DemocraticIncumbent
Brendan Crighton
- Experience
- State legislature
Massachusetts › Massachusetts State Senate · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
Massachusetts State Senate: Third Essex District
Brendan Crighton has no major-party opponent.
Brendan Crighton has no major-party opponent.
The candidates
The district
Lean D+22: 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
- 182,561
- People per km²
- 469
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 39%
- White, no degree
- 31%of adults
- White 54%
- Hispanic 29%
- Black 7%
- Asian 5%
- 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
56,430 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Brendan Peter Crighton (D)100.0%
2024 President Vote in this district
77,871 two-party votes · D+19.1 · D+20.6 vs. the nation✓ Kamala Harris (D)59.6%
Donald Trump (R)40.4%
2022
48,735 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Brendan P Crighton (D)71.0%
Annalisa Salustri (I)28.5%
2020 Earlier district lines
62,381 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Brendan P Crighton (D)100.0%
2020 President Vote in this district
89,968 two-party votes · D+31.0 · D+26.5 vs. the nation✓ Joe Biden (D)65.5%
Donald Trump (R)34.5%
2016 President Vote in this district
74,417 two-party votes · D+25.7 · D+23.5 vs. the nation✓ Hillary Clinton (D)62.9%
Donald Trump (R)37.1%