2022 Massachusetts elections


The 2022 Massachusetts general election was held on November 8, 2022, throughout Massachusetts. Primary elections were held on September 6, 2022.
The election includes:Federal elections for the US House of RepresentativesStatewide elections for governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, Secretary of the Commonwealth, treasurer, and auditorDistrict elections for state representatives, state senators, and Governor's CouncillorsCounty elections for sheriff, district attorney, county commissioner Ballot questions at the state and local levels
To register to vote, Massachusetts residents had to register by October 29, 2022.
To vote by mail, registered Massachusetts voters had to request a ballot by November 1, 2022.

Federal offices

U.S. House of Representatives

All of Massachusetts' nine seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election in 2022.
All nine seats were won by the incumbent Democratic Party candidates.
DistrictIncumbent
representative
ElectedResult
1stRichard Neal Richard Neal Democratic hold
2ndJim McGovern Jim McGovern Democratic hold
3rdLori Trahan Lori Trahan Democratic hold
4thJake Auchincloss Jake Auchincloss Democratic hold
5thKatherine Clark Katherine Clark Democratic hold
6thSeth Moulton Seth Moulton Democratic hold
7thAyanna Pressley Ayanna Pressley Democratic hold
8thStephen Lynch Stephen Lynch Democratic hold
9thBill Keating Bill Keating Democratic hold

State offices

State legislature

All seats in the state legislature, the General Court, were up for election.

Massachusetts State Senate

All 40 seats in the Massachusetts Senate were up for election in 2022. In the general election, the Democratic Party captured 37 seats, while the Republican Party captured three seats.

Massachusetts State House of Representatives

All 160 seats in the Massachusetts House of Representatives were up for election in 2022. Democrats won 134 seats, Republicans won 25, and 1 seat was won by an independent candidate.