Race context
Stephen Lynch is indexed in the OppIntell public candidate file as a Democratic profile for Massachusetts, U.S. House, 08. Cycle year on file: 2026.
Race name on file: 2026 U.S. House - Massachusetts 08.
Race status on file: discovered.
Election system on file: other.
The indexed incumbent/challenger value is incumbent.
The profile was first indexed on 2026-05-05 and last indexed on 2026-10-06.
Other indexed profiles returned for this same field are listed below. The list is limited to the race query for this page.
Andrew 'Aj' Zylberfink (Democratic), Michael Hammond (Independent), Patrick Thomas Roath (Democratic), Robert G. Burke (Other), Walter Grochowski (Republican).
Source posture
Published claim kinds on file: 24 background claims; 18 statements claims; 23 media claims; 5 finance claims; 6626 votes claims; 48 controversies claims; 966 other sourced notes claims; 1 ideology claim.
Latest attached source timestamp on file: 2026-10-06.
Filings and votes on file
Vote claims on file: 6626.
Finance claims on file: 5. FEC candidate id on file: H2MA09072.
Claim text and source receipts for these records are available in the full research book.
Indexed field reading
Stephen Lynch is carried in the OppIntell public index as a Democratic profile for Massachusetts, U.S. House, 08. The party label, office, and state on this page are the values stored on the profile. Empty fields are left off rather than filled with a guess.
The cycle year 2026 is stored for Stephen Lynch, and the candidate status stored on the profile is Active candidate. This page uses that status label and does not invent a ballot position from it.
The race title stored for Stephen Lynch is 2026 U.S. House - Massachusetts 08. The race status stored beside that title is discovered. Both are indexed fields from the profile record.
The election system value stored for this profile is other. It is shown because that value is present on the record.
The indexed incumbent/challenger value is incumbent for Stephen Lynch. The page uses the stored incumbent or challenger value and does not infer it from the office title.
The FEC candidate id stored for Stephen Lynch is H2MA09072.
The profile was first indexed on 2026-05-05 and last indexed on 2026-10-06.
The route record for Stephen Lynch reports 7818 public claims, 7818 valid citations, and 7818 primary-source references, and the latest attached source timestamp on that record is 2026-10-06. Those figures are counts from the route. Claim text and source receipts are available in the full research book.
Published claim kinds with a count above zero for Stephen Lynch: background (24), statements (18), media (23), finance (5), votes (6626), controversies (48), other sourced notes (966), ideology (1). A kind whose stored count is zero is left off this list.
The same-field query for Stephen Lynch returned 5 other indexed profiles: Andrew 'Aj' Zylberfink (Democratic), Michael Hammond (Independent), Patrick Thomas Roath (Democratic), Robert G. Burke (Other), Walter Grochowski (Republican). That set is the bounded query result for this page, not a certified full ballot.
Cross-reference identifiers stored for Stephen Lynch: FEC H2MA09072; Other voteview:119:20119; GovTrack L000562; Wikidata Q2344921; Vote Smart 4844; Wikipedia Stephen Lynch (politician); Grokipedia Stephen Lynch; Ballotpedia Stephen Lynch.
Social handles stored for Stephen Lynch: X RepStephenLynch (last polled 2026-06-30).
Profile questions
What office is Stephen Lynch indexed for?
Stephen Lynch is indexed for Massachusetts, U.S. House, 08. The race name on file is 2026 U.S. House - Massachusetts 08. The election system on file is other. The cycle year on file is 2026. The office, district, and state above are the indexed profile fields.
What party is on file for Stephen Lynch?
The party label on file for Stephen Lynch is Democratic.
What is Stephen Lynch's candidate status?
Stephen Lynch is marked Active candidate on this profile. Race status on file: discovered.
Which committee or filing id is listed for Stephen Lynch?
FEC candidate id on file: H2MA09072.
How many public claims are attached to Stephen Lynch?
The route record reports 7818 public claims, 7818 valid citations, and 7818 primary-source references. Published claim kinds on file: Background 24, Statements 18, Media 23, Finance 5, Votes 6626, Controversies 48, Other Sourced Notes 966, Ideology 1. Claim text and source receipts are available in the full research book.
Is Stephen Lynch indexed as an incumbent or a challenger?
The indexed incumbent/challenger value is incumbent.
Who else is indexed in Stephen Lynch's race field?
Other indexed profiles returned for this field include Andrew 'Aj' Zylberfink (Democratic), Michael Hammond (Independent), Patrick Thomas Roath (Democratic), Robert G. Burke (Other), Walter Grochowski (Republican). That list is the bounded race query for this page, not a certified full ballot.