2026 race

MA-01 — U.S. House

2 candidates on the November ballot. Incumbent: Richard E. Neal.

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How we got here · 1 earlier contest
Democratic primary · Tuesday, September 1, 2026
Called by audit: web-verified
Richard E. NealWon53.0%
  • DJeromie Patrick WhalenDefeated46.0%
Election held
Counting
Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Results appear here once a race is called and verified. Official returns from the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

Disclosed money in race
$5.1M
Candidate + outside spending. See finance breakdown below.
Incumbent

Currently in office

Challengers

Sorted by fundraising

Nadia Donya Milleron

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ChallengerFEC H4MA01091

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Raised this cycle$1.6M
Cash on hand: $310K
1 defeated candidate — show

Jeromie Patrick Whalen

DDefeated
ChallengerFEC H6MA01120

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Raised this cycle$392K
Cash on hand: −$318
Local signal

Early read on MA-01 — U.S. House

A directional read on where this seat is trending, from the signals we have so far. This is an early scaffold — more inputs light up as coverage and constituent activity accrue.

Coverage tone · the matchup
Recent news coverage of the nominees heading to the general election.
Richard E. Nealleans negative
0 pos27 neutral1 neg28 articles
A media signal, not a poll of the district.
Constituent stakes
No one here has staked a position on a tracked vote yet. As neighbors weigh in on /pressure campaigns, the district's lean will show up here.
Money in the race

Finance breakdown

Disclosed funding shaping this race — both the money candidates raise themselves and the outside spending dropped by independent groups. Issue-ad spending by 501(c)(4) groups is excluded; the FEC doesn't require disclosure of it. See the note below for details.

Candidate fundraising: FEC reports through October 14, 2026 · 2025–26 cycle

Total disclosed
$5.1M
Candidate fundraising + independent expenditures (FEC).
Candidate-direct (Schedule A)
$5.1M
Raised by candidate committees themselves.
Outside spending (Schedule E)
$0
No outside spending reported yet.
CandidateRaised directlyOutside forOutside againstNet in corner
Richard E. Neal(D)incumbent
$3.1M——$3.1M
Nadia Donya Milleron
$1.6M——$1.6M
1 defeated candidate — show finances
CandidateRaised directlyOutside forOutside againstNet in corner
Jeromie Patrick Whalen(D)defeated
$392K——$392K
Where the money comes from

In-state vs out-of-state

Share of each candidate's itemized individual contributions from donors inside MA versus the rest of the country. Excludes sub-$200 unitemized donations (no geography on file) and PAC money — see note below.

Richard E. Neal(D)27% in-state · $714K itemized
$192K in-state$522K out-of-state
Nadia Donya Milleron20% in-state · $52K itemized
$10K in-state$41K out-of-state
1 defeated candidate — show
Jeromie Patrick Whalen(D)defeated88% in-state · $225K itemized
$198K in-state$27K out-of-state
What's counted, what isn't

Candidate-direct is each campaign's reported receipts on FEC Schedule A — individual contributions plus PAC contributions to the candidate's own committee — through the most recent filing.

Outside spending is independent expenditures on FEC Schedule E: money spent by PACs, super PACs, and party committees for or against a candidate, without legal coordination with the campaign. The committees listed under each candidate are the largest disclosed spenders on either side.

In-state vs out-of-state covers only itemized individual contributions — donations over $200, which are the only ones that carry a contributor address at the FEC. Sub-$200 unitemized donations (often a large share for grassroots campaigns) have no geography on file and are excluded, as is PAC money. So the percentages describe where a candidate's itemized individual money comes from, not where every dollar raised comes from.

Not counted: 501(c)(4) "social welfare" organizations run issue ads that frequently mention candidates by name but aren't classified as express advocacy under FEC rules — they file no Schedule E and don't appear in this breakdown. Press reporting on a race may cite figures that include this dark-money spending; ours doesn't.

Where they stand

Issue-by-issue comparison

Positions extracted from each candidate's campaign issues page by AI. Contested rows — where candidates disagree with each other — appear first.

StatementNealMilleronYou
Governance & Other
There should be term limits for senators and representatives.
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SupportsOpposesNo public positionRinged = confirmed by the campaign

About this race page

Candidate roster is sourced from the FEC's active-candidate list for the 2026 cycle. Fundraising totals reflect committee filings through the last reporting period.

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