There are nine ballot questions for Massachusetts​ voters to decide in the 2026 election, the most in over three decades.

With early voting already underway, Democratic Gov. Maura Healey has a commanding lead over Republican challenger Mike Minogue, while U.S. Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., is “poised to make it 2-for-2,” according to a new poll. Healey holds a 57%-32% advantage over Minogue, the millionaire former biotech executive making his first bid for elected office, in the new UMass Amherst poll. Independent ...

Gov. Maura Healey, Mike Minogue, Sen. Ed Markey and John Deaton made appearances at protests, rallies and other events across Massachusetts on Saturday.

Massachusetts U.S. House District 6 Republican primary election results. The Globe is tracking the results from the 2026 Massachusetts U.S. House District 6 Republican primar

GOP rival Mike Minogue won the two debates by a country mile over Democratic Gov. Maura Healey — according to two Herald online polls. After Thursday’s debate, readers used their one click to declare him the winner 95% to 5%. More than 2,400 votes were cast. In the first debate, he came in ahead 90% to her 10%. More than 4,200 votes were tallied. Is this an upset in the making? The Herald ...

Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth Bill Galvin confirmed his office was the recipient of an envelope with "suspicious mail" late Friday morning.

Democratic Gov. Maura Healey visited Fall River on Friday following the final televised debate with Republican challenger Mike Minogue, shrugging off his attacks on her record with less than three weeks until Election Day.