Norfolk District Attorney Democratic Primary
September 1, 2026 · Norfolk County, Massachusetts · County · primary
How do we calculate vote impact?
Vote impact = representation (how much weight one vote carries here, the smaller the district's population, the higher the representation) + decisiveness (how likely this race is to be close, based on past results and number of candidates).
Representation: Low · 17 out of 100
This district is large for its type, so each vote is a smaller slice of the outcome. About 730,082 people live here.
score = 100 × ln(largest population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(largest ÷ smallest), rounded to 2 decimals = 100 × ln(1,638,365 ÷ 730,082) ÷ ln(1,638,365 ÷ 14,483) = 17.09, comparing counties in MA (grades: 66+ high, 33+ average, otherwise low)
Decisiveness: Unknown
No past results for this contest yet.
Low representation + unknown decisiveness → Below average vote impact.
Some data is missing, so this rating is based on partial information and capped at "High".
District Attorney is responsible for:
- Deciding who gets charged with crimes in the county
- Prosecuting criminal cases in court on the public's behalf
- Deciding plea deals and what sentences to ask for
- Working with police as cases are investigated and built
Affected Areas: Anti-Corruption, Public Safety and Crime Control, Gun Control, Women's Reproductive Rights, Civil Rights, Corporate Accountability
Candidates
Adam W. Deitch
Democratic · declared
Former federal prosecutor in Boston's U.S. Attorney's Office and former private-practice attorney whose work included public-corruption, fraud, firearms, child-exploitation, and civil-rights-related innocence cases; 2026 Democratic candidate for Norfolk District Attorney.
Records: Anti-Corruption 2 for, Civil Rights 2 for, Public Safety and Crime Control 1 for
Craig J. MacLellan
Democratic · declared
Cohasset School Committee member and former chair, former Suffolk County assistant district attorney and Commission on Judicial Conduct investigating attorney, private-practice lawyer, and 2026 Democratic candidate for Norfolk District Attorney.
Records: Anti-Corruption 2 for, Civil Rights 3 for, Public Safety and Crime Control 1 for
Djuna Elizabeth Perkins
Democratic · declared
Attorney with roughly 30 years in law, including ten years as an assistant district attorney and assistant attorney general and twenty years in private practice, and a 2026 Democratic candidate for Norfolk District Attorney.
Records: Civil Rights 1 for, Public Safety and Crime Control 1 for
Gregory P. Connor
Democratic · declared
Career prosecutor who spent 25 years in the Norfolk District Attorney's Office, rose from intern to chief trial counsel, received the 2024 Massachusetts Prosecutor of the Year award, and is a 2026 Democratic candidate for District Attorney.
Records: Anti-Corruption 1 for, Civil Rights 2 for, Public Safety and Crime Control 2 for
Jim Barakat
Democratic · declared
Braintree public-defense attorney with more than a decade representing accused and marginalized people across Massachusetts, and a 2026 Democratic candidate for Norfolk District Attorney.
Records: Anti-Corruption 1 for, Civil Rights 2 for, Public Safety and Crime Control 1 for
Macy Lee
Democratic · declared
Milton attorney and former prosecutor with more than 30 years in law, two decades of management and leadership experience, and a 2026 Democratic candidacy for Norfolk District Attorney.
Records: Anti-Corruption 1 for, Civil Rights 3 for, Public Safety and Crime Control 1 for
Robert Louis Jubinville
Democratic · declared
Framingham District Court clerk-magistrate on campaign leave, former elected Governor's Council member, Army veteran, board-certified criminal trial attorney with more than 40 years of legal experience, and 2026 Democratic candidate for Norfolk District Attorney.
Records: Anti-Corruption 2 for, Civil Rights 1 for
Election sources
Source: sec.state.ma.us
Source: sec.state.ma.us
Source: sec.state.ma.us