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Elections / 2018 · Governor · MA

Baker And Polito won Massachusetts's 2018 governor's race.

Baker And Polito (Republican) led by 17.9 points statewide. County returns are aggregated from precinct-level results (MIT Election Lab).

Statewide result
Massachusetts 2018 governor — precinct returns aggregated statewide (MIT Election Lab).
CandidatePartyVotesShare
Baker And PolitoRRepublican1,781,34135.6%
Gonzalez And PalfreyDDemocrat885,77017.7%
Marilyn Petitto DevaneyDDemocrat282,5055.7%
Robert L JubinvilleDDemocrat261,4995.2%
Christopher A Iannella JRDDemocrat250,5205.0%
Terrence W KennedyDDemocrat248,1765.0%
Mary E HurleyDDemocrat206,7914.1%
Eileen R DuffDDemocrat200,6274.0%
Joseph C FerreiraDDemocrat196,5853.9%
Jennie L CaissieRRepublican161,7443.2%
Paul M DepaloDDemocrat146,4222.9%
Thomas F KeyesRRepublican135,0402.7%
Richard A Baker JRRRepublican121,1442.4%
Mike FrancoOUnenrolled70,2951.4%
Vincent Lawrence DixonOUnenrolled40,7860.8%
Marc C MercierOLibertarian12,1290.2%
2018 presidential election
Massachusetts, 2018
DemocraticD+9.6
2018 presidential margin by county for Massachusetts — 2018 governor electionA map of the constituent counties of Massachusetts — 2018 governor election, each outlined and filled by its 2018 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Middlesex, MA · D+22.7Worcester, MA · R+25.2Essex, MA · R+4.3Norfolk, MA · D+19.2Suffolk, MA · D+43.4Plymouth, MA · R+2.4Bristol, MA · D+0.9Hampden, MA · D+8.8Barnstable, MA · R+17.6Hampshire, MA · D+32.9Berkshire, MA · D+34.5Franklin, MA · D+31.7Dukes, MA · D+22.4Nantucket, MA · D+11.5
How it voted
Share of the 2018 vote
DemocraticDemocratic53.6%2,678,895
Republican ✓Republican44.0%2,199,269
OtherAll other candidates2.5%123,210
D+60
R+60
14 counties, each filled by 2018 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
By county (14)
Each row links to the county's full place page.
CountyWonLed byMarginVotes
MiddlesexRBaker And Polito+13.71,206,112
WorcesterRBaker And Polito+14.1603,318
EssexRBaker And Polito+12.3598,550
NorfolkRBaker And Polito+14.4527,142
SuffolkRBaker And Polito+0.7455,895
PlymouthRBaker And Polito+18.0401,879
BristolRBaker And Polito+16.5349,423
HampdenRBaker And Polito+5.2299,381
BarnstableRBaker And Polito+9.2230,102
HampshireDMary E Hurley+9.2136,087
BerkshireDMary E Hurley+9.9101,959
FranklinDMary E Hurley+8.963,661
DukesDJoseph C Ferreira+10.319,690
NantucketDJoseph C Ferreira+5.18,175