Boxford
2026 Election Candidates
OVERVIEW
We have compiled the following information as a quick reference sheet for the upcoming 2026 Midterm Elections and will provide updates as the situation changes.
DATES
General Election
EARLY VOTING
Oct. 17 (Sat.): 9 a.m. - Noon
Oct. 19-22 (Mon.-Thur.): 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Oct. 24 (Sat.): 9 a.m. - Noon
Oct. 26-29 (Mon.-Thur.): 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Nov. 3 (Tues.): 7 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Vote at Boxford Town Hall. To register as a Democrat, contact the Town Clerk or go the Voting & Elections page of the Boxford Town website.
BOXFORD - VOTER DATA
At last count (Jan. 2026), town voters were distributed as follows. Precincts and average voter age in second line.
Democratic Party
Voters: 975 (Active 942, Inactive 33)
Precinct 1 (Essex 18th): 291
Precincts 2 & 3 (Essex 14th): 683
Avg. age: 54.1 yrs
Republican Party
Voters: 911 (Active 868, Inactive 43)
Precinct 1 (Essex 18th): 331
Precincts 2 & 3 (Essex 14th): 580
Avg. age: 56.6 yrs
Unenrolled
Voters: 4,451 (Active 4,214, Inactive 237)
Precinct 1 (Essex 18th): 1,479
Precincts 2 & 3 (Essex 14th): 2,972
Avg. age: 50.9 yrs
Other Parties
Voters: 60 (Active 60)
Precinct 1 (Essex 18th): 18
Precincts 2 & 3 (Essex 14th): 42
Avg. age: 49.1 yrs
Comprises America First Party, American Independent Party, Conservative Party, Green Party USA, Green-Rainbow Party, Interdependent 3rd Party, Libertarian, Massachusetts Independent Party, New Alliance Party, Pirate Party, Pizza Party, Socialist Party, United Independent Party, and Veterans Party America.
MASSACHUSETTS STATE HOUSE
18th Essex
Each of Massachusetts’ 160 State House districts has some 44,000 constituents.
Boxford votes for two of Massachusetts’ 160 State House seats: 18th Essex (Boxford’s Precinct 1) is shared with Andover, North Andover, and Tewksbury — currently held by State Rep. Tram Nguyen. The other is 14th Essex (Boxford’s Precincts 2 and 3) shared with Amesbury, Groveland, North Andover, and West Newbury, which is held by State Rep. Adrianne Ramos
The 18th Essex seat was vacated as Rep. Tram Nguyen pursued national office in the primary for U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton’s vacated seat as he runs in the U.S. Senate Democratic primary race.
CANDIDATES
DEMOCRATS
Connor Murray (Andover)
(Link to campaign)
REPUBLICANS
Chris Shepley (Andover)
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Massachusetts Sixth District
Each of Massachusetts’ nine congressional districts has some 790,000 constituents.
Rep. Seth Moulton decided, unsuccessfully, to challenge Senator Ed Markey in the 2026 Democratic primaries, which left his MA-06 seat open.
CANDIDATES
DEMOCRATS
Dan Koh (Andover)
(Link to campaign)
REPUBLICANS
Micah Jones (Essex)
U.S. SENATE
Massachusetts Junior Senator
CANDIDATES
DEMOCRATS
Edward Markey (Malden)
(Link to campaign)
REPUBLICANS
John Deaton