Governor

“I’m not here to make history,” Gov. Kathy Hochul said Tuesday during her victory speech. “I’m here to make a difference.”

After voters headed to the polls in Vermont, Rep. Peter Welch will succeed fellow Democrat Patrick Leahy in the Senate, NBC News projects, while Republican Gov. Phil Scott has been reelected. Leahy’s 48-year tenure made him the longest-serving member in the current U.S. Senate. Welch easily defeated little-known Republican challenger Gerald Malloy, a retired U.S. Army officer endorsed by...

Democrat Dan McKee has been elected governor of Rhode Island over Republican challenger Ashley Kalus, NBC News projects. McKee was seeking his first full term in office after taking over in March 2021 when two-term Gov. Gina Raimondo was tapped as U.S. commerce secretary. McKee, the former lieutenant governor, was a heavy favorite in the liberal state as both a Democrat...

There’s virtually nothing Maura Healey could do to lose the race for governor of Massachusetts to her Trump-backed challenger Geoff Diehl in next week’s election, pundits from across the political spectrum say. While they identified some potential road blocks that could ruffle Healey’s seemingly silky smooth campaign, they saw her consistent 20-plus point lead in the polls and Diehl’s...

With less than a month until the Nov. 8 Massachusetts general election, it’s time for residents to decide who gets their vote. Voters will choose who will run the Bay State state after Gov. Charlie Baker and who will serve as its top legal officer, among other contested races. The year 2022 could be a political watershed for Massachusetts women,…

With 28 days to go before the election, we’re talking the top of the ticket — the Massachusetts gubernatorial race. NBC10 Boston is hosting the first live televised debate between the two candidates, Maura Healey and Geoff Diehl, and our in-house experts Alison King and Sue O’Connell break down the highlights of the race so far, plus the biggest stories...

Republican candidate for governor Geoff Diehl is criticizing his Democratic opponent Maura Healey for supporting the kind of clean energy policies that he says are driving up energy costs. Our political reporter Alison King has more on what Diehl says he would do about rising costs if elected in November.

The 2014 congressional elections continue to shape the judiciary in ways that impact decisions to this day.

Geoff Diehl, the Republican nominee for governor of Massachusetts, outlined his priorities and took questions from reporters on Wednesday, after winning his primary.

Democrat Maura Healey and Republican Geoff Diehl will go head to head in November, both vying to be the next governor of Massachusetts.

After Tuesday’s primaries, Democrat Maura Healey and Republican Geoff Diehl are beginning their general election campaigns, both vying to be Massachusetts’ next governor. Taking questions from reporters on Wednesday, they had a chance to outline their platforms.

Democrat Maura Healey and Republican Geoff Diehl will face off in the Massachusetts governor’s race.

Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey thanked her supporters after her primary win in the gubernatorial election.

Polls close Tuesday in Massachusetts, with candidates hoping to win their parties’ nominations.

Geoff Diehl, a former state representative endorsed by former President Donald Trump, has won the Republican nomination for Massachusetts governor over businessman Chris Doughty, who was considered the more moderate candidate in the race. The victory for Diehl sets up a general election contest against Democratic Attorney General Maura Healey, who would be the first openly gay person and the…

With less than one week until the Sept. 6 Massachusetts primary elections, it’s time for residents to decide who to vote for. The results will narrow the Democratic and Republican fields for the November general elections, settling, among other things, who will run the state after Gov. Charlie Baker. On the ballot this year, there are five major contested statewide…

In so many of his public appearances these days, Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker faces questions about what he will do next when his second term ends in January and he hands the corner office to someone else. And as he once again lamented that focus on his future, Baker on Thursday indicated he has his eyes on “a bunch of…

In his final address to the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce’s government affairs forum, Gov. Charlie Baker announced tax cuts and talked about how the coronavirus pandemic will change the Massachusetts economy. Baker spoke at Westin Copley Place Tuesday morning about being on therapy-like calls with governors from states around the country during the height of the pandemic and...

New Hampshire State Sen. Tom Sherman, a Democrat, announced Monday that he is running for governor this year. Sherman, a doctor from Rye, is serving his second term in the Senate, and currently serves on the Health and Human Services and Transportation committees. He served in the House from 2012-2016. “I’m running for Governor because right now a lot...

Maine’s Democratic governor announced Tuesday she will seek a second term in office. The announcement from Janet Mills sets up a possible contest against former Gov. Paul LePage, a Republican and a rival of Mills when she served as the attorney general. Mills became the first female governor in Maine history after she was elected in 2018. That was also…