2026 Massachusetts governor's race

Incumbent: Maura Healey (Democratic)

Maura HealeyDemocratic Party (United States)96%

BSBrian ShortsleeveRepublican Party (United States)5%

vsD +91Polymarket ↗

Implied chance of winning — live Polymarket prices

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Where they stand

Expand an issue for what they've actually said, cited

Issue	Healey	Shortsleeve	Minogue
Housing costs	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
	Opposes stricter penalties	Unknown	Unknown
Energy production	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
	Opposes restrictions	Unknown	Unknown
Fentanyl & drug enforcement	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
School choice	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Parents' rights in education	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
LGBT causes	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
	Allow with consent	Unknown	Unknown
Women's sports	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
	Opposes ID requirement	Unknown	Unknown
Election integrity: mail ballots	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Taxes (federal)	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Health care (federal)	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Border enforcement & immigration law (federal)	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Regulation & permitting (federal)	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
	Opposes EV mandates	Unknown	Unknown
Student loan forgiveness (federal)	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
	Opposes legalization	Unknown	Unknown
	Supports new gun limits	Unknown	Unknown
Social Security & Medicare (federal)	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Federal spending & debt (federal)	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Sanctuary jurisdictions (federal)	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
DEI programs (federal)	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Free speech & tech censorship (federal)	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Congressional term limits (federal)	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Congressional stock trading (federal)	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Israel (federal)	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Ukraine aid (federal)	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
China & trade (federal)	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown

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