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. ^[1]

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. ^{[2] [3]}

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. ^[4]

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

State offices

• Gubernatorial election
• Attorney General election
• Secretary of the Commonwealth election
• Treasurer and Receiver-General election
• Governor's Council election ^[3]

State Auditor

The 2022 Massachusetts State Auditor election was held on November 8, 2022, with primary elections held on September 6, 2022, concurrently with other elections in Massachusetts. Incumbent Auditor Suzanne Bump did not run for re-election. Democratic nominee Diana DiZoglio defeated Republican nominee Anthony Amore in the general election. ^[5]

Democratic primary

2022 Massachusetts State Auditor Democratic primary ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Diana DiZoglio	372,597	54.4
	Democratic	Christopher Dempsey	311,156	45.4
	Write-in		1,082	0.2
Total votes			684,835	100.00

Republican primary

2022 Massachusetts State Auditor Republican primary ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Anthony Amore	201,280	99.5
	Write-in		1,130	0.5
Total votes			202,410	100.0

General election

2022 Massachusetts State Auditor election ^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Diana DiZoglio	1,310,773	55.1
	Republican	Anthony Amore	897,223	37.7
	Green-Rainbow	Gloria A. Caballero-Roca	68,646	2.9
	Workers Party	Dominic S. Giannone, III	51,877	2.2
	Libertarian	Daniel Werner Riek	48,625	2.0
	Write-in		1,648	0.1
Total votes			2,378,792	100.00
	Democratic hold

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 37 3 Seats won 37 3 Seat change

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, while the Republican Party captured three seats (no change in seat number). ^[9]

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 130 29 1 Seats won 134 25 1 Seat change 4 4

Main article: 2022 Massachusetts House of Representatives election

All 160 seats in the Massachusetts House of Representatives were up for election in 2022. Democrats won 134 seats, Republicans won 25, and 1 seat was won by an independent candidate. ^[10]

Ballot measures

1. Y Additional Tax on Income Over One Million

2. Y Regulation of Dental Insurance

3. N Expanded Availability of Licenses for the Sale of Alcoholic Beverages

4. Y Eligibility for Driver’s Licenses ^[11]

References

1. Fortier, Marc (September 7, 2022). "2022 Massachusetts Primary: Live Updates, Voting Results and News". NBC10 Boston .
2. DeCosta-Klipa, Nik (October 14, 2022). "Voting season is underway in Massachusetts. Here's a guide to your 2022 ballot". WBUR . Retrieved October 2, 2022.
3. "Mass. 2022 Election Guide: Here's Who's on the Ballot". NBC10 Boston . October 17, 2022. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
4. "Massachusetts Results". CNN Politics. Retrieved November 20, 2024.
5. Schoenberg, Shira (December 27, 2022). "Bump says DiZoglio is being 'well-schooled' on auditor's duties". Commonwealth Beacon. Retrieved September 27, 2025.
6. "2022 Auditor Democratic Primary". electionstates.state.ma.us. Retrieved September 27, 2025.
7. "2022 Auditor Republican Primary". electionstats.state.ma.us. Retrieved September 27, 2025.
8. "2022 Auditor General Election". electionstates.state.ma.us. Retrieved September 14, 2025.
9. "PD43+". Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth . Retrieved October 2, 2025.
10. "PD43+". Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth . Retrieved October 2, 2025.
11. "Massachusetts Statewide Ballot Measures: 1919-Present". Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth . Retrieved October 2, 2025.