2022 Massachusetts elections
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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
[edit]U.S. House of Representatives
[edit]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.[1]
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Elected | Result |
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| 1st | Richard Neal (D) | Richard Neal (D) | Democratic hold |
| 2nd | Jim McGovern (D) | Jim McGovern (D) | Democratic hold |
| 3rd | Lori Trahan (D) | Lori Trahan (D) | Democratic hold |
| 4th | Jake Auchincloss (D) | Jake Auchincloss (D) | Democratic hold |
| 5th | Katherine Clark (D) | Katherine Clark (D) | Democratic hold |
| 6th | Seth Moulton (D) | Seth Moulton (D) | Democratic hold |
| 7th | Ayanna Pressley (D) | Ayanna Pressley (D) | Democratic hold |
| 8th | Stephen Lynch (D) | Stephen Lynch (D) | Democratic hold |
| 9th | Bill Keating (D) | Bill Keating (D) | Democratic hold |
Statewide offices
[edit]- Gubernatorial election
- Attorney General election
- Secretary of the Commonwealth election
- Treasurer and Receiver-General election
State legislature
[edit]All seats in the state legislature, the General Court, were up for election.
Massachusetts State Senate
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All 40 seats in the Massachusetts Senate were up for election in 2022.
In the general election, the Democratic Party captured 37 seats (an increase of 1 seat) while the Republican Party captured three seats (no change in seat number).
Massachusetts State House of Representatives
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All 160 seats in the Massachusetts House of Representatives were up for election in 2022.
References
[edit]- ^ "Massachusetts Results". CNN Politics. Retrieved November 20, 2024.
