DemocraticIncumbent
Joan Lovely
- Experience
- State legislature
Massachusetts › Massachusetts State Senate · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
Massachusetts State Senate: Second Essex District
Joan Lovely has no major-party opponent.
Joan Lovely has no major-party opponent.
The candidates
The district
Lean D+26: 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
- 170,253
- People per km²
- 914
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 45%
- White, no degree
- 42%of adults
- White 76%
- Hispanic 13%
- Black 4%
- Asian 2%
- 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
86,922 votes · D+33.7✓ Joan B Lovely (D)66.9%
Damian Mitchell Anketell (R)33.1%
2024 President Vote in this district
89,643 two-party votes · D+23.6 · D+25.1 vs. the nation✓ Kamala Harris (D)61.8%
Donald Trump (R)38.2%
2022
65,435 votes · D+35.4✓ Joan B Lovely (D)67.7%
Damian M Anketell (R)32.3%
2020 Earlier district lines
75,182 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Joan B Lovely (D)100.0%
2020 President Vote in this district
94,941 two-party votes · D+31.7 · D+27.2 vs. the nation✓ Joe Biden (D)65.8%
Donald Trump (R)34.2%
2016 President Vote in this district
86,100 two-party votes · D+23.3 · D+21.1 vs. the nation✓ Hillary Clinton (D)61.6%
Donald Trump (R)38.4%