Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 2022 (September 6 Republican …

A Republican Party primary took place on September 6, 2022, in Massachusetts to determine which candidate would earn the right to run as the party's nominee in the state's gubernatorial election on November 8, 2022.

Geoff Diehl advanced from the Republican primary for Governor of Massachusetts.

This page focuses on Massachusetts' Republican Party gubernatorial primary. For more in-depth information on Massachusetts' Democratic gubernatorial primary and the general election, see the following pages:

Republican primary election

Ballotpedia provides race ratings from three outlets: The Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, and Sabato's Crystal Ball. Each race rating indicates if one party is perceived to have an advantage in the race and, if so, the degree of advantage:

Race ratings are informed by a number of factors, including polling, candidate quality, and election result history in the race's district or state.[2][3][4]

This race was featured in The Heart of the Primaries, a newsletter capturing stories related to conflicts within each major party. Click here to read more about conflict in this and other 2022 Republican gubernatorial primaries. Click here to subscribe to the newsletter.

Massachusetts voted for the Democratic candidate in all six presidential elections between 2000 and 2020.

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Click the tabs below to view information about demographics, past elections, and partisan control of the state.

How a state's counties vote in a presidential election and the size of those counties can provide additional insights into election outcomes at other levels of government including statewide and congressional races. Below, four categories are used to describe each county's voting pattern over the 2012, 2016, and 2020 presidential elections: Solid, Trending, Battleground, and New. Click [show] on the table below for examples:

Following the 2020 presidential election, 100.0% of Massachusettsans lived in one of the state's 14 Solid Democratic counties, which voted for the Democratic presidential candidate in every election from 2012 to 2020. Overall, Massachusetts was Solid Democratic, having voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2012, Hillary Clinton (D) in 2016, and Joe Biden (D) in 2020. Use the table below to view the total number of each type of county in Massachusetts following the 2020 election as well as the overall percentage of the state population located in each county type.

Massachusetts presidential election results (1900-2020)

This section details the results of the five most recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections held in the state.

The table below details the vote in the five most recent U.S. Senate races in Massachusetts.

The table below details the vote in the five most recent gubernatorial elections in Massachusetts.

The table below displays the partisan composition of Massachusetts' congressional delegation as of August 2022.

The table below displays the officeholders in Massachusetts' top four state executive offices as of August 2022.

The tables below highlight the partisan composition of the Massachusetts General Court as of August 2022.

As of August 2022, Massachusetts was a divided government, with Democrats controlling the governorship and Republican majorities in both chambers of the state legislature. The table below displays the historical trifecta status of the state.

Massachusetts Party Control: 1992-2022Eight years of Democratic trifectasNo Republican trifectasScroll left and right on the table below to view more years.

The table below details demographic data in Massachusetts and compares it to the broader United States as of 2019.

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