DemocraticIncumbentCandidate
Dawne Shand
- Experience
- State legislature
Massachusetts › Massachusetts House of Representatives · State legislature · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
Massachusetts House of Representatives: 1st Essex District
D vs DSame-party general election. Two Democrats advanced to November: the seat stays Democratic.
Dawne Shand has no major-party opponent.
Dawne Shand has no major-party opponent.
The candidates
DemocraticCandidate
Stephen Roth
The district
Lean D+29: 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
- 48,131
- People per km²
- 400
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 52%
- White, no degree
- 43%of adults
- White 89%
- Hispanic 3%
- Black 1%
- Asian 1%
- 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
20,721 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Dawne Frances Shand (D)100.0%
2024 President Vote in this district
28,285 two-party votes · D+28.2 · D+29.7 vs. the nation✓ Kamala Harris (D)64.1%
Donald Trump (R)35.9%
2022
21,465 votes · D+19.3✓ Dawne F Shand (D)59.6%
C J Fitzwater (R)40.3%
2020 Earlier district lines
28,151 votes · R+3.3✓ James M Kelcourse (R)51.6%
Amber Hewett (D)48.4%
2020 President Vote in this district
28,884 two-party votes · D+32.2 · D+27.7 vs. the nation✓ Joe Biden (D)66.1%
Donald Trump (R)33.9%
2016 President Vote in this district
23,921 two-party votes · D+23.5 · D+21.3 vs. the nation✓ Hillary Clinton (D)61.8%
Donald Trump (R)38.2%