Opponents narrowly defeated a ballot measure to reduce minimum lot sizes statewide to spur housing production across Massachusetts, the Associated Press says. The big picture: The results preserves Massachusetts' 351 cities and towns ability to control the residential landscape in their communities, but shows voters are desperate for more housing stock. "The fact that this proposal came so close demonstrates the growing recognition that...

Massachusetts State House 1st Middlesex Democratic primary election results. The Globe is tracking the results from the 2026 Massachusetts State House 1st Middlesex Democrati

The last time MassLive chatted with Daniel Darris-O’Connor, he was just the youngest member of Billerica’s Select Board, following through on an interest in politics and policy that had taken hold at a young age. Just about a year later, Darris-O’Connor, 19, has parlayed that interest into a seat in the Massachusetts House of Representatives. On Election Day, the rising Democratic star scored ...

was Election Day in Massachusetts and around the nation. MassLive had live coverage and results from the key races. Below, you’ll find the sights and sounds from polling places and the situation on the ground. Election Night update from MassLive’s politics editor 10:45 p.m. See more Mass. congressional race results 10:41 p.m. Find all of the results for Massachusetts ...

Minogue lost Tuesday’s governor’s race to incumbent Gov. Maura Healey by more than 27 points, according to the Associate Press. The post Which towns voted for Republican Mike Minogue? appeared first on Boston.com.

Republican Rep. Kelly Pease won his fourth term in the 4th Hampden District, defeating Democratic challenger Colby Hoffman in both Westfield and Southampton.

Voters in Massachusetts were asked to weigh in on nine ballot questions, along with the Governor and Senate races, on Election Day 2026.

More eyes than usual were on Massachusetts polling places Tuesday, with hundreds of volunteer observers, federal monitors and community watchdogs watching Election Day unfold across the state. A coalition of seven nonpartisan voting-rights organizations trained more than 750 volunteers for its largest election protection effort ever, deploying them to at least 165 polling places in 30 ...

Democrats dominated Massachusetts in 2026, but affordability and demands for change could reshape the 2028 election.