2026 results · Massachusetts · Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth
William Francis Galvin, the Democrat, is elected Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, a Democratic hold
Kamala Harris carried Massachusetts by 25.3 points in 2024; this year's count is a 17.2-point move toward the Democrats.
| Candidate | Votes | Share | Share of the vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Francis GalvinDemocrat | 1,835,055 | 71.3% | |
| Anne R. BrensleyRepublican | 740,281 | 28.8% |
Called by Call the Map, Nov 4, 10:46 AM EST · 98% counted.
About 98% of the expected vote counted2,575,336 votes12 of 14 counties finishedCount 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 17.2 points toward the Democrats from the 2024 presidential vote.
The counties compared cast 75% as many votes as in 2024, from 82% in Franklin County to 68% in Suffolk County. Where turnout ran higher, the county moved more toward the Republicans (r = −0.50).
Bristol County moved most: D+1.3 for president in 2024, D+21.2 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
Worcester County added 48,112 net votes for Galvin against the 2024 margin, 22% of the statewide change
Across the 14 counties compared, the margin moved by 219,537 votes toward Galvin: 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.
- Worcester County+48,112 Galvin
- Bristol County+38,637 Galvin
- Plymouth County+35,592 Galvin
- Essex County+34,063 Galvin
- Hampden County+24,920 Galvin
- Norfolk County+24,222 Galvin
- Suffolk County+14,402 Brensley
- Middlesex County+13,343 Galvin
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.