How Lynn voted in the 2026 election: turnout by ward, top races and ballot questions
Lynn cast 21,966 ballots on Nov. 3, about 34.5% turnout. Here are the city’s unofficial results by race, ward and ballot question.
- Turnout: 21,966 ballots from 63,738 registered voters, about 34.5%
- Governor: Healey and Driscoll 14,753 (67.2%), Minogue and Oliver 5,979 (27.2%)
- U.S. Senate: Ed Markey 15,072 (68.6%), John Deaton 5,325 (24.2%)
- Status: unofficial until the city certifies the count
Lynn cast 21,966 ballots in the Nov. 3 state election, according to the unofficial ward-and-precinct results from the City of Lynn Election Office, published by Lynn Community TV on Wednesday. That’s about 34.5% of the city’s 63,738 registered voters.
The numbers below are Lynn’s votes only. Statewide and district-wide results include other cities and towns; the Secretary of the Commonwealth posts the official counts once they’re certified.
Turnout by ward
Ward 1 turned out the most voters by far, and Wards 4 and 6 the fewest.
| Ward | Ballots cast | Turnout |
|---|---|---|
| Ward 1 | 5,429 | 48.7% |
| Ward 2 | 2,874 | 32.3% |
| Ward 3 | 3,295 | 35.6% |
| Ward 4 | 2,227 | 26.9% |
| Ward 5 | 2,489 | 28.9% |
| Ward 6 | 2,074 | 27.0% |
| Ward 7 | 3,578 | 36.3% |
By precinct, Ward 1, Precinct 1 had the highest turnout at 58.4%, and Ward 5, Precinct 2 the lowest at 18.8%.
Top of the ballot in Lynn
| Race | Candidate | Lynn votes |
|---|---|---|
| Governor | Healey / Driscoll (D) | 14,753 |
| Minogue / Oliver (R) | 5,979 | |
| James / Kittredge (Ind.) | 729 | |
| U.S. Senate | Ed Markey (D) | 15,072 |
| John Deaton (R) | 5,325 | |
| Joe Tache (Soc.) | 497 | |
| Shiva Ayyadurai (Ind.) | 464 | |
| U.S. House, 6th District | Dan Koh (D) | 14,984 |
| Micah Quinney Jones (R) | 6,014 | |
| Attorney General | Andrea Joy Campbell (D) | 14,753 |
| Michael C. Walsh (R) | 6,248 | |
| Treasurer | Deborah B. Goldberg (D) | 15,149 |
| Elizabeth Dionne (R) | 5,687 | |
| Auditor | Diana DiZoglio (D) | 16,840 |
| Al Ozonoff (Lib.) | 2,617 |
Secretary of State William Galvin (D) carried Lynn with 16,252 votes. We’ve left his Republican opponent’s total out because one precinct on the city’s unofficial sheet appears to contain a typo; we’ll add it once the certified count is posted.
The ballot questions in Lynn
Lynn voters backed seven of the nine statewide questions and rejected two: the top-two primary (Question 3) and the recreational marijuana ban (Question 8). The closest in Lynn was Question 5, on the state revenue limit, which passed here by about 800 votes.
| # | What it does | Yes | No | Lynn result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Question 1 | Make most Legislature and governor’s office records public | 17,155 | 3,453 | Yes (83%) |
| Question 2 | Let state public defenders unionize | 14,695 | 5,616 | Yes (72%) |
| Question 3 | Replace party primaries with a top-two primary | 8,378 | 12,156 | No (59%) |
| Question 4 | Election Day voter registration | 12,758 | 7,800 | Yes (62%) |
| Question 5 | Change the state revenue limit and rebates | 10,908 | 10,081 | Yes (52%) |
| Question 6 | Create a conservation and recreation fund | 13,609 | 7,324 | Yes (65%) |
| Question 7 | Allow single-family homes on 5,000-square-foot lots | 12,288 | 8,161 | Yes (60%) |
| Question 8 | Ban recreational marijuana sales | 5,880 | 14,771 | No (72%) |
| Question 9 | Keep the 2024 gun law (Yes keeps it) | 15,119 | 6,161 | Yes (71%) |
Question 9 is a referendum on the 2024 gun law, so a Yes vote keeps the law in place. Question summaries are based on NBC Boston’s guide to the 2026 questions; the full text is in the Secretary of the Commonwealth’s voter guide.
Lynn’s legislative races
In the 9th Essex House district, which includes two Lynn precincts, Lynn voters favored Democrat Peter Meaney over Republican Rep. Donald Wong, 1,470 to 1,283. The district also covers voters outside Lynn, so these numbers don’t decide the race on their own.
Lynn’s other races on the ballot were uncontested: state Sen. Brendan Crighton (17,151 votes in Lynn), Reps. Daniel Cahill, Sean Reid and Jennifer Armini in their Lynn precincts, Governor’s Councillor Terrence Kennedy, District Attorney Paul Tucker and Register of Probate Pamela Casey O’Brien.
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Sources: City of Lynn Election Office unofficial results via Lynn Community TV (PDF); Secretary of the Commonwealth 2026 voter guide; NBC Boston, 2026 ballot questions.
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