Former Massachusetts Sen. Scott Brown says he won't be a candidate for Massachusetts governor next year.
The former Republican senator and state lawmaker spoke Wednesday night on the "NightSide With Dan Rea" radio program on WBZ.
Brown had been mentioned as a possible GOP candidate. Democratic Gov. Deval Patrick is not seeking a third term.
Brown had told supporters at the Iowa State Fair on Sunday that he is "exploring a possible run" for president in 2016.
Brown won a 2010 special election to fill the unexpired Senate term of the late Edward Kennedy. He lost in 2012 to Democrat Elizabeth Warren.
Another Republican believed to be weighing a gubernatorial bid is Charles Baker, the former CEO of Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and the 2010 GOP nominee for governor.
Several Democrats are running.
