Governor's Council
2026 Elections

District 2

Communities in District 2: Ashland, Attleboro, Avon, Bellingham, Braintree (Pcts 1A, 1B, 2A, 2B, 3A, 4A, 5A, 5B, 6B), Bridgewater, Brockton, Canton, Dover, East Bridgewater, Easton, Foxborough, Framingham, Franklin, Halifax, Hanson, Holliston, Hopkinton, Mansfield, Medfield, Medway, Milford, Millis, Milton, Natick, Needham, Norfolk, North Attleborough, Norton, Plainville, Randolph, Sharon, Sherborn, Stoughton, West Bridgewater, Whitman, Wrentham

State Senators’ Districts within D2: Mike Brady, Bill Driscoll, Paul Feeney, Karen Spilka, Becca Rausch 

Incumbent: Tamisha Civil (D)

Challenger: Francis T. Crimmins (R)

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District 3

Boston neighborhoods in District 3: Boston — Fenway (W4P10, 12; W5P2, 10, 12, 15; W21P1); Boston – Allston/Brighton (W21P2-16, W22)

Other cities and towns in District 3: Acton, Arlington, Ayer, Bedford, Belmont, Billerica, Boxborough, Brookline, Burlington, Cambridge – West Cambridge (W8P2; W9); Carlisle, Chelmsford, Concord, Harvard, Hudson, Lexington, Lincoln, Littleton, Marlborough, Maynard, Newton, Southborough, Stow, Sudbury, Waltham, Watertown, Wayland, Wellesley, Weston, Woburn 

State Senators’ Districts within D3: Mike Barrett, Will Brownsberger, Cindy Creem, Jamie Eldridge, Cindy Friedman

Incumbent: Mara Dolan (D)

Challenger: Margie Palladino (D)

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District 4

Boston neighborhoods in District 4: Bay Village, Chinatown, Dorchester, Hyde Park, Jamaica Plain, Mattapan Mission Hill, Roslindale, South Boston, South End, West Roxbury  (W1P15; W3P7–8, 14–16; W4P1–5,9,11; W5P1, 13, 14; W6–W20)

Other cities and towns in District 4: Braintree, (Pcts. 3B, 4B, 6A); Cohasset, Dedham, Duxbury, Hanover, Hingham, Holbrook, Hull, Marshfield, Norwell, Norwood, Quincy, Rockland, Scituate, Walpole, Westwood, Weymouth

State Senators’ Districts within D4: Nick Collins, John Keenan, Liz Miranda, Patrick O’Connor, Mike Rush

Incumbent: Christopher Iannella (D)

Challengers: Ronald Primo Iacobucci (D), Jordan Korgood (D)

6/19/2026: The Ballot Law Commission ruled Jordan Korgood ineligible to run. She has appealed the ruling.

District 7

Communities in District 7: 

  • Hampden County: Brimfield, Holland, Monson, and Wales
  • Hampshire County: Ware 
  • Middlesex County: Ashby, Groton, Shirley, Townsend, and Westford
  • Worcester County (excluding Ashburnham, Athol, Harvard, Milford, Petersham, Royalston, Southborough, Warren, and Winchendon)

State Senators’ Districts within D4: John Cronin, Peter Durant, Ryan Fattman, Robyn Kennedy, Michael Moore

Incumbent: Paul DePalo (D)

Challenger: Margaret Abboud (R) 

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District 8

Communities in District 8:

  • Berkshire County (all) 
  • Franklin County (all) 
  • Hampden County (all but Brimfield, Holland, Monson, and Wales) 
  • Hampshire County (all except Ware) 
  • Worcester County (Ashburnham, Athol, Petersham, Royalston, Waren, and Winchendon)

State Senators’ Districts within D8: Jo Comerford, Adam Gomez, Paul Mark, Jake Oliveira, John Velis

Incumbent: Tara Jacobs (D)

Challenger: Michael Fenton (D) 

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What the Governor’s Council Does

The Massachusetts Governor’s Council consists of eight individuals elected from districts each consisting of five state senate districts. The Council is responsible for confirming judges and members of the Parole Board, among other nominees, and of approving pardons and commutations. If you care about the present and future of courts in Massachusetts, then you should care about the Governor’s Council.