Name: 2026 Massachusetts Senate race
Start: 2026-11-03
Location: MA, United States

2026 Massachusetts Senate race — polls, candidates & voter guide — IJR

Where they disagree

Markey	Rikleen	Deaton	Moulton
Legalization path	Unknown	Enforce the law	Unknown
Treatment first	Unknown	Crack down	Unknown
Government Monopoly	Unknown	Open Choice	Unknown
Keep safeguards	Unknown	Deregulate	Unknown

John Deaton

REPUBLICAN PARTY

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Stated positions (22) ▾

Abortion: Supports codifying Roe v. Wade into federal law as a pro-choice Republican. [1][2]
Border enforcement & immigration law: Supports securing the border to address the fentanyl crisis and reforming asylum. [1][2][3]
China & trade: Supports fair trade deals to return American jobs lost to China. [1][2]
Civil Rights: Supports enshrining equal marriage in law and marriage equality. [1]
Congressional stock trading: Supports banning stock, crypto or commodities trading by members of Congress. [1]
Congressional term limits: Supports constitutional amendment limiting service to 3 House terms and 2 Senate terms. [1][2]
Corporations: Supports breaking up the big three insurance companies. [1]
Election integrity: voter ID: Supports requiring photo ID to vote. [1]
Energy production: Supports nuclear energy as carbon-free; opposes Green New Deal. [1][2]
Federal spending & debt: Supports cutting waste, balancing the budget, and reducing Washington spending. [1]
Fentanyl & drug enforcement: Views opioid addiction as directly related to border crisis; supports securing border and treatment investment. [1][2]
Free trade: Supports fair trade deals to return American jobs lost to China. [1]
Government Reform: Supports banning foreign lobbying, lifetime lobbying bans for officials, and ending regulatory capture. [1][2]
Government reform: Supports banning congressional stock trading and lifetime lobbying ban for members. [1][2]
Health care: Supports lowering prescription drug costs and increasing price transparency. [1][2]
Housing costs: Supports policies to lower housing costs and encourage smart development. [1][2]
Israel: Supports Israel's absolute right to defend itself and its borders. [1]
Regulation & permitting: Supports cutting red tape and reducing regulatory overreach in permitting and other areas. [1]
School choice: Supports expanding school choice and vocational training opportunities. [1][2]
Social Security & Medicare: Supports honoring commitments to Social Security and replenishing the national trust fund through nonpartisan solutions. [1]
Taxes: Opposes adding 87,000 IRS agents. [1]
Ukraine aid: Supports additional Ukraine funds only with metrics for financial and tactical independence. [1]

Seth Moulton

DEMOCRATIC PARTY

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Stated positions (30) ▾

Abortion: Defends reproductive freedom and a woman's right to choose. [1]
Border enforcement & immigration law: Supports comprehensive immigration reform that curbs illegal immigration while providing a path to citizenship for those who follow the law. [1][2]
China Policy: Calls for confronting China's human rights abuses through sanctions and diplomacy while pursuing a smart trade deal and stronger regional security alliances to counter China. [1]
Climate Crisis: Supports the Green New Deal and confronting the climate crisis with every possible solution. [1]
Climate change: Supports the Green New Deal and all possible solutions to confront the climate crisis. [1]
Climate crisis: Supports confronting the climate crisis with every possible solution, including as an early Green New Deal supporter. [1]
Congressional term limits: Supports age limits for Congress and term limits for committee chairs. [1]
Democratic Party Strategy: Argues Democrats need to rebrand and better address economic and immigration concerns, citing being out of touch as a factor in electoral losses. [1][2]
Election integrity: Supports protecting elections from federal interference, intimidation at polls, and nationalization efforts. [1]
Election integrity: mail ballots: Supports protecting election integrity by prohibiting federal agents at polling places and federal funds to nationalize elections. [1]
Election integrity: voter ID: Supports protecting election integrity through measures like voter identification requirements. [1]
Equality for Every American: Supports passing the Equality Act and protecting access to gender-affirming care for LGBTQ+ Americans. [1]
Government Ethics / Prediction Markets: Leads efforts to prohibit congressional staff from participating in prediction markets to prevent profiting from nonpublic information gained through official duties. [1][2]
Gun policy: Supports meaningful gun safety legislation to address gun violence. [1]
Health care: Supports expanding mental healthcare access and a public option to compete with private insurers. [1][2]
Healthcare: Supports a strong public option to compete with private insurers and drive down costs. [1]
Housing costs: Supports ensuring everyone deserves affordable housing. [1]
Immigration: Supports comprehensive immigration reform that confronts illegal immigration while providing a path for DREAMers. [1]
Iran Nuclear Deal: Stated support for rejoining the 2015 Iran nuclear deal (JCPOA) as the best way to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons. [1]
Israel: Supports Israel's right to defend itself against Hamas while urging it to heed lessons from the War on Terror. [1]
Israel-Hamas Conflict: Condemns the Hamas terrorist attack and supports Israel's right to defend itself, while urging Israel to apply lessons from the U.S. War on Terror. [1]
Mental Healthcare: Supports expanding mental healthcare access nationwide, informed by personal experience with post-traumatic stress. [1]
Mental health: Supports expanding mental healthcare access, informed by personal experience with post-traumatic stress. [1]
National Security: Supports strengthening national security based on military service experience. [1]
National security: Supports strengthening national security based on military service experience. [1]
Prediction Market Integrity: Supports prohibiting congressional staff from participating in prediction markets to prevent profiting from nonpublic information. [1]
Transportation: Supports modernizing infrastructure including high-speed and regional rail. [1][2]
Transportation Infrastructure: Supports modernizing U.S. transportation infrastructure, including high-speed and regional rail, beyond basic repairs to roads and bridges. [1][2]
Transportation infrastructure: Supports modernizing transportation infrastructure for 21st-century options beyond repairing old systems. [1]
Women's sports: Suggests transgender athletes should not compete in women’s sports. [1]

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