Democrats gained among Carver voters in most statewide and federal elections in the 2026 midterms, according to election results reported by the Town Clerk so far.
In 2024, the Carver voted for President Donald Trump by about 13 points. This year, the margins are generally much closer. Among competitive statewide and federal elections, the town swung an average of 10 points toward the Democratic Party in 2026.
Carver has generally supported Republican candidates even as Massachusetts remains one of the bluest states in the country. This year was no different. Voters supported Republican candidates for Governor, U.S. Senate, Attorney General and Treasurer.
Democratic candidates won over Carver’s electorate in two elections, marking its biggest shifts from 2024.
Massachusetts Secretary of State Bill Galvin and U.S. Rep. Bill Keating won their respective elections and the support of Carver voters. In Carver, Galvin won by about 7 points and Keating won by a narrow 0.8 points. Both big swings toward the Democrats compared to 2024 — about 20.2 points and 13.8 points respectively.
In all other statewide races, Carver still voted for Republicans, but many shifted leftward.
U.S. Sen. Ed Markey and Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell both ran about 7 points ahead of former Vice President Kamala Harris’s Carver margin in 2024. Treasurer Deb Goldberg ran about 8.5 points ahead of Harris’s 2024 margin.
Despite winning statewide, all three candidates lost Carver by a margin of about 5 points.
The smallest shift came from the gubernatorial election, where Gov. Maura Healey fell short of the gains made among Carver voters by other Democratic candidates. Healey gained about 0.8 points from 2024. Townwide, she got about 42% of the vote compared to Republican candidate Mike Minogue’s 54%.
Final results may change as results remain uncertified. Carver’s contested state representative election is currently too close to call. It is the final uncalled Massachusetts State House this election cycle, according to the New York Times. Democratic Carver Select Board member Sarah Hewins holds a narrow lead of 89 votes from unofficial reported vote totals across the district’s three towns — Carver, Wareham and Middleboro.
On Friday, incumbent Republican State Rep. John Gaskey declared victory, claiming he won by 64 votes. The Carver Journal has not yet been able to verify this margin. Gaskey previously declared victory once before on election night, until Wareham’s results pushed Hewins into the lead and Gaskey deleted his victory post.
Hewins has not yet publicly declared victory nor has she conceded the election.
Election results, including fully counted absentee and mail-in ballots, will be certified later this month.
Contact Editor-in-Chief Nick Mossman at nick@carverjournal.com
