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Massachusetts · U.S. House

Massachusetts 8th District

Stephen Lynch wins. Called.

87% counted
CandidateVotesShare
Stephen Lynch D won 175,583 69.0%
Robert Burke R 69,349 27.3%
Rasheed Walters I 9,419 3.7%
Total254,351

Last vote update Nov 5, 2:55 PM. Polls closed Nov 3, 6:00 PM.

By town

PlaceVotes Margin2024 president ShiftCounted
Boston 45,135 D +62.6 — — 76%
Quincy 30,199 D +50.2 D +25.6 D +24.6 93%
Weymouth 24,267 D +35.3 D +13.2 D +22.1 97%
Brockton 23,675 D +63.4 D +44.1 D +19.3 100%
Braintree 14,861 D +32.0 D +6.8 D +25.2 92%
Norwood 11,870 D +40.5 D +21.7 D +18.8 93%
Walpole 11,650 D +27.4 D +13.4 D +14.0 90%
Dedham 11,312 D +45.3 D +30.5 D +14.8 94%
Stoughton 10,717 D +42.9 D +26.3 D +16.7 95%
Canton 10,332 D +39.4 D +22.9 D +16.5 93%
Easton 10,313 D +27.3 D +16.1 D +11.2 94%
Westwood 7,709 D +36.0 D +28.0 D +8.0 92%
Milton 7,529 D +46.8 — — 94%
Abington 7,079 D +23.4 D +0.8 D +22.5 100%
Whitman 6,468 D +20.5 R +2.7 D +23.2 96%
East Bridgewater 6,252 D +6.2 R +11.0 D +17.1 93%
Hull 5,291 D +38.8 D +24.6 D +14.2 92%
Holbrook 4,316 D +35.0 D +13.0 D +21.9 100%
West Bridgewater 3,511 D +8.6 R +9.9 D +18.6 100%
Avon 1,865 D +31.5 D +10.0 D +21.5 100%
Hingham 0 — — — 0%

Shift is this race's margin minus the 2024 presidential margin in the same place. Places with votes that look copied or wildly out of line are flagged and left out of the race's overall shift.

Vote updates

TimeUpdateTotal votesMargin
+6,252 votes254,351D +43.4
+6,468 votes248,099D +44.3
+22,919 votes241,631D +45.0
+10,332 votes218,712D +43.1
+24,267 votes208,380D +43.3
+7,709 votes184,113D +44.3
+10,717 votes176,404D +44.7
+14,861 votes165,687D +44.8
+5,291 votes150,826D +46.1
+4,526 votes145,535D +46.3
+3,511 votes141,009D +45.9
+4,316 votes137,498D +46.9