September 3, 2026 By Carol Britton Meyer
By Carol Britton Meyer
There was about a 26% voter turnout for the Sept. 1 state primary in Hingham, with 4,106 voting Democratic and 1,128 Republican, according to the preliminary results – – for a total of about 5,234 ballots cast from among the town’s approximately 19,750 registered voters.
Tuesday’s turnout (estimated at approximately 5,300 when all is finalized) is better than in 2024 (3,837) and surpasses 2022, when there were many Democratic races on the ballot (4,928),Town Clerk Carol Falvey told the Hingham Anchor.
“It’s important to keep in mind that the voting process really starts about a month before the actual election date, when the Vote by Mail ballots go out,” she said. “While a 26% rate is good, it would please me to see a higher turnout and a better return rate on the early ballots.”
Falvey also noted that Hingham voters enjoy early voting, with approximately 50% voting prior to the Sept. 1 primary date.
“There were only a few contested races on the Democratic ballot this year” and only a couple on the Republican ballot; otherwise, the turnout might have been higher, she said.
On the Democratic side, there was a race for senator in Congress between incumbent Sen. Edward Markey and Seth Moulton; representative in Congress between incumbent Stephen Lynch and Patrick Roath; and for the Councillor seat between incumbent Christopher Iannella, Jr. and Ronald Iacobucci. All three incumbents prevailed.
Governor Maura Healey ran unopposed on the Democratic ballot, as did Rep. Joan Meschino.
On the Republican ballot, Michael Minogue defeated Brian Shortsleeve in the governor race. There was a three-way race for county commissioner among incumbent Sandra Wright, Anthony O’Brien, and Korey Welch – with the final results uncertain as of Wednesday morning.
Sen. Patrick O’Connor ran unopposed on the Republican ballot, as did Plymouth County District Attorney Timothy Cruz.
Go to https://www.hingham-ma.gov/
The state election is Nov. 3.