Elections Intelligence

Massachusetts U.S. Senate

DEFENDED SEATPRIMARY 09-01
SAFE D
THE MATCHUP PRIMARY SEP 01 DECIDES THE DEMOCRATIC SIDE
PRIMARY · SEP 01 · DEMOCRATIC KXSENATEMAD-26 ↗
Decides which Democrat appears on the November ballot.
EVEN Ed Markey 98¢ Seth Moulton
Kalshi primary market · checked 6:36 PM
NOV 3 · THE GENERAL ELECTION SENATEMA-26 ↗
John Deaton holds the Republican nomination. The party market prices the seat, not the people — it carries whichever Democrat wins on September 1, 2026.
DJD
DEMOCRAT 98.4¢
KALSHI PARTY MARKET · CHECKED 08/27Democratic nomineeDetermined by the primary on September 1, 2026John DeatonRepublican · Nominee
FTP RACE SIGNAL

The market prices this seat about where its history left it — a 33-point Democratic hold in 2020, priced at 98.4¢ today.

Safe D
SAFE DLIKELY DLEAN DTOSS-UPLEAN RLIKELY RSAFE R
Market · Safe DD 98.4¢ — traders' price for a Democratic hold. Prior result · Safe DD+33.1 in 2020. Polling · Likely DD+13 — UNH, Aug 27.
Signal clarityHighas of 2026-08-27
MARKET BandPRICEToss-up50–65¢Lean65–82¢Likely82–95¢Safe95¢ and above
D 98.4¢

Kalshi party market · checked Aug 27

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POLLING BandPOINTSToss-up0–5Lean5–10Likely10–20Safe20 and above
D+13
UNH ↗ C Aug 20 - 24 · n=881 LV · HYPOTHETICAL MATCHUP D+13 INDEPENDENT
PRIOR RESULT BandPOINTSToss-up0–5Lean5–12Likely12–25Safe25 and above
D+33.1

Edward J. Markey (D)

66.2 — 33.1 · 2020 general election

def. Kevin O’Connor (R). Margin verified against retrieved official results.

FUNDRAISING BandRATIO TO 1Parity1–5Lean5 and above
John Deaton$1.50M

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 · R settled · other no primary