2026 Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth election

2026 Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth election
← 2022 November 3, 2026 2030 →
Incumbent Secretary of the Commonwealth; William F. Galvin; Democratic	; ;

The 2026 Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth election will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Primary elections will be held on September 1. Incumbent Democratic secretary William F. Galvin is running for a 9th term.^[1]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

William F. Galvin, incumbent secretary of the commonwealth (1995–present)^[1]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball^[2]	Safe D	November 2, 2025

References

1 2 Stout, Matt (February 4, 2026). "Bill Galvin, already Massachusetts' longest-serving secretary of state, says he will seek a record ninth term". The Boston Globe. Retrieved February 4, 2026.
↑ Jacobson, Louis (August 7, 2025). "Previewing the 2026 Secretary of State Races". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved November 2, 2025.

[:0-1] 1 2 Stout, Matt (February 4, 2026). "Bill Galvin, already Massachusetts' longest-serving secretary of state, says he will seek a record ninth term". The Boston Globe. Retrieved February 4, 2026.

[Sabato's_Crystal_Ball-2] Jacobson, Louis (August 7, 2025). "Previewing the 2026 Secretary of State Races". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved November 2, 2025.

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