U.S. Senate, Massachusetts 2026

On the ballot

Ed MarkeyDemocraticIncumbent

John DeatonRepublican

SAShiva AyyaduraiIndependent

JTJoe TacheSocialism and Liberation

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

Compare the candidates

U.S. Senate, Massachusetts 2026: candidates side by side, in the order the state lists them

Field	Ed Markey	John Deaton	SAShiva Ayyadurai	JTJoe Tache
Party (as listed)	Democratic	Republican	Independent	Socialism and Liberation
Incumbent	Yes	No	No	No
Current role	U.S. Senator (since July 16, 2013)	Attorney; 2024 Republican Senate nominee	Independent candidate (Belmont)	Party for Socialism and Liberation candidate (Boston)
Running mate	—	—	—	—
Background (sourced)	Listed on the ballot as Edward J. Markey. In the U.S. Senate since July 16, 2013, after serving in the U.S. House, according to the congressional biographical directory. source Won the Sept. 1, 2026 Democratic primary over Rep. Seth Moulton, 580,628 votes to 314,198. source	Lost the 2024 U.S. Senate race to Sen. Elizabeth Warren, 1,365,440 votes to 2,041,668, according to certified results. source Won the 2026 Republican primary unopposed (221,950 votes). source	Received 21,134 write-in votes in the 2020 U.S. Senate race and 91,710 votes as an unenrolled candidate in 2018, according to certified results. source	Not yet documented
In their own words	President Trump: “I'm going to Washington to be a check on Donald Trump. Mr. Deaton is going to Washington to be a blank check for Donald Trump.” WBUR Health care: “You can't trust the Republicans with the healthcare system of our country.” WBUR Energy: “[The Green New Deal is a way to] break our dependence upon that fossil fuel monopoly.” WBUR	President Trump: “You know I've never voted for President Trump. I've never supported President Trump. I've never endorsed President Trump.” WBUR Health care: “Why didn't you do it in the 53 years you've been in elected office?” WBUR Energy: “I have a plan that puts four small modular reactors and expands natural gas in Massachusetts that will cut the energy in half.” WBUR	No sourced statement documented yet	No sourced statement documented yet
Debates	Oct. 13: WBZ-TV (moderator Jon Keller)	Oct. 13: WBZ-TV (moderator Jon Keller)	None documented	None documented
Endorsements	None verified yet	None verified yet	None verified yet	None verified yet
Primary	Won Democratic primary with 64.7% (certified).	Won Republican primary unopposed (certified).	No primary result on file	No primary result on file
Campaign website	edmarkey.com	Not yet verified	vashiva.com (personal site)	Not yet verified
FEC: raised / spent / cash	$8.53M / $9.51M / $668K through Sept. 30, 2026	$1.65M / $977K / $671K through Sept. 30, 2026	$245K / $109K / $135K through Sept. 30, 2026	$280K / $226K / $54K through Sept. 30, 2026

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Campaign money

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.