Massachusetts House of Representatives' 3rd Middlesex district
The Massachusetts 3rd General Court District (or "3rd Middlesex") is an electoral district for the Massachusetts House of Representatives. Located in central Massachusetts, it comprises the towns of Hudson, Maynard and Stow (all of which are located in Middlesex County), as well as the town of Bolton (located in Worcester County).[1] Democrat Kate Hogan of Stow has represented the district since 2013. She is running unopposed for re-election in the 2020 Massachusetts general election.[2][3]
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
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
- ^ "State primary Sept. 1; early voting, mail-ins available", Telegram & Gazette, 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.
- ^ a b c Public Officials of Massachusetts: 1920. Boston Review.
- ^ 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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