DemocraticIncumbentCandidate
William Brownsberger
Incumbent state senator
- Experience
- State legislature
Massachusetts › Massachusetts State Senate · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
Massachusetts State Senate: Suffolk and Middlesex District
D vs DSame-party general election. Two Democrats advanced to November: the seat stays Democratic.
William Brownsberger has no major-party opponent.
William Brownsberger has no major-party opponent.
The candidates
DemocraticCandidate
Daniel Lander
Former senior aide to Boston mayor Michelle Wu
- Experience
- No elected office
The district
Lean D+66: 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
- 174,478
- People per km²
- 4,057
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 75%
- White, no degree
- 15%of adults
- White 62%
- Hispanic 9%
- Black 5%
- Asian 17%
- 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
56,815 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ William N Brownsberger (D)100.0%
2024 President Vote in this district
67,978 two-party votes · D+64.5 · D+66.0 vs. the nation✓ Kamala Harris (D)82.2%
Donald Trump (R)17.8%
2022 special
1,764 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Lydia Marie Edwards (D)100.0%
2022
43,150 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ William N Brownsberger (D)99.0%
Writein (—)1.0%
2020 President Vote in this district
77,115 two-party votes · D+68.9 · D+64.3 vs. the nation✓ Joe Biden (D)84.4%
Donald Trump (R)15.6%
2016 President Vote in this district
70,014 two-party votes · D+66.2 · D+63.9 vs. the nation✓ Hillary Clinton (D)83.1%
Donald Trump (R)16.9%
Also on the ballot in Massachusetts
Neighboring districts
Fourth MiddlesexCindy Friedman—>99%Dem.>99%Dem. Middlesex and SuffolkSal DiDomenico—>99%Dem.>99%Dem. Norfolk and MiddlesexCynthia Stone Creem—>99%Dem.>99%Dem. Second MiddlesexErika Uyterhoeven—>99%Dem.>99%Dem. Second SuffolkLiz Miranda—>99%Dem.>99%Dem. Third MiddlesexMichael J. Barrett—>99%Dem.>99%Dem. Third SuffolkLydia Edwards—>99%Dem.>99%Dem.