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Massachusetts House of Representatives: 1st Middlesex District

Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts

Margaret Scarsdale leads Republican by 19.5 points with 100% of the expected vote counted. The race has not been called.

Margaret ScarsdaleDemocrat · leading · incumbent
59.8%12,574
RepublicanRepublican
40.2%8,464
100% of the expected vote counted · 21,038 votes

Source: civicAPI unofficial results and race callsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 2:10 AM ET

Where the race moved

Against the 2024 presidential vote

The seat's recent races

EvenEven2022 HouseD+2.72024 HouseD+8.92024 Pres.D+19.52026 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.

Margaret ScarsdaleChris Lyons
$107.3K
Raised by the campaign
$20.5K
$59.8K
Spent by the campaign
$14K
$84.3K
Cash on hand
$2.9K

Other candidates' campaigns: Glenn McLeod $14.8K.

Campaign money: Massachusetts Office of Campaign and Political Finance, through Oct 28, 2026; Massachusetts Office of Campaign and Political Finance, through Oct 15, 2026.

Source: Massachusetts Office of Campaign and Political Finance campaign filingsUpdated Oct 15, 2026

Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)

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

Margaret Scarsdale
99%
Chris Lyons
1%
Projected margin
D+17.4
How the forecast works →

The candidates

Margaret Scarsdale (D)
Incumbent, Massachusetts House of Representatives, first elected 2022
Republican (R)