Massachusetts District 9

MA-09 • 2026 Election
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Primary

Democratic Primary

Held September 1, 2026.

CandidateVotes%
Bill Keating 31,108 77.6%
Craig Swallow 9,003 22.5%
41% reporting

Republican Primary

Held September 1, 2026.

CandidateVotes%
R. Tyler MacAllister 15,265 100.0%
39% reporting

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Race Overview

Incumbent
Bill Keating
Party
Democrat
Current Rating
Safe D expert avg
Open Seat
No
Cook PVI
D+10

Race Ratings

Expert Consensus Rating

Safe D

Individual forecaster ratings will be updated as they become available.

Candidates

Bill Keating Nominee Incumbent

Democrat
Total Raised: $422,462
Cash on Hand: $495,522

Robert Tyler Macallister Nominee

Republican
Total Raised: $175,122
Cash on Hand: $35,051

Average reflects all polls from the last 30 days; table shows the most recent 30 days or the newest 3 polls, whichever is more. How accurate is each pollster? →

No polls in the last 90 days.

Questions About This Race

Is the 2026 MA-09 House race competitive?

No — the expert consensus rates it Safe D for Democrats.

When is the 2026 MA-09 House race decided?

Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.

How is the PollingSource average calculated?

The PollingSource average is the unweighted mean of every scientific public poll of the race from the last 30 days — we do not exclude pollsters. Each race page lists the individual polls behind the average with pollster, field dates, sample size, and margin of error. Full details: pollingsource.com/methodology.

Race News

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