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2 candidates are tracked for Massachusetts House, 10th Bristol District on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Mark D. Sylvia and Brendalee A. Smith. Candidate information follows official Bristol County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Mark D. Sylvia (Democratic), Brendalee A. Smith (Republican) are on the November 3 ballot for Massachusetts House, 10th Bristol District; Mark D. Sylvia is the sitting member, per the Massachusetts House of Representatives's official member directory (malegislature.gov). Nominees were chosen at the September 1, 2026 primary or, where only one candidate qualified for a party, print unopposed; Massachusetts elects this seat by plurality vote. At least one party's nominee here won its primary as a write-in candidate; the Secretary of the Commonwealth's certified November candidate list (not yet published) is the check for that seat's final field. Unenrolled and third-party candidates who qualify by nomination paper are not reflected in primary results and are not yet available from a certified source; check the Secretary of the Commonwealth's November list once published. This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
Mark D. Sylvia is the Democratic nominee for Massachusetts House, 10th Bristol District on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of the Commonwealth's September 1, 2026 primary results. Mark D. Sylvia is a sitting member for the district, per the Massachusetts House of Representatives's official member directory (malegislature.gov). Sylvia grew up in the 10th Bristol District, which covers Fairhaven, Marion, Mattapoisett and Rochester and parts of Acushnet and New Bedford, and has represented it since 2025, per malegislature.gov District profile; staterepmarksylvia.com.
2026 priorities (per the staterepmarksylvia.com)
- Controlling costs for families and small businesses while protecting the fishing and agriculture industries
- Affordable housing
- Climate action and environmental protection for the coastal district
Source: candidate campaign site, roster verified 2026-09-06.
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Brendalee A. Smith is the Republican nominee for Massachusetts House, 10th Bristol District on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of the Commonwealth's September 1, 2026 primary results. Brendalee A. Smith won the Republican primary as a write-in candidate; a write-in primary winner must accept the nomination, and the Secretary of the Commonwealth's certified November candidate list (not yet published as of September 11, 2026) is the source that confirms this seat's final printed field. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 11, 2026.
