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2 candidates are tracked for Massachusetts House, Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket District on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Thomas W. Moakley and Erich Franz Horgan. Candidate information follows official Dukes County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Thomas W. Moakley (Democratic), Erich Franz Horgan (Republican) are on the November 3 ballot for Massachusetts House, Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket District; Thomas W. Moakley 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.
Thomas W. Moakley is the Massachusetts state representative for the Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket District, based in Falmouth, according to the Legislature's official website. Moakley has sponsored legislation on housing trust funds for island communities, environmental protection, and transportation, often working with Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard concerns. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 11, 2026.
2026 priorities (per the Massachusetts Legislature official website (sponsored legislation))
- Housing trust funds for island communities
- Nutrient pollution reduction
- Year-round Cape Cod commuter rail service
Erich Franz Horgan is the Republican nominee for Massachusetts House, Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket District on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of the Commonwealth's September 1, 2026 primary results. Erich Franz Horgan 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. This name has not yet been researched.
