The Massachusetts general election, 2014 was held on November 4, 2014, throughout

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. Primary elections took place on September 9, 2014.

Governor and lieutenant governor

Incumbent Democratic Governor

Deval Patrick Deval Laurdine Patrick (born July 31, 1956) is an American politician, civil rights lawyer, author, and businessman who served as the 71st governor of Massachusetts from 2007 to 2015. He was first elected in 2006, succeeding Mitt Romney, who ...

did not seek re-election to a third term in office. The office of Lieutenant Governor had been vacant since the resignation of

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on June 2, 2013. Primary elections for Governor and Lieutenant Governor were conducted separately on September 9, 2014, with the Democrats nominating

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Martha Coakley Martha Mary Coakley (born July 14, 1953) is an American lobbyist and lawyer who served as Attorney General of Massachusetts from 2007 to 2015. Prior to serving as Attorney General, she was District Attorney of Middlesex County from 1999 to 20 ...

and former CEO of the

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Steve Kerrigan Stephen "Steve" Kerrigan is an American political executive who was the Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts in the 2014 election. From 2003 to 2007, Kerrigan served as Chief of Staff to Massachusetts Attorney General Tho ...

, and the Republicans nominating former state cabinet secretary and

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gubernatorial nominee

Charlie Baker Charles Duane Baker Jr. (born November 13, 1956) is an American politician and businessman serving as the 72nd governor of Massachusetts since 2015. A member of the Republican Party, Baker was a cabinet official under two governors of Massach ...

and former State Representative

Karyn Polito Karyn Ellen Polito (born November 11, 1966) is an American attorney, businesswoman, and politician serving as the 72nd lieutenant governor of Massachusetts. Polito was a Republican member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives for the 11th ...

. Three

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candidates also ran: healthcare executive Evan Falchuk and his running mate Angus Jennings; evangelical pastor

Scott Lively Scott Douglas Lively (born December 14, 1957) is an American activist, author, and attorney, who is the president of Abiding Truth Ministries, an anti-LGBT group based in Temecula, California. He was also a cofounder of Latvia-based group Watch ...

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 ran for re-election to a sixth term in office. Malden City Councilor At-Large David D'Arcangelo ran as a Republican and Acton attorney Danny Factor ran as a candidate with the

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General election

Polling

Attorney general

Incumbent Democratic

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was eligible to run for re-election to a third term in office, but she instead ran for Governor.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Former State Senator

Warren Tolman Warren Eugene Tolman (born October 23, 1959 in Boston, Massachusetts) is an American politician who has served as a member of both houses of the Massachusetts General Court. He was the Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts ...

and former Assistant Attorney General

Maura Healey Maura Tracy Healey (born February 8, 1971) is an American politician and lawyer serving as the Massachusetts Attorney General since January 2015. She is the governor-elect of Massachusetts, having won the 2022 Massachusetts gubernatorial electi ...

ran for the Democratic nomination. State Representative

Harold Naughton Jr. Harold "Hank" P. Naughton Jr. is an American politician. He is a state legislator who served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1995 to 2021. He was born in Worcester, Massachusetts on July 4, 1960 and grew up in Clinton, Massachu ...

was a Democratic candidate, but dropped out of the race to run for re-election to the House instead.

Polling

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.

General election

Polling

Treasurer and Receiver-General

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

Democratic primary

Candidates

State Representative

Tom Conroy Thomas P. Conroy (born July 7, 1962) is an American politician who served as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives for the 13th Middlesex district from 2007 to 2015. Early life and education Conroy was born in New York City, New ...

, State Senator Barry Finegold and former member of the

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Board of Selectmen

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were the Democratic candidates.

Polling

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 ran as a Green-Rainbow candidate.

General election

Polling

2014 Massachusetts Treasurer election by municipality

Auditor

Incumbent Democratic

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Suzanne M. Bump Suzanne M. Bump (born February 18, 1956) is the current Massachusetts State Auditor, the first woman elected to this role in the state's history. She is a former State Representative and state Secretary of Labor and Workforce Development. Early ...

ran for re-election to a second term in office. Patricia Saint Aubin was the Republican challenger and M.K. Merelice ran as a candidate with the Green-Rainbow Party.

General election

Polling

United States Senate

The Massachusetts seat in the

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won by

Ed Markey Edward John Markey (born July 11, 1946) is an American lawyer, politician, and former Army reservist who has served as the junior United States senator from Massachusetts since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the U.S. representa ...

in the 2013 special election was up for election in 2014. Markey was re-elected with 62% of the vote.

United States House of Representatives

All of Massachusetts' nine seats in the

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were up for election in 2014.

Massachusetts Senate

All 40 seats in the

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were up for election in 2014.

Massachusetts House of Representatives

All 160 seats in the

Massachusetts House of Representatives The Massachusetts House of Representatives is the lower house of the Massachusetts General Court, the state legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. It is composed of 160 members elected from 14 counties each divided into single-member ...

were up for election in 2014.

County

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

Ballot measures

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

References

External links

directory of Massachusetts candidates
list of website links *
Election Results – Nov. 4, 2014
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