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Not to be confused with Massachusetts Senate's Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth district.

Map of Massachusetts Senate's Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex district, based on the 2010 United States census.

Massachusetts Senate's Norfolk, Worcester and Middlesex district, formerly Massachusetts Senate's Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex district, in the United States is one of 40 legislative districts of the Massachusetts Senate.[1] Prior to redistricting that took effect with the 2022 elections, the district covered 8.6% of Bristol County, 2.0% of Middlesex County, and 12.4% of Norfolk County population.[2][3] Democrat Becca Rausch of Needham has represented the district since 2019.[4]

Towns represented

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The current Norfolk, Worcester, and Middlesex district represents the following:[5]

The pre-2023 district included the following localities:[3]

Senators

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Electoral history

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The state senate district has been held by a Democrat since 2019. Prior to the election of Senator Rausch, it was held by Republicans since 2004. [4]

Norfolk, Worcester and Middlesex elections

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2022

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Candidate Party Votes %
Becca Rausch Democratic Party 41,893 54.8
Shawn Dooley Republican Party 34,452 45.1
Write-ins 53 0.1
Blank votes 1,950 –
Total 78,348 100

Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex elections

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2020

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Candidate Party Votes %
Becca Rausch Democratic Party 58,320 59.7
Matthew T. Kelly Republican Party 39,290 40.2
Write-ins 80 0.1
Blank votes 5,696 –
Total 103,386 100

2018

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Candidate Party Votes %
Becca Rausch Democratic Party 37,830 51.2
Richard J. Ross Republican Party 35,856 48.6
Write-ins 141 0.2
Blank votes 3,378 –
Total 77,205 100

2016

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Candidate Party Votes %
Richard J. Ross Republican Party 49,776 60.0
Kristopher K. Aleksov Democratic Party 35,856 39.9
Write-ins 95 0.1
Blank votes 9,626 –
Total 92,580 100

2014

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Candidate Party Votes %
Richard J. Ross Republican Party 34,952 61.0
Dylan Hayre Democratic Party 22,267 38.9
Write-ins 52 0.1
Blank votes 4,723 –
Total 61,994 100

2012

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Candidate Party Votes %
Richard J. Ross Republican Party 60,885 98.9
Write-ins 669 1.1
Blank votes 26,133 –
Total 87,687 100

2010 general

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Candidate Party Votes %
Richard J. Ross Republican Party 48,824 98.7
Write-ins 664 1.3
Blank votes 20,995 –
Total 70,483 100

2010 special

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Candidate Party Votes %
Richard J. Ross Republican Party 15,902 61.6
Peter B. Smulowitz Democratic Party 9,283 38.0
Write-ins 100 0.1
Blank votes 110 –
Total 25,935 100

2008

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Candidate Party Votes %
Scott P. Brown Republican Party 49,795 58.5
Sara Orozco Democratic Party 35,289 41.4
Write-ins 81 0.1
Blank votes 5,821 –
Total 90,986 100

2006

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Candidate Party Votes %
Scott P. Brown Republican Party 46,972 98.1
Write-ins 916 1.9
Blank votes 19,476 –
Total 67,364 100

Images

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Portraits of legislators
  • David Henry Locke
    David Henry Locke
  • Scott Brown
    Scott Brown

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Massachusetts Senatorial Districts". Sec.state.ma.us. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
  2. ^ David Jarman (July 30, 2019), "Counties ↔ legislative district correspondences: MA", How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?, Daily Kos, Counties to State Senate Districts
  3. ^ a b "An Act Establishing Executive Councillor and Senatorial Districts", Session Laws: Acts (2011), retrieved April 18, 2020
  4. ^ a b c d e Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Elections Division. "State Senate elections: Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex district". Sec.state.ma.us. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
  5. ^ "2021-2031 Districts".
  6. ^ Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 1979.
  7. ^ Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 1985.
  8. ^ Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 1993.
  9. ^ Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Elections Division. "State Senate elections: 2002". Sec.state.ma.us. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
  10. ^ State Library of Massachusetts, "Massachusetts State Legislator's Papers Collections at the State Library", Mass.gov, retrieved September 3, 2020
  11. ^ The General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. "Richard J. Ross". Sec.state.ma.us. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
  12. ^ "Two-Thirds Of State Legislators Are Unopposed In The General Election", Wbur.org, November 1, 2018, Five races in which a Republican senator faces a challenge
  13. ^ "PD43+ » Search Elections". PD43+. Retrieved March 8, 2023.
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