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Massachusetts House of Representatives: 2nd Essex District

Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts

Kristin Kassner leads Dan Kelly by 18.4 points with 100% of the expected vote counted. The race has not been called.

Kristin KassnerDemocrat · leading · incumbent
59.2%14,393
Dan KellyRepublican
40.8%9,929
100% of the expected vote counted · 24,322 votes

Source: civicAPI unofficial results and race callsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 7:01 PM ET

Where the race moved

Against the 2024 presidential vote

The seat's recent races

EvenEven2022 HouseD+8.42024 HouseD+21.82024 Pres.D+18.42026 House

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Money in this race

Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.

Kristin KassnerDan Kelly
$65.2K
Raised by the campaign
$82.5K
$56K
Spent by the campaign
$55.8K
$18.7K
Cash on hand
$9.9K

Campaign money: Massachusetts Office of Campaign and Political Finance, through Oct 30, 2026; Massachusetts Office of Campaign and Political Finance, through Oct 28, 2026.

Source: Massachusetts Office of Campaign and Political Finance campaign filingsUpdated Oct 28, 2026

Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)

Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.

Kristin Kassner
>99%
Dan Kelly
<1%
Projected margin
D+25.5
How the forecast works →

The candidates

Kristin Kassner (D)
Incumbent, Massachusetts House of Representatives, first elected 2022Dan Kelly (R)