U.S. House, Massachusetts 2nd District 2026

Early voting under way No results yet U.S. House · 2nd Congressional District · Election Nov. 3, 2026

16 daysuntil the Massachusetts State Election, Nov. 3, 2026

Massachusetts' 2nd Congressional District. House members serve two-year terms.

On the ballot

Listed in the order shown on the state's official candidate list. Write-in votes are also allowed.

Compare the candidates

U.S. House, Massachusetts 2nd District 2026: candidates side by side, in the order the state lists them
FieldOfficial portrait photo of U.S. Rep. Jim McGovernJames P. McGovern
Party (as listed)Democratic
IncumbentYes
Current roleU.S. Representative, 2nd District
Running mate—
Background (sourced)
  • In the U.S. House since 1997, according to the congressional biographical directory. source
  • Re-elected in 2024 with 251,441 votes (certified). source
  • Won the Sept. 1, 2026 Democratic primary with 80,813 votes (certified). source
In their own wordsNo sourced statement documented yet
DebatesNone documented
EndorsementsNone verified yet
PrimaryNo primary result on file
Campaign websiteNot yet verified
FEC: raised / spent / cash$984K / $995K / $383K
through Sept. 30, 2026

Every candidate gets the same fields. Empty fields mean we have not yet verified that information, not that it does not exist. We do not infer positions from party labels and do not rank candidates.

Campaign money

Money raised and spent, 2026 election (FEC)
Money raised and spent, 2026 election (FEC)
CandidateRaised / spentCash on handThrough
James P. McGovern (D)Raised $984KSpent $995K$383KSept. 30, 2026

Source: Federal Election Commission (api.open.fec.gov), candidate committee totals for the full 2026 election period, as filed. Updated Oct 17, 2026.

Results

Nov. 3 results: none yet Local clerks report unofficial counts on election night; the state certifies results weeks later. We will label every figure as unofficial or certified.

Sept. 1, 2026 Democratic primary Certified
Sept. 1, 2026 Democratic primary: votes and share of votes for candidates
CandidateVotesShare
James P. McGovern80,813 99.6%
All others324 0.4%

Share of votes cast for candidates, blank ballots excluded. Total ballots: 91,077. Official source.

2024 general election Certified
2024 general election: votes and share of votes for candidates
CandidateVotesShare
James P. McGovern (D)251,441 68.7%
Cornelius Shea (Unenrolled)114,065 31.1%
All others822 0.2%

Share of votes cast for candidates, blank ballots excluded. Total ballots: 389,337. Official source.

Verified against official source Last verified Oct. 17, 2026.

Sources

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