2026 race

MA — U.S. Senate

8 active candidates on file with the FEC. Incumbent: Edward Markey.

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Election day

135days

Tuesday, November 3, 2026

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Disclosed money in race

$9.7M

Candidate + outside spending. See finance breakdown below.

Incumbent

Currently in office

Edward Markey

IncumbentFEC S4MA00028

Raised this cycle$3.8M

Cash on hand: $2.5M

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Challengers

Sorted by fundraising

Seth Moulton

ChallengerFEC S6MA00296

Raised this cycle$4.3M

Cash on hand: $3.3M

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John Deaton

ChallengerFEC S6MA00304

Raised this cycle$1.4M

Cash on hand: $829K

Campaign site

Joseph Tache

ChallengerFEC S6MA00288

Raised this cycle$96K

Cash on hand: $30K

Campaign site

Alexander Rikleen

ChallengerFEC S6MA00254

Raised this cycle$76K

Cash on hand: $3K

Campaign site

Nathan Alexander Bech

ChallengerFEC S6MA00270

Raised this cycle$40K

Cash on hand: $790

Campaign site

Morgan Gifford Dawicki

ChallengerFEC S6MA00262

Raised this cycle$16K

Cash on hand: $4K

Shiva Ayyadurai

ChallengerFEC S8MA00268

Raised this cycle$10K

Cash on hand: $7K

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Local signal

Early read on MA — U.S. Senate

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 · leans positive

Recent news coverage of Edward J. Markey over the last 90 days.

3 positive4 neutral0 negative

7 articles · AI-assessed sentiment toward the rep. 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.

Total disclosed

$9.7M

Candidate fundraising + independent expenditures (FEC).

Candidate-direct (Schedule A)

$9.7M

Raised by candidate committees themselves.

Outside spending (Schedule E)

$42K

$42K for · $0 against

Candidate	Raised directly	Outside for	Outside against	Net in corner
Seth Moulton(D)	$4.3M	—	—	$4.3M
Edward Markey(D)incumbent + 1199 SEIU UNITED HEALTHCARE WORKERS EAST FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION FUND $42K + GIVEGREEN UNITED ACTION $80 + SIERRA CLUB INDEPENDENT ACTION $10	$3.8M	$42K	—	$3.8M
John Deaton(R)	$1.4M	—	—	$1.4M
Joseph Tache	$96K	—	—	$96K
Alexander Rikleen(D)	$76K	—	—	$76K
Nathan Alexander Bech(R)	$40K	—	—	$40K
Morgan Gifford Dawicki(I)	$16K	—	—	$16K
Shiva Ayyadurai(I)	$10K	—	—	$10K

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.

Seth Moulton(D)48% in-state · $3.5M itemized

$1.7M in-state$1.8M out-of-state

Edward Markey(D)42% in-state · $2.6M itemized

$1.1M in-state$1.5M out-of-state

John Deaton(R)26% in-state · $277K itemized

$71K in-state$206K out-of-state

Joseph Tache91% in-state · $62K itemized

$56K in-state$6K out-of-state

Alexander Rikleen(D)65% in-state · $32K itemized

$21K in-state$11K out-of-state

Morgan Gifford Dawicki(I)90% in-state · $10K itemized

$9K in-state$1K out-of-state

Shiva Ayyadurai(I)0% in-state · $4K itemized

$0 in-state$4K 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.

Recent coverage

In the news

John Deaton

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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