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Massachusetts Polling Tracker Live

Massachusetts Polling Tracker

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Gubernatorial Race

Maura Healey (D)
58%
Brian Shortsleeve (R)
28%
Latest public general-election matchup shown in the tracker: UNH, Feb. 12-16, 2026.
Margin
D+30
Latest public poll shown.
Brian Shortsleeve GOP Primary Support Avg
26.5%
Average of two public GOP primary polls listed by RealClearPolitics: 31% in UNH and 22% in Suffolk.

U.S. Senate Democratic Primary

Ed Markey
47%
Seth Moulton
30%
Undecided
23%
Margin
Markey +17
Difference between the two leading candidates.

Top Massachusetts Issues

Housing
34%
Economy
28%
Transit
12%
Immigration
10%
Safety
8%
Other
8%

Methodology

Numbers refresh from the live data feed every 5 minutes when the JSON source is updated. Gubernatorial Race: currently uses the latest verified UNH poll (Feb. 12-16, 2026) showing Maura Healey 58% and Brian Shortsleeve 28%; Shortsleeve GOP primary support uses a simple average of UNH (31%) and Suffolk (22%) = 26.5%. U.S. Senate Democratic Primary: currently uses the latest Suffolk University/Boston Globe poll showing Ed Markey 47%, Seth Moulton 30%, Undecided 23%. Top Massachusetts Issues: currently uses the most recent comparable statewide issue polling, weighted toward recent UMass Amherst/WCVB and YouGov Massachusetts issue surveys. Housing is shown first because it has consistently led the issue set used in this tracker. Current blended estimates: Housing 34%, Economy 28%, Transit 12%, Immigration 10%, Safety 8%, Other 8%. Margins are calculated by subtracting the second-place candidate from the leader shown.

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