Who Is Running for Prosecutor and Sheriff in Massachusetts in 2022?
In 2022, all Massachuetts will vote for their prosecutor and sheriff
Below are the candidates who are running for these offices. The list is updated as of information provided by the state’s board of election on Aug. 31.
The state is holding its primaries on Sept. 6. The general election is on Nov. 8.
| Prosecutor candidates | Sheriff candidates | |
| Barnstable County | Barnstable is part of the Cap and Islands District alongside Dukes and Nantucket counties. Melissa Alden (R), lost primary John Carey (R), lost primary Robert Joseph Galibois (D) Daniel Higgins (R) | Donna Buckley (D) Timothy Whelan (R) |
| Berkshire County | Andrea Harrington (D, inc.), lost primary Timothy Shugrue (D) | Alf Barbalunga (D), lost primary Thomas Bowler (D, inc.) |
| Bristol County | Thomas Quinn (D, inc.) Shannon McMahon (D), lost primary | Nicholas Bernier (D), lost primary Paul Heroux (D) Thomas Hodgson (R, inc.) George McNeil (D), lost primary |
| Dukes County | Dukes is part of the Cap and Islands District alongside Barnstable and Nantucket counties. Melissa Alden (R), lost primary John Carey (R), lost primary Robert Joseph Galibois (D) Daniel Higgins (R) | Erik Blake (D) Robert Ogden (D) |
| Essex County | James P. O’Shea (D) Paul Tucker (D), lost primary This is also known as the Eastern District. | Kevin Coppinger (D, inc.) Virginia Leigh (D), lost primary |
| Franklin County | Frankllin is part of the Northwestern District alongside Hampshire. David Sullivan (D, inc.) | Christopher Donelan (D) |
| Hampden County | Anthony Gulluni (D, inc.) | Nick Cocchi (D) |
| Hampshire County | Hampshire is part of the Northwestern District alongside Franklin. David Sullivan (D, inc.) | Patrick Cahillane (D) (inc.) Yvonne Gittelson (D), lost primary Caitlin Sara Sepeda (D), lost primary |
| Middlesex County | Marian Ryan (D, inc.) This is also known as the Northern District. | Peter Koutoujian (D, inc.) |
| Nantucket County | Nantucket is part of the Cap and Islands District alongside Dukes and Barnstable counties. Melissa Alden (R), lost primary John Carey (R), lost primary Robert Joseph Galibois (D) Daniel Higgins (R) | James Perelman (D) |
| Norfolk County | Michael Morrissey (D, inc.) | Patrick McDermott (D, inc.) |
| Plymouth County | Timothy Cruz (R, inc.) Rahsaan Hall (D) | Joseph Daniel McDonald (R) |
| Suffolk County | Kevin Hayden (D, inc.) Ricardo Arroyo (D), lost primary | Steven Tompkins (D, inc.) Sandy Zamor-Calixte (D), lost primary |
| Worcester County | Joseph Early (D, inc.) This is also known as the Middle District. | Lewis Evangelidis (R) David Fontaine (D) |