2026 Congressional Elections
Progressive Massachusetts will be collecting questionnaires from candidates running for US Congress. Over the course of the first half of the year, we will be inviting our members to vote on whom and whether to endorse. Stay tuned for updates!
Candidates seeking Democratic Party nomination: Ed Markey (incumbent), Seth Moulton, Alex Rikleen
Candidates seeking the Republican Party nomination: John Deaton
Other candidates running in the general election: Joe Tache (Party for Socialism and Liberation), Shiva Ayyadurai, Morgan Dawicki
Seth Moulton declined to submit a questionnaire, noting an aversion to “yes/no answers,” and has thereby withdrawn himself from our endorsement process.
Watch interviews from our 2026 annual meeting here.
Dates to Know
- Thursday, February 19, 2026 – Sunday, March 22, 2026: Democratic ward and town committees around the state hold caucuses to elect delegates to send to the Massachusetts Democratic Party convention.
- Saturday, May 30, 2026: The Massachusetts Democratic Party holds its annual convention in Worcester, at which each candidate must receive at least 15% of delegates present to make the primary ballot.
- Tuesday, September 1, 2026: Primary for Congressional, legislative, and county elections
- Tuesday, November 3, 2026: General election for Congressional, legislative, and county elections
Incumbent: Richard Neal (D)
Challengers: Jeromie Whalen (D), Nadia Milleron (U)
Communities in the District:
- Berkshire County (all)
- Franklin County: Charlemont, Hawley, Monroe, Rowe
- Hampshire County: Belchertown, Cummington, Easthampton, Granby, Huntington, Middlefield, Plainfield, South Hadley, Southampton, Ware, Worthington
- Hampden County (all)
- Worcester County: Brookfield, Charlton, Dudley, East Brookfield, New Braintree, North Brookfield, Oxford, Southbridge, Spencer, Sturbridge, Warren, Webster (Precincts 1A, 2, 5), West Brookfield
Incumbent: Jake Auchincloss (D)
Challengers: Christopher Boyd (D), Jason Poulos (D)
4/7/2026: Ihssane Leckey dropped out of the race.
Attleboro, Bellingham, Berkley, Blackstone, Brookline, Dighton, Dover, Fall River, Foxborough, Franklin, Freetown, Hopedale, Lakeville, Mansfield, Medfield, Mendon, Milford, MIllis, Millville, Needham, Newton, Norfolk, North Attleborough, Norton, Plainville, Raynham (Pcts 2A, 3, 4), Rehoboth, Seekonk, Sharon, Sherborn, Somerset, Swansea, Taunton, Wellesley (Pcts E&F), Wrentha
Incumbent: Katherine Clark (D)
Challengers: Jonathan Paz (D), Tarik Samman (D)
Communities in the District: Arlington, Bedford (Precinct 2A), Belmont, Cambridge (W3P3A; W4P2; W6 P1A, 2, 3; W7; W8; W9; W10P1A, 2; W11P3), Framingham, Lexington, Lincoln, Malden, Maynard, Medford, Melrose, Natick, Revere, Stoneham, Sudbury, Waltham, Watertown, Wayland, Wellesley (Pcts A-D, G, H), Weston, Winchester, Winthrop, Woburn
Incumbent: Seth Moulton (D)
Candidates seeking the Democratic nomination: Beth Andres-Beck, John Beccia, Jamie Belsito, Rick Jakious, Dan Koh, Mariah Lancaster, Tram Nguyen
Candidates seeking the Republican nomination: John Field, Micah Jones
Communities in the District: Amesbury, Andover, Bedford (Pcts 1-4), Beverly, Billerica (Pcts 3-5, 9, 10), Boxford, Burlington, Danvers, Essex, Georgetown, Gloucester, Groveland, Hamilton, Ipswich, Lynn, Lynnfield, Manchester-by-the-Sea, Marblehead, Merrimac, Middleton, Nahant, Newbury, Newburyport, North Andover, North Reading, Peabody, Reading, Rockport, Rowley, Salem, Salisbury, Saugus, Swampscott, Tewksbury, Topsfield, Wakefield, Wenham, West Newbury, Wilmington
Incumbent: Stephen Lynch (D)
Challengers: Patrick Roath (D)
Communities in the District:
- Abington, Avon, Braintree, Brockton, Canton, Dedham, East Bridgewater, Easton, Hingham, Holbrook, Hull, Milton (Pcts 3, 4, 6-9), Norwood, Quincy, Stoughton, Walpole, West Bridgewater, Westwood, Weymouth, Whitman
- Part of Boston
- Harbor Islands (W1 P15)
- North End (W 3P1-4, W3 P10&11)
- West End (W3 P5 & P9)
- Downtown (W3 P6, P12, P13)
- Chinatown (W3 P8)
- Beacon Hill (W3 P17; W5 P3-5, P11)
- Back Bay (W5 P6 – 8)
- South Boston (W6 P1 – 10, W7 P1-7)
- Seaport (W6 P11&12)
- Dorchester (W7 P8 – 10; W13 P3, 7-10; W16 P2, 5, 7-12)
- Jamaica Plain (W11 P9&10, W19 P1-6, 8, 9)
- Roslindale (W20 P1, P2, P4, P8, P9)
- West Roxbury (W20 P5-7, 10-21)
Incumbent: Bill Keating (D)
Challengers: Craig Swallow (D)
Communities in the District:
- Barnstable County (all)
- Bristol County: Acushnet, Dartmouth, Fairhaven, New Bedford, Raynham (Pcts 1, 2, 4A), Westport
- Dukes County (all)
- Nantucket County
- Norfolk County: Cohasset
- Plymouth County: Bridgewater, Carver, Duxbury, Halifax, Hanover, Hanson, Kingston, Marion, Marshfield, Mattapoisett, Middleborough, Norwell, Pembroke, Plymouth, Plympton, Rochester, Rockland, Scituate, Wareham