2022 Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth election
The 2022 Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth. Incumbent Democrat William Galvin won re-election to an eighth term. Primary elections were held on September 6, with Galvin defeating Tanisha Sullivan, president of NAACP Boston, to win the Democratic nomination. Galvin has been Secretary since January 1, 1995. The last Republican to be elected to the position was Frederic Cook, in 1949. Galvin is the longest tenured secretary in the history of the Commonwealth, surpassing Cook.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
- William Galvin, incumbent secretary of the commonwealth
Eliminated in primary
- Tanisha Sullivan, corporate attorney and president of NAACP Boston
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Rayla Campbell, former dental assistant and insurance claims manager and write-in candidate for in 2020
General election
Results
By congressional district
Galvin won all nine congressional districts.| District | Galvin | Campbell | Representative |
| 61% | 35% | Richard Neal | |
| 66% | 30% | Jim McGovern | |
| 65% | 32% | Lori Trahan | |
| 66% | 32% | Jake Auchincloss | |
| 76% | 21% | Katherine Clark | |
| 66% | 32% | Seth Moulton | |
| 83% | 12% | Ayanna Pressley | |
| 70% | 28% | Stephen Lynch | |
| 62% | 36% | Bill Keating |