Candidates for governor and Senate were busy over the weekend speaking to voters in Massachusetts.

Massachusetts U.S. House District 6 Republican primary election results. The Globe is tracking the results from the 2026 Massachusetts U.S. House District 6 Republican primar

GOP rival Mike Minogue won the two debates by a country mile over Democratic Gov. Maura Healey — according to two Herald online polls. After Thursday’s debate, readers used their one click to declare him the winner 95% to 5%. More than 2,400 votes were cast. In the first debate, he came in ahead 90% to her 10%. More than 4,200 votes were tallied. Is this an upset in the making? The Herald ...

Ahead of early voting starting Saturday, Massachusetts voters can find candidates who align with their views through a free, nonpartisan quiz platform built entirely from politicians’ own words. MassVoter.com lets users select their city or town to view every race and ballot question on their ballot. According to the website, voters can take a short quiz for each race, choosing from answers ...

Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth Bill Galvin confirmed his office was the recipient of an envelope with "suspicious mail" late Friday morning.

Democratic Gov. Maura Healey visited Fall River on Friday following the final televised debate with Republican challenger Mike Minogue, shrugging off his attacks on her record with less than three weeks until Election Day.

So here’s the upside of a half-century career in public life: You absolutely have a record to run on and to tout during your reelection campaigns. And here’s the downside of serving in Congress for 50 years: You absolutely have a record and your opponent can cherry-pick it all day long to highlight perceived weaknesses and pivots on the issues. That’s where U.S. Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., found ...