Massachusetts House of Representatives' 1st Hampshire district

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Map of Massachusetts House of Representatives' 1st Hampshire district, 2013. Based on 2010 United States Census.

The Massachusetts House of Representatives 1st Hampshire District or "1st Hampshire" is an electoral district for the Massachusetts House of Representatives. It consists of the municipalities Northampton, Chesterfield, Cummington, Goshen, Hatfield, Plainfield, Westhampton, Williamsburg, and Worthington.[1] Democrat Lindsay Sabadosa of Northampton has represented the district since 2019.

The current district geographic boundary overlaps with those of the Massachusetts Senate's district and Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester district.[2]

District History[]

The district has existed in its current form since November 4, 2021,[3] but has existed in name since at least 1970.[4]

Former locales[]

The district previously covered:

  • Southampton and Montgomery, 1970s-2021
  • Easthampton, circa 1872 [5]
  • Huntington, circa 1872 [5]

Representatives[]

  • William H. Dickinson, circa 1859 [6]
  • William F. Arnold, circa 1859 [6]
  • Calvin Coolidge, circa 1908
  • Michael Fitzgerald, circa 1918
  • William Grant, circa 1920 [7]
  • James O'Dea, circa 1923
  • Edwin Olander, circa 1935
  • Jeremiah Lucey, circa 1945
  • John O'Rourke, circa 1953
  • Louis Morini, circa 1967
Representative Party Years
Edward McColgan Democratic 1971 to 1975
William Nagle Democratic 1975 to 2002
Peter Kocot Democratic 2002 to 2018
Lindsay N. Sabadosa Democratic 2018 to present

Elections[]

Election data comes from Massachusetts Election Statistics.

2018[]

Candidate Party Votes %
Lindsay N. Sabadosa Democratic 18,001 99.1%
Others 166 0.9%
Blank 3,628
Total 21,795 100%

2016[]

Candidate Party Votes %
Peter Kocot Democratic 20,145 99.6%
Others 89 0.4%
Blank 4,420
Total 24,654 100%

2014[]

Candidate Party Votes %
Peter Kocot Democratic 13,937 99.5%
Others 68 0.5%
Blank 3,155
Total 17,160 100%

2012[]

Candidate Party Votes %
Peter Kocot Democratic 19,090 99.6%
Others 74 0.4%
Blank 4,442
Total 23,606 100%

2010[]

Candidate Party Votes %
Peter Kocot Democratic 14,284 99.4%
Others 83 0.6%
Blank 3,107
Total 17,474 100%

2008[]

Candidate Party Votes %
Peter Kocot Democratic 19,124 99.5%
Others 94 0.5%
Blank 4,302
Total 23,520 100%

See also[]

Images[]

  • Calvin Coolidge

  • Michael Fitzgerald

  • James O'Dea

  • Edwin Olander

  • Jeremiah Lucey

  • John O'Rourke

  • Louis Morini

  • William Nagle

  • Peter Kocot

References[]

  1. ^ "Massachusetts Representative Districts". Retrieved 2018-08-14.
  2. ^ 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
  3. ^ Commonwealth of Massachusetts House Legislative Districts (Map). 2011. Retrieved 2018-08-14.
  4. ^ "Massachusetts Election Statistics". Retrieved 2018-08-14.
  5. ^ a b "Representative Districts". Massachusetts Register. Boston: Sampson, Davenport, & Company. 1872.
  6. ^ a b Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Manual for the Use of the General Court. Boston. 1859 – via Internet Archive.
  7. ^ Public Officials of Massachusetts: 1920. Boston Review.

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