2022 Massachusetts elections

2022 Massachusetts general election

←  2020 November 8, 2022 2024 →
Part of the 2022 United States elections

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

Main article: 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts

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]

2022 US House elections in Massachusetts

District	Incumbent representative	Elected	Result
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

• Gubernatorial election
• Attorney General election
• Secretary of the Commonwealth election
• Treasurer and Receiver-General election

State legislature

All seats in the state legislature, the General Court, were up for election.

Massachusetts State Senate

2022 Massachusetts Senate elections

←  2020 November 8, 2022 2024  →
All 40 seats in the Massachusetts Senate 21 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Party Democratic Republican Seats before 36 3 Seats won 37 3 Seat change 1

Main article: 2022 Massachusetts Senate election

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

2022 Massachusetts House of Representatives election

←  2020 November 8, 2022 2024  →
All 160 seats in the Massachusetts House of Representatives 81 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party Third party   Party Democratic Republican Independent Seats before 125 27 1 Seats won 134 25 1 Seat change 9 2

Main article: 2022 Massachusetts House of Representatives election

All 160 seats in the Massachusetts House of Representatives were up for election in 2022.

References

1. "Massachusetts Results". CNN Politics. Retrieved November 20, 2024.