2026 Massachusetts House of Representatives election

2026 Massachusetts House of Representatives election
← 2024 November 3, 2026 2028 →
All 160 seats in the Massachusetts House of Representatives; 81 seats needed for a majority
	Democratic incumbent Democratic incumbent retiring; Republican incumbent Republican incumbent retiring
Speaker before election; Ron Mariano; Democratic	Elected Speaker ; TBD;

The 2026 Massachusetts House of Representatives election will be held on November 3, 2026, alongside the other 2026 United States elections.^[1] Voters will elect members of the Massachusetts House of Representatives in all 160 of the U.S. state of Massachusetts's legislative districts to serve a two-year term.^[2] The election will coincide with United States national elections and Massachusetts state elections, including U.S. Senate, U.S. House, Governor, and Massachusetts Senate.^[3]

Retirements

Democrats

1st Barnstable district: Chris Flanagan is retiring.^[4]
9th Bristol district: Christopher Markey is retiring to run for Bristol County district attorney.^[5]
18th Essex district: Tram Nguyen is retiring to run for United States House of Representatives.^[6]
13th Middlesex district: Carmine Gentile is retiring.^[7]
16th Middlesex district: Rodney Elliot is retiring.^[8]
27th Middlesex district: Erika Uyterhoeven is retiring to run for State Senate.^[9]
32nd Middlesex district: Kate Lipper-Garabedian is retiring to run for State Senate.^[10]
34th Middlesex district: Christine Barber is retiring to run for State Senate.^[11]
6th Norfolk district: William C. Galvin is retiring.^[12]
2nd Worcester district: Jonathan Zlotnik is retiring.^[13]

Republicans

20th Middlesex district: Bradley Jones Jr. is retiring.^[14]
1st Worcester district: Kimberly Ferguson is retiring.^[15]

Vacancies

Democrats

6th Essex district: Jerry Parisella resigned January 2025 to become an District Court Judge.^[16] A special election was held on May 13, 2025.^[17]
3rd Bristol district: Carol Doherty died February 15, 2025. A special election was held on June 10, 2025.^[18]
5th Essex district: Ann-Margaret Ferrante died January 19, 2026. A special election was held on March 31, 2026.^[19]
1st Franklin district: Natalie Blais resigned January 19, 2026. No special election will be held to fill the vacancy.^[20]
17th Middlesex district: Vanna Howard resigned March 17, 2026 after winning a special election to the State Senate. No special election will be held to fill the vacancy.^[21]^[22]

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball^[23]	Safe D	January 22, 2026

2025–2026 special elections

Sources for special election results:^[24]^[17]^[18]^[25]

2025 Special: 6th Essex

Primary Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic Party Primary Results
	Democratic	Hannah Bowen	2,736	57.12%
	Democratic	Todd C. Rotondo	2,054	42.88%
Total votes			4,790	100.00%
Republican Party Primary Results
	Republican	Medley Long III	244	100.00%
Total votes			244	100.00%

General Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Hannah Bowen	4,092	73.81%
	Republican	Medley Long III	1,452	26.19%
Total votes			5,544	100.00%
	Democratic hold

2025 Special: 3rd Bristol

Primary Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic Party Primary Results
	Democratic	Lisa Field	480	100.00%
Total votes			480	100.00%
Republican Party Primary Results
	Republican	Larry Quintal	270	100.00%
Total votes			270	100.00%

General Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lisa Field	2,575	50.15%
	Republican	Larry Quintal	2,560	49.85%
Total votes			5,135	100.00%
	Democratic hold

2026 Special: 5th Essex

Primary Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic Party Primary Results
	Democratic	Andrew Tarr	2,194	71.40%
	Democratic	Sarah Wilkinson (write-in)	879	28.60%
Total votes			3,073	100.00%
Republican Party Primary Results
	Republican	Christina Delisio	568	61.47%
	Republican	Ashley Sullivan	356	38.53%
Total votes			924	100.00%

General Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Andrew Tarr	3,513	63.80%
	Republican	Christina Delisio	1,589	28.86%
	Independent	Gilbert Frieden	377	6.85%
	Write-in		27	0.49%
Total votes			5,506	100.00%
	Democratic hold

Summary of results by State House district

State House District	Incumbent
1st Barnstable	Chris Flanagan	Dem
2nd Barnstable	Kip Diggs	Dem
3rd Barnstable	David Vieira	Rep
4th Barnstable	Hadley Luddy	Dem
5th Barnstable	Steven Xiarhos	Rep
Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket	Thomas Moakley	Dem
1st Berkshire	John Barrett	Dem
2nd Berkshire	Tricia Farley-Bouvier	Dem
3rd Berkshire	Leigh Davis	Dem
1st Bristol	Michael Chaisson	Rep
2nd Bristol	James Hawkins	Dem
3rd Bristol	Lisa Field^[a]	Dem
4th Bristol	Steven Howitt	Rep
5th Bristol	Justin Thurber	Rep
6th Bristol	Carole Fiola	Dem
7th Bristol	Alan Silvia	Dem
8th Bristol	Steven J. Ouellette	Dem
9th Bristol	Christopher Markey	Dem
10th Bristol	Mark Sylvia	Dem
11th Bristol	Christopher Hendricks	Dem
12th Bristol	Norman Orrall	Rep
13th Bristol	Antonio Cabral	Dem
14th Bristol	Adam Scanlon	Dem
1st Essex	Dawne Shand	Dem
2nd Essex	Kristin Kassner	Dem
3rd Essex	Andy Vargas	Dem
4th Essex	Estela Reyes	Dem
5th Essex	Andrew Tarr^[b]	Dem
6th Essex	Hannah Bowen^[c]	Dem
7th Essex	Manny Cruz	Dem
8th Essex	Jenny Armini	Dem
9th Essex	Donald Wong	Rep
10th Essex	Dan Cahill	Dem
11th Essex	Sean Reid	Dem
12th Essex	Thomas Walsh	Dem
13th Essex	Sally Kerans	Dem
14th Essex	Adrianne Ramos	Dem
15th Essex	Ryan Hamilton	Dem
16th Essex	Francisco E. Paulino	Dem
17th Essex	Frank A. Moran	Dem
18th Essex	Tram Nguyen	Dem
1st Franklin	Vacant	Dem
2nd Franklin	Susannah Whipps	Ind
1st Hampden	Todd Smola	Rep
2nd Hampden	Brian Ashe	Dem
3rd Hampden	Nicholas Boldyga	Rep
4th Hampden	Kelly Pease	Rep
5th Hampden	Patricia Duffy	Dem
6th Hampden	Michael Finn	Dem
7th Hampden	Aaron Saunders	Dem
8th Hampden	Shirley Arriaga	Dem
9th Hampden	Orlando Ramos	Dem
10th Hampden	Carlos González	Dem
11th Hampden	Bud Williams	Dem
12th Hampden	Angelo Puppolo	Dem
1st Hampshire	Lindsay Sabadosa	Dem
2nd Hampshire	Homar Gomez	Dem
3rd Hampshire	Mindy Domb	Dem
1st Middlesex	Margaret Scarsdale	Dem
2nd Middlesex	James Arciero	Dem
3rd Middlesex	Kate Hogan	Dem
4th Middlesex	Danielle Gregoire	Dem
5th Middlesex	David Linsky	Dem
6th Middlesex	Priscila Sousa	Dem
7th Middlesex	Jack Patrick Lewis	Dem
8th Middlesex	James Arena-DeRosa	Dem
9th Middlesex	Thomas Stanley	Dem
10th Middlesex	John J. Lawn	Dem
11th Middlesex	Mah Sangiolo	Dem
12th Middlesex	Greg Schwartz	Dem
13th Middlesex	Carmine Gentile	Dem
14th Middlesex	Simon Cataldo	Dem
15th Middlesex	Michelle Ciccolo	Dem
16th Middlesex	Rodney Elliott	Dem
17th Middlesex	Vacant	Dem
18th Middlesex	Tara Hong	Dem
19th Middlesex	Dave Robertson	Dem
20th Middlesex	Bradley Jones	Rep
21st Middlesex	Kenneth Gordon	Dem
22nd Middlesex	Marc Lombardo	Rep
23rd Middlesex	Sean Garballey	Dem
24th Middlesex	David Rogers	Dem
25th Middlesex	Marjorie Decker	Dem
26th Middlesex	Mike Connolly	Dem
27th Middlesex	Erika Uyterhoeven	Dem
28th Middlesex	Joseph McGonagle	Dem
29th Middlesex	Steven Owens	Dem
30th Middlesex	Richard Haggerty	Dem
31st Middlesex	Michael Seamus Day	Dem
32nd Middlesex	Kate Lipper-Garabedian	Dem
33rd Middlesex	Steven Ultrino	Dem
34th Middlesex	Christine Barber	Dem
35th Middlesex	Paul Donato	Dem
36th Middlesex	Colleen Garry	Dem
37th Middlesex	Danillo Sena	Dem
1st Norfolk	Bruce Ayers	Dem
2nd Norfolk	Tackey Chan	Dem
3rd Norfolk	Ronald Mariano	Dem
4th Norfolk	James Murphy	Dem
5th Norfolk	Mark Cusack	Dem
6th Norfolk	William C. Galvin	Dem
7th Norfolk	Richard Wells	Dem
8th Norfolk	Ted Philips	Dem
9th Norfolk	Marcus Vaughn	Rep
10th Norfolk	Jeffrey Roy	Dem
11th Norfolk	Paul McMurtry	Dem
12th Norfolk	John Rogers	Dem
13th Norfolk	Joshua Tarsky	Dem
14th Norfolk	Alice Peisch	Dem
15th Norfolk	Tommy Vitolo	Dem
1st Plymouth	Michelle Badger	Dem
2nd Plymouth	John Gaskey	Rep
3rd Plymouth	Joan Meschino	Dem
4th Plymouth	Patrick Kearney	Dem
5th Plymouth	David DeCoste	Rep
6th Plymouth	Kenneth Sweezey	Rep
7th Plymouth	Alyson Sullivan-Almeida	Rep
8th Plymouth	Dennis Gallagher	Dem
9th Plymouth	Bridget Plouffe	Dem
10th Plymouth	Michelle DuBois	Dem
11th Plymouth	Rita Mendes	Dem
12th Plymouth	Kathleen LaNatra	Dem
1st Suffolk	Adrian Madaro	Dem
2nd Suffolk	Daniel Ryan	Dem
3rd Suffolk	Aaron Michlewitz	Dem
4th Suffolk	David Biele	Dem
5th Suffolk	Christopher Worrell	Dem
6th Suffolk	Russell Holmes	Dem
7th Suffolk	Chynah Tyler	Dem
8th Suffolk	Jay Livingstone	Dem
9th Suffolk	John Moran	Dem
10th Suffolk	William MacGregor	Dem
11th Suffolk	Judith García	Dem
12th Suffolk	Brandy Fluker Oakley	Dem
13th Suffolk	Daniel Hunt	Dem
14th Suffolk	Rob Consalvo	Dem
15th Suffolk	Samantha Montano	Dem
16th Suffolk	Jessica Ann Giannino	Dem
17th Suffolk	Kevin Honan	Dem
18th Suffolk	Michael Moran	Dem
19th Suffolk	Jeffrey Turco	Dem
1st Worcester	Kimberly Ferguson	Rep
2nd Worcester	Jonathan Zlotnik	Dem
3rd Worcester	Michael Kushmerek	Dem
4th Worcester	Natalie Higgins	Dem
5th Worcester	Donald Berthiaume	Rep
6th Worcester	John Marsi	Rep
7th Worcester	Paul Frost	Rep
8th Worcester	Michael Soter	Rep
9th Worcester	David Muradian	Rep
10th Worcester	Brian Murray	Dem
11th Worcester	Hannah Kane	Rep
12th Worcester	Meghan Kilcoyne	Dem
13th Worcester	John Mahoney	Dem
14th Worcester	James O'Day	Dem
15th Worcester	Mary Keefe	Dem
16th Worcester	Daniel Donahue	Dem
17th Worcester	David LeBoeuf	Dem
18th Worcester	Joseph McKenna	Rep
19th Worcester	Kate Donaghue	Dem

Detailed results

Candidate lists according to the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.^[29]^[30]

Sources for election results: ^[31]

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1st Barnstable

Incumbent Democrat Chris Flanagan, who was indicted in April 2025 on five counts of wire fraud and one count of falsification of records, declined to seek re-election.^[32] Two candidates have qualified for the Democratic primary. No candidates filed to run in the Republican primary.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Chris Lambton, Dennis select board member and former television personality^[33]
Steven Leibowitz, former Brewster school committee member^[34]

Declined

Chris Flanagan, incumbent state representative (2023–present)^[32]

Democratic primary
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	Chris Lambton
	Democratic	Steven Leibowitz
Total votes

2nd Barnstable

Incumbent Democrat Kip Diggs is running for re-election. No candidates filed to run in the Republican primary.

Democratic primary
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kip Diggs (incumbent)
Total votes

3rd Barnstable

Incumbent Republican David Vieira is running for re-election and is unopposed in the Republican primary. Jack P. Richardson, a member of the Falmouth select board, is running unopposed for the Democratic nomination.^[35]

Republican primary
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David Vieira (incumbent)
Total votes

Democratic primary
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jack P. Richardson
Total votes

4th Barnstable

Incumbent Democrat Hadley Luddy is running for re-election. No candidates filed to run in the Republican primary.

Democratic primary
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Hadley Luddy (incumbent)
Total votes

5th Barnstable

Incumbent Republican Steven Xiarhos is running for re-election. No candidates filed to run in the Democratic primary.

Republican primary
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steven Xiarhos (incumbent)
Total votes

Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket

Incumbent Democrat Thomas Moakley is running for re-election. No candidates filed to run in the Republican primary.

Democratic primary
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Thomas Moakley (incumbent)
Total votes

1st Berkshire

Incumbent Democrat John Barrett is running for re-election and faces Andrew Fitch, vice president of the North Adams City Council, in the Democratic primary.^[36] No candidates filed to run in the Republican primary.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

John Barrett, incumbent representative
Andrew Fitch, vice president of the North Adams City Council

Endorsements

Andrew Fitch

Organizations

LGBTQ+ Victory Fund^[37]

Democratic primary
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	John Barrett (incumbent)
	Democratic	Andrew Fitch
Total votes

2nd Berkshire

Incumbent Democrat Tricia Farley-Bouvier is running for re-election. No candidates filed to run in the Republican primary.

Democratic primary
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tricia Farley-Bouvier (incumbent)
Total votes

3rd Berkshire

Incumbent Democrat Leigh Davis is running for re-election. No candidates filed to run in the Republican primary.

Democratic primary
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Leigh Davis (incumbent)
Total votes

1st Bristol

Incumbent Republican Michael Chaisson is running for re-election. No candidates filed to run in the Democratic primary.

Republican primary
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Michael Chaisson (incumbent)
Total votes

2nd Bristol

Incumbent Democrat Jim Hawkins is running for re-election. No candidates filed to run in the Republican primary.

Democratic primary
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jim Hawkins (incumbent)
Total votes

3rd Bristol

Incumbent Democrat Lisa Field is running for re-election and faces Taunton police chief Ed Walsh in the Democratic primary.^[38] Larry Quintal, a Taunton city councilor and Republican nominee in the special election for this seat in 2025, is running unopposed for the Republican nomination.

Democratic primary
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	Lisa Field (incumbent)
	Democratic	Ed Walsh
Total votes

Republican primary
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Larry Quintal
Total votes

4th Bristol

Incumbent Republican Steven S. Howitt is running for re-election. No candidates filed to run in the Democratic primary.

Republican primary
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steven S. Howitt (incumbent)
Total votes

5th Bristol

Incumbent Republican Justin Thurber is running for re-election and is unopposed in the Republican primary. Jamison Souza, a member of the Somerset select board, is running unopposed for the Democratic nomination.^[39]

Republican primary
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Justin Thurber (incumbent)
Total votes

Democratic primary
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jamison Souza
Total votes

6th Bristol

Incumbent Democrat Carole Fiola is running for re-election and is unopposed in the Democratic primary. Robert Anctil, a former member of the Berkley select board, is running unopposed for the Republican nomination.^[40]

Democratic primary
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Carole Fiola (incumbent)
Total votes

Republican primary
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Robert Anctil
Total votes

7th Bristol

Incumbent Democrat Alan Silvia is running for re-election and is unopposed in the Democratic primary. Talos Farris, director of veterans services for the City of Fall River, is running unopposed for the Republican nomination.^[41]

Democratic primary
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Alan Silvia (incumbent)
Total votes

Republican primary
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Talos Farris
Total votes

8th Bristol

Incumbent Democrat Steven Ouellette is running for re-election and is unopposed in the Democratic primary. He will face the winner of the Republican primary, which is being contested by Jesse St. Gelais and Christopher Thrasher.

Democratic primary
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Steven Ouellette (incumbent)
Total votes

Republican primary
Party		Candidate
	Republican	Jesse St. Gelais
	Republican	Christopher Thrasher
Total votes

9th Bristol

Incumbent Democrat Christopher Markey is retiring to run for Bristol County district attorney.^[5] Four candidates, two Democrats and two Republicans, have qualified for their respective primaries.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Stephen J. Medeiros, former Dartmouth Town Meeting member^[42]
Ed Pacheco, evening security officer for Dartmouth Public Schools^[42]

Declined

Christopher Markey, incumbent state representative (2011–present)

Democratic primary
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	Stephen J. Medeiros
	Democratic	Ed Pacheco
Total votes

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Henry Bousquet, former New Bedford city councilor^[43]
Chester Tam, vice chair of operations and digital media for Donald Trump 2024's presidential campaign^[44]

Republican primary
Party		Candidate
	Republican	Henry Bousquet
	Republican	Chester Tam
Total votes

10th Bristol

Incumbent Democrat Mark Sylvia is running for re-election. No candidates filed to run in the Republican primary.

Democratic primary
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mark Sylvia (incumbent)
Total votes

11th Bristol

Incumbent Democrat Christopher Hendricks is running for re-election. No candidates filed to run in the Republican primary.

Democratic primary
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Christopher Hendricks (incumbent)
Total votes

12th Bristol

Incumbent Republican Norman Orrall is running for re-election. No candidates filed to run in the Democratic primary.

Republican primary
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Norman Orrall (incumbent)
Total votes

13th Bristol

Incumbent Democrat Antonio Cabral is running for re-election. No candidates filed to run in the Republican primary.

Democratic primary
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Antonio Cabral (incumbent)
Total votes

14th Bristol

Incumbent Democrat Adam Scanlon is running for re-election. No candidates filed to run in the Republican primary.

Democratic primary
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Adam Scanlon (incumbent)
Total votes

1st Essex

Incumbent Democrat Dawne Shand is running for re-election and faces Stephen Roth, a Salisbury attorney, in the Democratic primary.^[45] No candidates filed to run in the Republican primary.

Democratic primary
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	Dawne Shand (incumbent)
	Democratic	Stephen Roth
Total votes

2nd Essex

Incumbent Democrat Kristin Kassner is running for re-election and is unopposed in the Democratic primary. Dan Kelly, a retired lawyer from Ipswich, is running unopposed for the Republican nomination.^[46]

Democratic primary
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kristin Kassner (incumbent)
Total votes

Republican primary
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dan Kelly
Total votes

3rd Essex

Incumbent Democrat Andy Vargas is running for re-election. No candidates filed to run in the Republican primary.

Democratic primary
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Andy Vargas (incumbent)
Total votes

4th Essex

Incumbent Democrat Estela Reyes is running for re-election. No candidates filed to run in the Republican primary.

Democratic primary
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Estela Reyes (incumbent)
Total votes

5th Essex

Incumbent Democrat Andrew "Dru" Tarr is running for re-election and faces Sarah Wilkinson, a former Rockport select board member and write-in candidate for this seat in the 2026 special election, in the Democratic primary.^[47]^[48] Christine Delisio is running unopposed for the Republican nomination.

Democratic primary
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	Andrew "Dru" Tarr (incumbent)
	Democratic	Sarah Wilkinson
Total votes

Republican primary
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Christine Delisio
Total votes

6th Essex

Incumbent Democrat Hannah Bowen is running for re-election. No candidates filed to run in the Republican primary.

Democratic primary
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Hannah Bowen (incumbent)
Total votes

7th Essex

Incumbent Democrat Manny Cruz is running for re-election. No candidates filed to run in the Republican primary.

Democratic primary
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Manny Cruz (incumbent)
Total votes

8th Essex

Incumbent Democrat Jenny Armini is running for re-election. No candidates filed to run in the Republican primary.

Democratic primary
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jenny Armini (incumbent)
Total votes

9th Essex

Incumbent Republican Donald Wong is running for re-election and is unopposed in the Republican primary. He will face the winner of the Democratic primary, which is being contested by Peter Meaney, a Lynn city councilor, and Zosia VanMeter, director of the City of Lynn's Inspectional Division.^[49]

Republican primary
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Donald Wong (incumbent)
Total votes

Democratic primary
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	Peter Meaney
	Democratic	Zosia VanMeter
Total votes

10th Essex

Incumbent Democrat Daniel Cahill is running for re-election. No candidates filed to run in the Republican primary.

Democratic primary
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Daniel Cahill (incumbent)
Total votes

11th Essex

Incumbent Democrat Sean Reid is running for re-election. No candidates filed to run in the Republican primary.

Democratic primary
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sean Reid (incumbent)
Total votes

12th Essex

Incumbent Democrat Thomas Walsh is running for re-election. No candidates filed to run in the Republican primary.

Democratic primary
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Thomas Walsh (incumbent)
Total votes

13th Essex

Incumbent Democrat Sally Kerans is running for re-election. No candidates filed to run in the Republican primary.

Democratic primary
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sally Kerans (incumbent)
Total votes

14th Essex

Incumbent Democrat Adrianne Ramos is running for re-election. No candidates filed to run in the Republican primary.

Democratic primary
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Adrianne Ramos (incumbent)
Total votes

15th Essex

Incumbent Democrat Ryan Hamilton is running for re-election and is unopposed in the Democratic primary. Ronald Heiseler III, a chip design engineer, is running unopposed for the Republican nomination.^[50]

Democratic primary
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Daniel Cahill (incumbent)
Total votes

Republican primary
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ronald Heiseler III
Total votes

16th Essex

Incumbent Democrat Francisco E. Paulino is running for re-election and faces Celina Reyes, a Lawrence at-large city councilor, in the Democratic primary.^[51] No candidates filed to run in the Republican primary.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Francisco E. Paulino, incumbent representative
Celina Reyes, Lawrence at-large city councilor

Endorsements

Celina Reyes

Organizations

Massachusetts Working Families Party^[52]

Democratic primary
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	Francisco E. Paulino (incumbent)
	Democratic	Celina Reyes
Total votes

17th Essex

Incumbent Democrat Frank A. Moran is running for re-election. No candidates filed to run in the Republican primary.

Democratic primary
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Frank A. Moran (incumbent)
Total votes

18th Essex

Incumbent Democrat Tram Nguyen is retiring to run for United States House of Representatives. Connor Murray of Andover is running unopposed in the Democratic primary.^[53] Christopher Shepley, an Andover school committee member, has launched a write-in campaign for the Republican nomination after failing to qualify for the ballot.^[54]

Democratic primary
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Connor Murray
Total votes

Republican primary
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Christopher Shepley (write-in)
Total votes

1st Franklin

The seat became vacant following the January 2026 resignation of incumbent Natalie Blais, who left to become the associate vice chancellor of government relations at UMass Amherst.^[55] Two candidates have qualified for the Democratic primary. No candidates filed to run for the Republican nomination.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Corinne Coryat, former aide to Representative Natalie Blais^[56]
Lora Wondolowski, president of the Greenfield City Council^[57]

Democratic primary
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	Corinne Coryat
	Democratic	Lora Wondolowski
Total votes

2nd Franklin

Incumbent independent Susannah Whipps is running for re-election.^[58] No candidates filed to run in the Democratic or Republican primaries.

General election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Susannah Whipps (incumbent)
Total votes

1st Hampden

Incumbent Republican Todd Smola is running for re-election. No candidates filed to run in the Democratic primary.

Republican primary
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Todd Smola (incumbent)
Total votes

2nd Hampden

Incumbent Democrat Brian Ashe is running for re-election and is unopposed in the Democratic primary. Peter Warren, a member of the Monson select board, is running unopposed for the Republican nomination.^[59]

Democratic primary
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Brian Ashe (incumbent)
Total votes

Republican primary
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Peter Warren
Total votes

3rd Hampden

Incumbent Republican Nicholas Boldyga is running for re-election and is unopposed in the Republican primary. Thomas D. Hendrickson, an Agawam city councilor, is running unopposed for the Democratic nomination.^[60]

Republican primary
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Nicholas Boldyga (incumbent)
Total votes

Democratic primary
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Thomas D. Hendrickson
Total votes

4th Hampden

Incumbent Republican Kelly Pease is running for re-election and is unopposed in the Republican primary. Colby Hoffman of Westfield is running unopposed for the Democratic nomination.^[61]

Republican primary
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kelly Pease (incumbent)
Total votes

Democratic primary
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Colby Hoffman
Total votes

5th Hampden

Incumbent Democrat Patricia Duffy is running for re-election and faces Dori Dean, a member of the Massachusetts Democratic State Committee, in the Democratic primary.^[62] No candidates filed to run in the Republican primary.

Democratic primary
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	Patricia Duffy (incumbent)
	Democratic	Dori Dean
Total votes

6th Hampden

Incumbent Democrat Michael Finn is running for re-election. No candidates filed to run in the Republican primary.

Democratic primary
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Michael Finn (incumbent)
Total votes

7th Hampden

Incumbent Democrat Aaron Saunders is running for re-election. No candidates filed to run in the Republican primary.

Democratic primary
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Aaron Saunders (incumbent)
Total votes

8th Hampden

Incumbent Democrat Shirley Arriaga is running for re-election. No candidates filed to run in the Republican primary.

Democratic primary
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Shirley Arriaga (incumbent)
Total votes

9th Hampden

Incumbent Democrat Orlando Ramos is running for re-election. No candidates filed to run in the Republican primary.

Democratic primary
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Orlando Ramos (incumbent)
Total votes

10th Hampden

Incumbent Democrat Carlos González is running for re-election. No candidates filed to run in the Republican primary.

Democratic primary
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Carlos González (incumbent)
Total votes

11th Hampden

Incumbent Democrat Bud Williams is running for re-election and faces two challengers in the Democratic primary. No candidates filed to run in the Republican primary.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Bud Williams, incumbent state representative (2017–present)^[33]
Nicole Coakley, mental health clinician^[63]
Johnnie McKnight, candidate for this seat in 2024^[64]

Endorsements

Johnnie McKnight

Organizations

Massachusetts Working Families Party^[52]

Democratic primary
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	Bud Williams (incumbent)
	Democratic	Nicole Coakley
	Democratic	Johnnie McKnight
Total votes

12th Hampden

Incumbent Democrat Angelo Puppolo is running for re-election and faces Michael Lachenmeyer, a local activist, in the Democratic primary.^[65] No candidates filed to run in the Republican primary.

Democratic primary
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	Angelo Puppolo (incumbent)
	Democratic	Michael Lachenmeyer
Total votes

1st Hampshire

Incumbent Democrat Lindsay Sabadosa is running for re-election. No candidates filed to run in the Republican primary.

Democratic primary
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lindsay Sabadosa (incumbent)
Total votes

2nd Hampshire

Incumbent Democrat Homar Gomez is running for re-election. No candidates filed to run in the Republican primary.

Democratic primary
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Homar Gomez (incumbent)
Total votes

3rd Hampshire

Incumbent Democrat Mindy Domb is running for re-election. No candidates filed to run in the Republican primary.

Democratic primary
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mindy Domb (incumbent)
Total votes

1st Middlesex

Incumbent Democrat Margaret Scarsdale is running for re-election and is unopposed in the Democratic primary. She will face the winner of the Republican primary, which is being contested by Chris Lyons, a restaurateur, and Glenn McLeod, a member of the Lunenburg select board.^[66]^[67]^[68]

Democratic primary
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Margaret Scarsdale (incumbent)
Total votes

Republican primary
Party		Candidate
	Republican	Chris Lyons
	Republican	Glenn McLeod
Total votes

2nd Middlesex

Incumbent Democrat James Arciero is running for re-election. No candidates filed to run in the Republican primary.

Democratic primary
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	James Arciero (incumbent)
Total votes

3rd Middlesex

Incumbent Democrat Kate Hogan is running for re-election. No candidates filed to run in the Republican primary.

Democratic primary
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kate Hogan (incumbent)
Total votes

4th Middlesex

Incumbent Democrat Danielle Gregoire is running for re-election. No candidates filed to run in the Republican primary.

Democratic primary
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Danielle Gregoire (incumbent)
Total votes

5th Middlesex

Incumbent Democrat David Linsky is running for re-election and is unopposed in the Democratic primary. Luisa Cestari, a real estate agent, is running unopposed for the Republican nomination.^[69]

Democratic primary
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	David Linsky (incumbent)
Total votes

Republican primary
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Luisa Cestari
Total votes

6th Middlesex

Incumbent Democrat Priscila Sousa is running for re-election. No candidates filed to run in the Republican primary.

Democratic primary
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Priscila Sousa (incumbent)
Total votes

7th Middlesex

Incumbent Democrat Jack Patrick Lewis is running for re-election. No candidates filed to run in the Republican primary.

Democratic primary
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jack Patrick Lewis (incumbent)
Total votes

8th Middlesex

Incumbent Democrat James Arena-DeRosa is running for re-election. No candidates filed to run in the Republican primary.

Democratic primary
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	James Arena-DeRosa (incumbent)
Total votes

9th Middlesex

Incumbent Democrat Thomas M. Stanley is running for re-election. No candidates filed to run in the Republican primary.

Democratic primary
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Thomas M. Stanley (incumbent)
Total votes

10th Middlesex

Incumbent Democrat John J. Lawn is running for re-election and faces Alison Leary, a Newton city councilor, in the Democratic primary. No candidates filed to run in the Republican primary.

Democratic primary
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	John J. Lawn (incumbent)
	Democratic	Alison Leary
Total votes

11th Middlesex

Incumbent Democrat Amy Mah Sangiolo is running for re-election. No candidates filed to run in the Republican primary.

Democratic primary
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Amy Mah Sangiolo (incumbent)
Total votes

12th Middlesex

Incumbent Democrat Greg Schwartz is running for re-election. No candidates filed to run in the Republican primary.

Democratic primary
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Greg Schwartz (incumbent)
Total votes

13th Middlesex

Incumbent Democrat Carmine Gentile is retiring. Ravi Simon, a longtime aide to Gentile, is running unopposed in the Democratic primary.^[70] No candidates filed to run in the Republican primary.

Democratic primary
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ravi Simon
Total votes

14th Middlesex

Incumbent Democrat Simon Cataldo is running for re-election. No candidates filed to run in the Republican primary.

Democratic primary
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Simon Cataldo (incumbent)
Total votes

15th Middlesex

Incumbent Democrat Michelle Ciccolo is running for re-election. No candidates filed to run in the Republican primary.

Democratic primary
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Michelle Ciccolo (incumbent)
Total votes

16th Middlesex

Incumbent Democrat Rodney Elliott is retiring.^[71] Two candidates filed to run in the Democratic primary. Karla Miller of Lowell is running unopposed for the Republican nomination

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Lorena Betts, former aide to Representative Dan Sena^[72]
Corey Robinson, member of the Lowell City Council^[73]

Declined

Rodney Elliott, incumbent state representative (2023–present)^[32]

Endorsements

Lorena Betts

Organizations

Massachusetts Working Families Party^[52]

Democratic primary
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	Lorena Betts
	Democratic	Corey Robinson
Total votes

Republican primary
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Karla Miller
Total votes

17th Middlesex

The seat became vacant following the March 2026 resignation of incumbent Vanna Howard, who was elected to the State Senate. Three candidates filed to run in the Democratic primary. No candidates filed to run in the Republican primary.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Harini Aiyer, salesperson^[74]
John Drinkwater, former Lowell city councilor^[75]
Anthony Leite, Lowell firefighter^[76]

Endorsements

John Drinkwater

Organizations

Massachusetts Working Families Party^[52]

Democratic primary
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	Harini Aiyer
	Democratic	John Drinkwater
	Democratic	Anthony Leite
Total votes

18th Middlesex

Incumbent Democrat Tara Hong is running for re-election and faces Sokhary Chau, a Lowell city councilor and former mayor, in the Democratic primary. No candidates filed to run in the Republican primary.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Tara Hong, incumbent representative
Sokhary Chau, former mayor of Lowell^[77]

Endorsements

Tara Hong

Organizations

Massachusetts Working Families Party^[52]

Democratic primary
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	Tara Hong (incumbent)
	Democratic	Sokhary Chau
Total votes

19th Middlesex

Incumbent Democrat Dave Robertson is running for re-election. No candidates filed to run in the Republican primary.

Democratic primary
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dave Robertson (incumbent)
Total votes

20th Middlesex

21st Middlesex

22nd Middlesex

23rd Middlesex

24th Middlesex

25th Middlesex

26th Middlesex

27th Middlesex

28th Middlesex

29th Middlesex

30th Middlesex

31st Middlesex

32nd Middlesex

33rd Middlesex

34th Middlesex

35th Middlesex

36th Middlesex

37th Middlesex

1st Norfolk

2nd Norfolk

3rd Norfolk

4th Norfolk

5th Norfolk

6th Norfolk

7th Norfolk

8th Norfolk

9th Norfolk

10th Norfolk

11th Norfolk

12th Norfolk

13th Norfolk

14th Norfolk

15th Norfolk

1st Plymouth

2nd Plymouth

3rd Plymouth

4th Plymouth

5th Plymouth

6th Plymouth

7th Plymouth

Incumbent Representative Alyson Sullivan-Almeida is running for a fifth term in office and is currently uncontested in the Republican primary. Meanwhile, Democratic challenger Rosemary Aahanna-Hill is running uncontested in the Democratic primary for her seat.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Rosemary Aahanna-Hill, Whitman school committee member (2023–present) and finance committee member (2018–present)

Endorsements

Rosemary Aahanna-Hill

Individuals

Diane Philips, East Bridgewater Democratic Town Committee Chair (1999–present)
Peter Spagone, Jr., East Bridgewater select board member (2020–present)
Gina Williams, superintendent of East Bridgewater Public Schools (2025–present)

Organizations

East Bridgewater Democratic Town Committee
Plymouth County Democratic League

Democratic primary
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rosemary Aahanna-Hill
Total votes

Republican primary
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Alyson Sullivan-Almeida
Total votes

8th Plymouth

9th Plymouth

10th Plymouth

11th Plymouth

12th Plymouth

1st Suffolk

2nd Suffolk

3rd Suffolk

4th Suffolk

5th Suffolk

6th Suffolk

7th Suffolk

8th Suffolk

9th Suffolk

10th Suffolk

11th Suffolk

12th Suffolk

13th Suffolk

14th Suffolk

15th Suffolk

16th Suffolk

17th Suffolk

18th Suffolk

19th Suffolk

1st Worcester

2nd Worcester

Incumbent Jonathan Zlotnik is retiring. The district covers Ashburnham, Gardner, Templeton, and parts of Winchendon.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared:

Mike Nicholson, mayor of Gardner and former town administrator of Rutland^[78]

Republican primary:

Candidates

Declared:

Nate Boudreau, former town administrator of Hubbardston and Gardner city councilor^[79]

3rd Worcester

4th Worcester

5th Worcester

6th Worcester

7th Worcester

8th Worcester

9th Worcester

10th Worcester

11th Worcester

12th Worcester

13th Worcester

14th Worcester

15th Worcester

16th Worcester

17th Worcester

18th Worcester

19th Worcester

Notes

↑ Representative Carol Doherty died on February 15, 2025. Lisa Field won the subsequent special election and assumed office on July 16, 2025. ^[26]
↑ Representative Ann-Margaret Ferrante died on November 27, 2025. Andrew Tarr won the subsequent special election and assumed office on April 15, 2026.^[27]
↑ Representative Jerry Parisella resigned on January 01, 2025. Hannah Bowen won the subsequent special election and assumed office on May 21, 2025.^[28]

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[27] Representative Carol Doherty died on February 15, 2025. Lisa Field won the subsequent special election and assumed office on July 16, 2025. ^[26]

[29] Representative Ann-Margaret Ferrante died on November 27, 2025. Andrew Tarr won the subsequent special election and assumed office on April 15, 2026.^[27]

[31] Representative Jerry Parisella resigned on January 01, 2025. Hannah Bowen won the subsequent special election and assumed office on May 21, 2025.^[28]

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[2] "Massachusetts House of Representatives elections, 2026". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2025-08-10.

[3] "Upcoming Elections". Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth. Retrieved March 10, 2026.

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[6] Norton, Michael P. (October 23, 2026). "Andover Rep. Tram Nguyen enters race for open Congressional seat". NBC10 Boston. Retrieved March 9, 2026.

[7] Bunnell, Caroline (February 14, 2026). "Sudbury MA state rep says he won't seek seventh term. Here's why". The MetroWest Daily News. Retrieved March 9, 2026.

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