* indicates uncontested race
Live Updates: Nov. 2024 General Election
Live Election Results
The first five of Boston’s 275 precincts are now reporting unofficial results. Statewide, approximately 10% of votes are counted. It remains too early to call any outstanding races.
Approximately an hour and a half after polls closed, 0% of Boston voting precincts are reporting unofficial results. Statewide, approximately 7% of votes are counted.
The most important issue for Massachusetts voters was the economy and jobs, according to AP VoteCast, a poll of the American electorate conducted by the National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago in conjunction with The Associated Press. 32% of voters said it was the most important issue facing the country in 2024.
The next most important issues were immigration, abortion and healthcare, at 21%, 13% and 10% respectively.
With 0% of votes counted, The Associated Press called the Massachusetts U.S. Senate seat race for incumbent Democrat Elizabeth Warren. She defeated Republican candidate John Deaton.
With 0% of votes counted, The Associated Press predicts that Vice President Kamala D. Harris will win Massachusetts’ 11 electoral votes.
With polls now closed, The Associated Press has called the uncontested races for U.S. House districts 3-7 for Lori L. Trahan, Jake Auchincloss, Katherine M. Clark, Seth Moulton and Ayanna S. Pressley.
The Mass Media is calling the uncontested races for Governor’s Council districts 3, 4, 6 and 8 for Mara Dolan, Christopher A. Iannella, Jr., Terrence W. Kennedy and Tara J. Jacobs.
Massachusetts polls are now closed, but voters who are already in line will be permitted to vote.
The races for four of Massachusetts’ nine U.S. House districts, 3-7, are uncontested, as are the races for Governor’s Council Districts 3, 4, 6 and 8; 27 of the 40 seats up for election in the Massachusetts Senate; and more than 100 seats in the Massachusetts House of Representatives.
Four of the five Suffolk County offices on the ballot are also uncontested, including the register of deeds, clerk of courts for civil business, clerk of courts for criminal business and clerk for the Supreme Judicial Court. The only contested race is the special election for the register of probate, for which Democrat Stephanie L. Everett is running against independent candidate Mohamed Bah.
Curious about the Mass. ballot?
Here’s what to know:
Question 1, which was raised to the ballot by the current State Auditor Diana DiZoglio, decides whether or not the state auditor can audit the state Legislature.
Question 2 decides whether the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System should remain a graduation requirement. The Massachusetts Teachers Association is pushing for a “yes” vote to this question.
Question 3 provides a way to unionize legally for ride-share drivers. Supporters hope that this path will lead to fairer wages and compensation for gas and mileage. A University of Massachusetts Amherst/WCVB poll shows that 58% of voters agree with the proposed measure, and 27% oppose.
Question 4 would allow five psychedelic substances — psilocybin, psilocin, dimethyltryptamine, mescaline and ibogaine — to be administered under licensed supervision to patients suffering mental health conditions like depression, anxiety or post-traumatic stress disorder.
Question 5 seeks to raise the minimum wage for tipped services to $15 per hour over five years. It also would allow managers to split tips with back-of-house staff.
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Here’s what we know so far:
Polls opened at 7 a.m. Tuesday for the November general election. In addition to federal races — for president and vice president, U.S Senate and U.S. House of Representatives — Massachusetts voters will elect a member of the Governor’s Council, state Senate and state House of Representatives. Also on the ballot are five direct measures, known as Questions 1-5.
According to the secretary of the commonwealth, polls in Massachusetts will remain open until 8 p.m. Voters who are in line at that time will be allowed to cast a ballot.
Follow along for live updates as results become available.