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Massachusetts State Senate: Second Essex and Middlesex District
Massachusetts State Senate · Massachusetts
Barry Finegold won re-election by 27.4 points over Ted Semesnyei.
Barry FinegoldDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.7%48,790
Ted SemesnyeiRepublican
36.3%27,820
100% of the expected vote counted · 76,610 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.
Barry FinegoldTed Semesnyei
$994K
Raised by the campaign
$20.1K
$588.3K
Spent by the campaign
$5.1K
$614.1K
Cash on hand
$11.2K
Campaign money: Massachusetts Office of Campaign and Political Finance, through Oct 30, 2026; Massachusetts Office of Campaign and Political Finance, through Oct 27, 2026.
Source: Massachusetts Office of Campaign and Political Finance campaign filingsUpdated Oct 27, 2026
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
- Barry Finegold
- >99%
- Ted Semesnyei
- <1%
- Projected margin
- D+30.7