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Race · Tuesday, November 3, 2026
State Senate, Middlesex and Norfolk District
What this job does Your district's vote in the Massachusetts Senate (40 members). Senators write and vote on state laws and the state budget. A term is two years. source: ballotpedia.org
Held today by Karen Spilka (Democratic).
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Karen E. Spilka Democratic holds this seat State Senator; formerly arbitrator and mediator Candidates in the order the Secretary of the Commonwealth, Elections Division lists them ↗ . Your ballot may list them in a different order.
Massachusetts general election: Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Your official sample ballot is the final word on what you will see. Look yours up on the VoteInMA.com (your registration, polling place and sample ballot) ↗ .
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