Plymouth 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. Republican incumbent Timothy Cruz is unopposed in September and November, per GBH.

• Timothy J. Cruz · RepublicanIncumbent▾

  Timothy J. Cruz is a Marshfield Republican and prosecutor serving as Plymouth County District Attorney since 2001, elected in 2002 and re-elected five times since, per his office biography. He began as a Plymouth County assistant district attorney in 1985, later ran his own Brockton law practice, and serves as president of the National District Attorneys Association through 2026, per the office biography and the Mass

  Priorities: National advocacy for victims and strategies against violent crime, child exploitation, and opioid addiction, per the Massachusetts GOP announcement of his NDAA presidency

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. Three Republicans compete September 1, and the winner meets Democrat Rhonda Nyman of Hanover on November 3, per the certified lists and the Plymouth County Observer.

• Sandra M. Wright · RepublicanIncumbent▾

  Sandra M. Wright has been a Plymouth County commissioner since 2011 and chairs the board, per official county meeting records and South Shore News. She says she helped move the county from a $1 million deficit to a $1.5 million surplus with zero debt, per South Shore News.

  Priorities: County fiscal stability and zero debt, per South Shore News · Local administration of federal relief funds, per South Shore News · Restoring municipal trust in county government, per South Shore News
• Anthony Thomas O'Brien, Sr. · Republican▾

  Anthony Thomas O'Brien Sr. of Pembroke is a Navy veteran who served as a lieutenant commander and a former Plymouth County commissioner from 2009 to 2013, including time as chairman, per the Plymouth County Observer.

  Priorities: Reviewing and cutting commissioner pay, per South Shore News · Recorded meetings and public comment, per South Shore News · Skepticism of county administration of federal relief funds, per South Shore News
• Korey Michael Welch · Republican▾

  Korey Michael Welch is the owner of the real estate brokerage Boom Realty, a mortgage broker, and a former Rockland selectman, per South Shore News.

  Priorities: Board governance and ending internal dysfunction, per South Shore News · Defending county-level administration of relief funds, per South Shore News · Commissioner pay set by the Advisory Board, per South Shore News
• Rhonda L. Nyman · Democratic▾

  Rhonda L. Nyman of Hanover is a Hanover Selectboard member and lifelong Plymouth County resident who represented the 5th Plymouth District in the Massachusetts House from 2011 to 2015, per the Patriot Ledger and the Plymouth County Observer. She is the only certified Democrat and advances directly to the November 3 ballot.

  Priorities: Helping municipalities manage tight budgets, per Patriot Ledger coverage · Making residents more aware of the commission's work, per Patriot Ledger coverage · More fiscal responsibility, transparency, and accountability on the commission, per Patriot Ledger coverage

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.

• Thomas J. O'Brien · DemocraticIncumbent▾

  Thomas J. O'Brien has been Plymouth County Treasurer since 2006 and previously served as state representative for the 12th Plymouth District, per the county treasurer's official pages. As chairman of the Plymouth County Retirement Association he oversees fund assets for more than 9,000 members and 3,300 retirees, per the official pages.

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.

• Matthew Joseph McDonough · Democratic▾

  Matthew Joseph McDonough is the certified Democratic candidate for Plymouth County Register of Probate on the September 1, 2026 primary ballot, per the Secretary of the Commonwealth's certified lists.