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Democratic Party primaries in Massachusetts, 2020

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Democratic Party primaries, 2020
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Primary Date
September 1, 2020
Primary Runoff Date
N/A
Federal elections
Democratic primary for U.S. Senate
Democratic primaries for U.S. House
State party
Democratic Party of Massachusetts
State political party revenue

This page focuses on the Democratic primaries that took place in Massachusetts on September 1, 2020. Click here for more information about the Republican primaries.

Note that the dates and terms of participation for presidential preference primaries and caucuses sometimes differ from those that apply to primaries for state-level and other federal offices, which are the subject of this article. For more information on this state's presidential nomination process, click here.

Federal elections

U.S. Senate

See also: United States Senate election in Massachusetts, 2020 (September 1 Democratic primary)

The 2020 U.S. Senate elections in Massachusetts took place on November 3, 2020. Voters elected one candidate to serve in the U.S. Senate.

Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates


Did not make the ballot:

U.S. House

See also: United States House elections in Massachusetts, 2020 (September 1 Democratic primaries)

The 2020 U.S. House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts took place on November 3, 2020. Voters elected nine candidates to serve in the U.S. House, one from each of the state's nine congressional districts.

District 1

Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates

Candidate Connection = candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey

District 2

Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates


Did not make the ballot:

Candidate Connection = candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey

District 3

Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates

District 4

Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates


Did not make the ballot:

Candidate Connection = candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey

District 5

Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates


Did not make the ballot:

District 6

Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates


Did not make the ballot:

Candidate Connection = candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey

District 7

Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates

District 8

Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates


Did not make the ballot:

Candidate Connection = candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey

District 9

Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates

State elections

State Senate

See also: Massachusetts State Senate elections, 2020
The Massachusetts State Senate was one of 86 state legislative chambers with elections in 2020. There are 99 chambers throughout the country. In 2018, 87 out of 99 legislative chambers held elections. To see a full list of state Senate candidates in the Democratic primaries, click "Show more" below.
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Massachusetts State Senate elections, 2020
  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
  • Candidate Connection = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
1st Bristol and Plymouth District

Green check mark transparent.pngMichael Rodrigues (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.
1st Essex District

Green check mark transparent.pngDiana DiZoglio (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.
1st Essex and Middlesex District

The Democratic primary was canceled.

Green check mark transparent.pngBruce Tarr (i)

1st Hampden and Hampshire District

Green check mark transparent.pngEric Lesser (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.
1st Middlesex District

Green check mark transparent.pngEdward Kennedy (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.
1st Middlesex and Norfolk District

Green check mark transparent.pngCynthia Stone Creem (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.
1st Plymouth and Bristol District

Green check mark transparent.pngMarc Pacheco (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.
1st Suffolk District

Green check mark transparent.pngNick Collins (i)
Samuel Pierce  Candidate Connection

The Republican primary was canceled.
1st Suffolk and Middlesex District

Green check mark transparent.pngJoseph Boncore (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.
1st Worcester District

Green check mark transparent.pngHarriette Chandler (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.
2nd Bristol and Plymouth District

Green check mark transparent.pngMark Montigny (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.
2nd Essex District

Green check mark transparent.pngJoan Lovely (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.
2nd Essex and Middlesex District

Green check mark transparent.pngBarry Finegold (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.
2nd Hampden and Hampshire District

Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Velis (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Cain

2nd Middlesex District

Green check mark transparent.pngPatricia D. Jehlen (i)  Candidate Connection
Gary Fisher

The Republican primary was canceled.
2nd Middlesex and Norfolk District

Green check mark transparent.pngKaren Spilka (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.
2nd Plymouth and Bristol District

Green check mark transparent.pngMichael Brady (i)
Moises Rodrigues

The Republican primary was canceled.
2nd Suffolk District

Green check mark transparent.pngSonia Chang-Diaz (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.
2nd Suffolk and Middlesex District

Green check mark transparent.pngWilliam Brownsberger (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.
2nd Worcester District

Green check mark transparent.pngMichael Moore (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.
3rd Essex District

Green check mark transparent.pngBrendan Crighton (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.
3rd Middlesex District

Green check mark transparent.pngMike Barrett (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.
4th Middlesex District

Green check mark transparent.pngCindy Friedman (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.
5th Middlesex District

Green check mark transparent.pngJason Lewis (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.
Berkshire, Hampshire, Franklin, and Hampden District

Green check mark transparent.pngAdam Hinds (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.
Bristol and Norfolk District

Green check mark transparent.pngPaul Feeney (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.
Cape and Islands District

Green check mark transparent.pngJulian Andre Cyr (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.
Hampden District

James Welch (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngAdam Gomez

The Republican primary was canceled.
Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester District

Green check mark transparent.pngJo Comerford (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.
Middlesex and Suffolk District

Green check mark transparent.pngSal DiDomenico (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.
Middlesex and Worcester District

Green check mark transparent.pngJames Eldridge (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.
Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex District

Green check mark transparent.pngBecca Rausch (i)  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngMatthew Kelly

Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth District

Green check mark transparent.pngWalter Timilty (i)
Jarred Rose  Candidate Connection

The Republican primary was canceled.
Norfolk and Plymouth District

Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Keenan (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.
Norfolk and Suffolk District

Green check mark transparent.pngMichael Rush (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.
Plymouth and Barnstable District

Green check mark transparent.pngSusan Moran (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngJames McMahon

Plymouth and Norfolk District

Green check mark transparent.pngMeg Wheeler

Green check mark transparent.pngPatrick O'Connor (i)

Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire, and Middlesex District

Green check mark transparent.pngAnne Gobi (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngSteven Hall  Candidate Connection

Worcester and Middlesex District

Green check mark transparent.pngJohn J. Cronin

Green check mark transparent.pngDean Tran (i)

Worcester and Norfolk District

Green check mark transparent.pngChristine Crean (Write-in)

Green check mark transparent.pngRyan Fattman (i)

State House

See also: Massachusetts House of Representatives elections, 2020
The Massachusetts House of Representatives was one of 86 state legislative chambers with elections in 2020. There are 99 chambers throughout the country. In 2018, 87 out of 99 legislative chambers held elections. To see a full list of state House candidates in the Democratic primaries, click "Show more" below.
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Massachusetts State House elections, 2020
  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
  • Candidate Connection = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
1st Barnstable District

Green check mark transparent.pngJosh Mason  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngTimothy Whelan (i)

1st Berkshire District

Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Barrett III (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.
1st Bristol District

Green check mark transparent.pngBrendan Roche  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngF. Jay Barrows (i)

1st Essex District

Green check mark transparent.pngAmber Hewett

Did not make the ballot:
Matthew Burton 

Green check mark transparent.pngJames Kelcourse (i)

1st Franklin District

Green check mark transparent.pngNatalie Blais (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.
1st Hampden District

The Democratic primary was canceled.

Green check mark transparent.pngTodd Smola (i)

1st Hampshire District

Green check mark transparent.pngLindsay Sabadosa (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.
1st Middlesex District

Green check mark transparent.pngDeborah Busser  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngSheila Harrington (i)

1st Norfolk District

Green check mark transparent.pngBruce Ayers (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.
1st Plymouth District

Green check mark transparent.pngStephen Michael Palmer

Green check mark transparent.pngMathew Muratore (i)

1st Suffolk District

Green check mark transparent.pngAdrian Madaro (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.
1st Worcester District

The Democratic primary was canceled.

Green check mark transparent.pngKimberly Ferguson (i)

2nd Barnstable District

Green check mark transparent.pngKip Diggs (Write-in)
Michael Mecenas (Write-in)

Green check mark transparent.pngWilliam Crocker Jr. (i)

2nd Berkshire District

Green check mark transparent.pngPaul Mark (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.
2nd Bristol District

Green check mark transparent.pngJames Hawkins (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.
2nd Essex District

Green check mark transparent.pngChristina Eckert

Green check mark transparent.pngLeonard Mirra (i)  Candidate Connection

2nd Franklin District

Green check mark transparent.pngWilliam LaRose  Candidate Connection

The Republican primary was canceled.
2nd Hampden District

Green check mark transparent.pngBrian Michael Ashe (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.
2nd Hampshire District

Green check mark transparent.pngDaniel Carey (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.
2nd Middlesex District

Green check mark transparent.pngJames Arciero (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.
2nd Norfolk District

Green check mark transparent.pngTackey Chan (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.
2nd Plymouth District

The Democratic primary was canceled.

Green check mark transparent.pngSusan Gifford (i)

2nd Suffolk District

Green check mark transparent.pngDaniel Joseph Ryan (i)
Damali Vidot

The Republican primary was canceled.
2nd Worcester District

Green check mark transparent.pngJonathan Zlotnik (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngBruce Chester  Candidate Connection

3rd Barnstable District

The Democratic primary was canceled.

Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Vieira (i)

3rd Berkshire District

Green check mark transparent.pngTricia Farley-Bouvier (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.
3rd Bristol District

Green check mark transparent.pngCarol Doherty (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngKelly Dooner

3rd Essex District

Green check mark transparent.pngAndy Vargas (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.
3rd Hampden District

Green check mark transparent.pngKerri O'Connor

Green check mark transparent.pngNicholas Boldyga (i)
Dino Mercadante

3rd Hampshire District

Green check mark transparent.pngMindy Domb (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.
3rd Middlesex District

Green check mark transparent.pngKate Hogan (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.
3rd Norfolk District

Green check mark transparent.pngRonald Mariano (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngStephen Tougas

3rd Plymouth District

Green check mark transparent.pngJoan Meschino (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngStephen Gill

3rd Suffolk District

Green check mark transparent.pngAaron Michlewitz (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.
3rd Worcester District

Green check mark transparent.pngMichael Kushmerek  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngGlenn Fossa

4th Barnstable District

Green check mark transparent.pngSarah Peake (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.
4th Berkshire District

Green check mark transparent.pngWilliam Pignatelli (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.
4th Bristol District

The Democratic primary was canceled.

Green check mark transparent.pngSteven Howitt (i)

4th Essex District

The Democratic primary was canceled.

Green check mark transparent.pngBradford Hill (i)

4th Hampden District

Green check mark transparent.pngMatthew Garlo

Dan Allie
Green check mark transparent.pngKelly Pease

4th Middlesex District

Green check mark transparent.pngDanielle Gregoire (i)
Jeanne Cahill  Candidate Connection

The Republican primary was canceled.
4th Norfolk District

Green check mark transparent.pngJames Murphy (i)
Melissa Smith  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngPaul Rotondo

4th Plymouth District

Green check mark transparent.pngPatrick Joseph Kearney (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngCraig Valdez

4th Suffolk District

Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Biele (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.
4th Worcester District

Green check mark transparent.pngNatalie Higgins (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngThomas F. Ardinger

5th Barnstable District

Green check mark transparent.pngJames Dever

Thomas Keyes
Green check mark transparent.pngSteven Xiarhos

5th Bristol District

Green check mark transparent.pngPatricia Haddad (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.
5th Essex District

Green check mark transparent.pngAnn-Margaret Ferrante (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.
5th Hampden District

David K. Bartley
Patrick Beaudry
Green check mark transparent.pngPatricia Duffy

Did not make the ballot:
Kirstin Beatty  Candidate Connection

The Republican primary was canceled.
5th Middlesex District

Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Linsky (i)
Jaymin Patel

The Republican primary was canceled.
5th Norfolk District

Green check mark transparent.pngMark Cusack (i)
Paul Hennessy

Green check mark transparent.pngFrank Collins

5th Plymouth District

Green check mark transparent.pngEmmanuel Dockter  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngDavid DeCoste (i)

5th Suffolk District

Green check mark transparent.pngLiz Miranda (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.
5th Worcester District

Green check mark transparent.pngSamuel Biagetti  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngDonald Berthiaume Jr. (i)

6th Bristol District

Green check mark transparent.pngCarole Fiola (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.
6th Essex District

Green check mark transparent.pngJerry Parisella (i)
Richard Canavan-Wagner  Candidate Connection

The Republican primary was canceled.
6th Hampden District

Green check mark transparent.pngMichael Finn (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.
6th Middlesex District

Green check mark transparent.pngMaria Robinson (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.
6th Norfolk District

Green check mark transparent.pngWilliam Galvin (i)
Tamisha Civil  Candidate Connection

The Republican primary was canceled.
6th Plymouth District

Green check mark transparent.pngJosh Cutler (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngTatyana Semyrog

6th Suffolk District

Green check mark transparent.pngRussell Holmes (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.
6th Worcester District

The Democratic primary was canceled.

Green check mark transparent.pngPeter Durant (i)

7th Bristol District

Green check mark transparent.pngAlan Silvia (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.
7th Essex District

Green check mark transparent.pngPaul Tucker (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.
7th Hampden District

Green check mark transparent.pngJacob Oliveira  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngJames Harrington

7th Middlesex District

Green check mark transparent.pngJack Patrick Lewis (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.
7th Norfolk District

Green check mark transparent.pngWilliam Driscoll Jr. (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.
7th Plymouth District

The Democratic primary was canceled.

Green check mark transparent.pngAlyson Sullivan (i)

7th Suffolk District

Green check mark transparent.pngChynah Tyler (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.
7th Worcester District

The Democratic primary was canceled.

Green check mark transparent.pngPaul Frost (i)

8th Bristol District

Green check mark transparent.pngPaul Schmid III (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngEvan Gendreau  Candidate Connection

8th Essex District

Green check mark transparent.pngLori Ehrlich (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.
8th Hampden District

Green check mark transparent.pngJoseph Wagner (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.
8th Middlesex District

Green check mark transparent.pngCarolyn Dykema (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.
8th Norfolk District

Andrew Flowers
Green check mark transparent.pngEdward Philips  Candidate Connection

The Republican primary was canceled.
8th Plymouth District

The Democratic primary was canceled.

Green check mark transparent.pngAngelo D'Emilia (i)

8th Suffolk District

Green check mark transparent.pngJay Livingstone (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.
8th Worcester District

The Democratic primary was canceled.

Green check mark transparent.pngMichael Soter (i)

9th Bristol District

Green check mark transparent.pngChristopher Markey (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.
9th Essex District

The Democratic primary was canceled.

Green check mark transparent.pngDonald Wong (i)

9th Hampden District

Denise M. Hurst
Sean Mullan
Green check mark transparent.pngOrlando Ramos

The Republican primary was canceled.
9th Middlesex District

Green check mark transparent.pngThomas Stanley (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.
9th Norfolk District

Hunter Cohen
Green check mark transparent.pngBrian Hamlin

Green check mark transparent.pngShawn Dooley (i)

9th Plymouth District

Green check mark transparent.pngGerry Cassidy (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.
9th Suffolk District

Green check mark transparent.pngJon Santiago (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.
9th Worcester District

The Democratic primary was canceled.

Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Muradian Jr. (i)

10th Bristol District

Green check mark transparent.pngWilliam Straus (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.
10th Essex District

Green check mark transparent.pngDan Cahill (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.
10th Hampden District

Green check mark transparent.pngCarlos Gonzalez (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.
10th Middlesex District

Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Lawn (i)
Alison Leary  Candidate Connection

The Republican primary was canceled.
10th Norfolk District

Green check mark transparent.pngJeffrey Roy (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngAndrew Bissanti (Write-in)

10th Plymouth District

Green check mark transparent.pngMichelle DuBois (i)
John Lally

The Republican primary was canceled.
10th Suffolk District

Green check mark transparent.pngEdward Coppinger (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.
10th Worcester District

Green check mark transparent.pngBrian Murray (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.
11th Bristol District

Green check mark transparent.pngChristopher Hendricks (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.
11th Essex District

Green check mark transparent.pngPeter Capano (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.
11th Hampden District

Green check mark transparent.pngBud Williams (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngPrince Golphin Jr.

11th Middlesex District

Green check mark transparent.pngKay Khan (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.
11th Norfolk District

Green check mark transparent.pngPaul McMurtry (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngRandall Gleason (Write-in)

11th Plymouth District

Green check mark transparent.pngClaire Cronin (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.
11th Suffolk District

Green check mark transparent.pngElizabeth Malia (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.
11th Worcester District

The Democratic primary was canceled.

Green check mark transparent.pngHannah Kane (i)

12th Bristol District

Allin John Frawley (Write-in)
Green check mark transparent.pngDavid French (Write-in)

Green check mark transparent.pngNorman Orrall (i)

12th Essex District

Green check mark transparent.pngThomas Walsh (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.
12th Hampden District

Green check mark transparent.pngAngelo Puppolo Jr. (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.
12th Middlesex District

Green check mark transparent.pngRuth Balser (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.
12th Norfolk District

Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Rogers (i)
Michael Dooley  Candidate Connection

The Republican primary was canceled.
12th Plymouth District

Green check mark transparent.pngKathleen LaNatra (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngSummer Schmaling

12th Suffolk District

Cameron Charbonnier
Stephanie L. Everett
Jovan Lacet
Green check mark transparent.pngBrandy Fluker Oakley  Candidate Connection

The Republican primary was canceled.
12th Worcester District

Green check mark transparent.pngMeghan Kilcoyne
Ceylan Rowe  Candidate Connection
Alexandra Turner

Green check mark transparent.pngSusan Smiley  Candidate Connection

Green-Rainbow Party of Massachusetts

Green check mark transparent.pngCharlene DiCalogero
13th Bristol District

Green check mark transparent.pngAntonio Cabral (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.
13th Essex District

Green check mark transparent.pngSally Kerans

Green check mark transparent.pngRobert May Jr.

13th Middlesex District

Green check mark transparent.pngCarmine Lawrence Gentile (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngIngrid Centurion

13th Norfolk District

Green check mark transparent.pngDenise Garlick (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.
13th Suffolk District

Green check mark transparent.pngDaniel Hunt (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.
13th Worcester District

Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Mahoney (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.
14th Bristol District

Patrick Reynolds
Green check mark transparent.pngAdam Scanlon  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngD. Michael Lennox

14th Essex District

Green check mark transparent.pngChristina Minicucci (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.
14th Middlesex District

Green check mark transparent.pngTami Gouveia (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.
14th Norfolk District

Green check mark transparent.pngAlice Peisch (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.
14th Suffolk District

Green check mark transparent.pngRob Consalvo
Duckens Petit-Maitre
Gretchen Van Ness

The Republican primary was canceled.
14th Worcester District

Green check mark transparent.pngJames O'Day (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.
15th Essex District

Green check mark transparent.pngLinda Dean Campbell (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.
15th Middlesex District

Green check mark transparent.pngMichelle Ciccolo (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.
15th Norfolk District

Green check mark transparent.pngTommy Vitolo (i)  Candidate Connection

The Republican primary was canceled.
15th Suffolk District

Green check mark transparent.pngNika Elugardo (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.
15th Worcester District

Green check mark transparent.pngMary Keefe (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.
16th Essex District

Green check mark transparent.pngMarcos Devers (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.
16th Middlesex District

Green check mark transparent.pngThomas Golden Jr. (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.
16th Suffolk District

Green check mark transparent.pngJessica Giannino
Joe Gravellese

The Republican primary was canceled.
16th Worcester District

Green check mark transparent.pngDaniel M. Donahue (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.
17th Essex District

Green check mark transparent.pngFrank Moran (i)
Marianela Rivera

The Republican primary was canceled.
17th Middlesex District

David Nangle (i)
Lisa Arnold  Candidate Connection
Green check mark transparent.pngVanna Howard

The Republican primary was canceled.
17th Suffolk District

Green check mark transparent.pngKevin Honan (i)
Jordan Cameron Meehan

The Republican primary was canceled.
17th Worcester District

Green check mark transparent.pngDavid LeBoeuf (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.
18th Essex District

Green check mark transparent.pngTram Nguyen (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngJeffrey Dufour
Shishan Wang

18th Middlesex District

Green check mark transparent.pngRady Mom (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.
18th Suffolk District

Green check mark transparent.pngMichael Moran (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.
18th Worcester District

The Democratic primary was canceled.

Green check mark transparent.pngJoseph McKenna (i)

19th Middlesex District

Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Allen Robertson (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngAlec DiFruscia

19th Suffolk District

Green check mark transparent.pngRobert DeLeo (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.
20th Middlesex District

Green check mark transparent.pngMichelle Mullet  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngBradley Jones Jr. (i)

21st Middlesex District

Green check mark transparent.pngKenneth Gordon (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.
22nd Middlesex District

Green check mark transparent.pngTeresa Nicole English (Write-in)  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngMarc Lombardo (i)

23rd Middlesex District

Green check mark transparent.pngSean Garballey (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.
24th Middlesex District

Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Rogers (i)
Jennifer Fries  Candidate Connection

The Republican primary was canceled.
25th Middlesex District

Green check mark transparent.pngMarjorie Decker (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.
26th Middlesex District

Green check mark transparent.pngMike Connolly (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.
27th Middlesex District

Catia Sharp  Candidate Connection
Green check mark transparent.pngErika Uyterhoeven  Candidate Connection

The Republican primary was canceled.
28th Middlesex District

Green check mark transparent.pngJoseph McGonagle Jr. (i)
Michael McLaughlin

The Republican primary was canceled.
29th Middlesex District

David Ciccarelli
Green check mark transparent.pngSteven Owens
Mark Sideris

The Republican primary was canceled.
30th Middlesex District

Green check mark transparent.pngRichard Haggerty (i)  Candidate Connection

The Republican primary was canceled.
31st Middlesex District

Green check mark transparent.pngMichael Day (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.
32nd Middlesex District

Green check mark transparent.pngKate Lipper-Garabedian (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.
33rd Middlesex District

Green check mark transparent.pngSteven Ultrino (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.
34th Middlesex District

Green check mark transparent.pngChristine Barber (i)
Anna Callahan  Candidate Connection

The Republican primary was canceled.
35th Middlesex District

Green check mark transparent.pngPaul Donato Sr. (i)
Nichole Mossalam

The Republican primary was canceled.
36th Middlesex District

Green check mark transparent.pngColleen Garry (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.
37th Middlesex District

Green check mark transparent.pngDanillo Sena (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngCatherine Clark

Barnstable, Dukes, and Nantucket District

Green check mark transparent.pngDylan Fernandes (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.

State executive offices

See also: Massachusetts state executive official elections, 2020

Eight state executive offices were up for election in Massachusetts in 2020: the Massachusetts Governor's Council.

Note: The following list of candidates is unofficial. The filing deadline for this election has passed, and Ballotpedia is working to update this page with the official candidate list. This note will be removed once the official candidate list has been added.

District 1

Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates

District 2

Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates

District 3

Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates

District 4

Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates

District 5

Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates


Did not make the ballot:

District 6

Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates

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District 7

Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates

Candidate Connection = candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey

District 8

Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates

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State party overview

See also: Democratic Party of Massachusetts
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State political party revenue

See also: State political party revenue and State political party revenue per capita

State political parties typically deposit revenue in separate state and federal accounts in order to comply with state and federal campaign finance laws.

The Democratic Party and the Republican Party maintain state affiliates in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and select U.S. territories. The following map displays total state political party revenue per capita for the Democratic state party affiliates.


Voter information

How the primary works

A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. Massachusetts utilizes a semi-closed primary system where voters who are affiliated with a political party and unaffiliated voters may vote in a party's primary.[1]

For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.

Poll times

In Massachusetts, most polling places are open from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. However, municipalities may open their polls as early as 5:45 a.m. An individual who is in line at the time polls close must be allowed to vote.[2]

Registration requirements

Check your voter registration status here.

To vote in Massachusetts, one must be a United States citizen, a resident of Massachusetts, and at least 18 years old on or before Election Day.[3]

The deadline for registration is 10 days prior to the election. A voter can register online, by mail, or in person at any registration office or the Registry of Motor Vehicles. A form of identification is required to register. The following are acceptable forms of identification:[3]

  • Valid driver's license
  • State-issued identification card
  • Current utility bill
  • Bank statement
  • Paystub
  • Government-issued check
  • Any other government document displaying the voter's name and address

Automatic registration

Massachusetts automatically registers eligible individuals to vote through the Department of Motor Vehicles, division of medical assistance, health insurance connector authority, and other agencies that collect what state law defines as reliable citizenship information.[4]

Online registration

See also: Online voter registration

Massachusetts has implemented an online voter registration system. Residents can register to vote by visiting this website.[5]

Same-day registration

Massachusetts does not allow same-day voter registration.[5]

Residency requirements

To register to vote in Massachusetts, you must be a resident of the state. State law does not specify a length of time for which you must have been a resident to be eligible.[3]

Verification of citizenship

See also: Laws permitting noncitizens to vote in the United States

Massachusetts does not require proof of citizenship for voter registration. An individual must attest that they are a U.S. citizen when registering to vote. According to the state's voter registration application, the penalty for an illegal registration is a "fine of not more than $10,000 or imprisonment for not more than five years or both."[6]

All 49 states with voter registration systems require applicants to declare that they are U.S. citizens in order to register to vote in state and federal elections, under penalty of perjury or other punishment.[7] Seven states — Alabama, Arizona, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, New Hampshire, and Wyoming — have laws requiring verification of citizenship at the time of voter registration, whether in effect or not. One state, Ohio, requires proof of citizenship only when registering to vote at a Bureau of Motor Vehicles facility. In three states — California, Maryland, and Vermont — at least one local jurisdiction allows noncitizens to vote in some local elections. Noncitizens registering to vote in those elections must complete a voter registration application provided by the local jurisdiction and are not eligible to register as state or federal voters.

Verifying your registration

The Elections and Voting page, run by the Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth office, allows residents to check their voter registration status online.


Voter ID requirements

Massachusetts does not require voters to present identification (ID) while voting, in most cases.[8]

The federal Help America Vote Act requires that individuals in all 50 states who register to vote by mail and who have not voted previously in a federal election in their state must provide either their driver's license or a paycheck, bank statement, current utility bill, or government document showing their name and address. Individuals voting by mail must include a copy of one of those documents with their absentee/mail-in ballot.[9]

These requirements do not apply if an individual submitted a copy of their identification, their driver's license number or the last four digits of their Social Security number when registering to vote.

Voters will also be asked to show ID in the following circumstances:

“
  • You’re on the inactive voter list;
  • You are casting a provisional or challenged ballot;
  • The poll worker has a practical and legal reason to ask for identification.[8][10]
 ”

The following list of accepted ID was current as of October 2025:

  • A driver's license
  • A state ID card
  • A recent utility bill
  • A rent receipt or lease.
  • A copy of a voter registration affidavit
  • A letter from a school dormitory or housing office
  • Any other printed identification which contains your name and address

Click here for the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts' page on accepted ID to ensure you have the most current information.

Early voting

Massachusetts permits early voting. Learn more by visiting this website.

Early voting permits citizens to cast ballots in person at a polling place prior to an election. In states that permit no-excuse early voting, a voter does not have to provide an excuse for being unable to vote on Election Day. States that allow voters to cast no-excuse absentee/mail-in ballots in person are counted as no-excuse early voting states.

Forty-seven states and the District of Columbia permit no-excuse early voting.

Absentee voting

Any eligible voter has the option to vote by absentee/mail-in ballot in all elections.[11]


Pivot Counties

See also: Pivot Counties by state

There are no Pivot Counties in Massachusetts. Pivot Counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.

In the 2016 presidential election, Hillary Clinton (D) won Massachusetts with 60 percent of the vote. Donald Trump (R) received 32.8 percent. In presidential elections between 1789 and 2016, Massachusetts voted Republican 36.2 percent of the time and Democratic 34.4 percent of the time. In the five presidential elections between 2000 and 2016, Massachusetts voted Democratic all five times.[12]

Presidential results by legislative district

The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state House districts in Massachusetts. Click [show] to expand the table. The "Obama," "Romney," "Clinton," and "Trump" columns describe the percent of the vote each presidential candidate received in the district. The "2012 Margin" and "2016 Margin" columns describe the margin of victory between the two presidential candidates in those years. The "Party Control" column notes which party held that seat heading into the 2018 general election. Data on the results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections broken down by state legislative districts was compiled by Daily Kos.[13][14]

In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 135 out of 160 state House districts in Massachusetts with an average margin of victory of 31.6 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 141 out of 160 state House districts in Massachusetts with an average margin of victory of 34.1 points. Clinton won 21 districts controlled by Republicans heading into the 2018 elections.
In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 25 out of 160 state House districts in Massachusetts with an average margin of victory of 4.1 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 19 out of 160 state House districts in Massachusetts with an average margin of victory of 5.5 points. Trump won five districts controlled by Democrats heading into the 2018 elections.


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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Massachusetts Legislature, "Mass. Gen. Laws Ann. ch. 53, § 38," accessed October 20, 2025
  2. ↑ Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, "The Voting Process," accessed April 13, 2023
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, "Voter Registration Information," accessed April 13, 2023
  4. ↑ Governing, “Automatic Voter Registration Gains Bipartisan Momentum,” accessed April 13, 2023
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 NCSL, "State Profiles: Elections," accessed August 26, 2024
  6. ↑ Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, "Massachusetts Official Mail-in Voter Registration Form," accessed November 1, 2024
  7. ↑ Under federal law, the national mail voter registration application (a version of which is in use in all states with voter registration systems) requires applicants to indicate that they are U.S. citizens in order to complete an application to vote in state or federal elections, but does not require voters to provide documentary proof of citizenship. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, the application "may require only the minimum amount of information necessary to prevent duplicate voter registrations and permit State officials both to determine the eligibility of the applicant to vote and to administer the voting process."
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, "Identification Requirements," accessed October 7, 2025
  9. ↑ Congress, "H.R.3295 - Help America Vote Act of 2002," accessed September 30, 2025
  10. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  11. ↑ Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, "Voting by Mail," accessed July 18, 2022
  12. ↑ 270towin.com, "Massachusetts," accessed June 29, 2017
  13. ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' statewide election results by congressional and legislative districts," July 9, 2013
  14. ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2016 presidential results for congressional and legislative districts," February 6, 2017
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