DemocraticIncumbent
Jim McGovern
Incumbent U.S. representative
- Experience
- Statewide office or Congress
- Raised
- $984.2K
- From individuals
- $689.8K
- Spent
- $995K
- Cash on hand
- $383.3K
Money: FEC, through Sep 30, 2026.
Massachusetts › U.S. House of Representatives · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
Massachusetts's 2nd District
Jim McGovern has no major-party opponent.
Jim McGovern has no major-party opponent.
The candidates
The district
Lean D+26: how much more Democratic or Republican than the nation it votes for president.
Presidential vote
Precinct results re-aggregated to the current district lines.
Who lives here
- Population
- 789,130
- People per km²
- 163
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 47%
- White, no degree
- 39%of adults
- White 70%
- Hispanic 12%
- Black 5%
- Asian 7%
- Other / multiracial 6%
American Community Survey 2020–2024, aggregated from census tracts.
Past results
Results in the same-numbered district; earlier elections may have used different lines.
2024
365,506 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ James P Mc Govern (D)68.8%
Cornelius Shea (I)31.2%
2024 President Vote in this district
373,274 two-party votes · D+24.3 · D+25.8 vs. the nation✓ Kamala Harris (D)62.1%
Donald Trump (R)37.9%
2022
272,595 votes · D+32.5✓ James P McGovern (D)66.3%
Jeffrey A Sossa-Paquette (R)33.7%
2020 Earlier district lines
382,074 votes · D+30.8✓ James P McGovern (D)65.4%
Tracy Lyn Lovvorn (R)34.6%
2020 President Vote in this district
388,014 two-party votes · D+31.4 · D+26.9 vs. the nation✓ Joe Biden (D)65.7%
Donald Trump (R)34.3%
2018 Earlier district lines
284,723 votes · D+34.4✓ James P McGovern (D)67.2%
Tracy Lyn Lovvorn (R)32.8%
2016 Earlier district lines
275,487 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ James P McGovern (D)100.0%
2016 President Vote in this district
334,010 two-party votes · D+25.7 · D+23.5 vs. the nation✓ Hillary Clinton (D)62.9%
Donald Trump (R)37.1%