Gov. Maura Healey says she will seek reelection

Gov. Maura Healey says she is running for reelection.

Healey announced her intention to seek a second term on GBH’s Boston Public Radio Friday.

“I plan to run for reelection because there’s a lot more to do,” said Healey. “I love my job. I feel incredibly privileged to be in this position, and I’d love to have the opportunity to continue to work for the great people of this state.”

Healey was elected to her first term as governor in 2022. She previously served two terms as Massachusetts attorney general.

Amy Carnevale, the chair of the Massachusetts Republican Party, said the GOP has been assuming that Healey would seek a second term as it gears up for the 2026 governor’s race.

“As a party, we fully expected that she would seek a second term, and we expect to have robust opposition to her candidacy for reelection,” Carnevale said.

Several Republicans are reportedly considering gubernatorial bids, including Mike Kennealy, who served as secretary of housing and economic development under former Gov. Charlie Baker; Brian Shortsleeve, who ran the MBTA under Baker; and state Sen. Peter Durant of Spencer.

An

October 2024 poll
from UMass reflected both the strength of Healey’s position and the challenges she might face as she seeks a second term. While 58% of respondents approved of Healey’s performance as governor, 41% said they believed the state was on the wrong track, the highest such number in more than four years. Respondents also saw housing as the biggest challenge facing the state, though just 8% attributed responsibility for housing difficulties to Healey.

This is a developing story.