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2020Final results

2020 election for Massachusetts's 7th District

U.S. House · Massachusetts

Ayanna Pressley (D) won with 86.6% of the vote, defeating Roy A. Owens Sr. (Ind) by 74.1 points.

Ayanna PressleyDemocrat · winner
86.6%267,362
Roy A. Owens Sr.Independent
12.5%38,675
Write-ins and other votesOther party
0.6%1,906
0.2%695
0.0%11
0.0%1
308,650 votes

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 10:09 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2020

Races before and after

EvenD+39.71996D+41.31998D+51.62004D+51.42008D+32.92010D+69.52022

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 10:09 AM ET

Money in this race

Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.

Ayanna PressleyNo Republican
$2.2M
Raised by the campaign
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$1.8M
Spent by the campaign
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$501K
Cash on hand
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Other candidates' campaigns: Rayla Danella Campbell $62.9K.

Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2020.

Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2020

The candidates

Ayanna Pressley (D)Roy A. Owens Sr. (I)

Also on the ballot: Rayla Danella Campbell (Other party), 0.2%; Rachel Nicole Miselman (Other party), 0.0%; Claudette N. Joseph (Other party), 0.0%