2 candidates are tracked for Massachusetts Senate, Second Essex and Middlesex District on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Barry R. Finegold and Theodore T. Semesnyei. Candidate information follows official Essex County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Barry R. Finegold (Democratic), Theodore T. Semesnyei (Republican) are on the November 3 ballot for Massachusetts Senate, Second Essex and Middlesex District; Barry R. Finegold is the sitting member, per the Massachusetts Senate's official member directory (malegislature.gov). Nominees were chosen at the September 1, 2026 primary or, where only one candidate qualified for a party, print unopposed; Massachusetts elects this seat by plurality vote. Unenrolled and third-party candidates who qualify by nomination paper are not reflected in primary results and are not yet available from a certified source; check the Secretary of the Commonwealth's November list once published. This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
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This race. Elected by district: only voters who live in the district see this race on their ballot. The sitting officeholder, Barry R. Finegold, is on the ballot.
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Barry R. Finegold is the Massachusetts state senator for the Second Essex and Middlesex District, according to the Massachusetts Legislature's Senate member directory. No campaign website was found as of September 11, 2026.
Top priorities
Per the campaign site.
Theodore T. Semesnyei, of Amesbury, filed campaign paperwork with the Massachusetts Office of Campaign and Political Finance to run as a Republican for the Second Essex and Middlesex Senate District, which covers Amesbury, Andover, Haverhill, Merrimac, North Andover, Tewksbury and Wilmington, according to the Eagle-Tribune. His campaign site lists government transparency, returning state tax dollars to the town level, and reducing state mandates on local decisions among his priorities.
Who is running for Massachusetts Senate, Second Essex and Middlesex District in 2026?
2 candidates are tracked for Massachusetts Senate, Second Essex and Middlesex District on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Barry R. Finegold and Theodore T. Semesnyei. Candidate information follows official Essex County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
When is the Massachusetts Senate, Second Essex and Middlesex District election in Massachusetts?
Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Registration deadlines, early voting dates and mail ballot rules for Massachusetts are on the Massachusetts election hub at theballotbrief.com.
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Candidate roster from official Essex County and state election office filings, last verified October 3, 2026. Bios and priorities carry their attribution inline.
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