Massachusetts's 6th congressional district
Massachusetts's 6th congressional district is located in northeastern Massachusetts. It contains most of Essex County, including the North Shore and Cape Ann, as well as part of Middlesex County. It is represented by Seth Moulton, who has represented the district since January 2015. The shape of the district went through minor changes effective from the elections of 2012 after Massachusetts congressional redistricting to reflect the 2010 census. The towns of Tewksbury and Billerica were added, along with a small portion of the town of Andover.[3]
Massachusetts's 6th congressional district | |||
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Massachusetts's 6th congressional district - since January 3, 2013. | |||
Representative |
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Area | 480.31 sq mi (1,244.0 km2) | ||
Distribution |
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Population (2019) | 770,998 | ||
Median household income | $97,115[1] | ||
Ethnicity |
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Occupation |
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Cook PVI | D+6[2] |
Election results from presidential races
Year | Office | Result |
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2000 | President | Gore 57 - 36% |
2004 | President | Kerry 58 - 41% |
2008 | President | Obama 57 - 41.4% |
2012 | President | Obama 54.7 - 44% |
2016 | President | Clinton 56 - 38.2% |
2020 | President | Biden 63 - 36% |
Cities and towns in the district
In Essex County:
- The cities of: Amesbury, Beverly, Gloucester, Lynn, Newburyport, Peabody, and Salem
- The towns of: Andover: Precincts 1, 7A and, 8[4] Boxford, Danvers, Essex, Georgetown, Groveland, Hamilton, Ipswich, Lynnfield, Manchester, 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, Tewksbury, Wakefield and 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."[5]
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."[6]
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."[7]
1910s
"Essex County: Cities of Beverly, Gloucester, Haverhill, Newburyport, and Salem; towns of Amesbury, Danvers, Essex, Georgetown, Groveland, Hamilton, Ipswich, Manchester, Marblehead, Merrimac, Newbury, Rockport, Rowley, Salisbury, Swampscott, Topsfleld, Wenham, and West Newbury."[8]
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."[9]
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, 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
Member | Party | Years | Cong ress |
Electoral history | District location |
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George Thatcher |
Pro-Administration | March 4, 1789 – March 3, 1791 |
1st | Elected in 1788. Redistricted to the 8th district. |
1789–1793 Cumberland County and Lincoln County, District of Maine |
George Leonard |
Pro-Administration | March 4, 1791 – March 3, 1793 |
2nd | Redistricted from the 7th district and re-elected in 1790. Lost re-election. | |
District discontinued | March 4, 1793 – March 3, 1795 |
3rd | |||
John Reed Sr. | Federalist | March 4, 1795 – March 3, 1801 |
4th 5th 6th |
Elected in 1794. Re-elected in 1796. Re-elected in 1798. Retired. |
1775–1803 "2nd Southern district" |
Josiah Smith | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1801 – March 3, 1803 |
7th | Elected in 1800. Retired. | |
Samuel Taggart | Federalist | March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1817 |
8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th |
Elected in 1802. Re-elected in 1804. Re-elected in 1806. Re-elected in 1808. Re-elected in 1810. Re-elected in 1812. Re-elected in 1814. Retired. |
1803–1823 "Hampshire North district" |
Samuel C. Allen | Federalist | March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1823 |
15th 16th 17th |
Elected in 1816. Re-elected in 1818. Re-elected in 1820. Redistricted to the 7th district. | |
John Locke | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825 |
18th 19th 20th |
Elected in 1823 on the third ballot. Re-elected in 1824. Re-elected in 1826. Retired. |
1823–1833 "Worcester North district" |
Anti-Jacksonian | March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1829 | ||||
Joseph G. Kendall | Anti-Jackson | March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1833 |
21st 22nd |
Elected in 1828. Re-elected in 1830. Retired. | |
George Grennell Jr. | Anti-Jackson | March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1837 |
23rd 24th 25th |
Redistricted from the 7th district and re-elected in 1833. Re-elected in 1834. Re-elected in 1836. Retired. |
1833–1843 [data unknown/missing] |
Whig | March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839 | ||||
James Alvord |
Whig | March 4, 1839 – September 27, 1839 |
26th | Elected in 1838. Died. | |
Vacant | September 27, 1839 – January 14, 1840 | ||||
Osmyn Baker |
Whig | December 23, 1839 – March 3, 1845 |
26th 27th 28th |
Elected to finish Alvord's term and seated January 14, 1840. Re-elected later in 1840. Re-elected in 1842. Retired. | |
1843–1853 [data unknown/missing] | |||||
George Ashmun |
Whig | March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1851 |
29th 30th 31st |
Elected in 1844. Re-elected in 1846. Re-elected in 1848. Retired. | |
George T. Davis | Whig | March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853 |
32nd | Elected in 1850. Retired. | |
Charles W. Upham |
Whig | March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855 |
33rd | Elected in 1852. Lost re-election. |
1853–1863 [data unknown/missing] |
Timothy Davis | Know Nothing | March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857 |
34th 35th |
Elected in 1854. Re-elected in 1856. [data unknown/missing] | |
Republican | March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859 | ||||
John B. Alley[10] |
Republican | March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1863 |
36th 37th |
Elected in 1858. Re-elected in 1860. Redistricted to the 5th district. | |
Daniel W. Gooch |
Republican | March 4, 1863 – September 1, 1865 |
38th 39th |
Redistricted from the 7th district and re-elected in 1862. Re-elected in 1864. Resigned to become Navy agent of the port of Boston. |
1863–1873 [data unknown/missing] |
Vacant | September 2, 1865 – December 3, 1865 |
39th | |||
Nathaniel P. Banks[11] |
Republican | December 4, 1865 – March 3, 1873 |
39th 40th 41st 42nd |
Elected to finish Gooch's term. Re-elected in 1866. Re-elected in 1868. Re-elected in 1870. Lost re-election. | |
Benjamin F. Butler |
Republican | March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875 |
43rd | Redistricted from the 5th district and re-elected in 1872. Lost re-election. |
1873–1883 [data unknown/missing] |
Charles Perkins Thompson |
Democratic | March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877 |
44th | Elected in 1874. Lost re-election. | |
George B. Loring[12] |
Republican | March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1881 |
45th 46th |
Elected in 1876. Re-elected in 1878. Lost renomination. | |
Eben F. Stone[13] |
Republican | March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1883 |
47th | Elected in 1880. Retired. | |
Henry B. Lovering |
Democratic | March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1887 |
48th 49th |
Elected in 1882. Re-elected in 1884. Lost re-election. |
1883–1893 [data unknown/missing] |
Henry Cabot Lodge |
Republican | March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1893 |
50th 51st 52nd |
Elected in 1886. Re-elected in 1888. Re-elected in 1890. Redistricted to the 7th district and re-elected in 1892, but resigned when elected U.S. Senator. | |
William Cogswell |
Republican | March 4, 1893 – May 22, 1895 |
53rd 54th |
Redistricted from the 7th district and re-elected in 1892. Re-elected in 1894. Died. |
1893–1903 [data unknown/missing] |
Vacant | May 22, 1895 – November 4, 1895 |
54th | |||
William H. Moody[14] |
Republican | November 5, 1895 – May 1, 1902 |
54th 55th 56th 57th |
Elected to finish Cogswell's term. Re-elected in 1896. Re-elected in 1898. Re-elected in 1900. Resigned to become Secretary of the Navy | |
Vacant | May 2, 1902 – November 3, 1902 |
57th | |||
Augustus P. Gardner[15] |
Republican | November 4, 1902 – May 15, 1917 |
57th 58th 59th 60th 61st 62nd 63rd 64th 65th |
Elected to finish Moody's term and re-elected to next term in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. Re-elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908. Re-elected in 1910. Re-elected in 1912. Re-elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. Resigned to enter the army. | |
1903–1913 [data unknown/missing] | |||||
1913–1933 [data unknown/missing] | |||||
Vacant | May 15, 1917 – November 6, 1917 |
65th | |||
Willfred W. Lufkin |
Republican | November 6, 1917 – June 30, 1921 |
65th 66th 67th |
Elected to finish Gardner's term. Re-elected in 1918. Re-elected in 1920. Resigned to become Collector of Customs for the Port of Boston | |
Vacant | June 30, 1921 – September 27, 1921 |
67th | |||
Abram Andrew |
Republican | September 27, 1921 – June 3, 1936 |
67th 68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd 73rd 74th |
Elected to finish Lufkin's term. Re-elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928. Re-elected in 1930. Re-elected in 1932. Re-elected in 1934. Died. | |
1933–1943 [data unknown/missing] | |||||
Vacant | June 3, 1936 – January 3, 1937 |
74th | |||
George J. Bates[16] |
Republican | January 3, 1937 – November 1, 1949 |
75th 76th 77th 78th 79th 80th 81st |
Elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1948. Died in a plane crash. | |
1943–1953 [data unknown/missing] | |||||
Vacant | November 1, 1949 – February 14, 1950 |
81st | |||
William H. Bates[17] |
Republican | February 14, 1950 – June 22, 1969 |
81st 82nd 83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th 88th 89th 90th 91st |
Elected to finish his father's term. Re-elected in 1950. Re-elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Re-elected in 1962. Re-elected in 1964. Re-elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Died. | |
1953–1963 [data unknown/missing] | |||||
1963–1973 [data unknown/missing] | |||||
Vacant | June 22, 1969 – September 30, 1969 |
91st | |||
Michael J. Harrington |
Democratic | September 30, 1969 – January 3, 1979 |
91st 92nd 93rd 94th 95th |
Elected to finish Bates's term. Re-elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1972. Re-elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Retired. | |
1973–1983 [data unknown/missing] | |||||
Nicholas Mavroules[18] |
Democratic | January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1993 |
96th 97th 98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd |
Elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Lost re-election. | |
1983–1993 [data unknown/missing] | |||||
Peter G. Torkildsen |
Republican | January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1997 |
103rd 104th |
Elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Lost re-election. |
1993–2003 [data unknown/missing] |
John F. Tierney |
Democratic | January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2015 |
105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th 113th |
Elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Lost renomination. | |
2003–2013 [data unknown/missing] | |||||
2013–present [data unknown/missing] | |||||
Seth Moulton |
Democratic | January 3, 2015 – present |
114th 115th 116th 117th |
Elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. |
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:
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | John F. Tierney (Incumbent) | 179,603 | 48.3% | |
Republican | Richard Tisei | 175,953 | 47.3% | |
Libertarian | Daniel Fishman | 16,668 | 4.4% | |
Total votes | 372,224 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Seth Moulton | 149,449 | 54.7% | |
Republican | Richard Tisei | 111,848 | 40.9% | |
Independent | Chris Stockwell | 12,175 | 4.5% | |
Total votes | 273,472 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Seth Moulton (Incumbent) | 308,923 | 98.4% | |
No party | All Others | 5,132 | 1.6% | |
Total votes | 314,055 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Seth Moulton (Incumbent) | 216,282 | 65.2% | |
Republican | Joseph Schneider | 104,379 | 31.4% | |
Independent | Mary Jean Charbonneau | 11,244 | 3.4% | |
Total votes | 331,905 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Seth Moulton (Incumbent) | 286,377 | 65.4% | |
Republican | John Paul Moran | 150,695 | 34.4% | |
Write-in | 605 | 0.2% | ||
Total votes | 437,677 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
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External links
- Rose Institute of State and Local Government, "Massachusetts: 2010 Redistricting Changes: Sixth District", Redistricting by State, Claremont, CA: Claremont McKenna College, archived from the original on September 15, 2020
- "Our Campaigns - United States - Massachusetts - MA - District 06". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved December 31, 2020.