Who is Mike Minogue and what is Minogue running on in the 2026 Massachusetts Governor race?
Mike Minogue (R) is a long shot in the 2026 Massachusetts Governor race, with about a 6% chance of winning, according to Kalshi and Polymarket on Oct 1.
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Mike Minogue is the Republican candidate for Massachusetts governor. Former CEO of Abiomed (sold to J&J in 2022), West Point graduate and Army Ranger/Desert Storm veteran; first run for office. Beat Brian Shortsleeve 75.8 to 24.2 in the Sept 1 primary. Running mate: Shawn Oliver. Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.
The race
Chance of winning: Kalshi and Polymarket, Oct 1
- The seat: Incumbent Maura Healey (D) seeking a 2nd term.
- Rating: Solid D (Cook, Inside Elections, RCP, 2026).
- Polling: Healey 54, Minogue 30 (UNH, Aug 20 to 24, 2026); UMass Amherst/YouGov Aug 5 to 12: Healey 53, Minogue 33.
Why Minogue is behind
- Massachusetts is strongly Democratic, and Healey is an incumbent leading by 20+ points.
- Healey is tying Minogue to Trump and stressing abortion rights in a blue state.
- Minogue attacks on emergency shelter costs, energy prices and unfunded mandates, and appeals to the roughly 65% of voters who are unenrolled.
- Minogue is a first-time candidate who can self-fund (former Abiomed CEO), but his pro-life stance is a hard sell in Massachusetts.
What Minogue is running on
- Immigration/shelters. Opposes sanctuary-state policies and the right-to-shelter guarantee for people in the country illegally; wants gang members deported.
- Energy. Opposes ‘disruptive’ and ‘expensive’ offshore wind and favors natural gas.
- Government spending. Promises to repeal or cancel all unfunded mandates; pitches himself as the auditing, ‘doing-math’ candidate.
- Abortion. Pro-life Catholic; says he would rather let Massachusetts voters weigh in on the issue.
- Trump/tariffs. Stresses independence from party and disagrees with Trump’s tariffs on life sciences and medical devices.
In Minogue’s own words
“It does not apply common sense that we are bankrupting the state with right-to-shelter.”
“I don’t identify with a party. I swore the Constitution to America.”
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