Massachusetts general election, 2014

Governor and Lieutenant Governor

Incumbent Democratic Governor Deval Patrick did not seek re-election to a third term in office. The office of Lieutenant Governor has been vacant since the resignation of Tim Murray on June 2, 2013.

Primary elections for Governor and Lieutenant Governor were conducted separately on September 9, 2014, with the Democrats nominating Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley and former CEO of the Democratic National Convention Steve Kerrigan, and the Republicans nominating former state cabinet secretary and 2010 gubernatorial nominee Charlie Baker and former State Representative Karyn Polito. Also running are three Independent candidates: healthcare executive Evan Falchuk and his running mate Angus Jennings; evangelical pastor Scott Lively and his running mate Shelly Saunders; and businessman Jeff McCormick and his running mate Tracy Post.

Secretary of the Commonwealth

Incumbent Democratic Secretary of the Commonwealth William F. Galvin is running for re-election to a sixth term in office. Malden City Councilor At-Large David D'Arcangelo is running as a Republican and Acton attorney Danny Factor has filed to run as a candidate with the Green-Rainbow Party.

Attorney General

Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Martha Coakley is eligible to run for re-election to a third term in office, but she is instead running for Governor.

Candidates

Former State Senator Warren Tolman and former Assistant Attorney General Maura Healey ran for the Democratic nomination.

State Representative Harold Naughton, Jr. was a Democratic candidate, but dropped out of the race. He will run for re-election to the House instead.

Results

Bold denotes candidate met the minimum threshold of 15 percent to appear on the primary ballot

Republican primary

Attorney John Miller was the only Republican to file to run for the office.

Treasurer and Receiver-General

Incumbent Democratic Treasurer and Receiver-General Steve Grossman is eligible to run for re-election to a second term in office, but he instead ran unsuccessfully for the Democratic nomination for Governor.

Candidates

State Representative Tom Conroy, State Senator Barry Finegold and former member of the Brookline Board of Selectmen Deb Goldberg were the Democratic candidates.

Results

Bold denotes candidate met the minimum threshold of 15 percent to appear on the primary ballot

Republican primary

Businessman Mike Heffernan was the only Republican to file to run.

Green-Rainbow nomination

Ian T. Jackson has filed to run as a Green-Rainbow candidate.

Auditor

Incumbent Democratic Auditor Suzanne M. Bump is running for re-election to a second term in office. Patricia Saint Aubin is the Republican challenger and M.K. Merelice has filed to run as a candidate with the Green-Rainbow Party.

United States Senate

The Massachusetts seat in the United States Senate won by Ed Markey in the 2013 special election is up for election in 2014.

United States House of Representatives

All of Massachusetts' nine seats in the United States House of Representatives are up for election in 2014.

Massachusetts Senate

All 40 seats in the Massachusetts Senate are up for election in 2014.

Massachusetts House of Representatives

All 160 seats in the Massachusetts House of Representatives are up for election in 2014.

County

Counties in Massachusetts will elect county commissioners, district attorneys, registers of probate and sheriffs.

Ballot measures

There are four state-wide ballot questions, all initiatives.