2026 elections · Massachusetts

Massachusetts U.S. House, district 8

General election Nov. 3, 2026. 3 candidates listed, alphabetically by last name.

Ballot list from the state's own certified list of candidates for the November 3, 2026 general election; not yet checked against the state’s own list.

The field

Republican

Rob Burke

Raised
$1,525
From individuals
$25
From PACs and other committees
$0
From the candidate (gifts + loans)
$1,500
Cash on hand
$-16,966
Debts
$1,500

FEC, campaign committee totals through Sept. 30, 2026. FEC record

Outside spending

No independent spending for or against this candidate in FEC filings.

PAC and committee money

No contributions from PACs or other committees in FEC committee filings.

Democrat Incumbent

Stephen Lynch

Raised
$1,027,832
From individuals
$618,448
From PACs and other committees
$393,958
From the candidate (gifts + loans)
$0
Cash on hand
$485,043
Debts
$0

FEC, campaign committee totals through Sept. 30, 2026. FEC record

Outside spending

Outside groups spent $77,931 to support and $213,732 to oppose.

FEC independent expenditures, amendments applied, duplicates removed. Spending dated through Aug. 21, 2026.

PAC and committee money

101 committees reported giving $354,640 in all.

As reported by the giving committees (FEC pas2: direct and in-kind contributions). May differ from the campaign’s own “from other committees” total, which counts what the campaign reports receiving.

Tracked networks
  • Defense contractorsPAC checks $2K
  • Pro-Israel groupsPAC checks $1K

Which committees belong to each network is Network groupings matched to FEC committee IDs. Amounts are from FEC files. Bundled (earmarked) money is not counted here.

Independent / no party

Rasheed Nicholas Walters

No 2026 financial summary on file with the FEC.

Outside spending

No independent spending for or against this candidate in FEC filings.

PAC and committee money

No contributions from PACs or other committees in FEC committee filings.

Money in this race (FEC)
Rob BurkeRepublican$1,525$-16,966$0$0
Stephen LynchDemocrat$1,027,832$485,043$77,931$213,732

Raised and cash on hand are the campaign’s own totals; outside spending is by groups the campaign does not control. They are separate measures and are not added together.

Federal Election Commission bulk data, 2026 cycle: candidate summaries (weball26), committee-to-candidate contributions (pas226) and independent expenditures, downloaded Oct. 16, 2026.

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