DemocraticIncumbent
James Arciero
- Experience
- State legislature
Massachusetts › Massachusetts House of Representatives · State legislature · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
Massachusetts House of Representatives: 2nd Middlesex District
James Arciero has no major-party opponent.
James Arciero has no major-party opponent.
The candidates
The district
Lean D+34: 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
- 41,880
- People per km²
- 301
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 69%
- White, no degree
- 26%of adults
- White 75%
- Hispanic 3%
- Black 1%
- Asian 17%
- 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
19,607 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ James Arciero (D)100.0%
2024 President Vote in this district
25,256 two-party votes · D+33.1 · D+34.6 vs. the nation✓ Kamala Harris (D)66.5%
Donald Trump (R)33.5%
2022
23,307 votes · D+9.0✓ Christopher Richard Flanagan (D)53.4%
Tracy A Post (R)44.6%
Abraham Kasparian Jr (—)1.9%
2020 Earlier district lines
28,418 votes · R+10.0✓ Timothy R Whelan (R)55.0%
Josh Mason (D)45.0%
2020 President Vote in this district
26,247 two-party votes · D+36.5 · D+32.0 vs. the nation✓ Joe Biden (D)68.3%
Donald Trump (R)31.7%
2016 President Vote in this district
22,158 two-party votes · D+24.8 · D+22.6 vs. the nation✓ Hillary Clinton (D)62.4%
Donald Trump (R)37.6%