Stephen Lynch*
DEMOCRATIC
US House of Representatives (D-MA)
2001 – Present
Massachusetts8th District2026 HOUSE FORECAST
Robert Burke
REPUBLICAN
Videographer
2026 Massachusetts 8th District House Forecast:
Proprietary forecast for Massachusetts's 8th congressional district House election between Democrat Stephen Lynch and Republican Robert Burke. This page will update with a daily set of 100,000 new simulations as race fundamentals change in order to produce race odds, projected margin, and forecasted vote share. This page also includes polling averages when available.
The 2026 Massachusetts 8th District House election features Democrat Stephen Lynch and Republican Robert Burke. Incumbent Representative Stephen Lynch is seeking reelection to a fourteenth term. In 2024, Kamala Harris won Massachusetts' 8th congressional district by 8.5%, and the election for the district's House seat is rated as solid Democratic in 2026.
- Year
- 2026
- Race
- House
- District
- MA-8
- Democratic candidate
- Stephen Lynch
- Republican candidate
- Robert Burke
- Incumbent / open seat
- Stephen Lynch
- Forecast rating
- Solid D
- Projected vote
- 70.1% D / 30.0% R
- Projected margin
- D +40.1
- Forecast odds
- 99.9% D / 0.1% R
- Forecast last updated
- 12:00 AM on July 2, 2026
- Polling average
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- Polling average margin
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- Polling last updated
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- Polls included
- 0
- Latest poll
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