Elections Intelligence

Massachusetts 8th District

DEFENDED SEATSafe D

Stephen F. Lynch (D) has held this seat since 2013 and is running for re-election.

Stephen F. Lynch Incumbent
REPUBLICAN 4.3¢
Party market · checked 2:09 PM ETView on Kalshi ↗
Robert Gerald Burke Challenger

FTP Race Signal

FTP Race SignalA composite of market, polling and money. The prediction-market price anchors it; a polling average moves it: the last 30 days, or the three most recent pollsters when fewer polled. Polls paid for by a candidate, party or allied group move 2 points toward the other side and count half. When the three most recent independent pollsters each have the race within three points, it is a Toss-up unless the market is already decisive. Fundraising counts only at a five-to-one gap. Past results are context, not inputs. A rating changes only when the evidence clears the line.

The market prices this seat about where its history left it: a 41-point Democratic hold in 2024, priced at 99.5¢ today.

Safe D
Safe DLikely DLean DToss-upLean RLikely RSafe R
Market · Safe DD 99.5¢: traders' price for a Democratic hold. Prior result · Safe DD+41 in 2024. Fundraising · Lean DD 596.83-to-1 in receipts.

No public polls. The market favors Lynch.

As of October 12.

Market

BandPRICEToss-up50¢ to 65¢Lean65¢ to 82¢Likely82¢ to 95¢Safe95¢ and above
D 99.5¢

Kalshi party market · checked 2:09 PM ET

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Polling

BandPOINTSToss-up0 to 5Lean5 to 10Likely10 to 20Safe20 and above
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Prior result

BandPOINTSToss-up0 to 5Lean5 to 12Likely12 to 25Safe25 and above
D+41.0

Stephen F. Lynch (D)

70.4% to 29.4% · 2024 general election

def. Robert Gerald Burke (R). Margin verified against retrieved official results.

Fundraising

BandRATIO TO 1Parity1 to 5Lean5 and above
D 596.83 to 1

Raised 2025 to 2026 · thru Sep 30

Stephen F. Lynch$910.2K ↗$642.3K cash
Robert Gerald Burke$1.5K ↗$-16966 cash

Total receipts in the 2025 to 2026 two-year cycle, through each campaign's latest filing, August 12 to September 30, 2026.

The general election is on November 3, which is 22 days away.