2022 Governor's Race

Maura Healey speaks with supporters on Election Day evening at the Fairmont Copley Plaza. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

Maura Healey claims historic victory to become Mass. governor

Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey scored a decisive and historic victory Tuesday night, becoming the state's first elected female and first openly gay governor.

Healey, Diehl decline to release tax returns in race for Mass. governor

Both major candidates running for governor in Massachusetts have refused to share copies of their latest tax returns. Campaigns for Democrat Maura Healey and Republican Geoff Diehl said they could...

Healey and Diehl face off during gubernatorial debate

Democrat Maura Healey and Republican Geoff Diehl faced off Thursday evening as they vie to become the next governor of Massachusetts.

Local officials reject concerns about voter fraud as they prepare for the election

Republicans across the country have raised concerns about voter fraud over the past two years, including in Massachusetts. But the people who actually run the elections in communities across the...

Healey leads, Diehl trails — and Trump looms large in Mass. governor race

The Massachusetts governor's race features two candidates with starkly different views of former President Donald Trump. Trump has endorsed Geoff Diehl, while Maura Healey repeatedly sued the Trump administration.

Local Coverage

05:28Sep 28, 2022

Andrea Campbell, candidate for Attorney General is flanked by United States Rep. Ayanna Pressley, left, and Attorney General and candidate for governor Maura Healey during a canvassing event at America's Food Basket in the Hyde Park neighborhood on September 3, 2022. (Craig F. Walker/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)

2022 could be a political watershed for Massachusetts women

2022 is shaping up to be a watershed year for women seeking political power in Massachusetts, a state that despite its liberal reputation has lagged when it comes to electing...

Local Coverage

Sep 19, 2022

Voters could turn the old boys' club of Beacon Hill into the new girls' network

Representation is about more than numbers. Representation is about seeing and being seen. Seven women on the Mass. ballot this November is something to be excited about, writes Jesse Mermell.

Cognoscenti

Sep 15, 2022

Maura Healey may win in a walk — but that's not good for her or Mass. voters

I suspect there will come a day when even the attorney general may realize that a vigorous race would have served her well, writes former Gov. Jane Swift.

Cognoscenti

Sep 13, 2022

Candidates for Governor Maura Healy and Geoff Diehl. (Robin Lubbock and Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Diehl and Healey hit the trail following big primary wins

The two major party candidates for governor of Massachusetts wasted little time after Tuesday's primary night before hitting the stump across the state.

Local Coverage

Sep 7, 2022

Leah Cole Allen wins GOP nod for lieutenant governor

Allen had campaigned as the unofficial running mate of the Trump-backed Republican gubernatorial candidate Geoff Diehl.

Local Coverage

Sep 7, 2022

Mayor of Salem Kim Driscoll, outside WBUR's CitySpace. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

Salem Mayor Kim Driscoll wins Democratic lieutenant governor primary

Salem Mayor Kim Driscoll clinched the Democratic primary nomination for lieutenant governor Tuesday, setting up a historic ticket in the general election this fall to replace outgoing Republican Gov. Charlie...

Local Coverage

Sep 6, 2022

Geoff Diehl talks to supporters at a primary election night party to celebrate his win over Chris Doughty in the Republican primary for governor of Massachusetts. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

Diehl bests Doughty in primary, will face Healey for governor this November

Conservative firebrand Geoff Diehl emerged victorious in the Republican gubernatorial primary, defeating more moderate Chis Doughty to earn his party's nomination.

Local Coverage

Sep 6, 2022

Democratic candidate for Massachusetts governor Maura Healey speaks to a crowd at the IBEW headquarters in Dorchester after her primary win Tuesday. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

After clearing field, Healey cruises to primary victory

If she wins in November, Attorney General Maura Healey will be the first woman elected governor, and the first openly gay governor, in Massachusetts history.

Local Coverage

Sep 6, 2022

A vote here sign at the Higginson-Lewis K-8 school in Boston. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

Results: 2022 Mass. statewide primary races

Here are the results in the Massachusetts statewide primary races held Tuesday.

Local Coverage

Sep 6, 2022

Geoff Diehl, Republican candidate for Governor, campaigns in East Bridgewater. (Anthony Brooks/WBUR)

With just days before the primary, Mass. governor candidates dig in

Donald Trump is throwing his weight behind Geoff Diehl. Maura Healey is preparing for November. And Chris Doughty is appealing to "the exhausted middle." Here's how the gubernatorial candidates are...

Local Coverage

03:57Sep 2, 2022

The entrance to the voting station at the Phineas Bates Elementary School in Roslindale. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

Here's a breakdown of all the races on your jam-packed Massachusetts primary ballot

The Sept. 6 election is now less than three weeks away and early voting begins next week. Some of you have already sent back mail-in ballots but, for the rest...

Local Coverage

Aug 19, 2022

Chris Doughty, GOP candidate for governor, photographed in January. (Stuart Cahill/Boston Herald via Getty Images)

Doughty favors pragmatic conservatism to hot-button issues. He hopes that will win him the governor's seat

Wrentham businessman Chris Doughty is one of two Republicans running for Massachusetts governor. He's never sought political office before, but has been dreaming about it for decades.

Local Coverage

06:40Aug 4, 2022

Republican gubernatorial candidate Geoff Diehl speaks with reporters outside the State House in Boston on March 21. (Steven Senne/AP)

Geoff Diehl, a pro-Trump Republican, hopes to ride red wave into Mass. governor’s office

For Diehl’s longshot campaign to be successful, he will need to convince lots of independents and moderate Republicans — even some Democrats — to cross an ever-widening political divide and...

Local Coverage

07:25Aug 1, 2022

A sign posted on a wall showing Harvard students the direction to go to vote. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Voters, the Massachusetts primary is near. Here's what you need to know

Massachusetts voters will cast ballots to decide five contested statewide elections in the Sept. 6 primary — and there are many ways to do so. Here's what you need to...

Local Coverage

Jul 22, 2022

Geoff Diehl and Chris Doughty during a Republican gubernatorial primary debate.

What you missed in the Mass. GOP governor's debate

The first — and perhaps only — debate in Massachusetts' Republican gubernatorial primary took place Wednesday night, with former state representative Geoff Diehl of Whitman facing off against Wrentham businessman...

Business

Jul 21, 2022

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Maura Healey claims historic victory to become Mass. governor

Healey, Diehl decline to release tax returns in race for Mass. governor

Healey and Diehl face off during gubernatorial debate

Local officials reject concerns about voter fraud as they prepare for the election

Healey leads, Diehl trails — and Trump looms large in Mass. governor race

2022 could be a political watershed for Massachusetts women

Voters could turn the old boys' club of Beacon Hill into the new girls' network

Maura Healey may win in a walk — but that's not good for her or Mass. voters

Diehl and Healey hit the trail following big primary wins

Leah Cole Allen wins GOP nod for lieutenant governor

Salem Mayor Kim Driscoll wins Democratic lieutenant governor primary

Diehl bests Doughty in primary, will face Healey for governor this November

After clearing field, Healey cruises to primary victory

Results: 2022 Mass. statewide primary races

With just days before the primary, Mass. governor candidates dig in

Here's a breakdown of all the races on your jam-packed Massachusetts primary ballot

Doughty favors pragmatic conservatism to hot-button issues. He hopes that will win him the governor's seat

Geoff Diehl, a pro-Trump Republican, hopes to ride red wave into Mass. governor’s office

Voters, the Massachusetts primary is near. Here's what you need to know

What you missed in the Mass. GOP governor's debate