2022 Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth election
State election
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The 2022 Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth. Incumbent Democrat William Galvin won re-election to an eighth term.[2] Primary elections were held on September 6, with Galvin defeating Tanisha Sullivan, president of NAACP Boston, to win the Democratic nomination.[3] Galvin has been Secretary since January 1, 1995. The last Republican to be elected to the position was Frederic Cook, in 1949. Galvin is the longest tenured secretary in the history of the Commonwealth, surpassing Cook.
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November 8, 2022
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| Turnout | 51.4%[1] | ||||||||||||||||
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    Galvin: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Campbell: 40–50% 50–60% 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Tie: 40–50% 50% No votes | |||||||||||||||||
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Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
- William Galvin, incumbent secretary of the commonwealth[2]
Eliminated in primary
Endorsements
William Galvin
Labor unions
Newspapers
Tanisha Sullivan
U.S. representatives
- Joe Kennedy III, former MA-04 (2013–2021)[7]
- Seth Moulton, MA-06 (2015–present)[8]
- Ayanna Pressley, MA-07 (2019–present)[9]
State legislators
- Julian Cyr, state senator from the Cape and Islands district (2017–present)[10]
Local officials
- Katjana Ballantyne, mayor of Somerville[11]
- Nicole LaChapelle, mayor of Easthampton[12]
- Sumbul Siddiqui, mayor of Cambridge[11]
- Greg Verga, mayor of Gloucester[12]
Individuals
- Barbara F. Lee, philanthropist[13]
Labor unions
- International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 103[14]
- Service Employees International Union Local 509 & 1199SEIU[15]
- United Auto Workers[16]
Organizations
- EMILY's List[17]
- Our Revolution Massachusetts[18]
- Political parties
Debates
| No. | Date | Host | Moderator | Link | Democratic | Democratic |
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| Key: P Participant A Absent N Not invited I Invited W Withdrawn |
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| William Galvin | Tanisha Sullivan | |||||
| 1 | Aug. 8, 2022 | WBUR-FM | Tiziana Dearing | YouTube | P | P |
| 2 | Aug. 10, 2022 | WGBH-TV | Jim Braude | YouTube | P | P |
Polling
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[a] |
Margin of error |
William Galvin |
Tanisha Sullivan |
Other | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UMass Amherst[20] | August 26–29, 2022 | 500 (LV) | ± 5.1% | 49% | 30% | 1% | 20% |
| UMass Lowell[21] | August 16–25, 2022 | 800 (LV) | ± 3.9% | 56% | 21% | 1% | 22% |
| Advantage, Inc. (R)[22][A] | August 22–23, 2022 | 563 (LV) | ± 4.1% | 55% | 14% | – | 31% |
| MassINC Polling Group (D)[23][B] | August 19–21, 2022 | 401 (LV) | ± 4.9% | 53% | 20% | 1% | 23% |
| MassINC Polling Group[24] | August 5–9, 2022 | 520 (LV) | ± 5.1% | 43% | 15% | 3% | 38% |
| DAPA Research (D)[25][C] | Mid-July 2022 | 300 (LV) | ± 5.7% | 49% | 23% | – | 28% |
| UMass Amherst[26] | June 15–21, 2022 | 557 (LV) | ± 4.7% | 38% | 25% | 0% | 37% |
| MassINC Polling Group (D)[23][B] | June 2022 | – (LV) | – | 52% | 15% | 3% | 29% |
Results
Convention
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Tanisha Sullivan | 2,578 | 62.4 | |
| Democratic | William Galvin (incumbent) | 1,553 | 37.5 | |
| Total votes | 4,131 | 100.0% | ||
Primary
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | William Galvin (incumbent) | 524,947 | 70.15% | |
| Democratic | Tanisha Sullivan | 223,420 | 29.85% | |
| Total votes | 748,367 | 100.0% | ||
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Rayla Campbell, former dental assistant and insurance claims manager and write-in candidate for Massachusetts's 7th congressional district in 2020[29]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Rayla Campbell | 207,927 | 100.0% | |
| Total votes | 207,927 | 100.0% | ||
General election
Post-primary endorsements
William Galvin (D)
Newspapers
Rayla Campbell (R)
- Organizations
Predictions
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[32] | Safe D | December 1, 2021 |
| Elections Daily[33] | Safe D | November 7, 2022 |
Polling
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[a] |
Margin of error |
Bill Galvin (D) |
Rayla Campbell (R) |
Juan Sanchez (G-R) |
Other | Undecided |
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| UMass Amherst/YouGov[34] | October 20–26, 2022 | 700 (RV) | ± 4.3% | 58% | 30% | 4% | 2%[b] | 6% |
| UMass Lowell/YouGov[35] | October 18–25, 2022 | 1,000 (LV) | ± 4.1% | 58% | 24% | 3% | – | 15% |
| Suffolk University[36] | October 13–16, 2022 | 500 (LV) | ± 4.4% | 52% | 25% | 7% | 1%[c] | 14% |
| Suffolk University[37] | September 10–13, 2022 | 500 (RV) | ± 4.4% | 53% | 19% | 6% | 1%[c] | 22% |
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | William Galvin (incumbent) | 1,665,808 | 67.69% | −3.13% | |
| Republican | Rayla Campbell | 722,021 | 29.34% | +4.01% | |
| Green-Rainbow | Juan Sanchez | 71,717 | 2.91% | −0.88% | |
| Write-in | 1,396 | 0.06% | -0.01% | ||
| Total votes | 2,460,942 | 100.0% | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
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By congressional district
Galvin won all nine congressional districts.[39]
| District | Galvin | Campbell | Representative |
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| 1st | 61% | 35% | Richard Neal |
| 2nd | 66% | 30% | Jim McGovern |
| 3rd | 65% | 32% | Lori Trahan |
| 4th | 66% | 32% | Jake Auchincloss |
| 5th | 76% | 21% | Katherine Clark |
| 6th | 66% | 32% | Seth Moulton |
| 7th | 83% | 12% | Ayanna Pressley |
| 8th | 70% | 28% | Stephen Lynch |
| 9th | 62% | 36% | Bill Keating |
Notes
Partisan clients
- Poll sponsored by the Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance, a Republican-aligned group
- Poll sponsored by Priorities for Progress, a Democratic-aligned group
- Poll sponsored by the National Association of Government Employees, which supports Galvin[citation needed]