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Massachusetts · U.S. House · District 02 · 2026

Massachusetts District 02 House race

General election in 96 days · Nov 3, 2026
The read · Massachusetts District 02 House race

James P. McGovern leads the field on money raised.

Democrat James P. McGovern leads the field with about $759K raised.

FEC filings, 2026 cycle. Money raised is net of transfers between a candidate's own committees.

Every candidate on file

Ranked by money raised. Each row shows the campaign money mix and a plain-English read.

James P. McGovern

James P. McGovern

DIncumbent
D · incumbent

Incumbent leans on PAC money. 26% from PACs and 73% from individuals.

73% individuals26% PACs1% other
$759K
raised

Where the money came from

$0 in itemized outside money is on file for this cycle. Candidate fundraising is shown separately below.

Small donors & unclassified$98K
Labor / Unions$40K
Transportation$10K
Retail & Consumer$10K
Law & Lobbying$9K
Real Estate & Construction$9K

Biggest itemized outside spenders

  • STUDENT · company$14K
  • CASSIDY & ASSOCIATES · company$12K
  • AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E · pac$10K
  • INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL AND TRANSPORTATION WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION LEAGUE · pac$10K
  • LABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA (LIUNA) PAC · pac$10K
  • AMERICAN GASTROENTEROLOGICAL ASSOCIATION INC. PAC · pac$8K
  • INT'L ASSOCIATION OF BRIDGE, STRUCTURAL, ORNAMENTAL AND REINFORCING IRON WORKERS (IPAL) · pac$8K
  • BLOOMBERG L.P. · company$7K

PACs vs the people

This split is from the candidates' own reported fundraising.

26%73%
26% PACs73% individuals1% other

The incumbent's record

James P. McGovern is the linked incumbent for this race.

Net worth (2025)
$2.7M
$115K - $5.2M. down $32K since 2008.
Stock trades
None on file
No disclosed individual stock transactions.
Committees
2
Current full committee seats on file.

Where they sit

  • House Committee on Rules · Ranking Member
  • House Committee on Agriculture

Who funds them

This is the incumbent's own funding by donor sector for the cycle.

Small donors & unclassified$98K
Labor / Unions$40K
Transportation$10K
Retail & Consumer$10K
Law & Lobbying$9K
Real Estate & Construction$9K
Full profile: net worth, donors, trades, and votes ->

The tale of the tape

Money, side by side. Green marks the leader on each line.

James P. McGovern
D · incumbent
James P. McGovern
$759K
Raised
$332K
Cash on hand
26%
From PACs
73%
From individuals
Labor / Unions
Top donor sector
Yes
Incumbent