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Massachusetts House of Representatives: 5th Middlesex District
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
David Linsky won re-election by 56.0 points over Luisa Cestari.
David LinskyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
78.0%14,817
Luisa CestariRepublican
22.0%4,184
100% of the expected vote counted · 19,001 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.
David LinskyLuisa Cestari
$27.8K
Raised by the campaign
$3K
$20.5K
Spent by the campaign
$0
$13.1K
Cash on hand
$3K
Campaign money: Massachusetts Office of Campaign and Political Finance, through Oct 30, 2026; Massachusetts Office of Campaign and Political Finance, through Sep 30, 2026.
Source: Massachusetts Office of Campaign and Political Finance campaign filingsUpdated Oct 30, 2026
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
- David Linsky
- >99%
- Luisa Cestari
- <1%
- Projected margin
- D+53.0