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Middlesex County, Massachusetts

Massachusetts House, 7th Middlesex District

One candidate is tracked for Massachusetts House, 7th Middlesex District on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Jack Patrick Lewis. Candidate information follows official Middlesex County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.

About this race

Jack Patrick Lewis (Democratic) is on the November 3 ballot for Massachusetts House, 7th Middlesex District; Jack Patrick Lewis is the sitting member, per the Massachusetts House of Representatives'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.

What this office does

State legislator. State legislators write and vote on state laws and the state budget, which fund schools, roads, prisons, universities and health programs, and set the rules for local governments and elections. Each member represents one district and serves on committees that shape bills before a floor vote. Terms are two years in most state houses and four in most state senates.

This race. Elected by district: only voters who live in the district see this race on their ballot. The sitting officeholder, Jack Patrick Lewis, is on the ballot. One name is on the ballot for this seat.

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Jack Patrick Lewis

Jack Patrick Lewis

Democratic Incumbent

Top priorities
  • Strengthening campaign finance laws
  • Public safety, including firefighter safety and substance use disorder response
  • Early literacy legislation

Per the campaign site.

Biography

Lewis serves as State Representative for the 7th Middlesex District, representing Ashland and part of Framingham, and is House Chair of the Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government, per his campaign site. He was first elected in November 2016 and is serving his fifth term, and previously co-chaired the Massachusetts House Progressive Caucus from 2019 to 2026, per the site. He holds dual bachelor's degrees in political science and international studies from the University of Utah (2007) and a Master of Divinity from Eden Theological Seminary (2010), per the site. From 2010 to 2014 he worked as assistant minister for religious education and social justice at the Unitarian Universalist Society of Wellesley Hills, and in 2011 he co-founded OUT MetroWest, an LGBTQ youth organization serving the MetroWest region, per the site.

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Questions about this race

Who is running for Massachusetts House, 7th Middlesex District in 2026?

One candidate is tracked for Massachusetts House, 7th Middlesex District on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Jack Patrick Lewis. Candidate information follows official Middlesex County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.

When is the Massachusetts House, 7th 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 Middlesex County and state election office filings, last verified September 29, 2026. Bios and priorities carry their attribution inline.

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Candidate profiles
Jack Patrick Lewis, full profileOfficial Massachusetts election office