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William Francis Mr. Gates is running as a Democrat for the U.S. Senate in Massachusetts. The contested general election is scheduled for Nov. 3, 2026, with 10 candidates listed across Democratic, Republican, independent and other affiliations.
The race listing records no biography for Gates. It also lists no amounts for money raised, money spent or cash on hand, and no documented policy positions for his campaign.
The candidate field
The listed field includes four Democrats, three Republicans, two independents and one candidate with an “Other” affiliation. Each candidate’s listing has the same gaps in biographical, financial and policy information.
- William Francis Mr. Gates, Democrat: No biography is on file. No totals are listed for funds raised, funds spent or cash on hand, and no documented policy positions are recorded.
- Edward Sen. Markey, Democrat: Markey is identified as the incumbent. No biography, campaign finance totals or documented policy positions are on file in the race listing.
- Seth Moulton, Democrat: No biography is on file. No totals are listed for funds raised, funds spent or cash on hand, and no documented policy positions are recorded.
- Alexander Rikleen, Democrat: No biography is on file. No totals are listed for funds raised, funds spent or cash on hand, and no documented policy positions are recorded.
- Joseph Tache, Other: No biography is on file. No totals are listed for funds raised, funds spent or cash on hand, and no documented policy positions are recorded.
- Shiva DR Ayyadurai, independent: No biography is on file. No totals are listed for funds raised, funds spent or cash on hand, and no documented policy positions are recorded.
- Nathan Alexander Bech, Republican: No biography is on file. No totals are listed for funds raised, funds spent or cash on hand, and no documented policy positions are recorded.
- Morgan Gifford Dawicki, independent: No biography is on file. No totals are listed for funds raised, funds spent or cash on hand, and no documented policy positions are recorded.
- John Deaton, Republican: No biography is on file. No totals are listed for funds raised, funds spent or cash on hand, and no documented policy positions are recorded.
- Gavin Solomon, Republican: No biography is on file. No totals are listed for funds raised, funds spent or cash on hand, and no documented policy positions are recorded.
Gates’ background and campaign finances
Gates’ candidate entry identifies his full name and Democratic affiliation but does not contain a biography. It reports no figures for campaign fundraising, spending or cash on hand.
Those entries do not establish that the campaign has raised or spent no money. They mean that no dollar totals are recorded in the race listing. The same is true for every other candidate listed in this contest, so the entries do not support financial comparisons among the campaigns.
Where Gates stands
No policy positions are documented for Gates. That means the listing does not establish his views on federal spending, taxes, health care, immigration, foreign policy, climate policy or other issues that may come before the U.S. Senate.
No documented positions are recorded for Markey, Moulton, Rikleen, Tache, Ayyadurai, Bech, Dawicki, Deaton or Solomon either. Without recorded positions, the candidates cannot be compared on policy from this race listing.
Election date and next steps
The Massachusetts general election is set for Nov. 3, 2026. Because the Senate contest is listed as contested, voters will have more than one candidate to consider.
Key developments before Election Day include whether candidate biographies, campaign finance figures and documented issue positions are added to official records.
