Edward J. Markey
DIncumbentFEC S4MA00028
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Raised this cycle$6.0M
Cash on hand: $800K
2026 race
MA — U.S. Senate
4 candidates on the November ballot. Incumbent: Edward J. Markey.
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How we got here · 2 earlier contests
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.
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Disclosed money in race
$17M
Candidate + outside spending. See finance breakdown below.
Incumbent
Currently in office
Challengers
Sorted by fundraising
John Deaton
RChallengerFEC S6MA00304
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Raised this cycle$1.7M
Cash on hand: $488K
Joe Tache
IChallengerFEC S6MA00288
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Raised this cycle$285K
Cash on hand: $24K
Shiva Ayyadurai
IChallengerFEC S8MA00268
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Raised this cycle$239K
Cash on hand: $79K
3 defeated candidates — show
Seth Moulton
DDefeatedChallengerFEC S6MA00296
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Raised this cycle$6.7M
Cash on hand: $105K
Nathan Alexander Bech
RDefeatedChallengerFEC S6MA00270
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Raised this cycle$80K
Cash on hand: $28K
Alexander Rikleen
DDefeatedChallengerFEC S6MA00254
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Raised this cycle$79K
Cash on hand: $659
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 · the matchup
Recent news coverage of the nominees heading to the general election.
Edward J. Markeyleans positive
2 pos16 neutral0 neg18 articles
John Deatonleans negative
0 pos11 neutral1 neg12 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
$17M
Candidate fundraising + independent expenditures (FEC).
Candidate-direct (Schedule A)
$15M
Raised by candidate committees themselves.
Outside spending (Schedule E)
$1.7M
$18K for · $1.7M against
| Candidate | Raised directly | Outside for | Outside against | Net in corner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Edward J. Markey(D)incumbent + NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $18K + GIVEGREEN UNITED ACTION $80 + SIERRA CLUB INDEPENDENT ACTION $10 | $6.0M | $18K | — | $6.0M |
John Deaton(R) | $1.7M | — | — | $1.7M |
Joe Tache | $285K | — | — | $285K |
Shiva Ayyadurai(I) | $239K | — | — | $239K |
3 defeated candidates — show finances
| Candidate | Raised directly | Outside for | Outside against | Net in corner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Seth Moulton(D)defeated − COMMONWEALTH TOGETHER PAC $1.7M | $6.7M | — | $1.7M | $5.0M |
Nathan Alexander Bech(R)defeated | $80K | — | — | $80K |
Alexander Rikleen(D)defeated | $79K | — | — | $79K |
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.
Edward J. Markey(D)45% in-state · $3.9M itemized
$1.7M in-state$2.2M out-of-state
John Deaton(R)30% in-state · $397K itemized
$118K in-state$280K out-of-state
Joe Tache85% in-state · $201K itemized
$171K in-state$30K out-of-state
Shiva Ayyadurai(I)21% in-state · $263K itemized
$56K in-state$207K out-of-state
2 defeated candidates — show
Seth Moulton(D)defeated49% in-state · $5.3M itemized
$2.6M in-state$2.7M out-of-state
Alexander Rikleen(D)defeated67% in-state · $33K itemized
$22K in-state$11K 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.
| Statement | Markey | Deaton | Tache | Ayyadurai | You |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Education Federal Title IX protections should explicitly include sexual orientation and gender identity. | — | ||||
Environment The government should set legally enforceable limits on greenhouse gas emissions. | — | ||||
Guns All gun sales — including private ones — should require a background check. | — |
SupportsOpposesNo public positionRinged = confirmed by the campaign
Recent coverage
In the news
Edward J. Markey
John Deaton
- Ed Markey wants to finish his ‘progressive agenda.’ Amid his reelection bid, that’s included lifting like-minded liberals. - The Boston GlobeThe Boston GlobeNov 2
- An Inflection Point for Prediction MarketsThe AtlanticSep 3
- Sen. Ed Markey, 80, wins Mass. Democratic primary over opponent who called for generational changeLos Angeles TimesSep 2
- Markey coasts to victory over Moulton in Massachusetts primaryRoll CallSep 2
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.
Alignment % compares the candidate's extracted policy positions against your quiz answers. Positions are pulled from the candidate's campaign issues page by AI; we save the source quote for each position so you can verify the extraction. Candidates without a campaign issues page show position data pending — we're working through the roster and re-checking stale extractions every 90 days.
News coverage is from the GDELT 2.0 global news feed, filtered to a curated list of national, political, and regional outlets.