Election and Voting Guide

The November 3rd election will also determine the election results for state and local political races, as well as potential ballot measures. 

In Massachusetts, the 2020 election includes races for the United States Senate, the United States House of Representatives, the Massachusetts Senate, the Massachusetts House of Representatives, as well as other local elections, depending on your district. The 2020 MA election will also include two ballot measures.

United States Senators serve 6 year terms. Voters in Massachusetts will elect one member to the U.S. Senate in the election on November 3, 2020.

General election candidates

• Edward J. Markey  (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)
• Kevin O'Connor  (Republican Party)

Click for For more information on the MA election for U.S. Senate

United States Congressional Representatives serve 2 year terms. Voters in Massachusetts will elect nine candidates to serve in the U.S. House from each of the state's nine congressional districts.

Massachusetts congressional districts

General Election Congressional Candidates for U.S. House of Representatives 

District 1

• Richard Neal  (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)

• Frederick Mayock  (Independent) (Write-in)

District 2

• Jim McGovern  (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)

• Tracy Lovvorn  (Republican Party)

District 3

• Lori Trahan  (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) 

District 4

• Jake Auchincloss  (Democratic Party) 

• Julie Hall  (Republican Party)

District 5

• Katherine Clark  (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)

• Caroline Colarusso  (Republican Party)

District 6

• Seth Moulton  (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)

• John Paul Moran  (Republican Party) 

• Matthew Mixon  (Independent) (Write-in)

District 7

• Ayanna Pressley  (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)

• Roy Owens  (Independent)

• Rayla Campbell  (Republican Party) (Write-in)

• Janine Balistreri  (Unenrolled) (Write-in)

District 8

• Stephen Lynch  (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)

• Jonathan D. Lott  (Healthcare Environment Stability)

District 9

• Bill Keating  (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)

• Helen Brady  (Republican Party)

• Michael Manley  (Coach Team America)

A ballot measure is a piece of proposed legislation to be approved or rejected by eligible voters. Ballot measures are also known as "propositions" or simply "questions".

Ballot measures differ from fewer legislation passed by representative democracies; ordinarily, an elected legislature develops and passes laws. Ballot measures, by contrast, are an example of direct democracy.

Voters in Massachusetts will be asked to decide two ballot measure questions.

2020 MA Ballot Measures

Question 1: "Right to Repair Law" Vehicle Data Access Requirement Initiative 

• YES vote = supports  requiring manufacturers that sell vehicles with telematics systems in Massachusetts to equip them with a standardized open data platform beginning with model year 2022 that vehicle owners and independent repair facilities may access to retrieve mechanical data and run diagnostics through a mobile-based application.
• NO vote = vote opposes requiring vehicles beginning with model year 2022 to be equipped with a standardized open data platform that vehicle owners and independent repair facilities may access to retrieve mechanical data and run diagnostics through a mobile-based application, thereby maintaining that vehicle owners and independent repair facilities may access mechanical and diagnostic data through a personal computer.

Question 2: Ranked-Choice Voting 

• YES vote = supports enacting ranked-choice voting (RCV) for primary and general elections for state executive officials, state legislators, federal congressional and senate seats, and certain county offices beginning in 2022.
• NO vote = opposes changing the existing plurality voting system to ranked-choice voting for primary and general elections for state executive officials, state legislators, federal congressional and senate seats, and county offices.

For more information on the MA Ballot Measure see the official guide from the MA Secretary of State