Scrutinel— 2026 midterms

UpdatedAug 24, 2026, 7:02 PM UTC
To election day71 days
Simulations200,000

Massachusetts — Governor

Currently held by a Democrat · incumbent running

Democrat
Maura Healey
99%
Republican
Mike Minogue
1%
ForecastSafe D
Projected margin
D+23.1
80% range
D+10.6 to D+35.8
Partisan lean
D+28.3
Uncertainty multiplier
1.58×

The 80% range comes from 200,000 simulations in which this race’s error is correlated with every other race through the national, state and demographic layers.

How the estimate is built
Polls 39%Fundamentals 61%
Polling average
D+21.1
Fundamentals
D+29.6
Blended
D+23.8
Similar-race shift
−2.0
Poll–fundamentals gap
8.6 pts
PollingDR matchup
Polls in window
5
Distinct pollsters
3
Most recent
June 23, 2026
Democrat
52.8%
Republican
31.7%
Undecided / other
15.6%
Spread between polls
2.4 pts
Fundamentals
Partisan lean
D+28.3
Elasticity
1.10
Incumbency
+5.0
Candidate experience
+0.3
Fundraising
0.0
National environment
D+5.4
Expected margin
D+31.6

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