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词条 2018 Massachusetts general election
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  1. Governor and Lieutenant Governor

  2. Secretary of the Commonwealth

     Democratic primary  Polling  Results  General election 

  3. Attorney General

     Republican primary  Results  General election 

  4. Treasurer and Receiver-General

     General election 

  5. Auditor

     General election 

  6. United States Senate

  7. United States House of Representatives

  8. Massachusetts Senate

  9. Massachusetts House of Representatives

  10. County

  11. Ballot measures

  12. References

  13. External links

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The 2018 Massachusetts general election was held on November 6, 2018, throughout Massachusetts. Primary elections took place on September 6. Early voting took place from October 22 through November 2.[1]

At the federal level, Elizabeth Warren was re-elected to the United States Senate, and all nine seats in the United States House of Representatives were won by Democratic Party candidates.[2]

Incumbents seeking re-election won all major statewide seats: Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of the Commonwealth, Auditor, and Treasurer.[2]

In the Massachusetts General Court (state legislature), Democrats gained one seat in the Senate and two seats in the House.[3]

The number of ballots cast, approximately 2.7 million, was the highest ever in Massachusetts for a midterm election.[4]

Governor and Lieutenant Governor

{{Main|Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 2018}}

Incumbent Republican Governor Charlie Baker ran for re-election to a second term in office.[5]

Primary elections for Governor and Lieutenant Governor were conducted separately on September 6, 2018, with the Democrats nominating former Patrick administration official Jay Gonzalez and former Obama administration advisor Quentin Palfrey. The Republicans re-nominated Governor Charlie Baker and Lieutenant Governor Karyn Polito.

Baker and Polito were re-elected in the general election.

Secretary of the Commonwealth

Incumbent Democratic Secretary of the Commonwealth William F. Galvin ran for re-election to a seventh term in office.[6]

The Republican Party nominated Swampscott resident and security expert Anthony Amore.[6]

The Green-Rainbow Party nominated Holyoke resident and community organizer Juan Sanchez.[6]

Democratic primary

In the primary election, Galvin was re-nominated over Boston City Councilor Josh Zakim.

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size		 Margin
of error		Bill
Galvin		Josh
Zakim		 Other Undecided
[https://d279m997dpfwgl.cloudfront.net/wp/2018/06/Topline-2018-06-WBUR-Dem-primary.pdf MassINC]June 22–25, 2018418± 4.9%49%18%2%30%

Results

{{Election box begin no change
| title = Democratic primary results
}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Massachusetts Democratic Party
| candidate = William F. Galvin (incumbent)
| votes = 433,086
| percentage = 67.6

}} {{Election box candidate with party link no change


| party = Massachusetts Democratic Party
| candidate = Josh Zakim
| votes = 208,011
| percentage = 32.4
}}{{Election box total no change
| votes = 641,097
| percentage = 100.0
}}{{Election box end}}

General election

{{Election box begin no change
| title = Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth election, 2018
}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Massachusetts Democratic Party
| candidate = William F. Galvin (incumbent)
| votes = 1,877,065
| percentage = 70.8

}} {{Election box candidate with party link no change


| party = Massachusetts Republican Party
| candidate = Anthony Amore
| votes = 671,300
| percentage = 25.3
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Green-Rainbow Party
|candidate = Juan Sanchez
|votes = 100,428
|percentage = 3.8
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = n/a
|candidate = Write-ins
|votes = 1,731
|percentage = 0.1
}}{{Election box total no change
| votes = 2,650,524
| percentage = 100.0
}}{{Election box hold with party link no swing
| winner = Massachusetts Democratic Party
}}{{Election box end}}

Attorney General

Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Maura Healey ran for re-election to a second consecutive term.[7] Healey was a speculative candidate for Governor but declined to run.

Republican primary

The Republican Party nominated Bourne attorney James McMahon for Attorney General over Hingham attorney Daniel Shores.

Results

{{Election box begin no change
| title = Republican primary results
}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Massachusetts Republican Party
| candidate = James McMahon
| votes = 134,963
| percentage = 61.1

}} {{Election box candidate with party link no change


| party = Massachusetts Republican Party
| candidate = Daniel Shores
| votes = 86,098
| percentage = 38.9
}}{{Election box total no change
| votes = 221,061
| percentage = 100.0
}}{{Election box end}}

General election

{{Election box begin no change
| title = Massachusetts Attorney General election, 2018
}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Massachusetts Democratic Party
| candidate = Maura Healey (incumbent)
| votes = 1,874,209
| percentage = 69.9
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Massachusetts Republican Party
| candidate = James McMahon
| votes = 804,832
| percentage = 30.0
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = n/a
|candidate = Write-ins
|votes = 1,858
|percentage = 0.1
}}{{Election box total no change
| votes = 2,680,899
| percentage = 100.0
}}{{Election box hold with party link no swing
| winner = Massachusetts Democratic Party
}}{{Election box end}}

Treasurer and Receiver-General

Incumbent Democratic Treasurer and Receiver-General Deb Goldberg ran for re-election to a second term in office.[8]

State Representative and Republican National Committeewoman Keiko Orrall was unopposed for the Republican nomination.[8]

The Green-Rainbow party nominated Northampton resident Jamie Guerin. Guerin previously served as Jill Stein's 2016 Massachusetts campaign co-ordinator.[8]

General election

{{Election box begin no change
| title = Massachusetts Treasure and Receiver-General election, 2018
}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Massachusetts Democratic Party
| candidate = Deb Goldberg (incumbent)
| votes = 1,761,282
| percentage = 67.6
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Massachusetts Republican Party
| candidate = Keiko Orrall
| votes = 749,596
| percentage = 28.8
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Green-Rainbow Party
|candidate = Jamie Guerin
|votes = 92,090
|percentage = 3.5
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = n/a
|candidate = Write-ins
|votes = 1,590
|percentage = 0.1
}}{{Election box total no change
| votes = 2,604,558
| percentage = 100.0
}}{{Election box hold with party link no swing
| winner = Massachusetts Democratic Party
}}{{Election box end}}

Auditor

Incumbent Democratic Auditor Suzanne M. Bump ran for re-election to a third term in office.[9]

Helen Brady, business manager of the Boston Pops and candidate for State Representative in 2016,[10] was unopposed for the Republican nomination.[9]

The Libertarian Party nominated former Congressional candidate Daniel Fishman.[9]

The Green-Rainbow Party nominated activist and educator Edward Stamas.[9]

General election

{{Election box begin no change
| title = Massachusetts Auditor election, 2018
}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Massachusetts Democratic Party
| candidate = Suzanne Bump (incumbent)
| votes = 1,606,518
| percentage = 62.1
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Massachusetts Republican Party
| candidate = Helen Brady
| votes = 801,583
| percentage = 31.0
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Libertarian Party (United States)
|candidate = Daniel Fishman
|votes = 108,953
|percentage = 4.2
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Green-Rainbow Party
|candidate = Edward J. Stamas
|votes = 67,355
|percentage = 2.6
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = n/a
|candidate = Write-ins
|votes = 1,875
|percentage = 0.1
}}{{Election box total no change
| votes = 2,586,284
| percentage = 100.0
}}{{Election box hold with party link no swing
| winner = Massachusetts Democratic Party
}}{{Election box end}}

United States Senate

{{main|United States Senate election in Massachusetts, 2018}}

Incumbent Senator Elizabeth Warren ran for re-election to a second term. Her opponents were Republican State Representative Geoff Diehl and independent Shiva Ayyadurai.

Warren was re-elected in the general election.


{{Election box begin no change


| title = Massachusetts Senate Election, 2018
}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Massachusetts Democratic Party
| candidate = Elizabeth Warren (incumbent)
| votes = 1,633,371
| percentage = 60.3

}} {{Election box candidate with party link no change


| party = Massachusetts Republican Party
| candidate = Geoff Diehl
| votes = 979,210
| percentage = 36.2
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Shiva Ayyadurai
|votes = 91,710
|percentage = 3.4
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = N/A
|candidate = Write-ins
|votes = 2,2799
|percentage = 0.1
}}{{Election box total no change
| votes = 2,650,524
| percentage = 100.0
}}{{Election box hold with party link no swing
| winner = Massachusetts Democratic Party
}}{{Election box end}}

United States House of Representatives

{{Main|United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts, 2018}}

All of Massachusetts' nine seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election in 2018.

All nine seats were won by Democratic Party candidates. Seven seats were won by candidates seeking re-election. The 3rd District seat was won by Lori Trahan, after incumbent Niki Tsongas did not seek re-election. The 7th District seat was won by Ayanna Pressley, who defeated incumbent Mike Capuano in the primary election, and then ran unopposed in the general election.

Massachusetts Senate

{{Infobox election
| election_name = 2018 Massachusetts Senate elections
| country = Massachusetts
| type = legislative
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 2016 Massachusetts Senate elections
| previous_year = 2016
| next_election = 2022 Massachusetts Senate elections
| next_year = 2022
| seats_for_election = All 40 seats in the Massachusetts Senate
| majority_seats = 21
| election_date = November 6, 2018
| image_size = x150px
| party1 = Democratic Party (United States)
| seats_before1 = 33
| seats1 = 34
| seat_change1 = {{increase}} 1
| party2 = Republican Party (United States)
| seats_before2 = 7
| seats2 = 6
| seat_change2 = {{decrease}} 1
}}

All 40 seats in the Massachusetts Senate were up for election in 2018.

In the general election, the Democratic Party captured 33 seats, while the Republican Party captured six seats.[2] The Republicans had previously held seven seats.[3] The seat gained by the Democrats was in the Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex district, where challenger Becca Rausch defeated incumbent Richard J. Ross by a two percent margin.[3]

Massachusetts House of Representatives

All 160 seats in the Massachusetts House of Representatives were up for election in 2018.

In the general election, the Democratic Party captured 127 seats, the Republican Party captured 32 seats, and one seat (2nd Franklin) was won by an independent incumbent.[2] The Republicans had previously held 34 seats; Democrats took seats in the 18th Essex and the 17th Worcester districts.[3]

County

Counties in Massachusetts elected county commissioners, district attorneys, registers of probate, and sheriffs.

Ballot measures

{{main|Massachusetts ballot measures, 2018}}

There were three statewide ballot questions: Question 1, which would have placed limits on nurse-to-patient ratios, was rejected; Question 2, an initiative to create a panel of citizens to propose amendments to the United States Constitution about campaign finance, was approved; and Question 3, a referendum on a prior law regarding discrimination based on gender identity in public places, was approved, meaning the law will remain in effect.[2]

References

1. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/eleev/evidx.htm |title=Early Voting in Massachusetts |website=sec.state.ma.us |date=2018 |accessdate=November 6, 2018}}
2. ^1 2 3 4 {{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/11/06/us/elections/results-massachusetts-elections.html |title=Massachusetts Election Results |website=The New York Times |date=November 6, 2018 |accessdate=November 6, 2018}}
3. ^1 2 3 {{cite news |url=https://www.masslive.com/politics/index.ssf/2018/11/democrats_pick_up_seats_in_mas.html |title=Democrats pick up seats in Massachusetts Legislature |first=Shira |last=Schoenberg |website=MassLive.com |date=November 7, 2018 |accessdate=November 8, 2018}}
4. ^{{cite news |url=https://www.boston.com/news/politics/2018/11/09/ballots-cast-midterm-elections-new-record-massachusetts |title=The number of ballots cast in the midterm elections set a record in Massachusetts |first=Christopher |last=Gavin |website=Boston.com |date=November 9, 2018 |accessdate=November 9, 2018}}
5. ^{{cite news|url=https://www.boston.com/news/politics/2017/11/28/charlie-baker-confirms-run-for-2nd-term-as-massachusetts-governor|title=Charlie Baker confirms run for 2nd term as Massachusetts governor|work=The Boston Globe|last=Salsberg|first=Bob|date=November 28, 2017|accessdate=November 28, 2017}}
6. ^1 2 {{cite web |title=Election guide: Secretary of State |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/news/politics/2018/10/25/election-guide-secretary-state/dYHLrrwIbGU7HijepgfQAK/story.html|website=bostonglobe.com |publisher=The Boston Globe |accessdate=29 October 2018}}
7. ^{{cite web |title=Election guide: Attorney General |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/news/politics/2018/10/29/election-guide-attorney-general/rdKZvKjsMex46C9fK4YSVO/story.html|website=bostonglobe.com |publisher=The Boston Globe |accessdate=29 October 2018}}
8. ^1 2 {{cite web |title=Election guide: Treasurer |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/news/politics/2018/10/29/election-guide-treasurer/pa5zwWcKoCngwSBCKrl6NL/story.html |website=bostonglobe.com |publisher=The Boston Globe |accessdate=29 October 2018}}
9. ^1 2 3 {{cite web |title=Election guide: Auditor |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/news/politics/2018/10/29/election-guide-auditor/h0mCwspKYImOJuJmU0rwsL/story.html |website=bostonglobe.com |publisher=The Boston Globe |accessdate=29 October 2018}}
10. ^{{cite web |title=MA State House - Fourteenth Middlesex|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=822740|website=ourcampaigns.com |publisher=OurCampaigns |accessdate=31 October 2018}}

External links

  • Directory of Massachusetts candidates list of website links
{{United States elections, 2018}}{{Massachusetts elections}}

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