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Massachusetts governor election, 2026

Maura Healey vs. Mike Minogue. Incumbent renominated.

VotePredictor forecast
Maura Healey favored
Safe D · predicted margin D+25.6
99%
chance to win

Poll-driven model · 4 matched polls. Full forecast history and methodology →

Democratic

Maura Healey

Major-party general-election nominee.

Republican

Mike Minogue

Major-party general-election nominee.

Other listed candidates

  • Andrea James · Independent
  • Muhammed Kokonezis-Hanino · Independent

Polls

PollsterDateMargin
Suffolk University2026-06-12D+25.0
Polity Research Consulting2026-05-07D+27.0
University of New Hampshire2026-04-20D+20.0
University of New Hampshire2026-02-16D+29.0

Other forecasts

Cook
Solid D
as of Sep. 17, 2026
IE
Solid D
as of Sep. 17., 2026
Sabato
Safe D
as of Sep. 3, 2026
RCP
Solid D
as of Sep. 17, 2026
Fox
Solid D
as of Sep. 22, 2026
Silver
Solid D
as of Sep. 17, 2026
DDHQ
Safe D
as of Sep. 17, 2026

Published ratings are categorical, not probabilities, and remain independent of VotePredictor. Sources and update dates ↗

Past results

Every Massachusetts election for governor we hold a result for.

Candidate news

Maura Healey Promises Nanny State Will Go Into the Home

Massachusetts moonbats don’t mind if women murder their children. Yet they want to monitor childrearing closely — alarmingly closely. Barks Governor Maura Healey: “Everybody in the state, when you have baby, you’re going to have a home visit. You’re going … C…

Moonbattery.com · Today
How Blue State Plans To Make Sure You Won’t Kill Your Kids Like Lindsay Clancy

The governor of Massachusetts is promoting a new initiative that would have nurses visit new mothers at home in the days after giving birth. “Everybody in the state, when you have a baby, you’re going to have a home visit within days, weeks, and that will be …

Freerepublic.com · Today
Massachusetts Responds To Lindsay Clancy Failure By Expanding Home Surveillance Of New Moms

Gov. Maura Healey recently proposed expanding home visits from nurses for new parents and postpartum mental health screenings across the state.

The Daily Caller · Yesterday
MA Gov. Maura Healey’s Rule: Everyone Who Has A Baby Will Have Government Home Visit ‘To Make Assessment’

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey (D) told a Boston Public Radio audience Friday that she will be stepping up government oversight of new parents. “Everybody in the state, when you have a baby, you’re going to have a home visit,” Healey said on Friday in reacti…

Connecticutcentinal.com · Yesterday
Far-Left MA Gov. Maura Healey Wants Government Healthcare Workers to Barge Into the Homes of EVERY New Baby in the State 'To Make an Assessment'

Far-left Democrat Governor Maura Healey is pushing a shocking new proposal that would expand state-funded home visits to the house of every single newborn baby born in the state. Under the guise of "maternal healthcare" and mental health support, Healey wants…

Freerepublic.com · Yesterday
Self-funded CEO claims GOP nomination to challenge Massachusetts Democrat’s second-term bid

Mike Minogue won 70% at the Massachusetts GOP convention and defeated former MBTA executive Brian Shortsleeve to take on Gov. Maura Healey.

Fox News · September 2, 2026
GOP gubernatorial candidate fighting to flip blue state unveils healthcare plan to lower costs, expand access

Massachusetts GOP hopeful Mike Minogue outlines a healthcare overhaul centered on innovation, outpatient care, mental health and cutting waste.

Fox News · July 31, 2026
Pro-life Minogue vows to 'uphold the law' if elected governor

Saying state spending was "blowing up," Republican candidate for governor Mike Minogue on Sunday pledged to audit the whole state budget, claimed public appropriations are being squandered on "waste and fraud," and waved off allegations by Gov. Maura Healey t…

The Sun Chronicle · May 4, 2026