Jim McGovern, 2026 Massachusetts 2nd District House Democratic candidate
Jim McGovern*
DEMOCRATIC
US House of Representatives (D-MA)
1997 – Present
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Massachusetts 22026 HOUSE POLLS

Republicans, 2026 House candidate
Republicans
REPUBLICAN

2026 Massachusetts 2nd District House Forecast:

The Pollsmax 2026 Massachusetts 2nd District House forecast currently gives Democrat Jim McGovern a 99.9% chance of defeating the Republican nominee. Pollsmax projects McGovern to receive 74% of the vote compared with 26.1% for the Republican nominee, a projected Democratic margin of 47.9 percentage points. The model currently rates the race as Solid Democratic. The forecast is updated using 100,000 simulations incorporating polling and race fundamentals. See the Pollsmax forecast methodology.

The 2026 Massachusetts 2nd District House election features Democrat Jim McGovern and Republican TBD. Incumbent Representative Jim McGovern is seeking reelection to a sixteenth term. In 2024, Kamala Harris won Massachusetts' 2nd congressional district by 7.5%, and the election for the district's House seat is rated as solid Democratic in 2026.

Year
2026
Race
House
District
MA-2
Democratic candidate
Jim McGovern
Republican candidate
TBD
Incumbent / open seat
Jim McGovern
Forecast rating
Solid D
Projected vote
74.0% D / 26.1% R
Projected margin
D +47.9
Forecast odds
99.9% D / 0.1% R
Forecast last updated
12:00 AM on September 30, 2026
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