Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 2018

Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 2018
Massachusetts
November 6, 2018 (2018-11-06)
 
Party Republican Democratic
Incumbent Governor

Charlie Baker
Republican

The 2018 Massachusetts gubernatorial election will take place on November 6, 2018, to elect the Governor of Massachusetts.

Incumbent Republican Governor Charlie Baker is eligible to run for re-election to a second term in office.

Republican primary

Some conservative members of the Republican party have stated that the Governor could face a Republican challenger in 2018 if he is too moderate. GOP state committeeman Robert Cappucci told the Boston Herald that if Baker "shuns conservatives...there will be 100 percent an effort to try to find a conservative, viable candidate to challenge him in 2018 for governor". David Kopacz, the president of the Massachusetts Republican Assembly, has also stated that Baker may face a conservative challenger in 2018.[1]

Candidates

Potential

Democratic primary

In November 2014, after interviewing over a dozen Democratic operatives, strategists, and activists, Joshua Miller of The Boston Globe wrote that the party would be looking for a young, fresh candidate who can appeal to the party's progressive base. He identified Attorney General-elect Maura Healey as being "the first name on many Democratic lists".[2] Samantha Lachman of The Huffington Post also identified Healey as a potential candidate for Governor in 2018 or in a future United States Senate race.[3]

Candidates

Potential

United Independent nomination

Because Evan Falchuk received more than 3% of the vote in the 2014 gubernatorial election, the United Independent Party has gained official status.[7] Falchuck has stated that he will "certainly" run for office in 2018.[8]

Candidates

Potential

References

  1. ↑ Stout, Matt; Cassidy, Chris (November 13, 2014). "Waiting for Mr. Right: Conservative wing of GOP warns Charlie Baker". Boston Herald.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Miller, Joshua (November 13, 2014). "Mass. Democrats are on to 2018". The Boston Globe.
  3. 1 2 Lachman, Samantha (November 17, 2014). "These Democrats Could Be The Party's Ticket To A Comeback". Huffington Post.
  4. ↑ Miller, Joshua (June 8, 2015). "Joe Avellone, candidate for governor in '14, open to another run". The Boston Globe.
  5. ↑ Quinn, Garrett (November 13, 2014). "As Governor Deval Patrick departs, who are the rising stars in the Massachusetts Democratic Party?". Mass Live.
  6. ↑ Murphy, Matt (November 9, 2015). "Cape Senator Wolf sees future service in 'different form'". The Patriot Ledger.
  7. ↑ Emmanouilidou, Lydia (November 6, 2014). "United Independent Party Gains Official Status". WGBHnews.org. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
  8. 1 2 Morrison, Sara (November 5, 2014). "The United Independent Party Is Official, and Evan Falchuk's Work Has Just Begun". Boston.com.
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