2022 Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth election

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2022 Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth election
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Nominee William Galvin Rayla Campbell
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 1,665,808 722,021
Percentage 67.7% 29.3%
Galvin:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Campbell:      40–50%      50–60%      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Tie:      40–50%      50%      No votes

| title = Secretary of the Commonwealth | before_election = William Galvin | before_party = Massachusetts Democratic Party | after_election = William Galvin | after_party = Massachusetts Democratic Party | turnout = 51.4%[1]}}

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The 2022 Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth. Incumbent Democrat William Galvin won re-election.[2] Galvin has been Secretary since 1995. The last Republican to be elected to the position was Frederic Cook, in 1949. Only Cook has served a longer tenure as Secretary.

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

Eliminated in primary[edit]

  • Tanisha Sullivan, corporate attorney and president of NAACP Boston[2]

Endorsements[edit]

William Galvin
Labor unions
Newspapers
Tanisha Sullivan
U.S. Representatives
State legislators
Mayors
Individuals
Organizations
Labor unions

Debate[edit]

2022 Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealthy democratic primary debate
No. Date Host Moderator Link Democratic Democratic
Key:
 P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Not invited   I  Invited  W  Withdrawn
William Galvin Tanisha Sullivan
1 Aug. 8, 2022 WBUR-FM Tiziana Dearing YouTube P P
1 Aug. 10, 2022 WGBH-TV Jim Braude YouTube P P

Polling[edit]

Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size[a] 		Margin
of error 		William
Galvin 		Tanisha
Sullivan 		Other Undecided
UMass Amherst August 26–29, 2022 500 (LV) ± 5.1% 49% 30% 1% 20%
UMass Lowell August 16–25, 2022 800 (LV) ± 3.9% 56% 21% 1% 22%
Advantage, Inc. (R)[A] August 22–23, 2022 563 (LV) ± 4.1% 55% 14% – 31%
MassINC Polling Group (D)[B] August 19–21, 2022 401 (LV) ± 4.9% 53% 20% 1% 23%
MassINC Polling Group August 5–9, 2022 520 (LV) ± 5.1% 43% 15% 3% 38%
DAPA Research (D)[C] Mid-July 2022 300 (LV) ± 5.7% 49% 23% – 28%
UMass Amherst June 15–21, 2022 557 (LV) ± 4.7% 38% 25% 0% 37%
MassINC Polling Group (D)[B] June 2022 – (LV) – 52% 15% 3% 29%

Results[edit]

Convention[edit]

Democratic convention vote, June 4[18]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Tanisha Sullivan 2,578 62.4
Democratic William Galvin (incumbent) 1,553 37.5
Total votes 4,131 100.0%

Primary[edit]

Democratic primary results[19]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic William Galvin (incumbent) 524,947 70.15%
Democratic Tanisha Sullivan 223,420 29.85%
Total votes 748,367 100.0%

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

Results[edit]

Republican primary results[19]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Rayla Campbell 207,927 100.0%
Total votes 207,927 100.0%

General election[edit]

Predictions[edit]

Source Ranking As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball[21] Safe D December 1, 2021
Elections Daily[22] Safe D November 7, 2022

Polling[edit]

Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size[a] 		Margin
of error 		Bill
Galvin (D) 		Rayla
Campbell (R) 		Juan
Sanchez (G-R) 		Other Undecided
UMass Amherst/YouGov October 20–26, 2022 700 (RV) ± 4.3% 58% 30% 4% 2%[b] 6%
UMass Lowell/YouGov October 18–25, 2022 1,000 (LV) ± 4.1% 58% 24% 3% – 15%
Suffolk University October 13–16, 2022 500 (LV) ± 4.4% 52% 25% 7% 1%[c] 14%
Suffolk University September 10–13, 2022 500 (RV) ± 4.4% 53% 19% 6% 1%[c] 22%

Results[edit]

2022 Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth election[23]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic William Galvin (incumbent) 1,665,808 67.69% -3.13%
Republican Rayla Campbell 722,021 29.34% +4.01%
Green-Rainbow Juan Sanchez 71,717 2.91% -0.88%
Write-in 1,396 0.06% -0.01%
Total votes 2,460,942 100.0%
Democratic hold

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ a b Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
  2. ^ "Other" with 2%
  3. ^ a b "Refused" with 1%
Partisan clients
  1. ^ This poll was sponsored by the Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance, a Republican-aligned group
  2. ^ a b This poll was sponsored by Priorities for Progress, a Democratic-aligned group
  3. ^ This poll was sponsored by the National Association of Government Employees, which supports Galvin

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Mass. Voter turnout dipped in midterms, but beat official expectations". November 28, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "Secretary of State William Galvin running for Re-election as He Seeks Record Eighth Term". The Boston Globe.
  3. ^ Kashinsky, Lisa. "5 things to watch at the MassGOP convention". www.politico.com. Politico. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
  4. ^ "A final term for Bill Galvin". The Boston Globe. August 25, 2022. Archived from the original on August 25, 2022. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
  5. ^ Kashinsky, Lisa (July 28, 2022). "Soldiers' home reforms set". Politico. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
  6. ^ Kashinsky, Lisa (June 2, 2022). "Bero plays his hand". www.politico.com. Politico. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
  7. ^ Kashinsky, Lisa (June 22, 2022). "Healey's in pole position (again)". www.politico.com. Politico. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
  8. ^ Kashinsky, Lisa (May 10, 2022). "Baker's a bump in the road to driver's license reform". www.politico.com. Politico. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
  9. ^ a b Kashinsky, Lisa (April 26, 2022). "Elizabeth Warren is not amused". www.politico.com. Politico. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
  10. ^ a b Kashinsky, Lisa (July 27, 2022). "The governor flexes his political muscle". Politico. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
  11. ^ Kashinsky, Lisa (May 19, 2022). "Covid metrics are rising again. Now what?". www.politico.com. Politico. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
  12. ^ "EMILY's List Endorses Tanisha Sullivan and Kim Driscoll for Election in Massachusetts". EMILY's List. August 26, 2022. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
  13. ^ "Dem. Delegates Back Sullivan over Galvin in Secretary Race".
  14. ^ Kashinsky, Lisa (May 26, 2022). "Endorsements rev up as gas tax stalls, again". www.politico.com. Politico. Retrieved May 29, 2022.
  15. ^ Kashinsky, Lisa (July 1, 2022). "Vaccination situation". Politico. Retrieved July 2, 2022.
  16. ^ Kashinsky, Lisa (July 14, 2022). "Driscoll's gamble". Politico. Retrieved July 15, 2022.
  17. ^ "Massachusetts". UAW Endorsements. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  18. ^ Thomas, Kayleigh; Phillips, Amy (June 6, 2022). "2022 Massachusetts Democratic Convention full results". WWLP. Retrieved September 30, 2022.
  19. ^ a b "2022 primary elections". Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth. Retrieved September 30, 2022.
  20. ^ "State GOP Hoping to Rebound from Losses".
  21. ^ "Secretary of State Races: More Important Than Ever in 2022, and More Complicated, Too". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
  22. ^ Solomon, Zack (November 7, 2022). "Elections Daily Secretary of State Ratings". Elections Daily. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
  23. ^ "2022 Secretary of the Commonwealth General Election". Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts - Elections Division.

External links[edit]

Official campaign websites
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