Democratic primary · September 1, 2026
Massachusetts Governor Democratic primary
Field of 1 Democratic candidates competing for the party's nomination. Winner advances to the general election on November 3, 2026.
Where this race stands
VerifiedShowing the Democratic primary view. General-election ratings, forecasts, and tipping-point odds aren't meaningful for a single-party primary — switch to the general election view for those.
How confident are we?0 = certain · 100 = max uncertain
Combined
86
High uncertainty
Main driver: wide vote-share CI (21.7pp).
Forecast CI width72
21.7pp 80% interval
Forecast CI width
Contribution72 / 100
Measured21.7pp 80% interval
Each driver is scaled 0–100; higher pushes the combined uncertainty score up. Lower it with more recent, tightly-clustered polls and models that agree.
Polling sparsity100
0 polls in 60d · target ≥ 8
Polling sparsity
Contribution100 / 100
Measured0 polls in 60d · target ≥ 8
Each driver is scaled 0–100; higher pushes the combined uncertainty score up. Lower it with more recent, tightly-clustered polls and models that agree.
Forecast · Democratic primary
primary-struct-v1 · medium confidence · 2 polls + fundamentals1Maura HealeyMaura Tracy Healey (born February 8, 1971) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the 73rd governor of Massachusetts since 2023. A …
2Kim Driscoll
3Diana DiZoglio
Polling average
Weighted, plus each pollster's measured bias subtracted before averaging.
All polls · 2 results
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| Date | Pollster · trust signals | n · pop | Healey | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 12 | Suffolk University | 500 · RV | 63 | — |
| Apr 12 | Suffolk University | 500 · RV | 66 | — |
Endorsements · Democratic primary · 21 total
Source · Wikipedia · 0 candidates with no endorsements yetMaura Healey · 21
DMaura Healey21 endorsers
Most notable · Michael O. Moore · state senator from the 2nd Worcester district (2009–present)
Elected officials14
Federal 0State 11Local 3
Elected officials · 14
- Michael O. Moore · state senator from the 2nd Worcester district (2009–present)
- Robyn Kennedy · state senator from the 1st Worcester district (2023–present)
- Brian Ashe · state representative from the 2nd Hampden district (2009–present)
- Dan Donahue · state representative from the 16th Worcester district (2013–present)
- David LeBoeuf · state representative from the 17th Worcester district (2019–present)
- Jim O'Day · state representative from the 14th Worcester district (2007–present)
- John J. Mahoney · state representative from the 13th Worcester district (2011–present)
- Joseph O'Brien · former mayor of Worcester (2010–2012)
- Joseph Petty · mayor of Worcester (2012–present)
- Joshua Garcia · mayor of Holyoke (2021–present)
- Kim Driscoll · incumbent lieutenant governor (2023–present)
- Mary Keefe · state representative from the 15th Worcester district (2013–present)
- Patricia Duffy · state representative from the 5th Hampden district (2021–present)
- Paul DePalo · governor's councillor from the 7th district (2021–present)
Organizations7
Organizations · 7
- EMILYs List
- End Citizens United
- Giffords
- Jewish Democratic Council of America
- LGBTQ+ Victory Fund
- Massachusetts AFL-CIO
- Massachusetts Democratic Party
In the news
40 shown · last 30d · Google NewsNews volume · 30d
70 articles · building history
News volume · last 30d
Articles70
Trendbuilding history
Article counts indexed by Google News; the sparkline traces weekly volume across the window.
Net favorability
+0.16
Coverage lean (D−R) · shift −0.02 wk
Net favorability
Score+0.16
Week-over-weekshift −0.02 wk
Tone of coverage, D minus R, scored from −1 (all R-favorable) to +1 (all D-favorable). 0 is balanced.
Coverage tilt
D 17%
Neutral 81%
R 1%
19% of outlets rated · by editorial lean
Coverage tilt · by outlet lean
D-leaning outlets17%
Neutral81%
R-leaning outlets1%
19% of outlets classified by editorial lean
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Climate programs regain footing as Massachusetts Dems debate energy affordability
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Massachusetts Republicans Slam Gov. Healey for Blaming Trump on Blocked Housing Bill 'Basically giving everything free to immigrants'
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Maura Healey Praises Evacuation in Boston Weather Alert
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MNA: Gov. Healey Convenes MGB, Nurse and Clinician Representatives at State House Monday as Historic Strike Approaches
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Governor Healey has announced free parking at Mass. State Parks, beaches for the July 4 weekend.
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Massachusetts Lawmakers Send Bloated $63.4 Billion Budget To Maura Healey's Desk
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Bill to close loophole in sexual assault cases moves to Governor Healey’s desk
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Massachusetts voters weigh in on the governor race and the candidates are feeling the heat.
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Massachusetts voters weigh in on the race for governor and candidates
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Governor Healey announces free parking at Mass. State Parks, beaches for July 4 weekend
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Verification trail
Polls verified0 / 2deterministic
Polls flagged—none
Markets ingested2 platformsupdated 11h ago
FEC filings—no filings yet
Endorsements54 totalWikipedia scrape
News coverage40 / 30dGoogle News
Method · bounds + percentage totals + date-order checks