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2018 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

March 17, 2024

See also: 2018 United States gubernatorial elections

The 2018 Massachusetts gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 2018, to elect the governor and lieutenant governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Republican Governor Charlie Baker and Lieutenant Governor Karyn Polito sought reelection to a second term in office, facing Democratic challengers Jay Gonzalez and Quentin Palfrey, respectively. Candidates were selected in the primary election held on September 4, 2018.

2018 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
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Turnout60.17% 9.33%[1]
 
Nominee Charlie Baker Jay Gonzalez
Party Republican Democratic
Running mate Karyn Polito Quentin Palfrey
Popular vote 1,781,341 885,770
Percentage 66.6% 33.1%
Baker:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Gonzalez:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Tie:      40–50%      50%

Despite Massachusetts's Democratic lean, Charlie Baker retained high approval ratings and was expected to safely win re-election.

Shortly after polls closed at 8 p.m. local time, the Associated Press declared the race in favor of incumbents Baker and Polito.[2] Shortly after 9 p.m. location time, Gonzalez conceded the election.[3]

Baker was reelected with the highest vote total in the history of Massachusetts gubernatorial elections and by the widest margin since Bill Weld was reelected governor in 1994. He won many of the Commonwealth's most populated cities, including Worcester, New Bedford, and Springfield.[4] Baker almost won Boston, losing it by only around 3,000 votes, an extraordinary showing for a statewide Republican candidate in a major city.[5]

As of 2024, this is the most recent time that a Republican has won a statewide election in Massachusetts.

Background edit

Charlie Baker was elected in 2014 by a slim margin over then-Attorney General Martha Coakley; however, he was consistently rated as one of the most popular governors in the country.[6] Some Democrats, including Congressman Mike Capuano and Speaker of the House Bob DeLeo publicly speculated they may vote for Baker over the eventual Democratic nominee.[7] Speculated candidates such as Attorney General Maura Healey, Congressman Joe Kennedy, former State Senator Dan Wolf, and Boston Mayor Marty Walsh all declined to be candidates, leaving no prominent Democrats to challenge Baker, which was seen as a necessary prerequisite to mount a formidable challenge to him.

Because Evan Falchuk received more than 3% of the vote in the 2014 gubernatorial election, the United Independent Party gained official status.[8] Falchuck had stated that he would "certainly" run for office in 2018.[9] In 2016 however, the UIP lost its official party status after it failed to register 1% of Massachusetts voters as members.[10] Evan Falchuk later left the UIP and registered as a Democrat in early 2017.[11][12]

Republican primary edit

There was some concern amongst the Republican Party that Baker was too moderate, and talks of challenging him with a more conservative opponent in the primaries. GOP state committeeman Robert Cappucci told the Boston Herald that if Baker "shuns conservatives [...] there will be 100 percent an effort to try to find a conservative, viable candidate to challenge him in 2018 for governor". David Kopacz, the president of the Massachusetts Republican Assembly, also stated that Baker may face a conservative challenger in 2018.[13]

Following his 2016 election, Barnstable County Commissioner Ron Beaty, who once was tried and convicted for threatening the life of President George H. W. Bush,[14] has been making local and state headlines. He's proposed a "shark mitigation strategy" to combat the growing presence of sharks near Cape Cod beaches by baiting and shooting them, which was rejected for consideration by the commission chairman. He has also mulled a primary run against his state representative, Randy Hunt, after Hunt parked in his Barnstable County Courthouse parking spot. In September 2017 he announced he was in the process of changing the purpose of his campaign committee from a county to a statewide office. He cites the Governor's criticisms of President Donald Trump and his willingness to work with Democrats as his inspiration to run.[15] On December 8, 2017, Scott Lively announced his campaign.[16]

On December 13, 2017, Beaty stated he is no longer considering a run against Baker.[17] Scott Lively, an evangelical pastor, challenged Baker and received more than the 15% of delegate votes necessary at the state convention to qualify for ballot access. Baker won the endorsement of the party by an overwhelming margin.[18]

Baker ultimately won the nomination, but not without Lively securing 36 percent of the primary vote, leading to speculation that Baker's more moderate disposition and opposition to President Trump may have damaged his general election chances with Republican base voters.[19]

Governor edit

Candidates edit

Declared edit
Declined edit

Endorsements edit

Charlie Baker
Local officials
Organizations
Newspapers
Scott Lively
Local officials

Polling edit

Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin
of error 		Charlie
Baker 		Scott
Lively 		Other Undecided
MassINC June 22–25, 2018 399 ± 4.9% 70% 17% 2% 10%

Results edit

Convention edit
Republican convention vote, April 28 [18]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Charlie Baker (incumbent) 1,577 69.8%
Republican Scott Lively 626 27.7%
Republican Other 57 2.5%
Total votes 2,260 100.0%
Primary edit
 
Republican gubernatorial primary results by municipality
 
Republican gubernatorial primary results by county:
  Baker—60–70%
  Baker—50–60%
Republican primary, September 4[26]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Charlie Baker (incumbent) 174,126 63.78%
Republican Scott Lively 98,421 36.05%
Republican All others 464 0.17%
Total votes 273,011 100.00%

Lieutenant governor edit

Candidates edit

Declared edit

Results edit

 
Republican lieutenant gubernatorial primary results by county:
  Polito—>90%
Republican primary results[27]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Karyn Polito (incumbent) 204,914 98.8
Republican All others 2,571 1.2
Total votes 207,485 100.0

Democratic primary edit

In November 2014, after interviewing over a dozen Democratic operatives, strategists, and activists, Joshua Miller of The Boston Globe wrote that the party would be looking for a young, fresh candidate who can appeal to the party's progressive base. He identified Attorney General Maura Healey as being "the first name on many Democratic lists".[28] Samantha Lachman of The Huffington Post also identified Healey as a potential candidate for governor in 2018 or in a future United States Senate race.[29]

As of July 2017, the declared candidates were relatively unknown to the state's voters.[30] Their identification by Democratic voters was bolstered by addressing the 2017 state Democratic Convention, which saw its largest attendance of around 3,000 delegates in years.[31]

On April 26, 2018, Setti Warren announced via Facebook that he was withdrawing from the race due to financial concerns. He stated he would not endorse either of his former opponents until the nomination is won.[32]

At the Massachusetts Democratic Convention in June, party delegates endorsed Gonzalez and Palfrey, but Bob Massie and Jimmy Tingle also surpassed the 15% threshold for ballot access by comfortable margins.[33] A poll from late June conducted by WBUR and MassInc. indicated that the contest for the Democratic nomination in the gubernatorial race is a toss-up, with Massie and Gonzalez being separated by a percentage smaller than the margin of error.

Gonzalez and Palfrey went on to win their respective nominations generously (winning almost every municipality in the state) and headed into the general election to face their Republican counterparts.

Governor edit

Candidates edit

Declared edit
Withdrew edit
Declined edit

Endorsements edit

Jay Gonzalez
State-Wide Elected Officials
State legislators
Local elected officials
Individuals
Labor unions
Organizations
Newspapers
Setti Warren (withdrew)
Officials
Organizations
Bob Massie
State legislators
Local elected officials
Party officials
Individuals
Labor unions
Organizations
Newspapers

Polling edit

Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin
of error 		Jay
Gonzalez 		Bob
Massie 		Other Undecided
MassINC June 22–25, 2018 418 ± 4.9% 21% 15% 7% 52%

Results edit

 
Democratic gubernatorial primary results by municipality
 
Democratic gubernatorial primary results by county:
  Gonzalez—70–80%
  Gonzalez—60–70%
  Gonzalez—50–60%
Democratic primary results[75]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jay Gonzalez 348,434 63.17
Democratic Bob Massie 192,404 34.88
N/a All others 10,742 1.95
Total votes 551,580 100.0

Lieutenant governor edit

Candidates edit

Declared edit
Declined edit

Endorsements edit

Quentin Palfrey
National figures
State legislators
Local elected officials
Organizations
Unions
Jimmy Tingle
Federal legislators
State legislators
Local elected officials
  • Paul Schlichtman, Arlington School Committee Member

Results edit

 
Democratic lieutenant gubernatorial primary results by county:
  Palfrey—70–80%
  Palfrey—60–70%
  Palfrey—50–60%
  Tingle—40–50%
Democratic primary results[79]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Quentin Palfrey 307,240 58.5
Democratic Jimmy Tingle 214,204 40.8
n/a All others 3,757 0.7
Total votes 525,201 100.0

General election edit

Debates edit

  • Complete video of first debate, October 9, 2018
  • Complete video of second debate, October 17, 2018
  • Complete video of third debate, November 1, 2018

Endorsements edit

All individuals belong to the nominee's party unless otherwise specified.

Charlie Baker
State legislators
Local officials
Organizations
Newspapers
Jay Gonzalez
Former U.S. Executive Branch Officials
State-Wide Elected Officials
State legislators
Local elected officials
  • Michelle Wu, At-Large Boston City Councilor, former Boston City Council President[62]
  • Candy F. Mero-Carlson, Worcester City Councilor[53]
  • Khrystian King, Worcester City Councilor[53]
  • Sean Rose, Worcester City Councilor[53]
  • Molly McCullough, Worcester School Committee Member[53]
  • Dante Comparetto, Worcester School Committee Member[53]
  • Helen Moon, Pittsfield City Council Member
  • John Krol, Pittsfield City Council Member.
Individuals
Labor unions
Organizations

Predictions edit

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[94] Safe R October 26, 2018
The Washington Post[95] Likely R November 5, 2018
FiveThirtyEight[96] Safe R November 5, 2018
Rothenberg Political Report[97] Safe R November 1, 2018
Sabato's Crystal Ball[98] Safe R November 5, 2018
RealClearPolitics[99] Safe R November 4, 2018
Daily Kos[100] Safe R November 5, 2018
Fox News[101][a] Likely R November 5, 2018
Politico[102] Safe R November 5, 2018
Governing[103] Safe R November 5, 2018
Notes
  1. ^ The Fox News Midterm Power Rankings uniquely does not contain a category for Safe/Solid races

Polling edit

Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin
of error 		Charlie
Baker (R) 		Jay
Gonzalez (D) 		Other Undecided
MassINC October 25–28, 2018 502 ± 4.4% 68% 25% 2% 2%
Suffolk University October 24–28, 2018 500 ± 4.4% 65% 26% – 8%
Western New England University October 10–27, 2018 402 LV ± 5.0% 65% 27% – 7%
485 RV ± 4.0% 64% 25% – 10%
UMass Lowell October 1–7, 2018 485 LV ± 5.6% 66% 27% 5% 3%
791 RV ± 4.4% 65% 26% 6% 2%
MassINC September 17–21, 2018 506 ± 4.4% 68% 24% 1% 6%
Suffolk University 2018-09-20 at the Wayback Machine September 13–17, 2018 500 ± 4.4% 55% 28% – 17%
Suffolk University 2018-06-15 at the Wayback Machine June 8–12, 2018 500 ± 4.4% 52% 22% – 25%
MassINC May 22–26, 2018 501 ± 4.4% 60% 20% 1% 19%
MassINC March 16–18, 2018 504 ± 4.4% 60% 21% 2% 15%
MassINC November 9–12, 2017 503 ± 4.4% 59% 19% 3% 18%
MassINC June 19–22, 2017 504 ± 4.4% 55% 22% 1% 20%
Hypothetical polling
with Setti Warren
Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin
of error 		Charlie
Baker (R) 		Setti
Warren (D) 		Other Undecided
MassINC March 16–18, 2018 504 ± 4.4% 58% 24% 3% 13%
MassINC November 9–12, 2017 504 ± 4.4% 58% 24% 2% 15%
MassINC June 19–22, 2017 504 ± 4.4% 53% 26% 1% 17%
UMass Amherst[permanent dead link] September 15–20, 2016 400 ± 4.1% 40% 17% – 36%
with Katherine Clark
Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin
of error 		Charlie
Baker (R) 		Katherine
Clark (D) 		Undecided
UMass Amherst[permanent dead link] September 15–20, 2016 400 ± 4.1% 39% 24% 31%
with Maura Healey
Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin
of error 		Charlie
Baker (R) 		Maura
Healey (D) 		Undecided
MassINC June 19–22, 2017 504 ± 4.4% 48% 36% 13%
UMass Amherst[permanent dead link] September 15–20, 2016 400 ± 4.1% 43% 25% 29%
Gravis Marketing July 12–13, 2016 901 ± 3.3% 56% 30% 14%
with Joseph P. Kennedy III
Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin
of error 		Charlie
Baker (R) 		Joseph P.
Kennedy III (D) 		Undecided
UMass Amherst[permanent dead link] September 15–20, 2016 400 ± 4.1% 33% 33% 29%
Gravis Marketing July 12–13, 2016 901 ± 3.3% 50% 38% 12%
with Bob Massie
Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin
of error 		Charlie
Baker (R) 		Bob
Massie (D) 		Other Undecided
Suffolk University 2018-06-15 at the Wayback Machine June 8–12, 2018 500 ± 4.4% 54% 21% – 25%
MassINC May 22–26, 2018 501 ± 4.4% 60% 20% 1% 17%
MassINC March 16–18, 2018 504 ± 4.4% 59% 22% 2% 16%
MassINC November 9–12, 2017 504 ± 4.4% 60% 21% 2% 16%
MassINC June 19–22, 2017 504 ± 4.4% 55% 25% 1% 17%
with Seth Moulton
Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin
of error 		Charlie
Baker (R) 		Seth
Moulton (D) 		Undecided
UMass Amherst[permanent dead link] September 15–20, 2016 400 ± 4.1% 39% 21% 34%
with Marty Walsh
Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin
of error 		Charlie
Baker (R) 		Marty
Walsh (D) 		Undecided
UMass Amherst[permanent dead link] September 15–20, 2016 400 ± 4.1% 37% 28% 32%

Results edit

Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 2018[104]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Charlie Baker (incumbent) 1,781,341 66.60%  18.20
Democratic Jay Gonzalez 885,770 33.12%  13.42
Write-in 7,504 0.28%  0.19
Total votes 2,674,615 100.00% N/A
Republican hold

Results by county edit

2018 United States gubernatorial election in Massachusetts (by county) [105]
County Baker % Baker # Gonzalez % Gonzalez # Others % Others # Total #
Barnstable 71.7% 85,726 25.2% 30,169 3.0% 3,599 119,494
Berkshire 51.6% 28,331 45.5% 25,030 2.9% 1,592 54,953
Bristol 68.5% 132,371 28.1% 54,280 3.3% 6,458 193,109
Dukes 54.1% 5,556 43.5% 4,470 2.5% 253 10,279
Essex 69.2% 219,522 27.4% 86,893 3.4% 10,849 317,264
Franklin 54.6% 18,263 43.4% 14,507 2.0% 670 33,440
Hampden 69.1% 109,952 27.5% 43,806 3.4% 5,416 159,174
Hampshire 52.0% 37,272 45.6% 32,667 2.5% 1,764 71,703
Middlesex 60.7% 411,687 36.3% 246,197 3.0% 20,294 678,178
Nantucket 56.8% 2,388 41.6% 1,750 1.6% 67 4,205
Norfolk 67.1% 209,318 29.7% 92,709 3.2% 10,125 312,152
Plymouth 72.4% 164,438 23.9% 54,303 3.7% 8,472 227,213
Suffolk 49.1% 125,247 48.0% 122,249 2.9% 7,346 254,842
Worcester 73.0% 231,270 24.2% 76,740 2.7% 8,649 316,659

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican edit

By congressional district edit

Baker won 8 of 9 congressional districts, all of which elected Democrats.[106]

District Baker Gonzalez Representative
1st 67.24% 32.76% Richard Neal
2nd 68.85% 31.15% Jim McGovern
3rd 71.3% 28.7% Lori Trahan
4th 69.49% 30.51% Joe Kennedy III
5th 60.39% 39.61% Katherine Clark
6th 73.52% 26.48% Seth Moulton
7th 43.78% 56.22% Ayanna Pressley
8th 68.43% 31.53% Stephen Lynch
9th 73.19% 26.81% Bill Keating

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    March 17, 2024
    2018, massachusetts, gubernatorial, election, also, 2018, united, states, gubernatorial, elections, took, place, november, 2018, elect, governor, lieutenant, governor, commonwealth, massachusetts, republican, governor, charlie, baker, lieutenant, governor, kar. See also 2018 United States gubernatorial elections The 2018 Massachusetts gubernatorial election took place on November 6 2018 to elect the governor and lieutenant governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Republican Governor Charlie Baker and Lieutenant Governor Karyn Polito sought reelection to a second term in office facing Democratic challengers Jay Gonzalez and Quentin Palfrey respectively Candidates were selected in the primary election held on September 4 2018 2018 Massachusetts gubernatorial election 2014 November 6 2018 2018 11 06 2022 Turnout60 17 9 33 1 Nominee Charlie Baker Jay GonzalezParty Republican DemocraticRunning mate Karyn Polito Quentin PalfreyPopular vote 1 781 341 885 770Percentage 66 6 33 1 County resultsMunicipality resultsCongressional district resultsPrecinct resultsBaker 40 50 50 60 60 70 70 80 80 90 Gonzalez 40 50 50 60 60 70 70 80 Tie 40 50 50 Governor before electionCharlie BakerRepublican Elected Governor Charlie BakerRepublicanDespite Massachusetts s Democratic lean Charlie Baker retained high approval ratings and was expected to safely win re election Shortly after polls closed at 8 p m local time the Associated Press declared the race in favor of incumbents Baker and Polito 2 Shortly after 9 p m location time Gonzalez conceded the election 3 Baker was reelected with the highest vote total in the history of Massachusetts gubernatorial elections and by the widest margin since Bill Weld was reelected governor in 1994 He won many of the Commonwealth s most populated cities including Worcester New Bedford and Springfield 4 Baker almost won Boston losing it by only around 3 000 votes an extraordinary showing for a statewide Republican candidate in a major city 5 As of 2024 this is the most recent time that a Republican has won a statewide election in Massachusetts Contents 1 Background 2 Republican primary 2 1 Governor 2 1 1 Candidates 2 1 1 1 Declared 2 1 1 2 Declined 2 1 2 Endorsements 2 1 3 Polling 2 1 4 Results 2 1 4 1 Convention 2 1 4 2 Primary 2 2 Lieutenant governor 2 2 1 Candidates 2 2 1 1 Declared 2 2 2 Results 3 Democratic primary 3 1 Governor 3 1 1 Candidates 3 1 1 1 Declared 3 1 1 2 Withdrew 3 1 1 3 Declined 3 1 2 Endorsements 3 1 3 Polling 3 1 4 Results 3 2 Lieutenant governor 3 2 1 Candidates 3 2 1 1 Declared 3 2 1 2 Declined 3 2 2 Endorsements 3 2 3 Results 4 General election 4 1 Debates 4 2 Endorsements 4 3 Predictions 4 4 Polling 4 5 Results 4 6 Results by county 4 6 1 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican 4 7 By congressional district 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksBackground editCharlie Baker was elected in 2014 by a slim margin over then Attorney General Martha Coakley however he was consistently rated as one of the most popular governors in the country 6 Some Democrats including Congressman Mike Capuano and Speaker of the House Bob DeLeo publicly speculated they may vote for Baker over the eventual Democratic nominee 7 Speculated candidates such as Attorney General Maura Healey Congressman Joe Kennedy former State Senator Dan Wolf and Boston Mayor Marty Walsh all declined to be candidates leaving no prominent Democrats to challenge Baker which was seen as a necessary prerequisite to mount a formidable challenge to him Because Evan Falchuk received more than 3 of the vote in the 2014 gubernatorial election the United Independent Party gained official status 8 Falchuck had stated that he would certainly run for office in 2018 9 In 2016 however the UIP lost its official party status after it failed to register 1 of Massachusetts voters as members 10 Evan Falchuk later left the UIP and registered as a Democrat in early 2017 11 12 Republican primary editThere was some concern amongst the Republican Party that Baker was too moderate and talks of challenging him with a more conservative opponent in the primaries GOP state committeeman Robert Cappucci told the Boston Herald that if Baker shuns conservatives there will be 100 percent an effort to try to find a conservative viable candidate to challenge him in 2018 for governor David Kopacz the president of the Massachusetts Republican Assembly also stated that Baker may face a conservative challenger in 2018 13 Following his 2016 election Barnstable County Commissioner Ron Beaty who once was tried and convicted for threatening the life of President George H W Bush 14 has been making local and state headlines He s proposed a shark mitigation strategy to combat the growing presence of sharks near Cape Cod beaches by baiting and shooting them which was rejected for consideration by the commission chairman He has also mulled a primary run against his state representative Randy Hunt after Hunt parked in his Barnstable County Courthouse parking spot In September 2017 he announced he was in the process of changing the purpose of his campaign committee from a county to a statewide office He cites the Governor s criticisms of President Donald Trump and his willingness to work with Democrats as his inspiration to run 15 On December 8 2017 Scott Lively announced his campaign 16 On December 13 2017 Beaty stated he is no longer considering a run against Baker 17 Scott Lively an evangelical pastor challenged Baker and received more than the 15 of delegate votes necessary at the state convention to qualify for ballot access Baker won the endorsement of the party by an overwhelming margin 18 Baker ultimately won the nomination but not without Lively securing 36 percent of the primary vote leading to speculation that Baker s more moderate disposition and opposition to President Trump may have damaged his general election chances with Republican base voters 19 Governor edit Candidates edit Declared edit Charlie Baker incumbent governor 20 Scott Lively pastor and independent candidate for governor in 2014 21 Declined edit Ron Beaty Barnstable County Commissioner running for state representative endorsed Lively 15 Endorsements edit Charlie BakerLocal officialsSefatia Romeo Theken Mayor of Gloucester 22 OrganizationsMassachusetts Republican Party 23 NewspapersBoston Herald 24 The Boston Globe 25 Scott LivelyLocal officialsRon Beaty Barnstable County Commissioner and candidate for State Representative 15 Polling edit Poll source Date s administered Samplesize Marginof error CharlieBaker ScottLively Other UndecidedMassINC June 22 25 2018 399 4 9 70 17 2 10 Results edit Convention edit Republican convention vote April 28 18 Party Candidate Votes Republican Charlie Baker incumbent 1 577 69 8 Republican Scott Lively 626 27 7 Republican Other 57 2 5 Total votes 2 260 100 0 Primary edit nbsp Republican gubernatorial primary results by municipality nbsp Republican gubernatorial primary results by county Baker 60 70 Baker 50 60 Republican primary September 4 26 Party Candidate Votes Republican Charlie Baker incumbent 174 126 63 78 Republican Scott Lively 98 421 36 05 Republican All others 464 0 17 Total votes 273 011 100 00 Lieutenant governor edit Candidates edit Declared edit Karyn Polito incumbent Lieutenant Governor 20 Results edit nbsp Republican lieutenant gubernatorial primary results by county Polito gt 90 Republican primary results 27 Party Candidate Votes Republican Karyn Polito incumbent 204 914 98 8Republican All others 2 571 1 2Total votes 207 485 100 0Democratic primary editIn November 2014 after interviewing over a dozen Democratic operatives strategists and activists Joshua Miller of The Boston Globe wrote that the party would be looking for a young fresh candidate who can appeal to the party s progressive base He identified Attorney General Maura Healey as being the first name on many Democratic lists 28 Samantha Lachman of The Huffington Post also identified Healey as a potential candidate for governor in 2018 or in a future United States Senate race 29 As of July 2017 the declared candidates were relatively unknown to the state s voters 30 Their identification by Democratic voters was bolstered by addressing the 2017 state Democratic Convention which saw its largest attendance of around 3 000 delegates in years 31 On April 26 2018 Setti Warren announced via Facebook that he was withdrawing from the race due to financial concerns He stated he would not endorse either of his former opponents until the nomination is won 32 At the Massachusetts Democratic Convention in June party delegates endorsed Gonzalez and Palfrey but Bob Massie and Jimmy Tingle also surpassed the 15 threshold for ballot access by comfortable margins 33 A poll from late June conducted by WBUR and MassInc indicated that the contest for the Democratic nomination in the gubernatorial race is a toss up with Massie and Gonzalez being separated by a percentage smaller than the margin of error Gonzalez and Palfrey went on to win their respective nominations generously winning almost every municipality in the state and headed into the general election to face their Republican counterparts Governor edit Candidates edit Declared edit Jay Gonzalez private health insurance executive corporate lawyer former State Secretary of Administration and Finance 34 Bob Massie co founder of the Global Reporting Initiative former executive director of Ceres former president of the New Economy Coalition ordained Episcopal minister nominee for lieutenant governor in 1994 candidate for the U S Senate in 2012 35 36 Withdrew edit Setti Warren former mayor of Newton and candidate for the U S Senate in 2012 37 32 Declined edit Joe Avellone businessman former chairman of the Wellesley Board of selectmen and candidate for governor in 2014 38 Jeff Bussgang venture capitalist and lecturer at Harvard Business School 28 39 Katherine Clark U S Representative running for reelection 40 Evan Falchuk founder and former chair of the United Independent Party and United Independent nominee for governor in 2014 41 Maura Healey Massachusetts Attorney General ran for reelection 28 29 42 43 Joe Kennedy III U S Representative ran for reelection 44 John Kerry former United States Secretary of State former U S Senator former lieutenant governor of Massachusetts and nominee for president in 2004 45 46 Paul Mark state representative 47 endorsed Jay Gonzalez Marty Meehan president of the University of Massachusetts System and former U S Representative 48 Seth Moulton U S Representative ran for reelection 49 Marty Walsh Mayor of Boston and former State Representative 44 Dan Wolf businessman and former state senator 50 51 Endorsements edit Jay GonzalezState Wide Elected OfficialsSuzanne Bump Auditor of Massachusetts Steve Grossman former Treasurer and Receiver General of Massachusetts and former Chairman of the Democratic National Committee 52 State legislatorsHarriette Chandler State Senate President emerita 53 Barbara L Italien state senator 54 Jamie Eldridge state senator 55 Julian Cyr state senator 56 Eric Lesser state senator 57 William Brownsberger state senator 58 Michael O Moore state senator 53 Anne Gobi state senator 53 John Scibak state representative 59 Paul Tucker state representative Sean Garballey state representative Tricia Farley Bouvier state representative 60 Sarah Peake state representative 56 Dylan Fernandes state representative 56 Mary Keefe state representative 61 Paul Mark state representative 61 James O Day state representative 53 John J Mahoney state representative 53 Daniel Donahue state representative 53 Mary Keefe state representative 53 Natalie Higgins state representative 53 Local elected officialsMichelle Wu At Large Boston City Councilor former Boston City Council President 62 Candy F Mero Carlson Worcester City Councilor 53 Khrystian King Worcester City Councilor 53 Sean Rose Worcester City Councilor 53 Molly McCullough Worcester School Committee Member 53 Dante Comparetto Worcester School Committee Member 53 Paul Schlichtman Arlington School Committee MemberIndividualsKate Donaghue DNC and Massachusetts DSC Member 63 Labor unionsNational Association of Government Employees 64 OrganizationsProgressive Democrats of Massachusetts 65 Massachusetts Democratic Party 66 NewspapersBoston Globe 67 Setti Warren withdrew OfficialsMichael Dukakis former Governor of Massachusetts and Democratic nominee for President in 1988 68 David Narkewicz Mayor of Northampton 69 Solomon Goldstein Rose state representative 70 OrganizationsDemocracy for America 71 Bob MassieState legislatorsMichelle DuBois state representative Michael Moran state representative Dave Rogers state representative Matt Patrick former state representativeLocal elected officialsBarbara Brousal Glaser Newton City Councilor Jesse Clingan Somerville Alderman Matthew Cubetus Vice Chair of the Sandwich Planning Board and candidate for the Barnstable County Assembly of Delegates Joseph Curtatone Mayor of Somerville Jan Devereux Vice Mayor of Cambridge Ben Ewen Campen Somerville Alderman Andre Green Somerville School Committee Member Stephanie Hirsch Somerville Alderman Gary Mannion Jr Greater Lawrence Technical School Committee member and Lawrence Democratic City Committee Chair Nadeem Mazen former Cambridge City Councillor Alison Leary Newton City Councilor Wilfred Mbah Somerville Alderman John Michitson Haverhill City Council President Quinton Zondervan Cambridge City CouncillorParty officialsJim Sperelakis West Newbury Democratic Town Committee Chair Solomon Steen Young Democrats of Massachusetts Public Policy Director Parwez Wahid Massachusetts DSC memberIndividualsChuck Collins senior scholar at the Institute for Policy Studies Frances Crowe activist Todd Gitlin professor of journalism and sociology at Columbia University and former president of Students for a Democratic Society Gabe Itoka entrepreneur Bill McKibben author educator environmentalist and Co founder of 350 org Juliet Schor professor of sociology at Boston College Reverend Leslie Sterling of St Bartholomew s Episcopal Church Laurence Tribe professor of constitutional law at Harvard Law School Joe Uehlein former AFL CIO Director of Strategic Campaigns Julie Wormser former Boston Harbor Association Executive DirectorLabor unionsUnited Auto Workers Region 9AOrganizations350 Action 72 Our Revolution Our Revolution Massachusetts ORMA 73 Massachusetts Peace Action 74 NewspapersBoston Herald 24 Blue Mass Group Polling edit Poll source Date s administered Samplesize Marginof error JayGonzalez BobMassie Other UndecidedMassINC June 22 25 2018 418 4 9 21 15 7 52 Results edit nbsp Democratic gubernatorial primary results by municipality nbsp Democratic gubernatorial primary results by county Gonzalez 70 80 Gonzalez 60 70 Gonzalez 50 60 Democratic primary results 75 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Jay Gonzalez 348 434 63 17Democratic Bob Massie 192 404 34 88N a All others 10 742 1 95Total votes 551 580 100 0Lieutenant governor edit Candidates edit Declared edit Quentin Palfrey former senior advisor to the president for jobs amp competitiveness 76 Jimmy Tingle humorist and activist 77 Declined edit Paul Mark state representative 47 Patrick McDermott Norfolk County Register of Probate 78 Jon Mitchell Mayor of New Bedford 78 Matt O Malley Boston City Councilor 78 Ayanna Pressley Boston City Councilor running for MA 7 Endorsements edit Quentin PalfreyNational figuresGary Locke former U S Ambassador to China and former U S Secretary of Commerce Ken Salazar former U S Secretary of the InteriorState legislatorsWill Brownsberger state senator Cynthia Creem state senate majority leader Bill Driscoll state representative Jamie Eldridge state senator Tricia Farley Bouvier state representative Dylan Fernandes state representative Cindy Friedman state senator Anne Gobi state senator Jon Hecht state representative Natalie Higgins state representative Adam Hinds state senator Russell Holmes state representative Eric Lesser state senator Jack Patrick Lewis state representative Paul Tucker state representativeLocal elected officialsMatthew Cubetus vice chair of the Sandwich Planning Board and candidate for the Barnstable County Assembly of Delegates Sabrina Heisey candidate for State Representative in the 36th Middlesex District Steve Kerrigan Massachusetts DSC member and 2014 nominee for Lieutenant Governor David Narkewicz Mayor of NorthamptonOrganizationsAshby Democratic Town Committee Boston Ward 5 Democratic Committee Indivisible Acton Indivisible Northampton Massachusetts Democratic Party Progressive Democrats of Massachusetts Progressive MassachusettsUnionsAmerican Federation of Teachers Massachusetts National Association of Social Workers Massachusetts NASW MA PACE Jimmy TingleFederal legislatorsBarney Frank former U S Representative from Massachusetts s 4th congressional district Jim McGovern U S Representative from Massachusetts s 2nd congressional districtState legislatorsSarah Peake state representative Mike Connolly state representativeLocal elected officialsPaul Schlichtman Arlington School Committee Member Results edit nbsp Democratic lieutenant gubernatorial primary results by county Palfrey 70 80 Palfrey 60 70 Palfrey 50 60 Tingle 40 50 Democratic primary results 79 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Quentin Palfrey 307 240 58 5Democratic Jimmy Tingle 214 204 40 8n a All others 3 757 0 7Total votes 525 201 100 0General election editDebates edit Complete video of first debate October 9 2018 Complete video of second debate October 17 2018 Complete video of third debate November 1 2018Endorsements edit All individuals belong to the nominee s party unless otherwise specified Charlie BakerState legislatorsChristopher Markey state representative D 80 David Nangle state representative D 81 Local officialsBrian Arrigo Mayor of Revere D 82 Bill Carpenter Mayor of Brockton I 82 Jasiel Correia Mayor of Fall River D 82 Stephen DiNatale Mayor of Fitchburg D 82 Scott Galvin Mayor of Woburn D 82 Ken Gray Mayor of Amesbury 82 Mark Hawke Mayor of Gardner 82 Donna Holaday Mayor of Newburyport D 82 Bob Hedlund Mayor of Weymouth 82 Tom Koch Mayor of Quincy I 82 Richard Kos Mayor of Chicopee 82 William Martin Mayor of Greenfield I 82 Dean Mazzarella Mayor of Leominster I 82 Will Reichelt Mayor of West Springfield I 82 Daniel Rivera Mayor of Lawrence D 82 Bill Samaras Mayor of Lowell D 82 William Sapelli Mayor of Agawam I 82 Domenic Sarno Mayor of Springfield D 82 Brian Sullivan Mayor of Westfield D 82 Joe Sullivan Mayor of Braintree D 82 Sefatia Romeo Theken Mayor of Gloucester I 22 Arthur Vigeant Mayor of Marlborough 82 Dave Conway Lowell City Councilor 81 John Leahy Lowell City Councilor 81 Rita Mercier Lowell City Councilor 81 OrganizationsEverytown for Gun Safety 83 NewspapersThe Boston Globe 84 Boston Herald 85 The Sun 86 Sentinel amp Enterprise 86 The Chelsea Record 87 Cape Cod Times 88 The Republican 89 Telegram amp Gazette 90 The Eagle Tribune 91 The Salem News 91 The Daily News of Newburyport 91 Gloucester Daily Times 91 The Berkshire Eagle 92 Jay GonzalezFormer U S Executive Branch OfficialsBarack Obama 44th President of the United States 93 State Wide Elected OfficialsSuzanne Bump Auditor of Massachusetts Steve Grossman former Treasurer and Receiver General of Massachusetts and former Chairman of the Democratic National Committee 52 State legislatorsHarriette Chandler State Senate President emerita 53 Barbara L Italien state senator 54 Jamie Eldridge state senator 55 Julian Cyr state senator 56 Eric Lesser state senator 57 William Brownsberger state senator 58 Michael O Moore state senator 53 Anne Gobi state senator 53 John Scibak state representative 59 Paul Tucker state representative Sean Garballey state representative Tricia Farley Bouvier state representative 60 Sarah Peake state representative 56 Dylan Fernandes state representative 56 Mary Keefe state representative 61 Paul Mark state representative 61 James O Day state representative 53 John Mahoney state representative 53 Daniel Donahue state representative 53 Mary Keefe state representative 53 Natalie Higgins state representative 53 Local elected officialsMichelle Wu At Large Boston City Councilor former Boston City Council President 62 Candy F Mero Carlson Worcester City Councilor 53 Khrystian King Worcester City Councilor 53 Sean Rose Worcester City Councilor 53 Molly McCullough Worcester School Committee Member 53 Dante Comparetto Worcester School Committee Member 53 Helen Moon Pittsfield City Council Member John Krol Pittsfield City Council Member IndividualsKate Donaghue DNC and Massachusetts DSC Member 63 Bob Massie Gonzalez s opponent in the Democratic primary for GovernorLabor unionsNational Association of Government Employees 64 OrganizationsProgressive Democrats of Massachusetts 65 Massachusetts Democratic Party 66 Predictions edit Source Ranking As ofThe Cook Political Report 94 Safe R October 26 2018The Washington Post 95 Likely R November 5 2018FiveThirtyEight 96 Safe R November 5 2018Rothenberg Political Report 97 Safe R November 1 2018Sabato s Crystal Ball 98 Safe R November 5 2018RealClearPolitics 99 Safe R November 4 2018Daily Kos 100 Safe R November 5 2018Fox News 101 a Likely R November 5 2018Politico 102 Safe R November 5 2018Governing 103 Safe R November 5 2018Notes The Fox News Midterm Power Rankings uniquely does not contain a category for Safe Solid races Polling edit Poll source Date s administered Samplesize Marginof error CharlieBaker R JayGonzalez D Other UndecidedMassINC October 25 28 2018 502 4 4 68 25 2 2 Suffolk University October 24 28 2018 500 4 4 65 26 8 Western New England University October 10 27 2018 402 LV 5 0 65 27 7 485 RV 4 0 64 25 10 UMass Lowell October 1 7 2018 485 LV 5 6 66 27 5 3 791 RV 4 4 65 26 6 2 MassINC September 17 21 2018 506 4 4 68 24 1 6 Suffolk University Archived 2018 09 20 at the Wayback Machine September 13 17 2018 500 4 4 55 28 17 Suffolk University Archived 2018 06 15 at the Wayback Machine June 8 12 2018 500 4 4 52 22 25 MassINC May 22 26 2018 501 4 4 60 20 1 19 MassINC March 16 18 2018 504 4 4 60 21 2 15 MassINC November 9 12 2017 503 4 4 59 19 3 18 MassINC June 19 22 2017 504 4 4 55 22 1 20 Hypothetical pollingwith Setti WarrenPoll source Date s administered Samplesize Marginof error CharlieBaker R SettiWarren D Other UndecidedMassINC March 16 18 2018 504 4 4 58 24 3 13 MassINC November 9 12 2017 504 4 4 58 24 2 15 MassINC June 19 22 2017 504 4 4 53 26 1 17 UMass Amherst permanent dead link September 15 20 2016 400 4 1 40 17 36 with Katherine ClarkPoll source Date s administered Samplesize Marginof error CharlieBaker R KatherineClark D UndecidedUMass Amherst permanent dead link September 15 20 2016 400 4 1 39 24 31 with Maura HealeyPoll source Date s administered Samplesize Marginof error CharlieBaker R MauraHealey D UndecidedMassINC June 19 22 2017 504 4 4 48 36 13 UMass Amherst permanent dead link September 15 20 2016 400 4 1 43 25 29 Gravis Marketing July 12 13 2016 901 3 3 56 30 14 with Joseph P Kennedy IIIPoll source Date s administered Samplesize Marginof error CharlieBaker R Joseph P Kennedy III D UndecidedUMass Amherst permanent dead link September 15 20 2016 400 4 1 33 33 29 Gravis Marketing July 12 13 2016 901 3 3 50 38 12 with Bob MassiePoll source Date s administered Samplesize Marginof error CharlieBaker R BobMassie D Other UndecidedSuffolk University Archived 2018 06 15 at the Wayback Machine June 8 12 2018 500 4 4 54 21 25 MassINC May 22 26 2018 501 4 4 60 20 1 17 MassINC March 16 18 2018 504 4 4 59 22 2 16 MassINC November 9 12 2017 504 4 4 60 21 2 16 MassINC June 19 22 2017 504 4 4 55 25 1 17 with Seth MoultonPoll source Date s administered Samplesize Marginof error CharlieBaker R SethMoulton D UndecidedUMass Amherst permanent dead link September 15 20 2016 400 4 1 39 21 34 with Marty WalshPoll source Date s administered Samplesize Marginof error CharlieBaker R MartyWalsh D UndecidedUMass Amherst permanent dead link September 15 20 2016 400 4 1 37 28 32 Results edit Massachusetts gubernatorial election 2018 104 Party Candidate Votes Republican Charlie Baker incumbent 1 781 341 66 60 nbsp 18 20Democratic Jay Gonzalez 885 770 33 12 nbsp 13 42Write in 7 504 0 28 nbsp 0 19Total votes 2 674 615 100 00 N ARepublican holdResults by county edit 2018 United States gubernatorial election in Massachusetts by county 105 County Baker Baker Gonzalez Gonzalez Others Others Total Barnstable 71 7 85 726 25 2 30 169 3 0 3 599 119 494Berkshire 51 6 28 331 45 5 25 030 2 9 1 592 54 953Bristol 68 5 132 371 28 1 54 280 3 3 6 458 193 109Dukes 54 1 5 556 43 5 4 470 2 5 253 10 279Essex 69 2 219 522 27 4 86 893 3 4 10 849 317 264Franklin 54 6 18 263 43 4 14 507 2 0 670 33 440Hampden 69 1 109 952 27 5 43 806 3 4 5 416 159 174Hampshire 52 0 37 272 45 6 32 667 2 5 1 764 71 703Middlesex 60 7 411 687 36 3 246 197 3 0 20 294 678 178Nantucket 56 8 2 388 41 6 1 750 1 6 67 4 205Norfolk 67 1 209 318 29 7 92 709 3 2 10 125 312 152Plymouth 72 4 164 438 23 9 54 303 3 7 8 472 227 213Suffolk 49 1 125 247 48 0 122 249 2 9 7 346 254 842Worcester 73 0 231 270 24 2 76 740 2 7 8 649 316 659Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican edit Berkshire largest municipality Pittsfield Dukes largest municipality Oak Bluffs Franklin largest municipality Greenfield Hampshire largest municipality Amherst Middlesex largest municipality Cambridge Nantucket Suffolk largest municipality Boston By congressional district edit Baker won 8 of 9 congressional districts all of which elected Democrats 106 District Baker Gonzalez Representative1st 67 24 32 76 Richard Neal2nd 68 85 31 15 Jim McGovern3rd 71 3 28 7 Lori Trahan4th 69 49 30 51 Joe Kennedy III5th 60 39 39 61 Katherine Clark6th 73 52 26 48 Seth Moulton7th 43 78 56 22 Ayanna Pressley8th 68 43 31 53 Stephen Lynch9th 73 19 26 81 Bill KeatingSee also edit2017 2018 Massachusetts legislatureReferences edit Voter Turnout Statistics Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Gavin Christopher November 6 2018 Here s an updating list of the 2018 Massachusetts election winners Boston com Retrieved November 6 2018 MattPStout November 7 2018 jay4ma has conceded to CharlieBakerMA Tweet Retrieved November 6 2018 via Twitter Baker s big win a GOP anomaly in heavily Democratic state WHDH TV November 7 2018 Retrieved December 30 2020 2018 Massachusetts Election Republican Gov Charlie Baker almost won Democrat dominated Boston MassLive November 7 2018 Retrieved December 30 2020 Poll Charlie Baker Is Once Again America s Most Popular Governor WBZ April 12 2018 Mike Capuano may dodge party lines in gubernatorial vote Boston Herald August 23 2017 Emmanouilidou Lydia November 6 2014 United Independent Party Gains Official Status WGBH FM Retrieved November 7 2014 Morrison Sara November 5 2014 The United Independent Party Is Official and Evan Falchuk s Work Has Just Begun Boston com Dezenski Lauren October 31 2016 United Independent Party loses state party designation Politico Retrieved January 23 2017 Evan Falchuk former gubernatorial candidate switches from his independent party to Democratic The Boston Globe The Boston Globe Retrieved May 22 2018 United Independent Party loses state party designation Politico October 31 2016 Retrieved May 22 2018 Stout Matt Cassidy Chris November 13 2014 Waiting for Mr Right Conservative wing of GOP warns Charlie Baker Boston Herald Hoffenburg Noah August 29 2014 Ronald Beaty Jr Barnstable Patriot a b c Beatty David September 14 2017 County Commissioner Ron Beaty Exploring Run for Governor CapeCod com Retrieved September 14 2017 Scott Lively Former Independent Candidate Is Running For The Republican Nomination Third Party Watch December 8 2017 Beaty Ends Exploratory Project on Gov Run CapeCodToday com www capecodtoday com Archived from the original on December 13 2017 Retrieved May 22 2018 a b Bird Walter Jr April 28 2018 Baker earns states GOP endorsement for governor Scott Lively forces primary Worcester Mag Retrieved May 22 2018 permanent dead link The Bay State Trump bump Commonwealth Magazine September 5 2018 a b Salsberg Bob November 28 2017 Charlie Baker confirms run for 2nd term as Massachusetts governor The Boston Globe Retrieved November 28 2017 Young Shannon December 8 2017 Anti LGBT Springfield pastor Scott Lively to challenge Gov Charlie Baker in GOP primary The Springfield Republican Retrieved December 8 2017 a b Lamont Ray August 31 2018 City mayor endorses Gov Baker Gloucester Daily Times Brown Steve April 29 2018 GOP Delegates Endorse Baker But Also Send Him A Message a b Editorial endorsements Charlie Baker Bob Massie merit nomination for governor August 15 2018 Retrieved August 18 2018 Endorsement Charlie Baker deserves GOP nod The Boston Globe August 22 2018 PD43 gt gt 2018 Governor Republican Primary Massachusetts Elections Division PD43 2018 Lieutenant Governor Republican Primary Archived from the original on September 21 2018 Retrieved September 21 2018 a b c Miller Joshua November 13 2014 Mass Democrats are on to 2018 The Boston Globe a b Lachman Samantha November 17 2014 These Democrats Could Be The Party s Ticket To A Comeback Huffington Post This Massachusetts Democrat comes closest to beating Gov Charlie Baker in 2018 WBUR MassINC poll says masslive com Retrieved July 22 2017 Who can beat Gov Charlie Baker Candidates make their cases at the Massachusetts Democratic Convention in Worcester masslive com Retrieved July 22 2017 a b Phillips Frank Setti Warren ends campaign for governor The Boston Globe Archived from the original on April 26 2018 Retrieved April 26 2018 Mass Democrats Endorse Gonzalez Palfrey And Zakim At Convention www wbur org June 3 2018 O Sullivan Jim January 30 2016 Democrat Jay Gonzalez launches bid for governor Boston Globe O Sullivan Jim April 24 2017 Robert K Massie enters race for governor Boston Globe Jarmanning Ally April 24 2017 Environmentalist Robert Massie Announces Run For Governor WBUR News Prim Alexandra May 20 2017 Setti Warren announces bid for gov in Mass Miller Joshua June 8 2015 Joe Avellone candidate for governor in 14 open to another run The Boston Globe Primack Dan November 19 2014 Massachusetts venture capitalist shuts down governor talk Fortune Retrieved September 20 2016 Miller Joshua November 9 2015 Katherine Clark s rise in D C has Democrats looking ahead The Boston Globe Retrieved September 20 2016 Ramos Nestor February 12 2017 Evan Falchuk former independent candidate switches to Democratic Party The Boston Globe Retrieved February 15 2017 Quinn Garrett November 13 2014 As Governor Deval Patrick departs who are the rising stars in the Massachusetts Democratic Party Mass Live Schoenberg Shira August 17 2016 Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey rules out run for higher office The Republican Retrieved August 24 2016 a b Pivoting toward 2018 Massachusetts Dems eye Charlie Baker challenge www boston com Levenson Michael November 15 2016 Kerry for governor A Chicopee activist wants to draft him The Boston Globe Retrieved November 15 2016 Who Will Run For Governor of Massachusetts in 2018 November 16 2016 Retrieved May 22 2018 a b Is Paul Mark considering a run for higher office The Recorder August 28 2017 Retrieved August 30 2017 Phillips Frank June 30 2016 Meehan to close campaign fund give 4 35m balance to foundation The Boston Globe Retrieved July 7 2016 Clauss Kyle Scott February 24 2017 Seth Moulton Says He Has No Plans to Challenge Charlie Baker Boston Magazine Archived from the original on March 19 2017 Retrieved May 6 2017 Murphy Matt November 9 2015 Cape Senator Wolf sees future service in different form The Patriot Ledger Miller Joshua March 14 2016 Outgoing state senator ponders running against Baker The Boston Globe Retrieved July 7 2016 a b Former treasurer Steve Grossman back Jay Gonzalez for governor Retrieved April 30 2018 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z Senate President Chandler and Worcester Regional Democrats Endorse Jay Gonzalez for Governor Archived from the original on June 12 2018 Retrieved June 4 2018 a b L Italien endorses Gonzalez for governor knocks Baker as timid Retrieved April 27 2017 a b Democratic candidate for governor gets a boost from a Bernie Sanders acolyte Retrieved December 15 2017 a b c d e f Cape s Democratic legislators back Gonzalez Retrieved May 31 2018 a b JUSTICE BILL AUTHOR BACKS GONZALEZ AFTER SETTI WARREN S VETO PROMISE Retrieved June 1 2018 a b L Italien endorses Gonzalez for governor knocks Baker as timid Retrieved April 27 2017 a b Rep Scibak endorses Jay Gonzalez for governor Retrieved August 7 2017 a b Farley Bouvier Endorses Gonzalez For Massachusetts Governor January 5 2018 Archived from the original on January 5 2018 Retrieved January 5 2018 a b c d Bernie Sanders campaign co chairs endorse Jay Gonzalez for governor May 31 2018 Retrieved June 1 2018 a b Boston City Councilor At Large Michelle Wu Endorses Jay Gonzalez for Governor Archived from the original on September 6 2018 Retrieved June 4 2018 a b Gonzalez snags nod from former Patrick ally Retrieved October 2 2017 a b Holway David April 12 2018 National Association of Government Employees Service Employees International Union www nage org a b Major Progressive Organization Endorses Jay Gonzalez for Governor Archived from the original on May 22 2018 Retrieved April 30 2018 a b Mass Democrats Endorse Gonzalez Palfrey And Zakim At Convention June 2 2018 Retrieved June 2 2018 Editorial Endorsement Jay Gonzalez is the best choice for Democrats August 22 2018 Retrieved August 22 2018 Phillips Frank March 14 2017 Setti Warren draws on old Dukakis team Boston Globe Retrieved December 4 2017 Northampton mayor backs gubernatorial hopeful Setti Warren Retrieved July 11 2017 Demkovich Laurel Goldstein Rose becomes 1st legislator to endorse Setti Warren for governor Daily Hampshire Gazette Retrieved August 4 2017 Schoenberg Shira September 14 2017 Mayor Setti Warren set to receive progressive endorsement in 2018 governor s race MassLive com Retrieved September 15 2017 Bill McKibben 350 Action and 350 Mass Action Endorse Bob Massie for Massachusetts Governor April 26 2018 Retrieved August 18 2018 Bernie Sanders s political group endorses Bob Massie for Massachusetts governor August 16 2018 Retrieved August 18 2018 We support Bob Massie Jimmy Tingle and Donna Patalano August 16 2018 Archived from the original on August 19 2018 Retrieved August 18 2018 PD43 gt gt 2018 Governor Democratic Primary Massachusetts Elections Division Archived from the original on September 15 2018 Retrieved September 15 2018 Metzger Andy September 7 2017 Former Obama aide running for lieutenant governor The Lowell Sun Retrieved September 12 2017 O Sullivan Jim September 22 2017 Jimmy Tingle launches bid for lieutenant governor The Boston Globe Retrieved September 25 2017 a b c O Sullivan Jim August 23 2017 So far only one Democrat is openly eyeing this statewide race The Boston Globe Retrieved August 30 2017 PD43 Search Elections PD43 Baffoni Anita October 16 2018 Democratic state lawmaker endorses Republican Gov Baker wpri com a b c d RELEASE REP DAVID NANGLE D LOWELL MAYOR BILL SAMARAS CITY COUNCILORS ENDORSE GOVERNOR BAKER LT GOVERNOR POLITO FOR RE ELECTION Baker Polito August 18 2018 Archived from the original on September 9 2018 Retrieved September 9 2018 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u Schoenberg Shira September 6 2018 Springfield s Domenic Sarno among 22 Massachusetts mayors endorsing Gov Charlie Baker MassLive com Miller Joshua October 18 2018 Gun safety group endorses Charlie Baker The Boston Globe Editorial Board October 28 2018 Charlie Baker has been a good governor Now he needs to be a great one The Boston Globe Retrieved October 28 2018 Editorial Charlie Baker deserves second term Boston Herald October 29 2018 Retrieved October 31 2018 a b ENDORSEMENT Baker Polito team brings out best in Massachusetts The Sun October 29 2018 Retrieved October 31 2018 Massachusetts Needs Gov Charlie Baker Chelsea Record September 14 2018 Charlie Baker for governor Cape Cod Times October 17 2018 The Republican endorses Baker for another term as governor Editorial The Republican October 25 2018 Editorial For governor Baker Polito have earned a second term the Telegram amp Gazette endorses Gov Charlie Baker and Lt Gov Karyn Polito Telegram amp Gazette October 28 2018 Retrieved October 29 2018 a b c d Charlie Baker for governor The Eagle Tribune October 31 2018 Retrieved October 31 2018 Our Opinion Re elect Gov Baker The Berkshire Eagle October 30 2018 Retrieved October 31 2018 Barack Obama Today I m proud to endorse even more Democratic candidates who aren t just running against something but for something to expand opportunity for all of us and to restore dignity honor and compassion to public service They deserve your vote Twitter 2018 Governor Race Ratings for October 26 2018 The Cook Political Report Retrieved April 10 2021 The Washington Post s gubernatorial race ratings The Washington Post October 16 2018 2018 Governor Forecast FiveThirtyEight FiveThirtyEight October 17 2018 Retrieved 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