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Massachusetts House of Representatives: 8th Plymouth District
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
Dennis Gallagher won re-election by 9.6 points over John Norris.
Dennis GallagherDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.8%9,332
John NorrisRepublican
45.2%7,703
100% of the expected vote counted · 17,035 votes
Source: civicAPI unofficial results and race callsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 12:39 AM ET
Where the race moved
Against the 2024 presidential vote
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Dennis GallagherJohn Norris
$44.8K
Raised by the campaign
$15K
$15.8K
Spent by the campaign
$8.2K
$23.4K
Cash on hand
$6K
Campaign money: Massachusetts Office of Campaign and Political Finance, through Oct 21, 2026; Massachusetts Office of Campaign and Political Finance, through Oct 22, 2026.
Source: Massachusetts Office of Campaign and Political Finance campaign filingsUpdated Oct 22, 2026
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
- Dennis Gallagher
- 88%
- John Norris
- 12%
- Projected margin
- D+8.6