Attorney General of Massachusetts
Statewide — all of Massachusetts
General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026
- Each nominee was the only name on their party's September 1, 2026 primary ballot: incumbent Democrat Andrea Campbell received 742,871 votes and Republican Michael Walsh 214,932 (official results; other votes were write-ins and blanks).[4][5]
- The Green Papers lists Campbell and Walsh as the only two candidates for attorney general in the November 3, 2026 general election; no independent or third-party candidate is listed.[6]
On the ballot · 2 candidates
Issue evidence — side by side
Recorded votes, documented positions and candidates’ own words are shown with sources. “In their own words” quotes a candidate on the topic without inferring a stance. Votes describe specific bills or motions; they do not establish overall support or opposition to a broad issue. A dash means our research has no evidence on that topic, not that the candidate has no position.
Protect legal access to abortion
- Andrea CampbellSupports[1]
Her campaign says she launched a confidential hotline for abortion care, co-sponsored a shield law for clinicians, and fought to keep mifepristone available through telehealth.
- Michael Walsh—
Expand immigration enforcement and deportations
- Andrea CampbellOpposes[1]
Her campaign describes her litigation blocking federal efforts to compel Massachusetts agencies to cooperate with ICE, and her guide and reporting portal on ICE conduct.
- Michael Walsh—
Loosen zoning rules to build more housing
- Andrea CampbellSupports[2]
Endorsed Ballot Question 7, which would allow single-family homes on lots as small as 5,000 square feet where public water and sewer exist.
- Michael WalshIn their own words[3]
“Local zoning decisions belong to cities and towns not unelected state bureaucrats.”
On his campaign website, describing his opposition to state-imposed zoning mandates
Broad tariffs on imported goods
- Andrea CampbellOpposes[1]
Her campaign says she sued over the administration's tariffs, which it calls illegal.
- Michael Walsh—
Research notes & limits
Slate from the Elections Division's official primary results (electionstats) and The Green Papers; the Secretary of the Commonwealth's certified general-election list (sec.state.ma.us) is behind a bot-protection block and was not loaded, and Ballotpedia returns a WAF page. The Attorney General's own mass.gov press releases return HTTP 403 to automated access, so Campbell's official-action items are cited to her campaign's description and labeled as such; dates were not given for several items. A news-reported ballot-signature dispute involving Walsh's primary nomination papers was removed because its status (appeals) could not be fully stated. Campaign finance omitted per brief.
Sources · 11
Researched 2026-10-19. Green citations are official government records.
- 1.Accomplishments · Andrea Joy Campbell for Attorney General Candidate's own words
- 2.Attorney General Campbell Endorses Massachusetts Ballot Question 7 to Expand Affordable Housing Supply · Andrea Joy Campbell for Attorney General · 2026-10-08 Candidate's own words
- 3.Mike Walsh for Attorney General · Mike Walsh for Attorney General Candidate's own words
- 4.2026 Attorney General Democratic Primary · Massachusetts Elections Division (electionstats) · 2026-10-19 Official record
- 5.2026 Attorney General Republican Primary · Massachusetts Elections Division (electionstats) · 2026-10-19 Official record
- 6.The Green Papers: Massachusetts 2026 General Election · The Green Papers · 2026-10-19 Reference
- 7.Andrea Campbell's Story · Andrea Joy Campbell for Attorney General Candidate's own words
- 8.Accomplishments · Andrea Joy Campbell for Attorney General Candidate's own words
- 9.Andrea Campbell sworn in as the state's attorney general · WBUR · 2023-01-18 News report
- 10.Mike Walsh for Attorney General · Mike Walsh for Attorney General Candidate's own words
- 11.Michael C. Walsh - Candidate Profile · Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth · 2026-10-19 Official record