The 2022 Massachusetts general election was held on November 8, 2022, throughout Massachusetts. Primary elections were held on September 6, 2022.
The election includes:
Federal elections for the US House of Representatives Statewide elections for governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, secretary of the Commonwealth, treasurer, and auditor District elections for state representatives, state senators, and governor's councillors County elections for sheriff, district attorney, county commissioner (only in certain counties) Ballot questions at the state and local levels
To register to vote, Massachusetts residents had to register by October 29, 2022.
To vote by mail, registered Massachusetts voters had to request a ballot by November 1, 2022.
Federal offices U.S. House of Representatives All of Massachusetts' nine seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election in 2022.
All nine seats were won by the incumbent Democratic Party candidates. +2022 US House elections in MassachusettsDistrictIncumbent representativeElectedResult1stRichard Neal (D) Richard Neal (D)Democratic hold2ndJim McGovern (D) Jim McGovern (D)Democratic hold3rdLori Trahan (D) Lori Trahan (D)Democratic hold4thJake Auchincloss (D) Jake Auchincloss (D)Democratic hold5thKatherine Clark (D)Katherine Clark (D)Democratic hold6thSeth Moulton (D) Seth Moulton (D)Democratic hold7thAyanna Pressley (D) Ayanna Pressley (D)Democratic hold8thStephen Lynch (D) Stephen Lynch (D)Democratic hold9thBill Keating (D) Bill Keating (D)Democratic hold
State offices Gubernatorial election Attorney general election Secretary of the Commonwealth election Treasurer and receiver-general election Governor's Council election State auditor election
State legislature All seats in the state legislature, the General Court, were up for election.
Massachusetts State Senate
All 40 seats in the Massachusetts Senate were up for election in 2022. In the general election, the Democratic Party captured 37 seats, while the Republican Party captured three seats (no change in seat number).
Massachusetts State House of Representatives
All 160 seats in the Massachusetts House of Representatives were up for election in 2022. Democrats won 134 seats, Republicans won 25, and one was won by an independent candidate.
Ballot measures
QuestionStatus1Legislative Constitutional Amendment for an Additional Tax on Income Over One MillionApproved2Initiative Petition for a Law concerning the Regulation of Dental InsuranceApproved3Initiative Petition for a Law creating Expanded Availability of Licenses for the Sale of Alcoholic BeveragesRejected4Referendum on an Existing Law on Eligibility for Driver's LicensesApproved
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