Massachusetts's 6th congressional district

Massachusetts's 6th congressional district
Current Representative		John F. Tierney (D–Salem)
Area	480.31 mi²
Distribution	63.15% urban, 36.85% rural
Population (2000)	636,554
Median income	$70,858
Ethnicity	89.8% White, 2.2% Black, 2.5% Asian, 4.4% Hispanic, 0.2% Native American, 0.9% other
Occupation	17.2% blue collar, 69.7% white collar, 13.1% gray collar
Cook PVI	D+7

Massachusetts's 6th congressional district is in northeastern Massachusetts. It contains most of Essex County, including the North Shore and Cape Ann. It is currently represented by John F. Tierney, who has represented the district since January 1997.

Cities and towns in the district

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, Burlington, North Reading, Reading, Wakefield and Wilmington.

List of representatives

Representative	Party	Years	District Residence	Note
George Thatcher	Pro-Administration	March 4, 1789 – March 4, 1791		Redistricted to 8th district
George Leonard	Pro-Administration	March 4, 1791 – March 4, 1793		Redistricted from the 7th district
District discontinued		March 4, 1793 – March 4, 1795
John Reed, Sr.	Federalist	March 4, 1795 – March 4, 1801		Retired
Josiah Smith	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1801 – March 4, 1803		Retired
Samuel Taggart	Federalist	March 4, 1803 – March 4, 1817		Retired
Samuel C. Allen	Federalist	March 4, 1817 – March 4, 1823		Redistricted to 7th district
John Locke	Adams-Clay D-R	March 4, 1823 – March 4, 1825		Retired
	Adams	March 4, 1825 – March 4, 1829
Joseph G. Kendall	Anti-Jackson	March 4, 1829 – March 4, 1833		Retired
George Grennell, Jr.	Anti-Jackson	March 4, 1833 – March 4, 1837		Redistricted from the 7th district Retired
	Whig	March 4, 1837 – March 4, 1839
James Alvord	Whig	March 4, 1839 – September 27, 1839		Died
Vacant		September 27, 1839 – January 14, 1840
Osmyn Baker	Whig	January 14, 1840 – March 4, 1845		Retired
George Ashmun	Whig	March 4, 1845 – March 4, 1851		Retired
George T. Davis	Whig	March 4, 1851 – March 4, 1853		Retired
Charles W. Upham	Whig	March 4, 1853 – March 4, 1855		Lost re-election
Timothy Davis	Know Nothing	March 4, 1853 – March 4, 1857
	Republican	March 4, 1857 – March 4, 1859
John B. Alley	Republican	March 4, 1859 – March 4, 1863		Redistricted to the 5th district
Daniel W. Gooch	Republican	March 4, 1863 – September 1, 1865		Redistricted from the 7th district Lost re-election
Vacant		September 2, 1865 – December 3, 1865
Nathaniel P. Banks	Republican	December 4, 1865 – March 4, 1873
Benjamin F. Butler	Republican	March 4, 1873 – March 4, 1875		Redistricted from the 5th district Lost re-election
Charles Thompson	Democratic	March 4, 1875 – March 4, 1877		Lost re-election
George B. Loring	Republican	March 4, 1877 – March 4, 1881		Lost renomination
Eben F. Stone	Republican	March 4, 1881 – March 4, 1883		[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Henry B. Lovering	Democratic	March 4, 1883 – March 4, 1887		[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Henry Cabot Lodge	Republican	March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1893		Resigned
William Cogswell	Republican	March 4, 1893 – May 22, 1895		Redistricted from the 7th district, Died
Vacant		May 22, 1895 – November 4, 1895
William H. Moody	Republican	November 5, 1895 – May 1, 1902	Haverhill	Resigned to become Secretary of the Navy
Vacant		May 2, 1902 – November 3, 1902
Augustus P. Gardner	Republican	November 4, 1902 – May 15, 1917	Hamilton	Resigned to enter the army
Vacant		May 15, 1917 – November 6, 1917
Willfred W. Lufkin	Republican	November 6, 1917 – June 30, 1921	Essex	Resigned to accept a Treasury position
Vacant		June 30, 1921 – September 27, 1921
Abram Andrew	Republican	September 27, 1921 – June 3, 1936	Gloucester	Died
Vacant		June 3, 1936 – January 3, 1937
George J. Bates	Republican	January 3, 1937 – November 1, 1949	Salem	Died in a plane crash
Vacant		November 1, 1949 – February 14, 1950
William H. Bates	Republican	February 14, 1950 – June 22, 1969	Salem	Died
Vacant		June 22, 1969 – September 30, 1969
Michael J. Harrington	Democratic	September 30, 1969 – January 3, 1979	Beverly	Retired
Nicholas Mavroules	Democratic	January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1993	Peabody	Lost re-election
Peter G. Torkildsen	Republican	January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1997	Danvers	Lost re-election
John F. Tierney	Democratic	January 3, 1997 – Present	Salem

Recent election results

2002 general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	John F. Tierney	162,900	68.27	-2.77
	Republican	Mark C. Smith	75,462	31.63	+ 2.74
	Write-in		253	0.11	+ 0.03
Turnout			238,615
	Democratic hold		Swing	- 2.77

2004 general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	John F. Tierney	213,458	69.87	+ 1.60
	Republican	Stephen P. O’Malley, Jr.	91,597	29.98	- 1.65
	Write-in		467	0.15	+ 0.04
Turnout			305,522
	Democratic hold		Swing	+ 1.60

References

• Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. 
• Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. 
• Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present

External links

Maps

• Map of Massachusetts's 6th Congressional District, via Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth

Election results

• CNN.com 2004 election results
• CNN.com 2006 election results