RepublicanIncumbent
Bruce Tarr
- Experience
- State legislature
Massachusetts › Massachusetts State Senate · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
Massachusetts State Senate: First Essex and Middlesex District
Bruce Tarr has no major-party opponent.
Bruce Tarr has no major-party opponent.
The candidates
The district
Lean D+24: 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
- 183,731
- People per km²
- 147
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 57%
- White, no degree
- 39%of adults
- White 89%
- Hispanic 4%
- Black 1%
- Asian 3%
- 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
88,918 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Bruce E Tarr (R)100.0%
2024 President Vote in this district
112,888 two-party votes · D+23.2 · D+24.7 vs. the nation✓ Kamala Harris (D)61.6%
Donald Trump (R)38.4%
2022
82,417 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Bruce E Tarr (R)71.4%
Terence William Cudney (I)28.4%
2020 Earlier district lines
86,565 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Bruce E Tarr (R)100.0%
2020 President Vote in this district
115,324 two-party votes · D+27.6 · D+23.1 vs. the nation✓ Joe Biden (D)63.8%
Donald Trump (R)36.2%
2016 President Vote in this district
97,830 two-party votes · D+18.5 · D+16.3 vs. the nation✓ Hillary Clinton (D)59.3%
Donald Trump (R)40.7%