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Massachusetts District 08 candidates
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Massachusetts District 08 roster
Massachusetts District 08 lists 6 public candidate profiles.
1 certified roster row for Massachusetts District 08 did not match a public profile.
Party counts
- Democratic: 3
- 08: 1
- Independent: 1
- Republican: 1
Office counts
- U.S. House: 6
Candidates
| Candidate | Party | Ballot status | Profile status | Race status | Election system | FEC candidate id | Cycle | Sourced claims | Valid citations | Primary sources | Latest source | First seen | Last seen | Certified ballot status | Roster source | Retrieved |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew 'Aj' Zylberfink | Democratic | challenger | Active candidate | discovered | other | H6MA08331 | 2026 | 10 | 10 | 10 | October 6, 2026 | May 5, 2026 | October 6, 2026 | |||
| Michael Hammond | Independent | challenger | Active candidate | discovered | other | H6MA08364 | 2026 | 6 | 6 | 6 | October 6, 2026 | May 7, 2026 | October 6, 2026 | |||
| Patrick Thomas Roath | Democratic | challenger | Active candidate | discovered | other | H6MA08307 | 2026 | 13 | 13 | 13 | October 6, 2026 | May 5, 2026 | October 6, 2026 | |||
| Rasheed Nicholas Walters | Independent | general_nominee | sec.state.ma.us | October 18, 2026 | ||||||||||||
| Robert G. Burke | 08 | challenger | Active candidate | discovered | other | H2MA08090 | 2026 | 3 | 3 | 3 | October 6, 2026 | July 31, 2026 | October 6, 2026 | general_nominee | sec.state.ma.us | October 18, 2026 |
| Stephen Lynch | Democratic | incumbent | Active candidate | discovered | other | H2MA09072 | 2026 | 8,026 | 8,026 | 8,026 | October 24, 2026 | May 5, 2026 | October 6, 2026 | general_nominee | sec.state.ma.us | October 18, 2026 |
| Walter Grochowski | Republican | challenger | Active candidate | discovered | other | H6MA08349 | 2026 | 2 | 2 | 2 | October 6, 2026 | May 7, 2026 | October 6, 2026 |
Election dates
- Certified 2026 general-election list for Massachusetts District 08: 3 rows from sec.state.ma.us. Retrieved October 18, 2026.
Stored fields
- Stored status "challenger" is on file for Andrew 'Aj' Zylberfink, Michael Hammond, Patrick Thomas Roath, Robert G. Burke, and Walter Grochowski.
- Stored status "incumbent" is on file for Stephen Lynch.
- An FEC candidate id is stored for Andrew 'Aj' Zylberfink, Michael Hammond, Patrick Thomas Roath, Robert G. Burke, Stephen Lynch, and Walter Grochowski.
- 6 of 6 profiles with a list-index row have a sourced-claim count above zero.
- Cycle year 2026 is on file for 6 profiles.
- Source times on file run from October 6, 2026 to October 24, 2026.
- 6 profiles have a stored summary.
- 1 profile has a photo on file.
- 6 profiles have the stored legacy-profile flag.
- Profile record updates on this page run from October 6, 2026 to October 18, 2026.
Adjacent districts
- District 06 10 profiles on that district hub.
- District 09 3 profiles on that district hub.
Related hubs
- Massachusetts candidates 61 profiles in the public state counts.
- Massachusetts U.S. House 47 profiles on that race hub.
Sources
- 2026 certified nominees 3 rows for Massachusetts District 08 are in the certified 2026 general-election dataset.
- Research methodology Massachusetts District 08 cites 6 FEC candidate ids, 6 stored source times, and 3 certified roster rows.
- Trust and corrections Corrections for public records cited on Massachusetts District 08.
Andrew 'Aj' Zylberfink
Democrat · U.S. House
Michael Hammond
Independent · U.S. House
Patrick Thomas Roath
Democrat · U.S. House
Robert G. Burke
08 · U.S. House
Stephen Lynch
Democrat · U.S. House
Walter Grochowski
Republican · U.S. House
Districts
- District 01 · 7 profiles
- District 03 · 4 profiles
- District 04 · 7 profiles
- District 05 · 4 profiles
- District 06 · 10 profiles
- District 09 · 3 profiles