Mass. upgraded from least competitive elections in the country to second-worst
Only Rhode Island has a lower share of races with both a Democrat and a Republican on the ballot in November
For the first time since Barack Obama was president, Massachusetts did not land in dead last in Ballotpedia’s biennial assessment of state legislative competition across the country.
PODCASTS
Live debate: Should Mass. adopt all-party primary elections?
A debate between the campaigns supporting and opposing ballot Question 3 and the effort to bring all-party primaries to Massachusetts
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
Commonwealth in depth
The Dean of Massachusetts mayors
Leominster bills itself as โa city on the move,โ but it hasnโt elected a new mayor in more than three decades
BY THE NUMBERS
Republican voters split with party on gun law; Dems want more access to public records from Democrat-dominated offices
New poll reveals divide on some ballot questions between voters and party leaders
From the Archives
On Heritage Road
In the heart of suburbia, anxieties about the new economy


