2014 Massachusetts elections

The Massachusetts general election, 2014 was held on November 4, 2014, throughout Massachusetts. Primary elections took place on September 9, 2014.

2014 Massachusetts general election

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Part of the 2014 United States elections

Governor and lieutenant governor

Main article: 2014 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

Incumbent Democratic governor Deval Patrick did not seek re-election to a third term in office.^[1] The office of lieutenant governor had been vacant since the resignation of Tim Murray on June 2, 2013.^[2]

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. Three independent candidates also ran: 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

2014 Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth election

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Nominee William Galvin David D'Arcangelo Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 1,395,616 597,491 Percentage 67.4% 28.9%

County results Municipality results Congressional district results Galvin:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% D'Arcangelo:      50–60%

Secretary of the Commonwealth before election William Galvin Democratic Elected Secretary of the Commonwealth William Galvin Democratic

Incumbent Democratic Secretary of the Commonwealth William F. Galvin ran for re-election to a sixth term in office.^[3] Malden City Councilor At-Large David D'Arcangelo ran as a Republican^[4] and Acton attorney Danny Factor ran as a candidate with the Green-Rainbow Party.^[5]

General election

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	William F. Galvin (D)	David D'Arcangelo (R)	Other	Undecided
Suffolk University[6]	October 27–29, 2014	500	± 4.4%	54.4%	15%	3.2%[7]	27.4%
Umass Amherst[8]	September 19–23, 2014	437 LV	± ?	56%	28%	<1%	16%
		587 RV	± 4.4%	53%	24%	<1%	23%
Suffolk University[9]	September 25–28, 2014	500	± 4.4%	54.8%	12.6%	4%[7]	28.6%

General election results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	William F. Galvin (incumbent)	1,395,616	67.4
	Republican	David D'Arcangelo	597,491	28.9
	Green-Rainbow	Daniel L. Factor	74,789	3.6
Total votes			2,186,789	100

Attorney general

2014 Massachusetts Attorney General election

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Nominee Maura Healey John Miller Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 1,280,513 793,821 Percentage 61.7% 38.2%

County results Municipality results Congressional district results Healey:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Miller:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

Attorney General before election Martha Coakley Democratic Elected Attorney General Maura Healey Democratic

Incumbent Democratic attorney general Martha Coakley was eligible to run for re-election to a third term in office, but she instead ran for governor.^[10]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Former state senator Warren Tolman and former Assistant Attorney General Maura Healey^[11][12] ran for the Democratic nomination.^[13]

State Representative Harold Naughton Jr. was a Democratic candidate, but dropped out of the race to run for re-election to the House instead.^[14]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Maura Healey	Harold Naughton	Warren Tolman	Other	Undecided
Boston Globe[15]	September 2–3, 2014	400	± 4.8%	45%	—	29%	—	27%
UMass Lowell[16]	August 25–31, 2014	685	± 4.55%	34%	—	39%	—	27%
Boston Globe[17]	August 17–19 & 24–26, 2014	361	± 5.2%	30%	—	30%	—	40%
Suffolk[18]	August 21–24, 2014	400	± 4.9%	28.5%	—	34.75%	—	36.75%
Boston Globe[19]	August 10–12 & 17–19, 2014	358	± 5.2%	28%	—	26%	—	46%
Boston Globe[20]	June 1–3 & 8–10, 2014	442	± 4.7%	22%	—	20%	—	58%
Suffolk[21]	June 4–7, 2014	450	± 4.6%	21.33%	—	17.56%	—	61.11%
Suffolk[22]	Jan. 29–Feb. 3, 2014	309	± ?	16.5%	1.94%	24.6%	—	56.96%

Results

Democratic convention vote^[23]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Warren Tolman	2,232	51.8
	Democratic	Maura Healey	2,037	48.1
Total votes			4,309	100

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

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Maura Healey	321,264	62.2
	Democratic	Warren Tolman	194,844	37.8
Total votes			516,108	100

Republican primary

Attorney John Miller was the only Republican to file to run for the office.^[24]

General election

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Maura Healey (D)	John Miller (R)	Other	Undecided
Suffolk University[6]	October 27–29, 2014	500	± 4.4%	44.8%	23.8%	—	31.4%
Umass Amherst[8]	September 19–23, 2014	441 LV	± ?	53%	30%	1%	16%
		593 RV	± 4.4%	52%	24%	<1%	23%
Suffolk University[9]	September 25–28, 2014	500	± 4.4%	49%	18.4%	—	32.6%

General election results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Maura Healey	1,280,513	61.7
	Republican	John Miller	793,821	38.2
Total votes			2,186,789	100

Treasurer and Receiver-General

2014 Massachusetts Treasurer election

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Nominee Deb Goldberg Mike Heffernan Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 1,120,192 828,894 Percentage 55.1% 40.8%

Municipality results

Treasurer and Receiver-General before election Steve Grossman Democratic Elected Treasurer and Receiver-General Deb Goldberg Democratic

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.^[25]

Democratic primary

Candidates

State Representative Tom Conroy,^[26] State Senator Barry Finegold and former member of the Brookline Board of Selectmen Deb Goldberg were the Democratic candidates.

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Thomas Conroy	Barry Finegold	Deb Goldberg	Other	Undecided
Boston Globe[15]	September 2–3, 2014	400	± 4.8%	15%	23%	18%	—	44%
Boston Globe[17]	August 17–19 & 24–26, 2014	361	± 5.2%	9%	17%	14%	—	60%
Suffolk[27]	August 21–24, 2014	400	± 4.9%	6.5%	7.75%	19.75%	—	66%
Boston Globe[19]	August 10–12 & 17–19, 2014	358	± 5.2%	10%	16%	13%	—	62%
Boston Globe[20]	June 1–3 & 8–10, 2014	442	± 4.7%	8%	12%	11%	—	69%
Suffolk[28]	June 4–7, 2014	450	± 4.6%	4.44%	8.44%	10.67%	—	76.44%
Suffolk[22]	Jan. 29–Feb. 3, 2014	309	± ?	5.50%	9.06%	18.45%	—	66.99%

Results

Democratic convention vote^[23]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Deb Goldberg	1,638	39
	Democratic	Thomas Conroy	1,461	33.9
	Democratic	Barry Finegold	1,165	27.1
Total votes			4,264	100

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

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Deb Goldberg	202,077	43
	Democratic	Barry Finegold	149,188	32
	Democratic	Thomas Conroy	121,802	26
Total votes			473,067	100

Republican primary

Businessman Mike Heffernan was the only Republican to file to run.^[29]

Green-Rainbow nomination

Ian T. Jackson ran as a Green-Rainbow candidate.^[30]

General election

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Deb Goldberg (D)	Mike Heffernan (R)	Other	Undecided
Suffolk University[6]	October 27–29, 2014	500	± 4.4%	39%	26%	3.6%[31]	31.4%
Umass Amherst[32]	October 20–27, 2014	591 LV	± 4.4%	46%	33%	—	20%
		800 RV	± 3.8%	43%	29%	—	26%
Umass Amherst[8]	September 19–23, 2014	437 LV	± ?	47%	35%	1%	18%
		587 RV	± 4.4%	45%	31%	1%	23%
Suffolk University[9]	September 25–28, 2014	500	± 4.4%	43.8%	20.2%	4.6%[31]	31.4%

Results

General election results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Deb Goldberg	1,120,192	55.1
	Republican	Mike Heffernan	828,894	40.8
	Green-Rainbow	Ian T. Jackson	81,907	4.0
Total votes			2,186,789	100

Auditor

Incumbent Democratic Auditor Suzanne M. Bump ran for re-election to a second term in office.^[33] Patricia Saint Aubin was the Republican challenger^[34] and M.K. Merelice ran as a candidate with the Green-Rainbow Party.^[5]

General election

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Suzanne M. Bump (D)	Patricia Saint Aubin (R)	Other	Undecided
Suffolk University[6]	October 27–29, 2014	500	± 4.4%	33.4%	22.8%	4.4%[35]	39.4%
Umass Amherst[32]	October 20–27, 2014	591 LV	± 4.4%	45%	31%	—	22%
		800 RV	± 3.8%	42%	27%	—	30%
Suffolk University[9]	September 25–28, 2014	500	± 4.4%	38.2%	19.4%	4.8%[35]	37.6%

General election results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Suzanne Bump (incumbent)	1,146,987	57.7
	Republican	Patricia Saint Aubin	757,213	38.1
	Green-Rainbow	M. K. Merelice	81,430	4.1
Total votes			2,186,789	100

United States Senate

Main article: 2014 United States Senate election in Massachusetts

The Massachusetts seat in the United States Senate won by Ed Markey in the 2013 special election was up for election in 2014. Markey was re-elected with 62% of the vote.^[36]

United States House of Representatives

Main article: 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts

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

Massachusetts Senate

Main article: 2014 Massachusetts Senate election

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

Massachusetts House of Representatives

Main article: 2014 Massachusetts House of Representatives election

All 160 seats in the Massachusetts House of Representatives 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.

Number	Initiative Title	Subject	Description	Status	Yes	No
Question 1	Massachusetts Automatic Gas Tax Increase Repeal Initiative	Gas Taxes	Repeals automatic gas tax increases already signed into law	On ballot	Y
Question 2	Massachusetts Expansion of Bottle Deposits Initiative	Environment	Expands the state's beverage container recycling law to include all non-alcoholic containers	On ballot		N
Question 3	Massachusetts Casino Repeal Initiative	Gambling	Repeals a 2011 law allowing resort casinos	On ballot		N
Question 4	Massachusetts Paid Sick Days Initiative	Labor	Entitles certain employees to earn and utilize paid sick days	On ballot	Y