Maura Healey will take on Republican Geoff Diehl, who was endorsed by former President Donald Trump.
The openly gay politician officially won the Democratic primary for governor Tuesday night.
"My path is one of optimism, working together, with intention, to get things done," Healey said in her victory speech. If she wins the general election in November, she would become the state's first openly gay female governor.Recent polling shows Healey as the favorite to win the race. Healey could become one of two gay women elected as governors of U.S. states in November. Tina Kotek also won the Democratic nomination in Oregon in May.
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