The Green Papers: Massachusetts 2024 General Election
 
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Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
✓ Primary: Tuesday 3 September 2024
✓ General Election: Tuesday 5 November 2024
Tuesday 7 May 2024 - Filing Deadline (nomination papers to the Registrars of Voters for certification) - Primary .
Tuesday 4 June 2024 - Filing Deadline (certified papers to the Secretary of the Commonwealth) - Primary .
Tuesday 30 July 2024 - Filing Deadline (nomination papers to the Registrars of Voters for certification) - Independent/Third/Minor/President .
Tuesday 27 August 2024 - Filing Deadline (certified papers to the Secretary of the Commonwealth) - Independent/Third/Minor/President .
Tuesday 3 September 2024 - Primary . Polling hours 7:00a-8:00p EDT (1100-0000 UTC). By local option, municipalities may open their polls as early as 5:45 a.m.
Tuesday 5 November 2024 - General Election . Polling hours 7:00a-8:00p EST (1200-0100 UTC). By local option, municipalities may open their polls as early as 5:45 a.m.
 
Senators:2(Electoral Classes 1 and 2)
Governor:1 
2020 Census:7,033,469 (2.27% of 309,785,186)
2024, 2028 Electoral Votes:11(0.00% of 538)
2022-2030 Representatives:9(2.07% of 435)
Capital:Boston
 

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Massachusetts State and Local Government

Massachusetts 2024 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions:
Democrats   Republicans


The primary is for the Democratic and Republican Parties. Primary candidates for statewide office need to win the support of 15% or more of the delegates at the State Convention to advance to the primary ballot.

Massachusetts Elections Calendar from the Massachusetts Elections Division.

Upcoming Elections from the Massachusetts Elections Division.

State Primary Candidates from the Massachusetts Elections Division.

Primary results and results from media sources.

General Election Candidates from the Massachusetts Elections Division.

General Election Returns from the Massachusetts Elections Division. 28 November 2024: Certified.

 
           

President  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2020, 2024. Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime. Electors: 11 (Winner-take-all), How Appointed, Meeting Place, Duly Appointed Presidential Electors, List of Presidential Candidates by State, List of Presidential Candidates.
Up for election in 2024
 Candidate list (6, 7 write-ins)
  Elected Democratic 2,126,545 60.54% Vice President  Kamala Devi Harris
for Vice President: Minnesota Governor Timothy J. "Tim" Walz
(11 Electoral Votes)
FEC P00009423; 16 Oct 24; Tot $997,236,360; Dsb $880,268,088
  Candidate Republican 1,251,308 35.62% former President Donald John Trump
for Vice President: Ohio Senator James D. "J.D." Vance
FEC P80001571; 08 Aug 24; Tot $29,134; Dsb $29,134
  Candidate Scattering 39,213 1.12% Blanks
  Candidate Green-Rainbow 26,544 0.76% former Lexington Town Meeting Member Jill Ellen Stein
for Vice President: Gloria Caballero-Roca
FEC P20003984; 30 Sep 24; Tot $2,582,503; Dsb $2,668,132
  Candidate Scattering 19,693 0.56% All Others
  Candidate Independent 18,419 0.52% Shiva Ayyadurai
for Vice President: Crystal Ellis
FEC P40012015; 16 Oct 24; Tot $163,391; Dsb $139,389
  Candidate Libertarian 17,734 0.50% Chase Russell Oliver
for Vice President: Mike ter Maat
FEC P40011983; 16 Oct 24; Tot $441,081; Dsb $435,801
  Candidate Socialism and Liberation 12,887 0.37% Claudia De la Cruz
for Vice President: Karina Alexandra Garcia
FEC P40015406; 16 Oct 24; Tot $360,917; Dsb $333,692
  Candidate Write-in; (American Solidarity) 280 0.01% Connecticut Regional School Board of Education Member  Peter A. Sonski
for Vice President: Lauren Michelle Onak
FEC P40013724; 16 Oct 24; Tot $86,006; Dsb $63,189
  Candidate Write-in; (Independent) 243 0.01% Cornel Ronald West
for Vice President: Melina Abdullah
FEC P40013708; 16 Oct 24; Tot $1,345,338; Dsb $1,338,498
  Candidate Scattering 0 0.00% No Preference
  Candidate Write-in     Christine Maria Chisholm
for Vice President: Kevin Quarles

FEC P40019309
  Candidate Write-in     David O. Descoteaux
for Vice President: Dennis Lytle
Total 3,512,866 100.00%  

U.S. Senate  6 year term. No Term Limit. 118th Senate  Senate Electoral Classes

Class 1
Seat up for regular election
Democratic Senator  Elizabeth Ann Warren
• Re-elected Tuesday 5 November 2024
First elected: 2012; re-elected: 2018.
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024
Renominated
 Candidate list (2, 2 write-ins)
  Elected Democratic 2,041,693 58.12% Senator  Elizabeth Ann Warren
FEC S2MA00170; 16 Oct 24; Tot $8,411,546; Dsb $5,264,528
  Candidate Republican 1,365,445 38.87% John Deaton
FEC S4MA00358; 16 Oct 24; Tot $2,145,888; Dsb $1,361,132
  Candidate Scattering 99,507 2.83% Blanks
  Candidate Scattering 6,221 0.18% All Others
Total 3,512,866 100.00%  

Class 2 Democratic Senator  Edward John "Ed" Markey
First elected in a Special Election: 25 June 2013 (re: resignation of Senator John Forbes Kerry (Democratic) to become Secretary of State); re-elected: 2014, 2020.
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026
 Candidate list (1)
  Candidate Democratic     Senator  Edward John "Ed" Markey
FEC S4MA00028

Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026. Term Limit: None, All Governors

  Democratic Governor  Maura Healey
First elected: 2022.
Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026

Lieutenant Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026. Elected on a ticket with (but nominated separately from) the Governor

  Democratic Lieutenant Governor  Kimberley "Kim" Driscoll
First elected: 2022.
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026

118th U.S. House of Representatives  2-year term. Election Cycle 2024, 2026. No Term Limit. 118th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition):
9 Democratic (9 Renominated)

Incumbent - 118th Congress
CD 1
Seat up for regular election
Democratic Member of Congress  Richard E. Neal
• Re-elected Tuesday 5 November 2024
First elected: 1988
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024
Renominated
 Candidate list (2, 2 write-ins) - 119th Congress
  Elected Democratic 223,325 58.01% Member of Congress  Richard E. Neal
FEC H8MA02041; 16 Oct 24; Tot $3,072,095; Dsb $2,556,287
  Candidate Independent; Unaffiliated 133,552 34.69% Nadia Donya Milleron
FEC H4MA01091; 16 Oct 24; Tot $315,912; Dsb $244,463
  Candidate Scattering 26,947 7.00% Blanks
  Candidate Scattering 1,181 0.31% All Others
Total 385,005 100.00%  

Incumbent - 118th Congress
CD 2
Seat up for regular election
Democratic Member of Congress  James P. "Jim" McGovern
• Re-elected Tuesday 5 November 2024
First elected: 1996
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024
Renominated
 Candidate list (2, 2 write-ins) - 119th Congress
  Elected Democratic 251,441 64.58% Member of Congress  James P. "Jim" McGovern
FEC H4MA03022; 16 Oct 24; Tot $997,658; Dsb $986,285
  Candidate Independent 114,065 29.30% Cornelius Shea
FEC H4MA02065; 16 Oct 24; Tot $620; Dsb $1,722
  Candidate Scattering 23,009 5.91% Blanks
  Candidate Scattering 822 0.21% All Others
Total 389,337 100.00%  

Incumbent - 118th Congress
CD 3
Seat up for regular election
Democratic Member of Congress  Lori Loureiro Trahan
• Re-elected Tuesday 5 November 2024
First elected: 2018
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024
Renominated
 ** Uncontested Race **
 Candidate list (1, 2 write-ins) - 119th Congress
  Elected Democratic 264,698 72.98% Member of Congress  Lori Loureiro Trahan
FEC H8MA03106; 16 Oct 24; Tot $1,685,179; Dsb $1,020,360
  Candidate Scattering 91,119 25.12% Blanks
  Candidate Scattering 6,861 1.89% All Others
Total 362,678 100.00%  

Incumbent - 118th Congress
CD 4
Seat up for regular election
Democratic Member of Congress  Jacob D. "Jake" Auchincloss
• Re-elected Tuesday 5 November 2024
First elected: 2020
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024
Renominated
 ** Uncontested Race **
 Candidate list (1, 3 write-ins) - 119th Congress
  Elected Democratic 289,374 70.32% Member of Congress  Jacob D. "Jake" Auchincloss
FEC H0MA04192; 16 Oct 24; Tot $3,321,389; Dsb $865,562
  Candidate Scattering 114,335 27.78% Blanks
  Candidate Scattering 6,973 1.69% All Others
  Candidate Write-in 832 0.20% Sana A. Fadel
Total 411,514 100.00%  

Incumbent - 118th Congress
CD 5
Seat up for regular election
Democratic Member of Congress  Katherine M. Clark
• Re-elected Tuesday 5 November 2024
First elected 10 December 2013 in a special election, re: resignation of Edward John "Ed" Markey (Democratic)
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024
Renominated
 ** Uncontested Race **
 Candidate list (1, 2 write-ins) - 119th Congress
  Elected Democratic 286,689 75.50% Member of Congress  Katherine M. Clark
FEC H4MA05084; 16 Oct 24; Tot $4,742,463; Dsb $4,401,256
  Candidate Scattering 87,811 23.13% Blanks
  Candidate Scattering 5,201 1.37% All Others
Total 379,701 100.00%  

Incumbent - 118th Congress
CD 6
Seat up for regular election
Democratic Member of Congress  Seth W. Moulton
• Re-elected Tuesday 5 November 2024
First elected: 2014
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024
Renominated
 ** Uncontested Race **
 Candidate list (1, 2 write-ins) - 119th Congress
  Elected Democratic 321,186 73.23% Member of Congress  Seth W. Moulton
FEC H4MA06090; 16 Oct 24; Tot $2,226,489; Dsb $1,664,272
  Candidate Scattering 110,196 25.13% Blanks
  Candidate Scattering 7,191 1.64% All Others
Total 438,573 100.00%  

Incumbent - 118th Congress
CD 7
Seat up for regular election
Democratic Member of Congress  Ayanna S. Pressley
• Re-elected Tuesday 5 November 2024
First elected: 2018
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024
Renominated
 ** Uncontested Race **
 Candidate list (1, 2 write-ins) - 119th Congress
  Elected Democratic 232,094 81.96% Member of Congress  Ayanna S. Pressley
FEC H8MA07032; 16 Oct 24; Tot $1,313,767; Dsb $1,493,833
  Candidate Scattering 44,193 15.61% Blanks
  Candidate Scattering 6,907 2.44% All Others
Total 283,194 100.00%  

Incumbent - 118th Congress
CD 8
Seat up for regular election
Democratic Member of Congress  Stephen F. Lynch
• Re-elected Tuesday 5 November 2024
First elected 16 October 2001 in a special election, re: the death of J. Joseph Moakley 28 May 2001.
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024
Renominated
 Candidate list (2, 2 write-ins) - 119th Congress
  Elected Democratic 265,432 66.73% Member of Congress  Stephen F. Lynch
FEC H2MA09072; 16 Oct 24; Tot $659,940; Dsb $931,977
  Candidate Republican 110,638 27.81% Robert G. "Rob" Burke
FEC H2MA08090; 20 Nov 24; Tot $1,147; Dsb $20,839
  Candidate Scattering 20,937 5.26% Blanks
  Candidate Scattering 760 0.19% All Others
Total 397,767 100.00%  

Incumbent - 118th Congress
CD 9
Seat up for regular election
Democratic Member of Congress  William Richard "Bill" Keating
• Re-elected Tuesday 5 November 2024
First elected: 2010
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024
Renominated
 Candidate list (2, 2 write-ins) - 119th Congress
  Elected Democratic 251,931 54.17% Member of Congress  William Richard "Bill" Keating
FEC H0MA10082; 16 Oct 24; Tot $655,378; Dsb $804,863
  Candidate Republican 193,822 41.67% Dan Sullivan
FEC H2MA09254
  Candidate Scattering 18,702 4.02% Blanks
  Candidate Scattering 642 0.14% All Others
Total 465,097 100.00%  

Secretary of the Commonwealth  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026

  Democratic Secretary of the Commonwealth  William Francis "Bill" Galvin
First elected: 1994; re-elected: 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022.
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026

Attorney General  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026

  Democratic Attorney General  Andrea Joy Campbell
First elected: 2022.
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026

Treasurer and Receiver-General  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026

  Democratic Treasurer and Receiver-General  Deborah B. "Deb" Goldberg
First elected: 2014; re-elected: 2018, 2022.
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026

Auditor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026

  Democratic Auditor  Diana DiZoglio
First elected: 2022.
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026
 

Political Parties    Parties appear in parenthesis and italics when a candidate receives the endorsement of a given Party and/or official sources indicate a candidate's association with a particular Party but only where the Party in question does not appear on the actual ballot as such.

Major Parties   Those parties which received electoral votes through winning a plurality of a state's [or the District of Columbia's] popular vote in any presidential election between 1984 and 2016. See Classification of Political parties.
  Democratic (affiliates): 17 incumbents, 12 candidates
  Republican: 4 candidates
Major Third Parties   Any Party, other than a Major Party, receiving a minimum of 15/100ths of 1 percent of the nationwide popular vote in any presidential election between 1984 and 2016. See Classification of Political parties.
  Constitution (affiliates)
  Green-Rainbow (affiliate of Green): 1 candidate
  Libertarian: 1 candidate
Other Third Parties
  America First
  American Solidarity: 1 candidate
  Justice Party
  Socialism and Liberation: 1 candidate
  Pirate
  Right to Life
  Socialist Party USA
  Workers Party
Independents
  Independent: 2 candidates
  Unaffiliated: 1 candidate
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
  Scattering: 23 candidates
  Write-in: 5 candidates
 
Candidates running under the banner of more than one party are counted towards each party's total. A candidate who has lost a primary or is apparently no longer a candidate is not counted.

Notes

Candidates for office appear on this page in italics where 'The Green Papers' does not yet have independent confirmation from a legal election authority that the person has been officially certified to appear on the ballot.

Primary dates marked "presumably" and polling times marked "reportedly" are based on unofficial or estimated data (especially as regards local variations from a jurisdictionwide statutory and/or regulatory standard) and are, thereby, subject to change.

"FEC" indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary.

When available, we post each candidate's FEC identification number, the date of their most recently filed Report of Receipts and Disbursements, their "Tot" [Total Receipts (contributions received or what came in: FEC Form 3, Line 16, Column B)] and their "Dsb" [Total Disbursements (expenditures or what was spent: FEC Form 3, Line 23, Column B)]. A link is provided to the Federal Election Commission's Summary Report for those who might wish to explore the details.

If a candidate raises or spends $5,000 or less, he or she is not subject to FEC reporting requirements.


Links Links to other web sites

Constitution   Links to State Constitutions
  Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Election Authority
  Massachusetts Elections Division
Republican
  Massachusetts Republican Party
Third Party
  America First Party of Massachusetts
  Constitution Party of Massachusetts
  Green-Rainbow Party of Massachusetts
  Justice Party of Massachusetts
  Libertarian Association of Massachusetts
  Massachusetts Citizens For Life
  Massachusetts Pirate Party
  Socialist Party of Massachusetts
  Workers Party Program
Media & others
  Blue Mass Group
  Boston Herald
  Daily Hampshire Gazette - Northampton
  Dorchester Reporter
  Everett Independent
  Gloucester Daily Times
  Lowell Sun
  MassINC - The Massachusetts Institute for a New Commonwealth
  MassLive.com - The Republican - Springfield
  New Boston Post
  New England Cable News - Newton
  Politics1.com - Massachusetts
  Progressive Massachusetts
  Sentinel & Enterprise - Fitchburg
  South Boston Online
  State House News Service
  The Berkshire Eagle - Pittsfield
  The Boston Broadside
  The Daily News - Newburyport
  The Eagle-Tribune - Lawrence
  The Haverhill Gazette
  The Landmark - Holden
  The Salem News
  WBZ TV - CBS - Boston
  WBZ TV - CBS - Boston
  WHDH TV - NBC - Boston

 


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