Politics
Mike Minogue secures Republican nomination for Massachusetts governor
The former medical device executive will challenge incumbent Democrat Maura Healey in November after winning the GOP primary.
The short version
- Former medical device executive Mike Minogue defeated Brian Shortsleeve to win the Massachusetts Republican gubernatorial primary.
- Minogue will face incumbent Democratic Governor Maura Healey, who was renominated alongside Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll without primary opposition.
- Minogue heavily self-funded his primary campaign, contributing roughly $7 million of the more than $7.5 million he raised in the first quarter.
Key facts
- Mike Minogue defeated former MBTA executive Brian Shortsleeve in the Massachusetts Republican primary for governor.[Fox News]
- Minogue self-funded approximately $7 million of the more than $7.5 million his campaign raised during the first quarter of 2026.[Fox News]
- Incumbent Governor Maura Healey and Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll secured the Democratic nominations after running unopposed in their primaries.[Fox News]
- Republicans failed to field candidates in roughly half of Massachusetts' congressional districts as well as the races for state auditor and secretary of state.[Fox News]
- Republican candidate for lieutenant governor Anne Manning Martin is running a write-in campaign due to signature issues.[Fox News]
What remains uncertain
- The final vote tallies and margins of victory from the primary election were not specified.[Fox News]