2022 Massachusetts elections
November 8, 2022
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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.[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
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]
| 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 election
State legislature
All seats in the state legislature, the General Court, were up for election.
Massachusetts State Senate
November 8, 2022
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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, while the Republican Party captured three seats (no change in seat number).[5]
Massachusetts State House of Representatives
November 8, 2022
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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.[6]
Ballot measures
| No. | Question | Status | |
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| 1 | Legislative Constitutional Amendment for an Additional Tax on Income Over One Million | Approved | |
| 2 | Initiative Petition for a Law concerning the Regulation of Dental Insurance | Approved | |
| 3 | Initiative Petition for a Law creating Expanded Availability of Licenses for the Sale of Alcoholic Beverages | Rejected | |
| 4 | Referendum on an Existing Law on Eligibility for Driver's Licenses | Approved | |
| Cit.[7][8][9][10] | |||
References
- ^ Fortier, Marc (September 7, 2022). "2022 Massachusetts Primary: Live Updates, Voting Results and News". NBC10 Boston.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Mass. 2022 Election Guide: Here's Who's on the Ballot". NBC10 Boston. October 17, 2022. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
- ^ "Massachusetts Results". CNN Politics. Retrieved November 20, 2024.
- ^ "PD43+". Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth. Retrieved October 2, 2025.
- ^ "PD43+". Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth. Retrieved October 2, 2025.
- ^ "Massachusetts 2022 ballot measures". Ballotpedia. Archived from the original on July 5, 2025. Retrieved October 4, 2025.
- ^ "2022 Information for Voters". Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth. Retrieved October 5, 2025.
- ^ "Massachusetts Statewide Ballot Measures: 1919-Present". Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth. Archived from the original on August 12, 2025. Retrieved October 5, 2025.
- ^ "Ballot measure results across Massachusetts". Politico. Archived from the original on January 27, 2023. Retrieved October 25, 2025.