Massachusetts Question 9 results for 2026

Current status

No final statewide outcome has been reported while counting continues. County-by-county figures and the statewide map will show how the vote is distributed geographically as updated totals are posted. Those local figures are parts of the same statewide question; they are not separate county contests.

Reading the results

The central figures to follow are the statewide totals for each response and the share of the vote attached to each. County results allow comparisons among different parts of Massachusetts, while the combined statewide count determines the overall result.

Updates may change totals and percentages during the count. A lead at one point in the process is not itself a final result, and no outcome should be treated as settled until an official result is reported. Map shading should also be read together with the underlying vote totals because the map displays geography, while the totals display the number of votes.

What Question 9 covers

Question 9 is identified as a referendum on an existing law. Voters are deciding a ballot question involving a law already enacted rather than choosing an officeholder. The title identifies the measure’s type but does not identify the law at issue or explain the legal effect of each response. The full official ballot wording is needed to determine what each choice would do.