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U.S. Senate, Massachusetts
Democratic primary Republican primary General election
Election details
Filing deadline: June 2, 2026
Primary: September 1, 2026 General: November 3, 2026
How to vote
Poll times: 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Voting in Massachusetts
Race ratings
Cook Political Report: Solid Democratic DDHQ and The Hill: Pending Inside Elections: Solid Democratic Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Democratic
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Voters in Massachusetts will elect one member to the U.S. Senate in the general election on November 3, 2026. The primary is September 1, 2026. The filing deadline is June 2, 2026. The election will fill the Class II Senate seat held by Edward J. Markey (D), who first took office in 2013. For more information about the primaries in this election, click on the links below:

• United States Senate election in Massachusetts, 2026 (September 1 Democratic primary)
• United States Senate election in Massachusetts, 2026 (September 1 Republican primary)

Candidates and election results

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General election

The primary will occur on September 1, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. Additional general election candidates will be added here following the primary.

General election for U.S. Senate Massachusetts

The following candidates are running in the general election for U.S. Senate Massachusetts on November 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Alexander Rikleen (D)
	Submit photo	Nathan Bech (R)
		John Deaton (R)
	Submit photo	Philip Devincentis (American Independent Party)
		Joseph Tache (Party for Socialism and Liberation)
		Morgan Dawicki (Independent)

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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Massachusetts

Incumbent Edward J. Markey, William Gates, and Seth Moulton are running in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Massachusetts on September 1, 2026.

		Candidate
		Edward J. Markey
		William Gates
		Seth Moulton

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Joseph Tache

Party: Party for Socialism and Liberation

Incumbent: No

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Key Messages

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Capitalism is a national emergency; the solution is socialism! In the world’s richest country, millions of people are struggling to afford their basic necessities. Here in Massachusetts, rents and prices are through the roof. In our capitalist society, resources are hoarded by greedy billionaires. The richest 900 people in the U.S. own as much wealth as the poorest 170,000,000 of us. This system of inequality is administered by Republican and Democratic politicians who serve the billionaires. We have the means to improve our society for everyone, we just need the power. As a socialist, I will propose legislation to redistribute that wealth and reorganize the economy to meet our needs: funding quality housing, healthcare, and education.

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Climate change and war are existential threats to humanity. They are caused by capitalism. The billionaires in charge care more about profit and domination than they do about the well-being of the people and our planet. Only under socialism, with working people in power, can we implement real solutions. The U.S. military budget is bigger than the next nine countries’ combined. I will propose legislation to cut that bloated budget by 90% and usher in a new era of foreign policy based on solidarity and diplomacy, not domination. The money saved will fund millions of new well-paying union jobs to address society’s needs. A top priority will be to decommission the billionaires’ fossil fuel infrastructure and build a renewable energy grid.

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We must overcome the Trump administration’s divide-and-conquer strategy to defeat its attacks on our rights. Trump’s program is simple: steal from the poor and give to the rich. He and his allies know that this program is unpopular. This is why they attack our basic democratic rights and try to divide us. They blame DEI (i.e. Black people), immigrants, transgender people, and other vulnerable groups for society’s problems so that we as working class people will point the finger at each other rather than at the billionaires and politicians who are truly responsible. We combat their division with solidarity. This socialist campaign is for everyone, of every background and identity, who is sick of living under the billionaires’ thumbs.

Voting information

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Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

Joseph Tache (Party for Socialism and Liberation)

Capitalism is a national emergency; the solution is socialism!

In the world’s richest country, millions of people are struggling to afford their basic necessities. Here in Massachusetts, rents and prices are through the roof.

In our capitalist society, resources are hoarded by greedy billionaires. The richest 900 people in the U.S. own as much wealth as the poorest 170,000,000 of us. This system of inequality is administered by Republican and Democratic politicians who serve the billionaires.

We have the means to improve our society for everyone, we just need the power. As a socialist, I will propose legislation to redistribute that wealth and reorganize the economy to meet our needs: funding quality housing, healthcare, and education.

Climate change and war are existential threats to humanity. They are caused by capitalism. The billionaires in charge care more about profit and domination than they do about the well-being of the people and our planet. Only under socialism, with working people in power, can we implement real solutions.

The U.S. military budget is bigger than the next nine countries’ combined. I will propose legislation to cut that bloated budget by 90% and usher in a new era of foreign policy based on solidarity and diplomacy, not domination.

The money saved will fund millions of new well-paying union jobs to address society’s needs. A top priority will be to decommission the billionaires’ fossil fuel infrastructure and build a renewable energy grid.

We must overcome the Trump administration’s divide-and-conquer strategy to defeat its attacks on our rights.

Trump’s program is simple: steal from the poor and give to the rich. He and his allies know that this program is unpopular. This is why they attack our basic democratic rights and try to divide us.

They blame DEI (i.e. Black people), immigrants, transgender people, and other vulnerable groups for society’s problems so that we as working class people will point the finger at each other rather than at the billionaires and politicians who are truly responsible.

We combat their division with solidarity. This socialist campaign is for everyone, of every background and identity, who is sick of living under the billionaires’ thumbs.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Joseph Tache (Party for Socialism and Liberation)

We have enough wealth in this country to ensure a dignified life for every one of us. Instead, politicians have prioritized providing tax cuts for billionaires, cutting the funding of our essential social programs, and funding war and militarism instead. I am passionate about all areas of policy that allow us to unleash our society’s vast resources and people power to guarantee a dignified life for us all. We will need to build a powerful movement to make that possibility a reality. I am committed to helping build that movement, independently of the Democratic and Republican parties: a socialist movement.

What do you perceive to be the United States’ greatest challenges as a nation over the next decade?

Joseph Tache (Party for Socialism and Liberation)

The U.S. is the richest country in the world, but our economy is precarious. Nearly two-thirds of adults live paycheck to paycheck. Food insecurity is rising even though 40% of our food supply is thrown away every year. It is harder and harder to access dignified housing even though there are more empty homes on the market than homeless people in this country. Healthcare is so pricey that medical expenses are the leading cause of bankruptcy, and yet health outcomes like life expectancy, maternal mortality, and infant mortality are worse in the U.S. than in countries with fewer resources.

Already, tens of millions of Americans experience long-term unemployment, and as artificial intelligence (AI) rapidly develops, it threatens to completely change our economy and eliminate many of the meaningful jobs we still have left. In many sectors — such as retail, customer service, and warehousing — this technology has already had quite negative impacts on working people.

The problem isn’t with the technology itself, but rather, who controls it. If AI remains in the hands of billionaires, it will cause an unemployment catastrophe and accelerate climate change (the AI “gold rush” is consuming massive amounts of electricity and water).

I will propose legislation to ensure that AI and other advanced technologies are properly regulated and deployed to benefit society. Insofar as dangerous or menial jobs can be replaced by automation, we should use federal funding to invest in training people for and creating millions of essential jobs in healthcare, education, and infrastructure construction — industries that are currently understaffed across the country.

In the 1930s and 40s, federal funding created over 10 million jobs to construct lasting public infrastructure through the Civilian Conservation Corps and Works Progress Administration. Today, we can use federal funding to create millions of jobs that work to reorganize our economy and provide dignified housing, healthcare, education, nutritious food, childcare, and dignified retirement for all.

What are your thoughts on term limits?

Joseph Tache (Party for Socialism and Liberation)

The current generation of Congressional leadership in our country has completely failed us. It is time for them to move on. But if they are replaced by younger politicians who represent the same capitalist interests that the current generation represents, nothing will change. If an elected official is doing a good job representing working people, there is no need to force them out of office. Too many Congresspeople, new and tenured, claim to represent us but really serve the billionaires. What we need more than term limits is to end the control that billionaires have over our country’s politics.

What qualities does the U.S. Senate possess that makes it unique as an institution?

Joseph Tache (Party for Socialism and Liberation)

The median net worth of U.S. Senators is somewhere between $1-2 million, making it one of the world’s wealthiest legislative bodies. The majority of Senators also rely on PACs (i.e. legal bribery organizations primarily funded by billionaires) to fund their election campaigns. You could argue that the influence of big money in the Senate is quite unique, even by capitalist standards!

The U.S. Senate plays a central role in setting the federal budget, determining foreign policy priorities, passing federal legislation, and overseeing the activities of federal agencies — all responsibilities that have big impacts on the lives of everyday people.

Working peoples’ experiences and interests are glaringly absent from this institution. My campaign is fighting to change that.

Do you believe that it’s beneficial for senators to have previous experience in government or politics?

Joseph Tache (Party for Socialism and Liberation)

My years of experience as an organizer with the Party for Socialism and Liberation have been invaluable in developing me as a leader. I look forward to gaining new experiences if elected to the Senate. Experience is the greatest teacher, and it can be gained over time.

Moral fortitude and integrity, on the other hand, are more difficult to recover once they have been abandoned. The majority of Congresspeople receive donations from billionaire interests that donate to their campaign. Their decisions are then driven by billionaire interests, rather than their principles. In that sense, long-term experience in government can actually become a drawback, as politicians become steeped in the corruption and legalized bribery of our political system.

We need leadership — leadership that works alongside the people and is beholden to them, not the billionaires.

What do you think of the filibuster?

Joseph Tache (Party for Socialism and Liberation)

The filibuster is an anti-democratic tool that is used as a roadblock against the implementation of policies that are popular among the majority of people in this country.

During Joe Biden’s administration, Democrats had a majority in the House and Senate. They did very little with that majority. They blamed the filibuster, which requires at least 60% of Senators to agree to bring legislation to a vote.

After the 2020 elections, the Democratic Party promised us paid family and medical leave, universal childcare, free community college, Medicare expansion, the PRO Act (expanding labor rights), and the Women’s Health Protection Act (enshrining access to abortion and other reproductive healthcare). They did not deliver on any of those promises because they allowed Republicans (and even some Democrats like Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema) to use the filibuster to block that legislation.

The filibuster can be overturned by a simple majority (51%) vote in the Senate. Why didn’t the Democratic Party end the filibuster when they controlled the White House and Congress between 2020-2022, so that they could deliver on their campaign promises? Their failure to do so is one of many examples of why we need to build a movement that is independent of both Democrats and Republicans.

Is there a particular senator, past or present, whom you want to model yourself after?

Joseph Tache (Party for Socialism and Liberation)

Charles Sumner, who was a U.S. Senator representing Massachusetts between 1851-1874. From his first day in Congress to his last, Sumner was a fighter for the abolition of slavery, and the expansion of civil and economic rights — movements that were bigger than just one man.

Sumner entered Congress the year after Congress had passed the detestable Fugitive Slave Act. At the time, the abolitionist movement was not yet very powerful, and most people believed that slavery was a permanent institution in U.S. society.

Sumner did not acquiesce to slavery in the name of “pragmatism”. During his 10 years in Congress before the Civil War, Sumner fought tooth and nail against slavery, helping to build the abolitionist movement. During the war, he was an advocate for the Emancipation Proclamation, the admission of Black soldiers into the Union army, and the passage of the 13th Amendment, which abolished slavery.  During the Reconstruction period after the Civil War, he fought for the expansion of rights for “freedmen”, including voting rights, access to education, and land ownership. The policies he fought for, like universal education, were to benefit not only freed Black people, but people of all backgrounds.

I will offer similarly bold leadership. The inequality and suffering created by capitalism is not permanent. Like Sumner fought for a reconstruction of U.S. society to overcome injustices of slavery, I will fight for a socialist reconstruction to overcome the injustice of capitalism.

How would you evaluate a judicial nominee?

Joseph Tache (Party for Socialism and Liberation)

I would only approve a judicial nominee who interprets the law consistently with rights of the whole population in mind — including workers, women, people of color, immigrants, and LGBTQ people.

What kind of relationships would you build with other senators?

Joseph Tache (Party for Socialism and Liberation)

I am willing to work with anyone who fights for the interests of the majority of people, rather than the billionaires.

Do you believe that compromise is necessary or desirable for policymaking?

Joseph Tache (Party for Socialism and Liberation)

Compromise is a necessary part of life. However, some compromises are unacceptable. The majority of politicians in Congress take money from billionaires, and they compromise the interests of working people in order to serve those billionaires. Those are compromises I will never make.

How should the U.S. Senate use its investigative powers?

Joseph Tache (Party for Socialism and Liberation)

Billionaires commit crimes in plain sight every day: wage theft, tax evasion, and fraud. Healthcare corporations, for example, defraud Medicare and Medicaid for tens (if not hundreds) of billions of dollars every year. The Senate should more thoroughly investigate these instances of billionaires and millionaires stealing from workers, taxpayers, and the overall wealth of society. The Trump administration is also rampantly violating democratic rights and civil liberties via ICE terror campaigns, military occupations of U.S. cities, attacks against activists for exercising their rights to speech and protest, and more. As a Senator, I would fight to investigate those responsible for these grave violations of First and Fifth Amendment rights and hold them accountable.

What criteria would you apply when deciding whether to confirm presidential appointees to their Cabinet?

Joseph Tache (Party for Socialism and Liberation)

I will only vote to confirm appointees who I believe will work to improve the quality of life for the majority of people in our country, and who have respect for the people of the world. There is no one in the Trump Cabinet whose nomination I would have supported.

What committees interest you?

Joseph Tache (Party for Socialism and Liberation)

I am willing to serve wherever I can be of the most benefit to the working people of Massachusetts, but I am most interested in the following four committees that focus on the key issues highlighted in my program:

• Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
• Environment and Public Works
• Foreign Relations
• Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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• Alexander Rikleen
• John Deaton

Campaign finance

Name	Party	Receipts*	Disbursements**	Cash on hand	Date
Edward J. Markey	Democratic Party	$4,855,058	$3,844,834	$2,662,201	As of September 30, 2025
William Gates	Democratic Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Seth Moulton	Democratic Party	$1,048,875	$774,102	$2,125,111	As of September 30, 2025
Alexander Rikleen	Democratic Party	$44,694	$37,847	$6,847	As of September 30, 2025
Nathan Bech	Republican Party	$40,000	$30,656	$14,118	As of December 31, 2025
John Deaton	Republican Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Philip Devincentis	American Independent Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Joseph Tache	Party for Socialism and Liberation	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Morgan Dawicki	Independent	$8,111	$2,920	$5,191	As of September 30, 2025
Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2026. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC). * According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee." ** According to the FEC, a disbursement "is a purchase, payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit or gift of money or anything of value to influence a federal election," plus other kinds of payments not made to influence a federal election. *** Candidate either did not report any receipts or disbursements to the FEC, or Ballotpedia did not find an FEC candidate ID.

General election race ratings

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Ballotpedia provides race ratings from four outlets: The Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, Sabato's Crystal Ball, and DDHQ/The Hill. Each race rating indicates if one party is perceived to have an advantage in the race and, if so, the degree of advantage:

• Safe and Solid ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge and the race is not competitive.
• Likely ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge, but an upset is possible.
• Lean ratings indicate that one party has a small edge, but the race is competitive.
• Toss-up ratings indicate that neither party has an advantage.

Race ratings are informed by a number of factors, including polling, candidate quality, and election result history in the race's district or state.

Race ratings: U.S. Senate election in Massachusetts, 2026
Race tracker	Race ratings
	1/20/2026	1/13/2026	1/6/2026	12/23/2025
The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter	Solid Democratic	Solid Democratic	Solid Democratic	Solid Democratic
Decision Desk HQ and The Hill	Pending	Pending	Pending	Pending
Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales	Solid Democratic	Solid Democratic	Solid Democratic	Solid Democratic
Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball	Safe Democratic	Safe Democratic	Safe Democratic	Safe Democratic
Note: Ballotpedia reviews external race ratings every week throughout the election season and posts weekly updates even if the media outlets have not revised their ratings during that week.

Ballot access

The table below details filing requirements for U.S. Senate candidates in Massachusetts in the 2026 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in Massachusetts, click here.

Filing requirements for U.S. Senate candidates, 2026
State	Office	Party	Signatures required	Filing fee	Filing deadline	Source
Massachusetts	U.S. Senate	Ballot-qualified party	10,000	N/A	6/2/2026	Source
Massachusetts	U.S. Senate	Unaffiliated	10,000	N/A	8/25/2026	Source

Election history

The section below details election results for this state's U.S. Senate elections dating back to 2018.

2024

See also: United States Senate election in Massachusetts, 2024

General election

General election for U.S. Senate Massachusetts

Incumbent Elizabeth Warren defeated John Deaton in the general election for U.S. Senate Massachusetts on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Elizabeth Warren (D)	59.8	2,041,693
		John Deaton (R)	40.0	1,365,445
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	6,221

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,413,359
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Shiva Ayyadurai (Unenrolled)
• Brandon James Griffin (Workers Party)
• Joseph Schena (Unenrolled)
• Louis Marino (L)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Massachusetts

Incumbent Elizabeth Warren advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Massachusetts on September 3, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Elizabeth Warren	98.6	562,709
		Other/Write-in votes	1.4	8,078

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 570,787
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. Senate Massachusetts

John Deaton defeated Robert Antonellis and Ian Cain in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Massachusetts on September 3, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		John Deaton	64.5	136,773
		Robert Antonellis	25.9	54,940
		Ian Cain	9.1	19,374
		Other/Write-in votes	0.4	924

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 212,011
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Rebekah Etique (R)
• Zakhai Akiba (R)
• Aaron Packard (R)
• John Berman (R)

2020

General election

General election for U.S. Senate Massachusetts

Incumbent Edward J. Markey defeated Kevin O'Connor and Shiva Ayyadurai in the general election for U.S. Senate Massachusetts on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Edward J. Markey (D)	66.2	2,357,809
		Kevin O'Connor (R)	33.0	1,177,765
		Shiva Ayyadurai (R) (Write-in)	0.6	21,134
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	7,428

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,564,136
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Frederick Mayock (Independent)
• Andre Gray (G)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Massachusetts

Incumbent Edward J. Markey defeated Joseph Kennedy III in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Massachusetts on September 1, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Edward J. Markey	55.4	782,694
		Joseph Kennedy III	44.5	629,359
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	1,935

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,413,988
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Washington Blask (D)
• Shannon Liss-Riordan (D)
• Steve Pemberton (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. Senate Massachusetts

Kevin O'Connor defeated Shiva Ayyadurai in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Massachusetts on September 1, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kevin O'Connor	59.7	158,590
		Shiva Ayyadurai	39.4	104,782
		Other/Write-in votes	0.8	2,245

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 265,617
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Libertarian primary election

Libertarian primary for U.S. Senate Massachusetts

No candidate advanced from the primary.

		Candidate	%	Votes
		Vermin Supreme (Write-in)	0.8	27
		Other/Write-in votes	99.2	3,390

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Vote totals may be incomplete for this race.
	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,417
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2018

General election

General election for U.S. Senate Massachusetts

Incumbent Elizabeth Warren defeated Geoff Diehl and Shiva Ayyadurai in the general election for U.S. Senate Massachusetts on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Elizabeth Warren (D)	60.3	1,633,371
		Geoff Diehl (R)	36.2	979,210
		Shiva Ayyadurai (Independent)	3.4	91,710
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	2,799

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,707,090 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Allen Waters (Independent)
• Joshua Ford (Independent)
• John Devine (Independent)

Election analysis

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See also: Presidential voting trends in Massachusetts and The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index

Cook PVI by congressional district

2024 presidential results by 2026 congressional district lines

2024 presidential results in congressional districts, Massachusetts

District	Kamala Harris	Donald Trump
Massachusetts' 1st	56.0%	42.0%
Massachusetts' 2nd	61.0%	37.0%
Massachusetts' 3rd	58.0%	39.0%
Massachusetts' 4th	59.0%	39.0%
Massachusetts' 5th	71.0%	26.0%
Massachusetts' 6th	59.0%	39.0%
Massachusetts' 7th	80.0%	17.0%
Massachusetts' 8th	62.0%	36.0%
Massachusetts' 9th	55.0%	44.0%
Source: The Downballot

2016-2024

How a state's counties vote in a presidential election and the size of those counties can provide additional insights into election outcomes at other levels of government including statewide and congressional races. Below, four categories are used to describe each county's voting pattern over the 2016, 2020, and 2024 presidential elections: Solid, Trending, Battleground, and New. Click [show] on the table below for examples:

County-level voting pattern categories
Democratic
Status	2016	2020	2024
Solid Democratic	D	D	D
Trending Democratic	R	D	D
Battleground Democratic	D	R	D
New Democratic	R	R	D
Republican
Status	2016	2020	2024
Solid Republican	R	R	R
Trending Republican	D	R	R
Battleground Republican	R	D	R
New Republican	D	D	R

Following the 2024 presidential election, 100% of Massachusettsans lived in one of the state's 14 Solid Democratic counties, which voted for the Democratic presidential candidate in every election from 2016 to 2024. Overall, Massachusetts was Solid Democratic, having voted for Hillary Clinton (D) in 2016, Joe Biden (D) in 2020, and Kamala Harris (D) in 2024. Use the table below to view the total number of each type of county in Massachusetts following the 2024 election as well as the overall percentage of the state population located in each county type.

Massachusetts county-level statistics, 2024
Solid Democratic	14	100.0%
Total voted Democratic	14	100.0%
Total voted Republican	0	0.0%

Historical voting trends

Massachusetts presidential election results (1900-2024)

• 22 Democratic wins
• 10 Republican wins

Year	1900	1904	1908	1912	1916	1920	1924	1928	1932	1936	1940	1944	1948	1952	1956	1960	1964	1968	1972	1976	1980	1984	1988	1992	1996	2000	2004	2008	2012	2016	2020	2024
Winning Party	R	R	R	D	R	R	R	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D

This section details the results of the five most recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections held in the state.

U.S. Senate elections

See also: List of United States Senators from Massachusetts

The table below details the vote in the five most recent U.S. Senate races in Massachusetts.

U.S. Senate election results in Massachusetts

Race	Winner	Runner up
2024	59.8%	40.0%
2020	66.2%	33.0%
2018	60.4%	36.2%
2014	62.0%	38.0%
2013	54.8%	44.8%
Average	60.6	38.4

Gubernatorial elections

See also: Governor of Massachusetts

The table below details the vote in the five most recent gubernatorial elections in Massachusetts.

Gubernatorial election results in Massachusetts

Race	Winner	Runner up
2022	63.7%	34.6%
2018	64.7%	32.2%
2014	48.4%	46.5%
2010	48.4%	42.0%
2006	55.6%	35.3%
Average	56.2	38.1

See also: Party control of Massachusetts state government

Congressional delegation

The table below displays the partisan composition of Massachusetts' congressional delegation as of October 2025.

Congressional Partisan Breakdown from Massachusetts
Party	U.S. Senate	U.S. House	Total
Democratic	2	9	11
Republican	0	0	0
Independent	0	0	0
Vacancies	0	0	0
Total	2	9	11

State executive

The table below displays the officeholders in Massachusetts' top four state executive offices as of October 2025.

State executive officials in Massachusetts, October 2025

Office	Officeholder
Governor	Maura Healey
Lieutenant Governor	Kim Driscoll
Secretary of State	William Galvin
Attorney General	Andrea Campbell

State legislature

Massachusetts State Senate

Party		As of January 2026
	Democratic Party	34
	Republican Party	5
	Other	0
	Vacancies	1
Total		40

Massachusetts House of Representatives

Party		As of January 2026
	Democratic Party	133
	Republican Party	25
	Other	1
	Unenrolled	0
	Vacancies	1
Total		160

Trifecta control

Massachusetts Party Control: 1992-2025
Eleven years of Democratic trifectas  •  No Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.

Year	92	93	94	95	96	97	98	99	00	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25
Governor	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	D	D	D
Senate	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D
House	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D

The table below details demographic data in Massachusetts and compares it to the broader United States as of 2023.

Demographic Data for Massachusetts
	Massachusetts	United States
Population	7,029,917	331,449,281
Land area (sq mi)	7,800	3,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White	70.7%	63.4%
Black/African American	7%	12.4%
Asian	7.1%	5.8%
Native American	0.2%	0.9%
Pacific Islander	0.4%	0.4%
Other (single race)	5.4%	6.6%
Multiple	9.5%	10.7%
Hispanic/Latino	12.9%	19%
Education
High school graduation rate	91.4%	89.4%
College graduation rate	46.6%	35%
Income
Median household income	$101,341	$78,538
Persons below poverty level	10%	12.4%
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2018-2023).
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

See also

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Footnotes

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Massachusetts' current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Edward Markey (D)

Elizabeth Warren (D)

Representatives

District 1

Richard Neal (D)

District 2

Jim McGovern (D)

District 3

Lori Trahan (D)

District 4

Jake Auchincloss (D)

District 5

Katherine Clark (D)

District 6

Seth Moulton (D)

District 7

Ayanna Pressley (D)

District 8

Stephen Lynch (D)

District 9

Bill Keating (D)

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