2026 elections · Massachusetts

Massachusetts U.S. Senate

General election Nov. 3, 2026. 4 candidates listed, alphabetically by last name.

Rating: Solid Democratic (Cook Political Report: Solid Democratic). Ratings are each forecaster’s own judgment.

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

Independent / no party

Shiva Ayyadurai

Raised
$244,724
From individuals
$233,892
From PACs and other committees
$0
From the candidate (gifts + loans)
$10,832
Cash on hand
$135,020
Debts
$0

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.

Republican

John Deaton

Raised
$1,648,104
From individuals
$553,534
From PACs and other committees
$9,975
From the candidate (gifts + loans)
$1,053,414
Cash on hand
$670,675
Debts
$1,005,000

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

Outside spending

Outside groups spent $230,000 to support and $0 to oppose.

FEC independent expenditures, amendments applied, duplicates removed. Spending dated through Oct. 12, 2026.

PAC and committee money

1 committees reported giving $5,000 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.

Democrat Incumbent

Ed Markey

Raised
$5,352,148
From individuals
$2,362,475
From PACs and other committees
$589,250
From the candidate (gifts + loans)
$0
Cash on hand
$1,348,676
Debts
$0

FEC, campaign committee totals through Aug. 12, 2026. FEC record

Outside spending

Outside groups spent $42,917 to support and $3,329,005 to oppose.

FEC independent expenditures, amendments applied, duplicates removed. Spending dated through Aug. 30, 2026.

PAC and committee money

118 committees reported giving $660,450 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
  • Pro-Israel groupsPAC checks $6K

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.

Other party

Joe Tache

Raised
$279,507
From individuals
$278,399
From PACs and other committees
$0
From the candidate (gifts + loans)
$570
Cash on hand
$53,800
Debts
$0

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.

Money in this race (FEC)
Shiva AyyaduraiIndependent / no party$244,724$135,020$0$0
John DeatonRepublican$1,648,104$670,675$230,000$0
Ed MarkeyDemocrat$5,352,148$1,348,676$42,917$3,329,005
Joe TacheOther party$279,507$53,800$0$0

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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