Elections Intelligence

Massachusetts 5th District

DEFENDED SEATPRIMARY 09-01
SAFE D
THE MATCHUP PRIMARY SEP 01 DECIDES THE DEMOCRATIC SIDE
PRIMARY · SEP 01 · DEMOCRATIC KXMA05D-26 ↗
Decides which Democrat appears on the November ballot.
TS EVEN Katherine Clark 98¢ Tarik Samman
Kalshi primary market · checked 6:36 PM · 1 other priced below 2¢
NOV 3 · THE GENERAL ELECTION KXHOUSERACE-MA05-26 ↗
The settled side holds the Republican nomination. The party market prices the seat, not the people — it carries whichever Democrat wins on September 1, 2026.
DR
DEMOCRAT 99.6¢
KALSHI PARTY MARKET · CHECKED 08/27Democratic nomineeDetermined by the primary on September 1, 2026Republican nomineeDetermined by the primary on September 1, 2026
FTP RACE SIGNAL

The market prices this seat about where its history left it — a 98-point Democratic hold in 2024, priced at 99.6¢ today.

Safe D
SAFE DLIKELY DLEAN DTOSS-UPLEAN RLIKELY RSAFE R
Prior result · Safe DD+98.2 in 2024. Market · Safe DD 99.6¢ — traders' price for a Democratic hold.
Signal clarityMediumas of 2026-08-27
MARKET BandPRICEToss-up50–65¢Lean65–82¢Likely82–95¢Safe95¢ and above
D 99.6¢

Kalshi party market · checked Aug 27

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POLLING BandPOINTSToss-up0–5Lean5–10Likely10–20Safe20 and above

No qualifying general-election poll has been retrieved for this race.

PRIOR RESULT BandPOINTSToss-up0–5Lean5–12Likely12–25Safe25 and above
D+98.2

Katherine Clark (D)

98.2 — 0 · 2024 general election

def. Other candidates (other). Margin verified against retrieved official results.

FUNDRAISING BandRATIO TO 1Parity1–5Lean5 and above

Democratic nominee determined Sep 1, 2026.

PULLED 08-04 · PERIOD 06-30 · FEC

Total receipts this cycle.

BALLOT & DATES Primary 09-01General Nov 3, 2026 D unresolved · other no primary