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Massachusetts U.S. Senate, Class 2

Massachusetts has two U.S. Senate seats. The Class 1 seat

Who Holds This Seat

Edward J. Markey

Democrat · U.S. Senator

Holds This SeatOn the 2026 ballot

Running in 2026

IncumbentNov 3 General
Edward J. Markey

Democrat · U.S. Senator

Ballot
On the 2026 ballot
Last Change
Profile updated · Sep 24
Raised
$8,174,724cycle to date through Aug 12
Cash on Hand
$1,348,676cycle to date through Aug 12

View on FEC.govFEC, cycle to date through Aug 12, 2026

ChallengerNov 3 General
Shiva Ayyadurai

Independent

Ballot
On the 2026 ballot
Last Change
Profile updated · Sep 24
Raised
Not on file
Cash on Hand
Not on file

No finance filing on record.

ChallengerNov 3 General
John Deaton

Republican

Ballot
On the 2026 ballot
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

View on FEC.govFEC, cycle to date through Aug 12, 2026

ChallengerNov 3 General
Joseph Tache

Independent

Ballot
On the 2026 ballot
Last Change
Profile updated · Sep 24
Raised
Not on file
Cash on Hand
Not on file

No finance filing on record.

Polls

  • Emerson College PollingDemocratic primary · U.S. Senate

    Ed Markey 60% · Seth Moulton 33% · Undecided 7%

    Aug 28, 2026 to Aug 29, 2026 · 550 LV · ±4.1 pts · online (MMS text-to-web/panel) · Emerson College Polling

  • University of Massachusetts Amherst Poll for WCVBDemocratic primary · U.S. Senate

    Ed Markey 60% · Seth Moulton 32% · Undecided 7%

    Aug 5, 2026 to Aug 12, 2026 · 445 LV · UMass Amherst

  • UMass Amherst/WCVB Poll for WCVB-TVGeneral election · U.S. Senate

    Edward J. Markey 51% · John Deaton 30% · Would not Vote 3% · Not Sure 15%

    Aug 5, 2026 to Aug 12, 2026 · 800 RV · ±4.4 pts · online · UMass Amherst/WCVB Poll

Released public polls of this race, as each pollster reported them. A poll is a snapshot, not a forecast.

On File, Not Running

Seth Moulton

Democrat · U.S. Representative

Lost the 2026 primary

Alexander Rikleen

Democrat · Ran for U.S. Senate

Not on the 2026 ballot

Morgan Gifford Dawicki

Independent · Ran for U.S. Senate

Not on the 2026 ballot

Nathan Alexander Bech

Republican · Ran for U.S. Senate

Not on the 2026 ballot

William Francis Gates

Democrat · Ran for U.S. Senate

Not on the 2026 ballot

Past Results

U.S. Senate

2020 State Election · Nov 3, 2020
CandidateVotesShare
Edward J. MarkeyDemocrat2,357,80966.2%
Kevin J. O'ConnorRepublican1,177,76533.0%
Shiva AyyaduraiRepublican21,1340.6%
All Others7,4280.2%

Certified — Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, PD43+ election statistics · Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth — PD43+ contest downloads by…

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