Ashley Sullivan
Ashley Sullivan (Republican Party) ran in a special election to the Massachusetts House of Representatives to represent the 5th Essex District. She lost in the special Republican primary on March 3, 2026.
Elections
2026
See also: Massachusetts state legislative special elections, 2026
General election
The general election will occur on March 31, 2026.
Special general election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 5th Essex District
Andrew Tarr (D) and Christina Delisio (R) are running in the special general election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 5th Essex District on March 31, 2026.
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| Andrew Tarr (D) | ||
| Christina Delisio (R) | ||
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Democratic primary
Special Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 5th Essex District
Andrew Tarr (D) defeated Sarah Wilkinson (D) in the special Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 5th Essex District on March 3, 2026.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Andrew Tarr | 70.2 | 2,194 | |
| Sarah Wilkinson (Write-in) | 28.1 | 879 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.7% | 53 | ||
| Total votes: 3,126 | |||
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Republican primary
Special Republican primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 5th Essex District
Christina Delisio (R) defeated Ashley Sullivan (R) in the special Republican primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 5th Essex District on March 3, 2026.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Christina Delisio | 59.1 | 568 | |
 | Ashley Sullivan | 37.0 | 356 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 3.9% | 37 | ||
| Total votes: 961 | |||
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2022
See also: Massachusetts House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 5th Essex District
Incumbent Ann-Margaret Ferrante defeated Ashley Sullivan in the general election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 5th Essex District on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Ann-Margaret Ferrante (D) | 69.0 | 14,971 |
| Ashley Sullivan (R) | 30.8 | 6,683 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 34 | ||
| Total votes: 21,688 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 5th Essex District
Incumbent Ann-Margaret Ferrante defeated Nathaniel Mulcahy in the Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 5th Essex District on September 6, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ann-Margaret Ferrante | 72.5 | 5,258 |
 | Nathaniel Mulcahy | 27.5 | 1,994 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 1 | ||
| Total votes: 7,253 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 5th Essex District
Ashley Sullivan advanced from the Republican primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 5th Essex District on September 6, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ashley Sullivan (Write-in) | 55.4 | 185 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 44.6 | 149 | ||
| Total votes: 334 | |||
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Campaign themes
2026
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2022
Ashley Sullivan completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Sullivan's responses.
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- Lower taxes and invest in small business.
- Protect our freedoms (personal and on the town/city level, ex: Everything from Medical Freedom to Zoning)
- Constituent Services
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2026 Elections
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