Will total votes cast in the 2026 midterm election for Senator from Massachusetts be less than 2,200,000?

The question asks whether total votes cast in the 2026 Massachusetts Senate general election will be less than 2,200,000. The articles only cover the September 1, 2026 primary results, not the general election vote totals TIME articleAljazeera MarkeyAljazeera What. They confirm Ed Markey won the Democratic primary and will face Republican John Deaton in the general election Aljazeera Markey. No article provides any data on expected or actual general election turnout. Historically, Massachusetts Senate general elections have drawn between 2.5 and 3.5 million votes in recent cycles (e.g., 2020 had about 3.6 million, 2018 about 2.9 million), but those figures are not in the provided sources. Given the lack of direct evidence, I must rely on general knowledge: midterm Senate races in Massachusetts typically exceed 2.2 million votes, but there is uncertainty due to potential lower turnout in a midterm without a presidential race. The articles do not settle the question, so I lean slightly toward YES (votes less than 2.2M) because midterm turnout is often lower than presidential years, but the margin is thin and the evidence is weak. I stay near 0.5 but slightly above, as the historical pattern suggests a real possibility of falling below 2.2M, yet not a strong certainty.