State legislatures / Massachusetts
Massachusetts
Who holds power, the 2026 results and the next elections
Who holds power
Democratic trifecta
Governor Maura Healey, Democratic, since January 5, 2023
Control counts seats by party; coalitions and power-sharing agreements are not shown.
Office holders as of November 3, 2026 (Open States), before the winners of the November 3, 2026 elections take office.
2026 results
US House
- 1Richard E. Neal65.4-34.6D, civicAPI
- 2James P. McGovern100.0D, civicAPI
- 3Lori Loureiro Trahan67.2-30.3D, civicAPI
- 4Jake Auchincloss66.4-33.6D, civicAPI
- 5Katherine M. Clark100.0D, civicAPI
- 6Dan Koh63.4-36.6D, civicAPI
- 7Ayanna S. Pressley100.0D, civicAPI
- 8Stephen F. Lynch69.4-26.8D, civicAPI
- 9Bill Keating60.9-39.1D, civicAPI
Calls as of Nov 9, 2:07 am ET (7:07 am UK): AP, Decision Desk HQ, civicAPI and PollCheck House calls, as on the midterms pages.
US senators: Elizabeth Warren (Democrat, term ends 2031); Edward J. Markey (Democrat, term ends 2027).
Members of Congress as of November 4, 2026 (congress-legislators).
Next elections
- November 7, 20282028 general electionPresident, US House
Date not set: 2028 state primary (Nominates for the 2028 general election).
Scheduled statewide and federal elections, November 5, 2026 to December 31, 2028; calendar checked November 4, 2026.
2024 president
Harris by 25.2 points
2,126,518 and 1,251,303 votes; other candidates 95,847 (2.8%), 3,473,668 in all. The tick marks half of all votes.
Electoral votes: Harris 11.
MEDSL 2024 state presidential returns: a fixed historic release; the file records no release date.
Statewide officials
| Office | Official | Party | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lieutenant governor | Kimberly Driscoll | Democratic | January 5, 2023 |
| Attorney general | Andrea Joy Campbell | Democratic | January 4, 2023 |
| Secretary of the Commonwealth | William Galvin Open States lists this person as chief election officer; the NASS roster gives the office as Secretary of the Commonwealth. | Democratic | Not available |
Office holders as of November 3, 2026 (Open States), before the winners of the November 3, 2026 elections take office.
Terms and maps
| Office | Term | Term limit |
|---|---|---|
| Governor | 4 years | None |
| Senate | 2 years | None |
| House of Representatives | 2 years | None |
| Congressional maps drawn by | The legislature |
|---|---|
| Legislative maps drawn by | The legislature: General Court |
| 2026 congressional map | No change listed |
Terms and maps checked November 4, 2026.
Supreme court
| Court | Justices | Selection | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Supreme Judicial Court | 7 | Appointed, no elections | good behavior, retired at 70 |
Massachusetts supreme court: justices and elections
Court facts checked November 4, 2026.
Voter registration
Registered voters in Massachusetts, by county
Party registration: not available.
Registration data built November 9, 2026.
Questions
Which party controls the Massachusetts legislature?
As of November 3, 2026, before the winners of the November 3, 2026 elections take office: Democrats hold 131 of the 160 seats in the House (81 for a majority); Democrats hold 35 of the 40 seats in the Senate (21 for a majority).
Who is the governor of Massachusetts?
Maura Healey (Democratic), in office since January 5, 2023, as of November 3, 2026.
When is the next statewide election in Massachusetts?
The 2028 general election, on November 7, 2028 (President, US House).
Sources
Officials and legislators: Open States (CC0 1.0), commit 3a1d876 of November 3, 2026; seat totals from openstates-metadata (MIT).
Office cross-checks: National Lieutenant Governors Association; National Association of Secretaries of State roster, read November 4, 2026.
Congress: unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0 1.0), retrieved November 4, 2026.
2026 counts and calls: PollCheck midterms results files (Associated Press, Decision Desk HQ, civicAPI, official feeds, PollCheck House calls).
2024 president: MIT Election Data and Science Lab (CC0 1.0); electoral votes: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Terms, maps, election dates and courts (public records): Mass. Const. Amend. art. LXIV, s. 1; U.S. Constitution, art. I, s. 4; 3 U.S.C. s. 21(1); M.G.L. c. 211, s. 1.
2026 congressional maps: Wikipedia, 2025–2026 United States redistricting (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Data through November 3, 2026.