2014 Massachusetts elections

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

Governor and lieutenant governor

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

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%
Umass Amherst^[8]	September 19–23, 2014	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

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%
Umass Amherst^[8]	September 19–23, 2014	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

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%
Umass Amherst^[32]	October 20–27, 2014	800 RV	± 3.8%	43%	29%	—	26%
Umass Amherst^[8]	September 19–23, 2014	437 LV	± ?	47%	35%	1%	18%
Umass Amherst^[8]	September 19–23, 2014	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%

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%
Umass Amherst^[32]	October 20–27, 2014	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

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

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

Massachusetts Senate

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

Massachusetts House of Representatives

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

References

^ Noah Bierman (January 5, 2011). "Patrick plans to expand travels". Boston Globe. Retrieved February 1, 2011.
^ "Category: News".
^ LeBlanc, Steve. "Former lawmaker Warren Tolman running for Mass. AG". The Boston Globe. The New York Times. Archived from the original on November 10, 2013. Retrieved November 14, 2013.
^ "Malden city councilor launches run for secretary of state as Republican". Sentinel & Enterprise. February 5, 2014. Retrieved February 22, 2014.
^ ^a ^b Demers, Phil (March 9, 2014). "Green-Rainbow Party looks to make its mark outside the beltway". The Berkshire Eagle. Retrieved March 14, 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Suffolk University
^ ^a ^b Daniel Factor (G)
^ ^a ^b ^c Umass Amherst
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Suffolk University
^ Phillips, Frank (September 15, 2013). "Coakley's entry will add to crowded gubernatorial field". ~The Boston Globe. Retrieved September 15, 2013.
^ "About". Archived from the original on March 6, 2014. Retrieved February 25, 2014.
^ "A strong early prospect for AG race - the Boston Globe". The Boston Globe.
^ Schoenberg, Shira (October 24, 2013). "State Rep. Harold Naughton launches campaign for Attorney General with Springfield stop". ~The Republican. Retrieved October 24, 2013.
^ Murphy, Matt (February 8, 2014). "State Rep. Hank Naughton bows out of attorney general's race to seek re-election in district". State House News Service. Retrieved March 14, 2014.
^ ^a ^b Boston Globe
^ UMass Lowell
^ ^a ^b Boston Globe
^ Suffolk Archived August 26, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
^ ^a ^b Boston Globe
^ ^a ^b Boston Globe
^ Suffolk Archived July 13, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
^ ^a ^b Suffolk
^ ^a ^b Quinn, Garrett (June 14, 2014). "2014 Results For Massachusetts Democratic Convention". The Republican. Retrieved June 14, 2014.
^ Rizzuto, Robert (March 14, 2014). "Republican John Miller jumps in race to become next Massachusetts attorney general". The Republican. Retrieved March 14, 2014.
^ O’Sullivan, Jim (July 13, 2013). "Treasurer Steven Grossman announces bid for governor, as state Democrats gather in Lowell for annual convention". Boston Globe. Retrieved July 13, 2013.
^ "State Rep. Tom Conroy jumping into race for Mass. treasurer". The Associated Press. January 9, 2014. Retrieved January 9, 2014.
^ Suffolk Archived August 26, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
^ Suffolk Archived July 13, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
^ Royals, Kate (January 27, 2014). "Businessman Mike Heffernan becomes first Republican to enter race for state treasurer". MassLive.com. Retrieved January 28, 2014.
^ Ebbert, Stephanie (January 9, 2014). "Legislator Jumps in Race for State Treasurer". Boston Globe. Retrieved January 20, 2014.
^ ^a ^b Ian Jackson (G)
^ ^a ^b Umass Amherst
^ Kinney, Jim (March 6, 2013). "Massachusetts Auditor Suzanne Bump talks health care savings during visit to Springfield". The Republican. Retrieved June 17, 2013.
^ "State auditor draws GOP challenger". The Boston Globe. February 13, 2014. Retrieved February 22, 2014.
^ ^a ^b M.K. Merelice (G)
^ "Massachusetts Election Results". The New York Times. November 4, 2014.

External links

directory of Massachusetts candidates list of website links
"Nov 4, 2014 general election", PD43+ Massachusetts Election Statistics, Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Election Results – Nov. 4, 2014. WBZ

[1] Noah Bierman (January 5, 2011). "Patrick plans to expand travels". Boston Globe. Retrieved February 1, 2011.

[2] "Category: News".

[3] LeBlanc, Steve. "Former lawmaker Warren Tolman running for Mass. AG". The Boston Globe. The New York Times. Archived from the original on November 10, 2013. Retrieved November 14, 2013.

[4] "Malden city councilor launches run for secretary of state as Republican". Sentinel & Enterprise. February 5, 2014. Retrieved February 22, 2014.

[Demers-5] Demers, Phil (March 9, 2014). "Green-Rainbow Party looks to make its mark outside the beltway". The Berkshire Eagle. Retrieved March 14, 2014.

[Suffolk_University-6] Suffolk University

[Factor-7] Daniel Factor (G)

[Umass_Amherst-8] Umass Amherst

[bostonherald.com-9] Suffolk University

[10] Phillips, Frank (September 15, 2013). "Coakley's entry will add to crowded gubernatorial field". ~The Boston Globe. Retrieved September 15, 2013.

[11] "About". Archived from the original on March 6, 2014. Retrieved February 25, 2014.

[12] "A strong early prospect for AG race - the Boston Globe". The Boston Globe.

[13] Schoenberg, Shira (October 24, 2013). "State Rep. Harold Naughton launches campaign for Attorney General with Springfield stop". ~The Republican. Retrieved October 24, 2013.

[14] Murphy, Matt (February 8, 2014). "State Rep. Hank Naughton bows out of attorney general's race to seek re-election in district". State House News Service. Retrieved March 14, 2014.

[Boston_Globe-15] Boston Globe

[16] UMass Lowell

[c.o0bg.com-17] Boston Globe

[18] Suffolk Archived August 26, 2014, at the Wayback Machine

[ReferenceA-19] Boston Globe

[ReferenceB-20] Boston Globe

[21] Suffolk Archived July 13, 2014, at the Wayback Machine

[Suffolk-22] Suffolk

[Quinn-23] Quinn, Garrett (June 14, 2014). "2014 Results For Massachusetts Democratic Convention". The Republican. Retrieved June 14, 2014.

[24] Rizzuto, Robert (March 14, 2014). "Republican John Miller jumps in race to become next Massachusetts attorney general". The Republican. Retrieved March 14, 2014.

[Globe_7/13/13-25] O’Sullivan, Jim (July 13, 2013). "Treasurer Steven Grossman announces bid for governor, as state Democrats gather in Lowell for annual convention". Boston Globe. Retrieved July 13, 2013.

[26] "State Rep. Tom Conroy jumping into race for Mass. treasurer". The Associated Press. January 9, 2014. Retrieved January 9, 2014.

[27] Suffolk Archived August 26, 2014, at the Wayback Machine

[28] Suffolk Archived July 13, 2014, at the Wayback Machine

[29] Royals, Kate (January 27, 2014). "Businessman Mike Heffernan becomes first Republican to enter race for state treasurer". MassLive.com. Retrieved January 28, 2014.

[30] Ebbert, Stephanie (January 9, 2014). "Legislator Jumps in Race for State Treasurer". Boston Globe. Retrieved January 20, 2014.

[Jackson-31] Ian Jackson (G)

[umass.edu-32] Umass Amherst

[33] Kinney, Jim (March 6, 2013). "Massachusetts Auditor Suzanne Bump talks health care savings during visit to Springfield". The Republican. Retrieved June 17, 2013.

[34] "State auditor draws GOP challenger". The Boston Globe. February 13, 2014. Retrieved February 22, 2014.

[Merelice-35] M.K. Merelice (G)

[36] "Massachusetts Election Results". The New York Times. November 4, 2014.

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