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One candidate is tracked for Massachusetts Senate, Third Suffolk District on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Lydia Marie Edwards. Candidate information follows official Suffolk County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Lydia Marie Edwards (Democratic) is on the November 3 ballot for Massachusetts Senate, Third Suffolk District; Lydia Marie Edwards 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. 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.
Lydia Marie Edwards is the Democratic state senator for the Third Suffolk District. She is an attorney with a background in civil rights and housing advocacy who previously served as a Boston city councilor and launched the city's first Office of Housing Stability, according to her campaign site. She chairs the Senate Judiciary Committee and serves as a Captain in the Massachusetts Army National Guard.
2026 priorities (per the campaign site)
- Housing justice, including sealing eviction records and expanding the renter tax credit
- Workers' rights, including warehouse worker safeguards
- Climate action and green infrastructure investment
Source: candidate campaign site, roster verified 2026-09-06.
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