2026 MassGOP Convention
DCU Center, Worcester
Massachusetts Republican Party x2dx2d YRTC attended as delegates
YRTC was on the floor in Worcester for the Massachusetts Republican Nominating Convention. Roughly 1,800 delegates from across the Commonwealth cast votes that narrowed the September 1 statewide primary ballot. Mike Minogue won the Governor endorsement with 70.4% of delegate votes; Brian Shortsleeve cleared the 15% threshold to remain on the ballot; Mike Kennealy was eliminated. Anne Brensley took the Lieutenant Governor endorsement with 56%, and John Deaton carries the party endorsement for U.S. Senate against Sen. Ed Markey.
Since the convention: Anne Brensley did not make the September ballot for Lieutenant Governor, falling short on certified nomination signatures in May. In July she launched a write-in campaign for Secretary of State — an office with no Republican printed on the September 1 primary ballot. Update, September 2026: her campaign reports the write-in cleared the 5,000 votes needed to put her on the November ballot against Secretary Bill Galvin.
Reporting compiled from WBUR, The Boston Globe, GBH News, and MassGOP.
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