Massachusetts Primary

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

Primary ballots were locked inside a vault for hours, causing the polls to remain open late.

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.

See the latest results in Massachusetts 2022 primary election for every race including governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, and more.

Massachusetts Republicans are weighing which candidate has the best chance of keeping the governor’s office in GOP hands as they vote in Tuesday’s primary: a former state lawmaker endorsed by Donald Trump or a political newcomer who’s cast himself as the more moderate choice. Geoff Diehl and Chris Doughty are vying for the chance to replace incumbent Republican Gov. Charlie Baker, who’s opted not to seek...

In today’s Daily Debrief, it’s primary day in Massachusetts — here’s everything you need to know. Plus, a man in Rhode Island smashes a car window to rescue a driver trapped inside his car during a flash flood and Worcester Polytechnic Institute is offering a new cannabis qualification certification this fall.

If needed, Massachusetts Secretary of State William Galvin will seek a court order allowing polls to stay open later than 8 p.m. in Barnstable, a news release from his office said.

New leadership is on the way in the Bay State, as voters choose who they want for their next governor and attorney general.

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…

A Cape Cod town clerk had to print emergency paper ballots for the Massachusetts primary elections Tuesday after a mechanical issue with a vault locked election ballots away for hours in the morning. The Barnstable town’s clerk office unsuccessfully tried to open the vault that holds the election ballots at around 4:15 a.m. ahead of polls opening at 7...

There are 20 new polling locations in the City of Boston, in an effort to increase voting accessibility.

Massachusetts has five major contested statewide races to keep an eye on, as well as the controversial race for Suffolk County DA.

With primary elections just hours away, Massachusetts voters have a lot to consider.

Republicans hoping to hold on to the Massachusetts governor’s office are choosing between a Donald Trump-backed candidate and a more moderate businessman in Tuesday’s primary election. Massachusetts is just the latest blue state to feature a top-of-the-ticket contest between a conservative candidate endorsed by Trump and a more centrist opponent. In recent primaries in Maryland and Connecticut, GOP voters...

District attorney races don’t generally command state-wide attention, but this battle between Ricardo Arroyo and Kevin Hayden has political observers at the edge of their seat.

Primary candidates for several Massachusetts state offices were out in force Monday making their final pitch to voters. There hasn’t been a lot of suspense for the state’s top job on the Democratic side as Maura Healey is running unopposed for governor. But a feisty race for the Republican nomination has been playing out all summer.

Two Democratic candidates, Andrea Campbell and Shannon Liss Riordan are battling it out in the race for Attorney General to replace Maura Healey who is running for Governor. It is a race that began with -three- democrats, until former Obama official Quentin Palfrey dropped out last month. And now endorsements and money are starting to shake things up one...

Tuesday was primary day in Massachusetts, and voters had many critical decisions to make as they headed to the polls. The polls closed at 8 p.m. across the state, except in Barnstable where a problem with a safe containing ballots led town officials to extend voting until midnight. Among the contested races on the ballot was the GOP governor’s...

Voters in November will choose the first new governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general in eight years, and the first new auditor since President Barack Obama’s first term. On the road to those big decisions, they will narrow the fields in Tuesday’s primary election. The primary will make clear whether Geoff Diehl or Chris Doughty and their chosen running-mates,...