State facts
- Population
- 7,154,084 (2025 estimate; 7,033,112 in the 2020 Census)
- Seats in the U.S. House
- 9
- State legislature
- Senate: 40 members, 2-year terms
- House of Representatives: 160 members, 2-year terms
- Governor’s term
- Four-year term, with no term limit.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 state population estimates; National Conference of State Legislatures. Checked October 19, 2026.
Who represents Massachusetts now
- Governor
- Maura Healey · Democratic · since January 2023Seat on the Nov. 3 ballot
- U.S. senators
- Edward J. Markey · Democratic · since 2013Seat on the Nov. 3 ballot
- Elizabeth Warren · Democratic · since 2013
- U.S. House members
- 9 seats · Democratic: 9
Sources: National Governors Association (party and start date: Wikidata); congress-legislators (current members of Congress). Checked October 19, 2026.
Voting in Massachusetts
From the state election office’s own website. Each answer shows the official wording it comes from.
- Registration deadline
You must be registered to vote by Saturday, October 24, 2026, to vote in this election.
Official wording: “You must be registered to vote by Saturday, October 24, 2026, in order to vote in this election.” — state election office, page read October 18, 2026
- Register on Election Day
You cannot register to vote on Election Day.
Official wording: “You cannot register to vote on Election Day.” — state election office, page read October 2, 2026
- Register online
You can register to vote online, by mail, or in person.
Official wording: “You can register to vote online, by mail, or in person.” — state election office, page read October 18, 2026
- Early voting
In-person early voting begins Saturday, October 17 and ends Friday, October 30.
Official wording: “In-person early voting will begin on Saturday, October 17 and end on Friday, October 30.” — state election office, page read October 18, 2026
- Request a mail ballot by
Your Vote by Mail application will be honored if it reaches your local election office by 5 p.m. on Tuesday, October 27, 2026.
Official wording: “Your Vote by Mail application will be honored as long as it reaches your local election office by 5 p.m. on Tuesday, October 27, 2026” — state election office, page read October 18, 2026
- ID at the polls
Most voters in Massachusetts do not need to show identification in order to vote.
Official wording: “Most voters in Massachusetts do not need to show identification in order to vote.” — state election office, page read October 2, 2026
- Election Day hours
Polling places in Massachusetts are open from 7 a.m. until 8 p.m.
Official wording: “Polling places in Massachusetts are open from 7 a.m. until 8 p.m.” — state election office, page read October 18, 2026
For anything not listed, and to check your registration, see Massachusetts’s election office: sec.state.ma.us
Ballot measures9
- Question 1 · Make most records held by the Legislature and the Office of the Governor public…
- Question 2 · Specify that employees of the Committee for Public Counsel Services (“CPCS”) are permitted to…
- Question 3 · Eliminate political party primaries for state elections and instead establish a system where there…
- Question 4 · Permit eligible individuals to register to vote or update their voter registration address on…
- Question 5 · Change the limit on how much revenue the state can collect in a given…
- Question 6 · Establish a Nature for All Fund that, subject to appropriation by the Legislature, would…
- Question 7 · Allow single-family homes to be built in a residentially zoned area as long as…
- Question 8 · Change the type and amount of marijuana that may legally be possessed in Massachusetts…
- Question 9 · Makes a number of changes to Massachusetts laws governing firearms
Federal1
Statewide2
Federal candidate lists come from FEC filings. A candidate is marked “on the ballot” once their campaign files a pre-general report or the state’s official candidate list confirms it; others filed for 2026 but may have lost a primary or withdrawn.