RepublicanIncumbent
Steven Xiarhos
- Experience
- State legislature
Massachusetts › Massachusetts House of Representatives · State legislature · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
Massachusetts House of Representatives: 5th Barnstable District
Steven Xiarhos has no major-party opponent.
Steven Xiarhos has no major-party opponent.
The candidates
The district
Lean D+6: 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
- 37,171
- People per km²
- 155
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 47%
- White, no degree
- 49%of adults
- White 91%
- Hispanic 3%
- Asian 2%
- 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
26,689 votes · R+22.8✓ Steven G Xiarhos (R)61.4%
Owen G Fletcher (D)38.6%
2024 President Vote in this district
26,980 two-party votes · D+4.9 · D+6.4 vs. the nation✓ Kamala Harris (D)52.5%
Donald Trump (R)47.5%
2022
59,491 votes · D+5.9✓ Mark J Cusack (D)19.0%
Marjorie C Decker (D)18.5%
Paul J Donato (D)17.6%
David F Decoste (R)16.9%
Emmanuel J Dockter (D)15.7%
2020 Earlier district lines
62,347 votes · D+5.8✓ Mark J Cusack (D)23.9%
David F Decoste (R)21.3%
Liz Miranda (D)20.9%
Emmanuel J Dockter (D)20.7%
Frank Herbert Collins (R)13.1%
2020 President Vote in this district
27,679 two-party votes · D+10.1 · D+5.6 vs. the nation✓ Joe Biden (D)55.1%
Donald Trump (R)44.9%
2016 President Vote in this district
23,778 two-party votes · R+1.3 · R+3.6 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)50.7%
Hillary Clinton (D)49.3%