DemocraticCandidate
Chris Lambton
Dennis select board member and former television personality
- Experience
- No elected office
Massachusetts › Massachusetts House of Representatives · State legislature · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
Massachusetts House of Representatives: 1st Barnstable District
D vs DSame-party general election. Two Democrats advanced to November: the seat stays Democratic.
Chris Lambton has no major-party opponent.
Chris Lambton has no major-party opponent.
The candidates
DemocraticCandidate
Steven Leibowitz
Former Brewster school committee member
- Experience
- No elected office
The district
Lean D+22: 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
- 41,918
- People per km²
- 242
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 47%
- White, no degree
- 47%of adults
- White 87%
- Hispanic 5%
- Black 2%
- Asian 2%
- Other / multiracial 4%
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
27,603 votes · D+13.1✓ Christopher Richard Flanagan (D)56.5%
Gerald Joseph O Connell (R)43.5%
2024 President Vote in this district
28,429 two-party votes · D+21.3 · D+22.8 vs. the nation✓ Kamala Harris (D)60.7%
Donald Trump (R)39.3%
2022
60,388 votes · D+4.0✓ Kenneth I Gordon (D)22.4%
Michael Seamus Day (D)20.7%
Mathew J Muratore (R)20.6%
Stephen Michael Palmer (D)15.1%
Adrian C Madaro (D)11.6%
2020 Earlier district lines
39,408 votes · R+10.6✓ Mathew J Muratore (R)38.4%
Adrian C Madaro (D)31.0%
Stephen Michael Palmer (D)30.6%
2020 President Vote in this district
28,687 two-party votes · D+25.7 · D+21.1 vs. the nation✓ Joe Biden (D)62.8%
Donald Trump (R)37.2%
2016 President Vote in this district
30,147 two-party votes · D+14.7 · D+12.5 vs. the nation✓ Hillary Clinton (D)57.4%
Donald Trump (R)42.6%