Winner
Stephen F. Lynch 0.0%
Riding profile
MA-8
The question
MA-8: a safe seat for the Democrats?
Current forecast
Democrat
Safe
- Probability
- 100%
- Mean margin (pts)
- 50.6
- P(close race)
- 0%
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In context
How this riding stacks up
| Democrat | Republican | Other | |
|---|---|---|---|
| HereMA-8 | 73.5% | 22.9% | 3.6% |
| National averageUnited States | 54.3% +19.2 | 44.9% −22.0 | 5.1% −1.5 |
Nationwide averages computed across the 435 riding-level projections (unweighted mean).
Projection track
How the projection has moved
Editorial read
MA-8, a mixed riding in MA, elected a member with the Democrats in the previous cycle, with a 39-point margin. The Vote-Scope model projects the Democrats ahead at 73% vote share, against 23% for the Republicans, and the probability of a close race is negligible.
Sitting member
LYNCH, STEPHEN
Sits with Democrat
Primary race
Primary results
Held Sep 1, 2026 · Official count — not yet certified
Winner
Robert Gerald Burke 100.0%
Who's running
The candidates
Declared and on-ballot candidates for the upcoming election.
- Democrat Incumbent
Lynch, Stephen
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Republican Open seat Robert Gerald Burke
Previous election · 2024
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