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2018 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 2018 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election?

Charlie Baker won the 2018 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election. Charlie Baker received 1,781,341 popular votes (66.59%). The main challenger was Jay Gonzalez (33.12%).

See the full head-to-head between Baker and Gonzalez

Baker +33.5 pts · won by 895,571 votes
Charlie BakerRepublicanWINNER66.59%
1,781,341 votes
Jay GonzalezDemocratic33.12%
885,770 votes
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.