2018 Massachusetts gubernatorial election Last updated August 17, 2025
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.
This was one of eight Republican-held governorships up for election in a state that Hillary Clinton won in the 2016 presidential election . Despite Massachusetts's Democratic lean at the presidential level, 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 re-elected with the highest vote total in the history of Massachusetts gubernatorial elections and by the widest margin since Bill Weld was re-elected 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. Baker also carried every county in the state. [ 5]
As of 2025 , this is the last time Republicans 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 Endorsements Charlie Baker
Local officials Organizations Newspapers Polling Poll source Date(s) Sample Margin Charlie Scott Other Undecided MassINC [ 26] June 22–25, 2018 399 ± 4.9% 70% 17% 2% 10%
Results Primary Republican gubernatorial primary results by municipality Republican gubernatorial primary results by county: Baker—60–70%
Baker—50–60%
Lieutenant governor 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". [ 29] 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. [ 30]
As of July 2017, the declared candidates were relatively unknown to the state's voters. [ 31] 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. [ 32]
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. [ 33]
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. [ 34] 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 Declined Joe Avellone , businessman, former chairman of the Wellesley Board of selectmen and candidate for governor in 2014 [ 39] Jeff Bussgang , venture capitalist and lecturer at Harvard Business School [ 29] [ 40] Katherine Clark , U.S. representative (running for reelection ) [ 41] Evan Falchuk, founder and former chair of the United Independent Party and United Independent nominee for governor in 2014 [ 42] Maura Healey , Massachusetts Attorney General (ran for reelection) [ 29] [ 30] [ 43] [ 44] Joe Kennedy III , U.S. representative (ran for reelection) [ 45] John Kerry , former United States Secretary of State , former U.S. senator, former lieutenant governor of Massachusetts and nominee for president in 2004 [ 46] [ 47] Paul Mark , state representative [ 48] (endorsed Jay Gonzalez ) Marty Meehan , president of the University of Massachusetts System and former U.S. representative [ 49] Seth Moulton , U.S. representative (ran for reelection ) [ 50] Marty Walsh , mayor of Boston and former state representative [ 45] Dan Wolf , businessman and former state senator [ 51] [ 52] Endorsements Jay Gonzalez
State elected officials State legislators William Brownsberger , state senator [ 54] Harriette Chandler , State Senate President emerita [ 55] Julian Cyr , state senator [ 56] Daniel Donahue , state representative [ 55] Jamie Eldridge , state senator [ 57] Tricia Farley-Bouvier , state representative [ 58] Dylan Fernandes , state representative [ 56] Sean Garballey , state representative Anne Gobi , state senator [ 55] Natalie Higgins , state representative [ 55] Mary Keefe , state representative [ 55] [ 59] Eric Lesser , state senator [ 60] Barbara L'Italien , state senator [ 61] John J. Mahoney , state representative [ 55] Paul Mark , state representative [ 59] Michael O. Moore , state senator [ 55] James O'Day , state representative [ 55] Sarah Peake , state representative [ 56] John Scibak , state representative [ 62] 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) Sample Margin Jay Bob Other Undecided MassINC [ 76] 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 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 Endorsements All individuals belong to the nominee's party unless otherwise specified.
Charlie Baker
State legislators Local officials Brian Arrigo, mayor of Revere (D) [ 88] Bill Carpenter, mayor of Brockton (I) [ 88] Dave Conway, Lowell City Councilor [ 87] Jasiel Correia , mayor of Fall River (D) [ 88] Stephen DiNatale , mayor of Fitchburg (D) [ 88] Scott Galvin, mayor of Woburn (D) [ 88] Ken Gray, mayor of Amesbury [ 88] Mark Hawke, mayor of Gardner [ 88] Bob Hedlund , mayor of Weymouth [ 88] Donna Holaday, mayor of Newburyport (D) [ 88] Tom Koch , mayor of Quincy (I) [ 88] Richard Kos, mayor of Chicopee [ 88] John Leahy, Lowell City Councilor [ 87] William Martin, mayor of Greenfield (I) [ 88] Dean Mazzarella, mayor of Leominster (I) [ 88] Rita Mercier, Lowell City Councilor [ 87] Will Reichelt, mayor of West Springfield (I) [ 88] Daniel Rivera, mayor of Lawrence (D) [ 88] Bill Samaras, mayor of Lowell (D) [ 88] William Sapelli, mayor of Agawam (I) [ 88] Domenic Sarno , mayor of Springfield (D) [ 88] Brian Sullivan , mayor of Westfield (D) [ 88] Joe Sullivan , mayor of Braintree (D) [ 88] Sefatia Romeo Theken, mayor of Gloucester (I) [ 22] Arthur Vigeant, mayor of Marlborough [ 88] Organizations Newspapers Jay Gonzalez
Former U.S. executive branch officials State elected officials State legislators William Brownsberger , state senator [ 54] Harriette Chandler , State Senate President emerita [ 55] Julian Cyr , state senator [ 56] Daniel Donahue , state representative [ 55] Jamie Eldridge , state senator [ 57] Tricia Farley-Bouvier , state representative [ 58] Dylan Fernandes , state representative [ 56] Sean Garballey , state representative Anne Gobi , state senator [ 55] Natalie Higgins , state representative [ 55] Mary Keefe , state representative [ 55] [ 59] Eric Lesser , state senator [ 60] Barbara L'Italien , state senator [ 61] John Mahoney , state representative [ 55] Paul Mark , state representative [ 59] Michael O. Moore , state senator [ 55] James O'Day , state representative [ 55] Sarah Peake , state representative [ 56] John Scibak , state representative [ 62] Paul Tucker , state representative Local elected officials Individuals Labor unions Organizations Predictions Source Ranking As of The Cook Political Report [ 100] Safe R October 26, 2018 The Washington Post [ 101] Likely R November 5, 2018 FiveThirtyEight [ 102] Safe R November 5, 2018 Rothenberg Political Report [ 103] Safe R November 1, 2018 Sabato's Crystal Ball [ 104] Safe R November 5, 2018 RealClearPolitics [ 105] Safe R November 4, 2018 Daily Kos [ 106] Safe R November 5, 2018 Fox News [ 107] [ a] Likely R November 5, 2018 Politico [ 108] Safe R November 5, 2018 Governing [ 109] 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) Sample Margin Charlie Jay Other Undecided MassINC [ 110] October 25–28, 2018 502 ± 4.4% 68% 25% 2% 2% Suffolk University [ 111] October 24–28, 2018 500 ± 4.4% 65% 26% – 8% Western New England University [ 112] October 10–27, 2018 402 LV ± 5.0% 65% 27% – 7% 485 RV ± 4.0% 64% 25% – 10% UMass Lowell [ 113] October 1–7, 2018 485 LV ± 5.6% 66% 27% 5% 3% 791 RV ± 4.4% 65% 26% 6% 2% MassINC [ 114] September 17–21, 2018 506 ± 4.4% 68% 24% 1% 6% Suffolk University [ 115] September 13–17, 2018 500 ± 4.4% 55% 28% – 17% Suffolk University [ 116] June 8–12, 2018 500 ± 4.4% 52% 22% – 25% MassINC [ 117] May 22–26, 2018 501 ± 4.4% 60% 20% 1% 19% MassINC [ 118] March 16–18, 2018 504 ± 4.4% 60% 21% 2% 15% MassINC [ 119] November 9–12, 2017 503 ± 4.4% 59% 19% 3% 18% MassINC [ 120] June 19–22, 2017 504 ± 4.4% 55% 22% 1% 20%
Hypothetical polling
with Setti Warren
Poll source Date(s) Sample Margin Charlie Setti Other Undecided MassINC [ 118] March 16–18, 2018 504 ± 4.4% 58% 24% 3% 13% MassINC [ 119] November 9–12, 2017 504 ± 4.4% 58% 24% 2% 15% MassINC [ 120] June 19–22, 2017 504 ± 4.4% 53% 26% 1% 17% UMass Amherst [ 121] September 15–20, 2016 400 ± 4.1% 40% 17% – 36%
with Katherine Clark
Poll source Date(s) Sample Margin Charlie Katherine Undecided UMass Amherst [ 121] September 15–20, 2016 400 ± 4.1% 39% 24% 31%
with Maura Healey
Poll source Date(s) Sample Margin Charlie Maura Undecided MassINC [ 120] June 19–22, 2017 504 ± 4.4% 48% 36% 13% UMass Amherst [ 121] September 15–20, 2016 400 ± 4.1% 43% 25% 29% Gravis Marketing [ 122] July 12–13, 2016 901 ± 3.3% 56% 30% 14%
with Joseph P. Kennedy III
Poll source Date(s) Sample Margin Charlie Joseph P. Undecided UMass Amherst [ 121] September 15–20, 2016 400 ± 4.1% 33% 33% 29% Gravis Marketing [ 122] July 12–13, 2016 901 ± 3.3% 50% 38% 12%
with Bob Massie
Poll source Date(s) Sample Margin Charlie Bob Other Undecided Suffolk University [ 116] June 8–12, 2018 500 ± 4.4% 54% 21% – 25% MassINC [ 117] May 22–26, 2018 501 ± 4.4% 60% 20% 1% 17% MassINC [ 118] March 16–18, 2018 504 ± 4.4% 59% 22% 2% 16% MassINC [ 119] November 9–12, 2017 504 ± 4.4% 60% 21% 2% 16% MassINC [ 120] June 19–22, 2017 504 ± 4.4% 55% 25% 1% 17%
with Seth Moulton
Poll source Date(s) Sample Margin Charlie Seth Undecided UMass Amherst [ 121] September 15–20, 2016 400 ± 4.1% 39% 21% 34%
with Marty Walsh
Poll source Date(s) Sample Margin Charlie Marty Undecided UMass Amherst [ 121] September 15–20, 2016 400 ± 4.1% 37% 28% 32%
Results By county 2018 United States gubernatorial election in Massachusetts (by county) [ 124] 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 eight of nine congressional districts, all of which elected Democrats. [ 125]
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Retrieved July 18, 2018 . ↑ MassINC ↑ Suffolk University ↑ Western New England University ↑ UMass Lowell ↑ MassINC ↑ Suffolk University Archived 2018-09-20 at the Wayback Machine 1 2 Suffolk University Archived 2018-06-15 at the Wayback Machine 1 2 MassINC 1 2 3 MassINC 1 2 3 MassINC 1 2 3 4 MassINC 1 2 3 4 5 6 UMass Amherst [ permanent dead link ] 1 2 Gravis Marketing ↑ "PD43+ >> 2018 Governor General Election" . Massachusetts Elections Division. ↑ "PD43+ » Search Elections" . ↑ "Dra 2020" . External links Official campaign websites for gubernatorial candidates
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