John Deaton
Candidate for Massachusetts U.S. Senate · Republican
On the 2026 ballotChallenger · Massachusetts U.S. Senate · Nov 3 General
Ballot status source: Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth — 2026 State Election Candidates: Senator in Congress — 'John Deaton', Republican · read Sep 24, 2026
Running for Massachusetts U.S. Senate, Class 2, Nov 3 General. The race page has 3 other candidates, 3 public polls, 1 certified result. See the race
Roles on File
Seats held and sought, elections and committees, newest first.
- RunningMassachusetts U.S. Senate, Class 2Nov 3, 2026 · On the 2026 ballot
Key Votes
The record
No congressional voting record
John Deaton has not served in Congress: no entry in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (bioguide.congress.gov) under this name for MA, checked 2026-09-24 against the catalog's bioguide linkage. Other public offices, if any, not compiled here.
Sep 24, 2026 · Official · Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress · source
Newest first. A close vote was decided by 5% of the votes cast or less (or 10 votes or fewer, under a fifth of the votes). Broke with party: voted against most of their party, where the record gives the party split.
Their Money
Campaign finance
- Last Change
- Profile updated · Sep 24
- Raised
- $1,561,360cycle to date through Aug 12
- Cash on Hand
- $712,417cycle to date through Aug 12
- Spent
- $848,943cycle to date through Aug 12
- Debts Owed
- $1,005,000cycle to date through Aug 12
- Next Report Due
- Q3 Report · Oct 15
View on FEC.govFEC, cycle to date through Aug 12, 2026
Top Payees
Who the campaign paid most, as its filing reports it.
- Signaturedrivecom Inc$185,000.00
- Cygnal$79,700.00
- Ascent Strategic Inc$60,690.17
- Campaign Engine Group Llc$60,196.12
- Ace Campaign Consulting Llc$41,494.08
Campaign finance · John Deaton For Senate: Pre-Primary 2026, through Aug 12, 2026
Aug 12, 2026 · Official · Federal Election CommissionFinance Reports
Campaign finance · John Deaton For Senate: Pre-Primary 2026, through Aug 12, 2026
Raised $1,561,360.30 this election cycle (as reported) · spent $848,942.90 · cash on hand $712,417.40 · debts owed by the committee $1,005,000.00 — through Aug 12, 2026. Where the money came from (cycle to date, as reported): Individuals $472,175.11 (30%); PACs and other political committees $5,775.00 (0%); Candidate contributions $53,414.00 (3%); Candidate loans $1,000,000.00 (64%); Other receipts (refunds, offsets, other) $29,996.19 (2%). Where it went (itemized operating expenditures this cycle, FEC-processed through Sep 20, 2026): digital $254,479.33; field and canvassing $185,000.00; fundraising $124,987.62; staff, contractors and reimbursements $107,613.25; polling $79,700.00; general consulting $21,000.00.
Aug 12, 2026 · Official · Federal Election Commission
Money shows as the filings named here report it. Payees are who the campaign paid; individual contributors are not shown.
Advertising
Who is advertising for and against John
Independent Expenditures
FEC independent expenditures on file: $205,000 supporting, $0 opposing, across 2 reports.
COMMONWEALTH PROSPERITY FUNDSupporting · $205,000
2 reports, newest Oct 9, 2026 · Federal Election Commission — electronic filing · newest filing
Spend as each platform or filing reports it. Each line is a separate measure, and they are not added together.
In Their Words
What they have said, on the record
“Of course it's problematic. I would say to President Trump, 'What happened about fiscal conservatism that a Republican is supposed to support?'”
“No invitation and that's okay. When I stood on stage and I said, 'F the Republican Party, F the Democrat Party,' I wasn't talking about voters. We've got to get back to putting people first and getting politics out of every decision.”
“Massachusetts is full of independents and unenrolled voters tired of both parties treating them like a cheering section. I'm not asking people to become Republicans. I'm asking them to send someone who has lived paycheck to paycheck and will fight for results.”
“I have no primary opponent because the Massachusetts Republican Party stands united. They want a senator who will represent every single one of them, not just the political class in Boston and Washington. Whether you're in Worcester, Springfield, Cape Cod, the North Shore, or the Berkshires, I will take this fight to every corner of Massachusetts. I will listen to your concerns, I will fight for your values, and I will put your interests ahead of party loyalty every single day.”
“I didn't come up through the political machine. I came up through the Marine Corps and the real economy. And because Massachusetts families are tired of the same old insiders fighting the same old fights, the Republican Party is now united behind one mission: sending a fighter to the United States Senate who will actually deliver results.”
In the News
Press coverage
- New GOP U.S. Senate candidate John Deaton interview on MA, TrumpSep 11, 2026 · Press · NBC Boston
- Who is John Deaton, the Republican challenging Ed Markey?Sep 11, 2026 · Press · Boston.com
- John Deaton Accepts Republican Nomination for United States SenateApr 25, 2026 · Press · johndeatonforsenate.com
Headlines link to the original reporting, captured on the date shown.
Reach Them
Websites and accounts
Campaign website and social accounts
Campaign site: https://www.johndeatonforsenate.com/
Sep 24, 2026 · Self-published · Candidate's own channels · source
The Paper Trail
Filings, results and exhibits
On the Nov. 3, 2026 general election ballot for U.S. Senator · Republican
Listed as “John Deaton”, Republican. Other candidates in the race: Edward J. Markey (Democratic). (Name not machine-confirmed in the source file; the source may be a search page or scanned list.)
Sep 24, 2026 · Official · State election authority (certified candidate list) · sourceU.S. Senator · MA-SEN
Republican · Candidate · On the 2026 ballot
Sep 19, 2026 · OSINT
File read Sep 25, 2026. Each item names its source. Record ID p_wrf6xxmtt.
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