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Alexander Rikleen is one of 10 candidates in Massachusetts’ contested 2026 U.S. Senate race. The general election is scheduled for Nov. 3, 2026, and the field includes four Democrats, three Republicans, two independents and one candidate listed as Other.
Rikleen’s candidacy
Rikleen is running as a Democrat. No biography is on file for Rikleen, and there are no documented positions identifying where the candidate stands on specific public policy questions.
Figures for funds raised, funds spent and cash on hand are also not on file. Those figures, when reported, can help voters understand the financial size and activity of a campaign, but they do not establish a candidate’s views or qualifications.
Rikleen’s Democratic label identifies a political affiliation. It should not be treated as a substitute for candidate-specific positions, which must be established through documented statements or records.
The full U.S. Senate field
William Francis Mr. Gates is listed as a Democrat. No biography, documented policy positions, funds raised, funds spent or cash-on-hand figures are on file for Gates.
Edward Sen. Markey is listed as a Democrat and is the incumbent. No biography, documented policy positions, funds raised, funds spent or cash-on-hand figures are on file for Markey.
Seth Moulton is listed as a Democrat. No biography, documented policy positions, funds raised, funds spent or cash-on-hand figures are on file for Moulton.
Alexander Rikleen is listed as a Democrat. No biography, documented policy positions, funds raised, funds spent or cash-on-hand figures are on file for Rikleen.
Joseph Tache is listed with the affiliation Other. No biography, documented policy positions, funds raised, funds spent or cash-on-hand figures are on file for Tache.
Shiva DR Ayyadurai is listed as an independent. No biography, documented policy positions, funds raised, funds spent or cash-on-hand figures are on file for Ayyadurai.
Nathan Alexander Bech is listed as a Republican. No biography, documented policy positions, funds raised, funds spent or cash-on-hand figures are on file for Bech.
Morgan Gifford Dawicki is listed as an independent. No biography, documented policy positions, funds raised, funds spent or cash-on-hand figures are on file for Dawicki.
John Deaton is listed as a Republican. No biography, documented policy positions, funds raised, funds spent or cash-on-hand figures are on file for Deaton.
Gavin Solomon is listed as a Republican. No biography, documented policy positions, funds raised, funds spent or cash-on-hand figures are on file for Solomon.
What the party labels mean
The candidate field contains more than one person using the Democratic, Republican and independent labels. The Democratic candidates are Gates, Markey, Moulton and Rikleen. The Republican candidates are Bech, Deaton and Solomon. Ayyadurai and Dawicki are independents, while Tache is listed as Other.
A party or affiliation label tells voters how a candidate is identified in the race. It does not by itself establish how that person would vote in the Senate or approach a particular issue. None of the 10 candidates has a documented policy position on file in this race listing.
What voters can track
The election date is Nov. 3, 2026. Before then, the candidate field, campaign finance figures and documented policy positions may become clearer through election and campaign filings.
Voters can compare candidates on the same categories as the process develops: their qualifications, specific positions, campaign receipts and spending, and final status in the election. The current field is contested, but the listing does not determine which candidates will appear in the final lineup or the outcome of the election.
