Massachusetts House of Representatives' 3rd Middlesex district
Massachusetts House of Representatives' 3rd Middlesex district (or "3rd Middlesex") is an
The current district geographic boundary overlaps with those of the Massachusetts Senate's Middlesex and Worcester district and Worcester and Middlesex district.[4]
District history
The 3rd district has existed in its current iteration since the 2004 redistricting.[5]
Former locale
The district previously covered part of
Charlestown, circa 1872.[6]
Representatives
- Isaac F. Shepard, circa 1859 [7]
- Russell A. Wood circa 1910
- Arthur Enoch Beane, circa 1920 [8]
- Louis L. Green, circa 1920 [8]
- Arthur K. Reading, circa 1920 [8]
- Paul Andrew Dever, 1928-1935 [9]
- Tip O'Neill, circa 1945
- Charles F. Flaherty Jr., 1967–1979 [10]
- Paul Cellucci, 1979–1985
- Patricia Walrath, 1985–2009
- Kate Hogan, 2009–present
Electoral history
From 1985 to 2009, the 3rd District was represented by Democrat Patricia Walrath, who decided not to seek re-election in 2008.[11] Since 2009, the District has been represented by Democrat Kate Hogan.
2014
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kate Hogan | Democratic Party | 9,847 | 60.22 |
| Paddy Dolan | Republican Party | 6,495 | 39.72 |
| Write-ins | 9 | 0.06 | |
| Invalid/blank votes | 641 | – | |
| Total | 16,992 | 100 | |
| Source: Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts | |||
2012
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kate Hogan | Democratic Party | 14,074 | 64.11 |
| Chuck S. Kuniewich, Jr | Republican Party | 7,865 | 35.82 |
| Write-ins | 15 | 0.07 | |
| Invalid/blank votes | 1,317 | – | |
| Total | 23,271 | 100 | |
| Source: Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts | |||
2010
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kate Hogan | Democratic Party | 10,114 | 60.05 |
| Chuck S. Kuniewich | Republican Party | 6,719 | 39.89 |
| Write-ins | 11 | 0.07 | |
| Invalid/blank votes | 1,106 | – | |
| Total | 17,950 | 100 | |
| Source: Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts | |||
Voter affiliation
| Total registered | Democratic | Democratic (%) | Green-Rainbow | Green-Rainbow (%) | Republican | Republican (%) | United Independent | United Independent (%) | Unenrolled | Unenrolled (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bolton | 3392 | 658 | 19.40 | 2 | 0.06 | 634 | 18.69 | 0 | 0.00 | 2093 | 61.70 |
| Stow | 4809 | 1152 | 23.96 | 5 | 0.10 | 677 | 14.08 | 0 | 0.00 | 2964 | 61.63 |
| Maynard | 7004 | 2230 | 31.84 | 13 | 0.19 | 744 | 10.62 | 0 | 0.00 | 2983 | 42.59 |
| Hudson | 12102 | 2885 | 23.84 | 17 | 0.14 | 1384 | 11.44 | 6 | 0.05 | 7758 | 64.11 |
| District total | 27307 | 6925 | 25.36 | 37 | 0.14 | 3439 | 12.59 | 6 | 0.02 | 15798 | 57.85 |
| 2015 Figures; Source: Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts | |||||||||||
See also
- Other Middlesex County districts of the Massachusetts House of Representatives: 1st, 2nd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th, 20th, 21st, 22nd, 23rd, 24th, 25th, 26th, 27th, 28th, 29th, 30th, 31st, 32nd, 33rd, 34th, 35th, 36th, 37th
- List of former districts of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
Images
- Portraits of legislators
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George Long -
Harry Stearns -
Samuel Elmore -
Arthur Blanchard -
George Carrick -
Philip Ammidon -
Albert Harrison Hall -
Louis Green -
James Mahoney -
John Foley -
Joseph Cleary -
Jeremiah Sullivan -
Thomas O'Neill -
John Francis Cremens -
Lawrence Feloney -
Charles Flaherty -
Timothy Hickey -
Argeo Cellucci -
Patricia Walrath
References
- ^ Massachusetts Representative Districts — 2002 Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
- ^ "2020 State Primary Candidates", Sec.state.ma.us, Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, retrieved August 5, 2020
- Gannett Co., Inc., August 7, 2020
- ^ David Jarman (July 30, 2019), "Upper legislative district ↔ lower legislative district correspondences: MA", How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?, Daily Kos,
State House Districts to State Senate Districts
- ^ malegislature.gov - District Maps
- ^ "Representative Districts". Massachusetts Register. Boston: Sampson, Davenport, & Company. 1872.
- ^ Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Manual for the Use of the General Court. Boston. 1859 – via Internet Archive.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ a b c Public Officials of Massachusetts: 1920. Boston Review. October 16, 2023.
- ^ State Library of Massachusetts, "Massachusetts State Legislator's Papers Collections at the State Library", Mass.gov, retrieved September 3, 2020
- ^ 1975–1976 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Boston.
- ^ A family affair Boston Globe, July 10, 2008
Further reading
- "Representative Districts: Middlesex County". Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Manual for the Use of the General Court for 1993-1994. Boston. 1993.
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