DemocraticCandidate
Lorena Betts
Former aide to Representative Dan Sena
- Experience
- No elected office
Massachusetts › Massachusetts House of Representatives · State legislature · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
Massachusetts House of Representatives: 16th Middlesex District
D vs DSame-party general election. Two Democrats advanced to November: the seat stays Democratic.
Lorena Betts has no major-party opponent.
Lorena Betts has no major-party opponent.
The candidates
DemocraticCandidate
Corey Robinson
Member of the Lowell City Council
- Experience
- Local office
The district
Lean D+20: 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
- 47,434
- People per km²
- 1,683
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 33%
- White, no degree
- 38%of adults
- White 53%
- Hispanic 21%
- Black 10%
- Asian 13%
- Other / multiracial 4%
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
12,892 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Rodney M Elliott (D)100.0%
2024 President Vote in this district
17,058 two-party votes · D+17.9 · D+19.4 vs. the nation✓ Kamala Harris (D)59.0%
Donald Trump (R)41.0%
2022
11,132 votes · D+30.9✓ Rodney M Elliott (D)65.3%
Karla Jean Miller (R)34.5%
2020 Earlier district lines
14,314 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Thomas A Golden Jr (D)100.0%
2020 President Vote in this district
18,610 two-party votes · D+27.3 · D+22.7 vs. the nation✓ Joe Biden (D)63.6%
Donald Trump (R)36.4%
2016 President Vote in this district
16,284 two-party votes · D+21.7 · D+19.4 vs. the nation✓ Hillary Clinton (D)60.8%
Donald Trump (R)39.2%