county. The figure counts voters who changed sides and differences in who turned out alike; the count cannot tell them apart.
- Middlesex County+59,864 Minogue
- Suffolk County+37,244 Minogue
- Norfolk County+26,690 Minogue
- Plymouth County+8,899 Minogue
- Barnstable County+7,512 Minogue
- Essex County+6,990 Minogue
- Hampshire County+6,276 Minogue
- Bristol County+5,778 Healey
What the places that moved have in common
Each of Massachusetts’s counties, set against the Census Bureau’s figures for who lives there. A pattern across counties, not an exit poll: it does not say how any group of people voted.
Urban, suburban and rural counties
2024 president 2026 · Urban: 1,000 or more residents per square mile; suburban: 100 to 999; rural: under 100 (our grouping).
Census Bureau ACS 2019–2023 and 2023 Gazetteer; a county joins once its count is substantially in.
Massachusetts’s ballot
StatewideDemocrats won all 5 of Massachusetts's statewide races.
U.S. HouseBefore the election D 9–0, now D 9–0, counting the leaders in 3 uncalled seats
won leads, still counting changed party. Margins are the leader’s share minus the runner-up’s, in points.
Every count on this page is the official count, from the state and its counties. Counts are unofficial until the state certifies them. The 2024 comparison is the presidential vote, Kamala Harris against Donald Trump, on the same ground. Margins are the Democrat minus the Republican, in points of all votes.