Democratic women rolled to victory on Tuesday in Massachusetts, capturing five out of six of the state's constitutional offices, including the governor's office:
Maura Healey's resounding victory against Republican Geoff Diehl means she will become the state's first woman and first openly gay person elected governor of the commonwealth. Healey and Kim Driscoll, who will become the state's next lieutenant governor, are the first all-female ticket to be elected governor and lieutenant governor in the country.
The other women who prevailed on Tuesday included Andrea Campbell, who defeated Republican Jay McMahon to succeed Healey as attorney general, becoming the first Black woman to serve as the state's top law enforcement officer.will become the next state auditor, after Republican Anthony Amore conceded in the race to succeed another Democratic woman, Suzanne Bump.
The only man to win statewide office on Tuesday was William Galvin, another Democrat, who clinched an unprecedented eighth term as secretary of state. Galvin beat Republican Rayla Campbell, one of two Black women on the statewide ballot for the major parties. Another Republican woman also lost her bid for statewide office: Leah Allen, who ran for lieutenant governor as Geoff Diehl's running mate.
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