Senator in General Court
First Suffolk District; Massachusetts
My vote power
High
Election date
September 1, 2026 · Primary election
How do we calculate my vote power?
What goes into the rating: Representation: how much weight one vote carries here compared with a statewide vote — the smaller the district, the more each vote counts. Decisiveness: how likely this race is to be close, based on past results or current analyst ratings, plus the number of candidates.
Representation: High · 66 out of 100
This district is a small slice of its state, so each vote here carries much more weight than a vote in a statewide race. About 184,982 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(7,044,056 ÷ 184,982) ÷ ln(50,000) = 66.82, measured against a statewide vote in MA (grades: 66+ high, 55+ above average, 33+ average, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)
Decisiveness: Unknown
No analyst ratings or past results for this contest yet.
High representation → My vote power: High.
Some data is missing, so this rating is based on partial information and capped at "High".
About this office
- Voting on how much you pay in state taxes
- Voting on how much money your local public schools get
- Voting on which roads and highways get built or repaired
Affects: AI Regulation, Healthcare Affordability, Environment and Public Health,
Candidates
Juwan Khiry Skeens
Did not advanceDemocratic · lost
Juwan Khiry Skeens is a Democratic candidate for Massachusetts' First Suffolk Senate District in 2026. He is executive director of BBIRTH Inc., a Boston nonprofit, and previously worked as a Boston City Council neighborhood liaison, city youth worker, and community organizer. He also ran for this Senate seat in 2024 and for Boston City Council in 2025.
Latoya Sherria Gayle
Did not advanceDemocratic · lost
Latoya Gayle is a mother of four, lifelong advocate and community centered leader rooted in Dorchester. She has spent her career centering families, amplifying community voices and turning lived experience into meaningful change.
Nicholas P. Collins
AdvancedDemocratic · Incumbent · advanced
Nick Collins was born and raised in South Boston and began community organizing young, working as a Field Organizer in New Hampshire and Pennsylvania in the 2008 presidential campaign. He is a graduate of Boston Latin School and Babson College and was elected to the Massachusetts House in 2010.
Records: Housing Affordability 1 for
Results
Advanced · Certified
Winner: Nicholas P. Collins (Democratic)
Source: electionstats.state.ma.us · researched September 12, 2026
Advanced · Unofficial
Winner: Nicholas P. Collins (Democratic)
Source: electionstats.state.ma.us · researched September 12, 2026
Sources: sec.state.ma.us2