A Boston Globe poll has put Massachusetts ballot questions 2026 closer than earlier surveys suggested, with Question Three, Question Five and Question Seven all separated by narrow margins before November 3rd. For Nantucket voters, the ballot comes to Nantucket High School from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on November 3rd.
Question Three drew 47 percent support and 41 percent opposition in the poll. Question Five drew 40 percent support and 37.6 percent opposition, while Question Seven drew 41.2 percent support and 40.6 percent opposition.
Question Three and Massachusetts
Question Three would replace partisan primaries in Massachusetts with a single all-party primary, with the top two finishers advancing to the general election. The poll numbers show a race that is still ahead for supporters, but not by much. Question Three has divided both the Democratic and Republican parties.
Question Five and Question Seven
Question Five would reduce the maximum tax revenue the state can collect in a year. Question Seven would require cities and towns to allow single-family homes on residential lots of at least 5,000 square feet that have at least 50 feet of frontage and access to public sewer and water services.
That zoning proposal would affect large parts of the state, including much of Nantucket, where many zoning districts have much larger minimum lot sizes. Before the Boston Globe poll, Question Seven had looked nearly certain to pass, and the most recent poll before it gave the measure a 44-point advantage.
Nantucket High School
Several Massachusetts ballot questions were still expected to pass, including measures to expand the state’s public records law, allow collective bargaining for public defenders, provide same-day voter registration and establish a dedicated nature conservation fund. Efforts to repeal marijuana legalization and a landmark gun control law have poor odds, but the new poll suggests the contests on Question Three, Question Five and Question Seven may be decided by far smaller margins than earlier data indicated.
Voters deciding those three questions now face a tighter finish than the earlier polling suggested, and the final result will come from the statewide vote on November 3rd.
