Massachusetts Attorney General election, 2022

Elections in Massachusetts, 2022

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Massachusetts Attorney General
Democratic primary Republican primary General election
Election details
Filing deadline: June 7, 2022
Primary: September 6, 2022 General: November 8, 2022 Pre-election incumbent(s): Maura Healey (Democratic)
How to vote
Poll times: 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Voting in Massachusetts
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Massachusetts held an election for attorney general on November 8, 2022. The primary was scheduled for September 6, 2022. The filing deadline was June 7, 2022. This was one of 30 elections for attorney general taking place in 2022. All 50 states have an attorney general who serves as the state's chief legal officer, responsible for enforcing state law and offering the state government advice on legal matters. In 43 states, the office was, at the time of the 2022 elections, an elected post. At the time of the 2022 elections, there were 27 Republican attorneys general and 23 Democratic attorneys general. Click here for an overview of all 30 attorney general elections that took place in 2022. A state government triplex refers to a situation where the governor, attorney general, and secretary of state are all members of the same political party. Heading into the 2022 elections, there were 23 Republican triplexes, 18 Democratic triplexes, and nine divided governments where neither party held triplex control.

In September 2022, Sabato's Crystal Ball released an analysis of state attorney general election competitiveness. Massachusetts' attorney general election was rated as not competitive, meaning the seat was expected to stay in Democratic hands: "In the recent Democratic primary, former Boston City Council member Andrea Campbell won the nomination, securing just over half the vote, with attorney Shannon Liss-Riordan and former Commerce Department official Quentin Palfrey trailing by double-digit margins. Campbell is heavily favored over the GOP nominee, attorney and veteran Jay McMahon (in fact, any of the Democrats would have been, given how solidly blue Massachusetts is)." Click here to read the analysis.

Andrea Campbell won election in the general election for Attorney General of Massachusetts.

For more information about the primaries in this election, click on the links below:

• Massachusetts Attorney General election, 2022 (September 6 Republican primary)
• Massachusetts Attorney General election, 2022 (September 6 Democratic primary)

Candidates and election results

General election

General election for Attorney General of Massachusetts

Andrea Campbell defeated James McMahon in the general election for Attorney General of Massachusetts on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Andrea Campbell (D)	62.9	1,539,624
		James McMahon (R)	37.1	908,608

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,448,232
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Attorney General of Massachusetts

Andrea Campbell defeated Shannon Liss-Riordan and Quentin Palfrey (Unofficially withdrew) in the Democratic primary for Attorney General of Massachusetts on September 6, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Andrea Campbell	50.0	365,362
		Shannon Liss-Riordan	34.1	248,648
		Quentin Palfrey (Unofficially withdrew)	15.8	115,200
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	831

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 730,041
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Attorney General of Massachusetts

James McMahon advanced from the Republican primary for Attorney General of Massachusetts on September 6, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		James McMahon	99.3	215,283
		Other/Write-in votes	0.7	1,542

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 216,825
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Voting information

See also: Voting in Massachusetts

Election information in Massachusetts: Nov. 8, 2022, election.

What was the voter registration deadline?

• In-person: Oct. 29, 2022
• By mail: Postmarked by Oct. 29, 2022
• Online: Oct. 29, 2022

Was absentee/mail-in voting available to all voters?

Yes

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot request deadline?

• In-person: Nov. 1, 2022
• By mail: Received by Nov. 1, 2022
• Online: N/A

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot return deadline?

• In-person: Nov. 8, 2022
• By mail: Received by Nov. 8, 2022

Was early voting available to all voters?

Yes

What were the early voting start and end dates?

Oct. 22, 2022 to Nov. 4, 2022

Were all voters required to present ID at the polls? If so, was a photo or non-photo ID required?

N/A

When were polls open on Election Day?

N/A

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Past elections

2018

See also: Massachusetts Attorney General election, 2018

General election

General election for Attorney General of Massachusetts

Incumbent Maura Healey defeated James McMahon in the general election for Attorney General of Massachusetts on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Maura Healey (D)	68.1	1,874,209
		James McMahon (R)	29.2	804,832
		Other/Write-in votes	2.7	73,624

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,752,665
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Attorney General of Massachusetts

Incumbent Maura Healey advanced from the Democratic primary for Attorney General of Massachusetts on September 4, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Maura Healey	100.0	596,474

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 596,474
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Attorney General of Massachusetts

James McMahon defeated Dan Shores in the Republican primary for Attorney General of Massachusetts on September 4, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		James McMahon	61.1	135,362
	Submit photo	Dan Shores	38.9	86,315

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 221,677
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2014

See also: Massachusetts Attorney General election, 2014

Attorney General of Massachusetts, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Maura Healey	61.7%	1,280,513
	Republican	John Miller	38.2%	793,821
	Nonpartisan	Write-in votes	0.1%	2,103
Total Votes				2,076,437
Election results via Massachusetts Secretary of State

Election analysis

Click the tabs below to view information about demographics, past elections, and partisan control of the state.

• Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the state.
• Statewide elections - Information about recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections in the state.
• State partisanship - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.
• Demographics - Information about the state's demographics and how they compare to the country as a whole.

Presidential elections

See also: Presidential voting trends in Massachusetts and The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index

Cook PVI by congressional district

Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index for Massachusetts, 2022
District	Incumbent	Party	PVI
Massachusetts' 1st	Richard Neal	Democratic	D+9
Massachusetts' 2nd	Jim McGovern	Democratic	D+13
Massachusetts' 3rd	Lori Trahan	Democratic	D+11
Massachusetts' 4th	Jake Auchincloss	Democratic	D+12
Massachusetts' 5th	Katherine Clark	Democratic	D+23
Massachusetts' 6th	Seth Moulton	Democratic	D+11
Massachusetts' 7th	Ayanna Pressley	Democratic	D+35
Massachusetts' 8th	Stephen Lynch	Democratic	D+15
Massachusetts' 9th	Bill Keating	Democratic	D+6

2020 presidential results by 2022 congressional district lines

2020 presidential results in congressional districts based on 2022 district lines, Massachusetts
District	Joe Biden	Donald Trump
Massachusetts' 1st	59.8%	38.2%
Massachusetts' 2nd	64.3%	33.5%
Massachusetts' 3rd	62.7%	35.3%
Massachusetts' 4th	63.3%	34.8%
Massachusetts' 5th	74.8%	23.6%
Massachusetts' 6th	62.9%	35.3%
Massachusetts' 7th	85.5%	13.1%
Massachusetts' 8th	66.9%	31.4%
Massachusetts' 9th	58.2%	40.0%

2012-2020

How a state's counties vote in a presidential election and the size of those counties can provide additional insights into election outcomes at other levels of government including statewide and congressional races. Below, four categories are used to describe each county's voting pattern over the 2012, 2016, and 2020 presidential elections: Solid, Trending, Battleground, and New. Click [show] on the table below for examples:

County-level voting pattern categories
Democratic
Status	2012	2016	2020
Solid Democratic	D	D	D
Trending Democratic	R	D	D
Battleground Democratic	D	R	D
New Democratic	R	R	D
Republican
Status	2012	2016	2020
Solid Republican	R	R	R
Trending Republican	D	R	R
Battleground Republican	R	D	R
New Republican	D	D	R

Following the 2020 presidential election, 100.0% of Massachusettsans lived in one of the state's 14 Solid Democratic counties, which voted for the Democratic presidential candidate in every election from 2012 to 2020. Overall, Massachusetts was Solid Democratic, having voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2012, Hillary Clinton (D) in 2016, and Joe Biden (D) in 2020. Use the table below to view the total number of each type of county in Massachusetts following the 2020 election as well as the overall percentage of the state population located in each county type.

Massachusetts county-level statistics, 2020
Solid Democratic	14	100.0%
Total voted Democratic	14	100.0%
Total voted Republican	0	0.0%

Historical voting trends

Massachusetts presidential election results (1900-2020)

• 21 Democratic wins
• 10 Republican wins

Year	1900	1904	1908	1912	1916	1920	1924	1928	1932	1936	1940	1944	1948	1952	1956	1960	1964	1968	1972	1976	1980	1984	1988	1992	1996	2000	2004	2008	2012	2016	2020
Winning Party	R	R	R	D	R	R	R	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D

Statewide elections

This section details the results of the five most recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections held in the state.

U.S. Senate elections

See also: List of United States Senators from Massachusetts

The table below details the vote in the five most recent U.S. Senate races in Massachusetts.

U.S. Senate election results in Massachusetts
Race	Winner	Runner up
2020	66.2%	33.0%
2018	60.4%	36.2%
2014	62.0%	38.0%
2013	54.8%	44.8%
2012	53.7%	46.3%
Average	59.4	39.7

Gubernatorial elections

See also: Governor of Massachusetts

The table below details the vote in the five most recent gubernatorial elections in Massachusetts.

Gubernatorial election results in Massachusetts
Race	Winner	Runner up
2018	64.7%	32.2%
2014	48.4%	46.5%
2010	48.4%	42.0%
2006	55.6%	35.3%
2002	49.8%	44.9%
Average	53.8	40.4

State partisanship

Congressional delegation

The table below displays the partisan composition of Massachusetts' congressional delegation as of November 2022.

Congressional Partisan Breakdown from Massachusetts, November 2022
Party	U.S. Senate	U.S. House	Total
Democratic	2	9	11
Republican	0	0	0
Independent	0	0	0
Vacancies	0	0	0
Total	2	9	11

State executive

The table below displays the officeholders in Massachusetts' top four state executive offices as of November 2022.

State executive officials in Massachusetts, November 2022
Office	Officeholder
Governor	Charles D. Baker
Lieutenant Governor	Karyn Polito
Secretary of State	William Galvin
Attorney General	Maura Healey

State legislature

The tables below highlight the partisan composition of the Massachusetts General Court as of November 2022.

Massachusetts State Senate

Party		As of November 2022
	Democratic Party	36
	Republican Party	3
	Vacancies	1
Total		40

Massachusetts House of Representatives

Party		As of November 2022
	Democratic Party	125
	Republican Party	27
	Independent	1
	Vacancies	7
Total		160

Trifecta control

As of November 2022, Massachusetts was a divided government, with Democrats controlling the governorship and Republican majorities in both chambers of the state legislature. The table below displays the historical trifecta status of the state.

Massachusetts Party Control: 1992-2022
Eight years of Democratic trifectas  •  No Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.

Year	92	93	94	95	96	97	98	99	00	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22
Governor	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R
Senate	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D
House	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D

Demographics

The table below details demographic data in Massachusetts and compares it to the broader United States as of 2019.

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Demographic Data for Massachusetts
	Massachusetts	United States
Population	7,029,917	331,449,281
Land area (sq mi)	7,800	3,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White	76.6%	70.4%
Black/African American	7.5%	12.6%
Asian	6.8%	5.6%
Native American	0.2%	0.8%
Pacific Islander	0%	0.2%
Two or more	4.8%	5.2%
Hispanic/Latino	12%	18.2%
Education
High school graduation rate	91.1%	88.5%
College graduation rate	44.5%	32.9%
Income
Median household income	$84,385	$64,994
Persons below poverty level	9.8%	12.8%
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020).
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

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