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Minogue wins GOP primary, will face Healey in November

Michael Minogue defeated Brian Shortsleeve in Tuesday's Republican primary and will meet incumbent Democratic Gov. Maura Healey on November 3.

By Marisol Vega, Political correspondent · Massachusetts · Wednesday, September 2, 2026

BOSTON — Michael Minogue won the Massachusetts Republican gubernatorial primary on September 1, 2026, defeating Brian Shortsleeve, according to the Associated Press and the NBC News Decision Desk. Unofficial AP results showed Minogue with approximately 76 percent of the vote shortly after 9:30 p.m., with roughly 20 percent of ballots counted at that point, Boston.com reported.

Minogue, a former chief executive of medical device firm Abiomed and an Army veteran, according to The Washington Post and GBH, had secured 70 percent of his party's convention vote in April before carrying Tuesday's primary, WAMC reported. Shortsleeve previously helped oversee the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority under former Gov. Charlie Baker, GBH noted.

In a victory statement, Minogue said the race is "bigger than one night, one campaign, or one election" and that "change is coming November 3rd," per WAMC.

Minogue will face incumbent Democratic Gov. Maura Healey, who ran unopposed in the Democratic primary, in the November 3, 2026 general election, according to The Washington Post and Wikipedia. Healey told supporters the contest ahead is a battle against President Trump, saying, "Mike Minogue supports Donald Trump's agenda that is raising your costs and killing Massachusetts jobs," GBH reported.

The RealClearPolitics polling average, as reported by RealClearPolling, showed Healey leading Minogue by 23 percentage points — 54.3 percent to 31.3 percent — ahead of the general election.

SourcesThe Washington PostNBC NewsThe Hill