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2 candidates are tracked for Massachusetts Senate, First Essex District on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Pavel M. Payano and Fraylin S. Angelina. Candidate information follows official Essex County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Pavel M. Payano (Democratic), Fraylin S. Angelina (Republican) are on the November 3 ballot for Massachusetts Senate, First Essex District; Pavel M. Payano is the sitting member, per the Massachusetts Senate'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.
Pavel M. Payano is the Democratic nominee for Massachusetts Senate, First Essex District on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of the Commonwealth's September 1, 2026 primary results. Pavel M. Payano is a sitting member for the district, per the Massachusetts Senate's official member directory (malegislature.gov). Is the son of immigrant parents who worked in the Lawrence Public Schools system and served Lawrence for over a decade, including as a School Committee member and City Councilor at Large, before his Senate election, per malegislature.gov official biography. Previously worked as a social worker for the Department of Transitional Assistance and taught graduate classes at Merrimack College, per malegislature.gov official biography. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 11, 2026.
Fraylin S. Angelina is the Republican nominee for Massachusetts Senate, First Essex District on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of the Commonwealth's September 1, 2026 primary results. Fraylin S. Angelina 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. Is a Republican write-in candidate for the First Essex District, serving Lawrence, Methuen, and Haverhill, per candidate campaign site.
2026 priorities (per the campaign site)
- Reducing the cost of housing, utilities, groceries, and energy
- Expanding vocational education pathways in the trades
- Streamlining permitting to support small businesses
Source: candidate campaign site, roster verified 2026-09-06.
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