DemocraticCandidate
Jay Higgins
Aide to U.S. Representative Katherine Clark
- Experience
- No elected office
Massachusetts › Massachusetts House of Representatives · State legislature · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
Massachusetts House of Representatives: 32nd Middlesex District
D vs DSame-party general election. Two Democrats advanced to November: the seat stays Democratic.
Jay Higgins has no major-party opponent.
Jay Higgins has no major-party opponent.
The candidates
DemocraticCandidate
Leila Migliorelli
Melrose city councilor
- Experience
- Local office
The district
Lean D+41: 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
- 49,039
- People per km²
- 2,211
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 59%
- White, no degree
- 30%of adults
- White 75%
- Hispanic 5%
- Black 3%
- Asian 11%
- 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
18,316 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Kate Lipper Garabedian (D)100.0%
2024 President Vote in this district
25,393 two-party votes · D+40.3 · D+41.8 vs. the nation✓ Kamala Harris (D)70.2%
Donald Trump (R)29.8%
2022
14,673 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Kate Lippergarabedian (D)100.0%
2020 Earlier district lines
20,536 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Lori A Ehrlich (D)100.0%
2020 President Vote in this district
26,949 two-party votes · D+43.4 · D+38.9 vs. the nation✓ Joe Biden (D)71.7%
Donald Trump (R)28.3%
2016 President Vote in this district
23,631 two-party votes · D+33.4 · D+31.2 vs. the nation✓ Hillary Clinton (D)66.7%
Donald Trump (R)33.3%
Also on the ballot in Massachusetts
Neighboring districts
9th EssexPeter MeaneyDonald WongD flipD flip67%Dem.90%Dem. 16th SuffolkJessica Giannino—>99%Dem.>99%Dem. 30th MiddlesexRichard Haggerty—D vs D>99%Dem.>99%Dem. 31st MiddlesexMichael S. DayStephen Ternullo>99%Dem.>99%Dem. 33rd MiddlesexSteven Ultrino—>99%Dem.>99%Dem. 35th MiddlesexPaul DonatoJake Seibel>99%Dem.>99%Dem.