District Attorney, Cape and Islands District
LocalOn the September 1, 2026 Massachusetts state primary ballot; a plurality wins the nomination and voters not enrolled in a party may take either party's ballot, per the Secretary of the Commonwealth. Incumbent Rob Galibois faces former staff prosecutor Michael Giardino in a Democratic contest that decides the office, since no Republican is running, per the Provincetown Independent. The district covers Barnstable, Duke
Robert Joseph Galibois · DemocraticIncumbent
Robert Joseph Galibois is the Cape and Islands District Attorney seeking a second term, elected in 2022 after five years as a prosecutor and 20 years as a defense attorney, per the Provincetown Independent. His first term included forming a human trafficking unit and supporting a new mental health court in Barnstable, while facing criticism from former employees over staff turnover, which he says reflected resistancePriorities: An elder fraud initiative, including funding for three forensic examiners, per the Provincetown Independent · Expanding recovery court while aggressively prosecuting fentanyl dealers, per the Provincetown Independent · Community and immigrant outreach, including tripling U visa certifications for crime victims, per the Provincetown IndependentMichael Giardino · Democratic
Michael Giardino is a superior court prosecutor in the Plymouth County District Attorney's Office and a Cape Cod native who previously rose to chief prosecutor of the district courts in the Cape and Islands office, leaving in October 2024, per the Provincetown Independent. He is running on restoring stability after what he says were 35 staff departures in two years, per the Provincetown Independent.Priorities: Stability and staff retention in the office, per the Provincetown Independent · Rebuilding the victim witness advocate unit, per the Provincetown Independent and Cape News · Continuing the mental health court, elder fraud, and human trafficking initiatives, per the Provincetown Independent