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U.S. House, Massachusetts District 3Lori Loureiro Trahan (D) · Gary J. Grossi (R)
Lori Loureiro Trahan
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Education
- Jobs & The Economy
- Healthcare
Lori Trahan is the sitting U.S. Representative for this district, per the chamber's current membership roster, and is the Democratic nominee for MA-3 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of the Commonwealth's certified candidate list. Born and raised in Lowell in a working-class family, she was the first in her family to graduate from college, earned a volleyball scholarship to Georgetown University, rose to chief of staff for Congressman Marty Meehan and co-founded the consulting firm Concire, per the campaign site. loritrahan.com is the campaign site on file with the FEC; its most recent dated item is from October 2023.
- Voted no on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the 2025 tax-and-spending package, which passed the House 218-214 in July 2025. Opposed
- Voted no on the Laken Riley Act, expanding federal detention of certain immigrants charged with theft or violent crimes, which passed the House 263-156 in January 2025. Opposed
- Voted no on the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 2026, which passed the House 231-196 in September 2025. Opposed
Gary J. Grossi
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Affordability, with an emphasis on energy costs
- Safe communities and support for law enforcement
- Government transparency, including waste elimination and term limits
Gary J. Grossi is a retired U.S. Army colonel with 29 years of service, including a deployment to Iraq, and worked as a nurse at VA hospitals, per his campaign site. He was born and raised in Cambridge's Corcoran Park housing development, now lives in Acton, and serves on the Acton Republican Town Committee, per The Acton Exchange.
Both candidates were unopposed in their own party's September 1 primary and meet on the November 3 ballot.
U.S. SenateEd Markey (D) · John Deaton (R) · Joe Tache (Socialism and Liberation) · Shiva Ayyadurai (Independent)
Ed Markey
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Pathways to opportunity: education, jobs and lower costs
- Affordable care for all
- Building a resilient future: climate and transportation
Ed Markey is Massachusetts's sitting U.S. senator, per the campaign site. He grew up in a blue-collar neighborhood in Malden as the son of a union leader, graduated from Malden Catholic High School, and attended Boston College as a commuter student and later Boston College Law School, per the campaign site.
- Voted no on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the 2025 tax-and-spending package, which passed the Senate 50-50 in July 2025. Opposed
- Voted no on the Laken Riley Act, expanding federal detention of certain immigrants charged with theft or violent crimes, which passed the Senate 64-35 in January 2025. Opposed
- Voted no on the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 2026, which passed the Senate 77-20 in October 2025. Opposed
John Deaton
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- A more affordable Massachusetts for working families
- Affordable, accessible healthcare
- Opening doors to homeownership
John Deaton is a trial attorney, U.S. Marine veteran, cancer survivor and father of three daughters, per the campaign site. He grew up in Highland Park, Michigan, one of six siblings in a family that lived in poverty, per the campaign site.
Joe Tache
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Seize the top 100 corporations to meet our needs
- Save our planet from capitalism
- Meaningful jobs and living wages for all
Joe Tache is a Party for Socialism and Liberation candidate for U.S. Senate in Massachusetts and an organizer. He is printed on the November 3, 2026 ballot with the party label Socialism and Liberation, having qualified by nomination papers, per the Secretary of the Commonwealth's 2026 state election candidate list. The campaign site describes him as a youth worker, community organizer and socialist based in Boston, per the campaign site.
Shiva Ayyadurai
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Truth, Freedom, Health for All
- End the swarm of corruption
- Real health, not sickness profits
Shiva Ayyadurai is an Independent candidate for U.S. Senate in Massachusetts, printed on the November 3, 2026 ballot after qualifying by nomination papers, per the Secretary of the Commonwealth's 2026 state election candidate list. He describes himself as a scientist, inventor and entrepreneur who holds four MIT degrees including a PhD in biological engineering, a Fulbright Scholar, and the founder of seven technology companies, per the campaign site.
GovernorMaura Healey (D) · Michael Minogue (R) · Andrea James (I)
Maura Healey
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Address housing, affordability, and transportation
- Protect reproductive rights and civil rights
Maura Healey is Massachusetts's incumbent governor and the Democratic nominee for re-election, unopposed on the certified Democratic state primary ballot on September 1, 2026 and paired on the November ticket with Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll, who was also unopposed. A former Massachusetts attorney general and civil-rights lawyer, she has emphasized affordability, housing production, transportation, climate, reproductive rights, public safety, and managing state services.
Michael Minogue
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Bring business and life-sciences leadership to state government
- Improve competitiveness, affordability, and fiscal discipline
- Strengthen public safety and management accountability
Michael Minogue is the Republican nominee for Massachusetts governor on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of the Commonwealth's September 1 primary results. He is paired on the November ticket with lieutenant governor nominee Shawn Oliver, who was unopposed. A former CEO of Abiomed, his campaign presents a business-leadership argument focused on life sciences, economic competitiveness, innovation, fiscal discipline, public safety, and state management.
Andrea James
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Advance criminal-justice and reentry reform
- Support housing, addiction, and mental-health services
- Offer independent leadership outside the major parties
Andrea James is an independent candidate for Massachusetts governor and a criminal-justice advocate. She is printed on the November 3, 2026 ballot as an Independent with running mate Kittredge, having qualified by nomination papers, per the Secretary of the Commonwealth's 2026 state election candidate list. Her campaign emphasizes prison reform, reentry, community safety, addiction and mental-health services, housing, and an independent challenge to the major-party field.
Attorney GeneralAndrea Campbell (D) · Mike Walsh (R)
Andrea Campbell
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Protect consumers, civil rights, and reproductive rights
- Strengthen public safety and gun-violence prevention
- Use the attorney general's office for accountability and enforcement
Andrea Campbell is Massachusetts's incumbent attorney general and the Democratic nominee for re-election, unopposed on the certified Democratic state primary ballot on September 1, 2026. A former Boston city council president, her office has emphasized consumer protection, reproductive rights, civil rights, gun violence prevention, environmental enforcement, public safety, and legal action involving state agencies.
Mike Walsh
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Improve legal accountability and transparency
Mike Walsh is the Republican nominee for Massachusetts attorney general, unopposed on the certified Republican state primary ballot on September 1, 2026, and an attorney. His campaign emphasizes public safety, legal accountability, transparency, and offering a Republican alternative for the state's chief legal office.
Secretary of the CommonwealthWilliam F. Galvin (D) · Anne Brensley (R)
William F. Galvin
Top priorities
From other published sources
- Administer elections and voting information, per the Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth's office website
- Oversee public records, corporations, and securities services, per the Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth's office website
- Maintain state archives and civic access systems, per the Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth's office website
William F. Galvin is Massachusetts's incumbent secretary of the commonwealth and the Democratic nominee for re-election, unopposed on the certified Democratic state primary ballot on September 1, 2026; no Republican filed for the office. The office oversees elections, corporations, securities regulation, public records, archives, and historical records; Galvin is seeking another term after serving since 1995.
Anne Brensley
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Encourage business growth
- Engage directly with disenfranchised voters
- Protect the integrity of the election ballot
Anne Brensley is the Republican candidate for Massachusetts secretary of the commonwealth, printed on the November 3, 2026 ballot as Anne R. Brensley of Wayland, per the Secretary of the Commonwealth's 2026 state election candidate list. She is a former Wayland selectwoman and the CEO of DevCo North America, per the campaign site.
TreasurerDeb Goldberg (D) · Elizabeth Dionne (R)
Deb Goldberg
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Safeguard state cash, debt, and pension-related programs
- Support economic empowerment and financial access
Deb Goldberg is Massachusetts's incumbent treasurer and receiver-general and the Democratic nominee for re-election, unopposed on the certified Democratic state primary ballot on September 1, 2026. Her office manages state cash and debt, the lottery, pension and college-savings programs, unclaimed property, the Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission, and economic-empowerment initiatives.
Elizabeth Dionne
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Improve fiscal oversight and transparency
- Bring local-government experience to state finance
- Focus on affordability and accountable treasury services
Elizabeth Dionne is the Republican nominee for Massachusetts treasurer, unopposed on the certified Republican state primary ballot on September 1, 2026, and a Belmont Select Board member. Her campaign emphasizes fiscal oversight, local-government experience, transparency, affordability, and accountability in the office that manages state financial services.
AuditorDiana DiZoglio (D) · Al Ozonoff (Libertarian)
Diana DiZoglio
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Expand government transparency and audit authority
- Review state spending, settlements, and agency performance
- Continue the fight over auditing the Legislature
Diana DiZoglio is Massachusetts's incumbent state auditor and the Democratic nominee for re-election, unopposed on the certified Democratic state primary ballot on September 1, 2026; no Republican filed for the office. A former state senator and representative, she has built her term around government transparency, auditing state agencies, and the high-profile fight over whether the auditor can audit the Legislature.
Al Ozonoff
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Procurement and state contracts
- Payment integrity
- Major capital projects
Ozonoff is the Libertarian candidate for Massachusetts State Auditor and describes himself as a researcher, data-systems expert and leader with more than twenty years working with complex data, programs and organizational systems, per the campaign site.
Countywide races in Worcester County
ZIP 01462 sits in Worcester County, per the Census crosswalk. These seats are voted countywide; district seats, city races and school boards need a street address.
District Attorney, Middle District (Worcester)Joseph D. Early, Jr. (D)
Joseph D. Early, Jr.
Top priorities
From other published sources
- Tough, fair prosecutions paired with community-based crime prevention programs, per his office biography
Joseph D. Early Jr. is a Worcester native and prosecutor serving as Middle District (Worcester County) District Attorney since 2006, per his office biography. A Georgetown University Law Center graduate and son of former U.S. Rep. Joseph D. Early, he worked for the Hampden DA's office and the Massachusetts Attorney General before 17 years in private litigation practice, per the office biography; he oversees more than 80 prosecutors serving the district's 60 communities. No campaign website was found as of September 9, 2026.
Unopposed: still on your ballot
Incumbent Joseph Early Jr. is unopposed in September and November, per GBH.
Register of Probate, Worcester CountyStephanie K. Fattman (R)
Stephanie K. Fattman
Fattman is the Register of Probate for Worcester County, Massachusetts, first elected in 2014 as the first woman to hold the position, per the campaign site. She is a graduate of Boston University and Suffolk University Law School and is a licensed Massachusetts attorney, per the campaign site.
Unopposed: still on your ballot
The only certified candidate in either party.
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