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Massachusetts State Senate: First Middlesex District
Massachusetts State Senate · Massachusetts
Vanna Howard won re-election by 31.9 points over Sam Meas.
Vanna HowardDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.4%27,422
Sam MeasRepublican
26.5%12,435
IndependentIndependent
15.1%7,072
100% of the expected vote counted · 46,929 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
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Vanna HowardSam Meas
$146.3K
Raised by the campaign
$31.9K
$183.9K
Spent by the campaign
$26.7K
$23.2K
Cash on hand
$2.4K
Campaign money: Massachusetts Office of Campaign and Political Finance, through Oct 20, 2026; Massachusetts Office of Campaign and Political Finance, through Oct 27, 2026.
Source: Massachusetts Office of Campaign and Political Finance campaign filingsUpdated Oct 20, 2026
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
- Vanna Howard
- >99%
- Sam Meas
- <1%
- Projected margin
- D+22.3