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The 2022 Massachusetts Attorney General election took place on November 8, 2022, to elect the next attorney general of Massachusetts. Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Maura Healey was eligible to seek a third term, but instead announced she would run for governor. [1] [2]
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| No. | Date | Host | Moderator | Link | Democratic | Democratic | Democratic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Key: P Participant A Absent N Not invited I Invited W Withdrawn | |||||||
| Andrea Campbell | Shannon Liss-Riordan | Quentin Palfrey | |||||
| 1 | Aug. 1, 2022 | WGBH-TV | Jim Braude | YouTube | P | P | P |
| 2 [46] | Aug. 10, 2022 | WBUR-FM The Boston Globe WCVB-TV | Tiziana Dearing Sharman Sacheti | YouTube | P | P | P |
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size [b] | Margin of error | Andrea Campbell | Shannon Liss-Riordan | Quentin Palfrey | Other | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UMass Amherst [47] | August 26–29, 2022 | 500 (LV) | ± 5.1% | 28% | 29% | 11% | 1% | 31% |
| UMass Lowell [48] | August 16–25, 2022 | 800 (LV) | ± 3.9% | 32% | 30% | 11% | 2% | 25% |
| Advantage, Inc. (R) [49] [A] | August 22–23, 2022 | 563 (LV) | ± 4.1% | 25% | 20% | 5% | – | 49% |
| MassINC Polling Group (D) [50] [B] | August 19–21, 2022 | 401 (LV) | ± 4.9% | 28% | 26% | 10% | 2% | 32% |
| MassINC Polling Group [51] | August 5–9, 2022 | 520 (LV) | ± 5.1% | 24% | 16% | 4% | 4% | 50% |
| UMass Amherst [52] | June 15–21, 2022 | 557 (LV) | ± 4.7% | 21% | 11% | 9% | 0% | 59% |
| MassINC Polling Group (D) [50] [B] | June 2022 | – (LV) | – | 24% | 6% | 12% | 4% | 50% |
| UMass Lowell [53] | April 2–11, 2022 | 800 (LV) | ± 3.9% | 30% | 11% | 6% | 2% | 52% |
| MassINC Polling Group (D) [54] [B] | January 18–20, 2022 | 310 (LV) | ± 5.6% | 31% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 54% |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Andrea Campbell | 1,622 | 39.2 | |
| Democratic | Quentin Palfrey | 1,605 | 38.8 | |
| Democratic | Shannon Liss-Riordan | 906 | 21.9 | |
| Total votes | 4,133 | 100.0% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Quentin Palfrey | 1,920 | 54 | |
| Democratic | Andrea Campbell | 1,631 | 46 | |
| Total votes | 3,551 | 100% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Andrea Campbell | 365,362 | 50.10% | |
| Democratic | Shannon Liss-Riordan | 248,648 | 34.10% | |
| Democratic | Quentin Palfrey (withdrawn) | 115,200 | 15.80% | |
| Total votes | 729,210 | 100.0% | ||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | James R. McMahon, III | 215,283 | 100.0% | |
| Total votes | 215,283 | 100.0% | ||
| No. | Date | Host | Moderator | Link | Democratic | Democratic | Republican | Democratic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Key: P Participant A Absent N Not invited I Invited W Withdrawn | ||||||||
| Andrea Campbell | Shannon Liss-Riordan | James McMahon | Quentin Palfrey | |||||
| 1 | May 23, 2022 | Rappaport Center for Law and Public Policy | Kimberly Atkins Stohr | YouTube | P | P | A | P |
| No. | Date | Host | Moderator | Link | Democratic | Republican |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Key: P Participant A Absent N Not invited I Invited W Withdrawn | ||||||
| Andrea Campbell | James McMahon | |||||
| 1 | Oct. 21, 2022 | WBZ-TV | Jon Keller | YouTube | P | P |
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| Sabato's Crystal Ball [62] | Safe D | September 14, 2022 |
| Elections Daily [63] | Safe D | November 1, 2022 |
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size [b] | Margin of error | Andrea Campbell (D) | James McMahon (R) | Other | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UMass Amherst/YouGov [64] | October 20–26, 2022 | 700 (RV) | ± 4.3% | 58% | 33% | 1% [c] | 7% |
| UMass Lowell/YouGov [65] | October 18–25, 2022 | 1,000 (LV) | ± 4.1% | 55% | 28% | – | 16% |
| Suffolk University [66] | October 13–16, 2022 | 500 (LV) | ± 4.4% | 50% | 30% | 1% [d] | 19% |
| Suffolk University [67] | September 10–13, 2022 | 500 (RV) | ± 4.4% | 50% | 24% | 1% [d] | 25% |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Andrea Campbell | 1,539,624 | 62.85% | −7.06% | |
| Republican | James R. McMahon, III | 908,608 | 37.09% | +7.07% | |
| Write-in | 1,550 | 0.06% | -0.01% | ||
| Total votes | 2,449,782 | 100.0% | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
Campbell won all nine congressional districts. [69]
| District | Campbell | McMahon | Representative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 57% | 43% | Richard Neal |
| 2nd | 62% | 38% | Jim McGovern |
| 3rd | 60% | 40% | Lori Trahan |
| 4th | 61% | 39% | Jake Auchincloss |
| 5th | 73% | 27% | Katherine Clark |
| 6th | 60% | 40% | Seth Moulton |
| 7th | 85% | 15% | Ayanna Pressley |
| 8th | 63% | 37% | Stephen Lynch |
| 9th | 54% | 46% | Bill Keating |
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