DemocraticIncumbentCandidate
Nick Collins
Incumbent state senator
- Experience
- State legislature
Massachusetts › Massachusetts State Senate · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
Massachusetts State Senate: First Suffolk District
D vs DSame-party general election. Two Democrats advanced to November: the seat stays Democratic.
Nick Collins has no major-party opponent.
Nick Collins has no major-party opponent.
The candidates
DemocraticCandidate
Latoya Gayle
Community activist
- Experience
- No elected office
DemocraticCandidate
Juwan Skeens
Candidate for this seat in 2024
- Experience
- No elected office
The district
Lean D+53: 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
- 187,034
- People per km²
- 1,245
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 54%
- White, no degree
- 12%of adults
- White 45%
- Hispanic 14%
- Black 19%
- Asian 13%
- Other / multiracial 9%
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
61,127 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Nicholas P Collins (D)100.0%
2024 President Vote in this district
75,609 two-party votes · D+50.1 · D+51.6 vs. the nation✓ Kamala Harris (D)75.1%
Donald Trump (R)24.9%
2022
41,998 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Nicholas P Collins (D)97.8%
Writein (—)2.2%
2020 Earlier district lines
67,362 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Nicholas P Collins (D)100.0%
2020 President Vote in this district
85,278 two-party votes · D+61.3 · D+56.8 vs. the nation✓ Joe Biden (D)80.7%
Donald Trump (R)19.3%
2016 President Vote in this district
75,440 two-party votes · D+65.9 · D+63.6 vs. the nation✓ Hillary Clinton (D)82.9%
Donald Trump (R)17.1%
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Neighboring districts
First Plymouth and Norfolk—Patrick O'Connor>99%Rep.>99%Rep. Norfolk and PlymouthJohn F. Keenan—>99%Dem.>99%Dem. Norfolk-Plymouth-BristolWilliam Driscoll—>99%Dem.>99%Dem. Second SuffolkLiz Miranda—>99%Dem.>99%Dem. Third EssexBrendan Crighton—>99%Dem.>99%Dem. Third SuffolkLydia Edwards—>99%Dem.>99%Dem.