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7 candidates are tracked for District Attorney, Norfolk District on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Jim Barakat, Gregory P. Connor, Adam W. Deitch, Robert Louis Jubinville, Macy Lee, Craig J. MacLellan and Djuna Elizabeth Perkins. Candidate information follows official Norfolk County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
UNCALLED as of September 2, 2026. Seven Democrats competed to succeed retiring District Attorney Michael Morrissey and no winner has been declared. At 94 percent counted the Associated Press had Djuna Elizabeth Perkins at 29.62 percent and Adam W. Deitch at 26.47, with Gregory P. Connor 14.8, Macy Lee 12.3, Robert Louis Jubinville 8.3, Jim Barakat 6.8 and Craig J. MacLellan 2.2; by Wednesday morning Perkins led Deitch by roughly 2,600 votes, per the Boston Globe and Brookline.News. Neither claimed victory election night, so both are still listed. The margin is about 3 points, outside the 0.5 percent districtwide recount threshold. The nominee faces independent Joe Pagliarulo in November, per WBZ-TV and the Boston Globe. Results are unofficial until certified by the Secretary of the Commonwealth.
Democratic
Jim Barakat is a public defender from Braintree, per WBZ-TV, which reported he has raised little campaign money because of ethics rules that restrict public employees running for office.
Source: candidate campaign site, roster verified 2026-09-02.
Campaign site →Democratic
Gregory P. Connor is a career prosecutor who spent 25 years in the Norfolk County District Attorney's Office, most recently as a top prosecutor, before resigning in March 2026 to run, per WBZ-TV. He prosecuted the killer of Weymouth police Sgt. Michael Chesna, whose parents encouraged his run, per WBZ-TV.
Source: candidate campaign site, roster verified 2026-09-02.
Campaign site →Democratic
Adam W. Deitch is a former federal prosecutor who left the U.S. Attorney's Office in Boston to run and led public corruption investigations in Norfolk County, including the federal review of John O'Keefe's death, per WBZ-TV. He has been endorsed by and received donations from Karen Read and her legal team, per WBZ-TV.
Source: candidate campaign site, roster verified 2026-09-02.
Campaign site →Democratic
Robert Louis Jubinville is a defense attorney, a member of the Governor's Council for roughly a decade, and one of three board certified criminal trial attorneys in Massachusetts, per WBZ-TV. He has put $132,000 of his own money into his bid, per Brookline.News.
Source: candidate campaign site, roster verified 2026-09-02.
Campaign site →Democratic
Macy Lee is a former Suffolk County assistant district attorney who directs the Office of Medicaid Board of Hearings for the Commonwealth, per WBZ-TV. She is endorsed by the Boston Police Patrolmen's Association and cites more than 30 years as a prosecutor and public-sector leader, per WBZ-TV and her campaign site.
Source: candidate campaign site, roster verified 2026-09-02.
Campaign site →Democratic
Craig J. MacLellan is a solo-practice criminal defense attorney and an elected school committee member, the only contender in the field holding elected local office, per WBZ-TV.
Source: candidate campaign site, roster verified 2026-09-02.
Campaign site →Democratic
Djuna Elizabeth Perkins is an attorney in private practice, a former assistant district attorney and assistant attorney general, and past chief of the domestic assault unit in the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office, per WBZ-TV and Brookline.News. She was the first to enter the race and says the Sandra Birchmore investigation motivated her run, per WBZ-TV.
Source: candidate campaign site, roster verified 2026-09-02.
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