The Winner
If you live in Massachusetts's 2nd U.S. House District, you will continue to be represented in Congress by Jim McGovern) (D), who has been declared the winner of the 2026 congressional race, according to the Associated Press . McGovern ran unopposed in the general election on Nov. 3, with the seat remaining in Democratic hands.
The Race
McGovern was the only active candidate in the general election and ran unopposed. Cook Political Report rated the Massachusetts's 2nd U.S. House District race Solid Democratic heading into Election Day, according to its race rating page.
Massachusetts's 2nd Congressional District has about 787,021 residents and a median household income of about $97,600, according to Geographies data for the district. The district's median age is about 39.5 years, roughly 46.6 percent of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the unemployment rate stands at about 5.2 percent. About 72.6 percent of residents identify as white, 11.7 percent as Hispanic, 7.2 percent as Asian, and 5.1 percent as Black, with about 15.3 percent of residents born outside the United States.
What's Next
McGovern is set to take office on Jan. 3, 2027. McGovern said he would focus on affordability and corruption oversight, and, if he chaired the House Rules Committee, work to bring legislation addressing those issues to the floor and allow relevant amendments, according to State House News Service / State Affairs , which reported his comments on Nov. 4, 2026.
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