Republican
John Deaton
No statements on the record yet
Senate · Election Day November 3, 2026
Massachusetts Senate race 2026
2 candidates, in surname order. 4 statements on the record, word for word, each linked to where it ran.
Democratic · Incumbent
Ed Markey
4 statements on record
Full recordOn the record, by issue
Campaigns & elections2
John Deaton
Nothing on this issue yet
Ed Markey
As printed
“Massachusetts needs a senator who stands up and fights back, a senator who never forgets who they are fighting for”
PBS NewsHour Massachusetts Sen. Markey wins primary over opponent who called for generational change ›
As printed
“He has a backwards-looking political agenda”
PBS NewsHour Rep. Seth Moulton targets Sen. Ed Markey in Massachusetts Democratic primary amid broader calls for generational change ›
The latest 2 per candidate on each issue. Each full record, linked at the top, holds the rest.
Claims on the ledger
John Deaton
No checkable claims on the ledger yet
Ed Markey
Open
“There's only 12 trans athletes in the whole of the NCAA.”
Open
“They also confirmed that they have no body cameras and they do no training at this facility in Maine.”
Where the candidate list comes from
- NBC News: Massachusetts Senate primary results read September 30, 2026
- Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth: ElectionStats, 2026 read September 30, 2026
Names and party labels were checked against these pages on September 30, 2026. The list holds the major-party nominees and any independent who is a principal candidate. Smaller-party and write-in candidates are left out; the state’s election office has the full ballot.
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