Massachusetts's 6th congressional district
Massachusetts's 6th congressional district | ||
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Massachusetts's 6th congressional district - since January 3, 2013. | ||
Current Representative | Seth Moulton (D–Salem) | |
Area | 480.31 mi2 | |
Distribution | 63.15% urban, 36.85% rural | |
Population (2000) | 636,554 | |
Median income | $76,942[1] | |
Ethnicity | 89.8% White, 2.2% Black, 2.5% Asian, 4.4% Hispanic, 0.2% Native American, 0.9% other |
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Occupation | 17.2% blue collar, 69.7% white collar, 13.1% gray collar |
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Cook PVI | D+7[2] |
Massachusetts's 6th congressional district is located in northeastern Massachusetts. It contains most of Essex County, including the North Shore and Cape Ann. It is represented by Seth Moulton, who has represented the district since January 2015. The shape of the district went through minor changes effective from the elections of 2012 after Massachusetts congressional redistricting to reflect the 2010 census. The towns of Tewksbury and Billerica were added, along with a small portion of the town of Andover.[3]
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Cities and towns in the district
In Essex County:
- The cities of: Amesbury, Beverly, Gloucester, Lynn, Newburyport, Peabody, and Salem
- The towns of: Andover: Precincts 1, 7A, 8, and 9A, Boxford, Danvers, Essex, Georgetown, Groveland, Hamilton, Ipswich, Lynnfield, Manchester, Marblehead, Merrimac, Middleton, Nahant, Newbury, North Andover, Rockport, Rowley, Salisbury, Saugus, Swampscott, Topsfield, Wenham, and West Newbury.
In Middlesex County:
- The towns of: Bedford, Billerica, Burlington, North Reading, Reading, Tewksbury, Wakefield and Wilmington.
Cities and towns in the district prior to 2013
1840s
"Amherst, Belchertown, East-Hampton, Enfield, Granby, Greenwich, Hadley, Hatfield, Northampton, Pelham, Prescott, South Hadley, and Ware, in the County of Hampshire; Brimfield, Holland, Longmeadow, Ludlow, Monson, Palmer, Southwick, Springfield, Wales, Westfield, West Springfield, and Wilbraham, in the County of Hampden; Bernardston, Deerfield, Erving, Gill, Greenfield, Leverett, Montague, New Salem, Northfield, Orange, Shutesbury, Sunderland, Warwick, Wendell, and Whately in the County of Franklin; and Athol and Royalston, in the County of Worcester."[4]
1850s
"The cities of Lynn, Newburyport, and Salem, and the towns of Amesbury, Beverly, Essex, Georgetown, Gloucester, Groveland, Hamilton, Ipswich, Manchester, Marblehead, Newbury, Rockport, Rowley, Salisbury, Wenham, and West Newbury, in the county of Essex."[5]
1890s
"Suffolk County: City of Boston, wards 3, 4, and 5, and the towns of Chelsea, Revere, and Winthrop. Middlesex County: Towns of Everett, Malden, Medford, Melrose, Reading, Stoneham, Wakefield, and Winchester. Essex County: Towns of Lynn, Nahant, Saugus, and Swampscott."[6]
1910s
"Essex County: Cities of Beverly, Gloucester, Haverhill, Newburyport, and Salem; towns of Amesbury, Danvers, Essex, Georgetown, Groveland, Hamilton, Ipswich, Manchester, Marblehead, Merrimac, Newbury, Rockport, Rowley, Salisbury, Swampscott, Topsfleld, Wenham, and West Newbury."[7]
1920s-1980s
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1990s
"Counties: Essex, Middlesex. Cities and townships: Amesbury, Bedford, Beverly, Boxford, Burlington, Danvers, Essex, Georgetown, Gloucester, Groveland, Hamilton, Haverhill, Ipswich, Lynn, Lynnfield, Manchester by the Sea, Marblehead, Merrimac, Middleton, Nahant, Newbury, Newburyport, North Andover, North Reading, Peabody, Reading (part), Rockport, Rowley, Salem, Salisbury, Saugus, Swampscott, Topsfield, Wenham, West Newbury, and Wilmington."[8]
2003 to 2013
In Essex County:
- The cities of: Amesbury, Beverly, Gloucester, Lynn, Newburyport, Peabody, and Salem
- The towns of: Boxford, Danvers, Essex, Georgetown, Groveland, Hamilton, Ipswich, Lynnfield, Manchester, Marblehead, Merrimac, Middleton, Nahant, Newbury, North Andover, Rockport, Rowley, Salisbury, Saugus, Swampscott, Topsfield, Wenham, and West Newbury.
In Middlesex County:
- The towns of: Bedford, Burlington, North Reading, Reading, Wakefield and Wilmington.
List of representatives
Representative | Party | Years | Note |
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George Thatcher | Pro- Administration |
March 4, 1789 – March 3, 1791 |
Elected in 1788 Redistricted to 8th district |
George Leonard | Pro- Administration |
March 4, 1791 – March 3, 1793 |
Redistricted from the 7th district and elected here in 1790 [Data unknown/missing. You can help!] |
District discontinued | March 4, 1793 – March 3, 1795 |
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John Reed, Sr. | Federalist | March 4, 1795 – March 3, 1801 |
First elected in 1794 Re-elected in 1796 Re-elected in 1798 Retired |
Josiah Smith | Democratic- Republican |
March 4, 1801 – March 3, 1803 |
Elected in 1800 Retired |
Samuel Taggart | Federalist | March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1817 |
First elected in 1802 Re-elected in 1804 Re-elected in 1806 Re-elected in 1808 Re-elected in 1810 Re-elected in 1812 Re-elected in 1814 Retired |
Samuel C. Allen | Federalist | March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1823 |
First elected in 1816 Re-elected in 1818 Re-elected in 1820 Redistricted to 7th district |
John Locke | Adams-Clay Democratic- Republican |
March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825 |
First elected in 1822 Re-elected in 1824 Re-elected in 1826 Retired |
Adams | March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1829 |
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Joseph G. Kendall | Anti-Jackson | March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1833 |
First elected in 1828 Re-elected in 1830 Retired |
George Grennell, Jr. | Anti-Jackson | March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1837 |
Redistricted from the 7th district and elected here in 1832 Re-elected in 1834 Re-elected in 1836 Retired |
Whig | March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839 |
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James Alvord | Whig | March 4, 1839 – September 27, 1839 |
Elected in 1838 Died |
Vacant | September 27, 1839 – January 14, 1840 |
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Osmyn Baker | Whig | January 14, 1840 – March 3, 1845 |
First elected to finish Alvord's term Re-elected to the full term in 1840 Re-elected in 1842 Retired |
George Ashmun | Whig | March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1851 |
First elected in 1844 Re-elected in 1846 Re-elected in 1848 Retired |
George T. Davis | Whig | March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853 |
Elected in 1850 Retired |
Charles W. Upham | Whig | March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855 |
Elected in 1852 Lost re-election |
Timothy Davis | Know Nothing | March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857 |
First elected in 1854 Re-elected in 1856 [Data unknown/missing. You can help!] |
Republican | March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859 |
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John B. Alley[9] | Republican | March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1863 |
First elected in 1858 Re-elected in 1860 Redistricted to the 5th district |
Daniel W. Gooch | Republican | March 4, 1863 – September 1, 1865 |
Redistricted from the 7th district and re-elected here in 1862 Re-elected in 1864 Resigned to become Navy agent of the port of Boston |
Vacant | September 2, 1865 – December 3, 1865 |
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100px Nathaniel P. Banks[10] | Republican | December 4, 1865 – March 3, 1873 |
First elected to finish Gooch's term Re-elected in 1866 Re-elected in 1868 Re-elected in 1870 Lost re-election |
Benjamin F. Butler | Republican | March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875 |
Redistricted from the 5th district and elected here in 1872 Lost re-election |
Charles Perkins Thompson | Democratic | March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877 |
First elected in 1874 Lost re-election |
George B. Loring[11] | Republican | March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1881 |
First elected in 1876 Re-elected in 1878 Lost renomination |
Eben F. Stone[12] | Republican | March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1883 |
Elected in 1880 Retired |
Henry B. Lovering | Democratic | March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1887 |
First elected in 1882 Re-elected in 1884 Lost re-election |
Henry Cabot Lodge | Republican | March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1893 |
First elected in 1886 Re-elected in 1888 Re-elected in 1890 Re-elected in 1892, but resigned when elected U.S. Senator |
William Cogswell | Republican | March 4, 1893 – May 22, 1895 |
Redistricted from the 7th district and elected here in 1892 Re-elected in 1894 Died |
Vacant | May 22, 1895 – November 4, 1895 |
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William H. Moody[13] | Republican | November 5, 1895 – May 1, 1902 |
First elected to finish Cogswell's term Re-elected in 1896 Re-elected in 1898 Re-elected in 1900 Resigned to become Secretary of the Navy |
Vacant | May 2, 1902 – November 3, 1902 |
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Augustus P. Gardner[14] | Republican | November 4, 1902 – May 15, 1917 |
First elected to finish Moody's term and elected to next full term in 1902 Re-elected in 1904 Re-elected in 1906 Re-elected in 1908 Re-elected in 1910 Re-elected in 1912 Re-elected in 1914 Re-elected in 1916 Resigned to enter the army |
Vacant | May 15, 1917 – November 6, 1917 |
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Willfred W. Lufkin | Republican | November 6, 1917 – June 30, 1921 |
First elected to finish Gardner's term Re-elected in 1918 Re-elected in 1920 Resigned to become Collector of Customs for the Port of Boston |
Vacant | June 30, 1921 – September 27, 1921 |
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Abram Andrew | Republican | September 27, 1921 – June 3, 1936 |
First elected to finish Lufkin's term Died |
Vacant | June 3, 1936 – January 3, 1937 |
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George J. Bates[15] | Republican | January 3, 1937 – November 1, 1949 |
Died in a plane crash |
Vacant | November 1, 1949 – February 14, 1950 |
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William H. Bates[16] | Republican | February 14, 1950 – June 22, 1969 |
First elected to finish his father's term Died |
Vacant | June 22, 1969 – September 30, 1969 |
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Michael J. Harrington | Democratic | September 30, 1969 – January 3, 1979 |
First elected to finish Bates's term Retired |
Nicholas Mavroules[17] | Democratic | January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1993 |
First elected in 1978 Lost re-election |
Peter G. Torkildsen | Republican | January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1997 |
First elected in 1992 Lost re-election |
John F. Tierney | Democratic | January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2015 |
First elected in 1996 Lost renomination |
Seth Moulton | Democratic | January 3, 2015 – Present |
First elected in 2014 |
Recent election results
The following are the results from the last two house races:
Massachusetts's 6th congressional district election, 2012 | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | John F. Tierney (incumbent) | 179,603 | 48.3 | |
Republican | Richard Tisei | 175,953 | 47.3 | |
Libertarian | Daniel Fishman | 16,668 | 4.4 | |
Total votes | 372,224 | 100 | ||
Voter turnout | % |
Massachusetts's 6th congressional district election, 2014[18][19] | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Seth Moulton | 149,449 | 54.7 | |
Republican | Richard Tisei | 111,848 | 40.9 | |
Independent | Chris Stockwell | 12,175 | 4.5 | |
Total votes | 273,472 | 100 | ||
Voter turnout | % |
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- Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
External links
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Maps
- Map of Massachusetts's 6th Congressional District, via Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth[dead link]
Election results
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