Massachusetts voters had a choice between Democratic Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey or Republican former State Rep. Geoff Diehl for governor of Massachusetts on Nov. 8. Healey prevailed, and each party hosted watch parties to await the final ballot count to determine the next governor.
Maura Healey and Kim Driscoll, governor-elect and lieutenant governor-elect, at the MassDems Watch Party. ZIYU (JULIAN) ZHU/DFP STAFFAttorney General-elect Andrea Campbell tearing up after her win. CLARE ONG/DFP STAFFAudience members cheering at the MassDems Watch Party at Fairmont Copley Plaza. ZIYU (JULIAN) ZHU/DFP STAFFHealey speaking to the crowd at the watch party. HUI-EN LIN/DFP STAFFSen. Elizabeth Warren speaks to the crowd. CLARE ONG/DFP STAFFRep. Ayanna Pressley at the MassDems Watch Party. Pressley won her race by a wide margin. ZIYU (JULIAN) ZHU/DFP STAFFBoston Mayor Michelle Wu at the MassDems Watch Party on Nov. 8. HUI-EN LIN/DFP STAFFA crowd of excited supporters cheer on Healey at the MassDems Watch Party. ZIYU (JULIAN) ZHU/DFP STAFFSen. Ed Markey speaking at the watch party to support Healey and the other Democratic candidates. Markey was not up for reelection this year. HUI-EN LIN/DFP STAFFHealey will be the first openly lesbian governor in the United States. CLARE ONG/DFP STAFFGeoff Diehl making his concession speech on Nov. 8. MADISON KOESLER/DFP STAFFA supporter at the Republican watch party hangs his head following Diehl’s crushing defeat, which was called at 8 p.m. MADISON KOESLER/DFP STAFFDiehl-Allen Campaign Manager Amanda Orlando speaking to press at the Republican election event. ANDREW BURKE-STEVENSON/DFP STAFFJay McMahon, Republican candidate for attorney general, speaking at the Republican watch party at the Boston Harbor Hotel. ANDREW BURKE-STEVENSON/DFP STAFFDiehl speaking to audience members after the watch party. ANDREW BURKE-STEVENSON/DFP STAFF
