Norfolk County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026

On 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. Seven Democrats are competing to succeed retiring District Attorney Michael Morrissey amid scrutiny of the office's handling of the Karen Read and Sandra Birchmore cases; the winner faces independent Joe Pagliarulo in Nov

• Jim Barakat · Democratic▾

  Jim Barakat is a public defender from Braintree, per WBZ-TV, which reported he has raised little campaign money because of ethics rules that restrict public employees running for office.

  Priorities: Reduce reliance on incarceration, per WBZ-TV · A fresh look at cases involving fired state trooper Michael Proctor, per WBZ-TV · Independence from donor influence, per WBZ-TV
• Gregory P. Connor · Democratic▾

  Gregory P. Connor is a career prosecutor who spent 25 years in the Norfolk County District Attorney's Office, most recently as a top prosecutor, before resigning in March 2026 to run, per WBZ-TV. He prosecuted the killer of Weymouth police Sgt. Michael Chesna, whose parents encouraged his run, per WBZ-TV.

  Priorities: Continue the office's conviction integrity unit, per WBZ-TV · Collective pre-charge review meetings before homicide-level charges, per WBZ-TV · Charging discipline, arguing overcharging costs prosecutors credibility with juries, per WBZ-TV
• Adam W. Deitch · Democratic▾

  Adam W. Deitch is a former federal prosecutor who left the U.S. Attorney's Office in Boston to run and led public corruption investigations in Norfolk County, including the federal review of John O'Keefe's death, per WBZ-TV. He has been endorsed by and received donations from Karen Read and her legal team, per WBZ-TV.

  Priorities: Vet every investigating officer for bias or personal connections before trial, per WBZ-TV · Complete unfinished aspects of the Sandra Birchmore investigation, per WBZ-TV · Systemic culture change in the office, per WBZ-TV
• Robert Louis Jubinville · Democratic▾

  Robert Louis Jubinville is a defense attorney, a member of the Governor's Council for roughly a decade, and one of three board certified criminal trial attorneys in Massachusetts, per WBZ-TV. He has put $132,000 of his own money into his bid, per Brookline.News.

  Priorities: Reviewing the full Karen Read case file and releasing it to the public, per WBZ-TV · A panel of retired judges to analyze previous convictions, per WBZ-TV · Close supervision and training of assistant district attorneys, per WBZ-TV
• Macy Lee · Democratic▾

  Macy Lee is a former Suffolk County assistant district attorney who directs the Office of Medicaid Board of Hearings for the Commonwealth, per WBZ-TV. She is endorsed by the Boston Police Patrolmen's Association and cites more than 30 years as a prosecutor and public-sector leader, per WBZ-TV and her campaign site.

  Priorities: Change the office culture through management experience, without mass firings, per WBZ-TV · Review all cases involving fired trooper Michael Proctor, per WBZ-TV · Representation and language access for Norfolk County's Asian American community, per WBZ-TV

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• Craig J. MacLellan · Democratic▾

  Craig J. MacLellan is a solo-practice criminal defense attorney and an elected school committee member, the only contender in the field holding elected local office, per WBZ-TV.

  Priorities: A committee to review every county conviction that involves incarceration, per WBZ-TV · Examine each case fired trooper Michael Proctor worked, per WBZ-TV · Stability over house-cleaning in the office, per WBZ-TV
• Djuna Elizabeth Perkins · Democratic▾

  Djuna Elizabeth Perkins is an attorney in private practice, a former assistant district attorney and assistant attorney general, and past chief of the domestic assault unit in the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office, per WBZ-TV and Brookline.News. She was the first to enter the race and says the Sandra Birchmore investigation motivated her run, per WBZ-TV.

  Priorities: Fight for crime victims and aggressively prosecute those who prey on others, per WBZ-TV and her campaign site · An ethics overhaul, including having all office employees reapply for their jobs, per WBZ-TV · Pull and review all cases fired trooper Michael Proctor worked, per WBZ-TV

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On 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. One seat on the three-member commission is up in 2026; the sitting commissioner is the only certified candidate in either party, per the official county roster and certified lists.

• Peter Hugh Collins · DemocraticIncumbent▾

  Peter Hugh Collins of Milton is a sitting Norfolk County commissioner, described as the dean of the county commission on the county's official roster.

On 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. The sitting treasurer is the only certified candidate in either party.

• Michael G. Bellotti · DemocraticIncumbent▾

  Michael G. Bellotti has been Norfolk County Treasurer since January 2021 after nearly two decades as Norfolk County sheriff from 1999 to 2018, per the county's official treasurer page and his public biography. A Quincy Democrat, he served in the Massachusetts House and later as interim president of Quincy College.

On 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. The only certified candidate in either party.

• Colleen Marie Brierley · Democratic▾

  Colleen Marie Brierley is the certified Democratic candidate for Norfolk County Register of Probate on the September 1, 2026 primary ballot, per the Secretary of the Commonwealth's certified lists.