Andrew Tarr

Andrew Tarr
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from the 5th Essex district
Incumbent
Assumed office
April 15, 2026
Preceded byAnn-Margaret Ferrante
Personal details
PartyDemocratic
WebsiteCampaign website
NicknameDru Tarr

Andrew Francis Robert "Dru" Tarr is an American politician and former legislative aide from Gloucester, Massachusetts. A member of the Democratic Party, he has served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives representing the 5th Essex district since winning a special election in 2026. The election was called following the death of the incumbent, Ann-Margaret Ferrante, for whom Tarr previously worked as a research and district director.

Electoral history

2026 Special Election

After the death of the previous representative, Ann-Margaret Ferrante, Tarr ran in a special election to succeed her. He won the primary and the general election.

Source:

Special Democratic Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Andrew Tarr 2,194 70.71%
Democratic Sarah Wilkinson (write-in) 879 28.33%
Write-in 30 0.97%
Total votes 3,103 100.00%
Special General Election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Andrew Tarr 3,513 63.80%
Republican Christina Delisio 1,589 28.86%
Independent Gilbert Frieden 377 6.85%
Write-in 27 0.49%
Total votes 5,506 100.00%
Democratic hold

2026

After winning the special election, Tarr was challenged in the regular election in the Democratic primary by former Rockport Select Board chair Sarah Wilkinson, who had previously run a write-in campaign during the special Democratic primary. Tarr defeated Wilkinson for the nomination.

Source:

Democratic Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Andrew Tarr 5,451 57.90%
Democratic Sarah Wilkinson 879 41.95%
Write-in 14 0.15%
Total votes 9,415 100.00%

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Andrew Francis Robert Tarr". Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth. Retrieved April 3, 2026.
  2. ↑ DeCosta-Klipa, Nik (April 1, 2026). "What the Supreme Court birthright citizenship case could mean for Massachusetts". WBUR-FM. Retrieved April 3, 2026.
  3. 1 2 Grady, Bobby (March 31, 2026). "Tarr wins 5th Essex District state representative seat". Gloucester Daily Times. Retrieved April 3, 2026.
  4. ↑ Dumcius, Gintautas (April 15, 2026). "On Tax Day, backers of income tax ballot question launch video, websites". MASSterList. Retrieved April 15, 2026.
  5. ↑ Castellani, Katie (April 1, 2026). "Former Ferrante aide Tarr wins House special election". State House News Service. Retrieved April 3, 2026.
  6. ↑ Brown, Erika (April 1, 2026). "Dru Tarr wins 5th Essex District Representative Seat". The Cricket.
  7. ↑ "PD43+ » 2026 State Representative Special Democratic Primary 5th Essex District". PD43+. Retrieved May 8, 2026.
  8. ↑ "PD43+ » 2026 State Representative Special General Election 5th Essex District". PD43+. Retrieved May 8, 2026.
  9. ↑ Grady, Bobby (September 2, 2026). "Tarr wins Democratic race for Cape Ann rep". Gloucester Daily Times. Retrieved September 3, 2026.
  10. ↑ "PD43+ » 2026 State Representative Democratic Primary 5th Essex District". PD43+. Retrieved October 1, 2026.