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Established March 04, 1789
Disbanded Still Active
Last ModifiedRBH April 14, 2011 05:20pm
DescriptionKnown as the 3rd Southern District from 1795 to 1803, the Plymouth district from 1803 to 1823 and the Berkshire district from 1823 to 1833.

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Date Type Results
Nov 05, 2024 General Election
  Ayanna S. Pressley(I)
232,094
97.11% 		  Write-In (W)
6,907
2.89%
Nov 08, 2022 General Election
  Ayanna S. Pressley(I)
151,825
84.58% 		  Donnie D. Palmer
27,120
15.11% 		  Write-In (W)
557
0.31%
Date Type Results
Nov 03, 2020 General Election
  Ayanna S. Pressley(I)
267,362
86.62% 		  Roy A. Owens
38,675
12.53% 		  Write-In (W)
1,906
0.62% 		  Rayla Danella Campbell (W)
695
0.23% 		  Rachel Nicole Miselman (W)
11
0.00% 		  Claudette N. Joseph (W)
1
0.00%
Nov 06, 2018 General Election
  Ayanna S. Pressley
216,557
98.25% 		  Write-In (W)
3,852
1.75%
Nov 08, 2016 General Election
  Mike Capuano(I)
253,354
98.62% 		  Write-In (W)
3,557
1.38%
Nov 04, 2014 General Election
  Mike Capuano(I)
142,133
98.33% 		  Others (W)
2,413
1.67%
Nov 06, 2012 General Election
  Mike Capuano(I)
210,794
83.37% 		  Karla Romero
41,199
16.29% 		  Others (W)
843
0.33%
Date Type Results
Nov 02, 2010 General Election
  Edward J. Markey(I)
145,696
66.42% 		  Gerry Dembrowski
73,467
33.49% 		  Others (W)
194
0.09%
Nov 04, 2008 General Election
  Edward J. Markey(I)
212,304
75.64% 		  John Cunningham
67,978
24.22% 		  Others (W)
400
0.14%
Nov 07, 2006 General Election
  Edward J. Markey(I)
171,902
98.35% 		  Write-In
2,889
1.65%
Nov 02, 2004 General Election
  Edward J. Markey(I)
202,399
73.63% 		  Kenneth G. Chase
60,334
21.95% 		  James O. Hall
12,139
4.42%
Nov 05, 2002 General Election
  Edward J. Markey(I)
170,968
98.24% 		  Others
2,206
1.27% 		  Daniel Melnechuk (W)
863
0.50%
Date Type Results
Nov 07, 2000 General Election
  Edward J. Markey(I)
211,543
98.94% 		  Others
2,268
1.06%
Nov 03, 1998 General Election
  Edward J. Markey(I)
137,178
70.60% 		  Patricia H. Long
56,977
29.32% 		  Others
150
0.08%
Nov 05, 1996 General Election
  Edward J. Markey(I)
177,053
69.82% 		  Patricia H. Long
76,407
30.13% 		  Others
110
0.04%
Nov 08, 1994 General Election
  Edward J. Markey(I)
146,246
64.43% 		  Brad Bailey
80,674
35.54% 		  Others
68
0.03%
Nov 03, 1992 General Election
  Edward J. Markey(I)
174,837
62.10% 		  Stephen A. Sohn
78,262
27.80% 		  Robert B. Antonelli
28,421
10.09% 		  Others (W)
38
0.01%
Date Type Results
Nov 06, 1990 General Election
  Edward J. Markey(I)
155,380
99.92% 		  Others (W)
129
0.08%
Nov 08, 1988 General Election
  Edward J. Markey(I)
188,647
100.00%
Nov 04, 1986 General Election
  Edward J. Markey(I)
124,183
99.95% 		  Others (W)
62
0.05%
Nov 06, 1984 General Election
  Edward J. Markey(I)
167,211
71.41% 		  S. Lester Ralph
66,930
28.59%
Nov 02, 1982 General Election
  Edward J. Markey(I)
151,305
77.84% 		  David M. Basile
43,063
22.16%
Date Type Results
Nov 04, 1980 General Election
  Edward J. Markey(I)
155,759
100.00%
Nov 07, 1978 General Election
  Edward J. Markey(I)
145,615
84.83% 		  James J. Murphy
26,017
15.16% 		  Others
14
0.01%
Nov 02, 1976 General Election
  Edward J. Markey
162,126
76.91% 		  Richard Daly
37,063
17.58% 		  James J. Murphy
6,851
3.25% 		  Harry G. Chickles
4,748
2.25%
Nov 02, 1976 Special Election
  Edward J. Markey
162,126
76.91% 		  Richard Daly
37,063
17.58% 		  James J. Murphy
6,851
3.25% 		  Harry G. Chickles
4,748
2.25%
Nov 05, 1974 General Election
  Torbert H. Macdonald(I)
122,165
79.78% 		  James J. Murphy
30,959
20.22%
Nov 07, 1972 General Election
  Torbert H. Macdonald(I)
135,193
67.75% 		  Joan M. Aliberti
64,357
32.25%
Date Type Results
Nov 03, 1970 General Election
  Torbert H. Macdonald(I)
115,597
72.22% 		  Gordon F. Hughes
44,463
27.78%
Nov 05, 1968 General Election
  Torbert H. Macdonald(I)
119,562
62.51% 		  William S. Abbott
71,689
37.48% 		  Write-In (W)
6
0.00%
Date Type Results
Nov 08, 1966 General Election
  Torbert H. Macdonald(I)
119,543
74.49% 		  Gordon F. Hughes
40,930
25.51%
Nov 03, 1964 General Election
  Torbert H. Macdonald(I)
139,095
76.95% 		  Gordon F. Hughes
41,671
23.05%
Nov 06, 1962 General Election
  Torbert H. Macdonald(I)
119,117
71.58% 		  Gordon F. Hughes
47,289
28.42%
Date Type Results
Nov 08, 1960 General Election
  Thomas J. Lane(I)
117,237
100.00% 		  Others (W)
1
0.00%
Nov 04, 1958 General Election
  Thomas J. Lane(I)
84,243
75.58% 		  Robert T. Breed
27,215
24.42%
Nov 06, 1956 General Election
  Thomas J. Lane(I)
87,415
68.51% 		  Robert T. Breed
40,173
31.49%
Nov 02, 1954 General Election
  Thomas J. Lane(I)
102,659
100.00%
Nov 04, 1952 General Election
  Thomas J. Lane(I)
105,662
74.72% 		  John L. Southwick, Jr.
34,663
24.51% 		  E. Frank Searle
1,080
0.76%
Nov 07, 1950 General Election
  Thomas J. Lane(I)
91,854
78.47% 		  Laurence A. Doyle
24,307
20.77% 		  E. Frank Searle
890
0.76%
Nov 02, 1948 General Election
  Thomas J. Lane(I)
100,333
79.21% 		  A. Prescott Barker
26,339
20.79%
Nov 05, 1946 General Election
  Thomas J. Lane(I)
59,871
60.75% 		  Ernest Bentley
37,250
37.80% 		  Freeman W. Follett
1,433
1.45%
Nov 07, 1944 General Election
  Thomas J. Lane(I)
78,008
67.89% 		  Ernest Bentley
36,877
32.10% 		  Others (W)
12
0.01%
Nov 03, 1942 General Election
  Thomas J. Lane(I)
68,073
100.00% 		  Others (W)
3
0.00%
Date Type Results
Dec 30, 1941 Special Election
  Thomas J. Lane
26,094
58.19% 		  C. F. Nelson Pratt
18,478
41.20% 		  James Jack Green
272
0.61% 		  Others (W)
1
0.00%
Nov 05, 1940 General Election
  Lawrence J. Connery(I)
89,966
62.11% 		  William Henry Haskell
52,701
36.38% 		  Thaxter Eaton
2,194
1.51%
Nov 08, 1938 General Election
  Lawrence J. Connery(I)
83,618
63.72% 		  George W. Eastman
47,533
36.22% 		  Others (W)
71
0.05%
Sep 28, 1937 Special Election
  Lawrence J. Connery
40,456
59.00% 		  Edward Devlin Sirois
27,176
39.63% 		  Fred G. Bushold
938
1.37% 		  Write-In (W)
3
0.00%
Nov 03, 1936 General Election
  William P. Connery, Jr.(I)
76,521
59.05% 		  C. F. Nelson Pratt
51,009
39.36% 		  Joseph F. Massidda
1,371
1.06% 		  F. Austin Benson
693
0.53% 		  Others (W)
2
0.00%
Nov 06, 1934 General Election
  William P. Connery, Jr.(I)
62,666
59.05% 		  C. F. Nelson Pratt
40,988
38.62% 		  Joseph F. Massidda
1,593
1.50% 		  Joseph Leedes
879
0.83%
Nov 08, 1932 General Election
  William P. Connery, Jr.(I)
61,591
56.58% 		  Charles W. Lovett
44,331
40.73% 		  Joseph F. Massidda
2,925
2.69% 		  Others (W)
1
0.00%
Date Type Results
Nov 04, 1930 General Election
  William P. Connery, Jr.(I)
45,521
67.60% 		  Charles W. Lovett
21,821
32.40%
Nov 06, 1928 General Election
  William P. Connery, Jr.(I)
61,697
100.00% 		  Others (W)
1
0.00%
Nov 02, 1926 General Election
  William P. Connery, Jr.(I)
32,130
64.04% 		  George F. Hogan
18,045
35.96%
Date Type Results
Nov 04, 1924 General Election
  William P. Connery, Jr.(I)
34,710
55.71% 		  Charles A. Littlefield
27,600
44.29%
Nov 07, 1922 General Election
  William P. Connery, Jr.
30,493
55.98% 		  Frederick Butler
23,978
44.02%
Nov 02, 1920 General Election
  Robert S. Maloney
28,009
47.62% 		  Michael F. Phelan(I)
25,691
43.68% 		  George F. Hogan
5,121
8.71%
Nov 05, 1918 General Election
  Michael F. Phelan(I)
14,437
57.31% 		  Charles Cabot Johnson
10,754
42.69%
Nov 07, 1916 General Election
  Michael F. Phelan(I)
16,547
51.11% 		  Charles N. Barney
14,350
44.32% 		  Samuel Branhall
1,075
3.32% 		  Freeman H. Newhall
403
1.24%
Date Type Results
Nov 03, 1914 General Election
  Michael F. Phelan(I)
13,962
50.40% 		  Charles Cabot Johnson
11,530
41.62% 		  Lynn M. Ranger
1,250
4.51% 		  William R. Henry
962
3.47%
Nov 05, 1912 General Election
  Michael F. Phelan
12,964
45.87% 		  Frank P. Bennett, Jr.
8,952
31.67% 		  Lynn M. Ranger
5,086
17.99% 		  William W. McNally
1,262
4.47%
Date Type Results
Nov 08, 1910 General Election
  Ernest W. Roberts(I)
16,624
50.69% 		  Walter H. Creamer
14,337
43.71% 		  W. Lathrop Meaker
1,837
5.60%
Nov 03, 1908 General Election
  Ernest W. Roberts(I)
22,179
68.85% 		  George Brickett
7,958
24.70% 		  Clarence L. McIver
2,078
6.45%
Nov 06, 1906 General Election
  Ernest W. Roberts(I)
21,752
66.44% 		  John A. O'Keefe
9,816
29.98% 		  Bernard W. Gidney
1,172
3.58% 		  Others
1
0.00%
Nov 08, 1904 General Election
  Ernest W. Roberts(I)
20,821
62.87% 		  William A. Kelley
10,165
30.69% 		  Andrew A. Keene
1,103
3.33% 		  Fred P. Greenwood
554
1.67% 		  James Goodwin
476
1.44%
Nov 04, 1902 General Election
  Ernest W. Roberts(I)
15,728
54.29% 		  Arthur Lyman
9,034
31.19% 		  William B. Turner
2,811
9.70% 		  Frank B. Jordan
814
2.81% 		  George M. Butterick
580
2.00% 		  Others
1
0.00%
Date Type Results
Nov 06, 1900 General Election
  Ernest W. Roberts(I)
19,595
60.26% 		  Henry Winn
10,815
33.26% 		  Michael D. Fitzgerald
1,062
3.27% 		  John Cramb
1,046
3.22%
Nov 08, 1898 General Election
  Ernest W. Roberts
16,559
55.80% 		  Walter L. Ramsdell
12,338
41.57% 		  Joseph Malloney
781
2.63%
Nov 03, 1896 General Election
  William E. Barrett(I)
22,759
68.21% 		  Philip J. Doherty
10,609
31.79%
Date Type Results
Nov 06, 1894 General Election
  William E. Barrett
16,453
57.76% 		  Samuel K. Hamilton
9,601
33.71% 		  Walter L. Ramsdell
1,310
4.60% 		  George Buttrick
811
2.85% 		  George R. Peare
310
1.09%
Apr 25, 1893 Special Election
  William Everett
9,733
46.27% 		  William E. Barrett
9,699
46.11% 		  George H. Cary
1,001
4.76% 		  Louis Albert Banks
602
2.86%
Nov 08, 1892 General Election
  Henry Cabot Lodge(I)
17,002
52.73% 		  William Everett
14,391
44.63% 		  Fred P. Greenwood
851
2.64%
Date Type Results
Nov 04, 1890 General Election
  William Cogswell(I)
12,496
51.52% 		  Jonas H. French
10,910
44.98% 		  Jacob F. Spalding
848
3.50%
Nov 06, 1888 General Election
  William Cogswell(I)
16,976
57.07% 		  Samuel Roads Jr.
12,224
41.09% 		  James J. Gregory
548
1.84%
Nov 02, 1886 General Election
  William Cogswell
9,863
46.93% 		  Jonas H. French
8,489
40.39% 		  Willard Spaulding
2,663
12.67%
Nov 04, 1884 General Election
  Eben F. Stone(I)
12,475
47.90% 		  Richard S. Spofford
9,623
36.95% 		  John I. Baker
3,948
15.16%
Nov 07, 1882 General Election
  Eben F. Stone(I)
10,056
44.31% 		  Charles P. Thompson
8,764
38.62% 		  Eben Moody Boynton
3,825
16.85% 		  J. Newton Emery
50
0.22%
Date Type Results
Nov 02, 1880 General Election
  William A. Russell(I)
14,982
58.84% 		  Samuel N. Aldrich
10,027
39.38% 		  Levi H. Whitney
455
1.79%
Nov 05, 1878 General Election
  William A. Russell
13,169
55.23% 		  John K. Tarbox
7,700
32.29% 		  Samuel M. Stevens
2,831
11.87% 		  James G. Abbott
143
0.60%
Nov 07, 1876 General Election
  Benjamin F. Butler
12,100
51.63% 		  John K. Tarbox(I)
9,379
40.02% 		  Ebenezer R. Hoar
1,955
8.34%
Date Type Results
Nov 03, 1874 General Election
  John K. Tarbox
8,979
54.77% 		  James C. Ayer
7,415
45.23%
Nov 05, 1872 General Election
  Ebenezer R. Hoar
11,742
66.22% 		  John K. Tarbox
5,989
33.78%
Date Type Results
Nov 05, 1872 Special Election
  Constantine C. Esty
13,583
72.03% 		  George Stevens
5,274
27.97%
Nov 08, 1870 General Election
  George M. Brooks(I)
8,406
57.71% 		  Seth Adams
4,561
31.31% 		  J. Chillis Kimball
1,489
10.22% 		  C. M. Howe
75
0.51% 		  Charles Osgood
36
0.25%
Nov 02, 1869 Special Election
  George M. Brooks
8,809
67.28% 		  Leverett Saltonstall
4,284
32.72%
Nov 03, 1868 General Election
  George S. Boutwell(I)
13,214
65.38% 		  Leverett Saltonstall
6,996
34.62%
Nov 06, 1866 General Election
  George S. Boutwell(I)
9,844
77.34% 		  Leverett Saltonstall
2,885
22.66%
Date Type Results
Nov 08, 1864 General Election
  George S. Boutwell(I)
12,087
68.99% 		  Theodore H. Sweetser
5,433
31.01%
Nov 04, 1862 General Election
  George S. Boutwell
7,994
55.17% 		  Benjamin F. Thomas(I)
6,496
44.83%
Date Type Results
Nov 06, 1860 General Election
  Daniel W. Gooch(I)
11,373
60.48% 		  Charles A. Welch
6,730
35.79% 		  George Johnson
703
3.74%
Nov 02, 1858 General Election
  Daniel W. Gooch
7,129
60.38% 		  Charles A. Welch
3,868
32.76% 		  Elihu C. Baker
810
6.86%
Nov 04, 1856 General Election
  Nathaniel P. Banks(I)
10,814
61.95% 		  Isaac H. Wright
4,593
26.31% 		  Isaac Story
2,049
11.74%
Nov 12, 1854 General Election
  Nathaniel P. Banks(I)
8,928
73.53% 		  Luther Bell
2,481
20.43% 		  Bowen Buckman
733
6.04%
Dec 13, 1852 General Election
  Nathaniel P. Banks
4,605
50.33% 		  Luther Bell
4,300
47.00% 		  Gorham Brooks
244
2.67%
Date Type Results
May 26, 1851 General Election
  John Z. Goodrich
4,623
52.80% 		  Henry W. Bishop
4,056
46.32% 		  Joel Hayden
77
0.88%
Nov 13, 1848 General Election
  Julius Rockwell(I)
5,865
51.40% 		  Thomas F. Plunkett
3,220
28.22% 		  Charles Sedgwick
2,325
20.38%
Nov 09, 1846 General Election
  Julius Rockwell(I)
5,714
53.34% 		  Horatio Byington
4,138
38.63% 		  Jasper Bement
861
8.04%
Nov 11, 1844 General Election
  Julius Rockwell(I)
6,769
51.62% 		  Increase Sumner
5,235
39.92% 		  Joel Hayden
970
7.40% 		  Caleb Bennett
140
1.07%
Jan 01, 1844 General Election
  Julius Rockwell
4,680
54.05% 		  Russell Brown
3,335
38.52% 		  Joel Hayden
643
7.43%
Date Type Results
Nov 09, 1840 General Election
  George Nixon Briggs(I)
5,457
54.47% 		  Henry W. Bishop
4,561
45.53%
Nov 12, 1838 General Election
  George Nixon Briggs(I)
4,328
54.58% 		  Henry W. Bishop
3,601
45.42%
Nov 14, 1836 General Election
  George Nixon Briggs(I)
3,567
54.64% 		  Theodore Sedgwick
2,961
45.36%
Nov 10, 1834 General Election
  George Nixon Briggs(I)
4,229
59.30% 		  Theodore Sedgwick
2,902
40.70%
Apr 01, 1833 General Election
  George Nixon Briggs(I)
2,705
66.04% 		  Russell Brown
1,273
31.08% 		  James W. Robbins
118
2.88%
Date Type Results
Nov 01, 1830 General Election
  George Nixon Briggs
1,707
61.98% 		  Nathan Willis
825
29.96% 		  Henry W. Dwight(I)
222
8.06%
Nov 07, 1828 General Election
  Henry W. Dwight(I)
2,237
53.36% 		  George Nixon Briggs
1,033
24.64% 		  Nathan Willis
922
21.99%
Mar 05, 1827 General Election
  Henry W. Dwight(I)
2,597
61.25% 		  Nathan Willis
1,082
25.52% 		  Jonathan Allen
561
13.23%
Nov 01, 1824 General Election
  Henry W. Dwight(I)
1,742
55.89% 		  Nathan Willis
1,375
44.11%
Nov 04, 1822 General Election
  Henry W. Dwight(I)
1,860
62.35% 		  William Jarvis
1,123
37.65%
Date Type Results
Nov 24, 1820 Special Election
  Aaron Hobart
588
68.69% 		  Scattering
268
31.31%
Date Type Results
Nov 06, 1820 General Election
  Aaron Hobart
1,237
54.40% 		  William Baylies
1,037
45.60%
Date Type Results
Nov 02, 1818 General Election
  Zabdiel Sampson(I)
1,321
59.64% 		  William Bourne
894
40.36%
Jan 27, 1817 General Election
  Zabdiel Sampson
1,580
51.77% 		  Wilkes Wood
1,435
47.02% 		  Scattering
37
1.21%
Date Type Results
Nov 07, 1814 General Election
  William Baylies(I)
2,309
65.30% 		  Seth Sprague
1,185
33.51% 		  Joseph Rice
42
1.19%
Date Type Results
Nov 02, 1812 General Election
  William Baylies
2,951
59.01% 		  Charles Turner, Jr.(I)
2,050
40.99%
Date Type Results
Nov 05, 1810 General Election
  Charles Turner, Jr.(I)
1,639
53.51% 		  William Baylies
1,424
46.49%
Jan 19, 1809 Election Overturned
  William Baylies
2,168
54.25% 		  Charles Turner, Jr.
1,828
45.75%
Nov 07, 1808 General Election
  Charles Turner, Jr.
1,873
50.61% 		  William Baylies
1,828
49.39%
Nov 03, 1806 General Election
  Joseph Barker(I)
1,025
61.30% 		  Nahum Mitchell
543
32.48% 		  William Baylies
104
6.22%
Nov 05, 1804 General Election
  Joseph Barker
1,772
61.19% 		  Nahum Mitchell(I)
1,124
38.81%
Nov 01, 1802 General Election
  Nahum Mitchell
1,402
57.84% 		  Henry Warren
1,002
41.34% 		  Scattering
20
0.83%
Date Type Results
Nov 03, 1800 General Election
  Phanuel Bishop(I)
1,284
56.86% 		  Elisha May
573
25.38% 		  Stephen Bullock
220
9.74% 		  Laban Wheaton
154
6.82% 		  Scattering
27
1.20%
Jun 06, 1799 General Election
  Phanuel Bishop
1,583
52.12% 		  Stephen Bullock(I)
1,454
47.88%
Apr 03, 1797 General Election
  Stephen Bullock
2,084
56.66% 		  Elisha May
1,039
28.25% 		  Laban Wheaton
555
15.09%
Jun 01, 1795 General Election
  George Leonard
606
76.32% 		  Elisha May
131
16.50% 		  Phanuel Bishop
57
7.18%
Date Type Results
Nov 26, 1790 General Election
  Artemas Ward
1,254
51.04% 		  Jonathan Grout
1,119
45.54% 		  Nathan Tyler
61
2.48% 		  John Sprague
13
0.53% 		  Scattering
10
0.41%
Date Type Results
Dec 18, 1788 General Election
  George Leonard
710
53.95% 		  Phanuel Bishop
342
25.99% 		  David Cobb
241
18.31% 		  William Rolch
22
1.67% 		  Paul Sanford
1
0.08%

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