Senate race · 2026

Massachusetts Senate Race

Compare sourced candidate information for the November 3, 2026 U.S. Senate election. Check the state election office for the complete ballot and any qualified write-in candidates.

All 2026 races

4 documented candidates · what each one campaigns on

Ed Markey

Democratic · Incumbent

Currently: U.S. Senator

Ed Markey has served in the U.S. Senate since 2013, after serving in the U.S. House from 1976 to 2013.

Campaign platform

Progressive Agenda
He champions progressive causes and is endorsed by leaders like Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren.
DemocracySource
Medicare for All
He supports universal healthcare through Medicare for All.
HealthSource
Green New Deal
He was the main Senate champion of the Green New Deal.
EnvironmentSource
Taxing Billionaires
He supports raising taxes on billionaires.
EconomySource
Experience & Energy
Markey emphasizes his decades of experience and states he is more energized than ever to fight the Trump administration.
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Candidate source Ballotpedia profile

Joe Tache

Socialism and Liberation

Listed as a November 2026 U.S. Senate candidate in the Boston Globe voter guide.

Campaign platform

Public ownership and taxation
Proposes converting the top 100 corporations to public property and a 100% tax on assets above $10 million to fund universal public needs.
EconomySource
National Climate Emergency Act
Proposes seizing and decommissioning fossil-fuel infrastructure and building a renewable energy grid through a national worker mobilization.
EnvironmentSource
National Employment Emergency Act
Proposes guaranteed well-paid union jobs and training through a National Employment Emergency Act and an organized People’s Corps.
EconomySource
Military spending
Proposes cutting the military budget by 90%, closing overseas military bases and ending all U.S. aid to Israel.
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Candidate source Ballotpedia profile

John Deaton

Republican

Listed as a November 2026 U.S. Senate candidate in the Boston Globe voter guide.

Campaign platform

Healthcare competition
Proposes breaking up vertically integrated insurers and pharmacy benefit managers, increasing competition and price transparency to lower healthcare costs.
HealthSource
Congressional term limits
Proposes a constitutional amendment limiting service to three House terms and two Senate terms.
DemocracySource
Congressional trading ban
Proposes banning members of Congress from trading stocks, cryptocurrency and commodities.
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Lifetime lobbying ban
Proposes prohibiting former members of Congress from lobbying.
DemocracySource

Candidate source Ballotpedia profile

Shiva Ayyadurai

Independent

Listed as a November 2026 U.S. Senate candidate in the Boston Globe voter guide.

Campaign platform

Preventive healthcare
Proposes shifting healthcare toward preventive and integrative medicine, nutrition and systems biology.
HealthSource
Tax cuts
Proposes cutting taxes for families and small businesses.
EconomySource
Election procedures
Proposes paper ballots, hand-counting, same-day voting and voter ID.
DemocracySource
Troops and community health
Proposes bringing troops home and reinvesting in community health infrastructure.
Foreign policySource

Candidate source Ballotpedia profile

This is a sourced candidate guide, not a certified ballot. Confirm the full ballot, including any qualified write-in candidates, with the state election office .

Platform items are drawn from candidates’ own campaign materials and public reporting, summarised neutrally. They are what a candidate says they will do — not a judgement about whether they will do it. Once a candidate is serving in Congress, their record moves to the senator profiles.