Election in Massachusetts
The 2018 Massachusetts gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 2018, to elect the
governor and
lieutenant governor of the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts .
Republican Governor
Charlie Baker and Lieutenant Governor
Karyn Polito sought reelection to a second term in office, facing
Democratic challengers
Jay Gonzalez and
Quentin Palfrey , respectively. Candidates were selected in the
primary election held on September 4, 2018.
Despite Massachusetts's Democratic lean, Charlie Baker retained high approval ratings and was expected to safely win re-election.
Shortly after polls closed at 8 p.m. local time, the
Associated Press declared the race in favor of incumbents Baker and Polito.
[2] Shortly after 9 p.m. location time, Gonzalez conceded the election.
[3]
Baker was reelected with the highest vote total in the history of Massachusetts gubernatorial elections and by the widest margin since
Bill Weld was reelected governor in
1994 . He won many of the Commonwealth's most populated cities, including
Worcester ,
New Bedford , and
Springfield .
[4] Baker almost won
Boston , losing it by only around 3,000 votes, an extraordinary showing for a statewide Republican candidate in a major city.
[5]
As of 2024, this is the most recent time that a Republican has won a statewide election in Massachusetts.
Background
Charlie Baker was elected in 2014 by a slim margin over then-Attorney General
Martha Coakley ; however, he was consistently rated as one of the most popular governors in the country.
[6] Some Democrats, including Congressman
Mike Capuano and Speaker of the House
Bob DeLeo publicly speculated they may vote for Baker over the eventual Democratic nominee.
[7] Speculated candidates such as Attorney General
Maura Healey , Congressman
Joe Kennedy , former State Senator
Dan Wolf , and
Boston Mayor
Marty Walsh all declined to be candidates, leaving no prominent Democrats to challenge Baker, which was seen as a necessary prerequisite to mount a formidable challenge to him.
Because Evan Falchuk received more than 3% of the vote in the
2014 gubernatorial election , the
United Independent Party gained official status.
[8] Falchuck had stated that he would "certainly" run for office in 2018.
[9] In 2016 however, the UIP lost its official party status after it failed to register 1% of Massachusetts voters as members.
[10] Falchuk later left the UIP and registered as a Democrat in early 2017.
[11]
[12]
Republican primary
There was some concern amongst the Republican Party that Baker was too moderate, and there were talks of challenging him with a more conservative opponent in the primaries. GOP state committeeman Robert Cappucci told the
Boston Herald that if Baker "shuns conservatives [...] there will be 100 percent an effort to try to find a conservative, viable candidate to challenge him in 2018 for governor". David Kopacz, the president of the Massachusetts Republican Assembly, also stated that Baker might face a conservative challenger in 2018.
[13]
Following his 2016 election,
Barnstable County Commissioner Ron Beaty, who once was tried and convicted for threatening the life of President
George H. W. Bush ,
[14] had been making local and state headlines. He proposed a "shark mitigation strategy" to combat the growing presence of sharks near
Cape Cod beaches by baiting and shooting them, which was rejected for consideration by the commission chairman. He also mulled a primary run against his state representative,
Randy Hunt , after Hunt parked in his Barnstable County Courthouse parking spot. In September 2017 he announced he was in the process of changing the purpose of his campaign committee from a county to a statewide office. He cited the Governor's criticisms of President
Donald Trump and his willingness to work with Democrats as his inspiration to run.
[15] On December 8, 2017, Scott Lively announced his campaign.
[16]
On December 13, 2017, Beaty stated he was no longer considering a run against Baker.
[17]
Scott Lively , an evangelical pastor, challenged Baker and received more than the 15% of delegate votes necessary at the state convention to qualify for ballot access. Baker won the endorsement of the party by an overwhelming margin.
[18]
Baker ultimately won the nomination, but not without Lively securing 36 percent of the primary vote, leading to speculation that Baker's more moderate disposition and opposition to President Trump might have damaged his general election chances with Republican base voters.
[19]
Governor
Candidates
Declared
Declined
Endorsements
Charlie Baker
Local officials
Organizations
Newspapers
Polling
Poll source
Date(s) administered
Sample size
Margin of error
Charlie Baker
Scott Lively
Other
Undecided
MassINC
June 22–25, 2018
399
± 4.9%
70%
17%
2%
10%
Results
Convention
Primary
Republican gubernatorial primary results by municipality
Republican gubernatorial primary results by county: Baker—60–70%
Baker—50–60%
Lieutenant governor
Candidates
Declared
Results
Republican lieutenant gubernatorial primary results by county: Polito—>90%
Democratic primary
In November 2014, after interviewing over a dozen Democratic operatives, strategists, and activists, Joshua Miller of
The Boston Globe wrote that the party would be looking for a young, fresh candidate who could appeal to the party's progressive base. He identified Attorney General
Maura Healey as being "the first name on many Democratic lists".
[28] Samantha Lachman of
The Huffington Post also identified Healey as a potential candidate for governor in 2018 or in a future
United States Senate race.
[29]
As of July 2017, the declared candidates were relatively unknown to the state's voters.
[30] Their identification by Democratic voters was bolstered by addressing the 2017 state Democratic Convention, which saw its largest attendance in years, of around 3,000 delegates.
[31]
On April 26, 2018,
Setti Warren announced via Facebook that he was withdrawing from the race due to financial concerns. He stated he would not endorse either of his former opponents until the nomination was won.
[32]
At the Massachusetts Democratic Convention in June, party delegates endorsed Gonzalez and Palfrey, but Bob Massie and Jimmy Tingle also surpassed the 15% threshold for ballot access by comfortable margins.
[33] A poll from late June conducted by WBUR and MassInc. indicated that the contest for the Democratic nomination in the gubernatorial race was a toss-up, with Massie and Gonzalez being separated by a percentage smaller than the margin of error.
Gonzalez and Palfrey went on to win their respective nominations generously (winning almost every municipality in the state) and headed into the general election to face their Republican counterparts.
Governor
Candidates
Declared
Withdrew
Declined
Joe Avellone , businessman, former chairman of the
Wellesley
Board of selectmen and candidate for governor
in 2014
[38]
Jeff Bussgang , venture capitalist and lecturer at
Harvard Business School
[28]
[39]
Katherine Clark , U.S. Representative (
running for reelection )
[40]
Evan Falchuk, founder and former chair of the
United Independent Party and United Independent nominee for governor in
2014
[41]
Maura Healey ,
Massachusetts Attorney General (ran for reelection)
[28]
[29]
[42]
[43]
Joe Kennedy III , U.S. Representative (ran for reelection)
[44]
John Kerry , former
United States Secretary of State , former U.S. Senator, former lieutenant governor of Massachusetts and
nominee for president in
2004
[45]
[46]
Paul Mark , state representative
[47] (endorsed
Jay Gonzalez )
Marty Meehan , president of the
University of Massachusetts System and former U.S. Representative
[48]
Seth Moulton , U.S. Representative (
ran for reelection )
[49]
Marty Walsh , Mayor of Boston and former State Representative
[44]
Dan Wolf , businessman and former state senator
[50]
[51]
Endorsements
Jay Gonzalez
State elected officials
State legislators
William Brownsberger , state senator
[53]
Harriette Chandler , State Senate President emerita
[54]
Julian Cyr , state senator
[55]
Daniel Donahue , state representative
[54]
Jamie Eldridge , state senator
[56]
Tricia Farley-Bouvier , state representative
[57]
Dylan Fernandes , state representative
[55]
Sean Garballey , state representative
Anne Gobi , state senator
[54]
Natalie Higgins , state representative
[54]
Mary Keefe , state representative
[54]
[58]
Eric Lesser , state senator
[59]
Barbara L'Italien , state senator
[60]
John J. Mahoney , state representative
[54]
Paul Mark , state representative
[58]
Michael O. Moore , state senator
[54]
James O'Day , state representative
[54]
Sarah Peake , state representative
[55]
John Scibak , state representative
[61]
Paul Tucker , state representative
Local elected officials
Individuals
Labor unions
Organizations
Newspapers
Bob Massie
State legislators
Local elected officials
Barbara Brousal-Glaser,
Newton City Councilor
Jesse Clingan,
Somerville Alderman
Matthew Cubetus, Vice Chair of the
Sandwich Planning Board and candidate for the
Barnstable County Assembly of Delegates
Joseph Curtatone , Mayor of
Somerville
Jan Devereux, Vice Mayor of
Cambridge
Ben Ewen-Campen,
Somerville Alderman
Andre Green,
Somerville School Committee member
Stephanie Hirsch,
Somerville Alderman
Alison Leary,
Newton City Councilor
Gary Mannion Jr.,
Greater Lawrence Technical School Committee member and
Lawrence Democratic City Committee Chair
Nadeem Mazen, former
Cambridge City Councillor
Wilfred Mbah,
Somerville Alderman
John Michitson,
Haverhill City Council President
Quinton Zondervan,
Cambridge City Councillor
Party officials
Individuals
Chuck Collins , senior scholar at the
Institute for Policy Studies
Frances Crowe , activist
Todd Gitlin , professor of journalism and sociology at
Columbia University and former president of
Students for a Democratic Society
Gabe Itoka, entrepreneur
Bill McKibben , author, educator, environmentalist, and Co-founder of 350.org
Juliet Schor, professor of sociology at
Boston College
Reverend Leslie Sterling, of St. Bartholomew's Episcopal Church
Laurence Tribe , professor of constitutional law at
Harvard Law School
Joe Uehlein, former
AFL–CIO Director of Strategic Campaigns
Julie Wormser, former
Boston Harbor Association Executive Director
Labor unions
Organizations
Newspapers
Polling
Poll source
Date(s) administered
Sample size
Margin of error
Jay Gonzalez
Bob Massie
Other
Undecided
MassINC
June 22–25, 2018
418
± 4.9%
21%
15%
7%
52%
Results
Democratic gubernatorial primary results by municipality
Democratic gubernatorial primary results by county: Gonzalez—70–80%
Gonzalez—60–70%
Gonzalez—50–60%
Lieutenant governor
Candidates
Declared
Declined
Endorsements
Quentin Palfrey
National figures
State legislators
Will Brownsberger , state senator
Cynthia Creem , state senate majority leader
Bill Driscoll, state representative
Jamie Eldridge , state senator
Tricia Farley-Bouvier , state representative
Dylan Fernandes , state representative
Cindy Friedman , state senator
Anne Gobi , state senator
Jon Hecht , state representative
Natalie Higgins , state representative
Adam Hinds , state senator
Russell Holmes , state representative
Eric Lesser , state senator
Jack Patrick Lewis , state representative
Paul Tucker , state representative
Local elected officials
Organizations
Unions
Jimmy Tingle
Federal legislators
State officials
State legislators
Local elected officials
Results
Democratic lieutenant gubernatorial primary results by county: Palfrey—70–80%
Palfrey—60–70%
Palfrey—50–60%
Tingle—40–50%
General election
Debates
Endorsements
All individuals belong to the nominee's party unless otherwise specified.
Charlie Baker
State legislators
Local officials
Brian Arrigo, Mayor of
Revere (D)
[83]
Bill Carpenter, Mayor of
Brockton (I)
[83]
Dave Conway, Lowell City Councilor
[82]
Jasiel Correia , Mayor of
Fall River (D)
[83]
Stephen DiNatale , Mayor of
Fitchburg (D)
[83]
Scott Galvin, Mayor of
Woburn (D)
[83]
Ken Gray, Mayor of
Amesbury
[83]
Mark Hawke, Mayor of
Gardner
[83]
Bob Hedlund , Mayor of
Weymouth
[83]
Donna Holaday, Mayor of
Newburyport (D)
[83]
Tom Koch , Mayor of
Quincy (I)
[83]
Richard Kos, Mayor of
Chicopee
[83]
John Leahy, Lowell City Councilor
[82]
William Martin, Mayor of
Greenfield (I)
[83]
Dean Mazzarella, Mayor of
Leominster (I)
[83]
Rita Mercier, Lowell City Councilor
[82]
Will Reichelt, Mayor of
West Springfield (I)
[83]
Daniel Rivera, Mayor of
Lawrence (D)
[83]
Bill Samaras, Mayor of
Lowell (D)
[83]
William Sapelli, Mayor of
Agawam (I)
[83]
Domenic Sarno , Mayor of
Springfield (D)
[83]
Brian Sullivan , Mayor of
Westfield (D)
[83]
Joe Sullivan , Mayor of
Braintree (D)
[83]
Sefatia Romeo Theken, Mayor of
Gloucester (I)
[22]
Arthur Vigeant, Mayor of
Marlborough
[83]
Organizations
Newspapers
Jay Gonzalez
Former U.S. Executive Branch officials
State elected officials
State legislators
William Brownsberger , state senator
[53]
Harriette Chandler , State Senate President emerita
[54]
Julian Cyr , state senator
[55]
Daniel Donahue , state representative
[54]
Jamie Eldridge , state senator
[56]
Tricia Farley-Bouvier , state representative
[57]
Dylan Fernandes , state representative
[55]
Sean Garballey , state representative
Anne Gobi , state senator
[54]
Natalie Higgins , state representative
[54]
Mary Keefe , state representative
[54]
[58]
Eric Lesser , state senator
[59]
Barbara L'Italien , state senator
[60]
John Mahoney , state representative
[54]
Paul Mark , state representative
[58]
Michael O. Moore , state senator
[54]
James O'Day , state representative
[54]
Sarah Peake , state representative
[55]
John Scibak , state representative
[61]
Paul Tucker , state representative
Local elected officials
Individuals
Labor unions
Organizations
Predictions
Source
Ranking
As of
The Cook Political Report
[95]
Safe R
October 26, 2018
The Washington Post
[96]
Likely R
November 5, 2018
FiveThirtyEight
[97]
Safe R
November 5, 2018
Rothenberg Political Report
[98]
Safe R
November 1, 2018
Sabato's Crystal Ball
[99]
Safe R
November 5, 2018
RealClearPolitics
[100]
Safe R
November 4, 2018
Daily Kos
[101]
Safe R
November 5, 2018
Fox News
[102]
[a]
Likely R
November 5, 2018
Politico
[103]
Safe R
November 5, 2018
Governing
[104]
Safe R
November 5, 2018
Notes
^ The Fox News Midterm Power Rankings uniquely does not contain a category for Safe/Solid races.
Polling
Poll source
Date(s) administered
Sample size
Margin of error
Charlie Baker (R)
Jay Gonzalez (D)
Other
Undecided
MassINC
October 25–28, 2018
502
± 4.4%
68%
25%
2%
2%
Suffolk University
October 24–28, 2018
500
± 4.4%
65%
26%
–
8%
Western New England University
October 10–27, 2018
402 LV
± 5.0%
65%
27%
–
7%
485 RV
± 4.0%
64%
25%
–
10%
UMass Lowell
October 1–7, 2018
485 LV
± 5.6%
66%
27%
5%
3%
791 RV
± 4.4%
65%
26%
6%
2%
MassINC
September 17–21, 2018
506
± 4.4%
68%
24%
1%
6%
Suffolk University
Archived 2018-09-20 at the
Wayback Machine
September 13–17, 2018
500
± 4.4%
55%
28%
–
17%
Suffolk University
Archived 2018-06-15 at the
Wayback Machine
June 8–12, 2018
500
± 4.4%
52%
22%
–
25%
MassINC
May 22–26, 2018
501
± 4.4%
60%
20%
1%
19%
MassINC
March 16–18, 2018
504
± 4.4%
60%
21%
2%
15%
MassINC
November 9–12, 2017
503
± 4.4%
59%
19%
3%
18%
MassINC
June 19–22, 2017
504
± 4.4%
55%
22%
1%
20%
Hypothetical polling
with Setti Warren
Poll source
Date(s) administered
Sample size
Margin of error
Charlie Baker (R)
Setti Warren (D)
Other
Undecided
MassINC
March 16–18, 2018
504
± 4.4%
58%
24%
3%
13%
MassINC
November 9–12, 2017
504
± 4.4%
58%
24%
2%
15%
MassINC
June 19–22, 2017
504
± 4.4%
53%
26%
1%
17%
UMass Amherst [
permanent dead link ]
September 15–20, 2016
400
± 4.1%
40%
17%
–
36%
with Katherine Clark
Poll source
Date(s) administered
Sample size
Margin of error
Charlie Baker (R)
Katherine Clark (D)
Undecided
UMass Amherst [
permanent dead link ]
September 15–20, 2016
400
± 4.1%
39%
24%
31%
with Maura Healey
Poll source
Date(s) administered
Sample size
Margin of error
Charlie Baker (R)
Maura Healey (D)
Undecided
MassINC
June 19–22, 2017
504
± 4.4%
48%
36%
13%
UMass Amherst [
permanent dead link ]
September 15–20, 2016
400
± 4.1%
43%
25%
29%
Gravis Marketing
July 12–13, 2016
901
± 3.3%
56%
30%
14%
with Joseph P. Kennedy III
Poll source
Date(s) administered
Sample size
Margin of error
Charlie Baker (R)
Joseph P. Kennedy III (D)
Undecided
UMass Amherst [
permanent dead link ]
September 15–20, 2016
400
± 4.1%
33%
33%
29%
Gravis Marketing
July 12–13, 2016
901
± 3.3%
50%
38%
12%
with Bob Massie
Poll source
Date(s) administered
Sample size
Margin of error
Charlie Baker (R)
Bob Massie (D)
Other
Undecided
Suffolk University
Archived 2018-06-15 at the
Wayback Machine
June 8–12, 2018
500
± 4.4%
54%
21%
–
25%
MassINC
May 22–26, 2018
501
± 4.4%
60%
20%
1%
17%
MassINC
March 16–18, 2018
504
± 4.4%
59%
22%
2%
16%
MassINC
November 9–12, 2017
504
± 4.4%
60%
21%
2%
16%
MassINC
June 19–22, 2017
504
± 4.4%
55%
25%
1%
17%
with Seth Moulton
Poll source
Date(s) administered
Sample size
Margin of error
Charlie Baker (R)
Seth Moulton (D)
Undecided
UMass Amherst [
permanent dead link ]
September 15–20, 2016
400
± 4.1%
39%
21%
34%
with Marty Walsh
Poll source
Date(s) administered
Sample size
Margin of error
Charlie Baker (R)
Marty Walsh (D)
Undecided
UMass Amherst [
permanent dead link ]
September 15–20, 2016
400
± 4.1%
37%
28%
32%
Results
Results by county
2018 United States gubernatorial election in Massachusetts (by county)
[106]
County
Baker %
Baker #
Gonzalez %
Gonzalez #
Others %
Others #
Total #
Barnstable
71.7%
85,726
25.2%
30,169
3.0%
3,599
119,494
Berkshire
51.6%
28,331
45.5%
25,030
2.9%
1,592
54,953
Bristol
68.5%
132,371
28.1%
54,280
3.3%
6,458
193,109
Dukes
54.1%
5,556
43.5%
4,470
2.5%
253
10,279
Essex
69.2 %
219,522
27.4%
86,893
3.4%
10,849
317,264
Franklin
54.6%
18,263
43.4%
14,507
2.0%
670
33,440
Hampden
69.1%
109,952
27.5%
43,806
3.4%
5,416
159,174
Hampshire
52.0%
37,272
45.6%
32,667
2.5%
1,764
71,703
Middlesex
60.7%
411,687
36.3%
246,197
3.0%
20,294
678,178
Nantucket
56.8%
2,388
41.6%
1,750
1.6%
67
4,205
Norfolk
67.1%
209,318
29.7%
92,709
3.2%
10,125
312,152
Plymouth
72.4%
164,438
23.9%
54,303
3.7%
8,472
227,213
Suffolk
49.1%
125,247
48.0%
122,249
2.9%
7,346
254,842
Worcester
73.0%
231,270
24.2%
76,740
2.7%
8,649
316,659
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
By congressional district
Baker won 8 of 9 congressional districts, all of which elected Democrats.
[107]
See also
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