DemocraticIncumbent
Shirley Arriaga
- Experience
- State legislature
Massachusetts › Massachusetts House of Representatives · State legislature · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
Massachusetts House of Representatives: 8th Hampden District
Shirley Arriaga has no major-party opponent.
Shirley Arriaga has no major-party opponent.
The candidates
The district
Lean D+8: 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
- 41,539
- People per km²
- 767
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 23%
- White, no degree
- 56%of adults
- White 69%
- Hispanic 21%
- Black 4%
- Asian 2%
- Other / multiracial 3%
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
14,977 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Shirley B Arriaga (D)100.0%
2024 President Vote in this district
19,356 two-party votes · D+5.2 · D+6.7 vs. the nation✓ Kamala Harris (D)52.6%
Donald Trump (R)47.4%
2022
12,549 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Shirley B Arriaga (D)64.8%
Sean Goonan (I)35.2%
2020 Earlier district lines
14,625 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Joseph F Wagner (D)100.0%
2020 President Vote in this district
20,385 two-party votes · D+14.4 · D+9.9 vs. the nation✓ Joe Biden (D)57.2%
Donald Trump (R)42.8%
2016 President Vote in this district
17,922 two-party votes · D+8.6 · D+6.3 vs. the nation✓ Hillary Clinton (D)54.3%
Donald Trump (R)45.7%