U.S. Senate
Edward Markey won
63.5%1,606,277
John Deaton
32.1%811,583
Shiva Ayyadurai
2.3%57,773
Electoral MeridianIndependent Election Research
Forecasts. Results. Evidence.
All races decided. The state's House vote has moved D +5.6 since 2024. D +3.9 since 2022.
In 2026, ballots counted after a place's first report ran about 9 points more Republican than that report, in the same places. An early Democratic lead here can shrink.
How far has each race on the ballot moved since 2022?
Democrat aheadRepublican aheadNo changeThe patternStill under 90% counted
Blue squares are good for Democrats and red squares for Republicans; the darker squares changed sides. Above the black line a race moved toward Democrats, even if it's still in a red square. Below it, toward Republicans.
3 moved toward Democrats, 2 toward Republicans. The middle shift is D +2.8.
| Race | Since 2024 | Since 2022 |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Senate | D +7.0 | — |
| Governor | D +2.5 | R +1.3 |
| District 3 | — | D +15.5 |
| District 6 | — | R +1.4 |
| District 8 | D +2.2 | D +3.7 |
| District 9 | D +8.1 | D +2.8 |
| County | Votes | Counted |
|---|---|---|
| Essex | 245,376 | 80% |
| Middlesex | 241,588 | 34% |
| Norfolk | 242,621 | 80% |
| Plymouth | 211,020 | 90% |
| Bristol | 169,027 | 86% |
| Barnstable | 116,161 | 91% |
| Worcester | 88,790 | 24% |
| Suffolk | 45,135 | 17% |
| Dukes | 6,879 | 68% |
| Nantucket | 4,942 | 93% |
| Berkshire | 42,470 | 72% |
| Hampden | 133,349 | 73% |
| Hampshire | 43,207 | 59% |
| Franklin | 400 | 1% |