Massachusetts's 6th congressional district
Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox U.S. congressional district Massachusetts's 6th congressional district is located in northeastern Massachusetts. It contains almost all of Essex County, including the North Shore and Cape Ann and excluding the Merrimack Valley, as well as some towns in Middlesex County.
Recent election results from statewide races
| Year | Office | Results[1] |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | President | align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Obama 57% - 41% |
| Senate | align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Kerry 63% - 37% | |
| 2010 | Senate (Spec.) | align="right" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Brown 59% - 41% |
| Governor | align="right" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Baker 50% - 41% | |
| 2012 | President | align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Obama 55% - 45% |
| Senate | align="right" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Brown 54% - 46% | |
| 2014 | Senate | align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Markey 58% - 42% |
| Governor | align="right" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Baker 55% - 41% | |
| 2016 | President | align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Clinton 55% - 37% |
| 2018 | Senate | align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Warren 55% - 41% |
| Governor | align="right" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Baker 73% - 26% | |
| Attorney General | align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Healey 67% - 33% | |
| 2020 | President | align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Biden 63% - 35% |
| Senate | align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Markey 63% - 36% | |
| 2022 | Governor | align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Healey 61% - 37% |
| Secretary of the Commonwealth | align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Galvin 66% - 32% | |
| Attorney General | align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Campbell 60% - 40% | |
| Auditor | align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|DiZoglio 53% - 41% | |
| 2024 | President | align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Harris 58% - 38% |
| Senate | align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Warren 57% - 43% |
Cities and towns in the district
For the 118th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the 2020 census), the district contains all or portions of two counties and 39 municipalities:[2]
Essex County (31)
- Amesbury, Andover, Beverly, Boxford, Danvers, Essex, Georgetown, Gloucester, Groveland, Hamilton, Ipswich, Lynn, Lynnfield, Manchester-by-the-Sea, Marblehead, Merrimac, Middleton, Nahant, Newbury, Newburyport, North Andover, Rockport, Peabody, Rowley, Salem, Salisbury, Saugus, Swampscott, Topsfield, Wenham, West Newbury
Middlesex County (8)
- Bedford (part; also 5th), Billerica (part; also 3rd; includes Pinehurst), Burlington, North Reading, Reading, Tewksbury, Wakefield, 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."[3]
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."[4]
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."[5]
1910s
"Essex County: Cities of Beverly, Gloucester, Haverhill, Newburyport, and Salem; towns of Amesbury, Essex, Georgetown, Groveland, Hamilton, Ipswich, Manchester, Marblehead, Merrimac, Newbury, Rockport, Rowley, Salisbury, Swampscott, Topsfleld, Wenham, and West Newbury."[6]
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."[7]
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-by-the-Sea, 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, Wakefield and Wilmington.
List of members representing the district
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Recent election results
The following are the results from the last four general elections for U.S. House of Representatives to represent the Massachusetts's 6th Congressional District:
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References
- Specific
- General
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- Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
External links
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