DemocraticCandidate
Will Mbah
Vice president of the Somerville City Council
- Experience
- Local office
Massachusetts › Massachusetts House of Representatives · State legislature · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
Massachusetts House of Representatives: 34th Middlesex District
D vs DSame-party general election. Two Democrats advanced to November: the seat stays Democratic.
Will Mbah has no major-party opponent.
Will Mbah has no major-party opponent.
The candidates
DemocraticCandidate
Chris Oates
Data analysis startup founder
- Experience
- No elected office
DemocraticCandidate
Paul Ruseau
Member of the Medford School Committee
- Experience
- No elected office
The district
Lean D+64: 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
- 45,779
- People per km²
- 5,531
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 59%
- White, no degree
- 24%of adults
- White 64%
- Hispanic 13%
- Black 6%
- Asian 11%
- Other / multiracial 7%
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
16,020 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Christine P Barber (D)100.0%
2024 President Vote in this district
19,002 two-party votes · D+62.9 · D+64.4 vs. the nation✓ Kamala Harris (D)81.4%
Donald Trump (R)18.6%
2022
11,675 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Christine P Barber (D)100.0%
2020 Earlier district lines
17,668 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Christine P Barber (D)100.0%
2020 President Vote in this district
21,265 two-party votes · D+68.6 · D+64.0 vs. the nation✓ Joe Biden (D)84.3%
Donald Trump (R)15.7%
2016 President Vote in this district
19,928 two-party votes · D+66.0 · D+63.8 vs. the nation✓ Hillary Clinton (D)83.0%
Donald Trump (R)17.0%