DemocraticIncumbent
Jay Livingstone
- Experience
- State legislature
Massachusetts › Massachusetts House of Representatives · State legislature · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
Massachusetts House of Representatives: 8th Suffolk District
Jay Livingstone has no major-party opponent.
Jay Livingstone has no major-party opponent.
The candidates
The district
Lean D+68: 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
- 42,882
- People per km²
- 11,053
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 83%
- White, no degree
- 9%of adults
- White 66%
- Hispanic 10%
- Black 4%
- Asian 15%
- 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
13,445 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Jay D Livingstone (D)100.0%
2024 President Vote in this district
16,292 two-party votes · D+66.1 · D+67.6 vs. the nation✓ Kamala Harris (D)83.0%
Donald Trump (R)17.0%
2022
9,701 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Jay D Livingstone (D)100.0%
2020 Earlier district lines
25,473 votes · D+38.0✓ Carmine Lawrence Gentile (D)69.0%
Ingrid I Centurion (R)31.0%
2020 President Vote in this district
17,299 two-party votes · D+72.4 · D+67.9 vs. the nation✓ Joe Biden (D)86.2%
Donald Trump (R)13.8%
2016 President Vote in this district
16,248 two-party votes · D+71.5 · D+69.3 vs. the nation✓ Hillary Clinton (D)85.8%
Donald Trump (R)14.2%