Massachusetts Secretary of State election, 2026 (September 1 Republican primary)

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Massachusetts Secretary of State
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Election details
Filing deadline: June 2, 2026
Primary: September 1, 2026 General: November 3, 2026
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Poll times: 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Voting in Massachusetts
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A Republican Party primary takes place on September 1, 2026, in Massachusetts to determine which candidate will earn the right to run as the party's nominee in the state's secretary of state election on November 3, 2026.

This page focuses on Massachusetts' Republican Party Secretary of State primary. For more in-depth information on Massachusetts' Democratic Secretary of State primary and the general election, see the following pages:

• Massachusetts Secretary of State election, 2026 (September 1 Democratic primary)
• Massachusetts Secretary of State election, 2026

Candidates and election results

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Voting information

See also: Voting in Massachusetts

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Election analysis

Click the tabs below to view information about demographics, past elections, and partisan control of the state.

• Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the state.
• Statewide elections - Information about recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections in the state.
• State partisanship - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.
• Demographics - Information about the state's demographics and how they compare to the country as a whole.

• Presidential elections
• Statewide elections
• State partisanship
• Demographics

See also: Presidential voting trends in Massachusetts and The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index

Cook PVI by congressional district

2024 presidential results by 2026 congressional district lines

2024 presidential results in congressional districts, Massachusetts

District	Kamala Harris	Donald Trump
Massachusetts' 1st	56.0%	42.0%
Massachusetts' 2nd	61.0%	37.0%
Massachusetts' 3rd	58.0%	39.0%
Massachusetts' 4th	59.0%	39.0%
Massachusetts' 5th	71.0%	26.0%
Massachusetts' 6th	59.0%	39.0%
Massachusetts' 7th	80.0%	17.0%
Massachusetts' 8th	62.0%	36.0%
Massachusetts' 9th	55.0%	44.0%
Source: The Downballot

2016-2024

How a state's counties vote in a presidential election and the size of those counties can provide additional insights into election outcomes at other levels of government including statewide and congressional races. Below, four categories are used to describe each county's voting pattern over the 2016, 2020, and 2024 presidential elections: Solid, Trending, Battleground, and New. Click [show] on the table below for examples:

County-level voting pattern categories
Democratic
Status	2016	2020	2024
Solid Democratic	D	D	D
Trending Democratic	R	D	D
Battleground Democratic	D	R	D
New Democratic	R	R	D
Republican
Status	2016	2020	2024
Solid Republican	R	R	R
Trending Republican	D	R	R
Battleground Republican	R	D	R
New Republican	D	D	R

Following the 2024 presidential election, 100% of Massachusettsans lived in one of the state's 14 Solid Democratic counties, which voted for the Democratic presidential candidate in every election from 2016 to 2024. Overall, Massachusetts was Solid Democratic, having voted for Hillary Clinton (D) in 2016, Joe Biden (D) in 2020, and Kamala Harris (D) in 2024. Use the table below to view the total number of each type of county in Massachusetts following the 2024 election as well as the overall percentage of the state population located in each county type.

Massachusetts county-level statistics, 2024
Solid Democratic	14	100.0%
Total voted Democratic	14	100.0%
Total voted Republican	0	0.0%

Historical voting trends

Massachusetts presidential election results (1900-2024)

• 22 Democratic wins
• 10 Republican wins

Year	1900	1904	1908	1912	1916	1920	1924	1928	1932	1936	1940	1944	1948	1952	1956	1960	1964	1968	1972	1976	1980	1984	1988	1992	1996	2000	2004	2008	2012	2016	2020	2024
Winning Party	R	R	R	D	R	R	R	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D

This section details the results of the five most recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections held in the state.

U.S. Senate elections

See also: List of United States Senators from Massachusetts

The table below details the vote in the five most recent U.S. Senate races in Massachusetts.

U.S. Senate election results in Massachusetts

Race	Winner	Runner up
2024	59.8%	40.0%
2020	66.2%	33.0%
2018	60.4%	36.2%
2014	62.0%	38.0%
2013	54.8%	44.8%
Average	60.6	38.4

Gubernatorial elections

See also: Governor of Massachusetts

The table below details the vote in the five most recent gubernatorial elections in Massachusetts.

Gubernatorial election results in Massachusetts

Race	Winner	Runner up
2022	63.7%	34.6%
2018	64.7%	32.2%
2014	48.4%	46.5%
2010	48.4%	42.0%
2006	55.6%	35.3%
Average	56.2	38.1

See also: Party control of Massachusetts state government

Congressional delegation

The table below displays the partisan composition of Massachusetts' congressional delegation as of October 2025.

Congressional Partisan Breakdown from Massachusetts
Party	U.S. Senate	U.S. House	Total
Democratic	2	9	11
Republican	0	0	0
Independent	0	0	0
Vacancies	0	0	0
Total	2	9	11

State executive

The table below displays the officeholders in Massachusetts' top four state executive offices as of October 2025.

State executive officials in Massachusetts, October 2025

Office	Officeholder
Governor	Maura Healey
Lieutenant Governor	Kim Driscoll
Secretary of State	William Galvin
Attorney General	Andrea Campbell

State legislature

Massachusetts State Senate

Party		As of October 2025
	Democratic Party	34
	Republican Party	5
	Other	0
	Vacancies	1
Total		40

Massachusetts House of Representatives

Party		As of October 2025
	Democratic Party	134
	Republican Party	25
	Other	0
	Unenrolled	1
	Vacancies	0
Total		160

Trifecta control

Massachusetts Party Control: 1992-2025
Eleven years of Democratic trifectas  •  No Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.

Year	92	93	94	95	96	97	98	99	00	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25
Governor	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	D	D	D
Senate	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D
House	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D

The table below details demographic data in Massachusetts and compares it to the broader United States as of 2023.

Demographic Data for Massachusetts
	Massachusetts	United States
Population	7,029,917	331,449,281
Land area (sq mi)	7,800	3,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White	70.7%	63.4%
Black/African American	7%	12.4%
Asian	7.1%	5.8%
Native American	0.2%	0.9%
Pacific Islander	0.4%	0.4%
Other (single race)	5.4%	6.6%
Multiple	9.5%	10.7%
Hispanic/Latino	12.9%	19%
Education
High school graduation rate	91.4%	89.4%
College graduation rate	46.6%	35%
Income
Median household income	$101,341	$78,538
Persons below poverty level	10%	12.4%
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2018-2023).
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

State profile

Demographic data for Massachusetts
	Massachusetts	U.S.
Total population:	6,784,240	316,515,021
Land area (sq mi):	7,800	3,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White:	79.6%	73.6%
Black/African American:	7.1%	12.6%
Asian:	6%	5.1%
Native American:	0.2%	0.8%
Pacific Islander:	0%	0.2%
Two or more:	2.9%	3%
Hispanic/Latino:	10.6%	17.1%
Education
High school graduation rate:	89.8%	86.7%
College graduation rate:	40.5%	29.8%
Income
Median household income:	$68,563	$53,889
Persons below poverty level:	13.1%	11.3%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015) Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Massachusetts. **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Presidential voting pattern

See also: Presidential voting trends in Massachusetts

Massachusetts voted for the Democratic candidate in all seven presidential elections between 2000 and 2024.

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