Massachusetts Democrats Win All Statewide Offices, Ballot Questions in 2024 Election

Democratic candidates won every statewide office on the Massachusetts ballot Tuesday, extending the party’s hold on the governor’s office, both U.S. Senate presence, and all four statewide constitutional posts, the Daily Collegian reported. With 93% of the vote counted, Gov. Maura Healey defeated Republican Mike Minogue to win a second term, and Sen. Ed Markey defeated Republican John Deaton to secure a third Senate term.

The sweep went deeper than the headline races. Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell, Secretary of State William Galvin, Treasurer Deb Goldberg, and Auditor Diana Dizoglio all won re-election, and eight Democratic House candidates returned to Congress. The results capped a night in which nearly every town in the state shifted toward Democrats, following a nationwide trend — and in which the Hispanic vote played a measurable role.

Healey and Markey Outperform Harris’s 2024 Numbers

With 93% of the vote in, both Healey and Markey appeared to be slightly outperforming Kamala Harris’s 2024 presidential performance in Massachusetts, a sign that Democratic turnout held even without a presidential candidate at the top of the ticket. In the U.S. House, Rep. Jim McGovern, who represents Amherst, ran unopposed. In the state’s sixth district, Democrat Dan Koh was elected to fill the seat being vacated by outgoing Rep. Seth Moulton.

Mass. election results: Healey, Markey among Democrats reelected

The geographic shift was striking. Towns across Massachusetts moved toward Democrats compared with the 2024 presidential election, and the change was especially pronounced in Hispanic communities. Lexington, which is 85% Hispanic, shifted 37 points toward Democrats compared with 2024 — a swing that illustrates how the Hispanic vote helped drive the statewide blue wave.

Nine Ballot Questions, Five Clear Wins for Voters

Massachusetts voters also decided nine ballot questions, and the results split along clear lines. Voters overwhelmingly rejected Question 8, the referendum that would have repealed marijuana legalization, and overwhelmingly supported Question 9, upholding the state’s 2024 gun laws. They also rejected Question 3, which would have replaced the Democratic and Republican primaries with an open top-two primary system.

Democrats claim Mass state's top offices

Four other measures passed: establishing voter registration on Election Day, expanding the public records law, allowing public defenders to unionize, and creating a natural resource conservation fund.

Two Races Still Too Close to Call

Not everything was decided by Tuesday night. As of 1:28 p.m. on Nov. 4, Questions 5 and 7 remained too close to call. Question 7, which would have reduced the minimum lot size for single-family homes, was trending toward rejection: with 94% of the vote in, 50.5% of voters opposed the measure compared with 49.5% in support. Question 5, which would have changed the methodology for collecting state tax revenue, showed “No” voters holding a 4.2% lead over “Yes” voters.

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Those two unresolved questions matter for different reasons. Question 7 goes to housing density and local zoning control, a live issue in a state where housing costs have pushed the debate into nearly every town meeting. Question 5 concerns how the state calculates its tax revenue, which touches every budget negotiation in the State House. Final tallies in both races were still being counted as of Tuesday afternoon.

The sweep means Massachusetts enters 2027 with Democrats controlling the governor’s office, the attorney general’s office, the secretary of state, the treasurer, and the auditor, plus a fully Democratic congressional delegation.