Tag: massachusetts
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Over the past two weeks, 10 new ballot measures were certified in three states—Idaho, Massachusetts, and Washington
As of July 22, 149 statewide measures have been certified for the ballot in 39 states, 21 more measures than the average number certified at this point in other even-numbered years over the past decade (2014 to 2024). Here’s an update on the latest ballot measure activity during the past two weeks: Signatures have been…
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Massachusetts voters will decide on nine ballot measures in 2026, tying the year for the most measures on a Massachusetts ballot since 1918
Massachusetts voters will decide nine statewide ballot measures in November 2026, tying 1972, 1976, and 1994 for the second-highest number in state history. Secretary of State William Galvin (D) announced on July 17 that campaigns for eight initiative petitions had collected enough valid signatures to qualify their measures for the ballot. A previously certified veto…
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Six battleground Democratic primaries in the Massachusetts Senate this September
Six Democratic primaries for the Massachusetts Senate are scheduled for September 1, 2026. All 40 seats are up for election in the chamber, in which Democrats have a 35-5 majority. All six of those primaries qualified as battlegrounds under Ballotpedia’s battleground primary criteria. Two are open-seat contests — the 2nd Middlesex District and the 5th…
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Contested Democratic primaries are taking place in 31 districts in the Massachusetts House of Representatives
Elections for the Massachusetts House of Representatives will take place in 2026. The general election is on November 3, 2026. The primary is September 1, 2026. The filing deadline was May 26, 2026. The Massachusetts House of Representatives is one of 88 state legislative chambers with elections in 2026. There are 99 chambers throughout the…
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Neal, first elected in 1988, faces primary challenger Whalen in Massachusetts' 1st Congressional District
Incumbent Richard Neal and Jeromie Whalen are running in the Democratic primary for Massachusetts' 1st Congressional District on Sept. 1. The election reflects nationwide trends of younger, more progressive Democrats challenging long-serving incumbents. The Boston Globe's Anjali Huynh writes, "As Democrats nationwide struggle to define their party identity, Massachusetts is confronting a rare phenomenon: a…
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Six compete in Democratic primary for open 6th Congressional District in Massachusetts
Beth Andres-Beck, John Beccia, Dan Koh, Mariah Lancaster, Tram Nguyen, and Jamie Zahlaway Belsito are running in the Democratic primary for Massachusetts' 6th Congressional District on Sept. 1. Incumbent Seth Moulton (D) is running for the U.S. Senate to represent Massachusetts. The election is set against the backdrop of affordability and opposing President Donald Trump's…
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U.S. district judges in Massachusetts block sections of two Trump executive orders on voting
Judges in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts have blocked two of President Donald Trump’s (R) executive orders related to elections and voting in the past week. On June 25, Judge Indira Talwani blocked the federal government from implementing Trump’s March 31, 2026, executive order, titled Ensuring Citizenship Verification and Integrity in…
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Five U.S. House incumbents are running in Massachusetts this year — tying with 2018 for the most since 2014
This year’s filing deadline for candidates running for the U.S. House of Representatives in Massachusetts’ was June 2, 2026. This year ties with 2018 for the highest number of incumbents running in contested primaries since 2014. Five incumbents — all Democrats — are running in contested primaries. There were no incumbents in contested primaries in…
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Ballot measure update: No new measures certified in November; 11 ballot initiative campaigns in Massachusetts and two initiatives in Alaska and Colorado submit signatures for 2026
No new measures were certified in November for 2026. So far, voters in 28 states will decide on 56 ballot measures next year. At this point in the election cycle, an average of 52 ballot measures were certified between 2010 and 2024. An average of 161 statewide ballot measures—53 initiated measures and 108 referred measures—appeared…
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Massachusetts attorney general approves 44 initiatives to gather signatures for the 2026 and 2028 ballots
The Massachusetts Office of the Attorney General announced on Sept. 3 that 44 separate initiative petitions have been approved to begin gathering signatures in support of the proposed laws. The attorney general’s approval to gather signatures does not indicate support for the initiatives or a guarantee that the initiative will be placed on the ballot.…