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Massachusetts House of Representatives: 16th Middlesex District

Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts

Democratic held the seat for Democrats, winning by 36.5 points over Republican.

DemocraticDemocrat · winner
68.2%7,933
RepublicanRepublican
31.8%3,693
100% of the expected vote counted · 11,626 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

EvenD+30.82022 HouseD+17.92024 Pres.D+36.52026 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.

Lorena BettsNo Republican
$60.1K
Raised by the campaign
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$52.4K
Spent by the campaign
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$4.1K
Cash on hand
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Other candidates' campaigns: Corey Robinson $19.9K.

Campaign money: Massachusetts Office of Campaign and Political Finance, through Oct 24, 2026.

Source: Massachusetts Office of Campaign and Political Finance campaign filingsUpdated Oct 24, 2026

Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)

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

No Republican was on the ballot, so the model gave the seat to Lorena Betts without simulating it.

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The candidates

Democratic (D)
Republican (R)