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U.S. House · Massachusetts's 4th District

Southeastern Massachusetts, including Newton, Taunton, and Fall River

General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

RESULT · UNOFFICIAL UNTIL CERTIFIED

Jake Auchincloss, projected winner

CandidateVotesShare
Jake Auchincloss192,66666.4%
Thomas Stalcup97,59533.6%

About 99% of the expected vote counted. As of November 9. Winners take office next year. Counts can change until states certify. NBC News ↗

Sources re-checked September 25, 2026 · How we research

  • Incumbent Jake Auchincloss defeated Jason Poulos in the September 1, 2026 Democratic primary. Thomas Stalcup is the Republican nominee.[1]

On the November 3 ballot · 2 candidates

Jake AuchinclossDINCUMBENTPROJECTED WINNERU.S. Representative (since 2021)Full profile →Thomas StalcupRFull profile →

Issue evidence — side by side

Recorded votes, documented positions and candidates’ own words are shown with sources. “In their own words” quotes a candidate on the topic without inferring a stance. Votes describe specific bills or motions; they do not establish overall support or opposition to a broad issue. A dash means our research has no evidence on that topic, not that the candidate has no position.

Protect legal access to abortion

  • Jake Auchincloss
    Recorded votes[31][32]

    Voted yes on Women's Health Protection Act of 2021 (H.R. 3755, 2021-09-24). Voted yes on Women's Health Protection Act of 2022 (H.R. 8296, 2022-07-15).

  • Thomas Stalcup
    —

Stricter gun laws

  • Jake Auchincloss
    Recorded votes[29][30]

    Voted yes on Assault Weapons Ban of 2022 (H.R. 1808, 2022-07-29), which would have banned the sale of many semiautomatic assault weapons. Voted yes on Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (S. 2938, 2022-06-24), which expanded background checks for buyers under 21 and funded state red-flag programs.

  • Thomas Stalcup
    —

Expand immigration enforcement and deportations

  • Jake Auchincloss
    Recorded votes[16][17][18][19][20][21]

    Voted no on Laken Riley Act (S. 5, 2025-01-22). Voted no on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which funded expanded immigration enforcement, detention and border operations. Voted no on Secure the Border Act of 2023 (H.R. 2, 2023-05-11). Voted yes on American Dream and Promise Act of 2021 (H.R. 6, 2021-03-18).

  • Thomas Stalcup
    Mixed[11]

    Would require body cameras and standardized training for ICE operations and protect long-settled undocumented workers from deportation, while creating a time-limited departure process for recent arrivals without viable asylum claims.

Raise taxes on high earners or corporations

  • Jake Auchincloss
    Recorded votes[17][18][19][25]

    Voted no on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which made the 2017 individual tax rates, including the 37% top rate, permanent. Voted yes on Inflation Reduction Act (H.R. 5376, 2022-08-12), which added a 15% minimum tax on large corporations and a stock-buyback excise tax.

  • Thomas Stalcup
    —

Expand public health coverage

  • Jake Auchincloss
    Recorded votes[17][18][19][23]

    Voted no on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which reduced federal Medicaid spending and added Medicaid work requirements. Voted yes on Breaking the Gridlock Act (H.R. 1834, 2026-01-08), which extended enhanced ACA premium subsidies.

  • Thomas Stalcup
    Supports[11]

    Proposes a hybrid system guaranteeing Medicare coverage for every American while keeping private insurers competing across state lines.

Faster transition away from fossil fuels

  • Jake Auchincloss
    Recorded votes[17][18][19][24][25]

    Voted no on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which phased out Inflation Reduction Act clean-energy tax credits. Voted yes on Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376, 2021-11-19; 2022-08-12), which would have funded clean-energy tax credits.

  • Thomas Stalcup
    —

Raise the minimum wage

  • Jake Auchincloss
    —
  • Thomas Stalcup
    Supports[11]

    Says he would vote to raise the federal minimum wage to about $15 per hour and index it to inflation.

Continue U.S. military aid to Israel

  • Jake Auchincloss
    Supports[10]

    In an official statement, said he strongly supports Israel and is firmly opposed to conditioning security aid to Israel.

  • Thomas Stalcup
    —

Broad tariffs on imported goods

  • Jake Auchincloss
    Recorded votes[28]

    Voted yes on Resolution disapproving tariffs on Canada (H.J. Res. 72, 2026-02-11), which disapproved the tariffs on Canadian imports.

  • Thomas Stalcup
    —

Universal, publicly funded child care

  • Jake Auchincloss
    Recorded votes[24]

    Voted yes on Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376, 2021-11-19), which would have funded universal pre-K and child-care subsidies.

  • Thomas Stalcup
    —

Require documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote

  • Jake Auchincloss
    Recorded votes[22]

    Voted no on SAVE Act (H.R. 22, 2025-04-10).

  • Thomas Stalcup
    —

Require Congress to approve U.S. military action abroad

  • Jake Auchincloss
    Recorded votes[26][27]

    Voted yes on War Powers Resolution on Venezuela (H. Con. Res. 64, 2025-12-17), which would have directed the removal of U.S. forces from hostilities against Venezuela absent congressional authorization. Voted yes on War Powers Resolution directing removal of forces from Iran hostilities (H. Con. Res. 86, 2026-06-03), which directed the removal of U.S. forces from hostilities against Iran absent congressional authorization.

  • Thomas Stalcup
    Supports[11]

    In his Candidate Connection survey, says he would use War Powers resolutions and Congress's control of funding to end unauthorized wars and prevent presidents from bypassing Congress.

Research notes & limits

Rep. Auchincloss's key floor votes and FEC finance totals are added separately by script. Checked his official issues pages (defending democracy, ending gun violence, growing the economy, lowering healthcare costs, promoting climate action & clean energy, protecting reproductive rights); the healthcare page discusses lowering drug prices and medical debt rather than expanding public coverage, so no healthcare_public position is included for him. Little public biographical information beyond his Ballotpedia survey and BallotReady profile was found for Thomas Stalcup.

Sources · 38

Researched 2026-09-25. Green citations are official government records.

  1. 1.Massachusetts' 4th Congressional District election, 2026 · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
  2. 2.Committees and Caucuses · Office of Rep. Jake Auchincloss · 2026-09-25 Official record
  3. 3.U.S. Rep. Jake Auchincloss visits UMass Chan to discuss research funding cuts, point-of-care clinical technology · Office of Rep. Jake Auchincloss · 2026-09-21 Official record
  4. 4.Thomas Stalcup, Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey responses · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey · 2026-09-25 Candidate's own words
  5. 5.Ending gun violence · Office of Rep. Jake Auchincloss · 2026-09-25 Official record
  6. 6.Promoting climate action & clean energy · Office of Rep. Jake Auchincloss · 2026-09-25 Official record
  7. 7.Protecting reproductive rights · Office of Rep. Jake Auchincloss · 2026-09-25 Official record
  8. 8.Defending democracy · Office of Rep. Jake Auchincloss · 2026-09-25 Official record
  9. 9.Auchincloss: President Trump should have asked Congress for authorization to strike Iran · Office of Rep. Jake Auchincloss (news coverage reposted) · 2025-06-22 News report
  10. 10.STATEMENT: Auchincloss: “I Am Voting No On The Israel Supplemental Stunt” · Office of Rep. Jake Auchincloss Official record
  11. 11.Thomas Stalcup — Candidate Connection survey · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey Candidate's own words
  12. 12.Jake Auchincloss · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
  13. 13.Committees and Caucuses · Office of Rep. Jake Auchincloss · 2026-09-25 Official record
  14. 14.About · Office of Rep. Jake Auchincloss · 2026-10-21 Official record
  15. 15.Massachusetts U.S. House District 4 election results 2026 · NBC News · 2026-11-09 News report
  16. 16.Roll call: Laken Riley Act — final passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-01-22 Official record
  17. 17.Roll call: One Big Beautiful Bill Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-05-22 Official record
  18. 18.H.R. 1 (119th Congress) — One Big Beautiful Bill Act: text and summary · Congress.gov Official record
  19. 19.Roll call: One Big Beautiful Bill Act — final passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-07-03 Official record
  20. 20.Roll call: Secure the Border Act of 2023 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2023-05-11 Official record
  21. 21.Roll call: American Dream and Promise Act of 2021 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2021-03-18 Official record
  22. 22.Roll call: SAVE Act — proof-of-citizenship voter registration · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-04-10 Official record
  23. 23.Roll call: Breaking the Gridlock Act — ACA subsidy extension · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-01-08 Official record
  24. 24.Roll call: Build Back Better Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2021-11-19 Official record
  25. 25.Roll call: Inflation Reduction Act — final House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-08-12 Official record
  26. 26.Roll call: War Powers Resolution on Venezuela · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-12-17 Official record
  27. 27.Roll call: War Powers Resolution directing removal of forces from Iran hostilities · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-06-03 Official record
  28. 28.Roll call: Resolution disapproving tariffs on Canada · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-02-11 Official record
  29. 29.Roll call: Assault Weapons Ban of 2022 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-07-29 Official record
  30. 30.Roll call: Bipartisan Safer Communities Act — final House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-06-24 Official record
  31. 31.Roll call: Women's Health Protection Act of 2021 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2021-09-24 Official record
  32. 32.Roll call: Women's Health Protection Act of 2022 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-07-15 Official record
  33. 33.Thomas Stalcup, Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey responses · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey · 2026-09-25 Candidate's own words
  34. 34.Thomas Stalcup · BallotReady · 2026-10-21 Reference
  35. 35.Massachusetts' 4th Congressional District election, 2026 · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
  36. 36.About Me · Stalcup for Congress · 2026-10-19 Candidate's own words
  37. 37.Thomas Stalcup - Candidate Profile · Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth · 2026-10-19 Official record
  38. 38.U.S. House · Massachusetts's 4th District results 2026 · NBC News News report