Federal candidate · 2019–2020 cycle · past cycle

Steve Pemberton

Party
Democratic
Running for
U.S. Senate · Massachusetts
Filing address
Framingham, MA (city and state on the FEC filing)
FEC filing name
PEMBERTON, STEVE
Next election
Primary September 1, 2020 · General November 3, 2020 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Map of Massachusetts with the whole state highlighted

Massachusetts

DemocraticU.S. Senate · MassachusettsChallengerWithdrawn

FEC candidate ID S0MA00182 · Principal campaign committee: PEMBERTON FOR MA

Total raised$475,360.25
Total spent$463,554.33
Cash on hand$11,805.92
Debts owed by the campaign$9,348.80
Loans from the candidate$10,000.00

2019–2020 cycle totals through December 31, 2020, from the FEC’s candidate summary file. This is a dated snapshot, not live reporting; the FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.

Where the money comes from

Individual contributions: $449,519.37PACs and other committees: $1,000.00Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans): $10,000.00Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest): $14,840.88
  • Individual contributions$449,519.3795%
  • PACs and other committees$1,000.000%
  • Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$10,000.002%
  • Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$14,840.883%

Self-funding: $10,000.00 (2% of money raised): $0.00 given and $10,000.00 lent by the candidate. $651.20 of loans repaid so far.

Raised and spent over time

Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.

PAC and committee contributors

1 committee reported giving $1,000.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through December 29, 2024. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.

The race

Massachusetts U.S. Senate, 2020 · 8 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Steve Pemberton (D)$475,360.25$11,805.922020-12-31
Edward J. Sen. Markey (D)$11,823,465.97$1,642,211.382020-12-31
Joseph P Kennedy III (D)$11,400,834.45$12,992.342020-12-31
Joseph P Kennedy III (D)$11,400,834.45$12,992.342020-12-31
Shannon Liss-Riordan (D)$3,242,867.09−$167.962020-08-28
Shiva Ayyadurai (R)$1,811,516.85$58,122.822020-12-31
Kevin J O'Connor (R)$947,013.91$62,963.082020-12-31
Edward James Mazzuchelli (I)$5,625.00$659.332020-12-31

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

Recent polls

PollsterDatesSampleMargin of errorResults
MassIncOctober 23–30, 2020929 (LV)–Ed Markey 60% · Kevin O'Connor 29%
YouGov/UMass AmherstOctober 14–21, 2020713 (LV)–Ed Markey 65% · Kevin O'Connor 26%
Remington Research (R)September 16–17, 2020907 (LV)± 3.3%Ed Markey 50% · Kevin O'Connor 40%
Change ResearchAugust 23–25, 20191,008 (RV)± 3.1%Ed Markey 44% · Charlie Baker 45%
Change ResearchAugust 23–25, 20191,008 (RV)± 3.1%Shannon Liss-Riordan 35% · Charlie Baker 54%
Change ResearchAugust 23–25, 20191,008 (RV)± 3.1%Joe Kennedy III 49% · Charlie Baker 41%

Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2020 United States Senate election in Massachusetts (retrieved October 23, 2026), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. TerraCivic does not rate races or compute its own average.

Sources and updates

  • Money: FEC bulk data (candidate summary, committee master, committee-to-candidate contributions), retrieved October 23, 2026. FEC candidate page · Principal campaign committee: PEMBERTON FOR MA.
  • Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 23, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
  • Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.

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