2026 County Commissioner Dukes County
Massachusetts has fourteen counties, but only five have active county governments. County Commissioners oversee these county governments, though their structure varies. Dukes County elects seven Commissioners to two‑year terms, with no term limits, 7 seats are up for election. The other counties, Barnstable, Bristol, Norfolk, and Plymouth, elect three Commissioners to four-year terms, with no term limits. Barnstable, Bristol, Norfolk, and Plymouth Counties have 1 seat up for election. Across all counties, Commissioners meet regularly, usually twice a month, to manage county budgets and schedules and oversee key functions such as jails and houses of correction, courthouses, registries of deeds, agricultural high schools, recreation facilities, and solid waste management.
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Tristan R. Israel
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Christine CS Todd
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Richard G. Wharton
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