Opponents narrowly defeated a ballot measure to reduce minimum lot sizes statewide to spur housing production across Massachusetts, the Associated Press says. The big picture: The results preserves Massachusetts' 351 cities and towns ability to control the residential landscape in their communities, but shows voters are desperate for more housing stock. "The fact that this proposal came so close demonstrates the growing recognition that...

Massachusetts State House 1st Middlesex Democratic primary election results. The Globe is tracking the results from the 2026 Massachusetts State House 1st Middlesex Democrati

The last time MassLive chatted with Daniel Darris-O’Connor, he was just the youngest member of Billerica’s Select Board, following through on an interest in politics and policy that had taken hold at a young age. Just about a year later, Darris-O’Connor, 19, has parlayed that interest into a seat in the Massachusetts House of Representatives. On Election Day, the rising Democratic star scored ...

Massachusetts voters rejected Ballot Question 5 with 52% voting no, preserving the state's existing tax rebate law and its current revenue cap triggers.

None of the nine ballot questions posed to Massachusetts voters this election cycle received more support than Question 1, which would require the governor and lawmakers to make public most of the records they produce.

Minogue lost Tuesday’s governor’s race to incumbent Gov. Maura Healey by more than 27 points, according to the Associate Press. The post Which towns voted for Republican Mike Minogue? appeared first on Boston.com.

Republican Rep. Kelly Pease won his fourth term in the 4th Hampden District, defeating Democratic challenger Colby Hoffman in both Westfield and Southampton.

Democratic Sen. Ed Markey addressed supporters on election night after defeating Republican John Deaton in the Massachusetts Senate race.

The measure would allow single family homes to be built on a minimum 5,000 sq. ft. lot. WBZ-TV's Payton May reports.