Massachusetts House of Representatives' 3rd Hampshire district

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Map of Massachusetts House of Representatives' 3rd Hampshire district, 2013. Based on 2010 United States Census.

The Massachusetts House of Representatives 3rd Hampshire District or "3rd Hampshire" is an electoral district for the Massachusetts House of Representatives. It consists of the towns of Amherst, Pelham and precinct 1 of Granby.[1] Democrat Mindy Domb of Amherst has represented the district since 2019.

The current district geographic boundary overlaps with those of the Massachusetts Senate's 1st Hampden and Hampshire district and Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester district.[2]

District History[]

The district has existed in its current form since 2011,[3] but has existed in name since at least 1974.[4]

Former locales[]

The district previously covered:

  • Hadley, circa 1872, 1927 [5][6]
  • Hatfield, circa 1872, 1927 [5][6]
  • South Hadley, circa 1927 [6]
  • Williamsburg, circa 1872 [5]

Representatives[]

  • Spencer Shaw, circa 1859 [7]
  • Henry F. Paige, circa 1920 [8]
Representative Party Years
James Nolen Democratic 1975 to 1979
James Collins Democratic 1979 to 1987
Stan Rosenberg Democratic 1987 to 1991
Ellen Story Democratic 1992 to 2017
Solomon Goldstein-Rose Democratic, Independent 2017 to 2019
Mindy Domb Democratic 2019

Elections[]

Election data comes from Massachusetts Election Statistics.

2010[]

Candidate Party Votes %
Ellen Story Democratic 8,087 77.4%
Daniel Sandell Republican 1,942 18.6%
Daniel Edward Mellick Independent 412 3.9%
Others 7 0%
Blank 565
Total 11,013 100%

2012[]

Candidate Party Votes %
Ellen Story Democratic 15,365 99%
Others 154 1%
Blank 2,766
Total 18,285 100%

2014[]

Candidate Party Votes %
Ellen Story Democratic 8,125 88%
Kenneth Roberts, Jr Libertarian 1,092 11.8%
Others 21 0.2%
Blank 727
Total 9,965 100%

2016[]

Candidate Party Votes %
Solomon Goldstein-Rose Democratic 14,601 98.7%
Others 186 1.3%
Blank 3,165
Total 17,952 100%

2018[]

Candidate Party Votes %
Mindy Domb Democratic 9,375 75%
Solomon Goldstein-Rose Independent 3,098 24.8%
Others 30 0.2%
Blank 1,094
Total 13,597 100%

See also[]

Images[]

Portraits of legislators

  • Frank Hosmer

  • Alvin Wilson

  • Henry Paige

  • Gerald Jones

  • Vincent Dignam

  • Fletcher Smith

  • John Clark

  • James Nolen

  • James Collins

  • Ellen Story

References[]

  1. ^ "Massachusetts Representative Districts". Retrieved 2018-07-10.
  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 2018-07-10.
  4. ^ Massachusetts House Of Representatives Legislative Districts (Map). 1973. Retrieved 2018-07-10.
  5. ^ a b c "Representative Districts". Massachusetts Register. Boston: Sampson, Davenport, & Company. 1872.
  6. ^ a b c "Representative Districts". Commonwealth of Massachusetts, A Manual for the Use of the General Court for 1927-1928. Boston. pp. 196–206.
  7. ^ Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Manual for the Use of the General Court. Boston. 1859 – via Internet Archive.
  8. ^ Public Officials of Massachusetts: 1920. Boston Review.

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