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2026 Massachusetts District 8 House Election

Stephen Lynch (D)

About this race

This is one of the most strongly Democratic districts in the country. Nobody in this race has donations linked to AIPAC, the pro-Israel lobbying group, according to available records. The November ballot lists 3 candidates: one Democrat, one Republican and one independent.

Key issues in Massachusetts

Major issues facing Massachusetts, based on 2025–2026 reporting. Compare them with what each candidate says they focus on below.

Candidates & funding

Stephen Lynch Democrat Nominee

✓ No AIPAC-linked FEC record
2026 fundraising (FEC)$910,160 raised · $1,356,628 spent · $642,256 cash on hand through Aug 12, 2026
Focus: Fair wages, higher-ed funding, housing help, Social Security, environment, affordable health care

Robert Burke Republican Nominee

✓ No AIPAC-linked FEC record
2026 fundraising (FEC)$1,525 raised · $12,553 spent · $-16,966 cash on hand through Sep 30, 2026
Focus: Populist nationalist who puts America—and American citizens—first

Rasheed Nicholas Walters Independent Nominee

✓ No AIPAC-linked FEC record
Focus: People-first government, fighting corruption, honoring workers, veterans, families, businesses

Where the money comes from

FEC campaign finance data through Sep 30, 2026. Campaign dollars, by source.

Stephen Lynch DRobert Burke RRasheed Nicholas Walters I
Raised$910K$2K—
Individuals$556K61%$252%—
PACs & parties$339K37%$0—
Self-funded$0$2K98%—
Other$15K2%$0—
AIPAC-linked*———
Outside spending†———

* AIPAC-linked money is already counted in the rows above — it flags the pro-Israel share, not extra money.

† Independent spending on ads for or against a candidate. It never goes to their campaign.

“Individuals” covers both small-dollar (under $200) and large donors.

Who are the biggest donors?

Every donor ranked by how much they gave, from the candidate’s own FEC filings — individuals, PACs, and party committees all in one list. Expand a candidate to see theirs, then tap any name to learn more about the donor.

Why are so many gifts exactly $10,000? That’s the legal maximum a PAC can give one candidate for the whole cycle — $5,000 for the primary plus $5,000 for the general — so many PACs give the max. Individuals can give up to $3,500 per election.

Stephen Lynch 569 donors
FINANCIAL POSITION
Campaign raised$910K
Campaign spent$1.4M
Cash on hand$642K
FEC 2026 through 08/12/2026
CANDIDATE-CONTROLLED MONEY
Individuals61%
PACs / committees37%
Self-funding0%
Share of campaign receipts. FEC 2026.
  • Labor PAC$10K
  • Labor PAC$10K
  • Labor PAC$10K
  • Labor PAC$10K
  • Trade association PAC$10K
  • Labor PAC$10K
  • Individual$8K
  • PAC$8K
  • Labor PAC$8K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Labor PAC$6K
  • Individual$6K
  • Individual$6K
  • Corporate PAC$6K
  • Corporate PAC$6K
  • Individual$5K
  • Individual$5K
  • Corporate PAC$5K
  • Corporate PAC$5K
  • Trade association PAC$5K
  • Labor PAC$5K
  • Labor PAC$5K
  • Trade association PAC$5K
  • Trade association PAC$5K
  • Labor PAC$5K
  • Labor PAC$5K
  • Corporate PAC$5K
  • Labor PAC$5K
  • Labor PAC$5K
  • Labor PAC$5K
  • Labor PAC$5K
  • Membership PAC$5K
  • Labor PAC$5K
  • Corporate PAC$5K
  • Trade association PAC$5K
  • Leadership PAC$5K
  • Individual$4K
  • Individual$4K
  • Individual$4K
  • Corporate PAC$4K
  • Trade association PAC$4K
  • Individual$4K

Showing the 50 biggest of 569 donors. The other 519 gave $542K combined.

Plus $30K from small donors giving under $200 each — those aren’t itemized by name.

See Stephen Lynch’s full FEC filings →

These figures come from the candidate’s own itemized FEC reports (2026 cycle, through the coverage date above), with amendments applied and refunds netted. Joint fundraising transfers are left out of the ranking: they’re pass-throughs, and the individual donations behind them are listed above. Bank interest, vendor refunds, and other non-donation receipts are excluded. Donor names are as reported — the same person can appear twice if their name was recorded differently. Independent spending on ads is never included here — see the Outside spending column.

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