2024 Massachusetts Governor's Council elections
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On November 5, 2024, an election will be held to elect all 8 members to the
Massachusetts Governor's Council
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The election will coincide with
elections
for other offices, including Electors of President and Vice President, U.S. Senator,
U.S. House of Representatives
, State Senators, State Representatives, Register of Deeds, Clerk of Courts, and County Commissioners (only certain counties).
The previous
election
saw Democrats maintain all 8 seats on the council.
District 1
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The 1st Governor's Council district is based in the southeastern part of the state and includes the Cape and the Islands. The incumbent is Democrat Joseph Ferreira, who was reelected with 97.4% of the vote in 2022 without major-party opposition.
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Democratic primary
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Candidates
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- Joseph C. Ferreira, incumbent Governor's Council Councillor
Endorsements
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Results
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Republican primary
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Candidates
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No candidates have declared.
Independent Candidates
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General election
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Results
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District 2
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The 2nd Governor's Council district is in southeastern Massachusetts and includes cities like Attleboro. The district has been vacant since
Robert Jubinville
accepted a clerk magistrate position in 2022.
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Democratic primary
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Candidates
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- David Reservitz, attorney
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- Sean Murphy, attorney and Navy Veteran
- Muriel Kramer,
Hopkinton
Selectboard Chair and Veteran
- Tamisha Civil, candidate for state representative (2020?2022)
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Withdrawn
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- Hunter Cohen, 2020 candidate for state representative, 9th Norfolk district
(endorsed Reservitz)
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Endorsements
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Sean Murphy
- State Legislators
- Organizations
- Local 4 International Union of Operating Engineers
- Norfolk County Central Labor Council AFL-CIO
- Local 7 Iron Workers
Fundraising
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Campaign finance reports as of May 31, 2024
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Candidate
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Raised
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Spent
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Cash on hand
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David Reservitz (D)
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$103,086.00
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$23,442.02
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$79,644.36
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Sean Murphy (D)
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$15,645.00
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$9,242.18
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$5,917.57
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Muriel Kramer (D)
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$2,709.32
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$86.76
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$2,622.56
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Tamisha Civil (D)
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$6,855.95
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$5,070.10
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$1,785.85
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Source: Office of Campaign and Political Finance
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Results
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Republican primary
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Candidates
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Results
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General election
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Results
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District 3
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The 3rd Governor's Council district is contained to eastern Massachusetts. The incumbent is Democrat Marilyn M. Petitto Devaney, who has represented the district since 1999. She was re-elected in the 2022 general election with 98.2% of the vote.
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In 2022, Devaney was challenged by public defender Mara Dolan in the Democratic primary, surviving the challenge by 1,658 votes.
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Democratic primary
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Candidates
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Endorsements
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Mara Dolan
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- Massachusetts Statewide Officers
- State Senators
- State Representatives
- Jim Arciero
, state representative
- Tom Stanley
, state representative
- John Lawn
, state representative
- Alice Peisch
, state representative
- Michelle Ciccolo
, state representative
- Michael Moran
, state representative
- Kenneth I. Gordon
, state representative
- Richard Haggerty, state representative
- Danillo Sena, state representative
- Simon Cataldo, state representative
- Tommy Vitolo, state representative
- Local Officials
- Kimberly Connors, Maynard Democratic Town Committee Chairwoman
- Danielle Allen, former gubernatorial candidate, Cambridge Ward 2 Democrats Chair
- Organizations and Unions
- Stow Democratic Town Committe
- Our Revolution, Concord Area,
- Acton Democratic Town Committee
- Billerica Democratic Town Committe
- International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 103
- United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, Local 2168
- Brookline PAX
Results
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Republican primary
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Candidates
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No candidates have declared.
Results
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General election
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Results
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District 4
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The 4th Governor's Council district contains much of
Boston
. The incumbent is Democrat
Christopher A. Iannella
, who has represented the district since 1993. He was re-elected in 2022 with 70.8% of the vote, defeating Republican Helene MacNeal.
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Democratic primary
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Candidates
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- Christopher A. Iannella Jr., incumbent Governor's Council Councillor
- Stacey Borden
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- Ronald Iacobucci
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Endorsements
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Results
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Republican primary
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Candidates
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No candidates have declared.
Results
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General election
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Results
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District 5
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The 5th Governor's Council district represents much of the
North Shore
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Eileen Duff
, who has represented the district since 2013, is retiring to run for Register of Deeds, Essex South.
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Democratic primary
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Nominee
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- Eunice Zeigler,
Methuen
City Councilor
Endorsements
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Eunice Zeigler
- Elected Officials
- Eileen Duff, incumbent Governor's Councillor, District 5 (2013-present)
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Fundraising
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Campaign finance reports as of April 30, 2024
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Candidate
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Raised
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Spent
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Cash on hand
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Eunice Zeigler (D)
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$29,950.94
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$10,153.50
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$20,250.40
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Source: Office of Campaign and Political Finance
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Results
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Republican primary
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Candidates
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No candidates have declared.
Results
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Independent Candidates
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General election
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Results
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District 6
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The 6th Governor's Council district represents cities and towns north of Boston. The incumbent is Democrat Terrence W. Kennedy, who has represented the district since 2012. He was re-elected in 2022 with 98.2% of the vote and without major-party opposition.
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Democratic primary
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Candidates
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- Terrence W. Kennedy, incumbent Governor's Council Councillor
Results
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Republican primary
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Candidates
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No candidates have declared.
General election
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Results
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District 7
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The 7th Governor's Council district represents much of central Massachusetts, including
Worcester
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Democratic primary
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Candidates
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- Paul DePalo, incumbent Governor's Council Councillor
Results
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Republican primary
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Candidates
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No candidates have declared.
Results
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General election
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Results
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District 8
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The 8th Governor's Council district represents the majority of western Massachusetts. The district has been represented by Tara J. Jacobs since 2022. Jacobs was elected in 2022 with 61.8% of the vote.
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Democratic primary
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Candidates
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- Tara J. Jacobs, incumbent Governor's Council Councillor
Results
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Republican primary
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Candidates
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No candidates have declared.
Results
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General election
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Endorsements
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Results
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References
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