DemocraticIncumbentCandidate
Richard Wells
- Experience
- State legislature
Massachusetts › Massachusetts House of Representatives · State legislature · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
Massachusetts House of Representatives: 7th Norfolk District
D vs DSame-party general election. Two Democrats advanced to November: the seat stays Democratic.
Richard Wells has no major-party opponent.
Richard Wells has no major-party opponent.
The candidates
DemocraticCandidate
Clinton Graham
The district
Lean D+47: 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
- 40,276
- People per km²
- 821
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 55%
- White, no degree
- 19%of adults
- White 53%
- Hispanic 7%
- Black 27%
- Asian 8%
- Other / multiracial 5%
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
20,628 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Richard Gerard Wells Jr (D)64.9%
Clinton Graham (—)35.1%
2024 President Vote in this district
22,383 two-party votes · D+45.0 · D+46.5 vs. the nation✓ Kamala Harris (D)72.5%
Donald Trump (R)27.5%
2022
13,515 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Todd M Smola (R)98.4%
Writein (—)1.6%
2020 Earlier district lines
19,073 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Todd M Smola (R)100.0%
2020 President Vote in this district
24,261 two-party votes · D+51.5 · D+47.0 vs. the nation✓ Joe Biden (D)75.7%
Donald Trump (R)24.3%
2016 President Vote in this district
21,012 two-party votes · D+46.6 · D+44.4 vs. the nation✓ Hillary Clinton (D)73.3%
Donald Trump (R)26.7%
Also on the ballot in Massachusetts
Neighboring districts
1st NorfolkBruce Ayers—>99%Dem.>99%Dem. 3rd NorfolkRon Mariano—>99%Dem.>99%Dem. 5th NorfolkMark Cusack—>99%Dem.>99%Dem. 6th NorfolkSteve Cavey—D vs D>99%Dem.>99%Dem. 11th NorfolkPaul McMurtry—>99%Dem.>99%Dem. 12th SuffolkBrandy Fluker-Reid—>99%Dem.>99%Dem. 13th SuffolkDaniel J. Hunt—>99%Dem.>99%Dem. 14th SuffolkRobert Consalvo—>99%Dem.>99%Dem.