2024 Massachusetts Governor's Council election

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2024 Massachusetts Governor's Council elections
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November 5, 2024
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All 8 seats to the Massachusetts Governor's Council
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Democratic Republican
Last election 8 0
Seats won 8 0
Seat change Steady Steady
Democrats:      40–50%      50–60%
     Unopposed

On November 5, 2024, an election was held to elect all 8 members to the Massachusetts Governor's Council.[1] The election coincided with elections for other offices, including Electors of President and Vice President, U.S. Senator, U.S. House of Representatives, State Senators, State Representatives, Register of Deeds, Clerk of Courts, and County Commissioners (only certain counties).

The previous election saw Democrats maintain all 8 seats on the council. Councilor Robert Jubinville stepped down after being confirmed in December 2022 to serve as clerk magistrate for the Framingham District Court, and the district 2 seat remained vacant throughout the 2023–24 session.[2]

Democratic primary

Joseph C. Ferreira (photographed in 2025) was re-elected

The 1st Governor's Council district is based in the southeastern part of the state and includes the Cape and the Islands. The incumbent was Democrat Joseph Ferreira, who was reelected with 97.4% of the vote in 2022 without major-party opposition.[3]

Candidates

  • Joseph C. Ferreira, incumbent Governor's Councillor

Endorsements

Results

Democratic primary results[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Joseph C. Ferreira (incumbent) 68,546 99.6
Write-in 248 0.4
Total votes 68,794 100.0

Independent Candidates

  • Krysten Condon[5]

General election

Results

2024 Massachusetts's 1st Governor's Council district election[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Joseph C. Ferreira (incumbent) 242,015 56.4
Independent Krysten Condon 185,805 43.3
Write-in 1,119 0.3
Total votes 238,939 100.0
Democratic hold

District 2

Tamisha Civil (photographed in 2025) won election

The 2nd Governor's Council district is in southeastern Massachusetts and includes cities like Attleboro. The district has been vacant since Robert Jubinville accepted a clerk magistrate position in 2022.[7]

Democratic primary

Candidates

  • Muriel Kramer, Hopkinton Board of Selectmen Chair and Veteran
  • Tamisha Civil, candidate for state representative in 2020 and 2022[8]
  • Sean Murphy, attorney and Navy Veteran
  • David Reservitz, attorney[9]

Withdrawn

  • Hunter Cohen, 2020 candidate for state representative, 9th Norfolk district (endorsed Reservitz) [10]

Endorsements

Sean Murphy

State Legislators

Organizations and Other Individuals

  • Local 4 International Union of Operating Engineers
  • Norfolk County Central Labor Council AFL-CIO
  • Local 7 Iron Workers
  • United Brotherhood of Carpenters Local 723
  • Sean Bentley, Milton Town Meeting Member
  • David M. Ringius, Jr., Braintree Town Vice-President, Councilor-at-Large
  • John "Jack" Lally, Brockton City Councilor Ward 6
  • Maria Tavares, Brockton City Councilor Ward 2
  • Philip Griffin, Brockton City Councilor Ward 3
  • David Teixeira, Brockton City Councilor-at-Large
  • Moises Rodrigues, Brockton City Councilor-at-Large
Muriel Kramer

State Legislators

Tamisha Civil

Organizations

  • SEIU-NAGE Local 229
Dave Reservitz

State Legislators

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of May 31, 2024
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
David Reservitz (D) $103,086.00 $23,442.02 $79,644.36
Sean Murphy (D) $15,645.00 $9,242.18 $5,917.57
Muriel Kramer (D) $2,709.32 $86.76 $2,622.56
Tamisha Civil (D) $6,855.95 $5,070.10 $1,785.85
Source: Office of Campaign and Political Finance[12]

Results

Democratic primary results[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Tamisha Civil 27,702 38.7
Democratic Sean Murphy 16,002 22.3
Democratic Muriel Kramer 15,767 22.0
Democratic David Reservitz 11,975 16.7
Write-in 155 0.2
Total votes 71,601 99.9

Republican primary

Candidates

  • Francis Crimmins Jr.

Endorsements

Francis Crimmins Jr.

Elected Officials

Former Elected Officials

Labor Unions

  • Massachusetts Fraternal Order of Police [18]
  • State Police Association of Massachusetts [19]

Organizations

Newspapers

  • The Franklin Observer [21]

Results

Republican primary results[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Francis Crimmins Jr. 22,357 99.0
Write-in 226 1.0
Total votes 22,583 100.0

General election

Results

2024 Massachusetts's 2nd Governor's Council district election[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Tamisha Civil 236,686 57.2
Republican Francis Crimmins Jr. 176,372 42.6
Write-in 511 0.1
Total votes 413,569 99.9
Democratic hold

District 3

Mara Dolan (photographed in 2025) won election

The 3rd Governor's Council district is contained to eastern Massachusetts. The incumbent was Democrat Marilyn M. Petitto Devaney, who has represented the district since 1999. She was re-elected in the 2022 general election with 98.2% of the vote.[22] In 2022, Devaney was challenged by public defender Mara Dolan in the Democratic primary, surviving the challenge by 1,658 votes.[23] Dolan won the 2024 primary by 3,760 votes.[24]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Endorsements

Marilyn Petitto Devaney
Mara Dolan

[25] Massachusetts Statewide Officers

State Senators

State Representatives

Local Officials

  • Kimberly Connors, Maynard Democratic Town Committee Chairwoman
  • Danielle Allen, former gubernatorial candidate, Cambridge Ward 2 Democrats Chair
  • Trey Fuccillo, Marlborough City Councilor

Organizations and Unions

  • Stow Democratic Town Committee
  • Our Revolution, Concord Area,
  • Acton Democratic Town Committee
  • Billerica Democratic Town Committee
  • International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 103
  • United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, Local 2168
  • Brookline PAX

Results

Democratic primary results[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mara Dolan 46,250 52.0
Democratic Marilyn Petitto Devaney (incumbent) 42,580 47.9
Write-in 123 0.1
Total votes 88,953 100.0

General election

Results

2024 Massachusetts's 3rd Governor's Council district election[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mara Dolan 330,523 98.7
Write-in 4,203 1.3
Total votes 334,726 100.0
Democratic hold

District 4

Christopher A. Ianella Jr. (photographed) was reelected

The 4th Governor's Council district contains much of Boston. The incumbent was Democrat Christopher A. Iannella, who has represented the district since 1993. He was re-elected in 2022 with 70.8% of the vote, defeating Republican Helene MacNeal.[26]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Endorsements

Results

Democratic primary results[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Christopher A. Iannella Jr. (incumbent) 41,849 56.4
Democratic Stacey Borden 23,884 32.2
Democratic Ronald Iacobucci 8,283 11.2
Write-in 123 0.1
Total votes 74,139 99.9

General election

Results

2024 Massachusetts's 4th Governor's Council district election[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Christopher A. Iannella Jr. (incumbent) 319,452 98.0
Write-in 6,459 2.0
Total votes 325,911 100.0
Democratic hold

District 5

Eunice Zeigler (photographed in 2025) won election

The 5th Governor's Council district represents much of the North Shore. The incumbent Democrat Eileen Duff, who has represented the district since 2013, retired to run for Register of Deeds, Essex South.[29]

Democratic primary

Nominee

  • Eunice Zeigler, Methuen City Councilor

Endorsements

Eunice Zeigler

Elected Officials

  • Eileen Duff, incumbent Governor's Councillor, District 5 (2013-present)[30]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of April 30, 2024
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Eunice Zeigler (D) $29,950.94 $10,153.50 $20,250.40
Source: Office of Campaign and Political Finance[12]

Results

Democratic primary results[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Eunice Zeigler 55,871 99.4
Write-in 319 0.6
Total votes 56,190 100.0

Republican primary

Nominee

  • Anne Manning-Martin, Peabody City Councilor

Endorsements

Anne Manning-Martin

Former Elected Officials

Labor Unions

  • New England Police Benevolent Association [32]
  • Massachusetts Coalition of Police [33]
  • Teamsters Local 25 [34]

Organizations

Results

Republican primary results[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Anne Manning-Martin 21,462 99.0
Write-in 224 1.0
Total votes 21,686 100.0

Independent Candidates

  • Elliot Jody

General election

Results

2024 Massachusetts's 5th Governor's Council district election[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Eunice Zeigler 184,275 47.2
Republican Anne Manning-Martin 158,961 40.7
Independent Jody Elliott 46,634 11.9
Write-in 705 0.2
Total votes 390,575 100.0
Democratic hold

District 6

Terrence W. Kennedy (photographed in 2025) was re-elected

The 6th Governor's Council district represents cities and towns north of Boston. The incumbent was Democrat Terrence W. Kennedy, who has represented the district since 2012. He was re-elected in 2022 with 98.2% of the vote and without major-party opposition.[36]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary results[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Terrence W. Kennedy (incumbent) 65,258 99.2
Write-in 556 0.8
Total votes 65,814 100.0

General election

Results

2024 Massachusetts's 6th Governor's Council district election[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Terrence W. Kennedy (incumbent) 282,836 98.1
Write-in 5,449 1.9
Total votes 288,285 100.0
Democratic hold

District 7

District 8

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