ELECTIONS

Many political observers consider Healey the early favorite for the Nov. 2022 election because she is the only candidate in the race to have won a statewide election. The Democrat has served as attorney general since 2015 and has more than $3 million in her campaign accounts.

After Berkshire District Attorney Andrea Harrington tweeted support for an indicted state's attorney, her political opponent criticized her for focusing on politics, not her job.

Promising to make public records accessible and expand voting rights, attorney and life sciences executive Tanisha Sullivan, president of the Boston branch of the NAACP, launched her campaign for Massachusetts secretary of state Tuesday morning.

Some Republicans say they are worried that GOP gubernatorial candidate Geoff Diehl is unelectable. Others argue a pro-Trump agenda is the best way to excite the grassroots and win in November.

Republicans launched a digital attack ad this week that attempts to tie Governor Ned Lamont’s COVID-19 response to that of former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo.

US Senator Ed Markey of Massachusetts says passing the John Lewis Voting Rights law would restore Americans' faith in the peaceful transfer of power and prevent another attempt at insurrection.

State Sen. Eric Lesser of Longmeadow announced Tuesday he’s running for the Democratic nomination for Massachusetts lieutenant governor.

Secretary of State William Gardner, who earned a national reputation as gatekeeper of New Hampshire's first-in-the-nation presidential primary, has held the office since 1976.

A 2022 primary election date has not yet been set in Massachusetts.

Former Massachusetts state Sen. Benjamin Downing dropped out of the race Tuesday, saying his campaign does "not have the financial resources to continue."