Mike Minogue to face Maura Healey in Massachusetts governor race
Mike Minogue, a Republican candidate and former CEO of Abiomed, won the Republican primary for Massachusetts governor with over 75% of the vote, defeating Brian Shortsleeve.He will face Democratic incumbent Governor Maura Healey in November, who was unopposed in her primary. Minogue is a U.S. Army combat veteran who served in Iraq during Operation Desert Storm. Even though he is anti-abortion and supports expanding natural gas use, he plans to uphold current abortion laws and has proposed canceling certain environmental mandates. Despite his primary victory, polls suggest Healey holds a significant lead. Minogue’s running mate is Shawn Oliver, who shifted from the lieutenant governor race to the gubernatorial race, emphasizing party unity. Meanwhile, John Deaton secured the Republican nomination for the Senate race against incumbent Ed Markey, who survived a primary challenge from Seth Moulton.
Republican candidate Mike Minogue is set to face Gov. Maura Healey (D-MA) in November after winning Tuesday’s primary in the race for Massachusetts governor.
Minogue won over 75% of the vote among Republican primary voters, defeating Brian Shortsleeve by over 50 points. As she seeks a second term, Healey was unopposed in the Democratic primary.
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Minogue is the former CEO of Abiomed, a global medical device manufacturer based in Danvers, Massachusetts. He is also a U.S. Army combat veteran who served in Iraq during Operation Desert Storm in 1991. Minogue thanked his supporters for backing him.
“The good news is it’s going to be a little bit of an earlier night. The better news is we won,” he said in his election night speech.
“Because of you, this is more than a campaign; this is a movement,” the primary victor added. “And because of your courage and your willingness to say, ‘It’s time to do something different, it is time to put people before politics.’ Because of that, we are going to make history in 63 days.”
The Republican nominee is running on the same ticket as Shawn Oliver. Oliver was previously Shortsleeve’s running mate, but he moved over to Minogue’s ticket because he was the sole Republican left in the lieutenant governor’s race.
“Together we will unify the party,” Oliver said late Tuesday.
Despite his election loss, Shortsleeve endorsed Minogue to take on Healey.
“This primary is over,” Shortsleeve said. “Now it’s time to come together.”
It’s unlikely Minogue will unseat Healey in November, as the Democratic incumbent led by 24 points in a recent University of New Hampshire poll for the general election.
Minogue has described himself as an anti-abortion Catholic, though he promised to uphold the state’s current abortion law before Healey signed a bill into law last month that eliminated the previous 24-week abortion ban. The measure effectively made abortion legal and accessible at any stage of pregnancy in Massachusetts.
Minogue is also running on expanding the state’s use of natural gas instead of offshore wind. He also said he would “repeal or cancel all unfunded mandates,” such as the Net Zero Mandate, which focuses on reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
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Also on Tuesday, Republican candidate John Deaton won his uncontested primary for the Senate race. He is set to face incumbent Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA), who survived a primary challenge from Rep. Seth Moulton (D-MA).
Deaton was one of the Massachusetts Republican candidates who attended Monogue’s election night party.
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