County

District Attorney, Bristol District

Vote for: 1
Term: 4 years
Candidates: 2
Election: Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: The district attorney prosecutes crimes in the district's courts on behalf of the Commonwealth.

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Seth Thomas Aitken

Republican

Swansea

The gist

Pledges more staff and training to prosecute cases aggressively.
Supports new police partnerships with state and federal agencies.
Proposes a financial investigations team targeting public corruption.
Proposes more training and support for District Court prosecutors.
Supports expanding alternative courts and diversion for veterans.

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Pledges more staff and training to prosecute cases aggressively.
Seth Aitken for Bristol County District Attorney
Campaign website · Seth Aitken Committee · aitken4da.com
“Seth will increase the personnel, resources, and training necessary to aggressively prosecute cases and hold criminals accountable.”
Supports new police partnerships with state and federal agencies.
Seth Aitken for Bristol County District Attorney
Campaign website · Seth Aitken Committee · aitken4da.com
“Seth will support our police by fostering new partnerships with state and federal agencies”
Proposes a financial investigations team targeting public corruption.
Seth Aitken for Bristol County District Attorney
Campaign website · Seth Aitken Committee · aitken4da.com
“Seth will create a skilled team of financial investigators and prosecutors to dig into public corruption in local government”
Proposes more training and support for District Court prosecutors.
VOTE411 Voter Guide: 2026 District Attorney Bristol District
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Massachusetts (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org
“I would start with intentional training, better resources, and more support for District Court staff”
Supports expanding alternative courts and diversion for veterans.
VOTE411 Voter Guide: 2026 District Attorney Bristol District
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Massachusetts (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org
“we need to expand the use of alternative courts and diversion programs for veterans”

Christopher Matthew Markey

Democratic

Dartmouth

The gist

Proposes a digital forensics lab in each district court.
Proposes hiring a forensic psychologist to guide diversion.
Supports pre-arraignment diversion for non-violent young people.
Pledges to publish recidivism and diversion outcomes online.
Pledges no pretrial publicity in high-profile cases.

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Proposes a digital forensics lab in each district court.
VOTE411 Voter Guide: 2026 District Attorney Bristol District
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Massachusetts (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org
“Establish a digital forensics lab in each district court.”
Proposes hiring a forensic psychologist to guide diversion.
VOTE411 Voter Guide: 2026 District Attorney Bristol District
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Massachusetts (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org
“Hire a forensic psychologist to train our staff, identify effective diversion programs for young offenders with serious mental illness”
Supports pre-arraignment diversion for non-violent young people.
VOTE411 Voter Guide: 2026 District Attorney Bristol District
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Massachusetts (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org
“If there are ways to effectively keep non-violent young people out of the criminal justice system, we need to do our best”
Pledges to publish recidivism and diversion outcomes online.
VOTE411 Voter Guide: 2026 District Attorney Bristol District
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Massachusetts (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org
“recidivism rates, FBI crime rates, and our diversion program outcomes will all be on our public website.”
Pledges no pretrial publicity in high-profile cases.
VOTE411 Voter Guide: 2026 District Attorney Bristol District
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Massachusetts (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org
“We will not participate in pretrial publicity and will relentlessly abide by all court orders and rules.”

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