Massachusetts 2026 Primary Elections

★ U.S. Senate Safe D

Incumbent: D Ed Markey

Democrat

Ed Markey Incumbent Nominee $5,826,326 raised

Seth Moulton $6,669,668 raised

Independent

Morgan Gifford Dawicki $16,498 raised

Shiva Ayyadurai $244,724 raised

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Joseph Tache $279,507 raised

Republican

John Deaton Nominee $1,648,104 raised

Nathan Alexander Bech $80,010 raised

Dollar figures are each campaign’s total funds raised, from FEC filings.

Primary Results

Democratic Primary

Held September 1, 2026.

Candidate	Votes	%
Edward J. Markey ✓	572,146	64.9%
Seth Moulton	310,061	35.2%

Republican Primary

Held September 1, 2026.

Candidate	Votes	%
John Deaton ✓	86,653	100.0%

Nonpartisan Primary

Held September 1, 2026.

Candidate	Votes	%
Write-in	665	0.8%

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★ Governor Safe D

Incumbent: D Maura Healey

Democrat

Maura Healey Incumbent Nominee

Republican

Brian Shortsleeve

Michael Minogue Nominee

Primary Results

Democratic Primary

Held September 1, 2026.

Candidate	Votes	%
Maura Healey ✓	382,008	97.9%

Republican Primary

Held September 1, 2026.

Candidate	Votes	%
Michael Roger Minogue ✓	384,472	75.7%
Brian Shortsleeve	122,482	24.1%
Anne Brensley ✓	1,100	0.2%

Nonpartisan Primary

Held September 1, 2026.

Candidate	Votes	%
Write-in	8,162	2.1%
John Deaton	—	—

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★ U.S. House 9 districts

MA-01 District 1 Safe D D Richard Neal

Richard Neal (D) Incumbent ✓ Nadia D Milleron (I)

Democratic · Sep 1 Richard E. Neal 48,836 54.1% ✓ Jeromie Whalen 41,491 45.9% Write-in — —

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MA-02 District 2 Safe D D Jim McGovern

James McGovern (D) Incumbent ✓

Democratic · Sep 1 James P. McGovern 34,945 100.0% ✓

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MA-03 District 3 Safe D D Lori Trahan

Lori Trahan (D) Incumbent ✓ Gary J. Grossi (R) ✓

Democratic · Sep 1 Lori Loureiro Trahan 24,119 100.0% ✓

Republican · Sep 1 Gary J. Grossi 6,786 100.0% ✓

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MA-04 District 4 Safe D D Jake Auchincloss

Thomas Stalcup (R) ✓ Jake Auchincloss (D) Incumbent Ihssane Leckey (D) Jason Poulos (D)

Democratic · Sep 1 Jake Auchincloss 66,256 73.2% Jason Poulos 24,275 26.8%

Republican · Sep 1 Thomas Stalcup 7,982 100.0% ✓

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MA-05 District 5 Safe D D Katherine Clark

Katherine Clark (D) Incumbent ✓

Democratic · Sep 1 Katherine M. Clark 84,645 73.8% ✓ Jonathan Paz 22,553 19.7% Tarik Samman 7,515 6.6%

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MA-06 District 6 Safe D Open

Micah Q. Jones (R) ✓ Beth Andres-Beck (D) Daniel Arrigg Koh (D) Jamie Marie Zahlaway Belsito (D) John Beccia (D) Mariah Lancaster (D) Tram Nguyen (D)

Democratic · Sep 1 Dan Koh 47,326 41.0% Tram T. Nguyen 33,991 29.5% John A. Beccia, III 13,972 12.1% Jamie Belsito 11,146 9.7% Mariah L. Lancaster 4,615 4.0% Bethany Andres-Beck 4,292 3.7%

Republican · Sep 1 Micah Quinney Jones 10,873 100.0% ✓

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MA-07 District 7 Safe D D Ayanna Pressley

Ayanna Pressley (D) Incumbent ✓

Democratic · Sep 1 Ayanna S. Pressley 71,680 98.4% ✓

Nonpartisan · Sep 1 Write-in 1,179 1.6%

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MA-08 District 8 Safe D D Stephen Lynch

Stephen Lynch (D) Incumbent ✓ Robert Gerald Burke (R) ✓

Democratic · Sep 1 Stephen F. Lynch 56,987 55.8% ✓ Patrick Thomas Roath 45,076 44.1%

Republican · Sep 1 Robert Gerald Burke 11,040 98.9% ✓

Nonpartisan · Sep 1 Write-in 122 1.1%

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MA-09 District 9 Safe D D Bill Keating

Bill Keating (D) Incumbent ✓ Robert Tyler Macallister (R) ✓

Democratic · Sep 1 Bill Keating 80,073 77.5% ✓ Craig Swallow 23,190 22.5%

Republican · Sep 1 R. Tyler MacAllister 15,265 100.0% ✓

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📊 Primary Polls

Race	Pollster	Date	Sample	Results
Senate · Democratic primary	Emerson College 2024 err 2.7	2026-08-29	550 LV	Ed Markey 65% · Seth Moulton 35%
Governor · Republican primary	University of New Hampshire	2026-08-24	201 LV	Mike Minogue 55% · Brian Shortsleeve 11% · Unsure 25%
Senate · Democratic primary	University of New Hampshire	2026-08-24	550 LV	Ed Markey 63% · Seth Moulton 28% · Unsure 7%
House · Democratic primary	Global Strategy Group (D) partisan·D	2026-08-23	400 LV	Dan Koh 35% · Tram Nguyen 20% · John Beccia 12% · Jamie Belsito 8%
Senate · Democratic primary	Public Policy Polling (D) partisan·D 2024 err 2.0	2026-08-18	645 LV	Ed Markey 59% · Seth Moulton 26% · Unsure 15%
Senate · Democratic primary	Suffolk University	2026-08-16	500 RV	Ed Markey 52% · Seth Moulton 38% · Unsure 9%
Governor · Republican primary	UMass Amherst/YouGov	2026-08-12	209 RV	Mike Minogue 53% · Brian Shortsleeve 26% · Unsure 18%
Senate · Democratic primary	UMass Amherst/YouGov	2026-08-12	445 LV	Ed Markey 60% · Seth Moulton 32% · Unsure 7%
House · Democratic primary	Z to A Research (D) partisan·D	2026-08-06	469 LV	Stephen Lynch 50% · Patrick Roath 43% · Unsure 7%
House · Democratic primary	Global Strategy Group (D) partisan·D	2026-08-02	400 LV	Dan Koh 34% · John Beccia 15% · Tram Nguyen 14% · Jamie Belsito 6% · Mariah Lancaster 3% · Unsure 24%
House · Democratic primary	Z to A Research (D) partisan·D	2026-07-12	—	Stephen Lynch 54% · Patrick Roath 32% · Unsure 14%
House · Democratic primary	Global Strategy Group (D) partisan·D	2026-06-29	400 LV	Jake Auchincloss 64% · Jason Poulos 17% · Unsure 19%
Governor · Republican primary	University of New Hampshire	2026-06-23	176 LV	Mike Minogue 46% · Brian Shortsleeve 15% · Unsure 39%
Senate · Democratic primary	University of New Hampshire	2026-06-23	370 LV	Ed Markey 41% · Seth Moulton 35% · Unsure 23%

Primary polls are shown here only — they never enter the general-election averages. Pollster names link to track records.