2022 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

The 2022 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the governor of Massachusetts. Republican former state representative Geoff Diehl, Democratic state attorney general Maura Healey, and Libertarian Kevin Reed sought to succeed incumbent governor Charlie Baker, who did not seek re-election after two terms. The race was one of six Republican-held governorships up for election in 2022 in a state carried by Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential election and the only race in which the incumbent was retiring despite being eligible for re-election.

Primary elections were held on September 6, with Diehl and Healey winning against minimal opposition. Due to Massachusetts's strong liberal lean and Diehl's conservative political views, Healey was widely expected to win the election. The election was called for the Democrat shortly after polls closed, with Healey becoming the first woman ever elected governor of Massachusetts and the first openly lesbian governor to take office in United States history.

In addition, with the election of Kim Driscoll as lieutenant governor, Massachusetts became one of the first two states to simultaneously elect women as governor and lieutenant governor, with Arkansas simultaneously doing the same. Taking 63.7% of the vote, Healey's performance was the strongest of any Democratic gubernatorial candidate in the state since Michael Dukakis in 1986, the best performance in history for a non-incumbent Democrat, and the best performance for any non-incumbent since Channing Cox in 1920. Healey also made history by receiving over 1.5 million votes, the most ever received by a Democratic gubernatorial candidate in Massachusetts history.

This election constituted the largest shift by partisan margin of any 2022 gubernatorial election, swinging from a 33.5 point margin of victory for the Republican in 2018 to a 29.1 point margin for the Democrat in 2022. Additionally, every county in the state flipped from Republican to Democratic; this was the first gubernatorial election in which every county flipped since the 2010 Wyoming election.

Nominee

 * Geoff Diehl, former state representative (2011–2019) and nominee for U.S. Senate in 2018 (running with Leah Cole Allen)

Eliminated in primary

 * Chris Doughty, manufacturing executive (running with Kate Campanale)

Eliminated at convention or did not file

 * Shiva Ayyadurai, lecturer, entrepreneur and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2018 and 2020
 * Darius Mitchell, perennial candidate
 * Philip Mitza, running as a write-in candidate
 * Joselito Santiago Matias, tech support specialist

Withdrawn

 * Kimberly Duffy, businesswoman

Declined

 * Charlie Baker, Governor of Massachusetts (2015–2023)
 * Scott Brown, former U.S. senator from Massachusetts (2010–2013), former U.S. Ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa (2017–2020), and nominee for U.S. Senate from New Hampshire in 2014
 * Mike Kennealy, Secretary of Housing and Economic Development for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
 * Andrew Lelling, former United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts (2017–2021)
 * Scott Lively, anti-gay activist, independent candidate for governor in 2014 and Republican candidate for governor in 2018
 * Shaunna O'Connell, mayor of Taunton (2020–present) and former state representative (2011–2020)
 * Patrick O'Connor, state senator (2016–present)
 * Karyn Polito, Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts (2015–2023)
 * Jane Swift, former acting governor (2001–2003) and former lieutenant governor (1999–2003)

Polling
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Nominee

 * Leah Cole Allen, former state representative (2013–2015) (running with Geoff Diehl)

Eliminated in primary

 * Kate Campanale, former state representative (2014–2019) (running with Chris Doughty)

Withdrew

 * Ron Beaty, former Barnstable County commissioner (2017–2021) (running for Barnstable County Commission)
 * Rayla Campbell, write-in candidate for Massachusetts's 7th congressional district in 2020 (running for Secretary of the Commonwealth)

Declined

 * Cecilia Calabrese, Agawam city councilor (running for state senate)
 * Karyn Polito, Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts (2015–2023)

Polling
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Nominee

 * Maura Healey, Attorney General of Massachusetts (2015–2023)

Withdrawn

 * Danielle Allen, political science professor at Harvard University (endorsed Healey)
 * Sonia Chang-Díaz, state senator (2009–2023) (remained on ballot)
 * Scott Donohue, Melrose resident (running for lieutenant governor)
 * Benjamin Downing, former state senator (2007–2017)

Declined

 * Jake Auchincloss, U.S. representative for Massachusetts's 4th congressional district (2021–present) (running for re-election) (endorsed Healey)
 * Michael Bellotti, Norfolk County Treasurer (2021–present) and former Norfolk County Sheriff (1999–2018)
 * Mo Cowan, former U.S. senator (2013)
 * Joseph Curtatone, former mayor of Somerville (2004–2022)
 * Michael Dukakis, former governor of Massachusetts (1975–79, 1983–91) and nominee for president in 1988
 * Annissa Essaibi George, former at-large Boston city councilor (2016–2022) and candidate for mayor of Boston in 2021
 * Deb Goldberg, Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts (2015–present) (running for re-election)
 * Jay Gonzalez, former Secretary of Administration and Finance of Massachusetts (2009–2013) and Democratic nominee for governor in 2018
 * Paul Heroux, mayor of Attleboro (2018–present) and former state representative (2013–2018) (running for Bristol County Sheriff)
 * Joe Kennedy III, former U.S. representative for Massachusetts's 4th congressional district (2013–21) and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2020
 * Josh Kraft, CEO of the Kraft Foundation and son of businessman Robert Kraft
 * Bob Massie, Episcopal minister, nominee for Lieutenant Governor in 1994, candidate for U.S. Senate in 2012, and candidate for governor in 2018
 * Jon Mitchell, mayor of New Bedford (2011–present)
 * Alex Morse, former mayor of Holyoke (2012–2021), current town manager of Provincetown (2021–present), and candidate for Massachusetts's 1st congressional district in 2020
 * Tim Murray, former lieutenant governor of Massachusetts (2007–2013)
 * Richard Neal, U.S. representative for Massachusetts's 1st congressional district (2013–present), former U.S. Representative for Massachusetts's 2nd congressional district (1989–2013) (running for re-election)
 * Ayanna Pressley, U.S. representative for Massachusetts's 7th congressional district (2019–present) (running for re-election)
 * Bob Rivers, chairman and CEO of Eastern Bank
 * Marty Walsh, U.S. Secretary of Labor (2021–2023) and former mayor of Boston (2014–2021)
 * Elizabeth Warren, U.S. senator (2013–present) and 2020 Democratic candidate for President

Results
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Nominee

 * Kim Driscoll, mayor of Salem

Eliminated in primary

 * Tami Gouveia, state representative
 * Eric Lesser, state senator

Eliminated at convention or did not file

 * Bret Bero, Babson College lecturer and small business owner (endorsed Lesser)
 * Scott Donohue, Melrose resident
 * Adam G. Hinds, state senator

Declined

 * Manny Cruz, member of the Salem school committee
 * Angel Donahue-Rodriguez, deputy chief of staff to Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
 * Dan Koh, chief of staff to U.S. Labor Secretary Marty Walsh, former Andover selectman, and candidate for Massachusetts' 3rd congressional district in 2018

Polling
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Nominee

 * Kevin Reed

Withdrew

 * Carlos Perez

Nominee

 * Peter Everett

Failed to qualify for ballot

 * Dianna Ploss, former radio host

Polling

 * Aggregate polls


 * Charlie Baker vs. Danielle Allen


 * Charlie Baker vs. Sonia Chang-Díaz


 * Charlie Baker vs. Benjamin Downing


 * Charlie Baker vs. Maura Healey


 * Charlie Baker vs. Joe Kennedy III


 * Charlie Baker vs. Orlando Silva


 * Karyn Polito vs. Danielle Allen


 * Karyn Polito vs. Sonia Chang-Díaz


 * Karyn Polito vs. Benjamin Downing


 * Karyn Polito vs. Maura Healey


 * Karyn Polito vs. Orlando Silva


 * Geoff Diehl vs. Maura Healey with Charlie Baker as an independent


 * Geoff Diehl vs. Sonia Chang-Díaz
 * Aggregate polls


 * Chris Doughty vs. Sonia Chang-Díaz
 * Aggregate polls


 * Chris Doughty vs. Maura Healey
 * Aggregate polls

By county
! colspan="8" | 2022 Massachusetts Gubernatorial election results by County ! rowspan="2" |County ! colspan="2" |Healey ! colspan="2" |Diehl ! colspan="2" |Other ! rowspan="2" |Total ! Votes ! % ! Votes ! % ! Votes ! %
 * Barnstable|| 70,163|| | 59.1%|| 46,011 || 38.8% || 2,559 || 2.2% || 118,733
 * Berkshire|| 34,898|| | 70.3% || 13,205 || 26.6% || 1,539 || 3.1% || 49,642
 * Bristol|| 98,969|| | 53.3%|| 81,033 || 43.7% || 5,533 || 3.0% || 185,535
 * Dukes|| 7,185|| | 76.4%|| 2,011 || 21.4% || 211 || 2.2% || 9,407
 * Essex|| 177,760|| | 61.4%|| 104,400 || 36.1% || 7,231 || 2.5% || 289,391
 * Franklin|| 22,287|| | 69.7%|| 8,788 || 27.5% || 895 || 2.8% || 31,970
 * Hampden|| 75,523|| | 54.1%|| 60,203 || 43.1% || 3,977 || 2.8% || 139,703
 * Hampshire|| 46,679|| | 71.5%|| 17,138 || 26.2% || 1,512 || 2.3% || 65,329
 * Middlesex|| 426,064|| | 69.6%|| 169,707 || 27.7% || 16,464 || 2.7% || 612,225
 * Nantucket|| 3,262|| | 65.8%|| 1,553 || 31.3% || 140 || 2.8% || 4,955
 * Norfolk|| 183,795|| | 63.8%|| 96,607 || 33.6% || 7,517 || 2.6% || 287,919
 * Plymouth|| 115,810|| | 53.4%|| 95,669 || 44.1% || 5,229 || 2.4% || 216,708
 * Suffolk|| 159,232|| | 78.0%|| 38,886 || 19.0% || 6,069 || 3.0% || 204,187
 * Worcester || 162,786 || | 55.0% || 124,132 || 42.0% || 8,839 || 3.0% || 295,757
 * }
 * Hampshire|| 46,679|| | 71.5%|| 17,138 || 26.2% || 1,512 || 2.3% || 65,329
 * Middlesex|| 426,064|| | 69.6%|| 169,707 || 27.7% || 16,464 || 2.7% || 612,225
 * Nantucket|| 3,262|| | 65.8%|| 1,553 || 31.3% || 140 || 2.8% || 4,955
 * Norfolk|| 183,795|| | 63.8%|| 96,607 || 33.6% || 7,517 || 2.6% || 287,919
 * Plymouth|| 115,810|| | 53.4%|| 95,669 || 44.1% || 5,229 || 2.4% || 216,708
 * Suffolk|| 159,232|| | 78.0%|| 38,886 || 19.0% || 6,069 || 3.0% || 204,187
 * Worcester || 162,786 || | 55.0% || 124,132 || 42.0% || 8,839 || 3.0% || 295,757
 * }
 * Plymouth|| 115,810|| | 53.4%|| 95,669 || 44.1% || 5,229 || 2.4% || 216,708
 * Suffolk|| 159,232|| | 78.0%|| 38,886 || 19.0% || 6,069 || 3.0% || 204,187
 * Worcester || 162,786 || | 55.0% || 124,132 || 42.0% || 8,839 || 3.0% || 295,757
 * }
 * Worcester || 162,786 || | 55.0% || 124,132 || 42.0% || 8,839 || 3.0% || 295,757
 * }


 * Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
 * Barnstable (largest municipality: Barnstable)
 * Berkshire (largest municipality: Pittsfield)
 * Bristol (largest municipality: New Bedford)
 * Dukes (largest municipality: Oak Bluffs)
 * Essex (largest municipality: Lynn)
 * Franklin (largest municipality: Greenfield)
 * Hampden (largest municipality: Springfield)
 * Hampshire (largest municipality: Amherst)
 * Middlesex (largest municipality: Cambridge)
 * Nantucket
 * Norfolk (largest municipality: Quincy)
 * Plymouth (largest municipality: Brockton)
 * Suffolk (largest municipality: Boston)
 * Worcester (largest municipality: Worcester)