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2 candidates are tracked for Massachusetts House, 4th Essex District on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Estela A. Reyes and Kenneth Robert Willette. Candidate information follows official Essex County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Estela A. Reyes (Democratic), Kenneth Robert Willette (Republican) are on the November 3 ballot for Massachusetts House, 4th Essex District; Estela A. Reyes 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.
Democratic · Incumbent
Estela A. Reyes is the Democratic state representative for the 4th Essex District, representing parts of Lawrence and Methuen since 2023, according to local press. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 11, 2026.
Republican
Kenneth Robert Willette is the Republican nominee for the 4th Essex District. He is a Methuen School Committee member and former Methuen city councilor at-large who spent 24 years working at the Massachusetts State House, according to local press. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 11, 2026.